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"I... lost? " Chen Jiaping was at a loss, as if he couldn't believe what had just happened.

In the clan, when had he ever lost to someone of the same generation?

Even if it was his elder brother, he was only slightly older than him. In addition to the fact that his cultivation was slightly higher than his, he was only slightly weaker.

All along, he had firmly believed that he would surpass his brother sooner or later. He was the one who had the most hope of reaching the Xiantian realm in the future.

He had once traversed through several small towns in the vicinity, and no one beneath the Heavenly Axis Realm was a match for him.

All of this gave Chen Jiapin a sense of superiority.

Even when facing those geniuses from the small city, the middle city and even the main family, he firmly believed that he would not be bad.

But reality had struck him hard on the head!

He'd lost in the first round of assessments.

In fact, the one who defeated him was a youth that was even younger than him.

"I... Is he really a genius? " Chen Jiapin couldn't help but have his doubts towards himself. He also felt fear towards the geniuses of the Yuan Le City that he had never seen before.

Even before meeting face to face, his heart was already filled with fear.

Losing to Chen Jieping this time was a huge blow to him. After all, he had always thought he was better than the geniuses of his family.

And the result?

He had yet to meet the geniuses of his family, but he'd already lost. What would happen if he met those geniuses of his family?

Chen Jiaping fell into a strange circle. He had always thought that the genius of his clan was the strongest and the strongest. No matter how powerful Chen Yi was, he could not compare to the genius of his clan.

He was even inferior to Chen Yi, how could he compare to those geniuses?

How terrifying must those people of the main clan be?

With this thought in mind, Chen Jiapin felt more and more like giving up on himself.

He used to be proud and complacent, but now he was a little disheartened and disheartened.

Chen Yiping didn't think that he would be able to make Chen Jiaping into such a sorry state with only one victory. If Chen Yiping knew the depths of his heart, he would have lamented that the young man's mental fortitude was still too poor. Once he failed, he would be unable to bear it and would have failed a few more times to adapt to it.

Chen Jiayu's heart ached as he looked at his absent-minded brother. He quickly went over to pull Chen Jiapin back. It was not the same to just stand there in a daze.

As he passed by Chen Yi, Chen Jiayi said with a gloomy face, "Kid, don't meet me in the second round of the exam, otherwise you will pay the price!"

Hearing this, Chen Yi couldn't help but sneer. "If you can do it, then do it."

Chen Yi truly hated these kinds of people. He only allowed them to take advantage of him, but didn't allow others to defeat him.

It was as if winning against them was a crime that couldn't be forgiven.

Who gave you that much face?

"Bastard!" Chen Yi's provocative words further enraged Chen Jiayi.

But before he could say anything, Chen Yi had already passed him and walked towards Chen Hongfei.

Chen Jiayu gritted his teeth and secretly noted down Chen Yi, then helped his younger brother, Chen Jiapin, back.

Seeing that his younger brother seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, Chen Jiayi consoled him, "It's just a loss, it's nothing."

Chen Jiaping's eyes were still glazed and his mood was low.

Seeing this, Chen Jiayi felt that something was not right. This look was too depressing. Where did that pretentious Chen Jiaping run off to?

Could it be that after a setback, he couldn't recover from it?

Chen Jiayu thought about the love he had for his brother from top to bottom, and felt that it was very likely that his brother would not be able to bear all these years of doting.

However, Chen Jiayu obviously wouldn't blame himself and his parents for spoiling him so much that he became like this.

He would only blame Chen Yi for leaving his younger brother with such a huge blow and such a deep impression.

"I must think of a way to remove this shadow from my brother's face." Chen Jiayu gloomily thought to himself.

At this time, the eighth group also began their free-for-all. Compared to Chen Yi and Chen Jiaping, the eighth group appeared much more dull.

Even the youths that were spectating the battle lost their interest.

It was because the battle between Chen Yi and Chen Jiaping was too exciting, even though the battle didn't last long.

However, regardless if it was the [Nether Profound Fire] or the Earth Terminus Cold Qi, this was the first time they had seen them and had broadened their horizons. They naturally had a very deep impression of the [Nether Profound Fire] and the Earth Terminus Cold Qi, and even now, they were still excitedly discussing the information about the [Nether Profound Fire] and the Earth Terminus Cold Qi.

When he returned this time, there were also others who bragged about it.

Some of them were even thinking about how they could use the [Nether Profound Flame] or the Earth Terminus Cold Qi like Chen Yi and Chen Jiaping.

In this situation, the chaotic battle of the eighth group was over. The one who succeeded in breaking through was also at the peak of the seventh meridian.

As the eighth group's free-for-all ended, the slots for the first round of assessments were also brought out.

Group 1 promotion quota, Chen Yingjie, small circle martial arts cultivation.

Group Two's ranking, Chen Hongyun, middle stage seven meridians martial arts cultivation.

In the third group, Chen Hongfei, a cultivator at the peak of the seventh meridian.

The fourth contestant to be promoted, Chen Qingsheng, a late stage seven meridians martial arts cultivation.

Fifth group promotion quota, Chen Jiayu, small circle martial arts cultivation.

Sixth group's ranking, Chen Junxian, martial arts cultivation at the peak of the seventh meridian.

The seventh group was Chen Yi, someone who had just entered the seventh meridian.

Eighth group advancement quota, Chen Chi, martial arts cultivation at the peak of the seventh meridian.

There were a total of two small circulations, six of the seven meridians' martial arts cultivation. In a larger direction, they were all at least at the great circle of the Invigorated Meridian Realm.

In a smaller way, Chen Yi was the weakest out of the eight who'd just entered the seven meridians.

However, in terms of strength, no one dared to look down on Chen Yi.

Including Chen Yingjie, a small circle martial arts genius.

Of course, Chen Jiayi, the genius of the small circle martial dao who had mastered the [Nether Profound Flame], did not think that he was on par with Chen Yi.

Chen Mengfei's tone was cold, "The remaining contestants have all made it out already. Let's go back and wait for the next time."

Many people felt bitter. Next time?

They might not have the opportunity to do so in the future. In the eyes of their clans, they had already failed once, so they would definitely give this opportunity to the other young geniuses.

Furthermore …

The family's selection of a branch family genius for the exam isn't fixed once a year, sometimes every two years, sometimes every three years.

Most of the people here were actually around 18-19 years old. Perhaps they had already exceeded the age limit during the next assessment.

Just as everyone was about to leave, Chen Hebi suddenly said, "Chen Jiapeng, you stay for a while."

Chen Jiapin looked up blankly.

Chen Hebi said in a deep voice, "Seeing that you are already able to control the [Nether Profound Flame] freely, I have specifically allowed you to participate in the second round of the examination."

As the examiners for the first round of examination, Chen Hebi and Chen Mengshui both had the qualification to choose an additional person to take part in the second round.

After all, there were times when the assessment was too strict, and they coincidentally happened to encounter a certain batch of talents in a certain small town. If there was too much concentration, it would cause some geniuses qualified to participate in the second round to be eliminated ahead of time.

Obviously, Chen Hebi felt that it was a waste for a genius like Chen Jiapeng to be eliminated, so he gave Chen Jiaping the right to do so.

"I... I've advanced as well? " Chen Jiaping's eyes gradually lit up as his face turned gray and his eyes lost all color.

After a long moment, he jumped up in disbelief, pointing at himself and asking questions nonstop.

Chen Hebi impatiently said, "Stop asking. If you continue asking, your quota will be cancelled."

Chen Jieping fell silent. He was so excited that he hugged his brother, Chen Jiayu.

Chen Jiayu hugged his younger brother happily and whispered at the same time, "In the second round of the examination, your brother will vent his anger for you."

At this moment, Chen Jiaping remembered his previous state. He was shocked that he had almost fallen.

He knew that Chen Yi had already become the knot in his heart. If he wanted to resolve this knot in his heart, he had to win against Chen Yi once, or kill Chen Yi directly.

"Chen Yi, you're in trouble. Be careful in the second round of the exams." Chen Hongfei reminded Chen Yi.

Chen Yi had already understood from Chen Hongfei that the second round of the examination would be conducted as a group against a group.

The strength displayed by the combination of Chen Jiayi and Chen Xianfeng was much stronger than that of the other two.

After all, they were brothers, and all of them had the [Nether Profound Flame].

Chen Yi smiled faintly. "Thanks for the reminder, but it's fine if they don't come. If they do come looking for trouble, I won't be the one to suffer."

Chen Hongfei couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Chen Yi's special bloodline as well as his bloodline's divine ability.

Yeah, what was he worried about?

[Nether Profound Flame]?

Was he even as powerful as Chen Yi's bloodline sacred art, [Burning Fire]?