The old man forced an awkward smile and said, "Cen Sen was seriously injured in a fierce battle with his opponent yesterday and can't fight yet. The final battle will have to wait for five days." "So long? Are you all in Hun Luo Province so weak? I came here hoping to stretch my muscles, but none of you are worthy opponents. Is this the so - called Hundred Young Elites of Hun Luo Province? Ridiculous." Immediately, an uproar broke out in the arena. This was blatant contempt for the entire Hun Luo Province. At once, many people even questioned why Xu Qian, the governor of the province, allowed an outsider to compete here. "Daddy, look! This is too much. Quickly send someone to beat him to death! Beat him to death!" The little witch shouted, waving her small fists on the spectator stand. "Enough. Among those under thirty in my Hun Luo Province, no one is his match. Because there isn't a Martial Emperor under thirty in Hun Luo Province. If senior experts were to fight, even if they won, it would be even more of a joke," Xu Qian, the governor of Hun Luo Province, sighed. "Dad, then why did you allow him to participate in the competition in Hun Luo Province? Although you and Master Cui Zhihao are fellow apprentices, but..." Xu Zijing on the other side also asked in confusion. "Don't I know that letting an outsider win first place in Hun Luo Province will be a great loss of face? Do you think I have a good relationship with Cui Zhihao? Wrong. In the beginning, he used despicable means to harm the family of Second Senior Brother Rui Guangde. Several of us fellow apprentices have cut off all contact with him. I agreed to let his adopted son come here to show off this time, all for you two!" "For us?" Xu Zijing looked at his father in surprise. "I have only three children. Zilong loves power and politics. I'm going to hand Hun Luo Province over to him. But since Hun Luo Province is given to him, you two should get something in return. So I made a deal with Third Senior Brother Cui Zhihao. I let his adopted son come here to win first place in Hun Luo Province and enter the City of Hope smoothly, and he will let you two enter the City of Hope. Actually, with Jiang Zan's strength, even in Guyang Province, although he can't win first place, he still has the strength to enter the top hundred of the prefecture in Yaoyan Prefecture and enter the City of Hope. Even with Cui Zhihao's connections, he can easily enter the City of Hope without competing. But my third senior brother is a very vain person. Sending Jiang Zan to Hun Luo Province this time is just to make his strength look more powerful by taking advantage of Hun Luo Province's weakness. For you two, I made this deal even though I knew I would lose all my face." Xu Qian said with a sigh. At the same time, he took out two golden tokens from his bosom. On the front of the two golden tokens was written "Hope", and on the back was an image of the entire terrain of the Flame Continent, covered with formations, with streams of power flowing through it. They couldn't be faked at all. "Cui Zhihao harmed the family of Second Senior Brother Rui Guangde back then. I and the other three fellow apprentices cut off contact with him. But strangely, even when the four of us jointly requested our master to expel him from the school, our master didn't agree. Instead, he valued him even more. Among the five of us, only he can make our master do such a thing. These are the necessary tokens to enter the City of Hope. After the top hundred of Yaoyan Prefecture are selected, what they get are these. Take them." "Dad, this... this is incredible. Can one enter the City of Hope like this?" Xu Zijing was extremely surprised, while the little witch took them casually and played with them in her hands. "Ordinary people can't do this, but my master is a Flame Warrior in there and has a high status. Our master disdains to do such a thing. At least I can't get him to do it by asking, but Third Senior Brother can. Once you two are inside, your strength will surely be the weakest. But don't be discouraged. As long as you enter the City of Hope, your future will be boundless. Among the six of us fellow apprentices, Second Senior Brother Rui Guangde has long been missing. Third Senior Brother and I have no chance to enter the City of Hope, and we are still only at the peak of the Martial Emperor level. First Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Sister, and Little Junior Brother have all entered the City of Hope. Now, even the weakest of them has reached the War Emperor level. We can't compare at all." "Dad, since Master Cui Zhihao has such a good relationship with your master, then why didn't your master get him into the City of Hope back then?" Xu Zijing asked carefully. "Hehe!" Xu Qian smiled and said, "Back then, my master wasn't a Flame Warrior yet. How could he have the power to let Third Senior Brother in? Now that the master has this power, Third Senior Brother is already over thirty. Those over thirty are not allowed to enter the City of Hope. This is a rule that has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years and can't be broken by anyone." After a pause, Xu Qian sighed again. "I think this Jiang Zan is deliberately trying to embarrass our Hun Luo Province. Alas, I don't know what he will do tomorrow. Losing face is losing face. It's worth it for you two." "Dad, when I become powerful, I'll beat him to death. Humph!" The little witch glared, speaking without knowing her own limitations. "Hehe!" Xu Qian smiled and didn't say anything. ... Outside Hun Luo City, Yuan Ye, wearing a tattered long shirt, sat cross - legged. Suddenly, his slightly closed eyes opened, and a terrifying sharp light shot out from them. "Ha!" Yuan Ye jumped up suddenly. He swung the branch in his hand, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, with the shadow of the stick floating. It didn't seem to have astonishing power. With just this small branch, he hit a tree as thick as a man's waist. "Bang!" A very faint sound rang out. The tree remained motionless, as if it hadn't been affected at all. Yuan Ye walked forward and gently peeled off the layer of bark. The trunk inside the bark had actually turned into powder and flowed down. "Indeed. Once this Yuan Zhen sword is used, the damage to the internal organs is even more terrifying than to the surface. If a Martial Emperor's internal organs were hit by my sword, he would probably be half - dead," Yuan Ye had a smile on the corner of his mouth. "Brother Ye, Brother Murong Qiang asked me to tell you that today is the day of the final battle. He asked me to ask why you haven't left yet," Rui Xi came to the forest where Yuan Ye was cultivating, carrying the little rascal, which was the size of a cat. "It's about to start. Just a moment ago, there were still three days. But once I started this secluded cultivation and enlightenment, three days passed in the blink of an eye. When you focus on cultivation, time passes so quickly," Yuan Ye had a smile on the corner of his mouth. "Okay, I'll go back and get ready. Let's see what kind of sword Little Qiang has refined for me." Almost at the same time, the entire arena in Hun Luo City was packed with people. Everyone came to watch the final battle of the Hun Luo Province's Hundred Young Elites Battle. The Hundred Young Elites Battle is held once every hundred years. Many people, if they miss this time, won't have another chance. After all, with the rule of being under thirty, how can they wait for another hundred years? On the battle platform of the final battle, a bald - headed man was resting with his eyes closed. This bald - headed man was named Cen Sen. He was a very famous Wu Jun - level expert in Hun Luo Province, and he cultivated a very powerful technique. Originally, he had the highest voice to win the championship. Unfortunately, with Jiang Zan's sudden appearance, he was overshadowed. Three days ago, Liao Ai died in battle, and he was defeated without any resistance. He, Liao Ai, and the opponent he defeated in the previous battle were all Wu Jun - level experts, and their strengths were similar. Those who could enter the top four were originally very powerful. In order to defeat his opponent, he was also seriously injured and hasn't fully recovered yet. But this Jiang Zan killed Liao Ai so easily, without even using a weapon. The gap was immediately clear. Cen Sen opened his eyes and glanced at Jiang Zan not far away. Jiang Zan was sitting on an armchair, surrounded by a group of people, eating grapes comfortably, without any tension before the big battle. "He's so arrogant," Cen Sen was very unconvinced in his heart. It was because of this unconvinced feeling that he didn't withdraw. He knew Jiang Zan's methods. No one survived after fighting with him. But Cen Sen was just unconvinced. Similarly, many people were unconvinced. After all, an outsider was really going too far. "The battle will start soon. Please get ready, both of you," an old man in white announced in a clear voice. Immediately, the people watching the battle started shouting. There were supporters for both of them. Jiang Zan flew directly onto the battle platform. With this flight, the entire arena went crazy. Everyone knew what flying meant.