Chapter 159: Starlight Breakthrough

Ye Jiuyao looked at Xinglingzi, waiting for his announcement, yet Xing Yanyu's stubborn figure still stood firmly there, motionless.
Xinglingzi sighed, preparing to speak, but was interrupted once again.
"Old Ancestor, I still want to fight, I haven't lost!"
Xing Yanyu looked stubbornly at Xinglingzi and said.
"Alright, I know you are unconvinced in your heart, but there's no need to go this far. If you dare to persist like this, I'll just have both of you enter the ancestral grounds together!"
The members of the Star Clan: "............"
Such a maneuver actually existed? How could this be? This was blatant favoritism, yet such a trick was pulled.
This refreshed the Star Clan members' understanding of their Old Ancestor once again, leaving them utterly speechless.
"Two... both of them?!"
"Mn, I'll just let both of you enter."
"Wait..."
Xing Yanyu was somewhat baffled and wanted to ask again, but was cut off by Xinglingzi.
"I merely set such a rule to inspire the clansmen. Now I'm changing it, is that not allowed?!"
Xinglingzi widened his eyes abruptly and said to the crowd below.
"Hahahaha... The Old Ancestor is brilliant, knowing how to adapt to the circumstances."
Xing Hui offered a piece of flattery, but Xinglingzi's face instantly darkened as he glared at him and said,
"How come I never noticed before that you are such a contrarian?!"
"You have to stick your nose into everything!"
"Did I not know I was brilliant, and needed you to point it out?!"
"Do I need to be set off by you just to appear immensely brilliant?!"
Xinglingzi shot one remark after another at Xing Hui, instantly leaving the latter bewildered.
Did he forget to check the weather before going out today?
How come every time he opened his mouth, he got rebuked to the extreme?
At this moment, Xing Hui truly felt the darkness of life.
He desperately wanted to cry, but he couldn't.
"Old Ancestor, forget it. Xing Hui is still young, you should be understanding. So just beat him up, stop lecturing."
Xing Hui wore a crying face, then forced a smile—a bitter smile that was intensely awkward.

Yet, the very next moment, he managed a genuine smile.
"Grandpa Xing Hui, could you help me out? After all, your reputation within the clan is quite high."
Xing Yanyu looked at Xing Hui with a beaming smile, which brought a shred of guilty pleasure to the repeatedly battered Xing Hui, causing him to beam back.
"Good, good, good. Little Yu'er is still the one who understands Grandpa best. Speak, what is it? Whatever Grandpa can do to help you, I will."
Meanwhile, many people nearby looked at Xing Hui as if they were looking at a dead man. Xinglingzi cast a displeased gaze at him; this fellow was attempting to overshadow his master.
"Ahem... Did you just say you would call the shots?!" Xinglingzi looked at Xing Hui, his piercing gaze immensely terrifying.
"Ol—Old Ancestor, you... you have the final say. I was just happy, happy for you. After all, you took in a disciple today, and Little Yu'er isn't bad either."
"Today, both the male and female talents emerge together—this is bound to be a great blessing for our Star Clan. This old man was just momentarily overjoyed and lost my head," Xing Hui hastily explained.
Ye Jiuyao merely smiled. Looking at Xinglingzi's demeanor, it was obvious he wasn't genuinely angry, just playing around for amusement.
After all, Ye Jiuyao was somewhat familiar with Xinglingzi's eccentric personality.
The members of the Star Clan were all enjoying the spectacle. They had long wanted to see Xing Hui put in his place, given how full of himself he usually acted within the clan.
Ye Jiuyao chuckled, glanced at the embarrassed Xing Hui, and then walked down. He strolled over to Xing Hui's side, grinning broadly as he pressed a hand down on his shoulder.
"Little Brother Xing Hui, your Martial Uncle-Grandmaster has to discipline you a bit now. How can you speak so inappropriately?"
Ye Jiuyao then said in a profound tone.
Xinglingzi sat on the main seat, watching Ye Jiuyao, while the members of the Star Clan did the same, all looking on with keen interest.
"Look at you. Grown this old, and you still don't understand the order of seniority or the rules of respect and inferiority. You actually dared to shout and holler like that in front of my master."
"And look at how many people are present—you actually showed favoritism toward a disciple and junior. How do you expect the other disciples to view this?!"
"Does your conscience not ache when you act like this?!"
Ye Jiuyao looked sternly at Xing Hui, leaving the latter's mind in a blur. What on earth was happening today?
This was getting rather agonizing.
Xing Hui couldn't figure out what was going on today before a torrent of scolding rained down on him, every single word laden with profound pearls of wisdom.
"Exactly, exactly! Xing Hui, what is wrong with you today?!"
"Besides, the Old Ancestor is right here. Have you forgotten the ancestral rules of our Star Clan? How could you behave like this?!"
"Indeed, indeed! How could you forget the Old Ancestor's words? Now that the Old Ancestor is present, Young Master Xing Hui, how can you act this way..."
"............"
The members of the Star Clan began denouncing him one after another. Xing Hui's aged face turned completely flushed, while Xing Yanyu by the side wore an expression of extreme ugliness.

Ye Jiuyao spoke up once more.
"Young Master Xing Hui, it's not that your Martial Uncle-Grandmaster wants to lecture you, but look at how many people are criticizing you. It seems you really are hopeless now. How about this, do you want to hear what I have to say?"
Xing Hui looked at Ye Jiuyao and nodded sincerely.
"Then I'll speak."
Ye Jiuyao nodded and said,
"Look at what the core development of our clan is."
"The core development?!"
Xing Hui muttered under his breath, his face still filled with confusion.
Xing Hui felt a tempest brewing within his mind, and Ye Jiuyao's voice continued to wash over him.
"The core of development is the ability of a clan to grow and thrive. Look at what is needed right now!"
"The Star Clan needs continuous tempering through blood and fire, rather than this sort of idle rehabilitation. Powerful cultivation techniques and elemental skills—you no longer lack those..."
"What you lack is combat."
Xing Hui suddenly understood. He immediately crossed his legs and sat down as a terrifying storm swept up, rousing a formidable surge of power.
"Xing Hui... is breaking through."
"I never expected that in an environment like this, Xing Hui would actually break through to the Saint realm. This Martial Uncle-Grandmaster of ours seems to really have some tricks up his sleeve."
"True, I really don't understand how it happened, but he actually enabled Xing Hui to break through..."
Only Xinglingzi and Ye Jiuyao on the upper seats understood what was happening, given their differing vantage points and exalted positions.
"Master, this Xing Hui can be heavily relied upon. After all, this person is wholeheartedly devoted to the Star Clan..."
"I saw that long ago. This time was also meant to temper him; the Star Clan has been dormant for too long and cannot continue like this..."
"If we do not experience some battles soon, the situation below might change. The Heaven-Defying Clan are beings who wage war across all directions."
"They are brave and skilled in battle, and many races are no match for them," Xinglingzi said with a solemn expression.
Meanwhile, Xing Hui, enveloped in the elemental storm, wore an expression of intense focus as he continuously gathered his strength.
The members of the Star Clan had already begun to stand guard for Xing Hui's breakthrough.