Qi Long made his way toward the stage. He was holding a long spear and coupled with his tall sturdy body, he truly looked like a young warlord. In front of him, there were nine students standing on the same side. It seemed like they were going to collaborate against Qi Long.
"Begin!" As soon as the judge announced the beginning of the fight, two warriors quickly dashed toward Qi Long. Two thieves were following from behind. The thieves made use of the big bodies in front of them to hide their movements. They later moved to the opposite sides as soon as Qi Long clashed with the warriors. Shortly after, they attacked from both right and left sides of Qi Long.
Qi Long welcomed their attacks with a quick parrying movement and moved toward the other five students. He was planning to take out the students at the back first since their defences were weaker.
'Earth Wall!'
'Arrows Shower'
'Fireball!'
'Fireball!'
However, before he reached them, Qi Long movement was blocked by an earth wall. As he was destroying the wall, rain of arrows forced him to dance around with his spear. Not waiting for Qi Long to catch his breath, two fireballs managed to hit him. The fire was quickly put off but there were few burning marks left on Qi Long body.
The audience were thrilled by the fight. It was surprising that the teamwork of the other nine students was really good and they managed to put up a great fight against Qi Long right from the start.
Qi Long swept and turned his long spear around his body to parry the incoming attacks from the warriors and the thieves. He then jumped and thrusted his spear downward. The opponents were scrambling to avoid or parry the attacks.
Subsequently, two fire mages started to cast their magics while the archer was locking on Qi Long midair position. Shortly after, Qi Long found himself defending against a barrack of arrows and fireballs.
As soon as his feet touched the ground again, two thieves were launching a quick pinching attack from both sides. Qi Long blocked it and even managed to counter attacks.
"Nicole, quickly heals Robin and Erick. Moses, limits his movement with 'Earth Wall'. Robin, Erick you two back off first to heal your wounds. Chris, Mat you two cover Robin and Erick retreat." Unknown to other people, there was a battle master amongst the nine students. He was analyzing the flow of the fight and commanding the other eight students via mind transmissions.
'Block!' Two warriors were moving toward Qi Long with their shields up. This gave enough time for Nicole, the healer, to heal the two thieves Robin and Erick.
The battle master was actually one of the fire mage. His name was Luke Saw and he was also one of the TOP 40 new students, ranked 35th. As the name suggested, battle master was a class mastering the art of battle or war. They were really good at strategizing, analyzing, and commanding the troops. They were in born war general.
The fight went on for a full hour. Compared with previous fights which lasted for 30 minutes at most, this fight was the longest. However, due to its intensity, the audience did not feel bored at all.
"What is Qi Long doing? He is more than capable to finish this fight early." Qi Di was pondering over Qi Long reason to prolong the fight. He was not the only one who was confused. Those people from Seven Colour Pagoda clan were all aware of Qi Long true might.
"What do you think Long'er is planning?" Qi Long mother, Qi Yue, asked her husband.
"No idea. But he keep looking toward the southern sky. It seems like he is waiting for someone." Qi Long father, Qi Yang, guessed.
"Who?" Qi Yue asked. Qi Yang shrugged his shoulders to express that he also did not know the answer.
After fighting for so long, Luke Saw and the other eight students were starting to run out of their stamina. Their attacks became weaker, their defences were not tight anymore, and their overall movements were slower.
'Sigh… It seems like they won't be able to hold up anymore. I guess this is all I could do for you." Qi Long silently thought.
'Power Up!'
'Speed Up!'
Qi Long casted two spells on his body and suddenly vanished from his initial spot. Ten seconds later, no one else beside him was on the stage. His movements were too quick and his attacks were too powerful for the other students. They were all sent flying out from the stage with one swiping attack from Qi Long.
The hall was silent for a moment before everyone started to exclaim out loud. Most people were startled by Qi Long sudden explosion in might. What's more, they just remembered that Qi Long was from Seven Colour Pagoda clan. Qi Long two skills at the end reminded them of his origin.
Seven Colour Pagoda clan was originally known for their supporting magics. In fact, they were the best in this field. They initially based at Eastern Sage Dynasty. However, when Emperor Lin Dong married with Empress Rose Valentine and decided to live in Black Snow Empire, Seven Colour Pagoda clan also decided to move into Black Snow Empire.
There were a lot speculations and rumours regarding the true reasons behind the relocation. Some people said that the clan had foreseen the fall of Eastern Sage Dynasty. Few people said that the relationship between Seven Colour Pagoda clan and Eastern Sage Imperial clan was worsening at that time. There was even a rumour which stated that the old matriarch was actually in love with Emperor Lin and decided to follow her love.
Whatever rumours and speculations were spread outside, no one besides the elders of the clan at that time were aware of the true reasons. If there was one thing which was true, it was the fact that the old matriarch was Emperor Lin sworn sister.
After securing his win, Qi Long calmly went down from the stage amid the fevered gazes from the girls in the arena.
"The following students please come up to the stage. Elsa Menzel, Li Yun, Andy Land, ... , and Tracy Sand." Finally it was Elsa turn to fight.
"Thanks." Elsa said to Qi Long when she passed him on the way to the stage. Qi Long nodded.
Even though at first Elsa did not know what Qi Long was doing, but after a while, she finally realized his purpose. However, she was a bit confused. The last time they talked, Erza was not too kind to him. Why did he decide to help her this time?
Similar to the previous fight, the other nine students decided to form a truce and fought together against Elsa.
'Absolute Zero!'
As soon as the judge gave the sign to begin, Elsa immediately casted a wide range freezing magic. The other students did not have a chance to retaliate before turning into ice sculptures.
The audiences were stunned. Her casting was so fast for a wide range magic. This was not someone at upper level Apprentice realm capable of. Everyone suddenly realized that Elsa was actually a peak level Apprentice realm! A 12 years old peak level Mage Apprentice! Even though there were similar cases throughout the history of mankind, they could still be counted in two hands.
Elsa was easily announced as the winner. But Qi Long was a bit bewildered. He thought that Elsa would follow his plan, delaying the fight. However, Elsa actually finished her fight in such an overwhelming manner. In fact, her fight was the shortest today.
Elsa calmly walked down from the stage and the judge went up to call the next group.
"The following students please proceed to the stage. "Erza Valentine, James Riady, Lucy Heartfill, ….. , and lastly Donald Pump."
One by one, the students made their ways to the stage. By this time, everyone had realized that the current rank 1, Erza, was not present. As a result, the other nine students were excited. No Erza meant that they got a higher to chance to qualify for the next round.
The principal, the third lady, elder Black, and few other elders were also confused. Erza was the current rank 1. What could happen which caused her to miss such an important occasion?
As the judge was going to start the fight, something fell down from the sky and crashed into the stage. There was no barrier preventing that because the fight had not started yet.
Soon, the dust was settled and one could finally see a red haired girl standing on the stage. She looked so young, roughly 12 years old. However, everyone had a strong feeling that once she grew up, she would definitely become a bewitching beauty. Moreover, people were captivated by the wings of flames on her back.
"I'm sorry for being late. Shall we start now?"