Chapter 37 The Battle Begins
"Hahaha, this must be the biggest joke of the year in Jinling City! A second-rate family\'s son-in-law, representing the Lin family in the martial arts tournament!"
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Someone recognized Ye Ling\'s identity and immediately mocked him.
Anyone who could become a dark energy martial artist was no fool.
They immediately saw that there was enmity between the Tian family and Ye Ling, and to please the Tian family, they naturally didn\'t spare their mocking words!
The Tian family was not something the Lin family could compare with, as the current crop of dark energy martial artists from the Tian family was so strong that they had even ranked among the top three of the six great ancient martial families!
If they could get on good terms with the Tian family, wouldn\'t their future path in martial arts be smooth sailing?
The group of Lin family members following behind Lin Jianyang all had gloomy expressions at this moment.
Many glared at Ye Ling and Ye Jiu with eyes full of resentment.
It was all because of these two, who had made them lose all their dignity!
Normally, people\'s contempt for the Lin family was only harbored in their hearts, but now, even those martial artists without any background dared to openly insult the Lin family!
"Family Head, he Ye Ling is just a son-in-law, what qualifications does he have to represent our Lin family in the martial arts tournament!"
Unable to bear this humiliation any longer, a Lin family member charged forward and said to Lin Jianyang.
Lin Jianyang ignored him, still looking at Ye Ling and said, "Ling\'er, I\'ve heard that Grandmaster Liu has agreed to fight for the Tian family…"
"Uncle Lin, no need to say more, just a Grandmaster, I haven\'t even considered him a threat."
Ye Ling spoke, cutting off Lin Jianyang\'s words.
Seeing Ye Ling so confident, Lin Jianyang sighed softly in his heart and didn\'t say anything more.
If the Lin family couldn\'t achieve a good ranking in this martial arts tournament, they would likely be excluded from the ancient martial families after the tournament!
Lin Jianyang believed that Ye Ling was not a reckless person; since he dared to speak such words, he must have his confidence!
"In that case, Uncle Lin won\'t advise you any further."
"Ling\'er, I entrust this tournament to you on behalf of our Lin family!"
Lin Jianyang said gravely.
Ye Ling smiled and nodded, not taking to heart the rumors and gossip around him.
He gave Ye Jiu a look, who immediately understood and strode over to the box containing numbers.
Ignoring the surprised looks from the crowd, Ye Jiu picked out two numbers.
Thirty, sixty-seven!
Back beside Ye Ling, Ye Jiu asked, "Sir, this sixty-seven is for you, I\'ll go up first and test the skills of these wastes."
As he spoke, he handed the slip of paper bearing the number sixty-seven to Ye Ling.
Ye Ling took it, smiling and nodded.
Then he turned to look at Lin Jianyang beside him and said, "Uncle Lin, you\'re getting on in years, so don\'t join this martial arts tournament, to avoid getting hurt by some reckless fellows."
As for the other members of the Lin family, Ye Ling didn\'t bother with them at all.
A bunch of wastes who could betray their own young mistress, what right did they have to be noticed by him, Ye Ling?
Without waiting for Lin Jianyang to say anything more, Ye Ling had already pulled Lin Jianyang down from the stage.
"Do we still need to draw a number?"
Seeing their own family head descend from the stage, the group of Lin family members looked at each other.
Then one of the Lin family members snorted and said, "Wasn\'t that Ye Ling very arrogant? He told us not to participate, so why should we bother?"
"Since the Family Head trusts this son-in-law so much, let\'s leave this martial arts tournament to him?"
Hearing this, a look of relief appeared on the faces of the Lin family members, and they quickly stepped down from the stage.
They were not fools and had a clear understanding of their own abilities.
Martial Artists possessing only clear force were merely fodder at the martial arts tournament, stepping up only to be beaten mercilessly!
"These useless fools actually have the self-awareness not to step up, unlike that little beast Ye Ling, who shows no realization of his place as a son-in-law!"
Tian Xiong\'s gaze was somber, his voice cold.
Tian Qingshan responded immediately, "Heh, that little beast is showing off just because he has a peak latent energy supporter. Let\'s see how arrogant he remains when Grandmaster Liu takes action!"
The drawing of numbers soon ended, three hundred numbers, six hundred spots all drawn.
As for those who failed to draw a number, they could only reluctantly return to their seats.
In the martial arts tournament, everything depended solely on strength!
Who could blame them for being weaker, unable to compete with others?
Sitting among the audience, Liu Yun\'s gaze never strayed from Ye Ling.
Previously, everyone\'s attention had been on Ye Ling, and Ye Ling had not noticed Liu Yun\'s gaze.
Now that everyone\'s attention shifted, Ye Ling immediately noticed that Liu Yun had been staring at him!
"Is that the Grandmaster from Dominant Hall?"
Ye Ling asked.
Lin Jianyang nodded and said, "His name is Liu Yun, the new Jinling Executive Officer sent by Dominant Hall."
"No one knows what got into the former executive officer; he just vanished into thin air, even Dominant Hall can\'t find any trace of him."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jiu showed a slight smile on his face.
If Lin Jianyang knew that the previous executive officer had run away overnight out of fear of Ye Ling\'s identity, who knows what expression he would wear?
"Who knows, perhaps he had some urgent matters?"
Ye Ling said with a light laugh.
Lin Jianyang thought no further, as matters involving a Grandmaster-level powerhouse were beyond his imagination!
"Number one, come to the stage!"
The young man from Dominant Hall took the stage again and proclaimed loudly.
As his voice fell, two figures leaped onto the stage!
One was a young man from the Tian family, and the other was not from an ancient martial family!
As soon as they both reached the stage, the Tian family member immediately launched an attack!
"Bang!"
A solid kick landed on the other person\'s waist, directly kicking him off the stage!
"Pfft!"
The man fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Seeing this, the young man from the Tian family smirked, his face full of disdain.
"With such meager strength, you dare to participate in the martial arts tournament?"
With that, he walked down from the stage, his demeanor incredibly arrogant!
The first match from start to finish lasted merely three seconds!
The young man from Dominant Hall couldn\'t be bothered to go on stage, so he stood next to Liu Yun and again called out, "Number two, come to the stage!"
This time, both Martial Artists were not members of ancient martial families, and their strengths were quite evenly matched, each being at the peak of clear force, just a step away from latent force!
The two exchanged blows on the stage, seemingly unable to determine a winner for quite some time.
"Grandmaster Liu, at this rate, it\'s a waste of time. With this speed, the martial arts tournament won\'t finish even in half a month!"
A Clan Leader from one of the martial families remarked to Liu Yun.
Hearing this, Liu Yun nodded slightly.
He, a Grandmaster-level powerhouse of Dominant Hall, had no time to waste on such trival matters!
Watching these lower-level Martial Artists compete was indeed a waste of his time!