After Zhou Yan finished his introduction, Dian Wei was the first to step forward and say, "Lord, you can't forget about old Dian when there's such a good opportunity. I, old Dian, will definitely not disappoint the Lord."
Yang Zaixing also stepped forward and said, "Go aside. You lost to me last time, and you still stubbornly refused to admit it. This time, when the Lord dispatches someone for the competition, it's definitely correct to send me."
"Nonsense, it was clearly you using underhanded tactics last time," Dian Wei quickly argued.
"Losing is losing, don't be unconvinced," Yang Zaixing replied.
"Zhang Xiu is willing to sweep away enemies for the Lord," Zhang Xiu also stepped forward and said.
"Your subordinate is also willing to fight."
"Lord, I, Wu Song, will definitely beat my opponent to a pulp."
"How could this matter forget about Yan Chixia?"
...
Not only could they go to a new place to gain experience, but they could also have a fight. Naturally, these generals were very enthusiastic, each one eagerly volunteering.
However, many generals did not speak up. It wasn't that they were afraid or unwilling, but it was simply their nature not to compete. They would not fight for it, but as long as the Lord dispatched them, they would never retreat half a step, even if it meant sacrificing their lives.
Bai Qi, Chen Qingzhi, Zhao Yun, Wei Qing, and Gao Shun were such individuals. They sat quietly in their seats, but they also looked at Zhou Yan, their intentions clear: they would obey Zhou Yan's orders in everything.
"Don't worry, you will all have opportunities to fight later. I am just informing you in advance," Zhou Yan told everyone to return to their seats.
Next, Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Sun Shangxiang, and others all looked at Zhou Yan and said, "The arena looks quite interesting, we want to participate too."
"Leave these fighting matters to them. Why do you need to participate?" Zhou Yan said.
"Is the Lord looking down on us, or do you think we are weaker than men? Our strength is not inferior to any of them," the few women said with some dissatisfaction.
Zhou Yan quickly said, "I don't mean to look down on you. It's just that I care about you. If you get bumped or bruised, I will be heartbroken."
"The Lord is not ashamed to say that in front of so many sisters."
"We are already an old couple, what is there to be ashamed of."
In the end, Zhou Yan also promised them that if they encountered suitable opponents, he would naturally let them make a move.
After the banquet ended, Zhou Yan, with Wang Chudong on his left hand and Yu Youwei on his right, walked directly into a palace to rest.
Zhou Yan's realm had broken through to the seventy-third level of Martial Dao.
The next day, Zhou Yan woke up early. Before long, he heard Leng Yue's message: "We can go."
"Good."
Zhou Yan returned to the villa and walked outside. He saw Leng Yue's flower basket artifact hovering in the air.
Zhou Yan leaped up and sat inside the artifact.
"Your realm is progressing quite quickly. Over seventy levels, right?" Leng Yue asked.
"Yes, just lucky," Zhou Yan replied with a nod.
Leng Yue gave Zhou Yan a silver coin and said, "If luck were this good, I'd want to break through to the hundredth level in one go."
"Teacher Leng Yue doesn't seem very confident in herself," Zhou Yan said.
"Tch." Leng Yue rolled her eyes at Zhou Yan again and piloted the artifact away from the academy, saying, "Cultivation is not an easy thing, especially after the eightieth level. Every small breakthrough requires a lot of time and resources."
"Then what level is Teacher Leng Yue at now?" Zhou Yan asked curiously.
Leng Yue replied irritably, "Don't you know you should never ask a woman her age or realm? Be careful, you might not get a girlfriend."
"Why would I need a girlfriend? I don't plan on finding a girlfriend on the Canglan Continent," Zhou Yan said from the bottom of his heart. He truly had no intention of finding a woman on the Canglan Continent.
Leng Yue was surprised but then realized, "It seems you already have women in your territory."
"Not only do I have them, but I have more than one. I plan to establish a harem. Ancient emperors had three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two consorts, and so on. I'm so outstanding, establishing a harem of thirty thousand wouldn't be excessive," Zhou Yan replied.
"Oh, so your ambition is truly grand. Teacher will help you fulfill your dream early." Leng Yue didn't believe him at all.
"Thank you," Zhou Yan replied.
...
The two chatted like friends. Zhou Yan didn't treat Leng Yue as a teacher, and Leng Yue didn't treat Zhou Yan as a student. They talked very openly.
Along the way, Leng Yue introduced Zhou Yan to the arena, giving him a better understanding of it.
Leng Yue put on a mask, and Zhou Yan also put on the Illusory God Mask, changing his appearance.
"Teacher, if you don't mind, I'll give you a mask." Zhou Yan took out a diamond-quality mask. Although it was one quality lower than the Illusory God Mask, its attributes were still quite good.
Leng Yue looked at the mask's attributes and immediately said, "I won't be polite with you."
"Don't call me teacher after we go in, call me Sister Yue," Leng Yue said.
"Okay," Zhou Yan nodded.
Before long, Zhou Yan saw a massive building, which was the arena.
The two descended from the flying artifact and walked into the arena.
The arena was very large and there were many of them. Floors one to ten were places for heroes below the thirtieth level to compete. Those areas were not particularly interesting.
Floors eleven to twenty were places for heroes between the thirtieth and fortieth levels to compete.
Leng Yue directly took Zhou Yan to the thirty-first floor. Her subordinate heroes were not as high in realm as Leng Yue herself, being around the fortieth to forty-something level.
There were many people here, with many arenas. Many people had already set up their arenas and displayed the hero information and betting items on them. As long as one was interested, they could step forward to summon a hero, and as long as the realms were comparable, they could start fighting immediately.
"Let's look around first, see if we can find anything suitable," Leng Yue said to Zhou Yan.
So, they began to wander. The entire floor was filled with special buildings, and only on the arena could lords summon heroes from their territories. Each time, they could only summon one; trying to summon more would be restricted.
Moreover, when fighting on the arena, only victory or defeat would be decided. Heroes who lost and died would return directly to their territory without any threat to their lives.
Zhou Yan looked around and watched many arena battles. He discovered that the arenas where battles were taking place had barriers. Unless the heroes in the arena decided a winner, the battle would continue.
And during combat, any means could be used. Anyway, heroes who lost would not truly die. As long as they could defeat their opponent, no underhanded tactics were restricted.
Zhou Yan kept looking for suitable betting items, but most of them did not satisfy him. They looked at several more floors, and finally, Zhou Yan found something good.