# Chapter 1156: Anomaly
It was also at this moment that Huo Rulie saw Yun Che. His eyes went wide, his wild laughter abruptly cut off. After repeatedly confirming that his eyes weren't playing tricks on him, his voice came out stammering: "This... th-th-this... what is going on?!"
"..." Mu Bingyun's expression shifted, her chest heaving. If it were any other sect, having a disciple they had no hope for actually enter the "Chosen Ones" would undoubtedly be an enormous surprise. But Mu Bingyun felt not a trace of joy—only deep shock.
Because, based on Yun Che's strength, he absolutely~~should not~~ be there.
"Damn it!" After a long moment of shock, Mu Bingyun's heart sank heavily.
There was simply no way Yun Che could have passed the second round of preliminaries through his own strength... Not even the first round. Then the only explanation for him being there was that he had used some special method.
In other words, cheating!
But this was the Zhou Tian God Realm! Standing before him was Quhui Zunzhe, the head of the Zhou Tian Arbiters.
Yun Che's profound strength was right there—Divine Tribulation Realm, Level 1. Even an idiot couldn't believe he had entered the "Chosen Ones" through his own power. His act of "cheating" was clearly an insult to the Zhou Tian God Realm and the "Chosen Ones" who bore a special mission...
What awaited him would surely be not just the stripping of his qualification, but also the fury of the Zhou Tian God Realm, everyone on the Feng Shen Platform, and all who watched...
Afterward, it would be far more than just disqualification—there would be an extremely severe... even cruel punishment!
Although they were just a group of young people all under sixty years of age, the aura they released caused countless experts on the Feng Shen Platform to sigh in admiration.
"That person... is Luo Changsheng?"
Countless gazes fell upon a young man standing at the front, outstanding and extraordinary. He wore white robes, appearing extremely young, no more than seventeen or eighteen. His skin was fair and clean, and his somewhat feminine features gave him an elegant, gentle look with a hint of softness. At first glance, he seemed like a mild-mannered, approachable scholar.
But the faint, almost imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth, and the indifference in his brows that looked down on all living things, kept others at a distance.
And yet, this seemingly gentle and weak person bore a name known throughout the Eastern Divine Region.
Luo Changsheng!
The foremost of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain, ranked first in both the first and second rounds of preliminaries for the Divine Profound Convention, universally recognized as the number one among the younger generation of the Eastern Divine Region.
Although everyone in the Eastern Divine Region had long heard his name, if not for seeing him in person, no one would have imagined that the number one of the Eastern Divine Region's younger generation would look so gentle and frail.
"It seems that this year's Divine Profound Convention champion will undoubtedly be Luo Changsheng."
"Of course, there's basically no suspense. It's said that Luo Changsheng's cultivation has already reached the pinnacle of the Divine Spirit Realm, just a hair's breadth away from the Divine King Realm. Once he finds the right opportunity and has a moment of enlightenment, he can achieve the Divine King Realm. He might even become the youngest Divine King in Eastern Divine Region history!"
"The Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain truly live up to their reputation. In the second round of preliminaries, they once again occupied the top four positions."
"This generation is full of geniuses, but the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain are absolutely dominant. Luo Changsheng goes without saying, along with Shui Yingyue of Liuguang Realm, Lu Lengchuan of Futian Realm, and Jun Xilei, the successor of the Sword Lord. It seems that the four who will be granted divinity on the Feng Shen Platform this time will have no fifth candidate."
"Wait! Look at that little girl next to Shui Yingyue... How can there be such a young child? Divine Spirit Realm... Level 1?" A Realm King from a mid-tier star realm stared, his face full of shock.
His gaze was fixed on a young girl in a black dress, about thirteen or fourteen years old. A small black butterfly ribbon was tied around her tiny waist. Her attire, her age, her profound strength... her entire existence seemed out of place with the crowd around her.
Shui Meiyin!
More and more gazes focused on this special girl... Behind her, even Yun Che was looking at her. Divine Spirit Realm, Level 1—it was also impossible for her to break into the top thousand through strength alone. But Yun Che wasn't surprised, because he had personally seen her acting together with Shui Yingyue.
Cheating, after all—who wasn't?
But what still deeply puzzled him was... how had she discovered him when he was using Shadow Concealment!?
However, the discussions about Shui Meiyin on the Feng Shen Platform were far from what he imagined.
"Shui Meiyin, fifteen years old, and she actually made it into the top thousand... Remarkable!"
"Fifteen? Divine Spirit Realm... Could she be the one from Liuguang Realm that the rumors speak of..."
"There can't be a second person besides her. Not only does Liuguang Realm have Shui Yingyue in this generation, but they also have a little monster that's absolutely incredible."
"But no matter how astonishing her talent, with her current cultivation level, it's simply impossible..."
"If it were anyone else, of course it would be impossible. But if that rumor is true... no, there's no 'if'. The fact that she can stand there with Shui Yingyue means that rumor is already confirmed!"
"Rumor? What rumor?"
"At the end of her Divine Tribulation Realm, before she underwent her Heavenly Tribulation, she single-handedly defeated three fellow disciples at the middle stage of the Divine Spirit Realm—personally witnessed and vouched for by an outer sect master of Liuguang Realm."
"Wh-wh-what!?!?"
Gazes quietly shifted to the Liuguang Realm King seated in the northern section. Throughout, his face had shown no trace of surprise at both his daughters appearing on the Feng Shen Platform—only an unchanging faint smile.
Because this outcome was only natural.
"Four have already reached Divine Spirit Realm Level 10... and three of them are only half a jiazi old." The Dragon Emperor nodded in approval. "The young generation of the Eastern Divine Region is truly outstanding. My Western Divine Region is far from comparable."
The Dragon Emperor was not being modest, because in terms of cultivation speed, the Dragon Clan was inferior to humans... vastly inferior.
But the dragon's body, talent, and lifespan were there. Even though humans grew quickly, they had no advantage against true dragons.
"Hehe, if they knew they earned the personal praise of the Dragon Emperor, they would surely regard it as the greatest honor of their lives." Zhou Tian Shen Di said with a smile.
"Hmph." Cang Shitian let out a very light snort, a slightly stiff expression on his face showing that he wasn't exactly happy.
If these Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain were all approaching sixty years of age, he could fully accept it. But among these four young people who had cultivated to Divine Spirit Realm Level 10, apart from Lu Lengchuan who should be over fifty, the other three... in terms of life aura, were barely half a jiazi old.
This impact on Cang Shitian was absolutely extraordinary. Because on this point alone, the younger generation of the Southern Divine Region was already inferior to the Eastern Divine Region.
Beyond these four, the other young auras were also astonishing, far exceeding his expectations.
With a thousand of the Eastern Divine Region's top geniuses entering the Zhou Tian Divine Realm and emerging three years later, there was no doubt that the Eastern Divine Region would suddenly gain a batch of top-level experts on the scale of the entire God Realm. The consequence, naturally, would be that starting three years later, the Southern Divine Region's power would be weaker than the Eastern Divine Region's.
Of course, he wasn't happy about that.
The Dragon Emperor's gaze moved slowly, clearly observing with great attention. He first examined those with the strongest auras. After a moment, he slowly nodded: "Three thousand years in the Zhou Tian Divine Realm is no less than ten thousand years of cultivation outside. After three years, from this thousand talented young people, I'm afraid at least ten Divine Lords will emerge."
He paused, then shook his head and corrected: "No, if they maintain the level of the Zhou Tian Divine Realm's atmosphere throughout those three thousand years, I'm afraid it won't be just ten Divine Lords—twenty, even thirty is possible. Otherwise, your Zhou Tian wouldn't be so generous."
"Hehehe." Zhou Tian Shen Di slowly stroked his beard, smiling mysteriously, neither confirming nor denying the Dragon Emperor's words.
"What exactly does 'three thousand years in the Zhou Tian Divine Realm' mean?" Only he himself truly knew. Not even the Dragon Emperor, with his 350,000-year lifespan, could know. After all, this was the first time in history... and it was a difficult decision and enormous sacrifice he and the Zhou Tian Pearl had made together after long deliberation.
"Add several hundred Divine Sovereigns to that. Setting aside the speculation of 'disaster', after three years, the Eastern Divine Region will likely... oh?" The Dragon Emperor suddenly paused, his gaze sharply fixing on the small black figure.
The excessively young life aura, combined with the already Divine Spirit Realm profound aura, shook even the number one person in the God Realm.
"So... the rumor is true." The Dragon Emperor murmured.
"Oh? Does the Dragon Emperor know about her too?" Following the Dragon Emperor's gaze, Zhou Tian Shen Di smiled.
"In the Eastern Domain's Liuguang Realm, a heaven-gifted girl was born with extraordinary meridians and extraordinary soul. She began cultivation at seven, entered the Divine Path at ten, achieved Divine Soul Realm at eleven, reached Divine Tribulation Realm at thirteen, yet could battle Divine Spirit Realm opponents without losing... I once thought it was just a joke. It seems I, Long, have been looking at the world from the bottom of a well!"
When the Dragon Emperor, who had experienced 350,000 years of vicissitudes, uttered the words "looking at the world from the bottom of a well," every word carried weight beyond description.
"This girl truly cannot be judged by ordinary standards. Just two months ago, she successfully stepped into the Divine Spirit Realm again, leaving people in awe." Zhou Tian Shen Di said.
The Dragon Emperor's gaze was still fixed on Shui Meiyin, lingering longer than on the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain combined: "The four who are called 'Divine Sons' are certainly outstanding... but together, they are not worth this one girl."
This evaluation was extremely high. But Zhou Tian Shen Di showed no surprise, nodding without hesitation: "Zhou Tian deeply agrees. In recent years, Zhou Tian has personally visited Liuguang Realm many times, intending to take this girl as a disciple, but... alas."
Zhou Tian shook his head, three parts disappointment, seven parts regret. As the Zhou Tian Shen Di, actively seeking to take someone as a disciple was an opportunity that no Xuan practitioner would dare dream of in ten thousand lifetimes. But the first time he had personally done so in his life, it was...
"Hahahaha!" The Dragon Emperor laughed loudly. "Such a heaven-given pearl—if Liuguang Realm agreed, that would be strange. If I could obtain such a god-gifted girl, even if the Heavenly Emperor himself came begging, I would never part with her for a moment."
"Indeed. And it is one of Zhou Tian's greatest regrets in life." Zhou Tian Shen Di smiled bitterly. This Zhou Tian Shen Di, standing at the summit of the Chaos and holding the highest prestige in the Eastern Divine Region, every time he looked at Shui Meiyin, there was a... longing gaze as if he were desperately begging.
"A prodigy like this is something I have seen only once in my lifetime." The Dragon Emperor sighed sincerely. "If her talent doesn't wither, in the future, she might be no less than the guardians of your Zhou Tian God Realm."
The reason the King Realms could be King Realms was due to special "inheritance" methods. The Zhou Tian God Realm always had a group of extremely powerful guardians because of this. The Star Gods of the Star God Realm and the Moon Gods of the Moon God Realm also relied on "inheritance."
If a Xuan practitioner could rely on themselves to reach a height no less than that achieved through "inheritance," that would be an absolutely terrifying thing.
Zhou Tian Shen Di didn't deny it either, nodding again.
"Just seeing this unprecedented little girl makes my trip worthwhile." The Dragon Emperor's words even carried a hint of envy. "I'm afraid that not only among these thousand 'Chosen Ones,' but in the entire Divine Profound Convention, she has the youngest age."
"The youngest age, the lowest profound strength, yet..."
The Dragon Emperor's voice suddenly seemed to be cut off by something. As his brows slowly furrowed, his gaze landed directly on a person behind Shui Meiyin.
Yun Che!
Amid the auras of all the Divine Spirit Realm experts, Yun Che's Divine Tribulation Realm aura was thoroughly and unquestionably drowned out. Those auras that still stood out among the many experts would attract attention, but Yun Che... unless one specifically paid attention to him, his aura was almost imperceptible.
The Dragon Emperor was about to remark that Shui Meiyin had the youngest age and the lowest profound strength, yet could still enter the "Chosen Ones." To his surprise, he suddenly detected another aura at merely the Divine Tribulation Realm... and it was Divine Tribulation Realm Level 1!
The aura of Divine Tribulation Realm Level 1, among the thousand "Chosen Ones" on the Feng Shen Platform, was far more than just out of place.
This discovery spread like a plague. The sound on the Feng Shen Platform suddenly died down from this moment. More and more people began to show shock, confusion, and disbelief on their faces. In an instant, everyone—truly everyone—fixed their gaze on Yun Che, without exception!
Including the other nine hundred and ninety-nine "Chosen Ones" standing on the Feng Shen Platform.