Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2053: Want to See Yang Xiaotian’s Dao Heart Aptitude

"However, this boy stirred up trouble with the Mad Demon and the Evil Leader during his test!" Xin Lei exclaimed to Bai Yan, unable to mask his agitation.

"What!" Bai Yan felt as though a pail of freezing water had been dumped over his head.

Instantly grasping the gravity of the situation, he produced a Message Talisman and commanded the City Lord of World City to fully trigger the World Great Array.

Simultaneously, Bai Yan leaped into the sky, racing toward World City with every ounce of his strength.

"To World City!"

His form shimmered with radiance, and with every pulse of light, he leaped across a dimension of space-time.

In a mere heartbeat, he had traversed numerous layers of the void.

Xin Lei, recognizing the desperation of the moment, shifted into a bolt of lightning and vanished into the firmament, pushing his speed to the absolute limit.

Meanwhile, the Mad Demon and the Evil Leader—having witnessed Yang Xiaotian’s possession of both Innate Buddha Force and Innate Demon God Power—were weighing whether to destroy the boy. Suddenly, World City was engulfed in a blinding brilliance as countless pillars of light erupted from the earth.

A million beams of light shot straight into the Vault of Heaven.

This triggered the primal energies within the Vault of Heaven, causing a boundless power to pour down like a deluge, shielding the entirety of World City.

In that breath, every soul within the city felt pinned down by an invisible, overwhelming force.

Following Bai Yan’s command, the World Great Array had reached full activation!

Watching the array reach its peak, the Mad Demon and the Evil Leader knit their brows in frustration.

Despite their peerless Cultivation, they dared not treat the fully awakened World Great Array with indifference.

This ancient formation harnessed the space-time energies of hundreds of thousands of empires across the World Continent.

After his expression shifted several times, the Mad Demon flashed a smile at Yang Xiaotian and remarked, "My invitation remains open. Whenever you desire, you may take me as your Master!"

"I am prepared to exhaust all my power and wealth to guide you!"

Having spoken, he dissolved into a dark sea of demons and faded away from the Assessment Square.

The Evil Leader also turned to Yang Xiaotian, saying, "Should you wish to become my disciple in the future, merely cry out to the void three times, and I shall hear you."

With those words, he vanished from his spot.

Nobody anticipated that such terrifying figures as the Mad Demon and the Evil Leader would depart so suddenly.

The crowd watched them leave with a hurricane of emotions.

Elder Chen, who had been stiff with terror, finally exhaled, feeling as though he had just cheated death.

Had the Mad Demon and the Evil Leader attacked, most people present would have perished; even the fully powered World Great Array could not have entirely restrained the pair.

As the two villains retreated, Yang Xiaotian’s brow darkened. He could feel two traces of sinister energy planted within him during their departure.

It was clear they had left an invisible prohibition inside his body as they left.

If these restrictive powers were not purged, every action he took would be under their constant watch.

Just then, the void was torn asunder by hundreds of powerful figures. Xiao Zheng, Teng Si, Luo Chong, and various other Elders and high-ranking members of the World Academy arrived on the scene.

From a distance, Elder Chen was stunned to see the arrival of such luminaries as Xiao Zheng, Teng Si, and Luo Chong.

Typically, these Elders remained in secluded Cultivation and were rarely seen; even someone of his status seldom had the chance to encounter them. He never dreamed that Yang Xiaotian's appearance would summon so many of them.

Nearly half of the World Academy’s Elders were now present!

At this moment, the Innate Buddha Force and Innate Demon God Power within Yang Xiaotian had not yet receded. From their vantage point, Xiao Zheng and the others could clearly see the boy.

The sight of these two conflicting powers left the approaching group in utter shock.

They had never imagined that Innate Buddha Force and Innate Demon God Power could exist inside a single host.

How was such a feat possible?

Even with the Fourteenth Defying Heaven’s Top Tier Holy Body, the coexistence of Buddha and Demon energies should have been impossible, shouldn't it?

While Xiao Zheng and his peers were rushing forward, a streak of light approached World City at a velocity that eclipsed even theirs.

This figure arrived at the square before any of the other Elders could.

The man came to a halt in the air above the Assessment Square.

He was a middle-aged man clad in a white brocade robe, marked by a white flame sigil upon his forehead.

He gave off no aura or energy fluctuations whatsoever.

However, the moment Elder Chen saw him, he began to shake. He bowed low with great fervor and cried out, "Chen Yi greets the Dean!"

The Dean!

Many experts and disciples who had never laid eyes on Bai Yan were paralyzed with shock before falling to their knees in a frenzy of excitement.

"We pay our respects to the Honorable Dean!"

The air was filled with the sound of their passionate greetings.

Bai Yan gave a small nod to Chen Yi and the others, but his eyes were fixed on Yang Xiaotian, clearly moved by the sight of the Innate Buddha Force and Innate Demon God Power.

"Greetings, Dean," Yang Xiaotian said, offering a respectful bow with clasped hands.

Bai Yan looked at Yang Xiaotian with visible joy and excitement. He stepped forward to help the young man up, saying, "Child, you have finally appeared!"

Child, you have finally appeared!

Those words carried the weight of the tens of thousands of years he had spent waiting and searching.

Yet, in this moment, all that endurance felt justified.

The onlookers felt a shiver of realization.

Child?

Despite this being their first meeting, the Dean of the World Academy was already calling this youth "child" with such affection?

It was a clear sign of how much he cherished and intended to protect him.

By now, Xiao Zheng, Teng Si, Luo Chong, and the World City Lord had all gathered.

The simultaneous presence of so many legendary figures of the World Continent left the crowd feeling breathless under the sheer pressure of their status.

"Honorable Dean, shall we proceed with the second phase of the trial?" Cheng Zhan, the Elder of the Artifact Refining Hall who had previously looked down on Yang Xiaotian, spoke up.

The others kept their silence.

Cheng Zhan was not merely an Elder; he was the premier Artifact Refiner on the entire World Continent.

Bai Yan glanced at Cheng Zhan before turning to Yang Xiaotian. "We are to begin the second stage of the assessment. What are your thoughts?"

The fact that Bai Yan was seeking Yang Xiaotian’s input caused many to exchange meaningful looks.

"I will follow your lead, Dean," Yang Xiaotian answered, his hands clasped in respect.

"Excellent. Let the second stage of the assessment commence!" Bai Yan said with a grin, escorting Yang Xiaotian toward the Assessment Hall.

While the first stage held on the plaza had tested his Holy Body talent, the second stage would be held inside to measure the strength of his Dao Heart.

The Holy Body and the Dao Heart were the two vital pillars used by the great powers of the Holy Realm to judge a disciple's potential.

The World Academy held both in equal regard for their entrance trials.

Elder Chen had overseen the first part for Yang Xiaotian, but this second phase would be presided over by Bai Yan himself, alongside the academy's elite Elders.

Xiao Zheng, Teng Si, Cheng Zhan, and the others followed Bai Yan into the building.

The rest of the crowd remained outside.

The great doors were left open, providing a clear view of the proceedings within.

Everyone was desperate to see the quality of Yang Xiaotian’s Dao Heart.

Bai Yan was particularly curious to see what kind of Dao Heart would be manifested by someone possessing the Fourteenth Defying Heaven’s Top Tier Holy Body.