He Shuang's Three True Astrals were already astonishing, yet Chen Qing was even more formidable.
What he had shown was merely the tip of the iceberg.
'The tenth True Disciple?'
'This is nowhere near his limit!'
This thought struck Gong Nansong's mind like a thunder shock, making his heart pound in terror.
Just then, Deng Ziheng's resonant voice cut through the crowd's clamor. "The victor of this battle is Chen Qing! From this day forth, Chen Qing is promoted to the rank of tenth True Disciple of the Celestial Treasure Upper Sect!"
The moment his voice faded, a vast, deep bell toll suddenly rang out from atop Bell Peak, one of the Outer Twenty-Seven Peaks.
"DONG—!"
The toll was sonorous, its melody long and drawn-out. It echoed not only throughout the Outer Twenty-Seven Peaks but even faintly reached the lands of the Inner Nine Peaks, reverberating endlessly through the mountains and valleys.
