For some reason, the moment Ye Chen laid eyes on Chu Ge, an inexplicable irritation arose in his heart.
He just felt that the person before him was unbearably annoying.
And what happened next in the arena only pushed that irritation to its peak.
Earlier, when he had revealed his King Body, he had been the center of everyone's attention.
Some gazes were filled with envy, some with jealousy, some with astonishment—a tangled web of looks.
Among them were even admiring glances from the young girls.
Although Ye Chen held himself in high regard and looked down upon these "mediocre beauties" in his eyes, secretly he had relished being the focus of everyone's attention.
In his mind, today was meant to be his moment to shine.
A King Body was a rare treasure, and his future prospects were limitless. Naturally, he should be receiving this level of attention.
Yet, before he had even enjoyed it for long, Chu Ge appeared.
Merely stepping onto the arena, without even having his aptitude tested, he drew everyone's eyes toward him.
Even the remnant soul in Ye Chen's ring, which had been communicating with him, suddenly fell silent, as if captivated by Chu Ge.
And the girls… each of them stared at Chu Ge without blinking, their admiration so obvious that even a prodigy of a King Body like Ye Chen had never experienced it.
Among them, two girls had particularly caught Ye Chen's attention early on.
They were exceptionally beautiful, the top-tier disciples in this batch.
Not only that, their aptitude was extraordinary—they were pure Spirit Body geniuses!
When Ye Chen had revealed his King Body, the two had merely glanced at him, calm and unshaken, not shocked like the others. It was clear their upbringing and insight were far from ordinary.
Of course, that wasn't what attracted Ye Chen the most. What drew him were their appearances—they were almost identical!
Like twin sisters!
This delighted him greatly, and he even thought of approaching them after the test to "communicate" and slowly make his move.
But at this moment, their eyes were drawn to other men, which left him utterly frustrated.
His irritation toward Chu Ge gradually hardened into outright hostility!
Luckily, though his emotions were stirred, he wasn't reckless. He knew this wasn't the time to act on impulse.
He still needed to maintain the composed, modest, unarrogant image of a young prodigy in front of Xing Feng.
"Senior, can you tell what Chu Ge's background is?" Ye Chen tried to communicate with the remnant soul in his ring.
The next moment, a neutral voice, impossible to discern as male or female, sounded in his mind.
"No… wait, this is—?"
The voice abruptly stopped, full of shock.
Before Ye Chen could even react, his mind was shaken to its core.
A massive force struck him, sending him flying backward!
He crashed to the ground, utterly embarrassed, both angry and humiliated, scrambling to his feet to see who had attacked him.
But when he looked up, he saw a pillar of brilliant light shooting into the sky from the Spirit Testing Platform!
Chu Ge stood there, one hand on the Spirit Stone, his figure upright as a pine, his handsome face flawless, bathed in dazzling golden light from the Spirit Stone, as if a deity had descended to the mortal world!
'What… what is happening?!' A terrible premonition surged in Ye Chen. This display was even more shocking than his own King Body!
"This boy… carries a Sacred Body!" the neutral voice sounded again in his mind, filled with inexplicable emotion.
"What?!" Ye Chen felt his head buzzing, nearly staggering and falling again.
On the stage, Xing Feng was also taken aback by the sudden and astonishing turn of events, barely noticing Ye Chen being flung aside.
"The Spirit Pillar shoots to the heavens… an unparalleled Sacred Body!"
His hoarse voice rang out, his robes flapping violently in the storm of energy swirling around Chu Ge!
This terrifying spectacle shocked everyone present and even stirred unrest throughout the entire Taihuang Sacred Land!
The golden pillar soared into the clouds. No one could ignore it; all eyes were immediately drawn to it.
"That place… it seems to be the Spirit Testing Platform?"