Chen Jiuyang directly opened a protective energy shield one meter away, causing many Chen family members present to exclaim in disbelief:
"This is too outrageous..."
"A Xuanjing martial artist being able to open a ten-centimeter protective energy shield is standard. A Dijng martial artist can open fifty centimeters. Chen Jiuyang, a Xuanjing with seven acupoints, can open a one-meter shield. How profound is his true qi?"
Of course, some were unconvinced: "Hmph, so what if he can open a one-meter shield? This round tests the depth of true qi. He's so arrogant, I want to see how long he can last."
However, Chen Jiuyang's reputation as a genius was thoroughly cemented in the Chen family at this moment. An ordinary Xuanjing martial artist could never achieve this.
Apart from Chen Jiuyang, the remaining thirty-one Chen family members participating in the young master trial had grim expressions. Was Chen Jiuyang's true qi more profound than a Dijng Grandmaster's?
Chen Tonghe gritted his teeth and also expanded his protective energy shield to a meter. How could a Dijng Grandmaster like him be outdone by a Xuanjing martial artist more than twenty years his junior in front of all the Chen family members?
The remaining thirty Xuanjing Chen family martial artists gritted their teeth and persevered, secretly praying that Chen Jiuyang's true qi would not last long and he would give up soon.
Chen Jiuyang, sitting within the protective energy shield, was bored. He actually took out a cigarette and slowly placed it on the shield. The cigarette was ignited.
"Whoosh!"
This scene caused the Chen family members present to fall silent collectively. What a joke! Chen Jiuyang's protective energy shield could ignite a cigarette. What did this mean? It meant Chen Jiuyang's true qi already possessed a pure yang attribute.
True qi with attributes was something only Heavenly Realm Kings possessed, and only a very small number of Dijng Grandmasters could have it.
The Chen family patriarch could no longer remain calm at this moment. He looked at Granny Zeng, his voice trembling slightly, "Jiuyang, this child, his true qi already has a pure yang attribute?"
Granny Zeng smiled and replied truthfully, "That's right. Jiuyang already had true qi with a pure yang attribute when he was at the fourth acupoint of the Xuanjing realm."
"Boom!"
Granny Zeng's words were like a bomb thrown into the Chen family crowd, eliciting varied reactions.
"This Chen Jiuyang is an unparalleled genius!?"
"Nonsense, if this isn't an unparalleled genius, then what is!"
"Good! Our Chen family hasn't produced an unparalleled genius like Chen Jiuyang in a thousand years. Even if he doesn't win the position of young master, he should enjoy the same resources and training as the Chen family's young master."
"Our Chen family has been mediocre for centuries, and now we have finally produced an unparalleled genius!"
Then, Granny Zeng's next sentence made some people's hearts chill, and then rejoice: "Chen Jiuyang has taken Feng Hanhou as his master in Feng Province. He is following the path of enfeoffment. Unless our Chen family becomes a subordinate of Chen Jiuyang, it is impossible for Chen Jiuyang to become the patriarch of our Chen family."
This caused some of the excited old stalwarts of the Chen family to be stunned, and then they exclaimed in regret: "Why was the rare qilin of our Chen family for a thousand years left outside and snatched away by those of the enfeoffment faction."
"This is also good, this is also good..." some people who had their eyes on the position of Chen family patriarch nodded slowly.
The Chen family patriarch said, "It doesn't matter. Even if Chen Jiuyang cannot serve as patriarch, this child has already returned to our Chen family genealogy and is truly a member of our Chen family."
Chen Jiuyang lit his cigarette, took out his phone to watch a movie, and sat there idly.
Apart from using his Divine Intent techniques, Chen Jiuyang's true qi had never been depleted. Not to mention that even a Dijng Grandmaster would consume a lot of energy when using Divine Intent techniques. Just maintaining the protective energy shield was not a problem for his true qi.
"..."
Everyone else was speechless. They had opened their protective energy shields under the waterfall and immediately sat down to cultivate, minimizing true qi consumption. Chen Jiuyang not only opened a one-meter shield but was also smoking and watching a movie, which really unsettled their minds.
Chen Gaoming also chuckled wryly, "Jiuyang is going to make the other geniuses and elites of our Chen family surrender wholeheartedly."
Granny Zeng smiled, "A golden dragon is meant to be in the water, not in a pond. Jiuyang is an unparalleled genius, and it should be this way."
"Our Chen family has been too complacent for too long. It's time for a genius like Jiuyang to lead our Chen family to greater strength. A wolf released into a sheep pen will also make the sheep stronger."
Chen Gaoming nodded slowly.
Only Chen Jiuyang's family members had no idea what was going on. They were ordinary people who had hardly ever interacted with the world of martial artists in their lives.
Chen Yating just knew that her brother was very powerful.
Half an hour later, the first person was defeated, their true qi completely depleted.
Then came the second, third, and fourth.
Another half hour later, only two people remained under the waterfall: Chen Jiuyang and Chen Tonghe, who was at the second layer of the Dijng realm.
Being able to last for an hour, Chen Tonghe was already sweating and gritting his teeth to persevere, while Chen Jiuyang was still lazily watching a movie, even taking out a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket to crack.
"..."
Chen Tonghe's face burned with shame, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart. The thirty people below, soaked wet, were already mentally defeated. They were desperately struggling, while Chen Jiuyang was leisurely passing the time, making them all think the same thought: although they were all martial artists, they were from different worlds. Comparing people was truly indescribable.
After another five minutes, Chen Tonghe voluntarily retracted his protective energy shield, letting the waterfall water drench his body.
Chen Jiuyang, however, remained relaxed, maintaining his one-meter protective energy shield. Chen Tonghe revealed a wry smile.
Hundreds of people on the scene were watching Chen Jiuyang sitting under the waterfall, just watching.
Everyone thought Chen Jiuyang was going to show off his strength. The Chen family patriarch glanced at the other Chen family geniuses and elites. After just two rounds, these geniuses and elites had already been deeply demoralized by Chen Jiuyang.
Continuing like this wouldn't be good either. The Chen family patriarch coughed twice, "Jiuyang, you can come out now. We need to proceed to the next round." His tone was extremely gentle and polite.
Such treatment was not afforded to others in the Chen family. It was a joke; Chen Jiuyang, an unparalleled genius, deserved such treatment from the Chen family patriarch.
The Chen family patriarch called out to Chen Jiuyang, but Chen Jiuyang did not react.
"..."
Only then did everyone realize that Chen Jiuyang was engrossed in his movie. It wasn't until the Chen family patriarch called out a second time that Chen Jiuyang reacted.
One of the genius elites could no longer bear such a blow and said to his family member, "Dad, perhaps I shouldn't participate in this trial for the position of young master."
That person's face immediately turned black.
The Chen family patriarch smiled and said, "Next, everyone follow me to the third round. In this round, perhaps you can surpass Chen Jiuyang."
Upon hearing this, the thirty-one people immediately perked up.