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The patriarchs and elders of the Ye, Wei, and Xiong aristocratic families were all gathered together. There were also many patriarchs of the first-rate families in Celestial Ocean City present. Naturally, the loft was filled with discussions.
It was only when the Celestial Ocean City Lord, Gu Cangnan, came up with a middle-aged scholar that the loft quieted down.
Gu Cangnan was the only eighth level Martial Dao master in Celestial Ocean City. Even the patriarchs of the Ye, Wei, and Xiong aristocratic families had to be respectful when they saw Gu Cangnan.
However, Gu Cangnan was now respectfully following beside the middle-aged scholar. It could be seen that the middle-aged scholar's status was much higher than Gu Cangnan's.
To be able to make Gu Cangnan act in such a manner, the middle-aged scholar's identity was obvious. When the two of them stepped into the loft, whether it was a sixth level martial artist or a seventh level martial artist, all of them stood up.
Gu Cangnan introduced, "Everyone, this is Mr. Mu Feng from the Zishan Marquis' residence. He is a peak eighth level Martial Dao master!"
The martial artists in the loft were all leaders of the major forces in Celestial Ocean City. However, there were very few people who knew this Mr. Mu Feng from the Zishan Marquis' residence. However, when they heard Gu Cangnan introduce him as a peak eighth level Martial Dao master, everyone present sucked in a breath of cold air.
The people present were either in their forties, fifties, or sixties. Other than Gu Cangnan, there was no other Martial Dao master.
Moreover, even Gu Cangnan's cultivation was only at the mid-eighth level. However, Mu Feng looked to be in his thirties and was actually a peak eighth level Martial Dao master. This was indeed shocking.
Excluding the county capital, Zishan County had a total of sixty-seven cities. Celestial Ocean City was only one of these sixty-seven cities. The person in charge of recruitment in Celestial Ocean City was a Martial Dao master. It could be seen that the cultivation of the people in charge of the other cities was not much different. They should also be Martial Dao masters.
Sixty-seven cities meant sixty-seven Martial Dao masters!
It was rumored that under Zishan Marquis' residence, experts were as common as clouds. It seemed that this was true.
The cultivators present were all leaders of Celestial Azure City, but in front of Mu Feng, whether it was in terms of cultivation or status, they were not worth mentioning. After Gu Cangnan introduced them, they naturally came forward to greet him.
Mu Feng's expression wasn't arrogant, but he wasn't enthusiastic either. He faintly nodded to the crowd and then said to Gu Cangnan, "Lord Gu, let the competition begin!"
Gu Cangnan invited Mu Feng to sit on the main seat, and then sat beside him. He said, "The Zishan Academy's recruitment competition will be hosted by the City Lord's Mansion's Martial Dao Master, Gu Jing. Patriarch Xiong, Patriarch Yeh, and Patriarch Wei, each of your three families will have three protected spots. Please inform Gu Jing."
The so-called protected spots were reserved for the strongest and most promising junior elites who had the highest chance of getting into the top ten. In order to prevent them from meeting each other too early and being eliminated in advance, the protected spots would not be arranged for the younger elites to fight each other in the first two rounds of the competition to prevent the strong from being eliminated.
For example, Ye Yunlong and Wei Qingyan. With their strength, they would definitely enter the top ten. However, if they met each other in the first round of the competition, one of them would definitely be eliminated. Therefore, they had to be included in the protected spots to prevent them from meeting each other too early.
Gu Cangnan first said Patriarch Xiong, then Patriarch Ye, then Patriarch Wei. This was not a random address, but an order according to the strength ranking of the three great martial arts families. The answers of the three naturally had to follow the order of Gu Cangnan's words, and could not be disorderly.
Violent Bear took the lead and said, "Xiong Qifeng, Xiong Qikai, Xiong Qiyu."
These three were the top three of the Xiong family's younger elites. The protected spots were naturally reserved for the strongest junior.
After Violent Bear finished speaking, Ye Wendao said, "Ye Xing, Ye Yunlong, Ye Yundie."
When these words came out, not only did Violent Bear's expression change, but most of the cultivators present were also shocked.
Ye Xing, Ye Yunlong, Ye Yundie!
Ye Wendao said three names, but Ye Yunlong wasn't first?
When the three protected spots were mentioned, it was usually from the first to the third. Didn't this mean that Ye Xing's strength had already surpassed Ye Yunlong's and he had become the Yeh family's number one junior?
Some of the Patriarchs might not know who Ye Xing was, but the three great martial arts families, the City Lord's Mansion, as well as the families that had close relations with the Ye, Wei, and Xiong families, were very clear.
During this year's Genius Summit, Ye Xing's name had already spread throughout Celestial Azure City. It was only because there was an even more outstanding Wei Qingxuan that he was ignored. However, there were still many people who noticed Ye Xing.
They never imagined that in such a short time, Ye Xing would actually surpass Ye Yunlong and become the Yeh family's number one junior.
Violent Bear was very surprised that Ye Xing's strength had surpassed Ye Yunlong's, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he sneered, "A mere disciple of a clan can become number one. It seems that the Yeh family's juniors really have no successors."
Ye Wendao ignored Violent Bear's sneer, his expression as usual.
At this time, Wei Zhengguang had already mentioned the Wei family's three protected spots, "Wei Qingxuan, Wei Qingyan, Wei Qingzhou."
Wei Qingxuan had already surpassed Ye Yunlong during the Genius Summit and her name had spread throughout Celestial Azure City. She was one of the most influential figures among the younger generation of Celestial Azure City.
No one was surprised that she was ranked above Wei Qingyan.
Gu Cangnan said to a middle-aged man in his forties, "Add Yijian to the list of protected spots. The ten protected spots cannot meet in the first two rounds. Gu Jing, you go."
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Gu Jing quickly arrived at the arena in the middle of the square and announced the ten protected spots and the list of opponents. The recruitment competition had begun.
There were a total of sixty-two participants in this recruitment competition. Among them, there were ten from the Ye, Wei, and Xiong families, five from the City Lord Residence, and a total of twenty-seven juniors from the other families in Celestial Azure City.
The competition was divided into six rounds. In the first round, Gu Yijian and Xiong Qifeng, the two geniuses, directly advanced to the next round. The remaining sixty people would face off against each other. The thirty victors, including Gu Yijian and Xiong Qifeng, made thirty-two people who would continue to the next round.
After that, thirty-two would advance to sixteen, sixteen would advance to eight, eight would advance to four, four would advance to two, and two would advance to one.
Ye Xing's first opponent was called Zhang Bisheng. He was eighteen years old and had a cultivation of mid-fifth level.
He wasn't a descendant of the Ye, Wei, or Xiong martial arts families. It was indeed very outstanding for him to reach mid-fifth level at the age of eighteen. In the Zhang family, Zhang Bisheng was the only disciple with a cultivation of fifth level, far surpassing his peers.
However, when placed among the elites of the younger generation in Celestial Azure City, Zhang Bisheng wasn't considered outstanding. Naturally, he couldn't be compared to Ye Xing.
Although his name was Zhang Bisheng, he was utterly defeated in front of Ye Xing.
Facing Zhang Bisheng, Ye Xing didn't take the initiative to attack. Instead, he stood on the spot without moving a single step. Relying on his strong body that had reached perfection in Bronze Art, he sent Zhang Bisheng flying three times in a row.
Zhang Bisheng was thrown further and harder each time. After being sent flying three times, he finally understood that the difference in strength between him and Ye Xing was too great. He admitted defeat.
Before this, some of the younger martial artists who didn't know Ye Xing were surprised that Ye Xing was able to enter the top ten protected spots.
Now, they understood that Ye Xing's strength was really extraordinary. Seeing how he sent Zhang Bisheng flying with just a raise of his hand, it was obvious that he didn't use any of his true strength.
As for the younger martial artists who knew Ye Xing, they didn't have much of a reaction to Ye Xing easily defeating Zhang Bisheng. This was a matter of course.
In the first round of the competition, it wasn't just Ye Xing. Wei Qingxuan, Ye Yunlong, Wei Qingyan, and the rest of the younger elites who were listed in the protected spots easily defeated their opponents.
Moreover, through this round of competition, the difference between the ordinary families and the three martial arts families could be clearly seen. At least eighty percent of the ordinary family's juniors were eliminated in the first round of the competition. As for the three martial arts families' juniors, nearly eighty percent of them advanced to the next round.
The first two rounds of the competition could only be considered as the prologue. The real intense battles were after the third round.
In the second round, Gu Yijian and Xiong Qifeng joined the competition. Together with the thirty people who had won in the first round, they formed sixteen pairs.
Based on the principle of protecting the famous guests from meeting in the first two rounds, Ye Xing didn't meet a strong opponent in the second round. It was Ye Yunjian, who was ranked seventh among the younger elites of the main family.
Ye Yunjian knew this, so he didn't fight Ye Xing and directly admitted defeat. Ye Xing advanced to the third round.
Like Ye Xing, the other juniors who were on the list of protected juniors also won easily in the second round. Gu Yijian and Xiong Qifeng's opponents also directly admitted defeat.
Not long after, the third round of the competition began.
In the third round, eight out of sixteen would advance to the next round. Eight of the top ten would be decided at once. This round of the competition was finally getting a little intense. The spectators, in particular, were all very excited.
Gu Jing announced the name list for the third round of the competition. In this round, there were a total of eight matches. Out of the ten protected spots, four of them would face off. They were Ye Yunlong against Xiong Qiyu, and Gu Yijian against Wei Qingzhou.
Although they were among the ten protected spots, Ye Yunlong and Gu Yijian were both sixth level martial artists, while Xiong Qiyu and Wei Qingzhou were both at the peak of fifth level. The difference in strength was too great, so they were defeated one after another.
The disciples who were among the top ten protected spots were the elites of the elites. Naturally, they were very strong. The opponents of the other six weren't among the protected juniors, so they won all their matches.
Ye Xing's opponent in the third round was also a junior from an ordinary family. His name was Zhao Qiang, but he was much stronger than Zhang Bisheng, who he had met in the first round. He was at the peak of fifth level.
If he were to meet the other protected fifth level juniors, they would definitely go through an intense battle to determine the victor.
Unfortunately, his opponent was Ye Xing!
Ye Xing had made up his mind to sweep his peers in the recruitment competition. He wanted to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat and attract the attention of the person in charge of recruitment. Naturally, he didn't tangle with Zhao Qiang. In a few moves, he sent Zhao Qiang flying more than ten meters.
Ye Xing won easily and advanced to the top eight.
The top ten would be recruited by Mount Indigo Academy, so entering the ordinary class was a given.
However, Ye Xing's goal wasn't to enter the ordinary class, but to enter the gifted class!
The top eight wasn't his goal. He only had one goal, and that was to be number one!
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