A great emperor master every day—the good-for-nothing young master is having a blast!

The moment the sword was drawn, the entire audience gasped in astonishment.

Lin Xingwei stopped the blood flowing from his chest and unconsciously swallowed.

In all these decades, when have I ever felt so frustrated?

Her biological son died tragically on the spot, and she was also seriously injured by two younger relatives.

The young man didn't hold back and unleashed his strongest attack right from the start.

Lin Xingwei's source sea suddenly became restless, and a large amount of source energy inexplicably floated into the air.

The aura of the half-step Sun Wheel Realm gradually weakened, and the already ethereal Sun Wheel behind him slowly disappeared.

Lin Xingwei exclaimed in surprise, "Oh no, the medicinal effects of the pill are fading!"

Seeing that the sun wheel behind him was about to disappear, Lin Xingwei seized the opportunity to mobilize all his source power and launched the final attack of the half-step sun wheel realm against the two.

"Earth-Suppressing Technique, One Pillar Supporting the Sky!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a massive, black pillar covered in patterns pierced through Cloud Village and descended from the sky.

Gu Jun sighed, "Fellow Daoist Chen Yue, doesn't this scene seem a bit familiar?"

With a loud bang, the giant pillar crashed down on the two people standing at the edge of the martial arts stage.

The source energy swirled around the giant pillar, stopping two meters above the training platform, completely still.

Looking from afar, Lin Xingwei saw Chen Yue and Gu Jun standing unharmed beneath the giant pillar.

Not only was he unharmed, but he also showed no signs of panic.

The strongest attack from a half-step Sun Wheel Realm expert was so easily neutralized?

The audience, witnessing this powerful strike, couldn't help but feel worried for the two people present.

Chen Yue and Gu Jun, who were on the field, looked up at the falling giant pillar.

For a fleeting moment, Gu Jun even considered dodging.

Seeing that Fellow Daoist Chen Yue was standing calmly in place, he felt relieved.

No matter the circumstances, Chen Yue can remain calm, thanks to his trump cards.

If it really can't be solved, there is still the ancient Emperor Qingxuan watching from heaven.

The giant pillar paused for a moment, and instead of continuing to fall, it slowly rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Lin Xingwei was utterly bewildered, "Put it down! Put it down!"

No matter how much they shouted, it was to no avail; the giant pillar gradually rose and soon reached the sky.

Only then did everyone look up and see that the base of the giant pillar was being supported by a small black tower about the size of a thumb.

Lin Xingwei's eyes widened as he finally saw the small tower enveloped in source energy.

"That's... the giant black tower from before!"

"What the hell is that? Why can it shrink so much?"

Chen Yue's secrets are hard to fathom, whether it's the Heavenly Rank cultivation technique or this mysterious black tower.

None of them seem like things that could possibly appear in this small Jiangcheng.

"Gu Jun, draw your sword!"

Chen Yue's brief words stirred up a storm in Gu Jun's heart.

"Fellow Daoist Chen Yue, do you mean to cut that giant pillar in two?!"

Gu Jun looked at the giant pillar covered in patterns, its body swirling with source energy. Cutting it in two with a single sword strike would have been an almost impossible feat.

"In half? I meant to chop you into pieces of rock!"

"Rock fragments? Fellow Daoist Chen Yue, are you kidding me?!"

"No confidence? Then I'll do it!"

"Frosty Rain Illusion Technique, melt the ice!"

A cold current surged, and the surface of the giant pillar was covered by a thick layer of ice, directly severing Lin Xingwei's connection with the pillar.

Lin Xingwei immediately realized that the giant pillar had lost control and was completely held up in mid-air by the black tower.

I couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this really reasonable?!"

"The Cold Rain Ice Illusion Technique: A Dead End!"

A surge of primal energy condensed at the tip of the Ancient Tower of Heaven.

The moment they came into contact with the giant pillar, they planted a source energy imprint on it.

Dozens of strands of dark red source energy transformed into thick ice spikes.

Chen Yue repeated, "Gu Jun, draw your sword!"

"It's just a giant pillar. Can't your Xuan Yun Sword Technique even cut a big rock?"

Chen Yue's words ignited Gu Jun's competitive spirit.

Even if it costs me all my energy, I will cut this giant pillar in two.

No! It's chopped into tiny stones!

"Mysterious Cloud Sword Technique, Sword Shadow!"

In an instant, hundreds of illusory sword shadows appeared beside Gu Jun.

He raised his longsword, blade pointing skyward.

"Gather!"

A hundred sword shadows converged in an instant and landed on the Azure Phoenix Sword.

With a single sword strike, the sword shadow hurtled towards the giant pillar at an astonishing speed.

Chen Yue nodded and pointed.

Dozens of ice spikes pierced straight into the giant pillar, easily penetrating the thick ice layer and shattering the pillar inside.

A sword shadow flashed past, shattering the giant pillar and turning it into a stream of source energy that drifted into the air.

Lin Xingwei's cultivation level dropped from the original eighth level of the Spirit Mansion.

Watching the giant pillar shatter before their eyes, everyone present was so shocked they couldn't close their mouths.

"The Holy Son and Young Master Chen Yue, working together, were actually able to fight against a half-step Sun Wheel Realm expert!"

"That giant pillar was at least a hundred meters tall, and it was reinforced with source energy. How could it just shatter like that?"

"Was that stone pillar originally brittle?"

"What are you saying? What are you talking about, questioning the strength of our Twin Stars?"

"Make way, make way! I'm raising the banner for His Majesty the Holy Son and Young Master Chen Yue!"

The biggest beneficiary of the results of this Chen family competition is none other than the Ye family.

The Chen family's reputation was ruined, the eldest son was killed in public, and before the competition was even over, the Chen family head fled the scene in disgrace.

The Lin family suffered an even more tragic fate. Not only was the eldest son of the Lin family murdered in public, but the head of the Lin family was also about to lose his life.

With this happening, the Lin family's strength will inevitably drop a notch.

Ye Hongyi asked anxiously, "Heng'er, are you sure you haven't offended Chen Yue?"

Ye Heng witnessed the fate of Chen Ming and Lin Sheng with his own eyes. Of the three former prodigies, only he remained.

He dared not slack off, frantically recalling every moment he shared with Chen Yue in his mind.

He even went through some trivial matters in his mind.

After thinking it over, he suddenly remembered something that sent a chill down his spine.

“When Chen Yue was six years old, he went to the toilet once. I hid at the door when he wasn’t paying attention and startled him, which caused him to wet his pants.”

"Father, about this matter..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Hongyi, who had been furious, finally calmed down and slapped Ye Heng hard on the back of the head.

This slap almost made Ye Heng faint.

"You unfilial son, you unfilial son!"

"Are you trying to anger your beloved father to death?!"

"You actually caused such a huge mess behind my back! Do you want to ruin yourself and the Ye family?!"

Ye Hongyi angrily pointed at Ye Heng's nose and cursed him, the incident between the Chen family and the Lin family serving as a wake-up call for him.

Although the events Ye Heng mentioned had occurred almost ten years ago.

But what if Chen Yue investigates and specifically calls Ye Heng up on stage?

If Lin Xingwei has ended up like this, how much better can Ye Hongyi be?

If he had to choose, he would most likely still choose to protect Ye Heng.

Even knowing that everything he did was in vain, he would still do it.

Ye Hongyi became increasingly confused and slapped Ye Heng on the back of the head again.

"You traitor!"