As chief judge, Ye Yulin waved his hand and said, "The three presidents may leave the platform. All contestants, take your positions and prepare for the competition."
Nangong Wan, Shangguan Wei'er, and An Litong exchanged cold looks before turning to leave.
Ye Yulin stood with his hands behind his back, his aged face stern and cold. He showed no courtesy even to the presidents of the Three Great Underground Forces, let alone these contestants.
Had Crown Prince Xu Tianran not personally invited him, he would never have appeared here. He had only parted reluctantly with the Sun Moon Divine Needle because Xu Tianran had promised him extremely generous compensation.
In his view, soul engineers ought to devote themselves steadily to researching soul tool crafting. Participating in competitions was a complete waste of time, especially competitions organized by these filthy, sordid underground forces. Thus, he had no goodwill toward any of the contestants.
Though both were Level 9 Soul Engineers, Ye Yulin held a much higher position than Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan.
Their fields of research were different, after all, and even among Level 9 Soul Engineers, achievements varied. Ye Yulin ranked among the top three Level 9 Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire. His strength rivaled Jing Hongchen's, if not surpassed it, and he enjoyed the prestigious title of Starry Sky Controller.
He was currently responsible for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall's research into soul-powered aircraft and the Cosmic Soul Tool, which was still only a concept. In terms of standing, he was in no way inferior to Jing Hongchen.
His icy gaze swept across the faces of the nine contestants, a faint aura of pressure washing over the entire arena. Only when his gaze fell on Huo Yuhao did it change slightly.
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