Huo Ziyang led the team from Dengtian Academy, standing on the north side of the battlefield. The blue-clothed youth led Qitian Academy's team on the south side, while Ye Qingchen stood on the west, opposite the people from Pingtian Academy. The disciples from all three major academies turned their gazes toward Ye Qingchen.
Huo Ziyang spoke to the blue-clothed youth, "Congratulations, Brother Shui, on breaking through to the fifth layer of the Martial Emperor realm. My thinking is, since this is an assessment for the four major academies, a free-for-all would be too dull. How about this? Our four academies will each send out one disciple to fight a round first. What do you say?"
The blue-clothed youth, Shui Changkun, nodded in agreement. "Brother Huo, your proposal is exactly what I was thinking. Allow me to also congratulate you on your breakthrough to the fifth layer of the Martial Emperor realm. Friends from Pingtian Academy, what are your thoughts?"
