From a certain perspective, this was no longer a contest of pure strength; it was more about everyone's intellect, wisdom, experience, and luck – a test of overall quality. One could say... anyone who could advance under these conditions would definitely be an expert. Skill, intelligence, brains, experience, strength – all were indispensable. Relying solely on luck was by no ans enough to pass.
In the face of such a test, Xin Yun greatly admired it. The first round of competition was actually a comparison of the top students cultivated by the various institutes, a test of everyone's comprehensive strength. Only true experts could pass. Those with weaker abilities or major flaws would all be eliminated.
While Xin Yun was contemplating, the tall figure on the stone platform spoke again, "Don't make noise, I haven't finished speaking yet!"
At this voice, everyone instantly quieted down. If the competition rules were unclear, it could be a big problem. If one lost the qualification to compete because they couldn't hear the rules clearly, that would truly be the sin of the academy.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the figure on the platform continued, "Each person will be observed by a dedicated referee. If soone defeats ten opponents in a row, they will imdiately qualify for the next round. And once there are ten people who pass, no matter how many people are left, the competition will end imdiately!"
"Wow!" Upon hearing this, everyone exclaid again, even Xin Yun furrowed his brows.
Initially, Xin Yun was smirking to himself. According to the first rule, all he had to do was to hide his presence from the start, and after everyone had fought it out, he could naturally advance to the next round. With Xin Yun's ability, as long as he wanted to hide, no one could find him, at least not within the Crystal Rank.
However, it was clear that the competition organizers had already thought of this. You could hide, but once ten people completed the task of defeating ten opponents, no matter how well you hid, you would lose the chance to advance to the next round.
On the surface, it seed not too difficult to defeat ten opponents, as if it could be done with ease. However, in reality, it was not the case. Firstly... this was a captain's battle, and captains were usually the strongest mbers of their teams! This ans that the participants in the first round were all the heads of over three thousand institutes! Not a single one was simple. Not to ntion defeating ten, even defeating one was incredibly hard.
Defeating an opponent one-on-one was hard enough, but that wasn't all. You should know... this wasn't a one-on-one combat, but a group battle! A lee of three hundred people! While you defeat your opponents, others will defeat you. This was the essence of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Especially when everybody realizes you've defeated several opponents in a row and are about to qualify for advancent, they will definitely join forces against you. To hold onto hope, they will assuredly attack you, which would increase the difficulty by untold tis. From this angle, if you really hide and wait until only ten people are left, the chances of success might not be so low.
It's vexing! Extrely vexing. Faced with the rules of the competition, everyone had a headache, whether to hide or to go out and fight, striving to quickly defeat ten opponents? That was the question.
Both choices had their advantages, but they also had their drawbacks. In such a chaotic environnt, even Xin Yun dared not say he would surely win. Keep in mind... among the opponents, it was very possible that future Nine Great Experts were included, and no one knew how formidable the upcoming adversaries would be.
On one hand, Xin Yun was troubled, and it wasn't much better for the others. Even though everyone was the strongest of their respective institutes, the others were the sa. The fierceness and cruelty of the first round of competition were pretty much foreordained.
The organizers clearly did not intend to give everyone too much ti to ponder. After announcing the rules of the competition, they signaled for the captains of the teams to step out, while the others could go to the dedicated stands to watch the competition.
Facing this, Xin Yun could only stop his contemplation. As for what to do, that would depend on the situation. After a brief farewell to his teammates, Xin Yun directly headed to the captain's assembly location, while Yi Luo Xiang and others started walking towards the exit, ready to rush to the stands to watch the upcoming competition.
anwhile, at Gamble City's viewing stands above, the organizers had completed a series of speeches and events, and announced that the competition would begin soon. The entire viewing stands with millions of spectators fell silent, no longer talking nor eating snacks, all looking up, waiting for the competition to start.
Elsewhere, as the team captain representing Mountain Sea Academy, Xin Yun was arranged in the first batch. Led by a competition organizer, he reached a platform. When the competition began, they would summon their giant dragons here and head towards the sky above the stands...
With the referee's signal, the three hundred captains participating in the first batch arrived at their respective starting gates. At the sa ti, the referee shouted, "Listen up, everyone. After you start, the first minute is a safe ti, during which attacking is not allowed. You can find a good position. Only when the bell rings will the competition officially begin!"
Saying this, the referee paused, then continued, "Moreover, look around at the six peaks. During the battle, no one is allowed to go beyond the range enclosed by the six peaks. If soone crosses the boundary, they will be directly disqualified. So be careful, everyone."
After clarifying everything, at the referee's command, various lights flashed continuously on the platform. One after another, giant dragons were summoned, and amidst the lodious sound of dragon chants, huge dragon shadows broke through the sky, swiftly heading toward the sky above the stands.
Xin Yun dared not delay. After summoning Yinglong, he imdiately shot out as its tail swished. At the sa ti, below, on the stands, all the spectators excitedly stood up, the cheers audible even from afar.
The three hundred giant dragons soared in the sky. Although they didn't darken the skies, the spectacular scene was enough to make one's blood surge, especially since these three hundred giant dragons were truly powerful, evident both in their forms and in their auras.
Amidst the excitent, all giants dragons calmly circled, everyone waiting for the mont the competition would begin. anwhile... Xin Yun, regardless of what others did, directly steered Yinglong into the clouds above, leaving other matters to be considered after the competition started. (To be continued, for further details, visit qidian. For more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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