Although Yue Xinluo had warned him, Ning Ye still insisted on going.
Wasn't it just striking viciously in the shadows?
Who was afraid of whom?
Not only was he going himself, he also brought Linlang, Jiang Xiao Fan, Ye Gu, and the others along.
However, Ye Gu, Wolfbane, and Xuanyuan Long had all passed the fifteen-year limit and were ineligible to compete. They could only watch as spectators.
Jiang Xiao Fan, meanwhile, had cultivated for less than four years, and his strength was insufficient. He was currently at the late Hualun Realm. Though he had advanced quickly before, that was because he already had a foundation. Now his cultivation had surpassed that foundation, so his progress had slowed. More importantly, this was a battle of geniuses. There were countless people who had reached the peak of the Hualun Realm, or even the Wanfa Realm, within ten to fifteen years. With Jiang Xiao Fan's strength, he could not even pass the sect's internal selection.
Thus, the only competitors were Ning Ye and Linlang.
Yet Langya Pavilion was sending far more than just the three of them. In truth, there were a full ninety-eight participants—over three hundred sects from across the realm would take part in the Young Prodigy Tournament, with each sect receiving a different number of slots depending on its strength.
The nine supreme sects each had over a hundred slots, while the other large, medium, and small sects had far fewer, generally anywhere from seven or eight to several dozen. The total number of participants was around fifteen thousand.
For this reason, each sect still had to hold an internal contest before selecting its people.
However, Ning Ye and Linlang, as true disciples, were exempt from the trials. In addition, two Seven Extremes true disciples also had exemption privileges.