Chapter 740: Big Talk?

For all the Upper Ranks of the War Dragon Academy, this was a devastating blow to their vitality! After all, an opportunity like this was truly once in ten thousand years!

When people like Feng Cailuo and Feng Caiyi realized what had happened, their expressions turned utterly grim. They almost coughed up blood from sheer anger.

Who else would do something like this? Besides that disaster star, Ye Tianling, there was no one else!

"That Ye Tianling is such a shit-stirrer!"

Feng Cailuo was so exasperated that she couldn’t help but curse out loud.

Feng Caiyi’s brow was also deeply furrowed. Watching the forbidden entrance to the Earth Palace explode, her delicate body trembled, and she nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"Over ten thousand Disciples went in, but only three thousand returned. More than seven thousand died... This will be difficult to explain."

An Elder reported after tallying the number of new Disciples, his voice somewhat hoarse.

"PFFT—"

Upon hearing this, Feng Caiyi couldn’t help but spit up blood. It was from pure rage.

"The Cultivators who came back alive said that Ye Tianling single-handedly smashed through the altar, forcibly underwent the Hell Celestial Tribulation, and crushed all Ten Great Celestial Pride. Now, the fate of the Ten Great Celestial Pride is unknown."

The Elder’s voice trembled as he spoke these words, which sounded like something out of a fantasy tale.

Ye Tianling?

Resisted the Hell Celestial Tribulation?

Overwhelmingly crushed the Ten Great Celestial Pride?

’Is this motherfucker sleep-talking?’

At the very least, the Elder reporting the matter didn’t believe it himself.

His name was Su Yuquan. In his youth, his Talent was considerable, and he knew very well just how powerful people like Qianyu and Ji Yun of the Ten Great Celestial Pride were.

’Ye Tianling, crush them?’

’Ye Tianling is also Tianshu?’

’How could a Divine Child like Tianshu be the Dao Body of a Celestial Dragon like Ye Tianling?’

He just assumed the returning Disciples were spouting nonsense and didn’t take it seriously.

However, he still reported these matters to Feng Caiyi and Feng Cailuo.

It was up to them to judge whether it was true or false.

But after hearing these words, Feng Cailuo was completely stunned.

Because she knew that, setting aside the matter of the Tribulation, the other parts of the story fit perfectly.

Besides, she had known for a long time that Ye Tianling was Tianshu.

Furthermore, after Ye Tianling had entered the Thousand Shadows Pool, he had indeed completed the ’reaping’ process, but then he defied the heavens to rise up and successfully force his Tribulation...

It wasn’t surprising that an anomaly like him, who didn’t even show respect to the ’Lord of Life Law Guardian’, would provoke the Ten Great Celestial Pride.

’But, didn’t the Ten Great Celestial Pride all absorb Dao Rhyme Fragments to transform and advance?’

’Could it be that even after possessing the resources of two Worlds and undergoing a Great Perfection transformation, they still weren’t a match for Ye Tianling, even when they joined forces?’

This was somewhat beyond Feng Cailuo’s expectations.

What was even more absurd was the Hell Celestial Tribulation. What kind of Celestial Tribulation was that? And Ye Tianling had withstood it?

Who the hell would believe that?!

Feng Cailuo simply dismissed it as the exaggerations of some ignorant Disciples and chose not to believe it. However, she did believe some parts of their claims.

"The Hidden Dragon Demon Cave... I hope nothing goes wrong there. The Ten Great Celestial Pride have all been assigned to their respective areas, right?"

Feng Cailuo was a little worried and couldn’t help but ask Feng Caiyi.

Feng Caiyi had been paying close attention to this matter.

"Yes, there are no issues. Also, Ye Tianling hasn’t entered the Hidden Dragon Demon Cave area yet. His ranking in Dao Rhyme Fragments is also outside the top thousand."

Feng Caiyi didn’t know the specific details of how the rankings changed; she could only see the final results.

And she wasn’t surprised by this result. ’Ye Tianling went in last, so isn’t it perfectly normal for him not to be in the top thousand?’

"That’s good. It seems those Disciples really are just ignorant and spouting nonsense! How could such exaggerated claims even spread? This group is getting more and more worthless!"

While Feng Cailuo breathed a sigh of relief, she also couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

Elders like Qian Ye, Qian Xue, and Su Mingquan didn’t say much.

They had seen too many such over-the-top stories and didn’t find it particularly strange.

In many past assessments, some highly talented Disciples had names that shone like the midday sun, yet in the end, they couldn’t even enter the Forbidden Land’s altar, let alone seek opportunities in the Hidden Dragon Demon Cave.

Ultimately, they even died in the Earth Palace, their fame amounting to nothing.

In many ways, the current Ye Tianling seemed similar to those famous, but now dead, Disciples.

This feeling grew even stronger when they heard that Ye Tianling hadn’t even broken into the top thousand in the rankings.

...

「On the great plaza outside the Heaven-Reaching Tower at the War Dragon Academy.」

News of the assessment was already spreading like wildfire.

After Lin Yuyan, Jiang Wannian, and the others emerged from the True Void Divine Realm, they were completely dumbfounded by the many rumors they heard.

"What? Ye Tianling is Tianshu? That’s the most ridiculous joke in the world!"

"Tianshu is so heaven-defying. Ye Tianling? How can he compare to Tianshu?"

"Ye Tianling killed Ji Xian of the Ji Family with a single punch? Are you fucking kidding me?"

"How is that possible? That’s a complete fairy tale!"

"Seriously? If that’s true, then I’m an idiot for believing it!"

"He fought the Ten Great Celestial Pride alone? Why don’t you just say he suppressed the top one hundred Celestial Pride while you’re at it?"

"He really did fight a whole group of Celestial Pride by himself! The top hundred? Most of the top thousand didn’t even dare to make a move and were terrified of him! Damn it, I’m telling the truth!"

"Are you fucking with me? He really fought a thousand on his own? What the hell is so great about Ye Tianling that you’d praise him like this? How many Elixirs or Dao Rhyme Fragments did he give you?"

"This whole plaza is filled with news about Ye Tianling. Is something wrong with you people? Are you all sick? Is that Ye Tianling your father? Why are you sucking up to him like this?"

"Crushed Divine Son Ji Yun? Blasted Qianyu Fairy? That’s absolutely impossible!"

"If I fucking believe a word you say, I’m a moron!"

...

The number of Cultivators on the plaza gradually increased.

Many Cultivators began to excitedly discuss the spectacle of that battle.

But the more they discussed it, the more the older Disciples refused to believe it.

Thus, all sorts of arguments, explanations, and debates rose and fell one after another. Some Disciples even came to blows over disagreements.

The scene was utter chaos.

Finally, one of the Celestial Pride Disciples made a ruthless decision. He channeled the Power of Laws, transformed a Dao Rhyme Fragment, and activated a powerful Projection Stone, revealing a battle scene.

"BOOM—"

A Totem of the Destruction Celestial Tribulation blotted out the sky. Ye Tianling weaved through the Thunderbolt, instantly blowing up a Celestial Pride with a single strike.

Blood splattered across the sky, and Thunderbolt split the clouds. In the battle scene, Ji Yun was sent flying backward, while Qianyu was covered in blood...

That scene was so incredibly shocking that it stunned everyone into silence.

This scene was only the tip of the iceberg, but everyone saw the unbelievably terrifying battle within it.

The battle scene, like a destructive apocalypse, was tragic and brutal, violent and earth-shattering.

Those were definitely not attacks that an ordinary Cultivator could produce!