Chapter 1894: Back then, I was

Watching the originally fierce formation spirit, it was simply slapped away by Ye Zhangqing's palm and vanished.

Even Bai Yuan and the other two, who had been full of confidence in Ye Zhangqing from the start, were stunned.

Bai Yuan and the other two had all watched the Cooking King Hall's formation footage before the assessment began.

They knew Ye Zhangqing had easily suppressed and killed Zhang Wuyue's four men single-handedly, and they knew his strength was formidable.

Passing this final round of combat assessment should be no problem.

But the three never expected Ye Zhangqing to pass this final combat assessment in such a way.

Moreover, the formation spirit just now showed no carelessness or holding back.

That was absolutely within the rules, going all out and unleashing its full strength.

Even compared to the three brats who had succeeded before, the formation spirit was even more serious.

Its sole aim was to prevent Ye Zhangqing from passing.

They still had that discernment, but they never imagined that, even with the formation spirit going all out, it couldn't withstand a single move from Ye Zhangqing.

It was simply slapped away and vanished.

They stood frozen in place, strange lights flickering in their eyes.

Being able to do this is enough to show that this brat's combat power, among peers, has likely reached the level of a top-tier monster.

Although they hadn't truly clashed, it couldn't be proven, but even if there was a gap, it would certainly be small.

After the shock, Bai Yuan and the other two felt a surge of wild joy— they had picked up a treasure, absolutely a treasure.

Especially Bai Yuan, as the recommender, was beside himself with excitement— the better Ye Zhangqing performed, the more it proved his eye for talent as a recommender.

This is what it means to share in the glory— after all, who made Bai Yuan the recommender?

When the City Lord returns later, he'll even be able to brag a bit.

After the three regained their senses, Ye Zhangqing's gaze also fell on them, and Bai Yuan couldn't help but blurt out.

"Kid, congratulations, you have become the Fourth Young City Lord of my Cooking King Immortal City."

According to the rules, Bai Yuan, as the recommender, isn't qualified to say that.

But having seen Ye Zhangqing's performance, the three Deputy City Lords all took note; thus, upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, the other two Deputy City Lords offered no objection and unanimously nodded in approval.

"How long did this kid take to pass the assessment?"

After the shock, one of the Deputy City Lords suddenly recalled something and asked.

Upon hearing that, Bai Yuan beside him replied with a complex expression.

"Less than three days."

"A record has been broken."

Without even thinking, one realizes that the shock Ye Zhangqing brought is far more than just that.

This kid also broke the record for how long past Young City Lords took to pass the assessment.

You must know, Bai Yuan and the other two were also Young City Lords in their youth, but the time they took to pass the assessment pales in comparison to Ye Zhangqing's now— it's worlds apart.

Meanwhile, inside the Cooking King Immortal City, many people were also paying attention to Ye Zhangqing's Young City Lord assessment.

Naturally, this included that youth who was also a Young City Lord.

He remained seated cross-legged on a futon in the upper floor of that grand courtyard.

He liked the feeling of looking down from above, and beside him, the chief disciple who had previously come to report matters concerning Ye Zhangqing respectfully asked.

"Senior brother, do you think Ye Zhangqing could possibly pass the Young City Lord assessment?"

"What's the rush?"

Upon hearing that, the youth replied calmly, his face serene.

"It's only been less than three days— do you think the Young City Lord assessment is that easy?"

"Regardless of whether he can succeed, even if he could, there wouldn't be a result without ten days or half a month."

"Back when I took the assessment, I used.........................."

The youth spoke unhurriedly; in his view, with time still early, Ye Zhangqing had at most just passed the first round of the assessment.

At most, maybe the second round.

But facing that formation spirit in the third round, expecting to win without several days of bitter struggle is simply wishful thinking.

Back then, he passed it that way— after battling the formation spirit for several days, he finally scraped through by sheer persistence and a tiny flaw in the spirit.

Therefore, in his view, Ye Zhangqing should also have to do the same.

Time is still early; for now, he thought the result was too far off— at least wait another five days.

But before the youth could finish speaking, suddenly, a golden light showered down from the sky over the Cooking King Immortal City, and immediately a Deputy City Lord's voice boomed from above, echoing throughout the city.

"Ye Zhangqing has passed the Young City Lord assessment; effective immediately, he is the Fourth Young City Lord of the Cooking King Immortal City."

He sprang to his feet, the calm on his face vanishing instantly; hearing this, the youth looked toward the horizon with a shocked expression.

He muttered to himself.

"Impossible, how could this be? It's only been less than three days............"

His mindset was somewhat shattered; he had just said it was impossible for a result to come out this quickly unless Ye Zhangqing had failed.

But in the next second, the other party had succeeded— and the crucial point is, how little time has passed?

After the shock, the youth's face darkened; when he took the Young City Lord assessment back then, he had used thirteen days.

But Ye Zhangqing took less than three days— doesn't that mean this newly promoted Fourth Young City Lord far surpasses him?

His gaze locked onto the golden light in the horizon, while beside him, the chief disciple, though also shocked, felt a hint of strangeness.

But he dared not speak rashly, instead wisely choosing to stay silent.

Just like this youth, throughout the Cooking King Immortal City, shocked faces could be seen everywhere.

Whether veteran powerhouses or young disciples, upon hearing the Deputy City Lord's words from the sky, they were all dumbfounded.

They naturally also heard about the strictness of the Young City Lord's assessment, and roughly how much time it would take.

But now there's already a result? And even more outrageous is, damn it, he actually passed.

In less than three days, he passed the Young City Lord's assessment? What's going on?

Inside the Heaven-Earth Fire Hall, Ma Qiankun's teacup in his hand had already shattered on the ground, and he sat dumbfounded in the chair.

His heart was filled with tumultuous waves; when he was young, he too had been nominated as Young City Lord and participated in the Young City Lord's assessment.

One could say he could better understand the difficulty of the Young City Lord's assessment.

Back then he ended in failure, ultimately only able to stop at the position of Elder, taking charge of a fire hall, becoming a mainstay of Cooking King Immortal City.

Not being able to pass the Young City Lord's assessment has always been a regret in Ma Qiankun's heart.

But now, Ye Zhangqing, using less than three days, passed the Young City Lord's assessment, which left his feelings in a tumult of mixed emotions.

"Is this kid defying heaven, or did they let up on the assessment?"

His mind was full of various thoughts, but the guess that they let up on the assessment was quickly ruled out by him.

What a joke, could the Young City Lord's assessment possibly let up? Absolutely impossible.