The Long-Bearded Guest was not angry at Wu Guangyu’s reprimand. He chuckled, looked around, then said, “Since everyone is here, let’s begin. The eighteen participants are required to step forward. Let me get a good look at you. I want to see how extraordinary the young talents of the Nine Great Clans are.”0

After the Long-Bearded Guest spoke, the eighteen participants of the Martial Youth Competition acknowledged their patriarchs slightly, then stepped in front of him. Long Chen stood with Suxue, Lei Wen, and Lei Wu. The Divine Wind Faction had a man and a woman representing them aside from Feng Zhilin and Wu Guangyu. The man was a young talent from the Wind clan, and based on his looks, he was likely of similar age to the Lei brothers. The girl was a Divine clansman, and she was likely in her thirties too.0

Reaching the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage before thirty was a difficult achievement. The Eight Sect Elders from the Demon clan were all at least a hundred years old, and they were in their...0