"Therefore, I hope that when the two of them make a move against me, the Saint Heir can help me once."

"Simple!"

Wang Ye agreed extremely readily.

On one hand, Ji Ru Yu was originally supposed to help him, and on the other hand, although Wang Ye appeared very stern towards Ji Ru Yu on the surface, in reality, he had a quite good impression of him.

Wang Ye waved his hand, and a Great Dao Imprint was directly carved on Ji Ru Yu's forehead. Wang Ye said to Ji Ru Yu, "Just now, I placed an imprint on you."

"When you encounter danger, the imprint will sense it and activate itself. You needn't worry about anything else, unless a First Grade Cultivator personally deals with you, otherwise, even if the imprint is unable to match the opponent, it can still hold on for a while."

As Wang Ye spoke, the Great Dao Imprint gradually faded from Ji Ru Yu's forehead.

"Thank you, Saint Heir."

"No need. The competition is tomorrow; before that, if there's any chance to enhance your sorcerer skills, do so. I'll give you a ride."

With that said.

A surge of the Power of the Great Dao enveloped Ji Ru Yu, and before he could react, he was directly back to his residence on Tanggu Mountain.

Taking a look at the surroundings, Ji Ru Yu remarked:

"Wang Ye's strength in the way of cultivators is probably at a peak level. It's truly impressive, being so talented as a cultivator and mastering the way of sorcery as well. Across the long river of history, only Senior Shi Heng achieved that, right?"

"No."

This thought had just appeared in Ji Ru Yu's mind when he shook his head, dismissing the notion, then said, "When Senior Shi Heng was the same age as Wang Ye, he wasn't even a tenth as good."

...

The next day.

The competition organized by the Sorcerer's Headquarters officially began.

One by one, the prodigies entered the venue.

Awaiting the upcoming contest.

Each prodigy who had made achievements in sorcery drew gasps from the audience when they appeared.

"Next up, we have from the Wei City Mage Guild..."

A judge, upon reading to this point, glanced at the information in his hand, momentarily stunned.

Saint son of the Ice Sect, Wang Ye.

Second Rank Sorcerer?

Although slightly bewildered, the judge still read it out loud:

"Wang Ye, Second Rank Sorcerer."

As soon as the judge spoke.

Everyone looked at Wang Ye on stage, their expressions changed.

Those sorcerers who came to watch the competition initially thought that Wang Ye was just making up the numbers, but unexpectedly, Wang Ye's level in sorcery was quite high.

"Second Rank Sorcerer! Wang Ye is actually a Second Rank Sorcerer! My gosh, how is the brain of the Saint Son of the Ice Sect structured? He's already a First Grade Peak Cultivator as a cultivator, and now he's a Second Rank Sorcerer as well."

"Previously, I thought Wang Ye wasn't much in the way of sorcery, but I didn't expect that among young sorcerers he's already considered a prodigy."

"A dual-path prodigy! The way of the sorcerer requires more energy than the way of the cultivator! Since ancient times, there was only Shi Heng, but now there's another Wang Ye."

The discussions were animated, and when Wang Ye appeared on stage, their commentary surpassed that of all the other prodigies.

The contrast in Wang Ye's abilities, combined with his extraordinary talent and level in both sorcery and cultivation, was truly remarkable.

In the area where the Ji Family was located.

Ji Shaoyun, Ji Lanshan, and Ji Ru Yu sat together.

Although their relationships weren't good, they were pretending to be amiable on the surface.

"This Saint Son of the Ice Sect is truly powerful!" Ji Lanshan couldn't help but praise.

Ji Shaoyun scoffed, "He just barely squeezed into Second Rank Sorcerer with luck. How much time could he really spend on sorcery? He's probably just like someone like Ji Shen, appearing to be a Second Rank Sorcerer, but in reality, he might directly lose to a Third Rank Sorcerer."

"That's true." Ji Lanshan nodded in agreement.

The corner of Ji Ru Yu's mouth curled up in a sneer.

Wang Ye akin to the likes of Ji Shen?

How amusing that they could even think of such a thing.

Ji Lanshan continued to question Ji Shaoyun, "Wang Ye hasn't previously appeared in the way of sorcery, yet he is excellent in it. Could 'Money Leopard' be Wang Ye?"

Beside Ji Lanshan.

Ji Ru Yu frowned lightly.

Had Ji Lanshan guessed it?

Even if Wang Ye's identity as Money Leopard was discovered, it wouldn't matter much, but as Wang Ye's identity was about to be unveiled in front of Ji Shaoyun and Ji Lanshan, Ji Ru Yu still felt slightly anxious.

"That's impossible!"

Ji Shaoyun denied decisively, "Wang Ye's so-called prowess in sorcery is just superficial. How could he possibly defeat Ji Shen?"

"Fools!"

As Ji Ru Yu breathed a sigh of relief, he silently cursed Ji Shaoyun and Ji Lanshan in his heart.

These two could never imagine that the person they looked down on and outright dismissed was the very same Money Leopard who had defeated Ji Shen.

Moreover...

These two individuals, very soon, were likely to meet their end at the hands of Wang Ye.

...

After stepping onto the stage.

They began the first day's competition in the way of sorcery.

Wang Ye effortlessly resolved his opponent.

The opponent Wang Ye faced was only a Third Rank Sorcerer.

Afterward, Wang Ye sat next to Lin Shuang, watching the competitions of others.

Even though Wang Ye was now a Second Rank Sorcerer, he could not guarantee that his level would be enough to defeat all opponents in the competition at the Sorcerer's Headquarters.

So, in this situation, Wang Ye needed to watch every battle on the spot.

On the Ji Family's side, before the competition started at the Sorcerer's Headquarters, they announced the result of Ji Shen's handling.

Ji Shen was expelled from the Ji Family, and from that day onward, he was not allowed to use any knowledge related to the way of sorcery connected to the Ji Family.

What Wang Ye did in the midsection of Nine Dragon Mountain also spread throughout the sorcerer world following Ji Shen's handling result.

Lin Shuang, who was beside Wang Ye, naturally heard about this.

Lin Shuang looked at Wang Ye, puffed her cheeks, and said angrily to Wang Ye, "Why didn't you tell me that you have another apprentice?"

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