Chapter 331: Emerald Dragon Bloodline (First update, requesting everything)

The next morning, Yecheng National Arena!

Whoosh—

The arena remained packed, with hardly an empty seat to be found, and the scene was filled with the fanatical cheers of the spectators.

The Exchange Tournament finals were held that morning; the first match was Royal Academy vs. Huating Academy, and the second was Tiandu Academy vs. Yuanling Academy.

At this time, the first match had already reached its end. Even though the team members of Huating Academy had given their all, they were still met with a crushing defeat due to the absolute gap in strength, to the point where they were barely keeping their dignity.

By the time the match ended, Royal Academy had secured victory with a proud record of ten people remaining. Most crucially, Royal Academy had only fielded a semi-main lineup; otherwise, Huating Academy likely would have fared even worse.

Although both were among the Four Great Academies, the gap was very obvious; Royal Academy was in a league of its own.

The reason for such a large gap had a lot to do with how the Langya Kingdom allocated special funds to the academies: the first place received a full 1/3, while 2nd through 4th place combined only received 1/3, and the final 1/3 was divided among the academies ranked 5th through 16th.

As for the hundreds of academies that did not advance to the Exchange Tournament, they could only rely on their own operations and local support. If they wanted to obtain special funds, they had to make it into the Exchange Tournament first.

Besides this, it also had a certain connection to the Imperial Family, because the princes and princesses of the Imperial Family often chose to study at the Royal Academy. Their foundations were laid very firmly, they lacked no resources, and they possessed Demon Pets with immense potential.

It was also because of this that these princes and princesses firmly held onto the main force and core of the Royal Academy!

No matter which world it is, family background is very important; someone else's starting point might be the finish line for many others, or even something they could never reach in a lifetime!

After the first match ended, the participating team members of Huating Academy returned to their rest area with their heads hanging low.

The participating team members of the Royal Academy remained in that arrogant, nose-in-the-air manner; having won first place in the Exchange Tournament for over a hundred consecutive sessions, they had gradually formed such a culture.

Even if the management of the Royal Academy wanted to change this bad atmosphere, they were willing but unable to do so.

Yuanling Academy rest area!

Vice Principal Xu had a stern face and gave a solemn reminder: "When you go up there in a moment, everyone must be careful and avoid mistakes as much as possible. Tiandu Academy's strength is very strong, but we are not weak either. Who wins and who loses will only be known after we compete. Get out there and take them down!"

"Take them down!" The starting team members of Yuanling Academy were high in spirits; they took off their red and white academy jackets one after another and began to enter the arena.

Before the match began, both sides lined up in two rows, and Vice Principal Xu shook hands with Vice Principal Wang of Tiandu Academy.

Vice Principal Wang held onto Vice Principal Xu's hand and said with a seemingly amiable face: "Old Xu, friendship first, competition second. We must not hurt the harmony between us!"

Vice Principal Xu took advantage of the situation and said in a joking tone: "Old Wang, since you've said so, to avoid hurting our harmony, why don't you concede this match to us?"

Vice Principal Wang's hypocritical smile stiffened a bit, and he gained a little more understanding of Vice Principal Xu's shamelessness.

"Sigh, it's a pity that it's not me going up there, but them. I can only hope that everyone can minimize unnecessary losses!"

After the exchange was finished, the first-year starting students from both sides took the stage first. Yuanling Academy once again sent out Li Zhangsheng, Zhao Shuyi, and Xu Xiangzhi!

As for Tiandu Academy, their first-year lineup was not as good as Yuanling Academy's, but perhaps because they had been the runner-up for three years, Tiandu Academy had obtained more resources, directly resulting in the presence of a Third-Rank Student among Tiandu Academy's first-year members.

In this session of the Academy Exchange Tournament, there were a total of five first-year Third-Rank Students: two each from the Royal Academy and Yuanling Academy, and one from Tiandu Academy. This was also the most explosive year in recent times.

Li Zhangsheng was still number one, and his opponent was the only first-year Third-Rank Student from Tiandu Academy. He was called Duan Chen, a youth with delicate features.

In the data released by Yuanling Academy, the origins of Duan Chen were highlighted: he was a direct descendant of the King Family Duan. Even though the King of the Duan clan had already fallen, their foundation was still not something that an ordinary Famous Clan could compare to, so naturally, they had to be treated with caution.

At this time, Li Zhangsheng and Duan Chen stood on a high platform adjacent to the field, and under the organization of the referee, they began to eliminate one field.

"Eliminate the Ice Field!"

"Eliminate the Water Field!"

After the two had made their choices, the Ice Field and Water Field on the Obsidian Screen disappeared, and a ring of light began to spin rapidly over the remaining four fields.

The two stared intently at the screen; for them, a suitable field was very important, as it concerned whether they could exert their full strength.

The ring of light spun slower and slower, finally stopping on the Grass Field.

This could be said to be the field with the fewest restrictions, where most Demon Pets could exert their full strength.

At this time, the referee directed several grass-type Spirit Beasts to cast Grassy Terrain, and soon, grass half a meter high began to fill the field.

"The two sides of the match are Li Zhangsheng of Yuanling Academy and Duan Chen of Tiandu Academy. Both sides are limited to three Demon Pets. There is no time limit for the match, and it will be conducted in a singles mode. The winner can change Demon Pets according to the rules until one side's Demon Pets all lose their ability to fight. Do you two understand?"

After the field was selected, the referee began to announce the match rules. This time, the referee was a male Instructor from an academy in the top eight.

"I announce the match has begun!"

After both sides signaled their understanding, the referee announced the start of the match.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng and Duan Chen summoned their first Demon Pet simultaneously.

Two gorgeous Blood-colored Hexagrams appeared, and two Demon Pets of different forms appeared on the Grass Field.

This time, Li Zhangsheng chose to go all out, so he sent out Kailan. Kailan was also the third strongest Demon Pet in his hand, besides Aixi and the Fire Element bird.

Additionally, in an environment like the Grass Field, Kailan could fully exert her strength and even receive a certain bonus.

On the other side, Duan Chen chose the Emerald Giant Lizard!

This was a giant lizard two zhang in length, with its tail alone accounting for half the length. Its whole body was greenish, and it was rumored that it possessed the bloodline of an Emerald Dragon, which was also the origin of the Emerald Giant Lizard's name.

At the first moment, Li Zhangsheng obtained the data on the Emerald Giant Lizard.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Emerald Giant Lizard (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Upper 7th Rank

【Spirit Beast Species】: Medium Warrior

【Spirit Beast Grade】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Emerald Dragon (Sparse)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Grass + Earth

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: None

Emerald Dragons are naturally curious and are particularly interested in the history and customs of various places. Their knowledge of certain regions often exceeds that of the most learned sages. This type of dragon is extremely distrustful of outsiders; they build nests on dead volcanoes and cover their nests with all kinds of traps.

Duan Chen was worthy of coming from a King Family; the first one to appear was a Superior Quality Demon Pet, and it was also a Medium Warrior species Emerald Giant Lizard. However, compared to Li Zhangsheng's Kailan, it still paled in comparison.

Besides the realm, Kailan's grade and species clearly had the upper hand; even though she excelled in support, her strength was still a tier above the Emerald Giant Lizard.

Duan Chen's expression was full of gravity. Through some small characteristics, he recognized that this was a very rare Forest Spirit, whose species was clearly far above the Emerald Giant Lizard. As for the other data, he was not clear.

But even if this Forest Spirit only had Medium Grade quality, relying on the advantage of its species, its strength would not be much worse than his Emerald Giant Lizard.

(End of chapter)