Chapter 529 - 516: Dust Settles
On this continent, the arena fell into a deathly silence, all disciples and elders gazed dumbfounded at the upright figure, their hearts pounding wildly.
Because the strength Xiao Ye displayed was simply too exaggerated.
They had long anticipated that Xiao Ye, upon reaching the King Martial Realm and forming the King Body, would become incredibly terrifying; yet, they had not expected him to be so fearsome. To defeat Fan Li, a genius disciple of Xuanzi Hall, with one move right after reaching the King Martial Realm was something even the devilish disciples of the Main Hall at this time could not surpass, and possibly, they were even inferior to Xiao Ye.
Of course, only the Sub-Hall Elders who had reached the Emperor Martial Realm knew that Xiao Ye was able to defeat Fan Li in one move not because Xiao Ye had become so powerful that he could utterly overpower him, but because both disciples had displayed their strongest abilities, abandoning all defenses and unnecessary moves, aiming to determine the winner in one strike.
Xiao Ye was stronger than Fan Li, and naturally could conclude the victory in one move, but this was enough to demonstrate how formidable Xiao Ye was.
"Cough, cough!" Tian Jiu’s old face, red with excitement, gave a dry cough to bring everyone back to reality and to their senses.
"Xiao Ye, our Earth Hall’s assessment is still paused because of your participation, you have already defeated Fan Li, please continue with the assessment," Tian Jiu said to Xiao Ye with a smile, his attitude much kinder than before, speaking to Xiao Ye in a completely friendly tone.
"Yes, Xiao Ye, continue with the assessment, so as not to waste time." Wu Tong, along with eight other elders, approached amicably, their demeanor very relaxed, as if conversing with a peer, lacking the previous condescending attitude.
You see, among Taiyi Palace’s Four Main Halls, Earth Hall only ranks second to Heavenly Hall. For an Earth Hall Elder of Emperor Martial Realm to show such an attitude to a disciple is extremely rare.