Huang Liwen was also filled with righteous indignation: "Who is this Qin Haoyu? What qualifications does he have to rank ahead of Old Ye? I, Huang Liwen, am the first to refuse to accept this!"

Ye Qingzhou, however, remained calm: "The rankings on the list shouldn't be taken too seriously, just take a look. Strength isn't ranked out, it's fought out."

"Haha, those are bold words, but I like them."

Huang Liwen gave Ye Qingzhou a thumbs up. Though usually unreliable, he always hoped for the best for Ye Qingzhou in his heart.

At this time, all the high schools in Dongji Kingdom were paying attention to the names on the Hidden Dragon List.

Especially the top ten martial arts newcomers, each one was a prodigious, peerless prodigy destined to be the center of attention from birth.

Ranked first, Li Jianshu.

Ranked second, Wu Yuelong.

Ranked third, Wang Huaxian.

Ranked fourth, Yann Xiyue.

Ranked fifth, Huang Guanghong.

Ranked sixth, Qin Haoyu.

Ranked seventh, Ye Qingzhou.

Ranked eighth, Luo Yunchuan.

Ranked ninth, Lu Yiming.

Ranked tenth, Zhou Zhihao.

Aside from Qin Haoyu and Ye Qingzhou, the other eight were from different provinces, and without exception, each had at least one of the Basic Six Techniques at the mastery level of perfection.

The Lingyun Grotto Heaven in Linjiang City was open to martial arts newcomers, and naturally, other cities with grotto heavens also partially opened their grotto heavens to local young talents.

Thus, the fortunate martial arts newcomers had the chance to encounter fortuitous adventures in the grotto heavens, leading to rapid progress and even soaring to new heights.

For instance, Qin Haoyu is the best example. He gained the Cultivation Technique inheritance of the Ancient Flame Emperor within the Flame Emperor's Mausoleum Secret Realm of the Yanling Grotto Heaven, effortlessly reaching mastery of the Fire Technique. He stood out among the martial arts newcomers, becoming an exceptionally dazzling prodigy.

"A fortuitous encounter? No sooner, no later, it just happens to erupt now?"

Ye Qingzhou never believed in coincidences, suspecting in his heart that something unknown had changed within the grotto heaven.

He then recalled his experiences within the Lingyun Grotto Heaven: "If I hadn't participated then, the one chosen by the White Flood Dragon Fengqi and Kang Jinlong together should have been the Golden Dragon..."

Reflecting on Kang Jinlong's possession attempt, Ye Qingzhou realized: "So I snatched the opportunity that should have belonged to the Golden Dragon..."

Yet, he felt no guilt for seizing the opportunity through his skills.

By integrating all this information, Ye Qingzhou also noticed something amiss: "It seems that the strong ones in the grotto heaven intend to emerge?"

Looking at these martial arts prodigies who soared to new heights with fortuitous encounters on the list, they all seemed like agents placed by mysterious forces behind the scenes—apostles sent to the human world by the gods.

"Forget it, it's none of my business anyway."

Ye Qingzhou didn't delve deeply into these matters. If the sky were to fall, there would always be taller ones to hold it up.

What he needed to do now was to enhance his strength properly.

Fighting Center, Swordsmanship Club.

"You said you want to advance to the Professional Level?"

Xu Lan stared open-mouthed at Ye Qingzhou standing in front of her, recalling their first meeting when Ye Qingzhou was still a complete novice in martial arts, even causing disruptions in her class, claiming to be a one-in-a-million prodigy...

Well, he actually was.

But it's only been two months, and you want to advance to the Professional Level?

"Isn't it too rushed?"

Xu Lan still wanted to persuade him, knowing that the Professional Level was a crucial watershed for martial artists, representing a deeper fusion of human essence, qi, and spirit with primordial qi.

During the fusion process, the martial artist's essence of life also undergoes its first transformation.

If one cannot face this transformation in the most perfect state, hidden dangers may remain. Future potential might be quickly exhausted, ultimately hindering them from seeing the higher stages of the martial arts path, resulting in lifelong regrets.

In the early days of the Blue Star, most martial artists suffered due to this.

Rushing to advance without solidifying the foundation leads to impatience for quick success, with severe costs that must be paid in a blood-soaked manner in the future.

Ye Qingzhou understood Xu Lan's concerns, but all Six Techniques had already reached mastery, and in bone refinement, he had Rattling Iron Bones, in tendon refinement, "Refining True Gold in Fire," and in inner cultivation, the Dragon Breath Technique as support.

His foundation was unprecedentedly solid.

If not now, when would be the right time for advancement?

Furthermore, Ye Qingzhou had a vague premonition that the global situation on Blue Star would soon undergo a dramatic shift, as the long-silent major grotto heavens began cultivating spokespersons, with prodigies emerging one by one.

If Ye Qingzhou's predictions were correct, the era of great contention in the Blue Star Martial Arts World would soon begin.

So he urgently needed to enhance his strength. Only the strong could control their destiny in the face of the tide of the times.

If insufficient strength, one could only drift with the flow, becoming someone else's pawn, with life and death out of their own control.

Seeing that Ye Qingzhou had made up his mind, Xu Lan no longer tried to dissuade him: "I have the technique for Skin Refining Without Leakage right here. Since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you. But be careful, though the skin refining magic technique has been improved over the years, once your true form is forged, it cannot be undone. So, make sure not to leave any hidden dangers."

"Mm, I'll be careful. Thank you, Teacher Xu."

"You're welcome."

Then Xu Lan took out the latest version of the Skin Refining technique released officially and handed it to Ye Qingzhou.

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