"Thank you for showing mercy, Venerable Shen. I have learned the lesson."
The guardian Jia immediately saluted and bowed without daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction.
Shen Yi nodded and then turned around and reminded, "For now, I am hiding my identity and strength. I hope everything you witnessed here stays in this city."
His voice sounded in everyone's ears; all the audience nodded, and even Fa Ma, Jia Xing Tian, and Hai Bidong saluted and acknowledged.
Shen Yi then descended back; with each step the lightning reversed and the void healed back to its previous shape without any flaw.
He glanced at his father's dazed expression and spoke with a light smile, "Father, you can now act humble, but you must not bow and lower your posture in front of anyone in the future. Your son already possesses the power to bend everything for you."
Shen Han was startled, and then he nodded, looking at him, and replied with a happy smile.
"I am proud of you, Yi'er. Showing mercy on the weak when you have strength, it seems you didn't forget the Shen's teachings."
The Hai Bidong and others glanced at each other, and then the Fa Ma landed on the ground beside them, followed by others. They didn't dare to fly higher or sit higher like before in front of the Venerable.
Shen Yi then glanced in their direction and spoke, "You can call me Venerable Yi; my father will be the future Venerable Shen. I am not the leader of the Shen family yet."
"Yes, Venerable Yi," Hai Bidong and others were startled and immediately acknowledged,
"Venerable Yi, why don't you and Mr. Shen sit down at the main podium and observe the competition from there? This place is a little low and crowded, not suitable for your stay."
Chairman Fa Ma then requested humbly,
Shen Yi glanced at his father. Shen Han was startled, and he glanced around and hesitated, looking at everyone in the audience staring at them, especially the young girls among them staring at his son as if they would pounce on him the next moment.
He hurriedly nodded and said, "It's alright, let's go there."
Shen Yi smiled, and he waved his hand; immediately black lightning flashed, and all of them appeared inside the main podium.
Hai Bidong and the others were startled, looking at each other in horror, seeing that Shen Yi transferred them back to the main podium instantly; they couldn't even react.
Guardian Jia noticed the black lightning flickering on everyone's skin, even his own. Although it looks dangerous and deadly, he didn't feel anything, as if his body were touching nothing.
'With such fine control of lightning and void, he is definitely a high-level dou venerate.'
He thought and felt more fortunate that Shen Yi didn't act ruthlessly despite possessing the power to destroy the Jia Ma Empire.
Meanwhile, back to the competition stage,
Xiao Yan was standing senselessly after witnessing the power of a dou zun.
'So the teacher was also a powerful Venerable, I felt the similar spiritual suppression in his dou qi as my master; I need such strength… I also want to raise my father's head, just like he did now. But first I have to restore my master's spiritual power and wake him up.'
Xiao Yan thought to himself, clenching his fist, looking at the direction of Shen Yi in the main podium deeply. After witnessing the true power of Dou Venerate, his conviction became more resolute and strong.
Shen Yi on the podium also felt an intense gaze and glanced in his direction and nodded with a smile. Xiao Yan was startled and then nodded with a confused expression.
'He recognized me, how?'
He thought to himself doubtfully and then suppressed his doubts, as it isn't the right time to act confused. After taking a deep breath, he walked toward the stage and stood in line with other candidates.
Meanwhile, inside the main podium, Fa Ma glanced at Shen Yi and spoke while gesturing at Xiao Yan.
"Venerable Yi, this Yan Xiao is a rising talent in our Jia Ma Empire; he is suspected to be a fourth- or even fifth-level alchemist."
Shen Yi nodded calmly, looking at the stage. The event progressed, with candidates concocting the pills.
There were setbacks because of the disguised Chu Yun empire candidates, but Xiao Yan still managed to win the competition after revealing both his heavenly flames and successfully concocting the three-line green pill, which is a fifth-tier pill.
After a while,
Shen Yi standing outside the competition building along with his father and other members of the empire,
He glanced at Xiao Yan, who was also standing silently beside the Ice Emperor, Hai Bidong.
"Father, let's go; I will take you back to Yan City."
He then spoke, looking at his father, and waved his hand; the next moment the void beside him was torn open.
Chairman Fa Ma and others glanced at the void gap with desire, envy, and also hidden fear in their gazes. Anyone yearns to have such power, but at this stage touching it is a death sentence.
"I will visit the misty cloud sect and destroy it. I hope before that you deal with all your grievances with them."
Xiao Yan's pupils widened as he heard a light voice in his ears; he glanced at the direction of Shen Yi in surprise, noticing his light smile before he disappeared along with his father inside the void gap.
'It seems he really remembered me.'
Xiao Yan thought to himself, looking at the void gap healing back; his expression became deep, thinking of the upcoming main event in his life, the three-year agreement.
On the other side of the Jia Ma Empire,
The void shook and cracked open; two figures walked outside with dark lightning flickering on their body surface and stepped on the grassy lawn in the Shen house.
Shen Han glanced at the familiar courtyard and lawn around, and then he raised his arm, looking at the dark lightning flickering on the surface of his skin.
"What kind of lightning is this? it looks silent without any noise, dark like an abyss, and very deadly but has no effect."
His father muttered curiously and then glanced in the direction of Shen Yi.
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