Nighttime.

　　Numerous bonfires burned in the enormous barracks, chasing away the darkness of the night as they illuminated half of the sky.

　　At the very center of the barracks was a wide platform, several bonfires burning around it. Every bonfire was surrounded by soldiers who were happily drinking and eating, making noise that soared into the heavens.

　　Zhou Yuan, Yaoyao, Su Youwei and Lu Tieshan were seated at the center.

　　Opposite Zhou Yuan and his group, Wei Qingqing shot a look at at the two girls beside him and said, "It must feel great to have beauties accompany you everywhere."

　　Yaoyao merely glanced at the Wei Qingqing and did not say anything. On the other hand, Su Youwei could not longer tolerate this girl's treatment towards Zhou Yuan. Hence, her red lips parted slightly as she retorted, "Since deputy-commander Wei is also a lady, why do you treat other women as objects to be admired?"

　　As she spoke, Genesis Qi trembled around Su Youwei, displaying her Qi Nouris.h.i.+ng stage strength.

　　Wei Qingqing was stunned. There was now an additional trace of seriousness when she looked at Su Youwei. The fact that she was able to reach the Qi Nouris.h.i.+ng stage at her age definitely meant that she was a genius, and in no way a mere pretty vase to admire.

　　"I was blind, my apologies." Wei Qingqing was rather straightforward and immediately gave Su Youwei a slight nod, showing that she was sorry.

　　However, Wei Qingqing's frown grew even deeper than usual when she looked towards Zhou Yuan again, as if she felt that the company of such an outstanding girl was truly wasted on him.

　　At this moment, Qi Hao suddenly smiled from beside Wei Qingqing and asked, "Hehe, your highness, there are many brothers in Canglan army that are dying to exchange pointers with the brothers of the imperial guard and liven up the place abit. We hope to know his highness' opinion."

　　Loud cheers from the numerous surrounding Canglan army warriors followed. Their eyes were filled with the desire to battle.

　　Zhou Yuan looked towards Lu Tieshan. The latter nodded and loudly said towards the imperial guards, "Make sure to properly receive all challenges, do not lose the face of the imperial guards!"

　　"Understood!" The ones who had been dispatched this time were the elite of the imperial guard, and hence naturally proud individuals. They had long been itching to respond to the repeated provocations from the Canglan army.

　　A muscular figure shot out, landing on the stage as a powerful voice echoed, "Imperial guard, Tong Wudi. Which brother from the Canglan army wants to have a go?!"

　　Genesis Qi swirled around this figure, displaying his initial Qi Nouris.h.i.+ng stage strength. He was one of the officers in the imperial guard.

　　"Haha, great! Canglan army, Sun Meng. I will entertain you!" A figure also shot out from the Canglan army side. He was clearly not any weaker than Tong Wudi.

　　Cheers erupted from all around the moment both individuals got onto the stage.

　　Both parties did not waste any time with words. After cupping their fists together, ferocious attacks exploded, causing dust to fly. Punches and kicks flew one after another, making the intensity of the fight more than clear.

　　The atmosphere below the stage was explosive, troops from both sides madly shouting and cheering.

　　The fight lasted for quite some time before ending in Tong Wudi's narrow victory, causing countless cheers to sound out once again.

　　After the opening act, experts from both sides ascended the stage one after another. The intensity of the fights made the cheering around the stage rise and fall like waves.

　　Zhou Yuan eagerly relished each fight. All of these warriors had been tempered by blood and fire, and their attacks were decisive and fierce, far surpa.s.sing the bouts between the students of the Great Zhou Inst.i.tute.

　　As the atmosphere grew more and more lively, Qi Hao suddenly stood up and said with a seemingly casual smile, "I heard that your highness managed to turn around a pretty desperate situation during the cla.s.s ranking exam and become pretty famous in Great Zhou. This has made us Canglan army brothers rather curious about your highness. Will you show us a thing or two to broaden our horizons?"

　　The surrounding eyes swept over and stared at Zhou Yuan in interest. Everyone had heard of the rumors that their prince was unable to cultivate, and were thus very surprised when they heard news about the recent cla.s.s ranking exam.