Chapter 402: Senior Zi
The purple-clad elder stood there without moving, nor did he make a sound, because he could not determine whether Yun Che was merely testing him, bluffing, or had truly discovered him… If it was the latter, then that would be far too incredible.
At this moment, Yun Che spoke again: "If Senior does not speak, then I shall take it as tacit agreement. The Black Moon Merchant Guild has achieved its current success, and integrity must be its foremost principle. I believe Senior would not allow petty individuals who break their word to operate on your own turf."
Feng Chaonan laughed heartily: "A senior on the seventh floor? Hahaha! At such a distance, and within the Black Moon Merchant Guild, never mind a waste like you, even I cannot detect the slightest movement inside. Your posturing is nothing more than a laughably ridiculous clown show."
Yun Che gave a cold smile and said no more. Under various strange gazes, he walked to the front of a profound formation… He had already roughly understood the crystal platform's criteria for judging talent: bone age, and also strength intensity—not merely profound strength level. According to this standard, he should at least be stronger than this Feng Chaonan.
Yun Che extended both hands, slightly raised his energy, and instantly activated "Purgatory." His hands struck out fiercely with "Falling Moon and Sinking Star."
The Shenhuang Empire had a history of over five thousand years, and the crystal platform of the Black Moon Merchant Guild had existed even longer than the Shenhuang Empire—it was no ordinary thing. The power of Yun Che's strike under the Purgatory state was absolutely terrifying, but when it hit the profound formation, it likewise produced no sound at all. All the power was absorbed by the profound formation in an instant, with not a trace leaking out.
Zheng, zheng, zheng…
The silent crystal pillar suddenly blazed with light… from red, almost in an instant, it shot straight up to cyan. The sound of five colors lighting up at once overlapped, causing everyone's ears to ring sharply.
The surrounding profound practitioners had been wearing looks of pity, ready to watch a joke, but the scene before them left them all frozen in shock, unable to believe their eyes. The cold smile on Feng Chaonan's face instantly stiffened, his eyes bulging as he lost his voice: "This… this is impossible!"
The speed of the crystal pillar's light rising slowed down, but did not stop. It continued upward past the cyan light pillar, then broke through the cyan boundary without any hindrance, and the blue crystal pillar lit up as well.
"Wahhh!!" Nearly all the profound practitioners present let out uncontrollable screams of surprise… But the radiance of the crystal pillar still did not stop. It continued upward, and upward. The blue light pillar quickly deepened into azure blue, and then with a "zheng" sound…
Finally, he gritted his teeth, tore off his Phoenix Robe in one pull, flung it at Yun Che, quickly changed into another outer garment, shot Yun Che a venomous glare, and left without looking back.
"When you call those weaker than yourself trash, it means you admit that in front of those stronger than you, you are nothing but unadulterated trash! The Fenghuang God Sect took five thousand years to reach where it is today—that was no easy feat. Even if you have no ability to bring honor to your sect, at least don't go around shaming the Fenghuang God Sect's disciples everywhere, making people despise you!" Yun Che spoke coldly toward Feng Chaonan's retreating figure. Then, ignoring whatever reaction Feng Chaonan might have, he turned around and walked toward the profound formation he had opened earlier.
The profound practitioners around now looked at Yun Che with deep reverence. No one belittled him anymore because of his Earth Xuan Realm profound strength, and they also felt profound gratitude—after all, he had thoroughly vented for all the profound practitioners of the six kingdoms in front of the Fenghuang God Sect's disciple. However, his bearing toward Feng Chaonan, and the dreamlike purple glow on the crystal platform, filled them with awe and gratitude, making them unable to muster the courage to approach him. As Yun Che walked toward the profound formation, the surrounding profound practitioners quickly made way, watching him all the way until he stepped into the purple profound formation and his figure completely vanished within it.
The purple profound formation sent Yun Che into the seventh floor of the Black Moon Merchant Guild… a place that not many people in the entire Tian Xuan Continent could enter.
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