“Hmm!? Did I see that right? The Holy Son actually wants to test his strength using the Archaic Bell!?”
“I remember the Archaic Bell doesn’t just test strength—it places more weight on talent! Isn’t the Holy Son only mid-grade in talent?”
“Mid-grade talent? He probably won’t even be able to ring it once!”
“If he can’t even ring it once, that would be utterly humiliating!!”
Voices of discussion echoed all around from the disciples, but Ye Mu remained unfazed, his expression calm and steady.
After all, what these disciples were saying… wasn’t wrong.
Given the original body’s talent and lazy attitude, it was entirely possible that he wouldn’t even be able to strike the bell once.
But that was in the past!
Right now, Ye Mu had fused with the Supreme Yang Sacred Body, comprehended the heaven-defying Supreme Yang Heaven-Burning Art, and his cultivation level had reached the 5th stage Life and Death Realm!
Striking seven times, or even beyond, was well within reach!
Ye Mu took a deep breath and cast aside all distracting thoughts.
The next moment, he suddenly circulated his spiritual energy! A wave of scorching heat erupted from within his body and surged outward like a storm in all directions!
“What!! What’s going on!!”
The instant the disciples felt this pressure, their expressions turned to shock and fear!
Before they could even react—
Boom!!
Ye Mu slammed his fist onto the Archaic Bell!
In an instant, a tremendous force caused the bell to tremble violently! A series of deep, ancient chimes rang out at once!
Dong—! Dong—! Dong—!
“What? The Holy Son… actually rang it three times?”
“Who was it just now who said he wouldn’t even get one chime? Hah! Got slapped hard, didn’t they!”
“Wait! Aren’t you overreacting a bit? It’s just three chimes! I remember even I could ring it four times back then!”
The moment the bell rang, a buzz of voices erupted throughout the crowd!
While three chimes were only an average result, don’t forget… just a moment ago, most of them had thought Ye Mu couldn’t even manage one chime! Compared to that, three was already quite impressive!
Of course… only relatively impressive.
The crowd’s excitement soon began to settle… however, just then—
Dong—! Dong—! Dong—!
The Archaic Bell suddenly burst forth with a brilliant light! Then… another three chimes echoed forth!!
The martial arena, which had been filled with noise, instantly fell into utter silence!!
Countless disciples stood frozen in place, faces blank with disbelief as they stared at the bell. A long moment passed before someone stammered out, “Did… did I just hear that right? The Archaic Bell? Rang three more times!?”
Dong—!!
Just as his words landed, before the others could react, the Archaic Bell rang out once more!
The disciples finally snapped out of their daze!!
“Holy shit!! Did I hear that right?! The Holy Son rang it seven times!!”
“Isn’t the Holy Son supposed to have mid-grade talent? How did he strike seven times!?”
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Their reactions varied—those who thought Ye Mu couldn’t ring it at all now blushed with shame and wished they could disappear.
Those who assumed he could at least manage one or two stood frozen, staring at Ye Mu in disbelief!
And most of the female disciples… were now eyeing Ye Mu with greedy desire…
Ye Mu’s looks and background had always been exceptional, but no one pursued him because of his mediocre talent.
Now that talent was no longer an issue… the female disciples were all suddenly interested!
Dong—!!
Just as some bold female disciples were about to step up and flirt with Ye Mu, the Archaic Bell rang out again with a thunderous crash!!
“Holy sh*t!!”
That final strike made everyone around curse out loud. Without exception, their eyes widened as they stared at Ye Mu in disbelief!!
If they weren’t mistaken…
That should be… the eighth chime, right!?
They knew very well—the Archaic Bell only had nine chimes total!!
But… forget the ninth! Even just the eighth hadn’t been heard in nearly a thousand years in the Blissful Sacred Land!
And now!! Ye Mu had struck the eighth chime!! How could they not be shocked!? How could they not be in awe!?
Before they could recover from their astonishment—
BOOOOOM—!!
Another deafening chime thundered out!!
In that instant! Everyone froze!! Their minds went blank!!
A dazzling golden light burst from the Archaic Bell!! Then, the massive bell shrank instantly and began to orbit around Ye Mu’s body!!
Nine Chimes of the Archaic Bell! The great bell had recognized its master!!
[Ding! Detected that the host has intercepted one of the Child of Fate Lin Yan’s opportunities. Gained luck points.]
[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully made the Archaic Bell recognize him as its master. Gained luck points.]
[Ding…]
The system’s voice echoed repeatedly. Ye Mu raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at the Archaic Bell hovering around him.
Honestly speaking, even he hadn’t expected to strike all nine chimes and make the bell recognize him as its master…
Still…
“Not bad,” Ye Mu chuckled softly, then stepped down from the platform with the Archaic Bell in tow.
“H-Holy Son, this… what’s going on?”
Just as he descended, the female elder quickly stepped forward and stammered out her question.
Ye Mu turned to her and said, “Striking nine times means the Archaic Bell recognizes a master. You didn’t know that?”
Of course I f*cking knew!!*
The female elder cursed inwardly!!
As the elder in charge of guarding the Archaic Bell, how could she not know that legend!!
But… what she really wanted to ask was—wasn’t Ye Mu only mid-grade in talent!? How did he strike all nine chimes!?
Yet today… the so-called useless Holy Son had done it!!
Though utterly shocked, the female elder was experienced. She quickly composed herself and respectfully said, “Congratulations, Holy Son, on obtaining this supreme treasure!!”
As her voice fell, the surrounding disciples all snapped back to their senses and shouted in unison:
“Congratulations, Holy Son, on obtaining this supreme treasure!!”
Their voices were filled with admiration. Only a few disciples carried any trace of jealousy—after all, the gap in strength was now so vast, it was hard to even be envious.
“Hahaha!! Archaic Bell, here I come!”
Just then! Lin Yan finally arrived at the martial arena. His face was filled with excitement and anticipation, as if he were moments away from striking nine times himself and subduing the Archaic Bell!!
“Yan’er, are you really confident you can strike nine times and subdue the Archaic Bell?”
Gu Xiyu frowned and asked.
“Master may not want to hear this, but that Archaic Bell is already in my grasp!!”
Lin Yan beamed with confidence and strode forward!
But… as soon as he saw the noisy martial arena, his brows furrowed slightly—why were there so many people here today?
He walked up to a random disciple and asked, “What’s going on? Why is the martial arena so crowded?”
That disciple responded with envy, “Brother, you must’ve just arrived! Just now the Holy Son tested his strength with the Archaic Bell and struck all nine chimes! The bell recognized him as its master!!”
“Yes, you heard that right! The Holy Son himself!!”
As those words fell, Lin Yan’s expression froze!
The strange feeling that had been stirring deep within him… instantly vanished!! A sense of emptiness and loss flooded through his entire being!!
“This… this isn’t possible!!” he muttered shakily.
As Su Qianqian’s childhood sweetheart, he knew exactly what kind of person Ye Mu was!! A bootlicker with mid-grade talent who became Holy Son purely through his background!!
How could someone like him strike all nine chimes of the Archaic Bell!?
Besides!! His instincts had clearly told him that the Archaic Bell was meant to be his!! It belonged to him!!
“If you don’t believe it, see for yourself!”
That disciple shot Lin Yan a glance.
Hearing this, Lin Yan quickly looked around—and just then, Ye Mu happened to walk past him!!
When Lin Yan saw the small, exquisite bell hovering around Ye Mu… his mind instantly went blank!!
“Seems you and the Archaic Bell… were never meant to be.”
Deep in Lin Yan’s soul, Gu Xiyu let out a sigh after seeing the bell.
“No!! That Archaic Bell was clearly mine!! Clearly mine!!”
Lin Yan’s face twisted in fury, screaming internally with madness!!
Gu Xiyu tried to say something else—
But Lin Yan suddenly stepped forward and shouted at Ye Mu, “Ye Mu!! Stop right there!!”
As his voice echoed…
Ye Mu paused, then slowly turned his head to look at Lin Yan…