The Almighty Dragon General

Chapter 2223
Melany was pessimistic about her luck. Regardless, she was grateful for James’ help to have arrived at this stage.
James waited patiently for his battle.
Since he only had a single token in his possession, he was ranked last. Naturally, he would be the first to fight.
The arena was divided into many sections. In the section where James was, a disciple of the academy announced, “First round,
James Caden versus Heriberto Yehoshua.”
Then, a man walked toward the center of the arena.
The arena was divided into many tiny arenas where many cultivators gathered.
James looked at the man. He knew that was his opponent, Heriberto Yehoshua. As long as he could defeat him, he would
advance to the next round. Then, he would emerge victorious by being in the top ten and become a disciple of the Welkin
Academy.
He walked toward the center of the arena.
The disciple looked at them and reminded them, “This is a sparring match and not a fight to the death. As such, you’re strictly
forbidden from taking your opponent’s life. You may admit defeat any time you want. In the event that your opponent continues
the battle, he or she will be disqualified on the spot. Is that understood?”
“Yes,” they said in unison.
“Good, let the battle begin!”
After speaking, the disciple retreated.
James looked at Heriberto. He was a youthful man. Wearing a red robe and holding a sword in his hand, he looked at James
and said confidently, “Admit defeat now if you don’t wanna be beaten to a pulp!”
“Pfft!” James snickered.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared before Heriberto. Before he could react, he was sent flying and collapsed heavily to the
ground, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
“What?”
The crowd was dumbfounded.
“He won just like that?”
“Damn, he’s strong!”
Even the disciples of the academy were stunned by James’ overwhelming strength.
“Victory goes to James Caden. He will advance to the next round.”
Hearing that, James smiled faintly and turned to leave, heading toward the rest area.
Upon seeing James, Melany who had been waiting at the rest area, immediately walked over to him and asked smilingly, “How
did it go, James?”
James smiled, “I won.”
“As expected!” she cheered.
James smiled faintly as he entered the rest area. Then, he sat in a lotus position on the ground and cultivated.
Since the situation on Earth was dire, he did not wish to waste even a second of his time. After becoming a Welkin Academy
disciple, he planned to enter the Celestial Abode and cultivate in the Time Chamber. That way, he would be able to return to
Earth and to his family after increasing his strength. He did not wish to worry them.
So, James paid no attention to the other battles that were taking place. Instead, he focused on cultivating.
Soon, the first round of battle was over. Next was the battle royale, in which a hundred people would fight, and only ten would
become sect disciples.
This time, there was only a single arena at the scene. At the center of the arena...