Hong Wuji's eyes turned cold as a powerful pressure swept towards Sausage Sister.
"Hong Wuji, that's enough!"
The First Hall Master let out a cold snort, and a towering aura exploded instantly, directly suppressing Hong Wuji's pressure, and at the sa ti, an overwhelmingly strong force rolled towards Hong Wuji.
Hong Wuji's face changed, and he internally cried out that it was bad, hastily exerting all his strength in Qi Circulation to resist the First Hall Master's overwhelming force.
Bang!
The supre force struck Hong Wuji's body, emitting a massive explosion.
All those present felt a shudder through their bodies and almost lost their footing. If not for the Seventh Hall Master Zhao Xuanzhen's assistance in bearing the brunt of the impact for everyone, quite a few might have even been blasted away.
Even with Hong Wuji fully resisting, he was still pushed back several steps before he could stabilize his stance, and his Qi-Blood surged within him.
Hong Wuji was utterly shocked; he knew the First Hall Master was strong but had not expected to be so overpowered in his presence. Just the First Hall Master's presence alone made him retreat several steps. What if the First Hall Master had struck with his hands?
The current First Hall Master had only recently taken the position within the last hundred years. Hong Wuji didn't particularly understand this newly appointed First Hall Master, and because he seldom acted, the other hall masters only knew that the First Hall Master was very powerful, far surpassing any of them. It seed that only the Second Hall Master could contend with him.
However, Hong Wuji hadn't expected the gap between him and the First Hall Master to be so vast.
"First Hall Master, are you absolutely determined to protect Ye Feng!?"
Hong Wuji gritted his teeth and asked.
The First Hall Master looked indifferent, seemingly not putting the Fourth Hall Master Hong Wuji in his eyes at all.
"I intend to protect him. What do you plan to do about it?"
"This is rely a quarrel between the younger generation. Although Xuanyuan Hall does not encourage infighting, such matters should be resolved by the youth themselves."
"As soone at the Hall Master Level, getting involved in the matters of the younger generation is where you are wrong."
The First Hall Master spoke logically and authoritatively. Although his tone was domineering, it was also persuasive.
Hong Wuji wore an angry look yet was helpless; he was no match for the First Hall Master. Now that the First Hall Master intended to protect Ye Feng, there was nothing he could do.
"Fine, I'll let it go this ti. But if you dare to disrespect again, don't bla for disregarding your face, First Hall Master."
Hong Wuji coldly huffed, conceding though begrudgingly, but still had to make a harsh statent to regain so face.
"Rest assured, Fourth Hall Master. Next ti, I won't just disrespect you, I will directly shatter you."
At that mont, Ye Feng spoke up with a faint smile on his face.
Hong Wuji's face changed again, even more irate, but with the First Hall Master present, he could not say much more; with a wave of his hand, he summoned a force to lift Hong Gaishi and the mbers of the Hong Family and flew back into Xuanyuan Hall.
In front of Xuanyuan Hall, everyone was silent, dumbfounded.
Ye Feng had actually dared to provoke the Fourth Hall Master like that in the end. That was incredibly audacious, a sheer disregard for his own life.
Across the entire Outer Battlefield, how many people had the courage to challenge a superpower from the Yin-Yang Realm?
"Ye Feng must be insane. If the Fourth Hall Master finds an opportunity next ti, he will definitely be shattered by him."
"No matter how strong he is, he's not from the Yin-Yang Realm. How can he possibly be a match for the Fourth Hall Master? He's far too bold."
"Perhaps he's only this arrogant because the First Hall Master is here. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to talk so much."
"That makes sense. I've heard before that the First Hall Master might be from the Utility Pavilion, but there hasn't been much confirmation until now, it seems."
The others discussed among themselves, careful not to say anything too rash with the First Hall Master still present. With his terrifying strength, a re flick of his fingers could effortlessly crush them.
The First Hall Master then turned around, his profound eyes looking at Ye Feng.
"If your strength is inadequate, don't think about challenging a Great Power of the Yin-Yang Realm. I'll help you this ti. If you provoke such a high-level expert again, you'll have to deal with it on your own."
The First Hall Master said indifferently, but the corners of his mouth revealed a trace of an almost imperceptible smile.
Ye Feng's eyebrows raised slightly; he always felt there was sothing off about the First Hall Master's words, as if he was certain that Ye Feng could compete with a Great Power from the Yin-Yang Realm.
"Thank you for your intervention, First Hall Master."
Ye Feng still bowed and thanked him. After all, the First Hall Master had helped him, and it was good enough that he didn't need to reveal his power so soon. Revealing his strength completely at this point wouldn't be favorable for Ye Feng.
The strength he appeared to be showing now should still be within reason, given that everyone had just erged from the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm, and even before entering, he had already displayed the might of a Grandmaster of the Golden Core Realm. At most, what he's showing now could be considered that of a top-notch Grandmaster of the Golden Core Realm.
A top-notch Grandmaster of the Golden Core Realm could indeed withstand the pressure in front of a Great Power of the Yin-Yang Realm. This wasn't particularly surprising and should still fall within what everyone might accept.
The First Hall Master looked deeply at Ye Feng, then quickly turned to face the crowd, sweeping his gaze over everyone's realm aura, lingering a mont on both Chi Jark and Xiao Rulong, a trace of doubt flickering in the depths of his eyes, but it soon disappeared.
"It seems everyone has gained a lot from this ti in the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm. According to the rules set beforehand, each person needs to contribute fifty spirit stones,"
said the First Hall Master in a clear voice.
Everyone bowed and stepped forward in turn, placing fifty spirit stones in front of the First Hall Master.
Gradually, a pile of spirit stones grew in front of the First Hall Master, resembling a small hill. A total of one thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones, including the fifty contributed by Xiao Chuanqi and others on behalf of Ye Feng, accumulated together.
With just a glance, the First Hall Master confird the correct number of spirit stones, flipped his hand, and the one thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones were promptly collected and vanished from sight.
Nobody felt that one thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones was a large amount; nearly everyone present had obtained five hundred stones each, and Xuanyuan Hall took only one-tenth – it was already incredibly generous.
In reality, Xuanyuan Hall's reserve of spirit stones was far from limited. It's just that each ti after the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm concluded, they would take so spirit stones from everyone to replenish what was consud.
Ye Feng was also curious as to why Xuanyuan Hall only took so few spirit stones each ti. Did the Hall Masters not need to expend them for cultivation?
However, such a question was clearly inappropriate to ask. Since the First Hall Master didn't ntion it himself, he surely had his reasons, and Ye Feng couldn't be bothered to ask more.
Just as Ye Feng thought there wasn't anything else, the First Hall Master suddenly spoke again.
"In twenty days, the Martial Competition of the Talent Rankings in the Outer Battlefield will begin. All cultivators under the age of thirty are eligible to participate."
"This Talent Ranking will be different. Those who secure a position within the top ten will earn a chance to enter the Source Secret Realm."
The First Hall Master's voice reached everyone's ears, and the expressions of those present imdiately shifted.
"The Source Secret Realm, what is that?"
"I haven't heard of it either. Is this so new secret realm?"
"Previous Talent Rankings have always been about spirit stones and top-level spiritual dicines. What's this about an additional secret realm now?"
Many were puzzled, not knowing what the Source Secret Realm was.
Only Ye Feng's expression flickered — could this Source Secret Realm be related to Origin Energy?
At that mont, the First Hall Master spoke again: "The Source Secret Realm, discovered by the great powers last year, is an extrely suitable secret realm for cultivators at the Golden Core Realm. At its center is a chamber filled with Origin Energy."
"The Origin Energy within the chamber is beneficial for all experts of the Golden Core Realm. It can nourish your Golden Cores, enhancing their quality and can also permanently refine and sublimate your Power of Spirit Essence,"
"What it ans to refine and sublimate the Power of Spirit Essence is sothing I need not elaborate on. I believe everyone here can understand the benefits of elevating and purifying the Power of Spirit Essence."
Upon hearing this explanation, everyone trembled, realizing that it ant the possibility of elevating and purifying the Power of Spirit Essence.
This was tantamount to enhancing combat power!
Amongst those of equal realm, whoever had more pure and potent Spirit Essence naturally held greater strength.
To put it simply, the current Power of Spirit Essence is actually mixed with impurities, as most here rely on spirit stones for absorption within the Outer Battlefield.
The Power of Spirit Essence in spirit stones is actually quite mixed, and as a result, the Power of Spirit Essence within one's body is also quite mixed.
Although everyone here has been cultivating within the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm and drawing from the more pure Spirit Essence in the air, there are still impurities present.
Now, as the First Hall Master said, Origin Energy can permanently enhance the quality of the Golden Core, aning that from now on, the Spirit Essence absorbed by the Golden Core itself will also be purer, and one's strength will be greatly increased.
This has a fatal attraction for any Grandmaster of the Golden Core Realm!
Many were already eager to try, their eyes filled with anticipation.
"If I may ask, Great First Hall Master, is the participation restriction for this Talent Ranking Martial Competition the sa as before?"
The question ca from Bu Tianyun of the Bu Family.
At this point, many also turned their gaze toward the First Hall Master, especially those over thirty years old. They were extrely eager about the Source Secret Realm ntioned by the First Hall Master, but there's a rule for the Talent Ranking Martial Competition stating that only those under thirty years old could take part in the selection!
The First Hall Master then looked over and spoke lightly, "The rules and restrictions for this Talent Ranking Martial Competition are indeed sowhat different from previous ones."
At these words, everyone's ears perked up; this was the key information they were waiting for. With the rules changed, could it be that this ti even those over thirty years old would have a chance to join in the Talent Ranking Martial Competition?
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