At the top of the arena stands, a middle-aged man wearing golden battle armor sits on a throne decorated with the fangs of various fierce beasts. He has a stern face and gazes down at the circular arena below.

Upon closer observation, it is not difficult to recognize that this person is the Emperor of the Caesar Empire, Caesar . The Caesar Empire possesses a formidable national strength that far surpasses the other countries, and as the emperor of the empire, Caesar's power is immeasurable.

Simply sitting above is enough to make people feel a tremendous sense of pressure.

At this moment, sitting on Caesar's left and right sides are kings from various kingdoms. Some are from unknown small countries, and some are from relatively famous large countries. However, in front of Caesar, they dare not show any arrogance.

The reason is simple: the Caesar Empire is too powerful, powerful to the point where they dare not underestimate it.

"Let's begin."

Caesar speaks in a calm tone, his face devoid of any expression.

Soon, the staff below received the instructions, and young people with smug expressions started to walk out of the circular arena one after another.

This arena was originally used to resolve conflicts among the citizens, but it was temporarily transformed into a place for Caesar to select young talents.

Upon seeing others eagerly walking onto the stage, Green also followed suit.

Before stepping onto the stage, the staff curiously asked Green, "Are you sure you want to wear a mask on stage?"

Everyone knows that this is a great opportunity to showcase oneself in front of the emperor of the empire. Therefore, no one would do something foolish like concealing their identity. Green received ridicule from others because of this.

This was something Green had anticipated long ago, so he didn't mind.

However, what no one noticed was that there was actually another person standing beside Green.

After reaching the stage, the first thing that caught Green's eyes was the massive round arena, followed by the densely packed audience from various parts of the continent in the spectator stands.

Being stared at by so many people and thinking about having to perform in this kind of setting, everyone's enthusiasm soared as if they were injected with chicken blood. This excitement reached its peak when they discovered Caesar, the emperor, in the highest position.

However, while everyone enthusiastically greeted the audience, only Green was making an effort to diminish his presence.

Green was still thinking about finding an opportunity to jump down, especially when he saw the middle-aged man in golden battle armor above. This idea became even stronger.

The man's face displayed no emotions, and the golden battle armor looked extremely impressive. Even the throne was unique. Just by looking at him from afar, Green could feel the aggressive aura exuding from him.

This kind of imposing demeanor was clearly something only an emperor would possess.

However, Green also knew that haste makes waste, and he was not here to cause trouble but to seek help. Therefore, it would not be wise to jump up there right now, at least not yet.

As the crowd exchanged numerous meaningless greetings with the audience, and the audience shouted a few cheers for those they supported, the first round of the selection competition began.

According to the rules, killing is not allowed in the selection match. Participants cannot attack those who surrender or those who have clearly lost their combat ability. They are allowed to use their own weapons and magic but cannot use dark magic or weapons with poison.

There were approximately a hundred people present, but only ten would remain in the end.

Even before the battles had begun, many were already mocking their opponents and establishing enemies.

"I'm not targeting any one of you specifically, but I just want to say that everyone here is garbage, especially that rude person wearing a mask in this kind of setting."

The one who directly fired this cannonball-like statement was Mr. Kilau Sibia from the Sibia Kingdom. He looked at the crowd, displaying an overconfident smile, and finally cast a disdainful glance at Green.

However, Green did not pay him any attention as he had imagined. He remained still in his place.

Seeing this scene, Kilau cursed Green as a coward and arrogantly snorted, thinking he looked cool.

But following Kilau's cannonball, the rest of the crowd began their intense verbal conflicts.

"Are you an idiot? Are you really bold enough to say such things? Do you want to establish so many enemies even before the preliminaries start?"

"Just a bunch of garbage, merely stepping stones for me. They don't even deserve to be my enemies.""Kid, you're going to die horribly once the competition starts!"

"No, no, no. Killing and disabling is not allowed in the preliminaries, so I think he just wants to show off in front of everyone. After all, if he misses this opportunity, there won't be another chance, hahaha!"

Upon hearing these words, the crowd burst into laughter.

However, among this group of people, besides Green, there was one person who didn't laugh, and that person was Borgna, whom Green had encountered earlier in the morning.

When Borgna found out that Green was also here, he was initially nervous, but then he revealed a malicious smile. Despite falsely accusing Green earlier due to a sudden realization, he was not going to give up so easily.

And since they met here, they definitely couldn't let it slide.

But what Borgna didn't know was that Green had already noticed him but chose not to pay any attention to him. After all, dealing with someone who can be easily crushed with just a flick of a finger and who is not even a beautiful girl would be a waste of time.

After a while, the host used magic to release a small firework, and the preliminary round officially began.

As expected, at the start of the battle, everyone turned their attention to Mr. Sibia, but Mr. Sibia remained calm and adjusted his clothes before mocking them once again.

"A bunch of losers, you think you can defeat me just by teaming up? Even a tiny twig can be burned to ashes by a single fire. You really underestimate yourself!"

"Kid, where did you learn such foul language? I think you need a taste of the harsh realities of society!"

"Hey, don't you think you're too arrogant? I bet you'll be the first one to be eliminated!"

"Such an inflated person, I wonder if his country is any good. Ha, if this person can survive this competition, I'll write my name backwards."

A seemingly elegant man sneered, but just as he finished speaking, he was hit by a fireball and flew out, crashing into the protective barrier of the arena.

"Mr. Krick, eliminated."

Only when the referee's voice sounded did the others realize that there had already been an elimination less than a minute into the competition.

A certain king in the audience saw this and proudly said, "It seems like my son's performance is quite good."

Obviously, the speaker was King Kylo Sibia, and when everyone looked at Kyse's face, they noticed that he didn't show any emotions, so they completely disregarded the king of Sibia, which slightly annoyed the proud king.

At this moment, on the stage, Kylo's smile disappeared, and his face turned somewhat cold.

"Actually dared to insult my country, truly ignorant."

Kylo's voice became noticeably colder, and then he casually looked at a person, who immediately trembled and raised his hand while stuttering:

"I... I withdraw..."

"Mr. Daracula, withdrew."

The second elimination occurred, and everyone started taking Kylo seriously because they realized that Kylo might not be joking but actually had the strength to back it up.

But Kylo, facing the serious crowd, remained completely composed and even enjoyed being watched, especially the cheers from the audience. It satisfied his vanity.

However, at this moment, Kylo noticed a discordant figure among the crowd, and that discordant figure was the masked Green.

Taking advantage of the audience's attention being focused on Kylo, Green quietly moved towards the edge of the arena and already prepared himself for a flying exit.

But just then, Kylo suddenly extended his hand and sent a fireball towards Green. However, before the fireball could reach Green, it disappeared, blocked by something unknown.

Kylo furrowed his brows.

"Kid, what are you trying to do so sneakily? If you want to withdraw, just say so."

Because of Kylo's fireball, all eyes were on Green, freezing him in his tracks. He then asked a question that baffled Kylo.

"Wouldn't that be too mysterious?"

"What do you mean?..."

Kylo didn't understand what Green was saying, but Green couldn't be bothered to explain.Green originally wanted to be hit and knocked out by the protective shield, in order to save a bit of face for his brother-in-law. But this guy just had to pick a fight for no reason and make a fool of himself.

Green sighed helplessly, but because of the mask, no one could see his expression.

Kiro also noticed everyone's gaze on him and immediately became annoyed.

"Hmph, a clown who plays tricks and seeks attention. Watch me tear off your mask!"

At this moment, Kiro was surrounded by everyone, with Green standing outside the circle. But as he approached Green, the others made way for him. Some felt they couldn't defeat Kiro, some wanted to see how far he would take it, and some just wanted to watch the show.

There was nothing Green could do but feel resigned beneath the mask.

Well, let's try to salvage some reputation for his brother-in-law. He'll just show a bit of his skills. After all, if he continues to act weak in this situation, he'll lose respect.

So Green turned to face Kiro, but because of the monkey mask on his face, a hint of humor and eeriness mixed into the tense atmosphere.

Kiro's face turned sinister. He decided to give Green a thorough beating and then tear off his mask, allowing everyone to see Green's miserable face.

However, just as he approached Green, his head suddenly seemed to collide with something, his entire body tilted backwards, and he lost his balance, falling to the ground with his four limbs in the air.

This unexpected scene caused everyone to burst into laughter. Even the Caesar Emperor above slightly changed his expression, while the King of Sibia embarrassingly covered his face.

And when Green saw this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly at Mio's mischief.