The Most Powerful Overlord

Chapter 579: Chapter 579: Ye Qingtian’s Formidable Rival

Ye Qingtian suddenly raised his head, withdrawing his gaze from the stands.

"Those five old guys are here too, interesting."

In the distance, on a small building, four elders and a young man were seated around a stone table.

The four elders were the deans of the four major institutes, and the middle-aged man was the dean of the general academy.

Because he practiced the Immortality Technique, he looked extremely young.

Actually, he was much older than the four of them.

"Hmm? Did you all sense that?"

Dean Luo let out an exclamation.

"Yes, Dean Luo, we all noticed it. Someone was just spying on us, but with our strength, we couldn’t keep up with that Spiritual Power."

The other four were also aware, expressing their surprise.

"If strong enemies mixed in, the Spiritual Jade left by Old Buddha would emit a warning sound."

After speaking, Dean Luo showed a bit of astonishment.

"Could it be... there’s someone in our academy with extraordinary abilities?"

"If there is, it must be him."

Dean Luo looked at Ye Qingtian meaningfully, his gaze showing a hint of reverence.

"Let’s discuss the Martial Arts Examination. I have a favored student, and whether or not he gets eliminated, I plan to take him as my disciple."

It was actually the dean of the Inner Courtyard speaking.

"I also have my eye on someone..."

Hmm?

Even the dean of the Earth Institute spoke in such a manner.

At this moment, the dean of the Outer Courtyard hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, he’s a student of my Outer Courtyard. If anyone is recruiting a disciple, it will be me. You can’t target my student."

The Inner Courtyard dean revealed a sly smile: "Old Feng, it’s not up to you."

"Yes, if you’re not convinced, we can battle a few hundred rounds in the Gravity Chamber."

The dean of the Earth Institute said with a chuckle.

"How can you bully Old Feng like this?"

The dean of the Celestial Institute sighed, "Old Feng, if you let that student go to me, I’ll help you deal with them."

Dean Luo slowly sipped a cup of tea, revealing a bitter smile, and murmured, "If you truly understood his strength, you wouldn’t consider taking him as a disciple but rather would wish to become his student."

...

Here, the competition had not yet started.

However, everyone was full of anticipation.

"Brother Qingtian, you must strive hard. If you make it into the top ten of the grade, it will be a great opportunity for you," Hua Qianxiao said, looking at Ye Qingtian.

"What do you mean?" Ye Qingtian asked.

"If you achieve that, you can enter the Heaven-Defying Pavilion. Many people strive so hard for this reason, including Lin Wufeng and others."

Hua Qianxiao explained.

"I’ve heard that the Heaven-Defying Pavilion is a treasured place left by ancient masters, and it opens for one day each year only to the most outstanding students of the Outer Courtyard."

"If you are lucky, you can directly be promoted to an Inner Courtyard student, or even a student in the Earth or Celestial Institutes."

"However, over the years, only Zhou Muqing has been directly promoted from an Outer Courtyard student to a Celestial Institute student."

"Most others are extremely happy just to enter the Inner Courtyard."

Upon hearing of this mystical Heaven-Defying Pavilion, Ye Qingtian’s mysterious power suddenly surged within him.

Hmm?

Could it be... that even the contents inside are of interest to the mysterious power?

With a faint smile, he said, "Qianxiao, there are many geniuses at Celestial Martial Academy. I can only do my best. Don’t hold too high hopes for me; the greater the hopes, the greater the disappointment."

"Perhaps you do have that ability."

Instructor You Ruo interjected: "Actually, you don’t have many opponents. You just need to pay attention to the number one students from Classes Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Lin Futu."

"Lin Wufeng is the number one in Class Six, and you have a past conflict with him, so you need to be particularly careful."

"Additionally, Chen Yang, the number one in Class Two. He is Lin Zhen’s cousin. You knocked Lin Zhen off the platform with a slap, and he surely won’t let you off."

"You might not encounter the top students from the other classes."

"As for Lin Futu from the Outer Courtyard, although he is a suitor of Zhou Muqing, as far as I know, he also has a crush on Qianxiao."

"Being the number one in the Outer Courtyard gives him natural strength, and there’s word he’s received the inheritance from a mysterious figure."

"However, fortunately, he only picks one person to fight against from the top ten of the Martial Arts Examination. If you can’t withstand a hundred moves from him, you can’t make it into the top ten of the academy, but he might not choose to fight you."

You Ruo explained.

"Yes, what the instructor said is correct. Brother Qingtian, today you need to pay special attention to the number one in Class Two, that is, Chen Yang, Lin Zhen’s cousin. Hope the upcoming draw doesn’t face him."

Hua Qianxiao said.

"That person is quite ordinary, definitely not a match for Ye," Qin Lingyue said coldly.

Ye Qingtian showed a look of how are you so certain.

Hua Qianxiao smiled gently, "Back when Lingyue was in the limelight, that person disliked Lingyue and challenged her."

"However, people don’t know who won, they only know that from then on, Chen Yang always said, anyone who bullied Lingyue was his mortal enemy!"

"If Lingyue hadn’t stopped him, he would’ve caused trouble for Brother Qingtian long ago."

Hearing this, Qin Lingyue’s pretty face turned red with embarrassment, "Qianxiao, haven’t I told you before not to bring up that guy again!"

"Lingyue has quite the charm," Ye Qingtian smiled faintly.

Qin Lingyue bit her red lips, murmuring, "If I had great charm, how come I can’t attract you?"

The others didn’t hear, but Ye Qingtian did clearly, he smiled faintly, glanced at Qin Lingyue, and changed the topic.

"Just these enemies?"

"There’s one more!"

"You mean Qianxiao? She’s not an enemy."

Ye Qingtian chuckled softly.

"You brat, are you a worm in my stomach? I haven’t even spoken, and you already know."

You Ruo rolled her eyes.

"Instructor You Ruo, don’t complain. It’s not good for your health."

Ye Qingtian said with a faint smile.

"Get lost; you’re the one who’s sick."

You Ruo snorted coldly.

She had been feeling extremely vigorous lately, and hadn’t Ye Qingtian already cured her last time!

After a bit more idle chatter, the competition officially began.

The referee took the stage, said a few words, and the Martial Arts Examination continued.

Today’s first round had 100 people draw lots to determine their opponents.

Then, intense battles began round after round.

Because many were eliminated yesterday, today only the stronger competitors were participating.

The battles were much more exciting than yesterday, and soon the stands were filled with cheers and support.

After half an hour, only two extremely strong contenders remained in the ring.

One was the second place from Class Two and the other the second place from Class Three.

"Ye Qingtian, who do you think will win?" You Ruo asked.

"Both are High-Tier Martial Gods, and their Martial Arts Techniques are very formidable."

"In my view, the second place from Class Two will win, and win big."

Ye Qingtian said calmly.

"That’s impossible! Class Two’s overall strength is much weaker than Class Three’s. Students with the same rank can’t beat those from Class Three."

"Ye Qingtian, you’ve made a big mistake this time."

You Ruo said cheerfully.

"Oh? Is that so? Well, let’s wait and see."

Ye Qingtian said with a faint smile.