Including Feng Yun and others, everyone was also thinking hard.

The Vice Sect Master asked the question, and moreover, it was posed by Dongfang Sansan, the top strategist acknowledged across the Continent!

Thus, everyone clearly understood the importance of this question, especially the few young leaders among them, who became the center of attention.

Yan Nan said: "See the chair in the middle? If anyone has any thoughts, you can raise your hand and then come up here to speak."

The six hundred people below simultaneously looked at this chair.

Their eyes filled with longing.

Yan Beihan turned his back and whispered a few words to the maid.

The maid turned around to give instructions.

Then, those who weren’t prepared found paper and pen placed in front of them as well.

Write it down, write it on paper, and consider it; it’s much more direct than keeping the question in your head.

Feng Yun wrote two sentences on his own paper.

A friendly battle among the younger generation?

Marquis, King level, Emperor Level?

There was an indescribable regret in his eyes.

His own cultivation had surpassed them, and by far.

But Dongfang Sansan... surely he had his reasons.

Brows furrowed, deep in thought.

After a moment, no one raised their hand.

Yan Nan’s gaze shifted slightly, and he casually called out: "Feng Yun, why don’t you speak?"

Feng Yun stood up, first respectfully saluted, then stepped forward amidst the crowd, calmly sat down in the chair in the center, as composed as a grand mountain.

The first one called was indeed him!

Chen Yun’s eyes showed a look of envy and hatred, but he soon lowered his gaze.

...

"Reporting to the Ancestor, Feng Yun has a few thoughts on this proposal."

Feng Yun said.

"Speak."

"The friendly battle proposed by Dongfang Strategist is, in itself, actually a test, or perhaps an assessment of the reserve forces on both sides of the Continent. That’s one of his purposes!"

When Feng Yun addressed Dongfang Sansan, his words were filled with respect.

He did not call him by name, nor did he belittle him, but respectfully addressed him as ’Dongfang Strategist.’ No one in the hall found it unusual.

For this formidable person, Dongfang Sansan, whether as an enemy or a friend, he deserved the utmost attention.

And the utmost attention was the utmost respect.

Feng Yun continued:

"Then, secondly, the upper limit is only Emperor Level, which is quite intriguing."

"This means that Dongfang Strategist’s target is within these three levels."

"Either he wants to probe our foundation, or he intends to uncover our hidden strength."

"It is well known that those seated in this hall are the core force of our Wei Wo Zheng Sect’s younger generation. This younger generation can certainly be divided into two groups again."

"People like me, Feng Yuechenxue, Bi Feng, Chen Yun, and others, count as one batch. However, most of us in this batch have already broken through to Monarch, so Dongfang Strategist’s target is certainly not us who have exceeded the range. This also indicates that Dongfang Strategist is well aware of our existence."

"But it absolutely won’t be those of our batch who haven’t broken through to Emperor Level yet, because such people are not worth the attention."

Feng Yun’s words made those present who hadn’t yet broken through to Monarch Level feel utterly embarrassed.

They wished they could find a hole to crawl into.

But Feng Yun continued to speak confidently, without any reservations. With his status, he didn’t need any.

"So for the Emperor Level, I believe, it’s a blinding technique from Dongfang Strategist. Therefore, the first step should be to exclude Emperor Level, since Dongfang Strategist’s focus isn’t here."

Yan Nan slowly nodded.

"Moreover, if we have hidden forces, those worth concealing certainly wouldn’t be at merely the Emperor Level currently. So the idea of investigating our batch’s hidden forces can also be ruled out."

"Then we move to King Level. The King level basically coincides with Little Han’s batch, and currently, apart from a few still at Martial Marquis Level, most have already broken through to King Level."

"However, it’s precisely this level of ability that’s most ambiguous to the Guardians."

"Because in their batch, a peerless God of Killing emerged, casting everyone else into the shadows, which is Yixin Sect’s Yemo!"

"This resulted in those who could have showcased abilities from the ’Cultivating Gu to Become a God Plan’—such as coordination, combat power, wisdom, future logistics, future strategists, future vanguards... having no opportunity to manifest their talents."

"Therefore, Dongfang Strategist likely wants to identify the individuals within this group who pose a threat to the Guardian’s future. In this batch, only three individuals truly have proven abilities, namely, Yan Beihan, Chen Yin, and Yemo."

"But there are other talented individuals, whose brilliance has been overshadowed. Yet, this overshadowing is, paradoxically, detrimental to the Guardians, because such individuals will inevitably continue to radiate their power and light in future battles."

"And the Guardians are completely clueless about the details, which could easily lead to significant losses."

"So the purpose of Dongfang Strategist is to bring clarity to those enshrouded in ambiguity."

"In organizing such a friendly battle, as long as we don’t want to lose on our side, these talents will have to show themselves. It’s impossible to hide!"

Feng Yun said: "As for the Martial Marquis Level friendly battle, personally, I believe it’s also a blinding technique. The real target is the newly promoted King level participants from the ’Cultivating Gu to Become a God Plan.’

He thought carefully for a moment and said: "Due to age range issues, I’m not as familiar with the more specific details, so I need to consult Little Han and Chen Yin. So, Ancestor, that’s all I can figure out. I ask for your judgment, Ancestor."