Vilas: Welcome to the third day of the championship battles, and today we have our chief host, Grin Vexley, overseeing the matches and ensuring safety from any unforeseen events. As you may have heard, the prize of this championship is a dagger imbued with fire attributes.
From yesterday's matches, here are the names of our 10 qualifying teams.
- Water shield academy from Water domain
- Willow shield academy from earh domain
- Blazzing academy from fire domain
- Royal flame academy from fire domian
- Snowful academy from water domian
- Sun and moon academy from fire domian
- Sky devouring academy from earth domian
- Dazzling academy from alliance
- Sovereign Academy from earth domain
- Shining academy from fire daomain
And now, due to certain reasons, one team, Shining Academy, has withdrawn from the competition, leaving us with only 9 teams. Therefore, we decided to put all the team names in a bowl and ask our chief to randomly select one team from it; that team will advance directly to the finals.
Rowan: Isn't that unfair to everyone?
Lucen: Just watch; only Dazzling Academy will be the team that makes it to the finals directly.
Finn: Is that so?
Darin: How do you know that, Master?
Sera: Look, he picked a team!
Vilas: And we asked our chief to announce which team is advancing to the final round.
Grin: That team is Dazzling Academy; congratulations to them!
Vilas: Lucky team. Now we can start the competition.
Taron: Just as Lucen Master predicted.
Lena: Really?
Sera: Is too unfair?
Darin: Master?
Lucen: Because it's an alliance team and also the last champion winners.
Rowan: That’s just too pretentious.
Finn: Yes! Hypocritical.
Taron: Why is everyone so obedient?
Alden: Because Grin is at the pinnacle of the Celestial Path, and no one in the same realm can defeat him yet to question him.
Liora: Actually, many don’t dare to challenge him, for fear of offending him.
Mysterious person from the audience: Hypocritical? Do you really think everyone here is an idiot?
Vilas: Who? Who dares to question our chief? If you have the courage, come out and confront us directly.
Mysterious person from the audience: You are not worthy.
Everyone looked around, shocked.
Alden: Old Lucen, this is that person...
Lucen: Or else, who do you think it is?
Liora: Only he would have the guts.
Grin: Forget about it Vilas; perhaps someone assumed we made a biased decision and they spoke their opinion. It’s quite normal. See, my esteemed audience, we are only adhering to the rules, and I have no intention of altering the match results in any way. I'm sure everyone will notice this. So, Vilas, proceed with the game.
Vilas: Yes, my chief.
As the third round of the team matches commenced, only eight teams remained.
First match: Water Shield Academy faced off against Willow Shield Academy.
Both teams entered the arena and began to fight; all players were at the essence realm, except Rowan.
Luren (the opponent's leader): Riya (vice leader), let’s focus on that spirit realm player first and we keep the others occupied. This will give us an advantage of 6 against 5.
Riya: Agreed, leave it to me.
Using her technique, “Frozen Realm”, Riya targeted Rowan, managing to escape the grasp of other team members. Rowan became encased in ice, but as Riya turned to return to her team, a cracking sound echoed — Rowan shattered the ice and exclaimed hir technique, “Unbreakable Shattered Fist”, forcing Riya back to the edge of the stage, causing her to spit blood from the impact.
Diran: Great start! Now Let’s face this, “Blazing Sky Fire.”
Darin conjured flames in the center of the stage and called out to Rowan, saying it was your turn.
Rowan: “Heart Sealing Array”, Lena?
Lena: “Sea Dragon’s Wrath.” (This unleashed a dragon-shaped torrent that slam-dunked enemies with immense tidal force.)
The audience was left in astonishment.
Lucen: That must be a new technique after her merger with Leo.
Liora: It seems to possess at least ascension realm power, doesn’t it?
Alden: It does, but no one can dispute it since she is officially at the essence realm.
Mira: That makes sense.
Grin: The power of this technique should exceed the essence realm, yet she is at the essence realm? How can that be? Does she have some sort of treasure or something?
On stage, all participants fainted from the battle and were promptly sent to the healers nearby.
Vilas: This… hmm... the winner of this round is Willow Shield Academy.
Second match: Sovereign Academy versus Blazing Academy.
Sovereign Academy claimed victory.
Third match: Royal Flame Academy against Sun and Moon Academy.
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Sun Academy secured their victory.
Fourth match: Snowful Academy matched up against Sky Devouring Academy.
Sky Devouring Academy emerged victorious.
Vilas announced, we have four teams after today’s match, and we will find out who advances to the semifinals after tomorrow's game.
In the Inn:
Alden: Everyone is performing well, but don’t get complacent because of today’s match.
Lucen: Lena, come here and take this stone with you for the further matchs.
Mira: A seal stone?
Lena: What’s that?
Liora: It’s used to conceal cultivation, but Lucen, why are you giving it to Lena?
Lucen: It’s for Lena but also for Leo. In future matches, they may encounter tougher opponents and might need Leo, but once Leo's power is summoned, her cultivation will be revealed to others. Once others know, she will be the center of attention and could be targeted because of her mount.
Mira: That makes sense. Why didn’t I think of that?
Liora: Good thinking. Lena, keep it with you, and in front of others, it will appear as just a normal spirit beast.
Lena: Ha, alright, ma’am and sir, thank you for your concern.
Lucen: As teachers, it’s our duty to protect all of you.
Alden: Let’s head to your rooms and replenish your spiritual power so you’re ready for tomorrow’s match.
The following day in the arena:
Alden: My dear students, today we will have a different battle theme than before.
Rowan: What do you mean, Master?
Lucen: The final three rounds will be determined by drawings for the type of battle we will engage in: 1:1, 2:2, 3:3, …… or a team battle like before.
Darin: Is that true? I have never heard of this.
Mira: Perhaps they will have some tricks up their sleeves again.
Silas: That’s possible. It’s best to remain cautious.
Vilas: Welcome to the fourth round of the championship battle. Today we have four teams formed from yesterday's matches. We will now determine the battle theme by drawing lots. We will ask our chief to draw the lot.
Grin: Today’s battle theme is 3:3.
Vilas: Excellent! Now we ask each team to decide who will participate in what order. Let’s begin the match.
First match: Sovereign Academy vs. Sky Devouring Academy.
Sky Devouring Academy claims victory, but it was a well-fought match since both teams are in the earth cultivators’ domain.
Second match: Willow Shield Academy vs. Sun and Moon Academy.
Vilas: Both teams have 10 minutes to decide; once that time is up, we will proceed.
Thorne (opponent leader): I was entirely focused on that woman named Lena and her abilities during our last match. So, whoever faces her should be cautious and aim to take her down first with combined strength; otherwise, we won't be able to win.
Everyone responded, "Yes, Old Thorne."
Rowan: Old Darin? You, Lena, and Sera will team up while the rest of us will form another team, okay?
Darin and Lena: Oh! Ok
Sera: Hmm.
Vilas: Let’s welcome both teams to proceed with the match.
Lena, Sera, and Darin vs. Thorne, selene, Lilith
Both engaged in battle; Lena employed her dancing spear to restrain her opponent but was quickly overwhelmed by Thorne's fire arrows. Darin countered the arrows with his crimson slash while Selene and Lilith focused all their energy on Thorne. And Sera protected them from the flames with her unbreakable shield from the front.
Lena: We cannot allow them to combine their powers; otherwise, we'll be overwhelmed.
Darin: Leave it to me.
Darin utilized Blazing Dragon Step to brave the fire and unleashed his most powerful attack, Scorching Sky Palm (which unleashed a wave of heated air and flames.)
Rowan: He’s using two skills simultaneously; he must be exhausting from this.
Taron: But he has no opportunity; this is his strongest skill and form.
Finn: Wow, Old Darin is amazing!
Lucen : blazzing dragon step to withstand oponnents fire and releasing Scorching sky palm. Good pair skills
Thorne: Impressive skill? Yet, you're nearly exhausted. If all three of you are fire cultivators, we may not have the chance to evade, but you're on your own, while we are three with fire attributes. Do you really think your "Scorching Sky Palm" can overpower us?
Now it’s our turn; today we will roast you alive!
Thorne cast Hellfire using combined power of three, trapping his opponents in a ring of cursed flames that intensified with their struggles.
Lena: Darin, be careful!
Thorne: It’s over.
Darin and the others found themselves ensnared in the hellfire cage.
Sera: Is it? Have you forgotten what an earth cultivator can do? Any fire cannot penetrate the laws of earth.
Sera summoned Mountain Shield Guard (erecting a solid wall of reinforced stone to block the attacks.)
Selene: Oh! But for how long can you sustain without air ? Do you really think you can endure long inside that shield?
Lena: It's not a viable strategy, Darin and Sera; soon, the air will run out.
Darin: Do you forget I am also an air cultivator? As long as we drain their spiritual energy, we can defeat them one by one.
Lilith: Quickly, surround them and prevent any air from entering.
Sera: Darin, I have a way to defend against fire, but I don’t know how long it will hold. Do you want to try?
Darin: Why not?
Sera activated Granite Skin( temporarily making skin as tough as stone for increased protection) and instructed Darin to use his final triumph card. She opened a small gap for him. Darin broke through it and used his last trump card, Crimson Lotus Bloom (where flames transformed into petals and exploded outward in a spiraling pattern), while Lena sneakly executed Frozen Vein Technique, momentarily freezing the opponent’s qi channels with ice-infused water attacks.
Sera: Now it’s finished.
As everyone succumbed to the Crimson Lotus Bloom attack and subsequently froze due to the Frozen Vein Technique, they were unable to defend or circulate any power within them, leaving them no choice but to accept defeat.
Vilas declared the results of the match: Willow Shield emerged victorious in the first round.
Grin: Is it Lena again? Does she truly possess some ancient treasure. without hidden tricks? How could they reverse tables and win the match? It seems I need to deal with her after this competition.
Lucen: Be cautious...
Darin: Thank you, master, but they are incredibly powerful and fierce.
Mira: Everyone, be careful; they are genuinely trying to kill.
Lena: Stay alert.
Rowan: You take some time to restore your spiritual energy and let us handle everything else.
Lucen: Rowan, keep your identity a secret!
Rowan: Trust me, master.
Finn: Alright everyone, it's time for payback.
Taron: Let’s move out.
Vilas: Let's bring out the second group from each team to battle.
Rowan, Finn, Taron vs. Nyra, Kael, Darius.
Finn: Rowan, do you have a strategy?
Rowan whispered his plan to Finn and Taron just before entering the arena.
Finn: Wow, I really like it. Let's make it work.
Taron: (thumbs up).
Rowan: But it relies on you two.
Both teams stepped into the arena and began to fight. Sun and moon academy, utilized the same technique as the previous team members. They unleashed Hell Fire first, while Rowan protected them with a mountain shield.
Finn: Does your academy not have any new techniques? It's embarrassing to repeat the same strategy.
Darius: Aren’t you employing the same method for shielding?
Taron: Is that so?
Finn: In that case, we won't hold back, right,…………… Rowan?
Rowan: "Stone Heart Sealing Array."
As the opponents found themselves trapped, Rowan surrounded them with a mountain shield and used the same skill to encase his adversaries.
Finn (thinking back):
Finn: Why don't you use your sealing array against them?
Rowan: They are stronger than I am, and I can't maintain control for long, so I can just use the skill to switch our shield onto them.
Taron: Then I'll use fire to contaminate the air and force them to surrender.
Rowan : haa.
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Taron: Oh, This is how it functions! Now it’s my turn.
“Ashen Veil”
Taron activated Ashen Veil (Creates a smokescreen of hot ash that obscures vision and sears the lungs.) think
Finn: Haahaaa. What do you name this?
Taron: showing the taste of their own medicine.
Rowan smiles
Nyra: Do you really think you can trap us with this fire? Compared to our hellfire, this is nothing.
Kael: Yes, soon it will be our turn to make you burn.
Darius, Kael, Nyra: What? I’m suffocating, and my lungs are in pain. What is happening?
Taron: This may not match the strength of your so-called hellfire, but my ability will only cause you to suffer from suffocation.
Finn: Surrender! You don’t stand a chance.
Lucen: they should surrender; if they use any abilities, it will only result in them getting burned under Rowan’s shield since they are fire cultivators.
Mira: These kids really came up with a great strategy.
Lena: All thanks to Rowan.
Taron: Surrender!
Finn: Alright, let me try out my new skill called “Air Sealing Formation” (within the range of this formation, air will stop existing).
Darin: Doesn’t that resemble Rowan’s technique?
Liora: Before Finn asked Rowan to teach him that skill, that time I was there. Rowan changed and taught it to Finn since stoneheart sealing combines multiple attributes, And finn took a long time to master it.
Sera: Finally, he got a chance to showcase his skills! Isn’t he Cool!
Lucen: Air can put out fire, and without air, fire will also be extinguished. It’s over.
Nyra: We accept our defeat.
Finn: Yes! We did it!
Vilas: The victory of this match was Willow Shield Academy, and it was truly an exciting game.
Sun and Moon Academy felt let down and humiliated.
Grin: They’ve come this far without any prior background, and they keep switching strategies. Is this really a showcase of talent and potential? The school has some merit; perhaps I should focus on the entire institution instead of just that one girl.
Vilas: Tomorrow, we will witness the final qualifiers between Willow Shield Academy and Sky Devouring Academy.