Elsewhere, the gravely injured Li Mingfeng was taken back to the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land, where a great expert personally intervened to stabilize his injuries.
As for Ye Chen's current posture, it immediately stirred confusion among the onlookers.
"What is he doing? He's actually cultivating right there in the martial arena?"
"Could it be that he's gained some insight and is about to break through?"
"Impossible! He just broke through during the battle—how could he break through again? Do you think he's Heaven's illegitimate son?!"
Unlike those disciples who could only see the surface, the group of great experts instantly discerned Ye Chen's true state.
"Dao Enlightenment!"
"This kid is only at the Third Heaven, yet he's actually entered a state of enlightenment!"
Even the great experts were astonished.
On the high platform, Chu Ge was likewise surprised.
He hadn't expected that after Ye Chen's breakthrough in the midst of battle, he would still encounter another stroke of fortune.
To be honest, even if Ye Chen's strength improved again after this enlightenment, in Chu Ge's eyes he would still be nothing more than a slightly bigger grasshopper—something he could crush with a flick of his hand.
But if left unchecked, it would sooner or later become a hidden danger.
[A Child of Destiny is always full of surprises and uncertainties. I can't afford to be careless. Although Ye Chen is extremely weak in my eyes right now, if I don't keep constant watch over him, one careless moment might allow him to truly rise.]
[Fortunately, everything is still under control. After this enlightenment, Ye Chen should challenge me. This stalk of "leek" has finally reached the time for harvesting.]
Chu Ge casually recorded a few of his current thoughts in his diary, then slowly rose to his feet.
He could feel that Ye Chen's aura had finally stopped surging and was gradually settling down.
At the Yunmiao Pavilion, Dantai Xuanyin gazed at the diary replica in her hands—visible only to herself—her eyes flashing with contemplation.
After the appearance of this diary replica, she had not bound it immediately but instead observed for a few days.
Earlier, Dantai Jinglian had come to speak with her, allowing her to learn more about this diary replica, and only then did she finally reach a decision.
'Bind.'
She gave the response in her mind. A stream of information surged into her consciousness, and the diary replica in her hand vanished in the next instant.
At the same time, the interface of the diary replica appeared within her mind.
'What a miraculous creation!'
Dantai Xuanyin sighed inwardly, then shifted her attention back to the martial arena below.
Down below, Ye Chen awakened from his state of enlightenment. The moment he opened his eyes, it was as if bursts of joyous dragon cries echoed through the void!
Clenching his fists and feeling the power within his body surge to several times its previous magnitude, a look of wild ecstasy flashed through his eyes!
This single enlightenment had elevated his development and mastery of his King Body to an entirely new level!
Slowly rising to his feet, Ye Chen's gaze shifted slightly, finally locking onto Chu Ge, who was looking down at him from the high platform.
Feeling the unprecedented surge of power within his body, Ye Chen took a deep breath, met Chu Ge's eyes, and suddenly let out a thunderous roar:
"Chu Ge! Come down and fight!"
His voice resounded across all directions, lingering without fading!
Unprecedented soaring battle intent erupted from Ye Chen's body!
A smile curled at the corner of Chu Ge's lips as he slowly walked down from the high platform.
Step by step, pale-white stairways extended beneath his feet. Chu Ge descended through the air, one step at a time.
His entrance was not flashy—on the contrary, it was extremely plain and unadorned.
Yet this very simplicity gave people an overwhelming sense of pressure!
Because these stairways were entirely condensed from Chu Ge's spiritual energy!
From a single glimpse one could see the whole picture—this casual display not only revealed his exquisite, peerless control over his spiritual power,
but also exposed the terrifying, bottomless depth of his vast reserves of spiritual energy, so immense that he could squander it at will!
All of this unfolded before everyone's eyes, leaving many with pounding hearts and creeping dread.
This was simply not a method that a Third-Heaven cultivator should be capable of possessing!