The Academy Ranking Battle is a very important intercity exchange activity in the Saint Sisca Empire, held every two years.
The results of the ranking battle will affect the allocation of resources and college rankings for each school in the following two years, and may even affect enrollment in the second half of the year.
For students, this is also an opportunity. Achieving a good ranking not only brings numerous rewards and honor to their families, but winners also have the chance to enter a special secret realm.
The ranking battle does not distinguish between magic and martial arts; it is simply divided into two groups based on age: the lower grade group and the upper grade group. Participants must be students of the Imperial Academy.
In addition, participants can also register for the elite group, where they can take on the challenge regardless of age.
All competitions use an elimination system; once someone is defeated, they lose the right to challenge in that group. Even if only three players remain, they will not fight one-on-one, but will instead engage in a three-on-three battle.
This makes the competition extremely fierce, requiring all players to give their all in every battle. A single defeat means elimination.
As a representative of the academy, Ai Li participated in the competition for the lower grades, but was also persuaded by Luo Fan to sign up for the peak group.
"The lower grades group probably won't be very challenging. Why don't you try the top group? It's not a big deal if you lose anyway."
The vast arena was divided into several areas, with corresponding arenas set up. A number of spectators were also watching the match from the stands.
After confirming bone age, the contestants entered the venue one by one, with the lower grade group competition starting first.
The lower grades group, also known as the genius group, requires participants to have reached the level of a mid-level mage or mid-level martial artist. This results in a relatively small number of participants; the total number of participants this time is less than 100.
Luo Fan glanced at the crowd with boredom, finding it quite uninteresting. The girls all looked quite young, completely incomparable to Toria.
As I was looking around, I suddenly spotted someone I vaguely recognized.
Holy crap, isn't that the guy who summoned me and then threw me away? He's here to participate in the competition too, that's interesting.
The representative of Saint Forest Magic and Martial Arts Academy, hehe, you just wait and see.
Back then, it was that bastard who made me spend half a year wandering around and almost got killed by passing adventurers.
I will not be able to eat or sleep in peace until I avenge this humiliation.
So the first city I visited was Saint Forest City, which seems to be not too far from the Monster Forest.
"Xue'er, see those guys? If you run into them, beat them up badly."
"Okay, Brother Fan. Did they offend you?"
"Yeah, they bullied me terribly back then." A certain unruly magical pet started looking for help.
Ellie silently complained, without saying anything.
If I had been this rich back then, I probably would have made the same decision. Fortunately, this thing, though a bit frivolous, is undeniably useful; it's just that it has too many hidden agendas.
"Luo Xiu, that black slime looks just like the one you summoned two years ago!" A boy next to him also saw the girl with the slime and asked curiously.
"It shouldn't be the same one. Black slimes like that are not common, but they do exist in dungeons. That girl is probably Ellie, who is known as the number one genius in Sacred Heart City."
"Heh, a genius who contracts a slime, her strength is probably just so-so. I heard she used to be very poor and had no choice but to keep it. Now she probably has developed feelings for it."
"Hmm, this time our opponents are from the First Magic and Martial Arts Academy. I've heard their magic and martial arts are very strong. As for Sacred Heart Academy, we only need to be careful with Daisy," Luo Xiu commented.
There were six of them in this class, which is three times the number of people in the same group as Ellie and her group.
The competition started quickly, and Ellie received her number, 21. Daisy was a little further ahead, number 8.
As the host drew the number, the competition officially began, and a huge cheer erupted from the audience.
Number 9 vs. Number 54, Number 13 vs. Number 26!
"Huh, that guy's appeared?" Luo Fan's attention drifted over.
Ellie's attention was also drawn to this; she wanted to see just how strong the guy who almost formed a contract with Luo Fan really was. After all, the contestants who could participate in this competition were all quite talented.
Soon, a huge Shadow Panther appeared before everyone's eyes, level 35.
"Not bad. After abandoning me, you made a contract with this thing? It's been trained quite well. If I use 10% of my strength, I should be able to take it down." Luo Fan made a boastful assessment.
"Hmph, at least it looks better than yours." Ellie pouted. She had noticed that Luo Fan had been doing things behind her back lately and was very close to that princess.
"Hehe, that's useless anyway, you can't compare to me. Isn't that right, Ellie?"
Luo Xiu's opponent was a martial artist who summoned a wind wolf. Taking advantage of the start of the match, he quickly stacked buffs on himself, attempting to defeat his opponent through high-speed movement.
Undeterred, Luo Xiu steered his leopard towards the wind wolf. He himself, however, dodged the attack with a shadow leap the instant his opponent approached.
However, the poor wind wolf hadn't even gained any speed before it was knocked away by the suddenly appearing shadow leopard and lost its fighting ability.
In the next one-on-two situation, the martial artist decisively chose to surrender. Facing these elusive dark-elemental magical pets and a mage capable of shadow leaping, he had no chance of winning.
Luo Xiu won easily, earning countless cheers.
"Not bad. Ellie, if I control that leopard, can you take it down?"
"It should be possible, but he probably hasn't shown his full strength yet."
"Yes, that's true. If only we could use scrolls!"
“What’s the point of the competition then? Whoever has the money and power can win the championship,” Ellie analyzed. Luo Fan had given her two Tier 5 scrolls for self-defense and had taken her to many shops to buy a lot of scrolls.
Even Liz, Luo Fan gave her a few scrolls for self-defense.
"Background is also part of strength. It would be fun if it were designed that way. Those contestants without the Flash ability would definitely be blown up."
"Besides, in real combat, who cares whether you have such a powerful weapon or not?"
"But this is a competition, it's not going to be a fight to the death!" After saying that, Ellie snorted and continued watching the rest of the match.
Daisy's number was then called out. She greeted Ellie and went onto the field.
"Xiaoxue, good luck!" Luo Fan urged Ai Li to walk to the vicinity of the venue.
Seeing that the guy who had just come on stage was indeed from the Saint Forest Magic Academy, and was even one of Luo Xiu's men, his enthusiasm immediately soared.
Wow, what adorable girls!
Daisy and Xiaoxue's dazzling appearance instantly attracted a lot of attention.
"Wow~, why are other people's pets so cute?"
"I really want to have one too, so I can cuddle it while I sleep, I'm so envious!"
A large number of female viewers were particularly captivated by the Snow Woman's adorable appearance.
"But why is that girl next to you carrying two slimes?" Someone noticed Ellie.
"I heard that he's a genius from Sacred Heart City, and that slime can create clones."
"Genius? I think he's more like a fool. I could easily kill dozens of slimes myself!"
"Yeah, me too. I guess that guy's just here to make up the numbers."
As they chatted, the atmosphere became much more lively.
On the VIP platform, Caitlin, with Xianxian by her side, also looked towards the venue, with Duke Simmons and George standing beside them.
"Duke, what place do you think Daisy will get?" Since Daisy moved to the princess's residence, the two have been communicating more.
"I should be fine getting into the top few, since the rules prioritize separating students from the same school. But if I really run into Ellie, I'll probably be stopped."
"Aili? Yeah, that slime is a bit of a problem, but he shouldn't hurt Xiaoxue, right?"
"Sigh, Daisy surrenders immediately when she meets Ellie; she's completely under Ellie's thumb."
"You're right. My Xianxian is also really controlled by that slime, and sometimes she doesn't listen to me at all."
George stood to the side, occasionally stealing glances at the princess, which made the Duke sigh.
We've created opportunities for you, so why don't you take the initiative?
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