Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 76 - 68 Arrogance

Chapter 76: Chapter 68 Arrogance

On the way to the Gravity Tower, Mr. Xia and Li Hu were about to enter, but Ye Chen’s sudden appearance blocked their path.

The issue could have been solved by simply stepping aside, but Mr. Xia and Li Hu refused because, as elite students from the Heavenly Level Academy, they considered themselves superior and wouldn’t give way to students from other academies. At that moment, they even rebuked Ye Chen, telling him to get out of the way.

Li Hu, towering and muscular, stood a head taller than the average person. Though he was not actively emitting the terrifying aura of the Innate Realm, an invisible formidable presence surged towards Ye Chen, making one’s heart tremble with fear.

Such was the arrogance of the elite students from the Heavenly Level Academy, each at least a powerful figure of the Innate Realm, feeling entitled to disregard the students from the other three great colleges.

Faced with Li Hu’s scolding, Ye Chen furrowed his brows, a hint of coldness in his eyes as he glanced icily at Li Hu, chilling to the bone.

He had just emerged from the Nine Times Gravity Room after three days of strenuous training. Drenched in sweat, his clothes completely soaked through, clinging to his back.

During those three days in the high gravity, Ye Chen achieved significant progress in his training with the Domineering Refining Saint Technique, surprisingly beyond his expectations.

He was right; under the nine-fold gravity, the progress of his training with the Domineering Refining Saint Technique accelerated, notably faster than usual, and it greatly stimulated and strengthened his physique.

Originally, since the Human Origin Body Technique was partially mastered, his physical body had become strong enough to match that of an Innate Demonic Beast. Typically, the first eleven diagrams had not much effect on him anymore, almost negligible.

However, under the nine-fold gravity, the astounding effects of the eleven diagrams surfaced again as every inch of muscle and bone in his body continuously strengthened, becoming even more robust and vigorous, with his blood Qi flourishing.

He could distinctly feel the surging blood Qi filling his body, thundering powerfully like the crashing of waves, circulating strongly through his limbs and bones.

Ye Chen had even managed to start practicing the thirteenth diagram, a particularly gratifying achievement.

Initially, he had only started practicing the twelfth diagram, but now, just three days later, he had advanced to the thirteenth diagram, clearly demonstrating his significant progress.

The First Pass’s stone gate in the Human Emperor Tower contains thirty-six diagrams of the Domineering Refining Saint Technique, a supreme Body Refining Method left by the ancient Supreme Ability, Venerable Batian, infused with deep and mysterious secret techniques.

Each additional diagram practiced significantly strengthens the body, both the muscles and the bones experiencing considerable elevation.

Even though Ye Chen’s body, after achieving partial mastery of the Human Origin Body Technique, could already rival that of an Innate Demonic Beast, progressing one or two diagrams in the Domineering Refining Saint Technique might not provide a substantial boost, but it still offered a clear breakthrough.

Now, Ye Chen’s strength had increased once again, each of his movements possessing more formidable power than before, becoming even more terrifying.

However, the issue arising from three days in the Nine Times Gravity Room was fatigue; even Ye Chen felt somewhat tired, referring here to physical exhaustion, not mental.

His determination was unshakeable, facing even an eternal existence under nine-fold gravity without a frown, but his body wasn’t yet truly invincible. Prolonged training in such high gravity could prove too much and counterproductive.

Having understood this well, Ye Chen chose to leave the room after three days, opting to relax and allow his body to return to its peak condition before resuming gravity training.

Yet unexpectedly, just as he emerged, he encountered the bullying by these tyrants, telling him to scram, which made his expression quite displeased.

Due to the approach of noon, more and more students had gradually gathered at the Gravity Tower to train. Seeing the scene, many couldn’t help but look at Ye Chen with eyes full of pity.

Offending these two individuals often led to no good end.

Although Mr. Xia and Li Hu’s attitude was indeed revolting, sparking considerable hatred and discontent, the identity emblem of the Heavenly Level Academy kept everyone from voicing their anger.

In Xiafeng Academy, a place concentrated with talents, it functioned like a hierarchically clear Cultivation Academy. The elite students from the higher-level academies often had significant privileges, seemingly something the upper echelons of the academy intentionally encouraged, fueling the students’ desire to cultivate.

When the staff member at the registration desk saw this scene, he was immediately frightened, his scalp tingling, and he hurriedly ran out to try to stop the fight.

Because he fully understood that whether it was Ye Chen, Li Hu, or Mr. Xia, they were all extraordinary individuals with significant backgrounds, not to be trifled with.

It goes without saying for Mr. Xia and Li Hu, their clothes and badges alone signified their superior status, making them absolutely unbridled figures within the entire Xiafeng Academy.

He was also somewhat familiar with the hotly discussed rumors of recent days and had a fairly good idea about who the mysterious super expert from the Yellow-Level Academy might be, guessing it to be right on point.

Being capable of fighting the Thirteenth Prince to a standstill, earning such grave consideration from him, and being a student of the Yellow-Level Academy, it could only be Ye Chen—who despite being from the Yellow-Level Academy, dared to cultivate for a full three days in the Nine Times Gravity Room.

Not to mention Ye Chen’s own formidable strength, even the Thirteenth Prince had to treat him with courtesy, which was enough to highlight the importance of Ye Chen’s identity—he absolutely must not be harmed.

The only staff member who fully grasped this rushed out to intervene, trying to stop the duel between the two sides to prevent the fight from escalating.

"Two sirs, may I say a word, this person is the Thirteenth—" the staff member pleaded earnestly, intending to reveal that Ye Chen was a distinguished guest of the Thirteenth Prince.

But Li Hu glared fiercely and, without letting him finish, slapped him across the face, creating a terrifying gust of wind that blew the staff member away, coldly shouting, "Thirteenth what? I am teaching him a lesson, and you dare to prattle beside me, growing tired of living, are you? Get lost, don’t get in my way!"

Ye Chen used a Soft Force to slow down the staff member’s momentum, looked at Li Hu, and couldn’t help shaking his head in disappointment, saying, "Is this the quality of a student from the Heavenly Level Academy? Truly deplorable, worse than a beggar on the street."

Although many present felt disdain and anger towards Li Hu’s attitude, this statement still made many gasp in shock, looking at Ye Chen in astonishment.

Was this guy insane? How dare he speak like this to two elite students from the Heavenly Level Academy? Wasn’t he afraid they would beat him up?

Li Hu’s face stiffened, and Mr. Li immediately scowled, astonished that this kid dared to curse at him—didn’t he realize they were elite students from the Heavenly Level Academy? It wasn’t his place, a mere Third Academy student, to insult them.

Although the two were unaware of Ye Chen’s identity, they felt no need to know; in Xiafeng Academy, there were only the Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang Four Great Colleges, and elite students from their Heavenly Level Academy were few, only a handful that they all knew, but Ye Chen was not among them.

Naturally, they could exclude him from the Heavenly Level Academy. As for students from the Earth, Xuan, and Yellow Three Great Colleges, honestly, they didn’t even consider them worth noting.

Boom—

"Kid, since you’re asking for death, don’t blame me, huh!" Li Hu slapped out, and even without using the power of Innate True Essence, the large slap was still shocking, stirring up a fierce wind capable of blowing away boulders weighing thousands of pounds.

Ye Chen snorted coldly and slapped back.

With a thunderous bang, the air burst, and yet both were shaken. The entire place was astounded—Ye Chen had actually blocked that slap, leaving people in awe.

Despite it being merely a casual strike from Li Hu, it was terrifying enough, not something everyone could withstand.

Who exactly was this youth?

All at once, the crowd hadn’t even begun to associate him with the rumored peer of the Thirteenth Prince from the Yellow-Level Academy,

Li Hu snorted coldly, not taking his opponent seriously, ready to strike again, but just then, a sudden low shout rang out, "Li Hu,enough!"

A powerful surge of True Essence Power swept up as a whip, directly blowing Li Hu away, crashing into the wall with a thunderous noise.

Then, before the Gravity Tower, suddenly appeared a heroic young man with starry eyes and a majestic demeanor, of noble air, who with a wave of his hand sent Li Hu flying, snorting coldly, "Is my friend someone you can bully?"

Mr. Xia’s face turned greatly pale: "Thirteenth Prince!?"