Chapter 215 - 190: Arena Battle, the First Opponent from Baili City Third Middle School
Chapter 215: Chapter 190: Arena Battle, the First Opponent from Baili City Third Middle School
Of course, the Points wouldn’t be given away for free. Soon enough, Li Qiongtian announced the requirement for obtaining those 1,000 Points!
"—An arena battle!"
Li Qiongtian’s voice was resolute, echoing heavily throughout the hall.
"These 1,000 Points won’t be handed to you for nothing! If you want to get these 1,000 Points today, fine! But you’ll have to show me you have the corresponding strength or potential!
"How do you show it?"
As Li Qiongtian’s voice fell, the rules for the arena battle appeared on the screen behind him.
[Arena Battle Point Rules]:
1. One-on-one king-of-the-hill style matches.
2. Venue: Provided by the University Alliance Training Camp.
3. Divine Realm Combat: Both sides will select 1,000 members of their Clan to battle. The numbers must be equal. The battlefield can be custom or randomized. The use of Disposable Scrolls or One-Time Divine Techniques is prohibited.
4. Slots: 170. A total of 170 arenas will be set up. Participants will be randomly matched for one-on-one battles. The victor will gain 500 Points, and the loser will forfeit 500 Points. After winning the first arena battle, the victor automatically becomes the arena champion.
5. Challenges: Each student has two chances to challenge. After failing the first challenge, you may choose not to challenge again, or you may choose a different arena champion to challenge. If you fail both times, your 1,000 Points will be reduced to zero.
6. An arena champion who is challenged twice and wins both times will receive an additional 2,000 Points.
7. Restrictions: Maliciously slaughtering the opponent’s Clan is forbidden. Once the opposing Lord of Deities has clearly surrendered, the victorious Lord of Deities must cease all attacks.
Seven rules regarding the arena battle were displayed on the screen behind Li Qiongtian. They were simple, clear, and straightforward—every student could understand them.
Seeing the students’ gazes gradually growing fiery, Li Qiongtian continued, "The rules are simple, just as you’ve seen! I’ve already given each of you 1,000 Points. If you want to keep them, or even earn more, then you must do everything in your power to win this battle!
"As for..." Li Qiongtian’s gaze swept over the students standing below. "Heh! As for those of you who want the 1,000 Points but don’t want to participate in the arena challenges—that’s not going to happen!
"My house, my rules! Since I’m the one who decided to give each of you 1,000 Points, you will play by my rules. Of course, if any of you have a problem with that, you can choose to forfeit right now. In that case, I might even consider giving you those 1,000 Points before you leave the University Alliance Training Camp!"
Li Qiongtian’s words carried an undeniably domineering tone. His gaze scanned the entire hall, as if searching for a troublemaker who might object, or a coward who wanted to give up.
But the hall was completely silent.
Forfeit? Leave the University Alliance Training Camp? Just for 1,000 Points? How is that possible?!
Every person who had made it here had passed through round after round of their school’s selections. Which of them didn’t have their own ambitions? The 1,000 free Points were certainly tempting, but asking them to leave the University Alliance Training Camp, which they had fought tooth and nail to enter, was far too steep a price to pay.
What’s more, one step back would lead to falling further and further behind. To stand out from the hundreds of millions of Demigods on Blue Star each year, you had to have the will to compete and come out on top. Without that drive to keep fighting, the immense pressure of knowing you had to distinguish yourself from a sea of hundreds of millions would be enough to crush you!
They hadn’t come to the University Alliance Training Camp just to lose all face in front of their talented peers for a paltry 1,000 Points.
No one moved, and no one backed down. Every student’s eyes filled with fighting spirit.
"Very good!" Li Qiongtian nodded. "Since there are no cowards, and no one has chosen to withdraw, then the arena challenges will begin now!"
Zhang Yi had previously seen that there were a total of 341 people in the group chat. Excluding the one instructor, the 170 arenas were just enough to accommodate the 340 students.
With a grand wave from Li Qiongtian, the screen behind him began to scroll again. The names of 340 different students flashed rapidly across it.
SWISH!
The scrolling stopped as the screen froze. The one-on-one battle pairings had been decided, and the match-up list for the 170 groups appeared instantly!
The atmosphere in the hall was immediately ignited. Everyone nervously searched for their own name and their opponent’s, and Zhang Yi was no exception.
He even found himself hoping his opponent would be on the weaker side. That way I can easily snag 500 Points, or even more!
Zhang Yi’s eyes quickly scanned the screen, and he soon found his name.
[Arena 1: Zhang Yi (Golden City No.1 Middle School) vs. Zhao Tianlai (Baili City Third Middle School)]
Zhao Tianlai? Zhang Yi had never heard the name before, nor did he know the person. He had, however, heard of Baili City. It was a city neighboring Golden City but couldn’t compare to it at all.
Then, he subconsciously searched for the others from Golden City who had come with him.
[Arena 3: Hong Tianyi (Golden City No.1 Middle School) vs. Wu Haoming (Changchang City No.1 Middle School)]
[Arena 11: Huang Yingtian (Golden City No.1 Middle School) vs. Feng Chenxing (Baixing City Third Middle School)]
[Arena 23: Wan Hua (Golden City No.1 Middle School) vs. Jiang Wenhao (Changhong City Second Middle School)]
Zhang Yi found the names of the other three one by one, along with their opponents’ schools.
They’re all from smaller cities; their resources can’t compare to Golden City’s. This round of battles shouldn’t be a problem for them.
After this brief assessment of his friends’ matches, Zhang Yi didn’t pay them any more attention.