Yang Yi appeared, arriving from afar. Her figure was light and ethereal, like a beautiful spirit. With each graceful step, she covered three or four zhang, moving with great speed. In just a few breaths, she had arrived at the training ground.
She stood tall and graceful, clad in pink robes, her dark hair cascading down to her pert buttocks, adorned with a few hairpins. Lightly powdered and rouged, she appeared delicate and charming, exceptionally beautiful.
Even within the entire Xia Feng Academy, she was undoubtedly considered one of the few great beauties.
Her arrival was like a brilliant scenic line, attracting the gazes of many.
"Yang Yi, she's here. Three of our Xia Feng Academy's Four Great Beauties have already arrived," an exclamation rose from the crowd.
The Xia Feng Academy had its publicly recognized Four Great Beauties. To be listed among them, one needed not only outstanding looks but also formidable cultivation and extraordinary background.
Vivian was one of them, and Yang Yi was another.
Yang Yi's appearance caused Ye Chen's pupils to contract into needle-like slits, a glint of light flashing within them.
He hadn't expected to meet her here. It was beyond his expectations.
"Miss Yang Yi, you've arrived," a talented youth from the Heaven-tier Academy quickly stepped forward to greet her. Yang Yi responded with a smile. Then, seeing the two Supreme Elders and the Ancient Sun Martial God beside them, she naturally knew their identities and dared not show the slightest neglect. She immediately stepped forward and bowed gracefully. "Yang Yi pays her respects to the two Supreme Elders and Senior Ancient Sun Martial God."
The three Martial God realm existences nodded indifferently. They didn't pay much attention to a mere Xiantian expert, but they felt that Ye Chen seemed to have some unusual relationship with this young girl, which made them take a bit more notice.
Yang Yi didn't feel displeased. Her gaze inadvertently fell upon Ye Chen. She was first slightly startled, surprised at why he would be here. Then, frowning her pretty brows, she said, "Ye Chen, why are you here too?"
Yang Yi knew Ye Chen?
Many people were surprised, but then they remembered that both Ye Chen and this new member of the Heaven-tier Academy were from Luo Feng City. It was only natural they would know each other.
Regarding the matter between Yang Yi and Ye Chen half a year ago, aside from a few individuals with significant influence who knew the details, most others were not very clear.
Ye Chen gave her a faint glance, his expression calm and unperturbed. "What does it matter to you where I am? Moreover, I am also a member of Xia Feng Academy."
Yang Yi glanced at the badge on Ye Chen's chest. A black iron badge? The Yellow-tier Academy? She couldn't help but laugh, though it carried a hint of mockery. "Ye Chen, I never thought you'd be a member of Xia Feng Academy. Even if you're just a student of the Yellow-tier Academy, it's already a great fortune, much better than having nothing at all."
Others now sensed that there seemed to be some enmity between the two. Seeing Yang Yi provoke Ye Chen like this, they couldn't help but find the situation rather peculiar.
"The enrollment trial for Tian Du Academy is still over two months away. You're hoping to reach the eighth level of Houtian through cultivation here at Xia Feng Academy, right?" Yang Yi's smile held a faint trace of mockery. "I advise you to give up that idea. You simply cannot achieve that qualification."
Everyone's expressions became even more peculiar. Ye Chen didn't have the qualification? If he didn't, how many people in the entire Xia Feng Academy would?
It seemed this Yang Yi before them hadn't fully grasped the situation.
Suddenly, she felt the people around her looking at her with rather strange expressions, as if watching a clown, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable. What kind of look was that?
Ye Chen merely glanced at her. "Are you done? If you're done, then leave. I don't have the leisure to chat with you."
"Ye Chen, you waste, are you insulting me?" Yang Yi couldn't help but snap coldly.
Hearing Yang Yi speak to Ye Chen like this, Vivian couldn't stand it any longer. She stepped forward, her pretty face full of coldness, and reprimanded, "Yang Yi, you're going too far. Is there any need to speak to Young Master Ye Chen like that?"
Seeing that it was Vivian, one of the Four Great Beauties, defending Ye Chen, Yang Yi was quite taken aback and didn't understand why. She just sneered coldly. "Miss Vivian, I respect you as my senior sister, but the fact that Ye Chen is a waste cannot be changed by anyone. Do you all really think he's still the genius he was back then? Hah, that's too laughable."
Vivian was originally a gentle person, but at this moment, she couldn't help but let her pretty face fill with coldness. She rebuked, "Yang Yi, apologize to Young Master Ye Chen right now."
"Hmph, wanting me to apologize to him? That's difficult," Yang Yi snorted coldly. Then, looking at Ye Chen with a sneer, she said, "Ye Chen, it seems you're doing quite well now, actually getting a great beauty like Vivian to defend you. But a waste is still a waste, only able to rely on women for protection. What a failure."
"Yang Yi, it seems the failure is you," the Thirteenth Prince suddenly interjected, looking at Yang Yi with a smile that carried a hint of mockery as it curved up.
Although Yang Yi felt insulted by his gaze, she didn't dare to rebuke him. Frowning, she said, "Thirteenth Prince, what do you mean by that?"
At this moment, the Thirteenth Prince stepped forward, smiling at Yang Yi, but it looked more like mockery. "Yang Yi, do you think Ye Chen is a waste?"
Yang Yi snorted coldly. "If he isn't, then who is?"
"Hahaha—" The Thirteenth Prince couldn't help but burst into long laughter. The people around them looked at Yang Yi with even more peculiar expressions, as if watching a clown, filling Yang Yi's heart with frustration. What did this mean?
Ancient Sun Martial God shook his head. "Two Elders, is this the elite student of your Heaven-tier Academy? In my opinion, it's truly..."
Although he didn't finish, the meaning behind his shaking head was clear to everyone.
The two Supreme Elders felt extremely embarrassed, ashamed that such a person had appeared in their academy.
Yang Yi couldn't help but grow angry. "Thirteenth Prince, what are you laughing at?"
The Thirteenth Prince stopped laughing, looking at her coldly. He snorted, "I'm laughing at your ignorance. Do you know who Ye Chen is? Is he the waste you speak of? Ridiculous. Do you know who caused the purple glow on the Power Monument earlier?"
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Yang Yi's heart. "Are you saying...?"
"That's right, it was Ye Chen. He was the one who caused such a huge commotion. It's truly laughable. You think others are wastes, but in fact, compared to Ye Chen, you are the real waste."
"How is that possible!?"
Yang Yi's face suddenly changed dramatically. She stared at Ye Chen in shock, still unable to believe it all.
Impossible!
She simply couldn't believe that Ye Chen could reach such a level, to produce a purple glow. Only the Crown Prince had achieved that two years ago. Could Ye Chen truly have reached that step?
Half a year ago, Ye Chen was only at the third level of Houtian. To reach this level in just half a year was simply impossible.
When she looked at everyone, she found them all looking at her as if she were an idiot, as if verifying that this was indeed the fact.
Although this fact was cruel, she had to admit it.
She looked at Ye Chen, her whole person appearing lost and disheartened, somewhat unable to believe it all.
But at this moment, Ye Chen merely gave her a cold, indifferent glance before shifting his gaze away, completely unconcerned.
Boom—
The heavens and earth trembled. Suddenly, an extremely powerful aura erupted like lightning, rumbling and booming, causing everyone's expressions to change.
Then, a heroic and majestic figure appeared, approaching from afar. His entire body radiated an unprecedented kingly aura, as if a monarch surveying his domain.
When they saw this person, the Thirteenth Prince's expression changed drastically. He spoke word by word, "The Crown Prince!"