“Holy crap, a First Layer of Foundation Establishment kicking a Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment until he spits blood and flies backward? Is that even logical?”
“Yeah. Although Ye Lin has seven-element Spiritual Roots and his foundation is far stronger than others of his realm, isn't it too exaggerated to cross eight minor realms and heavily injure his opponent with a single kick?”
“It really is exaggerated. I feel like he even held back on that kick. If he had used his full strength, Xiao Chen probably would've been kicked to pieces.”
The crowd in the spectator stands locked their gazes onto Ye Lin. They simply could not fathom how a cultivator at the First Layer of Foundation Establishment could unleash such terrifying combat power.
The white-haired elder and the goateed Nangong Yin were even more shocked. With their Golden Core Stage strength, they had barely been able to see how Ye Lin had kicked and injured Xiao Chen.
The fact that even they could barely keep up with Ye Lin's speed meant that his speed had already reached the Golden Core Stage—perhaps even faster than theirs.
“To think such a true dragon would appear in the Outer Academy. Even among the genius freshmen of the Inner Academy, this combat power would definitely rank among the very best.”
“It's just a pity he completely offended the royal family and the Chu family. Once Senior Xiao Jintian leaves the royal capital to guard the Demon Abyss, I'm afraid he won't escape death.”
After his initial shock, the white-haired elder's eyes grew complex, filled with pity.
A genius like Ye Lin would surely achieve great results in the Inner Academy's qualifiers and go on to study at a Mysterious-grade Cultivation Academy in the future.
If he hadn't provoked the vengeful royal family and the background-heavy Chu family, he would indeed have been worthy of early investment.
But now, the royal family and the Chu family stood like two blades suspended in the void. The day Xiao Jintian departed would likely be the day of his death.
“Useless trash! Showing off so much confidence in front of me, only to be kicked like a dead dog?”
Beside him, Nangong Yin was anxious to the extreme. If Xiao Chen couldn't plant the Death Curse Talisman on Ye Lin, he would have to face this unfathomable monster himself.
In the distance, on the Dragon Ascent Stage, Xiao Chen—whose ribs had been broken in several places—listened to the discussions around him, his already gloomy face gradually twisting with rage.
“Fine. Well done, Ye Lin. I underestimated you.”
“But since you dare to humiliate me like this, I will make you pay the price today...”
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and stood up, staring frostily at the calm and casual Ye Lin before him.
As a mighty figure who had possessed this body, being kicked like a dog by a junior felt like a massive insult.
Thus, in his fury, he spat harsh words while preparing to use a formation to catch Ye Lin off guard.
But before he could finish his threats, a heavy fist smashed violently into his mouth.
Bang!
A dull thud echoed across the arena as Xiao Chen was slammed back into the floor, several of his front teeth flying out.
“What are you muttering about?” Ye Lin had no desire to waste words. After one punch, he prepared to deliver another to knock him unconscious.
Honestly, matches like this were troublesome. He had to restrain his strength to avoid killing the guy. After all, they were both academy disciples, and it wouldn't be good to kill him for no reason.
If the opponent were an enemy, he would have ended him with a single punch.
“To humiliate this seat time and time again... you have already found your path to death.”
Just as Ye Lin was adjusting his strength to deliver a final blow to win the match, Xiao Chen suddenly bit down and crushed the Spirit-Bursting Pill in his mouth.
Boom!
His aura surged exponentially, crossing the threshold of the Foundation Establishment Stage in the blink of an eye and reaching the Golden Core Stage.
“Nine-Layered Wave Slash!” With his spiritual power skyrocketing, Xiao Chen's injuries healed instantly.
Like a raging beast, he drew a blood-red saber and slashed forward without hesitation.
As the saber descended, the sound of crashing waves echoed out of thin air, growing louder and louder, each wave overtaking the last.
Ultimately, the waves converged into a terrifying blade light that enveloped Ye Lin.
“You're already crying from anxiety!”
Seeing that Xiao Chen was furiously trying to kill him, Ye Lin had no intention of coddling him.
He instantly shattered the opponent's attack with a single punch, then executed the spatial divine ability Divine Eye Heaven-Seizing Hand to drag Xiao Chen over.
Without hesitation, he threw a full-force punch directly at the other's head.
[Ding! Detected that you are in combat with another race. The trait 'The Strictest Father of Other Races' has been activated. Your attack power is increased by 2000%, and damage taken is reduced by 90%.]
[The Heavenly Dao Seal has automatically activated. Your attack power is increased by 100 times, and damage taken is reduced by 100 times.]
Just as Ye Lin threw the punch, two consecutive game notifications rang in his ears.
“I didn't expect that after gaining the Ancestral Phoenix Bloodline, I could actually trigger 'The Strictest Father of Other Races' when facing humans?”
Hearing the game notifications, Ye Lin felt quite pleased.
This way, he could flexibly adjust his race. No matter who he faced, his combat power wouldn't be diminished.
The appearance of the game notifications did not slow down Ye Lin's punch.
With the 80-fold increase in base combat power from the Ancestral Phoenix Bloodline, his base combat power had risen to 390 times, which in turn boosted his strength from 12 million jin to 15.8 million jin.
Such terrifying power, combined with the 5-fold amplification of the Nine Suns Heaven-Shaking Fist, the 100-fold amplification of the Heavenly Dao Seal, and the 20-fold amplification of 'The Strictest Father of Other Races' trait...
...ultimately unleashed a colossal force of 158 billion jin!
With such world-destroying power gathered in his fist, the air boomed and space cracked wherever his fist passed.
Within a dozens-of-meters radius around him, the surroundings instantly warped into ruins at a visible rate.
“Shattering space with a fist? That is power only those at the Nascent Soul Stage can unleash! How can a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like you pull off such an attack?”
Xiao Chen, who was pinned firmly by Ye Lin's Divine Eye Heaven-Seizing Hand, suddenly sensed a crisis of death. In a panic, he desperately tried to use a secret technique to escape.
But no matter how exquisite his secret techniques were, his true realm was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and even after consuming the Spirit-Bursting Pill, his spiritual power had only temporarily surged to the Golden Core Stage.
Without entering the Nascent Soul Stage, he couldn't break free from the suppression of Ye Lin's divine ability at all.
Thus, in the end, he could only watch as Ye Lin's terrifying fist smashed ruthlessly toward him.
“Stop! This seat is the Fifth Elder of the Seven Stars Sect!”
“If you destroy my physical body, I will fight you to the bitter end!” Seeing that he couldn't escape the suppression, Xiao Chen's mind fell into complete chaos.
No longer caring about the secret of his possession, he immediately revealed his identity, hoping to deter Ye Lin and preserve the physical body he had worked so hard to possess.
Unfortunately for him, he didn't know that Ye Lin never succumbed to pressure!
Before he could even finish speaking, a loud explosion rang out, and Ye Lin's fist directly pulverized him into a cloud of blood mist.
“Bastard! You destroyed my physical body and severed my foundation for breakthrough! You deserve to die, you truly deserve to die!” Seeing his physical body destroyed, Xiao Chen's true form as a soul was revealed.
It was a handsome man who appeared to be in his thirties, but at this moment, his handsome face was twisted with absolute fury.
This was because he had only been a great cultivator of the Soul Separation Stage in his previous life, and after his demise, he had only one chance to possess a body and start anew.
Now that his possessed body had been destroyed by Ye Lin, it meant all his efforts in this life were completely ruined, leaving him with no choice but to enter reincarnation.
“Ant! I want you dead!” With his physical body destroyed, Xiao Chen's soul broke completely free from its shackles.
Even though his soul was damaged, he had still been a great cultivator of the Soul Separation Stage, and his strength far surpassed that of the Nascent Soul Stage.
Rumble!
With a casual wave of his hand toward Ye Lin, a world-destroying soul pressure swept through the arena, causing the entire Dragon Ascent Stage to instantly shake and collapse.
“The storm has passed, and you, a loser, think you're hot stuff again.”
Seeing Xiao Chen call him an ant the moment he opened his mouth, acting as if he were invincible, Ye Lin was genuinely amused.
“Ant! How dare a mere climber mock a god descending the mountain? Even if I am but a soul, crushing you is still as easy as crushing an ant!”
His sore spot struck by Ye Lin, Xiao Chen's face twisted even further. His attacks grew faster, his defenses clearly completely shattered by anger.
But in the next instant, his soul power was grabbed and crushed by an illusory giant hand that suddenly emerged from Ye Lin's body.
The one who had acted was naturally the Soaring Fairy Visualization Chart within Ye Lin's body.
“How... how is this possible? This seat is a Soul Separation Stage soul...”
Watching himself get crushed like garbage by the illusory giant hand, Xiao Chen died with his eyes wide open.
Was this guy even human? Was this really the Foundation Establishment Stage? What kind of Foundation Establishment cultivator possessed the strength to obliterate a Soul Separation Stage soul?
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