The Phoenix Clan's Martial Arts Arena was bustling and noisy at this moment. They were mainly discussing the black sun hovering above Tian Yangzi's head.
"What ancient body is that? So overbearing?"
"Impossible..." A genius on high platform number two shrieked in horror. He knew from ancient texts what kind of physique Tian Yangzi possessed! No wonder he was called Tian Yangzi.
"Oh! Brother Feng Chao recognizes that physique?" A genius sitting near him frowned and asked, as he did not know this physique.
"Huh! If I'm not mistaken, this is the Heavenly Sun Demonic Physique. In ancient times, there was a Pure Yang Demonic Venerable who possessed this kind of physique. It is said that he died at the eighth step of the Saint Ancestor Realm before fully activating his ancient body. At that time, it took four Saint Ancestors at the ninth step to kill him..." Feng Chao said. This information came from the ancient texts left by the Phoenix Clan. Perhaps some people here had read similar texts but simply couldn't recall them, as most cultivators don't read ancient texts.
"Heavenly Sun Demonic Physique?" The young genius's frown deepened. The name alone suggested how terrifying that ancient body was.
"He's a young genius! The Heavenly Soul Palace actually let him show himself like this. Aren't they afraid of other races coveting him?" Feng Chao murmured, looking at the white-haired young man on high platform number six. In these sensitive times, clans usually hide their young geniuses, at least until they reach the Divine Realm before letting them appear. After all, youth means lower cultivation, and competing against older individuals is a disadvantage.
Their exchange here was naturally overheard by others, who all secretly made their own decisions. Occasionally, someone would look at the Heavenly Soul Palace's First Saint Son, wondering if there was some conspiracy. As for him, he just smiled faintly, looking into the Martial Arts Arena, lost in thought.
"You've hidden yourself very deeply," the Tiger Clan genius said gravely, looking at Tian Yangzi. No attack was needed; the heat alone was enough to make him suffer. That temperature, let alone him, it was unknown if even those in the Spirit Communication Realm could withstand it.
"I don't like this either! Every time I release it, I can't control the temperature. It just doesn't harm me!" Tian Yangzi said indifferently. If he didn't release his ancient body, his combat power was already close to the Spirit Communication Realm. If he used his ancient body, he would be invincible below the Divine Realm!
"I still have to try! Tiger Roar Mountain Forest!" The giant tiger roared. He couldn't get close to that temperature, but sound wave attacks didn't care about temperature.
"Hmph! Let me show you the true Sun Heart Tremor! Tremor!" This time, Tian Yangzi didn't form any hand seals. As he shouted, the black sun above his head vibrated violently, creating terrifying sound waves and scorching heat that spread all around.
"Boom!" The two waves of attacks collided, creating a powerful explosion.
"Boom! Roar!" A giant black shadow flew over a hundred zhang away, accompanied by the painful roar of a wild beast. The giant tiger was defeated in one move! Afterwards, everyone saw a young man and a giant tiger standing in the square. The young man's clothes were a bit disheveled, but his aura was incredibly strong, with no signs of injury. As for the giant tiger, words could not express its misery. From its upper abdomen to its skull, it was charred black and emitting a burnt smell. Huh, it smelled a bit like barbecue.
"You lost!" The young man said indifferently. This was him holding back in the end; otherwise, it wouldn't have been just a simple charring.
"Huh! My defeat is not unjust!" The giant tiger's voice rumbled. He hadn't been too severely injured just now, and he naturally knew that Tian Yangzi had held back.
"Does anyone else want to challenge me?" Tian Yangzi no longer paid attention to the Tiger Clan genius and looked around the martial arts arena, speaking loudly.
"..." The martial arts arena fell silent. Few people were confident they could withstand the scorching heat from earlier. If they used cultivation to overwhelm him, of course, many young Divine Realm experts could do it, but using a cultivation two levels higher than his would make them lose face. Even without considering victory or defeat, challenging someone two realms lower than oneself was already a kind of humiliation.
After a while, no one challenged him, and Tian Yangzi was a little disappointed. In fact, he wasn't confident that he could contend with a Divine Realm expert at this moment. He had trump cards, but the Divine Realm was a different threshold. He wasn't confident he could defeat a Divine Realm expert.
Suddenly, he looked up at the white-haired young man on platform number six as if asking something. Seeing his movement, many people also looked at the white-haired young man, who was none other than Tian Hun Shengzi. Tian Hun Shengzi merely looked at him, then smiled and nodded. As if invigorated, he let out a breath and looked around, shouting loudly.
"I, Tian Yangzi, challenge any Divine Realm First Layer expert!" With his elder brother's approval, he had nothing to fear! Since meeting his elder brother, he had never seen his elder brother fail to accomplish anything, like an undefeated War God!
"..." As he shouted, the martial arts arena immediately became boisterous again. Tian Hun Shengzi actually allowed Tian Yangzi to challenge a Divine Realm expert. Although it was only within the First Layer range, it was still the Divine Realm!
"You brat, you're arrogant enough..."
"You don't know your place! The Human Clan indeed increasingly disregards the other clans..."
"..." Everyone chattered.
"So overbearing?" Yu Tianyuan on the fourth platform narrowed his eyes, smiling as he murmured. This brat inherited the Yu Clan from Yu Zhuyun, the head of the Yu family, and was also their great-grandfather.
"I accept your challenge! Hmph! Tian Hun Shengzi! After defeating him, I challenge you!" A Divine Realm First Layer Mid-stage expert immediately leaped onto the martial arts stage. His physique was massive, as if made of interlocking rocks. He was a young genius of the Huo Yan Clan.
"That's right! Defeat him, then challenge Tian Hun Shengzi..." Someone below immediately echoed.
"Haha! You want to challenge my elder brother? Fool!" Tian Yangzi's face turned purple with anger upon hearing this. His elder brother was a god in his heart, and they dared to slander his elder brother in front of him. These people deserved to die!
"Haha! Brat! You defeated that Tiger Clan member because he couldn't block your scorching heat. I was born in fire; your scorching heat will be useless!" The Huo Yan Clan youth said with a cold laugh. For him, a Divine Realm cultivator, to "bully" a Earth Core Realm cultivator didn't seem very glorious. As a genius, he naturally had his own pride.
"So much nonsense!" Tian Yangzi said coldly. Daring to slander his elder brother, he deserved proper punishment. Facing a Divine Realm expert, he wasn't careless in the slightest. From the very beginning, he summoned his own unique phenomenon, using his full power.
“Actually, your combat power is already extraordinary. If my guess is correct, your combat power has reached the Tong Shen cultivation level. You defeated that tiger clan member only because of your strange, scorching heat! If you encounter me, you won’t make such a big mistake.” The young man of the Huo Yan Clan said with a faint smile. He wasn’t wrong.
“Whether you can stop me or not, we’ll see!” Tian Yangzi said coldly. How dare he look down on him? Even a God Realm expert would pay a heavy price!
The onlookers outside were constantly exchanging whispers. Of course, none of them believed that Tian Yangzi could be a match for the Huo Yan Clan genius. The gap between them was quite large.
“Saint Son! Are we just going to let Young Master Tian Yang fight that guy like this?” A God Realm genius behind Tian Hun Saint Son frowned slightly. That Huo Yan Clan genius could indeed restrain Tian Yangzi.
“Huh! It’s fine! No one in the palace has truly fought him yet. Let him enjoy himself here this time. A slight injury is nothing. Besides, it won’t be easy for that Huo Yan Clan guy to defeat Tian Yang. He hides his strength very well.” Tian Hun Saint Son said with a smile. Cultivators are like sacred swords; they must constantly undergo tempering and forging to become stronger and more powerful.
“I understand…” The God Realm expert’s eyes lit up as he spoke. Tian Yangzi was like a pampered prince within the palace. Even the other two Saint Sons didn’t want to provoke him. Although Tian Hun Saint Son was young, only twenty-two years old, he had already been established as the First Saint Son. No great power within the palace objected. This spoke volumes: he was very powerful, so powerful that the remaining two Saint Sons, both with God Venerate cultivation, couldn’t compare to him, who hadn't even broken through to the God Realm at that time!