Chapter 97

At this moment, the perception line trembled and suddenly stopped. Ye Jun Tian controlled the 'perception line' with his thoughts and drew it back, instantly feeling a wave of dizziness. A numbing pain spread throughout his body. Ye Qing Xiao's mouth twitched.

Ye Jun Tian saw a blood seal, square and engraved with a wooden dragon. A chilling aura emanated from the blood seal, and part of his father's blood energy was swallowed by it, while the rest was repelled.

"Father, there's actually a blood seal in your blood energy. It's engraved with a wooden dragon. Could it be related to the Yellow Guard of the Zhao Kingdom's royal family?" Ye Jun Tian asked.

"You... you saw it?" Ye Qing Xiao was startled, looking at his son in surprise.

"Yes, I saw it. The wooden dragon, the square blood seal. It seems all your blood energy is restrained by it." Ye Jun Tian said.

"Alas, indeed. Over a decade ago, I encountered the Yellow Guard. We had a conflict, and I was hit by a wooden plaque they threw. Since then, I've been unable to advance in my cultivation. This is also the reason I couldn't break through to the Earth Martial Realm. The Yellow Guard of the Zhao Kingdom's royal family is the royal guard, personally led by the Human Emperor. They are essentially the Human Emperor's most trusted henchmen. If a minister disobeys, the Yellow Guard is sent to assassinate or capture them. There have been cases where even a Divine General was captured for defiance. Even more sinister is that the Yellow Guard sometimes participates in the extermination of entire families. The Yellow Guard has become a demonic claw hanging over the heads of all the people in the Zhao Kingdom. The Yellow Guard is divided into six ranks, the highest being Jade, followed by Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron, and Wood. These are their symbols of status. The blood restriction technique of the Yellow Guard is terrifying. Once it enters your body, unless an expert like the Gun King removes it, you will suffer for life. Moreover, the blood seal continuously absorbs the martial artist's blood energy to strengthen itself. Therefore, it's impossible for you to break through. The one who hit me was a Wood-level Yellow Guard, the lowest rank of the blood restriction technique. However, the minimum cultivation level for a Yellow Guard is the Earth Martial Realm. Back then, I was just a Human Martial artist, no match for them. Fortunately, I ran fast, or I would have been dead long ago. Over the years, I've found many experts to seal the aura of the blood seal. Otherwise, the Yellow Guard could sense your presence within a few dozen miles, making it impossible to escape. This is also a cruel method the Yellow Guard uses to control their opponents." Ye Qing Xiao explained.

"Can't an expert like Uncle Tian remove this blood seal?" Ye Jun Tian asked.

"He probably can, but as you can see, his temperament is too peculiar. Why would he bother to remove it for you?" Ye Qing Xiao said.

"The old man is too ruthless." Ye Jun Tian tried to stimulate the blood seal with his perception line but found it as solid as a rock. The counterforce was so strong that it made Ye Jun Tian spit blood.

"Don't waste your time. You can't break it. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the Zhao Kingdom's royal family's greatest trump card. A Jade-level blood seal can even restrain an expert like the Gun King. Of course, those who can use the Jade-level blood seal are the strongest among the Yellow Guard, with their strength estimated to have reached the legendary Half Blood Wheel realm." Ye Qing Xiao quickly stopped his son.

The next morning, people from all over gathered at the Greenwood Square.

The Greenwood City, due to the influx of spectators, was much busier than usual, with all the inns fully booked.

Of course, most of the spectators came from the surrounding counties of Greenwood City. People from Qingzhou City rarely came to watch. After all, the election of a county city's mayor doesn't interest them much. A competition that only reaches the First Rank of the Earth Martial Realm is not something that would catch the eye of the many experts in Qingzhou.

On the main stage, there were about twenty to thirty grand chairs, prepared for the noble families and celebrities within the Greenwood City's jurisdiction. Among them were non-martial artists, such as musicians, singers, and tycoons, not just martial cultivators.

Soon, the hosts sent by the Qingzhou Royal Family, Zheng Yun and Fang Hong, a man and a woman, walked onto the main stage, accompanied by the patriarchs and core elders of the three major families.

Ye Jun Tian quietly extended his perception line to probe, but found that both were protected by blood qi, preventing any stealthy observation.

However, Ye Jun Tian could still sense that both had extraordinary skills. From their auras, he deduced that they both had the strength of the Third Rank of the Earth Martial Realm.

The Qingzhou Royal Family casually sent two envoys with such strength, demonstrating the overall power of the royal family. From this, one could infer the immense strength of the royal and divine general mansions in the capital.

Ye Jun Tian noticed that the Greenwood Trio had also arrived.

"Ha ha ha, Young Master Feng, the Ye Family's waste actually came. Moreover, I heard he's part of the Ye Family's new team. It seems the Ye Family really has no one left. Even such a piece of trash can be selected, how pitiful and lamentable." Zhao Jun Cheng, the effeminate young man of the Greenwood Trio, laughed loudly, clearly on purpose.

"That's even better. We can see him being brutally beaten. It will definitely be very exciting. Younger brother, let's wait and see the humiliation." Feng Qing Liang laughed.

"What are you looking at, Ye Jun Tian, you waste. If you have the guts, come and spar with Young Master Feng. Pitiful, you couldn't even block a single slap from Young Master Feng. The Ye Family is in trouble." Zhao Jun Cheng deliberately shouted at Ye Jun Tian, calling him by name, clearly intending to humiliate him.

"Lord Zhao, Lord Feng, please wait until after the competition to discuss this. Ye Jun Tian is a disciple of our Ye Family and a member of the new team. I request that you two not provoke him at this critical moment." Ye Tian Hao's face turned serious.

"Does he dare?" To his surprise, Zhao Jun Cheng and Feng Qing Liang both spoke loudly, and then Zhao Jun Cheng continued, "I'm worried he won't have the chance, because he won't last on the stage. Then, how can we bear to further torment a pitiful cripple? We are kind people."

"If Ye Jun Tian dares to accept the challenge now, I'll let him use one hand." Feng Qing Liang was extremely arrogant. He wanted to show off in front of Li Qing Yue, the first beauty of Greenwood, and Ye Jun Tian was his stepping stone.

"Ha ha, do you really want to play?" Ye Jun Tian actually smiled calmly.

"Of course, if we don't, we're cowards." Feng Qing Liang and Zhao Jun Cheng said in unison.

"Then, would you mind if I ask Envoys Zheng and Fang to be witnesses?" Ye Jun Tian bowed.

"Ha ha ha, it would be quite interesting to see the newbies spar and warm up before the official competition. This shows that Greenwood City still has hope. The young are full of vitality and energy. We will be the witnesses." Zheng Yun stroked his chin and smiled. Fang Hong also nodded with a smile.

"Envoy Zheng, the competition is about to start. Ye Jun Tian is now a formal member of our Ye Family's new team. I don't want any accidents to happen at this critical moment." Ye Tian Hao was somewhat displeased.

"Ha ha ha, see? They don't dare to accept." Zhao Jun Cheng said sarcastically.

"Lord Ye, if he doesn't even dare to warm up, is such a new recruit useful? It's best to kick out such scum early. Otherwise, he will embarrass the Ye Family by collapsing in the competition." Feng Qing Liang sneered.

"This is our Ye Family's matter. Please follow the rules, both of you." Ye Tian Hao's face turned stern.

"Ha ha ha, Lord Ye, they don't seem to be breaking any rules, do they?" Lord Li of the Li Family sneered.

"Yes, these words were acknowledged by Ye Jun Tian himself. He even asked Envoys Zheng and Fang to be witnesses, and both envoys agreed.