The Dragon Phoenix Academy had not yet officially opened its doors to recruit disciples, but the area before its mountain gate was already crowded with countless young elites—a dense mass numbering no less than ten thousand.
All were truly outstanding prodigies, hailing from the myriad domains across the heavens. Not a single one among them was ordinary.
Quite a few were disciples of major powers, even immortal forces. There were also Heaven's Pride from supreme holy lands and even elites from Emperor and Sovereign clans, all highly valued by their respective factions and sent to cultivate at the Dragon Phoenix Academy.
However, the Dragon Phoenix Academy's rules for accepting students were extremely strict. Each time, they would recruit at most three thousand, never exceeding that number. Sometimes, they didn't even recruit a thousand, only around eight hundred.
Especially in this era—the most brilliant Great Era since the Mythical Age—it had brought forth all the outstanding Heaven's Pride talents from across the ages. The younger generation selected to enter the Myriad Realms Academy were inevitably the monsters among Heaven's Pride.
Even some outstanding successors from major powers might fail the selection if their cultivation was slightly lacking, fully demonstrating the strictness of the Dragon Phoenix Academy's selection process.
Ye Chen's gaze swept over the gathering of young powerhouses. Among them were many true Young Kings, each one outstanding and exceptionally eye-catching, their kingly might surging, forcing others to give them a wide berth. They were truly conspicuous.
Naturally, he also spotted some familiar faces: the Flame Dragon King, King Hao, Zhao Wudao, the Canglan Holy Son, the Crown Prince of Xia, the Blood Glow Valley King, and even the Heavenly Roc King had appeared. His demonic might was vast and majestic, surpassing that of the others.
Three years apart, this peerless Demon King had grown even stronger. The ancestral blood within him had awakened more powerfully, and his cultivation had also grown mightier, far surpassing other Kings. He was almost comparable to a true Immortal True King—truly formidable.
His very presence made even those Kings wary and fearful, none daring to approach him. His golden hair cascaded over his shoulders, making him appear even more majestic and supreme. He was one of the leading figures among the younger generation of the demon race in this era, carrying great expectations. One day, he might fully awaken his ancestral blood and achieve the true form of a Heavenly Roc.
The Heavenly Roc King's dark golden eyes swept coldly over this younger generation, their gaze piercing. Very few dared to meet his stare. Even Kings had to avoid his sharp edge, not daring to look him directly in the eye.
However, there were several Kings who showed no fear, for they were also extremely powerful, having stepped into the Saint Realm and become Saint Realm Kings. They were many times stronger than ordinary Saints, astonishingly powerful, possessing the capital to look down upon the other young heroes. Naturally, they also had no fear of the Heavenly Roc King, who was also a Saint Realm King.
Of course, none of them tangled with or attacked each other, as they all knew how troublesome the others were.
Boom—
Heaven and earth trembled as an immensely powerful figure descended, his entire body enveloped within a blazing divine sun.
"It's him! The invincible Sun God, reincarnated through Samsara!"
A wave of exclamations rose from the crowd. Everyone recognized this Heaven's Pride shrouded in the blazing sun as the True King Heaven's Pride Sun God from a past generation, now reincarnated and reborn, having once again achieved the status of a True King in the mortal world.
His appearance was like another sun in the world, shining with ten thousand zhang of radiance, divine splendor billowing forth, accompanied by the most terrifying pressure—immensely powerful, far surpassing the other young elites.
Even the Young Kings found it difficult to match him, feeling an indescribably fearsome oppressive force.
Only the Heavenly Roc King and a few other Saint Realm Kings could withstand it, but their expressions grew many times more solemn.
The appearance of a True King of this era was an extremely eye-catching event no matter where.
For a True King was a peerless Heaven's Pride who surpassed Kings, immensely powerful. This was especially true for the Sun God, who had been a True King in both his lifetimes, making him supremely formidable.
It was said he was attempting the legendary Supreme Law, seeking to merge his two lifetimes to break the shackles of the Nine Heavens and achieve the mythical Tenth Heaven, inspiring even greater awe.
The Sun God lived up to his name, truly like an invincible deity of the sun. Shrouded in a brilliant, blazing sun, his entire body radiated with flawless, blazing divine splendor, his divine might vast and majestic, giving people a terrifying sense of oppression.
He was like a Mythical Emperor or Sovereign in his youth. That terrifying imposing aura directly pressed down on the many young elites from the myriad domains present, making them almost unable to breathe.
Even the Kings present felt an intense oppressive pressure near the Sun God, as if their bodies were about to split open. They all retreated far away, not daring to get too close.
"Truly a powerful enough Sun God. Worthy of being an Immortal True King in both lifetimes, indeed terrifying enough."
This was the astonished thought in the hearts of the many young elites. The Sun God had once been invincible under the heavens, an unrivaled figure of a past generation. Now, reincarnated and reborn, he was the same—a True King in two lifetimes. Who could contend with him?
Even Ye Chen's expression turned grave. This was a great enemy from the past, one who had contended with him in his previous life, not much weaker. Now reborn as a True King, possessing the memories and cultivation of his past life, coupled with endless resources—how powerful was he?
He was already immeasurable.
Even in this lifetime, he would likely become Ye Chen's formidable enemy, not to be underestimated.
The Sun God was peerlessly powerful, shrouded within the brilliant blazing sun like a deity descending to the mortal world. Moreover, his perception was astonishing. His gaze swept toward Ye Chen's location, for he sensed a familiar aura—one of the several great enemies from the past.
This made Ye Chen even more wary. This great enemy was indeed terrifying enough.
On the mountain gate of the Dragon Phoenix Academy, powerful figures from the academy also stood in the void—all Elders, each naturally very powerful. Watching the appearance of the Sun God's reincarnated body, they couldn't help but nod.
"The Sun God's talent is stunning across the ages, rare in both ancient and modern times. He possesses the bearing of an Emperor or Sovereign. He is also attempting the Supreme Law, with high hopes. It's very possible he will achieve the mythical Tenth Heaven. On the path of the Human Emperor's struggle in the future, he will have a place."
This was the evaluation from the Dragon Phoenix Academy's higher-ups, rating the Sun God very highly, comparable to having the bearing of an Emperor or Sovereign. One could imagine.
"Roar—"
"Roar—"
A series of fearsome roars shook the entire heaven and earth. In the distance, an extraordinary carriage could be seen approaching, a divine light path unfurling beneath it, overflowing with Dao patterns and auspicious streaks of light.
However, what shocked people was that this carriage resembled a palace, crowned with a dragon pearl that hung down billions of strands of radiant light, veiling the carriage.
Moreover, a full nine draconic beasts pulled the carriage. Each was only three zhang long, but they bore a single horn and were clad in purple-gold scales. Clearly, they were draconic beasts with extraordinary dragon blood, and they were Saint-rank draconic beasts—extremely fearsome.
Nine Saint-rank draconic beasts as pulling beasts—unprecedented. It was even more magnificent and eye-catching than a Saint Lord's procession, not just ordinarily luxurious and grand.
Looking at this carriage, Ye Chen immediately understood, uttering word by word: "Yuan Yao God King!"