The Ouyang Family was founded by the second generation Hall Master of the War King Hall, and now it has been more than four hundred years.

Throughout the generations, the Hall Masters of the War King Hall have basically been selected from the strong members of the Ouyang Family.

However, ever since the previous Hall Master, Ouyang Xuan, unexpectedly perished several decades ago, the Ouyang Family has been unable to find another strong figure capable of assuming the position of Hall Master.

After all, to become the Hall Master of the War King Hall, one must pass the extremely rigorous tests, which demand exceptionally high physical standards.

In these past decades, no one, not even Ouyang Zhong, the strongest of the Ouyang Family, has been able to succeed.

Thus, he can only serve as the Grand Elder of the War King Hall, temporarily managing it.

However, the lifespan of mortals is at most around a hundred years, even for a Qi Dao Grandmaster at the Celestial Spirit Realm.

Ouyang Zhong is already over seventy years old this year. If he cannot train a new Hall Master in the coming decades,

then the War King Hall might truly be removed from the four major factions.

All cultivation resources belonging to the War King Hall, including the Spiritual Waterfall and the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool, would be divided among the other three major factions.

How could Ouyang Zhong be willing to accept that?

After all, those were the legacies left by his ancestors!

"Ouyang Zhong, your War King Hall can no longer train a genius who can pass the Hall Master tests. I have suggested before

that you let students from the other three major factions also take part in the tests. Maybe someone might succeed. That way, your War King Hall would have successors, yet you stubbornly refused. Who can you blame for this?" Duanmu Ying sneered, her mouth full of

mockery.

"Sigh! I will reconsider it." Ouyang Zhong sighed.

How could he not know what kind of scheme was in Duanmu Ying's mind?

If someone from their Profound Sword Peak really succeeded in the Hall Master tests and became the new Hall Master of the War King Hall, then Profound Sword Peak would definitely seize a portion of the War King Hall's cultivation resources.

By then, whether it be the Spiritual Waterfall or the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool, students from Profound Sword Peak could also enter for cultivation.

Thus, Ouyang Zhong had always not agreed to Duanmu Ying's suggestion.

However, now his will was beginning to waver. After all, in these past decades, no matter how hard the Ouyang Family tried, they could not train a new Hall Master.

If he did not want to see the War King Hall completely removed from the four major factions, he must carefully reconsider Duanmu Ying's suggestion.

"Grand Elder, the young lady wants to see you." At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator entered the great hall and whispered in Ouyang Zhong's ear.

"The grand competition is about to begin. What could Xue'er want from me?" Ouyang Zhong frowned slightly, but he still got up and left the great hall.

He had a daughter, Ouyang Xue, when he was over fifty, so he doted on her immensely.

Because of this, when Ouyang Xue wanted to see him at this time, he did not hesitate at all.

"Alas! It's a pity the Ouyang Family lacks successors now. Over the years, not even a single genius with a Profound Bloodline has emerged, and I'm afraid the War King Hall can no longer regain its former glory." Watching Ouyang Zhong's departing figure, the Palace Master of the Soul Palace couldn't help but lament.

You must know, back when the Ouyang Family was among the top in the six families of Celestial Flame City, each generation would produce one or two geniuses with the awakening of a Profound Bloodline.

However, for over a century, the Ouyang Family has been targeted by a mysterious great power, resulting in the death and injury of its strong members.

Even the previous Hall Master of the War King Hall, Ouyang Xuan, unexpectedly perished.

Since then, the Ouyang Family has begun a decline, finding it hard to produce geniuses awakening with a Profound Bloodline, especially in recent years, where no genius with even a Profound Bloodline has emerged.

Although Ouyang Xue is Ouyang Zhong's daughter, what she awakened was merely a Yellow Level First Grade bloodline.

With such talent, it is absolutely impossible to become the new Hall Master of the War King Hall.

As for the other younger generations of the Ouyang Family, they are even worse off than Ouyang Xue, leaving no hope at all.

This is also why Ouyang Xue values Ye Chen so much.

Because she genuinely hopes to train an exceptional talent for the War King Hall to turn the entire situation around.

"Ouyang Zhong should soon come to his senses. To ensure the continuation of the War King Hall, by then, we could send some students to the War King Hall to participate in the tests and see if we could choose a new Hall Master." The Celestial Flame Peak Master stroked the beard on his chin, a light of wisdom sparkling in his deep-set eyes.

"The Palace Master is absolutely right. We do this only to help the War King Hall, not with the intention to seize its cultivation resources. If Ouyang Zhong's doubts weren't so deep, a new Hall Master might have already emerged." Duanmu Ying nodded, looking righteous as if she truly cared for the War King Hall.

"This kind of matter, we cannot force it; it still requires Ouyang Zhong to come around." The Celestial Flame Peak Master said calmly.

"Peak Master, all the new students have already arrived at the Zodiac Battle Platform. Do you want to personally host the freshman grand competition?" At this moment, a gray-robed elder suddenly entered the great hall and respectfully addressed the Celestial Flame Peak Master.

"Hmm! Let's go." The Celestial Flame Peak Master smiled slightly, and his body immediately floated up from the seat and flew out of the hall, resembling an exceptionally agile butterfly.

This is the technique of a Celestial Spirit Realm strongman, who can already use Gang Qi to fly in the sky.

But a Qi Dao Master of the Gang Qi Realm cannot accomplish this.

Swish, swish.

In the next moment, the Soul Palace Master and Duanmu Ying quickly followed the Celestial Flame Peak Master, flying out of the hall and arriving above the Zodiac Battle Platform.

"Isn't that our Celestial Flame Academy's Palace Master?"

"The two by his side seem to be the Soul Palace Master and the Master of Profound Sword Peak. I didn't expect them all to be present here; we are truly fortunate!" At this moment, thousands of new students standing in front of the Zodiac Battle Platform exclaimed, their expressions extremely excited.

They looked at the three masters on Celestial Flame Peak as if beholding three high and mighty Divine Spirits, their eyes filled with deep reverence and adoration.

"Flying in the sky, is this the technique of a Celestial Spirit Realm strongman?" Even Ye Chen stared fixedly at the three peak masters, saying in amazement in his heart.

"Master, what counts as flying in the sky? Those three are merely mortals, yet their bodies haven't even produced mana yet. You will soon surpass them." The Tower Spirit said with a slight smile, looking a bit disdainful.

Even if the three masters on Celestial Flame Peak are stronger, they can only dominate the Mortal Realm, and their lifespan cannot exceed a hundred years.

Only by entering the Immortal Realm and opening up the Divine Mansion, allowing cultivators to produce mana, can they break the lifespan limit and have around three hundred years of life.

Thus, in the eyes of the Tower Spirit, the three peak masters on Celestial Flame Peak are not worth mentioning and are far from being Divine Spirits.

"But now, they could crush me like an ant; I am still too weak." Ye Chen couldn't help but lament.

Even though his potential is extremely high, before he grows, he is nothing.

Not to mention the peak masters on Celestial Flame Peak, even a Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm strongman could easily take his life.

Therefore, he really must quickly improve his strength.

"Everyone, congratulations on becoming new students of the Celestial Flame Academy. Our Celestial Flame Academy has always been committed to cultivating various outstanding talents. As long as you have great potential, you definitely won't be buried in the Celestial Flame Academy.

The new student competition is a great opportunity for you to show your potential. Therefore, I hope you all can give it your all and present your strongest self to us. This way, we can accurately assess your potential and prevent you from being overlooked." The Celestial Flame Peak Master's loud voice echoed over the Zodiac Battle Platform, sounding very friendly, without giving much pressure to everyone.

And his words made all the new students feel their blood boil.

"This time, I will certainly go all out. If I get noticed by the Palace Master and others, my destiny will change from then on."

"It's not just the direct descendants of the six great families who can receive substantial cultivation at Celestial Flame Academy; we cultivators from ordinary families also have hope." Many new students from the Prefecture City secretly thought, their bodies surging with fighting spirit.

Although they come from one hundred and eight Prefecture Cities, their starting point is far lower than the cultivators from the six great families of the Royal Capital.

However, they did not belittle themselves.

They always feel that their potential is no lower than that of the six great families' cultivators, only that they were born in the wrong place.

Especially those geniuses who ranked first in the admissions assessment of various Prefecture Cities have a strong sense of this.

"Humph! A group of pathetic frogs at the bottom of the well, dreaming of becoming phoenixes, without even knowing their weight." Duanmu Xiong sneered, his lips full of mockery.

Soon, these self-satisfied new students would understand how harsh reality is.

"To stimulate your fighting spirit, the top ten in this new student competition will be awarded a Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts, and the first place will receive a Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts, a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, and a nomination as a seed student." The Celestial Flame Peak Master smiled slightly.

"What? Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts." This statement made the new students immediately uproarious, their faces flushed red, as if injected with adrenaline.

Even Duanmu Xiong and Liu Feng, the geniuses of the Royal Capital, suddenly constricted their pupils, their expressions thrilling.

To know, that's Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts!

Even their families would not teach them such martial arts, only after entering the Celestial Flame Academy would they have the hope of learning them.

After all, every Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts is fundamental to Celestial Flame Academy and will not be casually passed on to others.

Even the direct descendants of the six great families are no exception.

"It's actually Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts." Ye Chen's body suddenly trembled, bright eyes filled with dazzling brilliance.

To know, the power of Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts is already incredibly amazing, far more terrifying than Yellow Level Lower Grade Martial Arts.

If Ye Chen could master a Yellow Level Top Grade Martial Arts, then to what extent would his combat power improve?

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