May marks the beginning of the blazing sumr.
And each year, from May to August, coincidentally, it is the ti when the combat atmosphere in the Great Xia is at its peak.
May and June are the fixed ti for the state-level Spirit Master high school leagues in each of the Nine Provinces of the Great Xia.
While July and August are for the national university Spirit Master leagues.
It must be known that the Great Xia Nine Provinces have a population close to ten billion, with more than a billion people per province.
Not only that, as one of the top powerful nations in the world, countless small countries around it, and even top-ranked countries and forces with Nine-Star status, pay attention to this grand event of Great Xia.
The top talents in Great Xia are undoubtedly also the most powerful and stunning talents across the entire Blue Star.
From this perspective, these two grand events in the Great Xia have almost beco a world-class stage.
Those who embark on the path of the Combat Spirit Master, who hasn’t fantasized about standing on that stage where all eyes are on them, shining brightly and astonishing the world?
Even if they are not on stage themselves, those young Spirit Masters would feel extrely excited.
Of course, Zhen Sheng City is no exception, you can feel the intense battle atmosphere just by walking down the street.
Teenagers brimming with hormones summon their partners directly to their sides, and as soon as they lock eyes with their peers, they all head to the nearest battle venue for an exhilarating showdown, sparking friendships and even love.
But... the most attention is given to those who truly have the qualifications to advance and stand on the stage.
This year, Zhen Sheng City has four spots in the state competition, one more than previous years.
Though there are 239 Spirit High Schools in the entire city.
So, of course, not every school can be matched to compete, let alone the vast differences in strength between schools; random matching would undermine the confidence of lower-tier Spirit Masters and waste the ti of talented Spirit Masters.
Overall, higher-ranked schools only compete against higher-ranked schools, and vice versa; the schedule is personally organized by True Man Kong, the Director of the Education Bureau.
The specific rules of the points competition are relatively complex and vary each year, but generally can be understood as follows:
The stronger the school (determined by last year’s performance), the more points they earn for winning, and the more points they lose for failing, with fewer matches scheduled for them.
This rule ensures that the three spots for advancent are relatively fixed each year, besides the two private schools, the last one usually circulates among the other eight strong schools.
But everyone basically knows that this year’s lineup for the Experintal School is overwhelmingly luxurious, and they’ve undoubtedly secured one of them.
Luckily, there’s a fourth spot this year that remaining schools can vie for—rounding up makes no difference.
......
May 29th.
The points competition is nearing its end.
The big screen in the shopping mall plaza constantly broadcasts the real-ti progress of the points competition and the battle footage just now.
A strikingly handso, pale-skinned black-haired boy stands side by side with a blonde girl who looks soft and delicate, with nine fox tails gently swaying behind her.
They seem to be a very refined combination.
But everyone can see that the girl rely conjured a large pink handprint and audaciously swung it forward, flinging the opponent’s Spirit Beast away without any resistance.
And this has beco the norm since the points competition began.
Every points competition held by the Zhen Sheng City Experintal School has Lin Guang playing on his own.
Every opponent he encounters is instantly defeated, without exception.
Moreover, the used skills are the most basic, with the Spiritual Power shaping into a large handprint, exposing basically no information.
On the screen, the referee’s voice resounds throughout the arena without any surprise: "The winner has been determined, the victor is Lin Guang!"
"[Zhen Sheng City Experintal School Team] takes a point!"
As you can see, as the points competition is almost over and the score rankings are being finalized, three teams are currently leading far ahead.
[Zhen Sheng City Experintal School]
[Tianqi Private School]
[Lingyu Middle School]
They are already assured to represent Zhen Sheng City in the upcoming state competition.
Only the fourth spot remains intensely contested.
With the cheers in the venue, many people watching the screen also burst into cheers.
"Lin Guang!! Lin Guang!!"
"Lisa!! Lisa!!"
During this period of the points competition, this girl who looks gentle but is extrely powerful and lovely with fox ears has been recognized by countless people.
And naturally, she has gained fans.
Of course, so people showed disappointed expressions, "Where’s Lord Vishdair? Why hasn’t she appeared yet?"
"Did Lin Guang hide her away? Damn it!"
— This is clearly Vishdair’s die-hard fan.
"No, Lord Lin Guang!! It’s like when your wife who rose with you from nothing is abandoned because of a new lover!!"
— This person is even more of a CP fan.
"Co on, how ridiculous can you get? Haven’t you watched the experts’ explanations?"
Soone couldn’t help but explain, "She definitely isn’t appearing to conceal her moves. If too much information is exposed now, what will they do when they’re targeted in the upper state tournant?"
More people agreed after hearing this, nodding as if they understood, "And isn’t there talk that soone photographed him with a wolf-eared maid? It’s definitely a secret weapon!"
"Look at Jiang Nalan, who hasn’t fought a single match like a turtle in its shell, with no information leaked!"
"A turtle in its shell? Heh, a poor man is just a poor man, without a bit of insight."
Nearby, a young man, clearly dressed in extraordinary clothes, snorted coldly, "Who can’t crush such weak opponents? Do you need to take action personally? It’s just putting on airs!"
"Don’t you think Lin Guang looks sickly and weak? Don’t be fooled by his current prestige; when he faces those strong teams in the state tournant, he might shatter at the first touch."
Soone glanced at him, clearly unconvinced, "Are you from one of the three major families?"
"So what if I am?"
"Oh~"
The person dragged out the sound, displaying a quite mocking expression, "Not to ntion, soone from the three major families shattered at the first touch during the joint exams."
"... Want a fight?"
"Heh, who’s afraid of whom?"
Scenes like this were playing out all over the streets and alleys of Zhen Sheng City and in every corner of the internet, with everyone fervently debating this year’s outcos.
This wasn’t just about a simple "cyber cricket fight," on a larger scale, it was a discussion about the future and hope of humans capable of opposing the Demon Race. On a smaller scale, it was tied to each individual’s personal interests.
From May to August was when the Great Xia officially released the "Spirit Lottery," similar to the sports lottery from Lin Guang’s past life. You could simply guess the win-loss relations between schools or predict specific scores, and all participating students had to sign a Spiritual Contract under official supervision to prevent match-fixing.
This ant that as long as you had so understanding of Spirit Beast battles and were willing to spend ti researching each school’s lineup, your chances of winning weren’t low, offering both profit and entertainnt.
The national league was, of course, more lively and magnificent, but it felt sowhat "distant." Most people could only "speculate" on wins and losses through simple official statistics and so unverifiable online news. Plus, Zhen Sheng City hadn’t produced a prodigy with noteworthy achievents in the nationals for a long ti, so for Zhen Sheng residents, the state tournant in May and June was the most attention-catching, lively, and atmospheric ti.
On the largest city-wide network forum in Zhen Sheng City, a poll titled [Jiang Family or Lin Guang?] was initiated — originally, the thread was more straightforwardly titled [Noble or Commoner?], but an administrator forcibly changed it due to potential risks.
The voting results, over seventy percent of netizens chose Jiang Family, while less than thirty percent went for Lin Guang.
This was quite expected, as for the vast majority, Lin Guang’s public track record was limited to his initial exchange match between the Experintal School and First Middle School. While he did defeat the three major families during joint exams, there’s no video footage available, lacking direct impression.
And the Jiang Family had been cultivating in Zhen Sheng City for many years, with the three major families sowhat acting like "local emperors" here in a sense. Even though commoners and families had conflicts of interest, and even though they hoped Lin Guang would win, they had to acknowledge the strength of the three major families.
The difference was already in a year’s worth of nurturing, and Lin Guang’s opponent this year happened to be Jiang Nalan, the next patriarch of the Jiang Family. Most of those who chose Lin Guang only believed in his future, and in his strong teammate from the Celestial Star Sect.
But ultimately, Du Qing was from Nanhai City, and not many people knew him.
Only a small, overly optimistic group harbored particular expectations for Lin Guang.
Nonetheless, for Lin Guang, who was stepping down from the arena today, it didn’t matter.
After today’s matches, he quietly returned to the basent of the Experintal School’s research building.
Because today, he would conduct the last Dao Marking before the tournant.
......
Fifteen hours later.
Vishdair, Chelina, and Lisa stood at the edge of the underground hollow, looking through the glass at the situation inside.
It was still the sa tal cylinder used for assisting the Refinent of Spiritual Materials and Divine Objects, and the pipeline connected to the ditation Pod.
Standing at the center were still Kaiwen and W3.
At this mont, the dark golden glow and the golden light of the [Heaven Refining Acupoint] were almost solidified.
Placed within the tal pillar was the fourth Six-star Divine Object Lin Guang had absorbed over three months.
Besides, during this ti, he had absorbed over a hundred Tier Five Spiritual Materials. Though they were all cost-effective ones, it still amounted to unimaginable wealth for ordinary people.
At this mont, Kaiwen’s gaze penetrated the ditation Pod’s cover, able to see the specific scene inside.
Lin Guang was in the solution, eyes open, face calm, and his eyes shone as if they were about to ignite.
Sparks of dark golden spiritual power flickered constantly with electric light, and the black-haired boy’s slender and well-proportioned body was gradually enveloped in black light.
It was a rewriting and substitution of the flesh.
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