Although Ye Hongdao saw through Jiang Shanghe's trick, he refrained from blaming him out of consideration for the fact that they were both teachers from the Imperial Capital Holy Martial Academy. Once the audience had recovered, he spoke again: "The eighty young talents participating in the official arena competition have been selected. Congratulations to everyone on the arena! We hope you go far in the upcoming official arena competition. As for those who were eliminated, please don't be discouraged. The Great Yan Empire is an enlightened nation. Although you didn't step onto a new arena, you have already proven yourselves in your respective city arena competitions. You have no worries about the future. Both the Holy Martial Academy and the Empire's military welcome you. If you don't give
