Chapter 239 Half of you will be eliminated today (1/2)

Sea God Lake, Sea God Square, and such were all named after him.

Everyone had an indescribable feeling just by standing on this square, as if the blood in their bodies was surging because of everything before their eyes. They felt so small, but the eagerness in their eyes got stronger and stronger. What an honor it would be to be able to cultivate here? What sort of future awaited them, huh!

Every single person from the 100 teams that were taking part in the semi-finals was thrilled.

Under the instructions of Ling Yiyi and members of Shrek Academy, the participants were lined up very quickly.

A tall, red-haired young man walked up in front of everyone while Ling Yiyi and the others stood behind him.

The light in the eyes of the red-haired youth roamed, an invisible aura spreading around him, attracting everyone’s attention.

“First of all, I would like to welcome all of you on behalf of Shrek Academy. I am Xiao Qi, a teacher from Shrek Academy’s outer court. From today onwards, the semi-finals officially begin. Some people will stay and some might leave very quickly. Being able to be here, I don’t think I need to remind you to focus, display your talents, and such. We’ll dive straight into the main topic. Today is the first day of the semi-finals, and it will most probably be the most brutal day out of the tests because half of you will be leaving Shrek Academy after the end of today’s test. In other words, half of you will be eliminated today.”

The moment he said those words, there was an uproar among the hundred teams.

Half? It was the first day of the semi-finals, yet they wanted to eliminate half of them. One must know that they suffered untold hardships to get there. They had gone through all sorts of physical examinations previously and now that the semi-finals had just begun, this person before them actually said that half of them would be leaving today? Wasn’t this a little too cruel?

Xiao Qi said plainly, “You guys may think that this is very cruel, but the truth is, there are many other things in this world that are crueler. This could be considered a test for all of you. At the same time, I should inform you that luck is also very crucial for today’s test. You will need both luck and ability to get through.”

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Lan Xuanyu’s expression turned serious. He could roughly guess things, but all those conjectures weren’t what he wanted to face in the semi-finals.

“Back to the main point, I will now announce the way the test will be conducted. You guys have definitely faced it before and tried it. It’s very simple—single-elimination open tournament! All of you will be competing fiercely in the arena. The Shrek Academy’s lot-drawing system will pick an opponent at random, which is why I said that luck will be very crucial for you guys. What sort of opponent you draw is likely to decide your results. The winner advances to the next round and the loser will be eliminated immediately.”

After listening to him, Lan Xuanyu’s expression turned ugly and Qian Lei couldn’t be bothered to ponder over Lan Mengqin’s temperament anymore. His eyes widened in stunned silence. Liu Feng furrowed his brows as well.

What were they most afraid of? A single-elimination open tournament! This meant that everyone had to engage in battle face-to-face and meet force with force. Lan Xuanyu’s ability to command and plan would be greatly impaired.

Also, the teams that could get through the preliminary rounds and participate in these semi-finals were all elites. Almost everyone was at least a three-ring, but what about them? All three of them were merely two-ring.

A team competition was the easiest way to take advantage of a crisis. It would be best if it was just like the qualifiers where everyone was placed in the large forest and had to battle. That way, their chances would be much higher. Bing Tianliang had already agreed to work together, plus there were those three close friends of his and the combination of Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin. With everyone working together, Lan Xuanyu was very sure that he could get everyone through the semi-finals.

However, things didn’t go as planned. In the arena, nobody could receive help from anyone else and they could only rely on themselves. Also, their opponents would be chosen completely based on luck. This would be very challenging, and they might as well be the weakest team amongst the hundreds.