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  Ye Hailan originally thought the competition would be divided into three arenas, primary class and intermediate class and advanced class, each with an arena, but apparently, she was wrong, the entire venue only had one arena.

  Each grade sat together in order, and it can be said that the scene was packed with people, with over 700 people seated below, all of them young men and women who were the elite among their peers.

  Another spectator stand is the student stand of the neighboring Royal Magic Academy. Nearly a thousand people form a circle, surrounding the arena in a semi-elliptical shape, and the remaining empty space is used to build the judges' platform.

  There were ten judges sitting on the stage, Emperor of the Kavi Empire, Duke Feng Fei, heads of the four major families, president of the Dou Qi Guild, president of the largest mercenary guild in Shengdu, principal of the Royal Dou Qi Academy, and president of the Martial Artist Guild.

  "Third Brother, with so many people, when will we finish the trial?" Ye Hailan looked on with a headache, feeling that this arena was arranged very inappropriately. There were too many people and only one arena, how could they manage?

  It should be one grade and one arena, after the trial is over, the champions need to challenge each other, that's what happens next, it's also clearer this way.

  "The competition lasted for three days, starting with the primary class, followed by the intermediate and advanced classes. One person can participate in at most three matches, after all, their ability is limited, and many people will give up halfway, so there are actually not many people participating in the competition." Ye Haifan explained.

  "Didn't you say that very few people would abstain?" Ye Hailan asked in puzzlement.

  Ye Haifan smiled lightly, "What I mean is that it's rare for someone to concede without even stepping onto the battlefield. In a martial arts competition, if the stronger side allows you to retreat with honor, many people will put up a fight before admitting defeat, which also counts as conceding. If one knows their strength is vastly inferior and they're bound to lose, they naturally won't continue competing either. For example, if you were Qixing Doukuang, and an intermediate-level Da Dou Shi came up, he would definitely choose to withdraw from the competition."

  "I understand!" Ye Haishan nodded, she finally understood this rule. She was still a bit curious, "Third Brother, if you and Ye Hailian meet, will you withdraw?"

  "No!" Ye Haifan replied resolutely.

  Ye Haiyun listened quietly, thinking to herself that it seemed Hai Lan must win the championship of the beginner class, otherwise Wu Jie would humiliate San Ge in public, and this matter couldn't be mentioned openly to San Ge.

  "I understand." Ye Haolan said in a low voice, having already understood her situation. No wonder Ye Huaishan was so confident. She had known that the primary class would be competing first and she had taken out Ye Haifeng to threaten her, making it clear that she had to win the championship of the primary class. Only if she won the championship would Ye Huaishan also win the championship, and only then would she challenge her.

  Otherwise...

  She sneered, this abacus was played really well, forcing her to have no way out.

  The bird that sticks its head out gets shot, this reason she's not unfamiliar with, her and Feng Fei's affair has been spreading like wildfire, recently there was another stir in the Holy City, which is one of the major attractions of this competition.

  She didn't want to show off too much and attract unnecessary enemies, originally planning to lose to someone else with a two-star move, which wouldn't be too unjust. Now Ye Haisheng has forced her to challenge the entire first-year class, even if she wins the championship, she should be exhausted.

  And will become the enemy in many people's minds, this is what she doesn't want to do. When it's time to hide her sharpness, she dares not be too revealing, this principle her father has taught her since childhood.

  Ye Haiyan, you're really ruthless!

  One move yields three gains. After she fought alone for a round and was defeated by her, she had a premonition that Ye Haiyan would not let her off easy.

  The girl's clear eyes glanced at Ye Haiyan not far away, Feng Feili had unknowingly come down from the judging platform, Ye Haiyan was beside him, don't know what they were talking about, smiling brightly, wearing a soft green long dress, radiant and charming, a golden boy and jade girl, attracting many people's attention, also some classmates saw Ye Haibei, pointing and whispering behind her back, she is Feng Feili's nominal princess, how could she be in front of him and Ye Haiyan being affectionate, this is really infuriating.

  Feng Feiliu still had a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression, but his gaze fell gently on her. Seeing her look over, a hint of a smile flashed across his narrow eyes, and in his brocade clothes and jade belt, he was stunningly handsome, this hint of a smile making him even more dazzling.

  Like peach blossoms in March, their beauty is dazzling.

  Ye Haishan sneered and withdrew his gaze, not noticing Feng Feili's suddenly gloomy and sunken eyes, even the atmosphere around him seemed to freeze with a layer of ice.

  Ximen Moxuan and Ximen Xue also came, Ximen Moxuan this demon saw Ye Haifan and pounced on him, almost kissing his face, more intimate than biological brothers.

  "Mo Xuan, stop messing around." Ye Haifan's eyebrows swept over with displeasure. When the two were alone, no matter how Mo Xuan messed around, he wouldn't pay attention to him. After all, he had been dealing with Xi Men Mo Xuan for a long time and understood his temperament somewhat. The more he humored him, the more outrageous he would become.

  But he didn't like this occasion.

  "Hai Fan, you're shy." Ximen Mo Xuan teased, but listened and let go of his hand, still standing proudly beside Ye Hai Fan, "It'll be your turn in two days, right?"

  "Not necessarily." Ye Haifan said, pointing vaguely at the magic academy's viewing platform, "Why don't you go over?"

  "It's still early, hasn't started yet, and for someone who is alone and has no family, how pitiful."

  "Ximen Gongzi, your skin is really thick." Ye Haiyun said with a smile on the side. It turned out that San Ge could also be so close to people, which was unexpected for her. In Ye Haiyun's impression, Ye Haifeng had always been aloof and distant, with an attitude of being warm but giving people a feeling of distance. Even his siblings would feel it, and it was really hard to get close to San Ge. Except for Hailan in the Ye family, probably no one could be as close to him as this, and he had never liked physical contact with others either.

  This Mr. Xi Men must be his good friend.

  "Thank you for Miss Qi's compliment, I am unworthy of it."

  "Brother, okay, okay, don't disgust me anymore." Ximen Xue laughed and pushed her brother's arm, excitedly asking Ye Haifan, "Ye San Ge, this year you'll definitely be first again, good luck!"

  Ye Haifan is her idol, who ranks first every year and is someone she looks up to.

  "It's not necessarily!" Ye Haifan said calmly, "Haiyan is already a five-star Dou Emperor, stronger than me."