CHAPTER 1217: CHAPTER 1155: HEART OF THE ORIGIN MASTER

The Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises stood suspended in the Void Heaven.

Nine individuals with the strongest talents were seated upon them.

Below them were crowds of people choosing whom to follow in cultivation.

When the nine beams of divine light enveloped everyone, nearly everyone used their Divine Sense to probe which of the nine beams was the most radiant.

After all, the most radiant divine light would signify that its master possessed the highest talent, and this master, along with their followers, would receive the greatest benefits.

"Could it be that Ye Chen’s talent is the strongest?"

Gu Feng and Gu Yanyan sat cross-legged under Ye Chen’s seat.

Just earlier, when deciding whom to follow among the nine dais masters, Gu Feng’s divine skill that helped him avoid danger gave him the feeling that he shouldn’t choose the Five Great Star Lords, nor Elder Dugu, and definitely not Chining Xiaoxiao or the Divine Lord maiden; he must choose Ye Chen!

Gu Feng was already the most familiar with Ye Chen.

Driven by this danger-avoiding divine skill, Gu Feng didn’t hesitate to choose to sit under Ye Chen’s seat.

Not only did Gu Feng, Gu Yanyan, and a large group from Ancient Peace Pavilion choose Ye Chen, the four Peak Lords who had always followed Ye Chen also hesitated for a moment before bringing their vast number of disciples to sit under Ye Chen’s seat.

Of course, the vast majority chose to follow the Five Great Star Lords for cultivation.

Initially, Tianli Weiwei wanted very much to cultivate under Ye Chen’s seat, but her father, the Sky Extreme Demon Master, chose to cultivate under Fang Chong, the top-ranked of the Five Great Star Lords, so Tianli Weiwei could only go with the people of Sky Extreme Demon Island to Fang Chong’s seat.

At the moment when the nine beams of radiant divine light exploded, everyone, including Gu Feng, Gu Yanyan, the four Peak Dominators, Tianli Fang, and Tianli Weiwei, began probing the nine beams of divine light.

Even the masters on the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises started their probing.

Everyone wanted to see who indeed possessed the highest talent!

This exploration left everyone utterly astonished!

Everyone saw that the nine beams of radiant divine light had nine different levels, among which one beam was the most radiant and the most extreme!

This beam of divine light was conspicuously emitted from the one on the far left of the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises!

In a flash!

Almost instantly, all Divine Senses focused on the far left side.

And all the people seated cross-legged in the vast space under the far left also looked up at the Treasure Light Dais above them.

"Ye Chen!"

"It’s Ye Chen!"

"The Treasure Light Dais where Ye Chen is seated has the most radiant and most extreme divine light! He is the strongest among the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises!"

"Heavens, does this mean his talent is the highest among the nine?! He is the most talented among over four hundred million people?!"

Countless people, after clearly probing the differences in the levels of the nine beams of divine light, were in complete disbelief!

"Ye Chen, his talent is actually stronger than the Five Great Star Lords?!"

Tianli Weiwei, who was seated under Fang Chong Star Lord, widened her eyes.

Originally, Tianli Weiwei wanted to follow Ye Chen for cultivation just due to a mysterious feeling, but she never imagined that Ye Chen truly was the one with the highest talent among the masters of the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises, the most worthy of following!

Her father, Sky Extreme Demon Master Tianli Fang, at this moment, looked as if he’d seen a ghost.

Tianli Fang completely couldn’t believe that this young man introduced by his daughter had talent stronger than the Five Great Star Lords. Originally, when Tianli Weiwei advised him to go to Ye Chen’s seat for cultivation, he had disdained the idea, ultimately choosing without hesitation to go to Fang Chong’s seat for cultivation.

Who knew, Ye Chen was the one with the strongest talent!

And Fang Chong, whom he chose, didn’t even rank in the top three in talent!

"How can this be possible!"

"How is this possible!"

At this moment, Situ Lianchi, the Young Palace Master of Immortal Divine Palace, was in complete disbelief.

The fact that Ye Chen had seized a seat among the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises already made him unwilling to believe it. Now, Ye Chen being the strongest among them left Situ Lianchi in utter disbelief.

In an instant, Situ Lianchi felt a chill of horror.

He had actually had conflicts with Ye Chen at the grand auction of Ancient Peace Pavilion previously.

Ye Chen, the one with talent stronger than the Five Great Star Lords! Doesn’t this mean that as long as he doesn’t fall, he is guaranteed to become a Star Lord in the future?!

Even surpassing the achievements of the Five Great Star Lords one day?!

He dared to provoke such a figure!

He had always looked down upon such a figure!

Situ Lianchi’s father, Situ Nan, the Palace Master of Immortal Divine Palace, later learned about Situ Lianchi’s conflict with Ye Chen. Originally, with Situ Nan’s status, he hadn’t paid mind to Ye Chen.

Now, seeing this situation, Situ Nan gasped.

He even showed an expression of horror and warned Situ Lianchi, "This Ye Chen, you must not provoke him in the future, or it will bring disaster upon our Immortal Divine Palace!"

The billions of people under the other eight Treasure Light Daises were at this moment astounded as they looked toward Ye Chen on the far-left dais, their gazes filled with envy toward the followers under Ye Chen’s dais.

They knew that with Ye Chen’s talent being the highest and activating the most powerful divine light from the Treasure Light Daises, the followers under Ye Chen’s dais would receive the best rewards they had always dreamed of!

"If only I had chosen to follow Ye Chen as well!"

"Unexpectedly, Ye Chen is the strongest!"

"Unfortunately, once you choose a follower, you can’t change your decision!"

Countless people sighed in regret.

At this moment, the cultivators from Gu Feng, Gu Yanyan, and Ancient Peace Pavilion who chose to follow Ye Chen, along with the four great Peak Lords and their disciples, were utterly delighted!

They never expected to be the ones who made the most correct choice among everyone.

The Ye Chen they were following would be the most talented person on the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises!

"This is a huge gain!"

"I wonder what great benefits following Ye Chen in cultivation will bring us."

Everyone under Ye Chen’s seat was filled with anticipation.

Below, countless people were discussing with different thoughts in mind, while the people on the nine Treasure Light Daises were equally shaken in their minds and spirits.

The most surprised of all was the incredibly alluring and beautiful Star Lord Ning Luo.

When Star Lord Ning Luo saw the nine Divine Lights, her mouth had not closed since.

Originally, she was confident she was the most talented among the nine, but to her astonishment, she ranked second, surpassed by a young upstart!

"Ye Chen, your talent surpasses mine?!"

Ning Luo looked at Ye Chen, and at this point, it was no longer a look of curiosity but a gaze tinged with defiance in her eyes.

A Star Lord actually defying a Sovereign, if this spread, countless people across the cosmos and even the Cosmic Sea would find it unbelievable.

Yet now, this had truly happened!

Star Lord Ning Luo was unwilling to accept losing to a junior!

"Hmph! Hmph! Hmph!"

Finally, Star Lord Ning Luo took several long breaths to suppress the crazy thought.

"Fortunately, even though I was surpassed by Ye Chen, I still ranked second. At least, I am not as embarrassed as some of the other Star Lords, especially Fang Chong, who supposedly was stronger than me, yet didn’t even make it to the top three!"

With others as a backdrop, Star Lord Ning Luo felt a bit better in her heart.

Star Lord Ning Luo struggled for a long time to finally accept this result.

However, the other owners of the Treasure Light Daises, who were all exceedingly proud, never believed they were inferior. Seeing the differences in divine light levels now left them feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Looking towards the nine Divine Lights.

They could see that the divine light on Ye Chen’s dais was the strongest, ranked first.

Star Lord Ning Luo’s divine light was second.

As for the third, it was taken by Chining Xiaoxiao, who had the fewest followers.

The fourth was even more surprising—it was the mysterious Divine Master girl!

Next, the fifth was Star Lord Fang Chong!

The sixth was the pure and celestial Star Lord Qian Lin!

The seventh and eighth were Star Lord Chi You and Emperor Yan Star Lord.

As for the weakest in talent among the nine, it was Elder Dugu!

Everyone was surprised that the three young talents surged to the front, while the five great Star Lords, except for Star Lord Ning Luo, were only slightly stronger than the aged Elder Dugu!

The most disheartened now were Situ Nan and Situ Lianchi from the Immortal Divine Palace.

They chose to follow Star Lord Chi You, who was related to them, for cultivation, but they didn’t expect him to rank seventh, far surpassing the Chining Xiaoxiao they initially looked down upon!

This situation made Elder Dugu sigh deeply.

"No wonder I couldn’t break through to the Star Lord Realm for so long; my talent is far inferior to those young ones."

"I hope this trip to the Nine Bends Demon Realm will let me break through this barrier!"

Elder Dugu could accept it, but the remaining four Star Lords looked extremely grim, unable to speak for a long time.

Their gaze repeatedly turned to Ye Chen, as if they intended to forever remember Ye Chen in their hearts!

Even Chining Xiaoxiao and the Divine Master girl earnestly looked at Ye Chen for a while.

The Divine Master girl did not say much; after watching Ye Chen for a moment, she closed her eyes to sense the rewards within the divine light on her Treasure Light Dais.

Chining Xiaoxiao, however, kept muttering, "It’s understandable to lose to Ning Luo Auntie, but I even lost to Ye Chen?! Ye Chen’s talent is greater than Ning Luo Auntie’s?!"

Chining Xiaoxiao recalled Ye Chen’s words during the challenge, when Ye Chen said he would surpass him, which he didn’t believe at the time. Now, this outcome made Chining Xiaoxiao accept it wholeheartedly.

"This Ye Chen is truly terrifying."

"I wonder if his talent can rank top three among the young ones in the Cosmic Sea South Pole Region? Does he have a chance to impact the top position?"

"He obtained the Nine Spirits Secret Order and will surely head to the Southern Polar Region in the future. In the Southern Polar Region, there are some tough guys among the young generation, so there will be a good show then."

After muttering for a while, Chining Xiaoxiao also closed his eyes and began to sense the rewards in the divine light of his Treasure Light Dais.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen, who had been the center of attention for a long time, and the focus of everyone’s attention, had already been closing his eyes for a while.

Ye Chen, from the moment the divine lights descended, began to sense the rewards within the divine light.

The emotionless voice said that the Treasure Light Dais would reward its owner with supreme rewards, and the higher the talent, the greater the reward.

Ye Chen’s talent was ranked first among the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises.

Ye Chen was, of course, enormously curious about his reward!

However, as Ye Chen carefully sensed the reward in the divine light, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Finally, he muttered to himself in disbelief, "This ’Heart of the Origin Master’ is the reward for me?"