Look at My Thick Python (Please Follow Up Next Tuesday)

The drawing of lots began, and everyone was curious about who their opponent would be.

The Ye Family's Clan Competition rules were simple. A total of twenty-two people participated: Number One fought Number Two, Number Three fought Number Four, and so on.

The second round would likewise pit adjacent numbers against each other. Of course, the winners of Numbers Twenty-One and Twenty-Two would receive a bye for one round.

Thus, quite a few cultivators hoped to draw those two numbers.

It was soon Ye Jingcheng's turn. Ye Xinghe held out the box full of bamboo slips before him.

He was not among the first to draw, and around half the slips remained inside.

"Do your best!" Ye Xinghe added, seeming to imply something.

"Thank you, Eldest Uncle!" Ye Jingcheng thanked him as well. Then, using both hands, he drew a slip from the box before bowing and retreating into the crowd.

At that moment, many cultivators in the crowd began speaking, most of them sighing or complaining.

"I didn't get it. My opponent is still Second Brother!"

"I didn't get it either. My opponent is a Qi Training Stage 6 cultivator!"

The top ten would receive rewards. Though the rewards were not much, one only needed to win a single round. As for the top three, many who had not reached Qi Training Stage 6 only aimed to win once and enter the top ten.

"Jingcheng, what number did you draw? I got Eighteen—I was so close!" Beside him, Ye Jingli leaned over and spoke dejectedly.

Numbers Nine or Ten would have been fine, but he had drawn Eighteen, just two numbers away.

His expression was utterly miserable.

"I got Twenty-Two!" Ye Jingcheng looked at his bamboo slip, then touched his nose as he spoke.

To be honest, even he had not expected his luck to be this good.

This only made Ye Jingli despair even more. That meant he would run into Ye Jingcheng in the third round. His path to the top three was now completely hopeless! Before long, all the lots for the competition had been drawn.

Second Brother Ye Jingyong had drawn Number Two, which happened to match his ranking within the Jing Generation. Sixth Brother Ye Jingli had drawn Eighteen, Seventh Sister Ye Jingyu had drawn Fifteen, and Ninth Brother Ye Jingyun had drawn Number Eight.

The battles began quickly. Ye Jingyong immediately brought out his Flying Cloud Leopard. His opponent was no weakling either—Ye Xingyu, also at Qi Training Stage 6 and a member of the Xing Generation with extensive experience in spell combat.

Ye Xingyu's Spirit Beast was a Spotted Tiger. Once fully grown, its combat strength would also be formidable.

The two were on the verge of battle. Ye Jingyong's Dharma Artifacts were a First-Order Grade-Middle broadsword and a First-Order Grade-High Dharma Seal.

Ye Xingyu, meanwhile, wielded a Copper Ring Dharma Artifact along with three spear Dharma Artifacts.

"Jingyong, watch yourself!" As an elder, Ye Xingyu gave him a reminder.

Naturally, a warning was one thing—Ye Xingyu would not go easy on him.

The Spotted Tiger charged out first, opening its bloody maw and biting toward the Flying Cloud Leopard.

At the same time, the first of the three spears tore through the air and slashed at Ye Jingyong.

Spear Dharma Artifacts emphasized speed, and their power was immense. Compared with Flying Sword Dharma Artifacts, they were often even more savage! Ye Jingyong did not dare be careless. His broadsword unleashed a massive sword radiance, instantly knocking the spear Dharma Artifact away! Yet the remaining two spears came whistling through the air once more.

The interval between them was tiny, and they shot in from two directions, but Ye Jingyong's broadsword technique was not lacking in the slightest.

The two exchanged blows back and forth.

Yet Ye Xingyu had Ye Jingyong suppressed throughout the battle. On the Spirit Beast side, however, the situation was completely reversed. The Flying Cloud Leopard was clearly far faster than the Spotted Tiger, proving itself worthy of being a Spirit Beast capable of reaching the second order.

It raked countless bloody gashes across the Spotted Tiger, leaving it covered in wounds.

The tide of battle was completely different!

In the end, Ye Jingyong claimed a difficult victory. His spiritual energy was clearly closer to Qi Training Stage 7 and far more abundant. Coupled with his Spirit Beast's advantage, he was the one left standing.

"Xingyu Uncle, thank you for letting me win!" Ye Jingyong said.

"Good boy, not bad at all!" Ye Xingyu was neither discouraged nor resentful. He was considerably older and had cultivated for longer.

Since he was inferior to Ye Jingyong, it was only right that he should not make the top ten!

The Ye Family had always upheld the belief that unfairness was the greatest fairness.

At the very least, the Ye Family's contests were all between mid-stage Qi Training cultivators. Yet in the Cultivation World, Foundation Building Cultivators—even Purple Mansion Cultivators—might attack you.

Ye Jingyong and Ye Xingyu stepped down, and Numbers Three and Four took the stage.

This time, it was Qi Training Stage 6 against Qi Training Stage 4, with no suspense whatsoever.

The Xing Generation cultivator at Qi Training Stage 6 won.

Next came Numbers Five and Six, and their battle was also decided with extreme speed.

Among them, Ye Jingyun, an Alchemist, was eliminated in the first round. Ye Jingyu, on the other hand, was at Qi Training Stage 5 and had a Jade Ring Rat as her Spirit Beast, allowing her to advance to the next round.

Soon, it was Ye Jingli's turn. Ye Jingli was somewhat excited. Though he could not make the top three, he swaggered onto the stage.

"Fifth Brother, let me show you my thick python!" Ye Jingli shouted.

His opponent was also from the Jing Generation—Ye Jingfeng, ranked fifth among the Jing Generation. He had joined the Demon Hunting Team from a young age and possessed extremely rich demon-hunting experience.

At Ye Jingli's brazen words, Ye Jingfeng's face, already angry over the family matter, darkened even further.

Naturally, it also drew the attention of the other clan members.

The next moment, even Ye Jingcheng was somewhat stunned.

That was because Ye Jingli's Azure Scale Python was not only exceptionally well-grown, but its entire body was covered in a suit of cyan Serpent Armor!

This Serpent Armor differed from ordinary armor; it was covered in sharp spikes.

Even Ye Xinghe's eyes lit up at the sight.

Custom-making Dharma Artifacts for Spirit Beasts was extravagantly luxurious, but it was indeed a way to increase combat strength.

Even Ye Jingcheng's eyes lit up at that moment.

Though his Sixth Brother could be unreliable at times, his ideas for artifact crafting truly deserved praise.

At that moment, Ye Jingcheng began considering when he should use spiritual pills to trade with Ye Jingli for a set of Spirit Beast Dharma Artifacts as well.

Perhaps the Crimson Flame Fox would not need one, but the Golden Scale Beast certainly could—especially claw gauntlets for the Golden Scale Beast! Or wing Dharma Artifacts, to increase its speed!

Ye Jingfeng grew much more solemn. He had a standard two Dharma Artifacts: one was a First-Order Grade-High Universe Ring Dharma Artifact, while the other was a First-Order Grade-Middle Flying Sword Dharma Artifact.

As for Ye Jingli, being an Artifact Crafter, he was not outdone in the slightest. He had a First-Order Grade-High Black Tower Dharma Artifact, along with a First-Order Grade-Middle Silver Ring Dharma Artifact and a Nine Ring Copper Saber Dharma Artifact.

Both were at Qi Training Stage 6, and their battle went back and forth!

The Black Tower Dharma Artifact excelled in both offense and defense, and Ye Jingfeng's Universe Ring Dharma Artifact was the same. But the gap lay in that Azure Scale Python. In the end, Ye Jingli won.

Ye Jingcheng watched seriously from the side. He had not experienced many battles since childhood, so even though these were mid-stage Qi Training matches, he watched them attentively and recorded them with a Jade Slip.

The members of the Ye Family's Demon Hunting Teams in particular might not have had the highest cultivation, but some of their ingenious attacks gave Ye Jingcheng tremendous inspiration.

Soon, it was time for the final arena match.

Ye Jingcheng stepped onto the stage. His opponent was a middle-aged cultivator wearing a Cyan Robe.

"Jingcheng, though I am your elder, I am a Talism Maker. It should be perfectly reasonable for me to use Spirit Talismans, right?"

Follow-up Reading next Tuesday is very important. Everyone, please make sure to follow up.

Let me also explain here: the Ye Family is an old-established family, and it is perfectly normal for old-established families to scheme against one another. Furthermore, the Ye Family is a Spirit Beast family, so its Spirit Beast methods would naturally be coveted. Purple Mansion Families also fear that the Ye Family's advancement would carve away at their interests.

The Cultivation World is not so peaceful. All stability rests upon a point of balanced interests; once that balance is broken, turmoil will follow!