Chapter 69

"Attention, I hereby announce that the Jing Family Grand Competition of this session is now officially beginning."

"The Jing Family Grand Competition of this session is divided into three stages: the Testing Stage, the Challenge Stage, and the Final Stage."

"A total of 1,240 members of the Jing Family are participating in this Grand Competition. Any family member who participates in the Grand Competition will receive a reward from the family, with the minimum being ten spirit stones."

"Family members who advance to the Final Stage from the Challenge Stage will receive even more substantial rewards. There are fifty spots available for the finals."

"The top three family members in the final ranking will, in addition to the spirit stone rewards, have the opportunity to select martial arts from the second floor of the family's martial arts treasure vault once. The first place will receive three supreme spirit stones, the second place will receive two supreme spirit stones, and the third place will receive one supreme spirit stone."

"..."

Jing Chengye's voice echoed across the vast square.

"What? Three supreme spirit stones for first place?"

"Three supreme spirit stones are worth more than ten thousand!"

"Heaven..."

"The rewards for this session of the family's Grand Competition are so generous. I remember that in the previous session, the first place only received two supreme spirit stones, the second place received one supreme spirit stone, and the third place received no supreme spirit stones."

"Yes, and this time, the top three can all enter the second floor of the family's martial arts treasure vault. In the previous session, only the first place had the qualification to enter the second floor of the martial arts treasure vault."

"Damn it, I'm only twenty-six years old, just one year over the limit, and I can't participate in the Grand Competition!"

Among the many Jing Family members below, even those who couldn't participate in the Grand Competition had their eyes shining brightly after hearing the rewards announced by Clan Leader Jing Chengye. Those participating in the Grand Competition were even more enthusiastic.

Although many people knew they had no chance of advancing to the finals, they couldn't suppress their excitement.

Out of more than a thousand people, only fifty could advance to the finals. The difficulty was clearly very high. Low-level and mid-level martial artists had almost no chance of advancing to the finals.

"Now, the Testing Stage begins!" Jing Chengye's speech did not last too long.

After his words, a group of Jing Family black-robed guards began to walk out from one side of the square.

These guards, two by two, carried a testing crystal.

There were a total of twenty testing crystals.

The Testing Stage was to test the realm of the martial artists, and each participant had to undergo a strength test.

A moment later, the twenty testing crystals were neatly arranged on the square.

Then, twenty supervisors leaped down from the platform and came to the testing crystals. Each of them held a register.

"Jing Wen, come to me for testing!"

The supervisor at the first testing crystal glanced at the register and called out the name of a martial artist participating in the Grand Competition.

In the crowd, the Jing Family member named Jing Wen quickly stepped forward and came to the testing crystal.

"Jing Wen, testing complete, Fifth Heaven of Martial Dao realm." The supervisor announced loudly.

"Jing Dongxue, come to me for testing!" The supervisor at the second testing crystal also began to call out names.

"Jing Lianhua, come to me for testing!"

"..."

Names were called out one by one.

The twenty testing crystals conducted tests simultaneously. One by one, Jing Family members stepped forward to test their strength realms.

As time passed, more and more Jing Family martial artists completed their tests.

The testing process was actually very quick. People kept stepping out, and the number of martial artists waiting for testing on the square gradually decreased.

"Jing Lan, Seventh Heaven of Martial Dao realm, not bad!" A supervisor nodded and announced loudly.

"Wow!"

The martial artists watching showed slight excitement.

Most of the martial artists being tested were low-level and mid-level martial artists. High-level martial artists were actually quite rare, with perhaps only one out of ten being a high-level martial artist.

Therefore, each time a high-level martial artist appeared, it caused a small stir.

"Jing Sankai, Ninth Heaven of Martial Dao realm, very good!" Finally, a martial artist of the Ninth Heaven of Martial Dao realm appeared.

After the supervisor announced it, the martial artist named Jing Sankai slightly smiled, looked around proudly, and then walked away.

"Wow, Ninth Heaven of Martial Dao realm!"

"Haha, Jing Sankai is my older brother, haha. My older brother broke through to the Ninth Heaven of Martial Dao half a year ago. Entering the Xiantian realm is just a matter of time. My older brother will definitely win first place!" A male martial artist in a red robe said excitedly to those around him.

"Jing Yan? Haha, just a Seventh Heaven of Martial Dao, daring to compare with my older brother? We'll see!" The red-robed man clearly showed disdain when mentioning Jing Yan.

...

The Testing Stage gradually continued for about an hour.

At this point, the number of people who had not yet participated in the testing was already small, scattered on the square waiting.

Jing Yan was also among them.

He had registered too late, so his testing order was almost at the end.

Jing Yan slightly narrowed his eyes, not in a hurry.

At this moment, on the platform in the square.

"Clan Leader Jing, congratulations. In this session of the Jing Family Grand Competition, quite a few Ninth Heaven martial artists have emerged. So far, there have been nine, right? There are still some who haven't been tested, so it looks like the number of Ninth Heaven martial artists could reach ten." A square-faced man in a blue robe, sitting in the VIP seats, smiled at Jing Chengye.

He was the clan leader of the Liu Family, which was considered a second-tier family in Donglin City. This family had a good relationship with the Jing Family and was largely dependent on the Jing Family. Therefore, the clan leader of the Liu Family personally came to the Jing Family Grand Competition.

"Yes, indeed. These are all Jing Family members under the age of twenty-five." Jing Chengye also smiled when he heard this.

Clearly, he was quite satisfied.

After all, just half a month ago, at the Lin Family Grand Competition, the Lin Family had only eight Ninth Heaven members under the age of twenty-five.

Although the Jing Family was far from the top family, the Zhao Family, it was still a cause for celebration to surpass the Lin Family.

"Humph!"

At this moment, an out-of-place sound came from the VIP seats, carrying a condescending tone.

Everyone present could hear it, so all eyes turned to the source.

"That green-robed boy, is that Jing Yan? This boy has been quite active recently. Falling from the Xiantian realm, he can still be so active, quite thick-skinned. Clan Leader Jing, what realm is your family's top genius now?" The man said in a sarcastic tone after the cold snort.

He was the Fourth Elder of the Zhao Family.

Jing Yan had injured the Zhao Family clan leader's youngest son, Zhao Dengtian, so it was normal for the Fourth Elder of the Zhao Family to have a grudge against Jing Yan.

However, saying such things in this setting was a bit excessive.

Jing Chengye and others' faces immediately turned ugly.