Chapter 110: Ported Battle (2/2)
Hui Daynight felt this was beneath him. He may not have had confidence in the other nine academies, but Astral-10? There were no powerful individuals birthed here. He was confident that if he was given some time to achieve enlightenment, he would definitely enter the Rain List.
“Senior, I want to go to the trial zone,” Lulu said excitedly. Everyone was shaken and looked at Big Pao; there was no greater attraction among the Astral Combat Academies than the Nine Trial Zones. There were rumors of ancient battle techniques, cultivation methods, bloodline enhancements, and the like all waiting to be obtained. Even the Ten Arbiters had grown through these trial zones, so they were a huge attraction.
Big Pao shrugged, “Sorry Junior, the trial zones cannot be entered as one pleases.”
Michelle’s gaze turned cold, “The Astral Combat Academy holds the key to the Nine Trial Zones, and those that have enrolled in the Academy can enter. Why can’t Astral-10?”
Big Pao spread his hands, “There are conditions.”
Everyone was left helpless again. Condition after condition, was this even a school? Shouldn’t they have no restriction on educating their students? Was it even logical for the Academy to not teach if the student wanted to learn?
“What conditions?” Hui Daynight asked coldly.
“You should have heard of the ported battles. As long as you win a hundred matches, you can enter the Six Daos,” Big Pao said with a little sympathy in his eyes.
Michelle was enraged, “Ridiculous, as a representative of the Ten Arbiters’ Council, I suggest that any student who has entered the Academy should be allowed to enter the trial zones. This is a universal rule among the other nine, why does Astral-10 not follow it?”
Ten Arbiters’ Council? Everyone stared at Michelle in awe. Big Pao felt helpless. It turned out that this woman really was picking them apart; it was a pity that she was a beauty. “As I said, Junior, this is not something I can decide. Why don’t I bring you to the Trialmaster?”
“Lead the way,” Michelle snorted.
The new students did not know how far the trial zone entrance was from the Rain Observatory, but they followed Big Pao through the teleporter and arrived there directly.
“Brother Xia, what are ported battles?” Lu Yin asked. He hadn’t heard of them before.
Schutz and Meng Yue looked over as well, so Xia Luo picked his words, “How do I put it… The universe is very mysterious, and has birthed many strange things. One of these things is a teleportation stone. So long as you touch it, it can send a perfect copy of you into another space to battle someone who touched another stone simultaneously. These are called ported battles.”
“It’s matchmaking?” Lu Yin asked in shock, recalling many games he had heard of from centuries ago.
Xia Luo shook his head, “Matchmaking implies that you’re actually looking for suitable opponents based on qualifications. Ported battles don’t care; you can come across anyone. You can fight a Seeker or an Explorer; there is no fairness. These stones are extremely rare and controlled by the strongest academies and powers in the universe. Any opponent in a ported battle is an absolute elite; we should be on the lowest rung.”
Lu Yin was stunned that there was actually such a thing. According to what Xia Luo had said, anyone that qualified to use the teleportation stone was a force to be reckoned with, and there would be no lack of bullies like the Daynight Clan, Mavis Family, or even the first nine academies. The strength would also be varied, but Sentinels should be the weakest. It was no wonder that Michelle was incensed; they were simply too weak to achieve a hundred victories. Their opponents wouldn’t be weaklings like Eddy or Raas, but truly exceptional elites. They would almost never find opponents at their own realm, and defeating those opponents would be a huge challenge.
Lu Yin felt some pressure for a moment, like he had seen countless proud experts who would be his opponents in the future. His eyes glinted as they teleported out of the curtain of green rain and entered a savannah where the dry grass swayed gently in the wind. Each stalk had a dim radiance with a strange evening color, giving off a delightfully fresh smell.
“This is the entrance to the trial zones, and the location of the teleportation stone as well. The Trialmaster is within that tree’s hollow, everyone; you can go ahead. See you later!” Big Pao waved and left. He had pointed out an enormous curved tree that looked like a crescent moon, the surface wilted with countless cracks across the bark. The tree was so tall that it pierced the clouds, its interior holding a full forest of its own.
As everyone entered the tree, their gazes were drawn to a stone that was floating in mid-air, emitting a bright light that pierced through the hazy mist.