"Ye Yanluo, Ye Yanluo, ranked fifth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, is here!"
Many people cried out in surprise.
Lu Ren looked over. Naturally, he knew Ye Yanluo—the genius of the royal Ye Family and the youngest son of the Central Sacred Dynasty's emperor. He had inherited his mother's Vermilion Bird bloodline and was immensely powerful.
Ye Yanluo looked toward the prodigies of the Four Great Ancient Sects and smiled faintly. "Now that all four ancient sects have arrived, Gu Fansheng, Ao Mie, Wang Tan, Sheng Qianxue, how should this exchange gathering proceed? You may offer your suggestions!"
"Among us, aside from a handful of disciples, nearly everyone is ranked within the top hundred of the Hidden Dragon Ranking. Let's keep it simple and call each other out for sparring. Everyone gets one chance to issue a challenge. How about it?"
Ao Mie spoke.
"No problem!"
Gu Fansheng nodded. It was merely a sparring exchange, so they would stop at the right point.
"I have no problem with that either!"
Wang Tan said.
"I have no problem either!"
Sheng Qianxue nodded, expressing her agreement as well.
"My imperial father has decreed that the victor of every sparring match in this exchange will receive two thousand Intent Crystals!"
Ye Yanluo added.
"Two thousand? Tsk, tsk, tsk!"
Many people were secretly astonished. Fifty people had attended; if each of them sparred once, that would require at least a hundred thousand Intent Crystals. That was no small sum.
"The new emperor of our Central Sacred Dynasty has ascended the throne this time, and I, Ye Yanluo, may be considered the host. Let me begin!"
With a smile, Ye Yanluo leaped onto the central battle platform and looked at Gu Fansheng. "Brother Gu, would you be willing to offer me some guidance?"
Hearing that