Cloud City Central Plaza.

The steps of the audience were already full of figures, and the whole square was noisy, Ye Mu was also sitting in it, listening to the noisy sound in his ears, Ye Mu raised his eyebrows.

"Why are there fewer contestants, but there are more people watching here than in the Eastern Division?"

Ye Mu looked around, all the steps were basically full, and the dense crowd of human heads made Ye Mu's scalp tingle, this was the first time he had seen so many people in a concentrated manner.

That's the difference between a city and a county. The Eastern Division is actually a county, and each city has four counties under its jurisdiction, and in terms of foot traffic, the Eastern Division certainly cannot be compared with Cloud City.

Just as Ye Mu was thinking, a few more people went up on the high platform one after another. Two men and a woman walked straight towards Xiao Feng, and Xiao Feng also stood up to greet him.

"City Lord Xiao, don't come unharmed!" I only heard the old man who was the leader say with a smile on his face.

"Huh...... Elder Cang Ember has been ...... well lately," Xiao Feng also replied with a smile at the old man with a fist clenched.

After a pleasantry, everyone sat down, Xiao Feng and Elder Cang Shen sat in the middle, and the rest of the people sat on both sides.

"Let's start!" After everyone arrived, Xiao Feng nodded at the high-ranking official and said softly.

The high-ranking official did not reply, but only bent down and nodded, then faced the square and said aloud.

"Everyone, please be quiet!" the strong voice mixed with the mysterious qi transmitted to every part of the central square.

"It's so strong......" Ye Mu also heard this, like thunder exploding in his ears, making Ye Mu sigh.

As the sound spread into the square, the whole square immediately fell silent, and the previous noise disappeared, and there was an eerie silence.

After shouting that, the high-ranking official's eyes swept around, and after the whole square was silent, he nodded and said.

"Next, the knockout round of Cangxi Academy in Cloud City has officially begun, first of all, please bring the lottery on the admission ticket!"

As soon as the high-ranking official's words fell, more than a dozen figures dodged and fell under the high platform, where there were more than a dozen lottery tables.

Then I saw people walking down the steps of the square auditorium, and the audience in the stands, which had been neatly aligned, moved.

"As for the rules, they're the same as your previous division, so I won't go into too much detail here......"

The high-ranking official saw that the contestants lined up in an orderly manner to draw lots, and then said.

There was not a single discordant sound in the entire square, except for the faint footsteps of the contestants lining up.

"Not bad...... Ember said softly, touching his beard.

"Hehe, the overall quality of this year's students has improved by a notch compared to last year......" Xiao Feng also said with a smile.

"Hmm...... I hope there are a few good seedlings, otherwise the old man will not be able to make a difference!" Cang Shen narrowed his eyes and said wistfully.

"What, are you going to be scolded by the Great Elder?" Xiao Feng also looked stunned and asked.

"You haven't been back to the academy in two years, have you?" asked Ember with a tilted head.

"Hmm...... It's been two and a half years!" Xiao Feng also replied with a nostalgic face.

"This year is different from previous years, and you also know how important the academy competition is to the academy in the Mid-Autumn Festival this year!" Cang Shen looked at Xiao Feng and said with a serious face.

"Have time to go back to the academy and take a look, you also graduated from Cangxi Academy, you won't forget about the academy as the lord of a city, right?" Cang Ember then laughed and teased, as if he didn't want to talk about the academy anymore.

"I've always wanted to go back to the academy to have a look, the students are not that kind of people, it's just hard to get out of the way, I will definitely go back to the academy this year to see the teachers. ”

When Xiao Feng heard Cang Yan's words, he quickly shook his head in denial, and promised that he would go back to Cangxi Academy to meet the teachers this year.

"Okay, back then, you were still a kid with strong blood, and now you are the lord of a city, and even I can't see through your cultivation!"

Cang Shen looked Xiao Feng up and down and let out a sigh.

"The students are also ashamed, after all these years, they still haven't been able to break through the Venerable Realm, to be honest, I'm a little sorry for the careful cultivation of your teachers......"

Xiao Feng also said melancholy, breathing a long sigh of relief, and the smile on his face was gone.

"The Venerable Realm is not so easy to enter, but I was very optimistic about you back then, you are still young, there is hope to take that step, don't be anxious, just keep a normal heart!"

Cang Yan also patted Xiao Feng lightly on the shoulder and said comfortingly.

Xiao Feng also nodded, and then the eyes of the two of them fell into the square.

While the two were talking, the contestants all completed the draw. The number Ye Mu got was ninth, which made Ye Mu frown slightly.

"I thought I could get a lower number, and I could observe the strength of other players, but it's a pity that ......"

Ye Mu showed a wry smile, he didn't expect to draw a ninth, and now he couldn't observe the opponent in advance, so he could only see the move and adapt to the situation.

Although Ye Mu was the first to play, Ye Mu was not afraid, he had a strong impulse, and it seemed that only unknown things could make people go all out.

The number of contestants in Cloud City is only more than two hundred, and the number of places to advance is also limited, with twenty.

In terms of acceptance rate, this is much better than the Eastern Division. Of course, the knockout round of the Eastern Division is just to screen out really powerful students.

The resources of the academy are limited, and it is impossible to recruit so many students, so it can only concentrate resources on cultivating those who are worth cultivating.

One Venerable is worth ten or even dozens of Transforming Realms, which is why the number of enrollment places in the academy is strictly controlled every year.

The layers of selection have made those who are indiscriminate have nothing to hide, and those who remain are not all geniuses, at least he has fought his way out of so many people.

That's enough, this is the real strength, and it can't be fake, which is also one of the reasons why the academy has stood on the mainland for many years.

Ye Mu's opponent was a delicate-looking young man, about the same age as Ye Mu, wearing a red and white striped gown with a white ribbon tied around his waist.

"Yan Shuo, please advise!" As soon as Ye Mu came to the stage, the young man made an elegant gesture and said with a smile at Ye Mu.

"Nightfall, please advise!" Ye Mu was stunned, and returned the salute like a gourd painting.

Ye Mu took out the blue and white long sword, not that Ye Mu didn't want to hide his strength, but that this Cloud City master gathered, and the opponent he encountered would not be lower than the late stage of Ning Xuan, Ye Mu had to be cautious.

However, Ye Mu still didn't take out the Moyun Sword, after all, the Moyun Sword was a killer feature of Ye Mu, and it couldn't be revealed so early.

When Ye Mu pulled out the blue and white long sword, Yan Shuo was also stunned, and then he also pulled out a long sword, and his eyes looked at Ye Mu with a hint of fiery.

"Hmm?Sword Cultivation!But what's the matter with those fiery eyes??," Ye Mu looked at Yan Shuo with a confused expression, and wondered in his heart.

"Bah, bah, bah...... This guy looks like a handsome boy, but he can't imagine that he's a dead pervert in his bones!

Ye Mu looked disgusted, and scolded Yan Shuo in his heart, and Yan Shuo, who didn't know it, looked at Ye Mu with a smile, which made Ye Mu shudder.

"Come on!" Ye Mu also pointed at Yan Shuo, wanting to fight quickly, he didn't want to see Yan Shuo's fiery expression, because he felt extremely awkward in his heart.

Yan Shuo also raised his sword, the Xuan Qi surged, and a sword slashed towards Ye Mu, Ye Mu also waved the blue and white long sword, a sword qi slashed out, and the two sword qi in the field met each other, let out a roar, and then dissipated.

"Something......" Ye Mu also knew in his heart, the confrontation just now could only be regarded as a test of both sides, and then his eyes froze.

"When ......"

The Xuan Qi surged out wildly under Ye Mu's feet, and as soon as he stepped on his feet, the whole person rushed out like an arrow from the string, and stabbed Yan Shuo in the face with a sword.

Yan Shuo took two steps back, blocked with a sword, and then did not stop, only to see his Xuan Qi injected into the long sword in his hand, and a sword swept towards Ye Mu's chest.

Ye Mu was forced to lean back, turned over and retreated to open the distance, this time he made a move, Ye Mu knew that Yan Shuo was not comparable to those people in the Eastern Division, and he was obviously also a master with a sword.

"It's not easy to deal with!" Ye Mu put away his mind of a quick battle, and planned to fight a protracted battle with Yan Shuo, and finally met a kendo opponent, and fighting with it could make Ye Mu understand.

Perhaps Yan Shuo also fought for this purpose, and when Ye Mu retreated, he did not pursue, but stared at Ye Mu vigilantly.

"Does he also want to prove his sword path by fighting me?" Ye Mu's eyes narrowed slightly and licked his lips.