Three days passed quickly, and the Academy Ranking Battle drew closer and closer.
The Academy Ranking Battle was a grand event in the entire southeast region. It not only concerned the academies, but also the honor of every city. The commoners were equally concerned about the rankings of the academies. Therefore, although the Academy Ranking Battle was held within the grounds of the Academy of Tianmu, the academy was open to the public during the few days of the battle.
Any commoner who wanted to watch the battle could enter the academy. Many people from other cities came to watch the battle. This was also the Academy of Tianmu's way of attracting talents.
The number of people who came to Tianmu City to watch the battle increased exponentially, especially on the day before the battle. All the inns in the city were filled to the brim. It could be said that Tianmu City had not seen such a grand event in years.
On the third day, before the sun had even risen, the entire Skylight City was awake.
Countless commoners woke up early to head to the Academy of Tianmu. By dawn, the academy was already filled with all kinds of people. However, for safety reasons, everyone had to follow the instructions of the Academy of Tianmu staff and head straight to the arena. They were not allowed to enter other places.
As for the representatives of the eight academies, they had also arrived at the arena early in the morning. However, they were all in the lounge below the spectator stand. Every academy had a spacious and luxurious lounge to provide a comfortable environment for the representatives.
"Today's battle is the individual ranking battle." Li Hongtang said to the ten students in front of him. "Each academy will send three people. Lu An, Fu Yu, Yin Qi, the three of you will represent your academy!"
"Yes," the three of them said in unison, but their voices were different.
"The three of you have to remember that today's battle is a knockout round. The 24 contestants will first fight for the top 12, then the top 6, and finally the top 3. The top 3 will compete on the same stage. The one who can last till the end will be the champion. Understand? "
After hearing the rules of the competition, the three of them were stunned. Yin Qi was still a little confused about the rules of the final battle, but Lu An and Fu Yu quickly recovered and nodded.
"Understood," Lu An said.
"Alright, the three of you rest for a while and prepare for the battle later." Li Hongtang looked at the time and said, "All the battles will be decided by drawing lots. The name list will only be returned to us just before the start of the battle."
The three of them nodded again and sat down to wait. Compared to the calmness of Lu An and Fu Yu, Yin Qi was obviously nervous.
Yin Qi's strength was not low. He was the original student ranked second in Starfire Academy. Like the majority of Starfire Academy's students, he was proficient in using the fire attribute. Originally, he had been very confident, but now that he had arrived at such a grand competition, he was still nervous.
Looking at Yin Qi's intertwined hands, Lu An frowned and asked softly, "Are you okay?"
"Ah?" Yin Qi was startled when he heard this. He sat up straight and looked at Lu An who was concerned about him. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile, "I'm fine."
"Don't be nervous. You are very strong." Lu An smiled and said, "The most important thing is to display your true strength."
Hearing Lu An's words, Yin Qi smiled again, nodded, and straightened his back.
Not long after, a Starfire Academy teacher suddenly ran into the room, panting slightly as he said loudly, "The competition list is out!"
Everyone stood up in unison. Li Hongtang strode in front of the teacher and received the list. Lowering his head, he searched for the names of the three students.
Lu An — — Fu Yu — — Yin Qi — —
But out of the 24 contestants, Li Hongtang very quickly found three people. Lu An's opponent was a student from Hansha Academy. Fu Yu's opponent was a student from Fang Tong Academy. And Yin Qi's opponent was — — Moon Rain Academy?
Seeing the three words' Moon Rain Academy ', Li Hongtang's face immediately darkened.
If Lu An and Fu Yu both drew a good lot, then Yin Qi's was — — the worst lot!
Among the eight great academies, the top three academies were unshakeable. Besides Canopy Academy and Guanglu Academy, there was another academy, Moon Rain Academy. Moon Rain Academy's strength was unquestionable. In five years, they had won two championships. Their control of the water attribute was unmatched by any other academy.
As a participating student, Yin Qi was naturally curious and squeezed to the front to take a look. After discovering that his opponent was a student from Moon Rain Academy, his face turned extremely ugly.
Bitterness floated onto his face. In an instant, the last bit of hope in his eyes vanished.
Taking a deep breath, Li Hongtang closed the list and said to the three people, "Lu An is in the third arena, Yin Qi is in the fourth arena, Fu Yu is in the seventh arena. Now that we have the list, it's time for all the academies to show their faces. Everyone, adjust your expressions, don't let others look down on us! "
Show their faces?
Everyone was startled, but immediately became serious. Just like what Li Hongtang said, even if their strength was inferior to others, their aura could not be less than others!
"Let's go!" Li Hongtang turned around and said loudly, "Straighten your backs, let others see the glory of our Starfire Academy!"
Finishing his speech, Li Hongtang pushed open the door and led the students into the long corridor, walking towards the bright intersection ahead!
When the eight great academies simultaneously walked out of the corridor, the entire audience instantly boiled over!
The cheers of 100,000 people instantly broke the tranquility of the morning! The cheers went straight to the sky. Everyone in the audience was not stingy with their voices, releasing their most passionate side.
Hearing the deafening cheers, Lu An looked around, his heart full of shock.
Even the Starfire Summit's arena paled in comparison to this arena. Whether it was the area or the number of people it could accommodate, it was much larger than the Starfire Summit. Especially the various banners on the viewing platform, many people had specially come to cheer for their respective academies. The cheers did not diminish for a long time, shaking everyone's hearts.
Only when the cheers gradually subsided did a loud and clear voice resound throughout the arena.
"Welcome everyone, I am the dean of the Tianmu Academy. On behalf of the Tianmu Academy, I welcome everyone!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the cheers rang out again. Everyone started clapping, and the applause was even more shocking.
"The annual Academy Ranking Battle is finally held in Tianmu City this year. The Tianmu Academy is honored to host this grand event, and we invite everyone to join us and witness the birth of a new generation of pillars! "
"First of all, I would like to introduce the representative team in front of the first passage in the north, which is also the representative team of the Tianmu Academy!"
As soon as the dean finished speaking, the entire arena erupted into wild cheers!
The Tianmu Academy's representative team was on their home ground, so no amount of cheers would be excessive. Feeling everyone's enthusiasm, all the representatives straightened their backs and waved their hands at the audience on the stage.
"Then, let us hear what the representative team of the Tianmu Academy has to say."
A person quickly jumped down from the stage and came to the front of the Tianmu Academy's representative team. He placed two fingers on the back of the teacher's neck, and a transparent light suddenly appeared.
This was a heavenly technique that could amplify sound, a skill of a wind-attribute Heavenly Master. The teacher laughed after feeling it and said loudly, "What we have to do this time is to not let any of the three championship trophies leave Tianmu City!"
As soon as he said that, the entire arena erupted into cheers. Everyone stood up and clapped wildly, expressing their inner pride.
The dean also smiled and nodded in satisfaction. He continued, "In the northeast is the representative team of the Hansa Academy. Let us hear what they have to say!"
The wind-attribute Heavenly Master quickly came to the side of the Hansa Academy teacher. The teacher smiled and said, "Our academy doesn't have high expectations. We just want to see if we can enter the top three this time."
As soon as he said that, the entire arena erupted into loud cheers. As long as one had no desire for the championship, they were all good kids in the eyes of the local audience.
"Next is the Guanglu Academy. Let us hear what they have to say!"
The Guanglu Academy teacher revealed a hearty smile and said loudly, "I know that the Tianmu Academy is determined to win the championship, but as a guest, I also want to see if I can win the championship!"
Instantly, the entire arena erupted into cheers. As a veteran powerhouse, the Guanglu Academy had already given the Tianmu Academy enough face by saying that. After all, the Tianmu Academy was slightly inferior in terms of the number of champions. Only the Lunar Rain Academy could be on par with the Guanglu Academy.
"Next is the Lunar Rain Academy. As last year's champion, I really want to know what they have to say."
The Lunar Rain Academy teacher smiled and shook his head without saying anything. Instead, he signaled the wind-attribute Heavenly Master to use the Heavenly Technique on the girl beside him.
This girl was Du Xin. After using the Heavenly Technique on her, she said loudly, "I know that the Tianmu Academy and the Guanglu Academy have prepared their trump cards this year. I really look forward to meeting these two trump cards in the finals!"
Hua …
The entire arena erupted into applause. To be able to see the three strongest powerhouses of the Tianmu Academy, the Guanglu Academy, and the Lunar Rain Academy battle on the same stage was simply a delightful sight!
"Next is …"
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"Finally, the Starfire Academy from the Starfire City. Let us hear what they have to say."
Perhaps the audience was tired of cheering or clapping, but when the name of the Starfire Academy was called out, only sparse applause could be heard from the entire arena. The wind-attribute Heavenly Master came in front of the Starfire Academy representative and used the Heavenly Technique on the back of Li Hongtang's neck.
"I hope that my students will be able to learn well from this battle and obtain better results than before," Li Hongtang said modestly, which was rare for him to be humble.
However, the response he received was indifference from the entire arena. It was as if the entire audience had not heard what he had said at all. Even after he had finished speaking, there was no applause at all. Instead, the entire arena was filled with chatter. Seeing this scene, Li Hongtang's brows gradually furrowed.
"Then …" Just as the dean was about to speak and the wind-attribute Heavenly Master was about to withdraw the Heavenly Technique, Li Hongtang suddenly spoke.
"I still have something to say!" Li Hongtang frowned and used his loudest voice to shout, "My Starfire Academy will take all three championships. No one can take them away from us!"
In that instant, the entire arena fell silent!
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