That night four people came to the edge of the coast to find the island mentioned by Miyata.
" Is this the creature you were talking about?"
Gao Xuan did not respond to Song Xia's question as he watched the Turtle open his eyes and growl something at him.
This time he didn't need a translation from a Psychic or Sound mage to understand Baxia's words.
' You are too weak, don't summon me for unnecessary stuff. Go and train for a couple more years'
The meeting ended being a tame one as the Tsundere old turtle shooed Gao Xuan away like a chick and disappeared into the bottomless Sea.
Jiang Shaojun on the other hand had seen the second Totem in his life and the first one that wasn't a picture, he ajd only seen the drawing of a huge snake towering in the skies in Hangzhou, the guardians didn't trust him enough yet to let him meet the Totem Snake.
" Tell me, did you know about these things when you suggested Japan as our first destination?".
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The next morning the group found themselves on a train to Osaka, to challenge the National Hall of Japan.
This was a crucial time for the team as they needed four wins and a good performance to receive more resources from their factions and the country.
After their employment in the maritime battlefield was done, their advisors would allocate resources and let factions send them money and resources for the first time.
Their training would actually begin from this point onwards.
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The team soon got off at Osaka, and wasted no time in going to the Twin Guardian Towers, they were a symbol of mages of Osaka and stood towering above the city on a Hill outside the suburbs.
The West Guardian Tower held many important buildings, it was a military base and training area for soldiers, it was where the National Hall was situated and generally functioned similar to Three Step Tower for training purposes, but it was only for Dimensional magic rather than every element.
The East Guardian Tower was a Forbidden place where the convinced criminal mages from all of Asia were sent to be punished if their country was willing. It was where the Red Demon Kazuaki was born.
Besides that Japan and China had a rivalry being nearby countries that often visited each for the national teams, they had played. Last year Japan's rank in the world college tournament was far better than China's, they both finished 11th and 28th respectively.
The national advisors were keen for a victorious start and would be looking forward to hear the results.
The second problem was about who should be fighting, Cao Guang had no interest in showing off his cultivation and be targeted for the main tournament, especially when there was no chance of him being removed from the team, he was a Four element Advanced mage.
Mu Yinfeng was the next person uninterested in the fight, her place was pretty solid as well, Gao Xuan was the third after his recent breakthrough and now with a cultivation tool that was lifetime vessel his cultivation speed was increasing, he was confident to break through in the Earth element soon as well.
In the end the rest of the team were the ones truly wanting to fight. Now it depended only on the Captain's decision after reaching the National Hall.
The national team showed their badges at the West Tower and let in pretty soon, they didn't wait to get into a wordfight especially when these guys were only substitutes.
That afternoon they were led to the arena inside the West Tower by a soldier on duty and met with Fujikata and Mochizuki Ken, they were the Super mages who were the advisors for their national team this year, Mochizuki Ken was the chief advisor while Fujikata occupied the same role as Dean Song He.
" Welcome, since you young mages are keen on battling I won't bother you anymore with words, as guests you can choose the battle format, I have to remind you that atleast five people must battle here in Osaka, this is only a request I hope of you agree with me. Also General Kai over there will be the referee for the match, standard rules apply".
Mochizuki Ken one of the seventh generation Hunter Kings of Japan was calmer than Fujikata or his niece in the future and simply took things as it came, he wanted five substitutes to fight because in his mind that's how many had the potential to displace official members, he simply lobbied a fair chance for them.