As soon as Ye Chen’s name was mentioned, it immediately caused a stir outside the ancient battlefield.
True Gods who did not yet understand why Ye Chen was so famous quickly inquired and discovered the reason.
Upon hearing that Ye Chen was involved with the four major powers, had connections with the powerful and extraordinary Northern Territory King and Sovereign Xuechen from the Divine Kingdom, and also had relations with the genius girl Long Li, these out-of-the-loop True Gods, some of whom came from the lower realm just like Ye Chen and were unaware of the incidents in the Divine Kingdom, couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
Everyone knew that Ye Chen was probably the most watched person in this examination of the nine great divine institutes!
"Ye Chen, feeling much pressure?"
Seeing countless eyes on Ye Chen, the Southern Territory King asked him with a smile.
"Senior Southern Territory King," Ye Chen greeted the Southern Territory King with a cupped fist smile, "Pressure is motivation, I will do my best!"
Seeing Ye Chen’s carefree demeanor, the Southern Territory King nodded in approval.
And behind the Southern Territory King, people from the Southern Territory including Hong Ming and Hong Yi blinked at Ye Chen, indicating that they also came to watch his examination.
Ye Chen smiled and nodded back to Hong Ming and Hong Yi.
The East Territory King and the Southern Territory King, both had arrived at the examination site.
However, Ye Chen did not see the Western Territory King and the Northern Territory King.
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Noticing Ye Chen’s scrutiny as if knowing what he was thinking, the East Territory King transmitted his voice to Ye Chen, "That Western Territory King probably won’t come this time. However, the Northern Territory King should arrive; she might be here very soon."
As for the Western Territory King, Ye Chen did not pay much attention.
But the Northern Territory King was a different story altogether.
After all, the Northern Territory King and Long Li were quite close, and she had made three requests of him and was rumored to be both exceptionally mysterious and powerful.
Ye Chen was also curious to see the true face of the Northern Territory King.
After sizing up the emissaries from the four great territorial residences, Ye Chen turned his gaze to the people under the jurisdiction of the ruler of the Divine Kingdom’s capital.
This time, the ruler of the Divine Kingdom did not come in person.
Instead, he sent an eight-star Sovereign with thousands of followers to the ancient battlefield to attend the examination of the nine great divine institutes.
Through conversations between the East Territory King and the leader of this delegation, an eight-star Sovereign, Ye Chen learned that none of the true scions of the Divine Kingdom’s ruler who were of the right age were attending the examination of the nine great divine institutes, so the ruler did not pay much attention to this event.
Ye Chen also learned that the ruler of the Divine Kingdom was focusing on the impending event of the "Splendid Starry Sea" in the Wanmu Mountain area.
Little Nine had already informed Ye Chen that the "Splendid Starry Sea" concerned the ruler of the Divine Kingdom leading nine other experts, competing with the sovereign-level powerhouses of other divine countries in a significant event.
It involved the major decision of power divisions across numerous star territories in the universe.
And after the "Splendid Starry Sea" event concludes, the "Star Territory Genius Battles" of the various divine countries will officially commence.
For this reason, the ruler of the Divine Kingdom was even less likely to come.
Not seeing the ruler of the Divine Kingdom made Ye Chen feel somewhat regretful.
But Ye Chen knew that having met several great territorial kings of the Divine Kingdom, as long as he continued to grow, the day when he would meet the ruler of the Wanmu Mountain Divine Kingdom would not be too distant!
After meeting with people from the four great territorial mansions and the Divine Kingdom’s capital, Ye Chen’s gaze turned to individuals from the four major forces.
The four major forces were located within the territories: "Divine Dragon Mountain" in the East Province, "Tai Yun Heaven" in the Western Territory, "Divine Miao Peak" in the Southern Territory, and "Danxia Valley" in the Northern Region.
At this moment, the people from Tai Yun Heaven and Danxia Valley had already arrived.
Yang Yun and Yang Yan, as well as Zhu Qianqian and Zhu Qingqing whom Ye Chen had met in the Nine Suns Ancient Land, were all present.
But the group from Divine Dragon Mountain, who had great enmity with Ye Chen, had not yet arrived.
As for the people from "Divine Miao Peak," they were even more elusive.
The people of Divine Dragon Mountain, Ye Chen was not too concerned about.
What Ye Chen was truly focused on was "Divine Miao Peak".
Originally, when Ye Chen heard Lin Xiaowan introduce the four major forces, he was told that they were set up by the sovereign of the Divine Kingdom in the territories governed by the four kings as spies.
But after countless years, the relationship between the four major forces and the sovereign of the Divine Kingdom had changed.
Divine Dragon Mountain was still outwardly in a decent relationship with the sovereign of the Divine Kingdom, while Tai Yun Heaven had become exceedingly close with the Western Territory.
And Danxia Valley, because of the strength of the Northern Territory King, had completely sided with the mansion of the Northern Territory King.
As for Divine Miao Peak within the territory of the Southern Territory, it was the most detached, neither meddling in the affairs of the Southern Territory nor following the orders of the sovereign of the Divine Kingdom too closely, the most indifferent among the four major forces.
The reason Ye Chen cared about Divine Miao Peak was that he had something entrusted to him by the old man Ku Du to deliver to the descendants of Divine Miao Peak.
Originally, Ku Du had given Ye Chen two legacy beads, one cyan and one purple, and had him hand them over to the best-performing descendants of the Mu Mansion and Divine Miao Peak who participated in the assessments of the Nine Great Divine Institutes.
This time, someone from the Mu Mansion had already come, and after the assessment of the Nine Great Divine Institutes ended, Ye Chen could directly find the best performer to hand over the legacy bead, fulfilling Old Man Ku Du’s trust.
However, no one from Divine Miao Peak had come at all.
If by the end of the assessment no one had come, then Ye Chen would have no chance to deliver the legacy bead to the people of Divine Miao Peak.
This naturally made Ye Chen exceedingly attentive to Divine Miao Peak.
"Senior East Territory King, will someone from Divine Miao Peak come this time?" In the end, Ye Chen couldn’t help but quietly ask the East Territory King.
"Divine Miao Peak?" Hearing Ye Chen’s inquiry, a spark flashed in the eyes of the East Territory King.
"Young Friend Ye Chen, your inquiry about Divine Miao Peak must have something to do with the old Southern Territory King."
The East Territory King knew that Ye Chen had almost no chance of coming into contact with Divine Miao Peak. If he mentioned Divine Miao Peak now, it must be because of his encounter with Old Man Ku Du in the underwater palace.
The East Territory King also knew that the old Southern Territory King had significant ties with a certain figure from Divine Miao Peak...
"That Divine Miao Peak is enshrouded in mystery and is the least visible among the four major forces."
"Brother Ye Chen, why have you become concerned with Divine Miao Peak?" the Little Provincial Princess curiously asked Ye Chen from the side.
Ye Chen looked at the Little Provincial Princess and the East Territory King and gently smiled, "Originally, Old Man Ku Du entrusted me to deliver some items to the descendants of Divine Miao Peak. The chosen one is the person who performs best in this round of assessments at the Nine Great Divine Institutes."
"However, if no one from Divine Miao Peak comes to the assessment, then I won’t be able to fulfill Old Man Ku Du’s trust."
Ye Chen explained the situation to the Little Provincial Princess and the East Territory King.
"I see!" the Little Provincial Princess nodded lightly.
Then, she looked towards her father, the East Territory King, "Daddy, will someone from Divine Miao Peak come to the assessment this time? Do you know?"
The East Territory King nodded to Ye Chen and said, "Young Friend Ye Chen, don’t worry. In past assessments of the Nine Great Divine Institutes, Divine Miao Peak always sent ten female disciples to participate. This time should be no exception. Just wait a little longer."
At the same time, the East Territory King also reminded Ye Chen through a private message, "Young Friend Ye Chen, be extremely careful with Divine Miao Peak, and do not make enemies with them."
"Even though all of Divine Miao Peak’s disciples are female, the kings of our four great provincial mansions are aware that the true strength of Divine Miao Peak is the first among the four forces, much stronger than Divine Dragon Mountain, Danxia Valley, and Tai Yun Heaven."
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"Because, unlike the other three forces, Divine Miao Peak has not just one Nine Stars Sovereign, but several!"
"If it weren’t for Divine Miao Peak’s general policy of non-interference in the affairs of the Divine Kingdom, I’m afraid the fame of Divine Miao Peak would be a thousand times more resounding!"
Hearing the words of the East Territory King, Ye Chen was deeply shocked.
Could Divine Miao Peak really be that formidable?!