Chapter 49 - Chi Construct (1/2)
Yun Yifei was at the peak of rank seven. Hence, none dared to challenge him. Some contenders had leaped into the other arenas for a fight. Even the other youngsters from the Eighteen Houses of Lianyun or different clans performed well too, with most of them being rank six and above.
Bam. Mo Teng had defeated a rank six opponent from the House of Yan.
Yan Yin, who was watching from the side, looked to be in a foul mood.
“My apologies, Lord Mo.” Mo Feng saluted Yan Yin with a smile.
Yan Yin returned the gesture though deep down, he was cursing him.
“Is no one going to take on Yifei?” Yun Yixuan asked rhetorically as he looked at Yun Yifei who stood in the arena.
“Those who possess a talent like Yun Yifei in the pool of youngsters are rare and few,” Qin Yu suggested. The rest of the rank nine combatants who sat by the side too, agreed unanimously.
“Yifei is the first talent the Eighteen Houses of Lianyun has ever had!”
“For the past hundred years or so, even the entire Donglin County has seen very few youngsters who have achieved the peak of rank seven before the age of eighteen.” Yan Yin and the rest cheered on.
“If Yifei keeps this up, he’ll surely surpass me someday, maybe even achieve rank ten at some point.” Yun Yiyang smiled approvingly. “When I was his age, I was only a mid-rank six. They’re getting stronger by the generation.”
Ye Changxuan paid no attention to Yun Yiyang, Yan Yin, and the rest as they continued to boast about their achievements. All that talk about a number one talent was nothing compared to Little Chen who had grasped the world of Martial Truth inside out!
Ye Chen stared at the arena on the far end and smirked, revealing his composure. It was not his time to act yet.
Just then, Mo Feng looked over to Ye Chen.
“Lord Ye. Little Chen is rank six, yes? I heard he’s considered the top talent of the Ye Clan. Why don’t you let him join the match instead of having him stand around doing nothing?” Mo Feng smiled slyly. “You could let him compete with my grandson. After all, it’s just a competition. A friendly spar wouldn’t break anything more than a bone or two.”
Ye Changxuan was beginning to find Mo Feng rather impatient. As he was about to respond, Ye Chen calmly clapped back, “Don’t worry Grandpa Mo, I will join the fight soon.”
Ye Chen’s words upset Mo Feng greatly. It was as if Ye Chen was implying that Mo Feng could not wait for him to get on the stage any quicker. Mo Feng snorted under his breath before turning over to speak to the rest.
Li Xu found himself smiling as he eavesdropped on the conversation between Mo Feng and Ye Chen. He looked at Ye Chen again. He found the boy’s feistiness rather likable, only he wondered if his powers would match up just the same. Given the boy’s rather indifferent attitude and maturity, he could not help but be interested in him.
People come and go from the stage. Numerous youngsters hailing from the clans of Donglin County had challenged Yun Yifei to a match but they were all soundly defeated.
Soon, Yun Yifei would bag the title of Donglin County’s Top Talent.
Down went another contender. Another clean sweep done well. The rest of the youngsters below the arena all faced down, none daring to meet his eye. A look of disdain showed on his face.
“What a bunch of spoilsports.” Yun Yifei looked down and caught a glimpse of Ye Chen calmly gazing over. Recalling the incident that happened back at the Ye Castle, he smiled wryly before calling out to him, “Ye Chen of the Ye Clan, I hope you haven’t forgotten about our deal. Why don’t you come up here and fight instead of chickening out at the bleachers?” Yun Yifei beckoned over.
Ye Chen frowned upon seeing Yi Yifei’s face. He could have ignored him but chose not to do so. If he did not put Yun Yifei in his place today, he would probably take the Ye Clan for a bunch of pushovers.