C433 The Tournament Began

When Duanqianyue was still here, Lee Zhuohua was actually still in the mud statue of Celestial Temple. Naturally, it was normal for him to not have heard of someone like Lee Zhuohua, but it was also because of this that Duanqianyue was still very puzzled about Lee Zhuohua's origins.

"When we meet in the arena, we'll know when we ask." With this thought in his mind, Duan Qianyue retracted his gaze that was focused on Lee Zhuohua.

As everyone below the arena focused their attention on the Trial Arena, the two Manor Lords who were standing on top of the arena looked at each other.

"It's about time to begin," Chu Angsheng said to Lih Hongtao.

"Okay." Lih Hongtao's cold face did not show any expression, only a nasal voice responded to Chu Angsheng.

With the two Palace Masters in charge of the event, the other five Palace Elders naturally did not dare to overstep their boundaries. All of them quietly stood at the back and waited for the two Palace Masters to speak.

Under Chu Angsheng's orders, Lih Hongtao stepped forward and swept his gaze across the Outer Palace disciples below the arena.

The disciples who had been waiting outside the ring for a long time quieted down when they saw that the Deputy Master had started to speak. They all focused their attention on the Deputy Master.

Lih Hongtao first looked at the black crowd below. His gaze paused on some specific people for a while before he spoke.

"The Disciple Competitions are a motivational event for all of you. Those who can make it to the academy are the best of the best, but a lot of people come here and find themselves becoming obscure."

"And this disciple competition is a chance for you all to show off your strength. Those who are strong will naturally be favored by the academy. In the past, those who could enter the top three of the disciple competition had already become core disciples of the Inner Palace."

"And the top ten also have the qualification to enter the Inner Palace."

Lih Hongtao shouted a set of words. His calm eyes swept across the Outer Palace disciples below with a look of anticipation. His words were really stimulating to the people below, especially the older ones.

One had to know that anyone who could enter the Outer Palace would want to enter the Inner Palace and obtain more resources.

Thus, Lih Hongtao's words were also meant to motivate the disciples below to perform outstandingly in the disciple competition.

"Also, those who can enter the top ten can represent the academy in the Ancient Sun Realm and participate in the Sandalwood Book Will." Lih Hongtao put this matter at the end to let the disciples know the importance of the disciple competition.

As expected, after he finished speaking, the expressions of the disciples below were also very interesting.

"The top ten will have the hope of entering the academy's Inner Palace. Although we can't compare to someone like Xu Daolin, there is still hope of entering the top ten." This was what an older student thought after hearing Lih Hongtao's speech.

"The top ten can participate in the Sandalwood Book Will? The Sandalwood Book Will was a major event in the Ancient Sun Realm. Anyone who could leave their name on the Rank Of Stars would be rewarded accordingly. " They didn't know about the disciple competition before, but now that they knew that the first ten in the disciple competition could represent the academy in the Sandalwood Book Will, their minds were very active.

Lih Hongtao looked down at the disciples who were beginning to get excited by his speech and felt a little satisfied in his heart.

Below the arena, there was also a group of people listening to his speech, but their minds were very calm, without the slightest hint of excitement. These people were the many deacon elders of the Outer Palace.

As the supervisory elder of the Outer Palace, he was originally a disciple of the academy. After staying in the Outer Palace for so many years, how could they not understand the true situation of the disciple competition?

There had been a time when they had been just like these disciples, full of hope for the disciples' competition, but the fact was that although there were so many people in the Outer Palace, only the top ten could be considered true elites.

Therefore, at this moment, the deacon elders looked at these disciples with a hint of envy and pity in their eyes.

The envy was because these disciples still had the chance to fight for the top position. The pity was because most of these disciples could only have a miserable ending.

Of course, they wouldn't tell the disciples about it.

Lian Nichang was also standing among the deacon elders, looking at Lee Zhuohua from far away through the crowd.

Ever since the day she brought Lee Zhuohua to his residence, she had never looked for him. Although she had an agreement with Lee Zhuohua, hoping that the other party could enter the Sandalwood Book Will for her and help her get an item, the impact of the Transportation Hall was too great.

To be honest, Lian Nichang herself did not know how to interact with Lee Zhuohua right now. Even though she was a deacon elder, she did not want to make enemies with the other senior students of the Outer Palace.

So now, she could only look at Lee Zhuohua from afar with complicated feelings.

Lee Zhuohua, who was on the other side of the Lake Gate, naturally noticed Lian Nichang's location, but he did not look at her. To him, he was like a hot potato right now. Rather than interacting with Lian Nichang, it was better to avoid causing trouble for her.

As for why the other party had never come to look for him again, Lee Zhuohua did not blame him at all. Everyone knew what kind of situation he was in right now.

After he finished speaking, Lih Hongtao slowly stepped back and stood behind Chu Angsheng. Although he had spoken just now, it was because he had received instructions from Chu Angsheng.

However, Chu Angsheng was the real Outer Palace Master, so he was the one who would announce the start of the disciple competition.

Chu Angsheng paused for a moment after Lih Hongtao had retreated behind him. Then, he strode forward and stood at the front of the arena.

First, he swept his gaze over the crowd of disciples below. Then, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

"I declare that the Outer Palace's disciple competition will officially begin."

Chu Angsheng's voice was very loud and clear, and his words echoed throughout the entire Trial Arena. With the help of his vigorous aura, every Outer Palace disciple could hear his words clearly, but they did not sound too deafening.

It could even be said that Chu Angsheng's control over his own power was very precise.

With his announcement, the curtains of the Outer Palace disciples' competition were officially drawn.

After he finished shouting, he retreated to the main spectator's seat with Lih Hongtao, while four out of the five hall elders also walked towards the audience with the two of them.

Only one palace elder remained where he stood. The Patriarch was in charge of the disciples' competition. This elder's beard and hair were all white, his face was cold and his eyes were like an eagle's. This person was an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall.

The Law Enforcement Hall was responsible for the order of the Outer Palace, but relatively speaking, the Disciplinary Elder was the most suitable judge for the disciple competition. That was why the two Palace Masters would let him be the judge of the disciple competition.

After the two Palace Masters and the four Palace Elders had left, the disciples below the arena let out a cheer. For them, today's Disciple Competition was their stage, so how could they not be happy?

However, true experts like Xu Daolin and Duanqianyue still maintained their original calm.