ently to Chen Wenzhong, who nodded in acknowledgment.

Chapter 11: The Competition Begins

As he watched Xiaoxue's departing figure, Chen Wenzhong turned around and walked towards the arena.
"Zhong'er, the competition is about to begin. Here are some notes on the participants from other families. Be sure to pay attention to these individuals," Chen Zhan said, handing some papers to Chen Wenzhong.
Chen Wenzhong took the papers and carefully examined them. He found that there were only three competitors he needed to watch out for: Wang Jie from the Wang family, at the Martial Artist sixth level; Lu Zhen from the Lu family, at the Martial Artist seventh level; and Zhao Tianming from the Zhao family, at the Martial Artist eighth level. 
Especially noteworthy was Zhao Tianming, who was only two years older than Chen Wenzhong but had already reached the eighth level, demonstrating significant talent! Without his own meridian purging and remodeling, it was certain he couldn't have matched Zhao Tianming’s cultivation speed.
Seeing his son's serious expression, Chen Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. Though he had confidence in his son’s cultivation level, every cultivator had hidden techniques. The greatest danger wasn’t facing a strong opponent, but underestimating one and getting killed due to overconfidence, a lesson Chen Zhan had witnessed too many times.
"Alright, go to the waiting room and wait for the referee to call you."
Chen Wenzhong nodded and headed towards the waiting room designated for Chen family competitors.
Entering the waiting room, Chen Wenzhong saw the other competitors from the Chen family: Chen Yan, a fiery red-haired boy with thick eyebrows and large eyes, likely the son of the second elder, Chen Ming, which explained his fierce appearance despite being just a teenager; Chen Feng, the only girl among the Chen family’s competitors and the daughter of the fourth elder, Chen Ligang, who, unlike her father, looked delicate and pretty; and the other two, Chen Lei and Chen Feng, who were from branches of the Chen family.
"Oh, isn't this Brother Zhong? So you really came! I thought my old man was lying! Hahaha!"
Seeing Chen Wenzhong enter, Chen Yan immediately ran over, laughing, and put his arm around Wenzhong's shoulders.
Seeing the boisterous Chen Yan, Chen Wenzhong could only shake his head in exasperation!
Because the four elders had a good relationship with the clan leader, their descendants often played together. Chen Yan was one of them. During their first meeting, he had mocked Chen Wenzhong but was then beaten up by him. Refusing to admit defeat, he kept challenging Chen Wenzhong, only to be defeated every time. This pushed him to practice diligently, much to the delight of Elder Chen Ming, who even sought out Chen Zhan for a celebrat

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