Generally, if a participant was a disciple from a Martial Arts Hall or a family, the Official would announce their background directly.
This wasn't a strict requirement, just a personal habit. The middle-aged Official likely read it that way because that's how it was written on the register.
However, Yang Jing noticed a detail: when it came to Independent Martial Artists, the middle-aged Official simply stated their names.
Everything Yang Jing had learned beforehand, as well as what he'd seen since the field trials began, pointed to one thing.
Generally, among the Martial Artists participating in the field trials, the disciples from Martial Arts Halls and major families were considered the most formidable. Independent Martial Artists, lacking resources and formal training, were typically a tier weaker.
But Yang Jing also knew this wasn't an absolute rule.
