novelaction Chapter 216 Qualifying Round Begins
Chapter 216 Qualifying Round Begins
Three days later in the morning, the academy's vast martial arts training ground was already packed with people!
A great earth magician manipulated earth magic and built a huge circular arena in a short time. In the middle of the arena was a 50-zhang square battle platform.
The surrounding area was filled with elevated stands, which were now filled with students from the three grades of the academy. Everyone was excitedly whispering about who would win and cheering for the star student they supported!
There is a mentor stand on the east side, where all the mentors sit to watch the game. Even mentor Yuan Da is sitting in a corner, craning his neck to search the field for the tall figure he wants to see!
Seeing that the time was almost up, Firman and Dean Sanin flew back up to the arena. They gave a gentle greeting to the excited students below and announced, "I'm sure everyone has been looking forward to this important day. Over the next three days, we will select fifteen outstanding students to represent Saint Goban Academy in the Ares Cup Academy Championship!"
"I believe that every student who registered for the qualifying round wanted to bring this supreme honor to the academy, so please give your all and compete seriously. Students watching the competition should also follow the participants' example and break through as soon as possible!"
"The battles will be ranked based on a points system. Martial Arts and Magic will be competed separately. Each participating student will play a full six matches at random, which means two matches per day!"
"You can use weapons and your own magical familiars in the competition. The only requirement is that you can't kill anyone! This is the same rule as the God of War Cup!"
"After three days of competition, our instructors will select fifteen outstanding students to represent Saint Goban Academy based on your points and on-field performance!"
"So, please give it your all, contestants! Without further ado, contestants, please step off the stage and enter the venue. Warriors, please stand to my left, and magicians, please stand to my right!"
As soon as Dean Saning finished speaking, there were sounds of breaking wind, and the students on the warrior side rushed into the field with their coolest body movements and stood on the left side of Dean Saning!
The magicians straightened their magic robes, and both men and women walked down the stands gracefully and calmly and entered the area on the right side of the field!
The students in the stands cheered and screamed in encouragement, cheering for the outstanding students they supported!
But the sound in the stands of the Colosseum suddenly stopped, and a tall and thin figure in a magic robe staggered to the middle of the competition venue and stood still!
The entire audience focused their attention on the tall, thin figure. Everyone wondered if he was deaf or mentally ill, unable to understand what Dean Sanin was saying. The magician should be standing in the right area!
Saning was a bit amused when he saw this familiar figure, but seeing that everyone was staring at him, he could only clear his throat and ask, "Mage, what's wrong with you standing in the middle?"
Ashura looked up and replied, "Dean Saning, I want to participate in both the warrior and magician competitions, so I can only stand in the middle!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar. The senior students were all laughing at him for overestimating his own abilities, and the freshmen were all wondering which strong senior was so brave that he dared to play four games in one day!
At this time, Ashura has regained his youthful and handsome appearance, with his long black hair meticulously combed behind his head, and the stubble on his chin has disappeared. He felt painful when he thought of the experience of Machina shaving him with a saber the day before yesterday!
He has learned his lesson now. Whenever he has free time, he goes to each girl and can settle the matter with a few nice words. He no longer runs away when problems arise like before. This may be related to the confidence that his current improved strength has given him!
Asura felt helpless when he heard the noisy conversations around him!
There was no other way. When he left the second floor of the library this morning, the two teachers threatened him to bring the Ares Cup Championship team championship trophy back to Saint Goban, otherwise he would have to face the practical teaching of the two teachers who no longer suppressed his own strength!
It is better to be ridiculed in such a high-profile manner than to be abused by the Martial Saint and the Demon Saint in turn!
And the two mentors asked him to show his strength publicly and not to hide it anymore!
Teacher Yuri even said directly: "With these two backers, there's no way Ashura can keep a low profile!"
So Asura's mentality changed at this time. Listening to the noisy sounds in his ears, he smiled slightly and decided that he would blind your dog eyes in the future!
Saning and Firman exchanged a glance. Firman, feeling rather helpless towards this young junior fellow he had yet to recognize, spoke loudly, "The academy respects the wishes of every student. Then, go to the warrior team on the left. The warrior competition begins first!"
"I'll also tell the instructor who arranges the competition to stagger your two matches!"
After hearing this, Asura bowed slightly to the two deans, thinking that these two deans were quite easy to talk to!
He then walked over to the group of martial arts students on the left, but as soon as he stood still, several students beside him quickly and silently stepped away from him. There was nothing he could do; the whole audience's focus on him was simply too much to bear!
Asura, however, acted as if nothing had happened. He glanced at the group of participating students and unexpectedly found several familiar figures, especially Locke, whose huge body was twice as tall as everyone else. It was hard not to notice him!
Dean Firman then spoke again, "This qualifying round is for students from three grades. The senior students have participated in the previous Ares Cup competition, so they are more familiar with the cruelty of the competition!"
"Students from the middle and lower grades, be careful! Give it your all in this tryout. You may not win many matches, but your performance in battle or your contribution to the team may earn the instructors' approval, leading to your selection into the fifteen-man roster!"
"There are a total of 118 warriors and 37 magicians participating in this qualifying round. On behalf of the academy, I would like to commend your courage and believe that you will be among the best 100 or so in the academy!"
"Now please show all your strength in this arena of heroes!"
"I declare that the Ares Cup College Championship Qualifying Round begins now!"
As the words announcing the start of the match fell, the entire arena erupted in fierce cheers and applause. The nearly 5,000 teachers and students present were filled with excitement and shouted loudly: "Long live Saint Goban! The God of War is with us!"
Asura looked at the frenzied crowd around him and felt as if he was in the arena of the Buddha Palace!
Before he could come to his senses, he saw a gentle and handsome uncle walking out of the instructor camp. It was none other than Instructor Enge from the Warrior Academy!
Instructor Eng raised his hand and pressed it down. The noise at the scene gradually subsided, and then he shouted loudly: "The first martial arts competition, Plumley vs. Ashura..."