Gudong~
Tong Wuya swallowed hard as he watched the scene in the arena. After Ye Xuan defeated Zhao Cang, he unceremoniously pocketed Zhao Cang's ancestral sword and spatial ring into his own. Was this guy for real?
It all felt so unreal, like a dream.
A joke?
Zhao Cang, third among the ten outstanding members of the Zhao family, was someone who would undoubtedly become a pillar of the Zhao family in the future. Now, he was publicly killed by young friend Ye, which was akin to poking a hole in the heavens for the Zhao family. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a blatant slap in the face to the Zhao family.
This feud... it was going to be huge!
By eliminating Zhao Cang, young friend Ye was undoubtedly thrust back into the spotlight. After this competition, it was likely that the Zhao family would try every means to utterly destroy Ye Xuan to settle this grudge.
No...
It seemed that young friend Ye's feud with the Zhao family didn't end there. At this moment, it was because of young friend Ye that the third elder of the Zhao family was heavily injured by the King's Throne and was now imprisoned in death row.
Given the animosity between the Emperor's lineage and the Zhao family, it was likely that... the third elder of the Zhao family would never get out.
Tong Wuya had learned incidentally that the Emperor had been enduring the Zhao family for hundreds of years. After all, the Zhao family's power was notoriously arrogant in the Longyang Empire, often not even giving face to the Emperor himself. Imagine, what Emperor would want to be so controlled by others.
The more he thought about it, the more chilling it became!
At this moment, Tong Wuya's expression was more serious than ever. However... it shouldn't be like this. Logically, young friend Ye couldn't possibly not know this. Such reckless decisions weren't like him at all.
If young friend Ye was a rash person, he wouldn't have been able to escape the Glazed Secret Realm alive.
Since young friend Ye was not a rash person, it meant he had the strength to contend with the Zhao family?
But... how was that possible!
To contend with the entire Zhao family, wouldn't their strength have to be at least Ninth-tier Venerable or above?
However, Ye Xuan clearly did not possess this condition. Yet, it was precisely because of this that Tong Wuya became even more curious. What foundation did this young friend Ye, whom he knew, truly possess?
"Without the Sky-Breaking Thunder Spear, young friend Ye could almost instantly kill Zhao Cang. This means his combat strength is at least comparable to a Fourth-tier Venerable."
"Tsk tsk, a peak Second-tier Venerable at less than a hundred years old, with combat strength comparable to a Fourth-tier Venerable. Such talent is likely enough to rival the Sky-Breaking Thunder King from ten thousand years ago!"
After a pause, Tong Wuya recalled how he met Ye Xuan. "In such a short period, he has achieved so much. It's likely that it won't be long before his combat strength can rival a King's Throne. However, even now..."
"I might already not be his match."
Tong Wuya mumbled, licking his lips, a bitter smile appearing. The world of geniuses was something he could never understand.
Once upon a time!
He also thought that even if Ye Xuan's talent was extraordinary, it would take at least decades, or even hundreds or thousands of years, to catch up to him. But now, in such a short time.
A year, no, a little over a month.
Damn it!
In less than two months, this guy had leaped from a Ninth-tier Great Emperor to the peak of Second-tier Venerable, just one step away from Third-tier Venerable.
If this progress were known to the Emperor and the Zhao family, one could only wonder... what their reaction would be!
However... Tong Wuya was quite a decent person. Knowing that he had gained considerable fortune from Ye Xuan, he wisely kept this fact hidden. Otherwise, this information alone would likely cause a sensation throughout the entire Longyang Empire, no, even the Milky Way Empire.
A joke!
Such a rate of breakthrough, even the Sky-Breaking Thunder King from ten thousand years ago couldn't catch up.
"This..."
At this thought, Tong Wuya was stunned on the spot as if struck by lightning. It was evident that only now did he realize something. With a swish, his gaze fell back on Ye Xuan. "Could it be that this guy's future strength will surpass the Sky-Breaking Thunder King, or even enter the legendary Void Ancestor realm!"
Thinking of this, Tong Wuya's gaze towards Ye Xuan changed.
My heavens, if that were the case, wouldn't he have witnessed the rise of an unparalleled prodigy from the very beginning? An existence even more monstrous than the Sky-Breaking Thunder King from ten thousand years ago.
Hiss~~~
At this thought, Tong Wuya couldn't help but gasp. Was this perhaps the greatest honor of his life?
This being the case... was the one who first broke through to the 'Realm of Selflessness' in the Glazed Secret Realm back then, young friend Ye!
But he lied back then to avoid becoming a target.
Thinking of this!
Tong Wuya's memory returned to the Glazed Secret Realm. At that time... looking back now, it did seem a bit strange. Upon closer inspection, was it indeed young friend Ye who was the first to pass the third level?
Damn it~
Everyone was fooled by young friend Ye!
However, he was truly curious. What kind of benefits did young friend Ye obtain? The Glazed Secret Realm had gone to such great lengths; its rewards must have been extraordinary.
It was highly probable that Ye Xuan's reward was the source of his confidence? Big Wind Novel
Peeling back the layers, Tong Wuya felt as if he had uncovered a shocking secret!
Whether it was beating up Zhao Minghu, one of the ten outstanding members of the Zhao family, right after arriving in Longyang Imperial City, or directly killing Zhao Cang, the third among the ten outstanding members of the Zhao family, and even confronting the Zhao family head-on, showing no regard for their authority.
It seemed... young friend Ye truly had a trump card. But what kind of trump card enabled young friend Ye to have the confidence to single-handedly contend with the Zhao clan?
At this moment!
Tong Wuya considered at least ten possible scenarios, but all ended in failure. Clearly, none of them made sense.
"My heavens, as expected of the Living Yama, he even dares to kill the third of the Zhao family's ten outstanding members!"
"Tsk tsk, damn it, impressive!"
"Damn it, the Zhao family must hate the Living Yama to death now~~"
"The Thunder King's status is only second to the Twelve Thrones. Doesn't that mean even Marquis Pingchuan doesn't have a higher status than the Living Yama??"
For a time, the entire arena erupted in an uproar.
Everyone looked at Ye Xuan with a mixture of fear, envy, and jealousy!
Damn it, why didn't such good fortune fall upon them? Of course, this was on the premise that they wouldn't go against the Zhao family. A joke!
Compared to the title of Thunder King, their own lives were more important, that was beyond doubt!
Creak~~
Zhao Yuan and the other members of the Zhao family gritted their teeth as they saw this scene, wishing they could tear the departing figure alive. Damn it, they had lost face completely. Now, their Zhao family would likely become a laughingstock throughout the Longyang Empire and even the surrounding empires and forces.
The second most prestigious family in the Longyang Empire, incredibly noble imperial relatives, were challenged by a mere boy, who then brutally killed one of their geniuses at the peak of Third-tier Venerable, and even had their third elder imprisoned.
Undoubtedly, this day was the most painful Waterloo for the Zhao family since the attack by the Sky-Breaking Thunder King ten thousand years ago.