Chapter 1725: Surrounded by Stars

"What! A thousand years later?"

"What is this all about? Then... I won't have a chance?"

"I was waiting to participate next time, but a thousand years later... I'll be over the age limit."

...

Jian Hongxiao's words dropped another bombshell, and instantly wails filled the air.

Once every three hundred years, some prodigies hadn't yet grown, but they would still have opportunities later.

But a thousand years later, the vast majority of these prodigies would be over the age limit.

By then, they would have no chance at all.

Now, the reputation of Aurora Imperial City was extremely resounding. These prodigies, having gained the recognition of the Supreme Elder of Aurora Imperial City, were as if gilded, and their status would be completely different.

It was precisely for this reason that Aurora Imperial City became famous far and wide.

A thousand years—too long!

Many prodigies couldn't wait that long!

But in Jian Hongxiao's view, ten thousand prodigies combined were not as important as one Ye Yuan.

Making a young man with the Emperor Soaring Qi owe him a favor was far more worthwhile than a thousand or ten thousand with the Purple Extreme Qi combined.

Emperor Soaring Qi—that was the potential to become a Heavenly Emperor!

Ten thousand True Gods combined couldn't compare to the importance of a favor from a future Heavenly Emperor, could they?

For this, what did it matter if he suffered Heavenly Dao backlash?

"Alright, disperse! The eight of you, come to my Profound Mechanism Pavilion tomorrow for personal instruction!" Jian Hongxiao waved his hand and vanished.

The Hundred Battle Arena had thus come to a圆满 conclusion.

But in the stands, two sinister gazes fixed on Ye Yuan.

One was Jian Ping, and the other... was a woman.

The woman looked at Ye Yuan with a face full of venom, grinding her teeth: "Yun Ge, I will definitely avenge you for this!"

With that, she followed the crowd and left the training ground.

Jian Ping's gaze fell on Jiang Mengqing in the crowd, a cold smile flickering at the corner of his mouth.

"Ye Yuan, I can't do anything to you in Aurora Imperial City. But... you killed Xiahou Yun, just wait for endless pursuit!"

Jiang Mengqing was Xiahou Yun's junior sister and also his confidante.

The reason Xiahou Yun agreed to kill Ye Yuan for Jian Ping was that he had a request of Jian Ping, hoping to get Jian Shaoning to read Jiang Mengqing's aura.

Originally, Xiahou Yun thought killing Ye Yuan was a very simple task, who would have thought he would lose his life because of it.

Below, the top eight all came up to congratulate Ye Yuan.

Now, in everyone's eyes, Ye Yuan was completely different.

These prodigies were all extremely proud, usually looking down on each other.

But a prodigy bearing the Imperial Extreme Qi was destined to be from a different world than them.

Even if he fared poorly, a prodigy with Imperial Extreme Qi would have no trouble breaking through to the True God Realm.

As for them, their final destination was merely the peak of the Divine God Realm.

So they had no complaints about Ye Yuan taking first place.

Moreover, befriending Ye Yuan might let them absorb some of his immortal aura, strengthening their own luck, and maybe even break through to Purple Extreme Qi?

After all, Ning Tianping was a living example.

The red-eyed man's fortune was utterly worthless; on the contrary, becoming close friends with him could not even bring a scrap of luck.

How to choose—none of the geniuses present were fools, and they all knew in their hearts.

"So Brother Ye actually bears the Imperial Extreme Qi. No wonder, at such a young age, you possess such terrifying strength. Mo Fei admires you!" Mo Fei said sincerely.

Ye Yuan had shown mercy, and Mo Fei was extremely grateful.

In that situation, Ye Yuan could have struck to kill without hesitation.

After all, under those circumstances, not killing was harder than killing!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "You and I have no enmity; why would I kill you? It was merely a sparring match to determine who was superior. Xiahou Yun is different from you; he was hired to kill me on the stage. Since he wanted to kill me, he naturally had to be prepared to be killed by me."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

No wonder Ye Yuan had been so ruthless—it turned out Xiahou Yun had intended to kill him!

Xiahou Yun's fortune, barring accidents, should also have been blue. Unfortunately, he provoked someone he shouldn't have, daring to kill a bearer of Imperial Extreme Qi—if that wasn't suicide, what was?

But before this, none of them had ever imagined that a genius bearing Imperial Extreme Qi would emerge in this Hundred Battle Arena.

Jiang Nan suddenly said, "If that's the case, Brother Ye should be careful. Xiahou Yun's father, Xiahou Wenjian, thinks very highly of Xiahou Yun. If he learns that Xiahou Yun died at Brother Ye's hands, I'm afraid he won't let it go easily."

Ye Yuan's heart tightened, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the warning, Brother Jiang Nan. I understand!"

Jiang Nan smiled and said, "I come from the Purple Ripple Imperial City. If Brother Ye has time in the future, you are welcome to visit me there. I will treat you as an honored guest!"

Ye Yuan cupped his hands and smiled, "Certainly, certainly!"

For a time, the crowd surrounded Ye Yuan, all showing great warmth.

Even Ning Tianping, who stood by the side, no one dared to slight.

After all, a strong practitioner with Purple Extreme Qi—his future achievements were hard to predict!

Ning Tianping had never imagined that one day he would be courted and flattered by such geniuses, feeling as if he were floating on air.

…

The next day, Ye Yuan went to the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion again and entered Jian Hongxiao's humble room.

When Jian Hongxiao saw Ye Yuan, he laughed heartily and said, "Haha, as expected of the Imperial Extreme Qi! Young friend, your performance far exceeded my expectations! Tsk tsk, the fusion of sword law and space law—that sword strike was truly stunning! And you also cultivate both body and spirit—you've really opened my eyes!"

Clearly, Jian Hongxiao had been watching Ye Yuan's battles all along.

His astonishment at Ye Yuan was no less than that of the others.

Ye Yuan's cultivation level was not among the best among young martial artists.

But if you combined the dual cultivation of body and spirit with the fusion of sword law and space law, that was something extraordinary.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Senior flatters me. I have merely encountered some opportunities."

Jian Hongxiao laughed and said, "For our Jian family, everything is closely tied to your fortune. Opportunities are naturally part of fortune as well. Young friend Ye Yuan, this time I borrowed your influence without your consent. I hope you won't take offense!"

Compared to the last time, Jian Hongxiao's attitude had clearly lowered considerably.

This change was naturally related to Ye Yuan's performance in the Hundred Battle Arena.

In fact, his judgment that Ye Yuan bore Imperial Extreme Qi was not based on the art of observing qi; it was also his speculation.

Although his strength was formidable, he dared not recklessly use the art of observing qi on Ye Yuan.

If he were to suffer heavenly backlash, his old bones would be finished.

He had Ye Yuan participate in the Hundred Battle Arena partly because it was inconvenient for him to act multiple times.

And on the other hand, it was also a way to observe Ye Yuan from the sidelines.

Clearly, the strength Ye Yuan displayed was far higher than he had expected!

And this further solidified his judgment: Ye Yuan bore Imperial Extreme Qi!

So when he met Ye Yuan again, Jian Hongxiao apologized first.