Chapter 1724: Borrowing Momentum

"What? That divine lord at the fifth heaven? Purple qi?"

"Are you kidding me! His qi is actually higher than Jiang Nan and Mo Fei?"

"Come on, do you think the Pavilion Master would joke with you about this?"

...

Everyone was stunned!

No one had expected that Ning Tianping would be the one with the strongest qi among them.

The strength of one's qi is heavily influenced by their power.

Generally, among peers, the stronger one's strength, the more vigorous their qi.

But this is not absolute, as everyone knows.

However, Ning Tianping was just too ordinary!

Though his strength was decent, compared to Jiang Nan and Mo Fei, he was far behind.

So everyone found it hard to believe that he was the one with the strongest qi among the eight.

Jiang Nan and Mo Fei also looked at Ning Tianping in surprise, a hint of reluctance in their eyes.

"Me... me? Purple qi?"

Ning Tianping pointed at himself, his face full of disbelief.

Seven years ago, Jian Zhentao had observed his qi, and back then he only had blue qi.

Who would have thought that seven years later, he had evolved to purple qi!

Having spent so many years in the Radiant Imperial City, Ning Tianping had some understanding of qi.

He estimated that before following the master, his qi was at most yellow.

Now, after a few hundred years, it had transformed into purple qi!

Purple qi, also known as ultimate purple qi, is the most vigorous qi among ordinary people.

Those with ultimate purple qi have a great chance of reaching the True God realm!

At the level of the imperial city, this is extremely rare.

Because the heritage of imperial cities is mostly from Heavenly Gods, with very few True God inheritances.

Even if there is one, truly reaching the True God realm is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Thus, people's shock was understandable.

The Hundred Battle Arena had been held for at least hundreds of sessions, but so far, the number of genius warriors with ultimate purple qi could be counted on one hand!

This shows how rare ultimate purple qi is.

But now he actually possessed ultimate purple qi—all thanks to the master!

In a few hundred years, from the most ordinary yellow qi to the rare ultimate purple qi, this was truly a carp leaping over the dragon gate!

"Hehe, young man, do you doubt my words?" Jian Hongxiao said kindly with a smile.

"No, no, how would I dare doubt the Pavilion Master's words? I just... just find it hard to believe. After all, I come from the most remote lower-class imperial city. Ultimate purple qi was something I never dared to dream of before!" Ning Tianping stammered.

However, these words struck others like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

"What? He... he comes from a lower-class imperial city!"

"Are you kidding? A lower-class imperial city can produce ultimate purple qi?"

"This guy is here to discourage us, isn't he? I just want to find a hole to crawl into!"

...

Those geniuses, upon hearing Ning Tianping's words, were almost on the verge of collapse.

A lower-class imperial city, with at most three to five Heavenly Gods, pitifully weak heritage, and scarce resources.

How could such a place produce ultimate purple qi?

Stumbling upon a True God inheritance?

If such things were that easy, there wouldn't be so many people living in mediocrity.

Jian Hongxiao smiled and said, "A person's qi is not immutable. That you have such qi now is naturally due to the influence of a noble person. As the saying goes, 'When one person attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.' That's the principle."

Ning Tianping understood clearly; he knew who the noble person was. He looked gratefully at Ye Yuan and said, "Master, did you... did you hear that? I... I now have ultimate purple qi!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Good, good! Your efforts over the years have finally paid off!"

Whether it was the other six on the stage or the audience in the stands, few knew the relationship between Ye Yuan and Ning Tianping.

Now hearing Ning Tianping call Ye Yuan "Master," they were all stunned.

At that moment, they suddenly realized there was still Ye Yuan!

One purple qi, two blue qi—what about Ye Yuan?

Earlier, everyone had wondered why Ye Yuan, who came first, had lower qi than Jiang Nan or even Ning Tianping.

It wasn't surprising they thought that way, after all, imperial qi had never appeared in history.

As for imperial-level qi, needless to say.

They didn't even dare to think about it!

And now, this ultimate purple qi bearer called Ye Yuan "Master," indicating he was merely a follower of Ye Yuan!

Coupled with the Pavilion Master's earlier remark that Ning Tianping had been influenced by a noble person.

Just how terrifying must Ye Yuan's qi be?

Jian Hongxiao did not keep them in suspense for long. He smiled and said, "Hehe, you guessed right! The first thing I want to announce is that the Hundred Battle Arena has finally produced its first imperial qi! He is Ye Yuan! Moreover, his qi is extremely vigorous, among the top even within imperial qi!"

A single stone stirred a thousand waves!

The stands erupted.

"Imperial qi! The legendary imperial qi! No wonder... no wonder he could overpower Jiang Nan and Mo Fei!"

"My god, live long enough and you'll see everything! In my lifetime, I've actually witnessed an imperial qi!"

"Damn! I really want to be friends with him! No, even being a follower is fine! Let me also bask in his immortal aura!"

"Master Ye Yuan, do you need a bed-warmer maid? I'm willing!"

"Hahaha..."

...

Jian Hongxiao did not mention imperial-level qi, as that would be too shocking.

But imperial qi was already stunning enough!

In the stands, no one envied Ye Yuan's imperial qi.

They all envied Ning Tianping!

Holy crap, a minor genius from a lower-class imperial city, after following Ye Yuan, rose to prominence and suddenly reached ultimate purple qi.

Could this qi be any more heaven-defying?

Seeing Ning Tianping, they all understood one principle—following Ye Yuan meant having meat to eat!

Ye Yuan looked helplessly at Jian Hongxiao, who returned a slightly apologetic glance.

Ye Yuan naturally understood that Jian Hongxiao was borrowing his qi to enhance the Radiant Imperial City's reputation.

The news that the Hundred Battle Arena had produced an imperial qi would cause a sensation once it spread.

This was, of course, a great thing for the Radiant Imperial City.

In Ye Yuan's view, the lower the profile, the better.

But that person was Jian Hongxiao; what could he do?

If he wanted to borrow momentum, then let him borrow.

You're awesome; you call the shots!

After all, I need something from you.

Jian Hongxiao made a gesture to signal everyone to quiet down.

Seeing the crowd settle, Jian Hongxiao slowly said, "Such a joyous occasion is worth my personal appearance. Well, the second matter is... the next Hundred Battle Arena will be postponed to a thousand years later."