However, they soon found out why.


    The organizer of the Guard Tournament, Bale Tier, stood in the arena after every participant made their choice. He faced everyone and said, "Everyone, I believe you''ve all seen the previous matches, and I''m sure you each have a question in mind. Why is it that fifty people have advanced this year, and why have only ten chosen to take on the Junior Guard position?"


    He paused for a moment, then continued, "Very well, I''ll answer these questions now. The answer to the first question is that Junior Guards are actually qualified to participate in the tournament from the advancement round. They are allowed to do so as long as they hold the title of Junior Guard!"


    After a moment''s pause, he added, "This year, the March family, the leading family of Walker Town, sent thirty Junior Guards to participate. Among those thirty cultivators, twenty-five of them sessfully earned their advancement, and five of those cultivators chose to retain the role of Junior Guard after defeating a Junior Guard, thus exiting thepetition."


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    "What? I can''t believe the March family sent thirty Junior Guards."


    "It''s unbelievable that not a single person was defeated. The March family truly is the leading family of Walker Town."


    "The March family is so powerful!"


    The crowd began to talk among themselves. Meanwhile, Wilbur frowned and listened for a while. He learned from their discussions that the March family was the leading family in Walker Town. The March family had over a hundred Junior Guards, twenty Middle Guards, and three Senior Guards. Moreover, the head of the March family, Jalone March, was an extremely powerful cultivator with tens of thousands of years of cultivation experience.


    The March family held a prominent status in Walker Town that was almost on par with Lord George. Some believed that Jalone March''s decade of seclusion was intended to find George''s weaknesses. They believed that Jalone would challenge and defeat George when the opportunity arose, thereby bing the new lord of Walker Town.


    Wilbur listened to the crowd, he suddenly understood why some cultivators looked at Lord George with a hint of resentment in their eyes when he first arrived in Walker Town. Many of those cultivators likely sided with the March family.


    The good and evil within people''s hearts could not be controlled, after all. Lord George turned Walker Town into a town of justice, which naturally led many cultivators to feel grateful towards him. However, by the same token, for those whose hearts were filled with a thirst for bloodshed, Lord George undoubtedly restrained them. Therefore, they were discontented and filled with resentment.


    No one was perfect enough to fully satisfy everyone, but Wilbur felt like turning Walker Town into a town of justice was a significant act of goodwill by Lord George. Wilbur had great respect for Lord George both as an ordinary cultivator and as a dragon n cultivator.


    Moreover, Wilbur made up his mind since the Guard Challenge was an opportunity given by Lord George. The March family was the leading family in Walker Town, but why would that matter?


    Wilbur would let it slide the head of the March family, Jalone March, had no desire to be the City Lord. However, if Jalone was that ambitious, Wilbur would not allow it no matter what.


    Dragon n cultivators were badly oppressed by the Dragon yer Organization, leaving them with no ce to exist. Walker Town should not fall into the same state of discrimination under any circumstances.


    After Bale Tier, the organizer of the Guard Challenge, exined the situation, everyone suspected that the March family might lead to greater upheavals. Jalone bing the City Lord would allow the March family to expand their influence greatly, after all.


    ording to the rules, the challenge would proceed with the final match of the day determining which twenty participants would be eliminated. Ultimately, only twenty would advance to the finals the following day.