Chapter 49

"En, it’s not worth it to exhaust one's strength like this. Ye Jun Tian didn’t expend much, but I lost a lot of energy," Li Qingyue said.

"Ten Thousand Flowers Bloom!" After failing to break through for a long time, Ye Li suddenly shouted, her voice like a nightingale’s. Her hands moved, and Ye Jun Tian seemed to see ten thousand flowers blooming at once. Because her palms spread out like flowers, and with her speed, they created multiple flower shadows.

As the palm force approached, Ye Jun Tian could feel that Ye Li’s palm strike this time was about twice as powerful as before. This was the real offensive palm.

As Ye Li’s palm shadows flickered, it seemed as if a wind suddenly blew around the arena. Even Elder Ye Jin Xiong’s robe was fluttering in the wind.

"I didn’t expect Ye Li to have such heavy palm force," Li Qingyue said with some admiration.

Ye Li’s flower palm doesn’t seem like a Ye family martial technique. Where did it come from? Cai Qiang was also a bit puzzled.

"It’s a bit strange. Ye Jun Tian probably won’t pass this round," Ye Feng sneered.

'Sweeping the Sky!' Ye Jun Tian laughed, his hair flying. A palm strike like rolling thunder slashed through the air, the friction causing a sudden explosion, as if a landmine had detonated on the arena.

Peng...

"This guy is quite smart. He actually transformed the 'Heavenly Thunder' move from the 'Heavenly Sword Technique' into a palm strike. Good idea," Li Qingyue smiled.

Ye Jun Tian’s palm-sword quickly pierced through the Ten Thousand Flowers Palm and swept across. Puh puh puh...

The two clashed with three palm strikes, and Ye Li had to retreat several steps before stopping. The palm shadows on the arena instantly disappeared, and the arena returned to calm.

"Sigh, I lost. Thank you, Brother Jun Tian, for holding back." Ye Li bowed and was about to jump off the arena.

"Ye Li, you haven’t lost yet. Why are you giving up?" someone shouted.

"Ye Li, are you afraid?"

"Ye Li, don’t be afraid. They have nothing now, just like your family."

"Go on, Ye Li, keep fighting, take him down."

"I lost. If Brother Jun Tian hadn’t held back, my skirt would have been torn. Elder Jin Xiong, I admit defeat." Ye Li shook her head, and only then did people notice a crack as thick as a finger on her skirt. If Ye Jun Tian had been ruthless, Ye Li would have been exposed.

"The Iron Disciple Promotion Tournament has ended. Ye Jun Tian has won all five matches and advanced as the top Iron Disciple. Ye Li has advanced as the second Iron Disciple," Ye Jin Xiong announced solemnly.

"Hehe, Brother Jun Tian, congratulations." To everyone’s surprise, Li Qingyue smiled and was the first to congratulate him.

Suddenly, Ye Jun Tian felt a chill on his back. Li Qingyue was the first beauty of Greenwood City, and all the envious gazes shot at him like arrows.

"Hehe, just lucky," Ye Jun Tian said, bowing.

"Ye Jun Tian, tonight is the annual 'Recruitment Meeting' in Greenwood City. Would you like to join us?" Li Qingyue invited him in front of everyone.

The Greenwood City 'Recruitment Meeting' is held once a year, initiated by the City Lord’s residence. The young elites of the family that holds the City Lord position are the ones who organize it. Since the Li family is the current City Lord, Li Qingyue is the one organizing it.

The participants are all young strong martial cultivators with a reputation in Greenwood City. Both Ye Qinglian and Ye Feng from the Ye family are invited. Of course, the Recruitment Meeting is not limited to the younger generation. As long as you are under 28 years old and have the strength, you can be invited.

In the past, the 'Recruitment Meeting' was just a dream for Ye Jun Tian’s former self. Unexpectedly, it has come true in just a few months.

"Sure, I could use a break." Ye Jun Tian smiled, remaining calm and not getting excited by Li Qingyue’s invitation.

Even Li Qingyue was puzzled. In the past, Ye Jun Tian would wag his tail like a lapdog when he saw her. Today, he seemed like a different person. Li Qingyue couldn’t help but feel a bit lost. Of course, she still had plenty of lapdogs.

"Miss Li, he doesn’t seem qualified to attend the Recruitment Meeting," Cai Qiang snorted.

"Hehe, our Ye family’s Iron Disciple can attend the Recruitment Meeting. When did the Recruitment Meeting, which is only for Greenwood City’s geniuses, become so low?" Ye Feng sneered.

"Isn’t Ye Jun Tian a genius?" Li Qingyue smiled faintly and countered.

"He didn’t even qualify as a Bronze Disciple in the Ye family. What kind of genius is that?" Cai Qiang sneered.

"Hehe, I am the one inviting geniuses this time. If I say he’s qualified, he’s qualified. Are you trying to strip me of my authority?" Li Qingyue sneered.

"Ha ha, that’s right. If they want to strip me of my authority, they’ll have to seize the City Lord’s throne first," Li Qingyue’s cousin, Li Yu, laughed, making Cai Qiang and Ye Feng glare.

"Humph, who knows who the next City Lord will be," Ye Feng snorted.

"The next City Lord is unknown, but it depends on whether you, Ye Feng, have the strength," Li Yu retorted.

"Ha ha ha, Jun Tian, you’ve made us proud. Well done," Ye Qingxiao laughed wildly when they returned to the old residence.

"It’s just a small Recruitment Meeting. Why are you so happy, Dad?" Ye Jun Tian asked.

"Though the Recruitment Meeting is small, it represents your strength. Greenwood City may not be large, but it has many geniuses. Who wouldn’t want to participate?

You’ll see, those who become great in Greenwood City often start by shining at the Recruitment Meeting. So, it’s the beginning of your career. Don’t underestimate it.

Geniuses form a circle. They are your contemporaries. When you achieve something, they grow with you.

It represents the new force in Greenwood City," Ye Qingxiao said, then his expression turned serious. "Son, don’t just see the Recruitment Meeting as a 'Recruitment.' It’s also a gathering of geniuses.

There are many twists and turns. And the young geniuses don’t belong to the same circle.

Li Qingyue is the core of one circle. Cai Qiang and Ye Feng belong to different circles. When you have your own circle, I will be satisfied."

"I believe it will happen," Ye Jun Tian said confidently.

"Just received the news. The Iron Disciple Ranking Tournament will not be a one-on-one match this time. It will be a free-for-all," Ye Qingxiao said.

"Free-for-all, how will it work?" Ye Jun Tian asked.

"You and Ye Li are the new Iron Disciples. The Ye family originally had 12 Iron Disciples. They are all at the Fourth Pulse level. Among them, Ye Bing, a special recruit, is extremely strong. Ye Jiang, the son of an elder, is also expected to advance to the Bronze Disciple level. The Elder Council has decided that the top two Iron Disciples will advance to the Bronze Disciple level," Ye Qingxiao said.

"A total of 14 Iron Disciples, with only two spots. The Elder Council is using a free-for-all, which seems to be targeting you," Ye Jun Tian sneered.

"Yes, it’s targeting you. In a free-for-all, the two who last the longest will advance. The other 12 will be knocked out.

Among them, Ye Jiang and Ye Bing are the strongest. Without Ye Bing, you and Ye Jiang both had a chance.

But with Ye Bing joining, and Ye Jiang already being a favorite, the target is you.

Moreover, with a free-for-all, they can play more tricks. For example, they can gang up on you. One-on-one, you might not fear them, but with three or four against one, it’s a different story.

In the Iron Disciples, none from our lineage are selected. Ye Tianhao and Ye Jin Xiong’s disciples are more numerous.