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That youth standing in front of the door was not Ming Yu, so who could it be?

He stood upright and stared straight ahead with his pitch-black and bright eyes. His gaze pierced through the distance of a thousand meters and landed on the high platform in the distance.

The moment Ming Yu saw Yang Xuerong, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but raise into a slight curve. Following which, under the astonished gazes of 30,000 people, he walked towards Yang Xuerong.

It was just like how, in the entire Martial Arts Practice Grounds, thirty thousand people, six petitions, three kudos, more than a thousand young geniuses, and even Duke Ming were unable to garner any attention from him.

In his eyes, there was only Yang Xuerong, nothing more!

Yang Xuerong stood up the moment she saw the scarlet red door open.

Her eyes weren't as good as a martial artist's, and she couldn't see so far away. At this moment, she stood up and walked towards the distance, until she finally saw Ming Yu walk in front of her. She was finally sure that her son had returned!

"Yu'er!"

Yang Xuerong hugged Ming Yu. She felt that everything was as beautiful as a dream, but the warmth from her body, as well as the firmness of her arms were telling her that everything was real.

This was all real!

Ming Yu smiled warmly, and said in a gentle, guilty voice, "Mother, because of some reasons, you left before you could make it. You've suffered so much for coming back now. As for the process, I'll explain it to you in detail tonight, okay?"

For the sake of meeting his mother in broad daylight today, Ming Yu had suffered too much, but he wouldn't say it out loud. He wouldn't let his mother worry.

"Good …" Good... "Silly child, it's good that you're fine …"

Yang Xuerong was so excited that she cried tears of joy. While sniffing, she said, "... Your mother is proud of you for being able to muster the courage to participate in the tournament today! "

No matter what the outcome of the match was, Yang Xuerong was extremely touched by his attitude of not backing down.

With that, Yang Xuerong seemed to lose her balance due to her excitement. Her right leg lame and fell to the ground. Luckily, Mingyu had reacted quickly and helped Yang Xuerong up, "Mother, are you alright?"

Yang Xuerong clenched her teeth and explained, "Mother is fine, just …" "When I saw you, I was so excited that I lost my balance …"

"Mom, you have to be careful."

After Ming Yu warned him, she gave a meaningful smile. "You should go up and take a seat. You'll need to cheer me on later."

Yang Xuerong nodded with a smile and returned to her original seat.

The current Yang Xuerong was no longer as gloomy as before. On the contrary, her complexion was rosy, and the joy that seeped out from the bottom of her heart was completely unconcealable.

However, Li Fei was staring at Ming Yu, her face full of shock!

How is this possible? How could he possibly survive!

Originally, she had arranged for a Blood Servant to not kill Ming Yu, but this was already shocking enough for Li Fei. Following that, she had used her greatest strength and mobilized a total of three Blood Servants, yet she still couldn't kill Ming Yu?

Impossible, Ming Yu must have used some deceptive method to escape the blood servant's pursuit, which was why he was so lucky to be here.

When she thought about how the Blood Servant she hired actually didn't kill Ming Yu, Li Fei felt a burst of unhappiness in her heart. When she returned today, she would definitely punish those three Blood Servants well!

The crowd did not know what Li Fei was thinking. Including Ming Chenyuan, they only thought that Mingyu had made the decision to participate, which caused Yang Xuerong to cry in joy.

Ming Yu turned his head to look at Ming Chen Yuan. In his memory, he hadn't seen his father since he was twelve years old. He originally thought that seeing him today would give him a sense of kinship and warmth.

However, Ming Chen was dignified, solemn, and expressionless. This made Ming Yu's heart go cold.

He couldn't help but think that he was being too sentimental. He laughed at himself before turning around to Mu Lang and asked, "Can I enter the list now?"

"..." "Sure."

Ming Yu walked towards the group, only to discover that many complex gazes were staring at him. There was surprise, confusion, and even more, disdain.

In the end, his gaze fixed itself on a beautiful young girl.

Ye Xi was also looking at Ming Yu. She was slightly surprised. She didn't expect this useless trash would actually come to participate in the competition on his own volition.

Ye Xi discovered that three months later, Ming Yu seemed to have grown quite a bit taller, already taller than her by half a head. With this, she could only look up at Ming Yu.

However, it would be laughable for him to prove that he looked like a man just like that.

Strength is the way to go!

Ye Xi really didn't understand. Although Mingyu's appearance had raised her spirits quite a bit, didn't she know that losing face in front of 30,000 people would lower her dignity even further.

Ye Xi retracted her gaze, and her pair of beautiful eyes once again became unmoved. She didn't want to look at Ming Yu again.

If it were the original owner of this body, he would definitely feel uncomfortable when he saw Ye Xi's merciless and indifferent gaze. He wanted to go up and constantly explain, but right now, Ming Yu was calmly smiling at him.

Action was the proof of all truth.

"Since everyone is here, let's begin the match."

Mu Lang brought the thousand geniuses to the southern gate and arranged them in an orderly manner. "Next up, we will officially enter the competition stage. According to the rules, we will start with the large clans of the empire, the royal families, and finally the princes and princesses. "Now, number one is the Liu Family, Liu Songming."

Although everyone already knew that the biggest winner of today's competition would be Ye Xi, they still had to do their utmost to shine. This proved to Ye Xi that their talent and strength were similarly not to be underestimated!

As Mu Lang's voice fell, the Liu Family disciples in the audience started to cheer. Liu Songming was the most talented younger generation member of the Liu Family. It was best for Liu Songming to lead the charge.

Liu Songming's mood was high. He responded with a loud cry and then strode like a dragon or tiger to the front of the battle drum.

He had a head full of short hair, and his skin was the color of wheat. Although he was only seventeen years old this year, his stature was very tall.

One had to know that he had already reached the peak of the seventh level of the Transcending Mortality Stage, possessing the strength of twelve hundred lions!

"Phew …"

Liu Songming let out a breath of turbid air, and in the next moment, his gaze towards the battle drum became extremely firm. He then rushed towards the battle drum, and his violent heavy fist instantly struck the battle drum.

"BOOM!"

A heavy, muffled sound echoed out. Everyone felt as if their hearts were being shaken by the sound wave. The lines at the edge of the battle drum quickly changed from white to deep red, and then to deep purple!

"Beautiful!"

"Our Liu Family is the best!"

Because of the powerful sound of the war drum, the younger generation of the Liu Family was excited. The young man was hot-blooded, and shouted out those arrogant words.

However, these words soon aroused the dissatisfaction of the other two clans. They did not say anything, but they were all thinking in their hearts that if the contestants were to beat the drum in the future, they must ruthlessly take back a round!

Very soon, the ten juniors selected from the Liu Family finished playing the battle drum. However, they had all changed the pattern of the battle drum to either dark red or light purple. Liu Songming was clearly the best in the field.

"Next, Lin Family, Lin Haoran." Without even pausing for a moment, Mu Lang had already reached the Lin Clan.

"..." "Me?"

Although Lin Haoran knew that he would have to compete later, when his name was called, his heart suddenly jumped.

Even though he was an expert at the peak of the sixth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage and was praised by countless people, he did not have the slightest temper when he saw Liu Songming's performance.

Moreover, when he thought of the thirty thousand spectators watching him from behind and the Duke Ming on the high platform to his left, he felt his scalp go numb and his body turn stiff.

Calm down!

Lin Haoran braced himself and forced himself to step forward. The ten meter distance between him and the battle drum seemed very long. In the end, he punched the battle drum.

"Thud."

A dull sound rang out, and the battle drum began to vibrate a bit. The white lines on its edge quickly turned red, and finally turned into a deep red. In the end, it didn't turn into a deep red.

Suddenly, a burst of cheers came from the Liu Family members in the crowd.

Although it was impossible for them to openly ridicule the Lin Family, from the looks of their haughty looks, it could be seen that they were silently mocking the Lin Family!

Lin Haoran was extremely embarrassed as he clenched his fists and walked off the stage. Then, Mu Lang's voice sounded out again, "Next, Lin Family, Lin Zhaotian."

Amongst the contestants, a handsome young man with long hair that covered his shoulders and a head full of bangs slowly walked out. His appearance instantly ignited the Lin Family, which had seemed to be in a depressed state a moment ago, as they all stood up and shouted. Lin Zhaotian was the Lin Family's strongest genius, and he had also reached the peak of the seventh level of the Transcending Mortality Stage!

On the overall ranking list of the elite in the Great Ming Dynasty, Lin Zhaotian was ranked 832nd.

This ranking had even surpassed the 926th place ranking of Ye Xi from one year ago. It could be said that she was the strongest person under Ye Xi.

"Brother Ze Tian!" Come on! "

"Lin Ze Tian, you're the best!"

When Lin Zhaotian heard the cheers from the audience, he extended his palm and gently pressed down towards the Lin Family's direction, indicating for them to be quiet. Then, he steadily walked towards the battle drum and stood still.

For a time, the entire crowd went silent, all waiting for Lin Zhaotian to make his move.

Suddenly, with a "shua" sound, Lin Ze Tian did not move. He moved as fast as lightning and instantly rushed at the battle drum. He flipped his palm, and in the end, it fiercely landed on the battle drum, creating a muffled sound like thunder.

In the blink of an eye, the lines at the edge of the war drum turned crimson, and then turned into a deep purple, and then directly turned black! Only when one's strength reached the strength of 1500 lions would the battle drum markings turn black!

Immediately, thunderous applause erupted from the crowd and Lin Zhaotian's palm caused the gloominess in the Lin Family younger generation members' hearts to be completely swept away. One by one, they stood up with flushed faces and applauded as hard as they could, repeatedly cheering.

"Alright!"

"Beautiful! Well done! "

"Our Lin Family is the strongest!"

The juniors of the Lin Family raised their eyebrows with pride. They looked at the Liu Family again with strong disdain.

Although Lin Ze Tian was also at the peak of the seventh level of the Transcending Mortality Stage, his strength had already reached the strength of more than 1500 lions. It could be said that Lin Ze Tian's talent and combat strength was unmatched among his peers.

It was this simple palm that had already made Lin Zhaotian stand out among the more than one thousand geniuses, becoming the most dazzling, highest level group of people.

Lin Zhaotian would definitely enter the top 80!