Ye Chen opened the door, and Fatty rushed in.

"What happened?" Ye Chen asked.

Fatty patted his chest, steadied his breath, and then said, "Yesterday, Qin Feiyan from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy made a move on you, not long after, Hua Qianxue left the Hua Family and went to Feiyang Martial Arts Academy.

Then she, alone, challenged all the Mortal Transformation Realm practitioners of Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, one sword each."

Ye Chen: "..."

To be honest, there was a warmth flowing in his heart.

Fatty looked envious and said, "Brother Ye, you've found yourself a great partner. People always say Hua Qianxue is cold and proud, but I see she's really good to you!"

If it were yesterday, Fatty might have worried about Hua Qianxue becoming a rival with his aunt, but now Fatty understood that there was no way his aunt could get involved with Ye Chen?

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Just this?"

"Yeah," Fatty nodded.

"If there's nothing else, I'll continue cultivating."

Ye Chen issued a guest departure order, and Fatty, a bit embarrassed, didn't dare to linger, muttering a few words before leaving.

Ye Chen closed the door, a smile on the corner of his mouth, which soon disappeared, replaced by a look of determination!

A man, how can he always rely on a woman?!

Wouldn't that be living off a woman?

Ye Chen thought he had the looks to be a pretty boy, but he was a man, a strong and robust guy!

He needed to seize every moment to cultivate, he couldn't go on like this!

For the next two days, Ye Chen stayed in the attached practice room in his quarters, never stepping out, and since the previous incident with Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, no one dared to challenge Ye Chen again.

On the morning of the third day in the practice room, Ye Chen walked out of his room.

In the courtyard.

Sun Siming, Ouyang Xiaoling, Qu Xiao, and Fatty were already standing in front of He Dong.

Today, the Grand Competition officially began!

Seeing Ye Chen emerge, He Dong nodded and then said, "Let's go!"

As the leader, He Dong was supposed to say something inspiring, but he said nothing.

On the way here, he had already said, just do your best.

On a magnificent and spacious square of Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy, people were gathering in crowds.

In the center of the square, there was a platform.

On the stage, the dean of Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy, Xu Changqing, sat side by side with a handsome man in a python robe.

This man was the pride of the Great Zhou Royal Family, Zhou Chengqian!

However, this royal pride had been defeated by Hua Qianxue with one sword a few days ago, embarrassing himself, though on such occasions, no one would bring up such matters.

The Grand Competition was a grand event in the Great Zhou. The Zhou Emperor specially sent Zhou Chengqian to represent the royal family.

In addition.

On both sides of the stage, there were five chairs for the leaders of the top ten martial academies.

Among them, a vice-dean of Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy sat in the first position on the left.

The first position on the right originally belonged to Qin Feiyan, the leader from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, but today, it was destined to remain empty.

The stage was very quiet, no one spoke.

However, below, it was extremely lively.

The Great Zhou Dynasty, with over a thousand martial academies, all sent people to participate in the Grand Competition. The top thirty martial academies each sent five people, while those ranked below thirty each sent one person.

Over a thousand people participated in the Grand Competition.

Among them, the prodigies of Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy were the most eye-catching!

Four Transcendence practitioners and one Tier Five Earth Seal Spirit Master!

"Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy is as strong as ever, it seems this year's Grand Competition, the first place, still belongs to Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy!"

"Of course, the five prodigies of Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy, led by Han Qianshan, at the Third Layer of Transcendence, cultivating an Earth Tier upper-grade cultivation technique, proficient in saber techniques, his moves are quite domineering, no one in the same realm has ever taken a single move from him!"

"I've heard of Han Qianshan's name, he participated in the Grand Competition six years ago, and his performance amazed countless people. Last Grand Competition, everyone thought he should be the core of the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy's team, but he didn't participate, and unexpectedly, he's here this year!"

"Do you think Cangxing Martial Arts Academy's Ye Chen can compete with Han Qianshan? That Ye Chen is quite impressive too, with his Elemental Wheel Realm cultivation, being a Tier Four Ultimate Celestial Seal Spirit Master, and his level of unity between spirit and martial arts is not low, his combat power definitely belongs to the top tier of this Grand Competition!"

"Ye Chen can at most compare to an ordinary First Layer of Transcendence martial artist, but Han Qianshan is at the Third Layer of Transcendence and a genius level at that!

Ye Chen's potential may be much higher than Han Qianshan's, but he is still young, not even nineteen yet. In the future Grand Competitions, Ye Chen will surely have his stage, but he's still some distance away this year."

"I agree with that, the scary thing about Ye Chen is his youth and limitless potential. In this Grand Competition, anyone of the five from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy can probably suppress Ye Chen."

"Feiyang Martial Arts Academy actually also has two Transcendence practitioners, but they have no chance now."

"Luofeng Martial Arts Academy doesn't seem to have anyone standout, right?"

"The ones from Luofeng Martial Arts Academy who came to the last Grand Competition are all over thirty now, this time they indeed don't seem to have anyone outstanding, but they shouldn't be underestimated, Luofeng Martial Arts Academy's methods aren't bad either."

"I actually think Tongming Martial Arts Academy ranked fifth has a great chance this year, Tongming's core is He Xiao, at the Second Layer of Transcendence, and still a Tier Five Extreme Spirit Master with three traits. It's also his last time participating in the Grand Competition, he'll definitely give it his all."

"Just forget about Tongming Martial Arts Academy, besides He Xiao, there's no one else worth mentioning. In the last Grand Competition, they relied solely on He Xiao, and it's the same this time, no matter how strong He Xiao is, it's no use."

At this moment.

He Dong led Ye Chen and the others into the arena.

Immediately, all gazes in the field shot towards them, of course, primarily focused on Ye Chen!

Even Zhou Chengqian, sitting on the podium, inconspicuously directed his gaze at the arriving people from Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, then locked on Ye Chen!

Zhou Chengqian's hand hidden in his sleeve suddenly clenched tight, though no change showed on his face.

In such an attentively watched environment, even Sun Siming, who had participated in the Grand Competition twice, seemed a bit nervous.

Qu Xiao, Ouyang Xiaoling, and Fatty were even somewhat ill at ease.

Yet, Ye Chen, almost bearing all the attention, remained unaffected!

Clad in a white robe, with the Celestial Mark Sword on his back, he was calm and at ease.

This calmness came from his continuous experiences of drifting between life and death, defeating powerful foes time and again, thereby building up his confidence!

Today, it was merely over a thousand people.

Just a small scene.

Someday.

Ye Chen was confident that he would be noticed by the entire world!

He Dong led Ye Chen and the others to the front, then turned around and said, "It's all up to you now."

As his words fell.

He Dong's figure flashed, soaring towards the platform, to sit in the second position on the left.

With Feiyang Martial Arts Academy disqualified.

The left side of Ye Chen's team stood Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy's people, while on the right stood those from Luofeng Martial Arts Academy.

Fatty greeted the people from Luofeng Martial Arts Academy warmly.

Among the five from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy, the one at the front, Han Qianshan, took a look at Sun Siming, nodded with a smile as a greeting, then looked at Ye Chen and said, "Ye Chen, I've never seen the union of spirit and martial arts before, I hope after the Grand Competition starts, you won't disappoint me."

Ye Chen also smiled and said, "Alright, I'll defeat you with the union of spirit and martial arts!"

Han Qianshan was taken aback for a moment.

So direct?

The Tier Five Earth Seal Spirit Master standing behind Han Qianshan frowned and said, "Ye Chen, Senior Brother Han just wants to see the union of spirit and martial arts, any one of our Emperor Stars could defeat you, so don't speak so boldly, otherwise, if you can't step down later, you can only blame yourself!"

Ye Chen looked at the speaker and said indifferently, "To beat you, I don't even need the union of spirit and martial arts."

"You..." The Tier Five Earth Seal Spirit Master from Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy became furious!

Han Qianshan immediately said, "Junior Brother, avoid unnecessary arguments."

After saying that, Han Qianshan again looked at Ye Chen and said, "Then when the Grand Competition starts, let's compete."

Ye Chen nodded, not wanting to say more.

These people weren't clear about the situation, so there was no need for too much interaction.

A moment later.

Everyone had arrived.

Zhou Chengqian, sitting on the podium, suddenly stood up and said, "Since everyone is here, I will also announce something."

The crowd immediately quieted down.

Zhou Chengqian moved to the edge of the stage and said, "Last night, Tongming Martial Arts Academy submitted a member change for the Grand Competition, replacing two members of the original team with Qin Yi and Jiang Shiyin."

This statement caused a striking change in everyone's expression!

Qin Yi and Jiang Shiyin were originally the strongest competitors from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, both were Transcendence practitioners!

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