The Selection Tournament Begins

The Selection Tournament Begins

It was precisely because of this that Lu Yuan not only harbored no resentment toward Chris's strict, almost cruel training, but was instead filled with gratitude toward him.

Only rigorous training could temper an unwavering will. Over these past three months, Lu Yuan's willpower had long become as hard as steel.

Once the three months had passed, the Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament arrived, and the atmosphere throughout the Training Camp immediately became exceptionally solemn.

For quite a few students, their three years of painstaking training at the Training Camp had all been for the arrival of this selection tournament.

Those who won would naturally be overjoyed, while those who failed were destined to have wasted three years of Shiguang. Sometimes, competition was simply this cruel and intense.

As for Lu Yuan, he had no particular thoughts about the arrival of the Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament, because he believed in his own strength. In the entire Training Camp, perhaps he was the only one who could face the selection tournament so easily.

Yuan Xin, who shared a dormitory with him, had clearly become much quieter these past few days. He spent a great deal of time cultivating every day. His talent was not especially outstanding; in the Training Camp, he could barely be considered above average. However, it would be very difficult for him to fight for a place in the top ten.

Yuan Xin's Martial Soul was Purple Jade Bamboo, a plant-type Martial Soul. He followed the control-type path, and his Soul Power was around Rank 18.

At such an age and level, he would already be considered an absolute genius outside, but among the countless experts of the Training Camp, he was not all that outstanding.

Purple Jade Bamboo was considered a relatively exceptional Martial Soul among plant-types, and Yuan Xin's Innate Soul Power was also Rank 8. However, there were practically no weak Martial Souls in this Training Camp, and the students' Innate Soul Power was generally quite strong. There were even students with Innate Full Soul Power. It was only natural that Yuan Xin worked so hard.

As the saying went, sharpening one's spear before battle might not make it faster, but at least it would make it shine. Thinking back, he had also been extremely nervous when facing the college entrance examinations in his previous life, so he could understand Yuan Xin's behavior well.

As for Qin Yuan, who did not get along with Lu Yuan, he had also been much quieter these past few days. He was presumably preparing for the Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament as well. After all, although his strength was among the best in the Training Camp, there were several others who were no weaker than him. It would be quite difficult for him to enter the top three!

However everyone prepared, the Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament still arrived as scheduled.

The training ground had now undergone some renovations. Four elevated arenas stood tall across the enormous grounds, specially built at Chris's orders.

The entire Training Camp had more than one hundred and fifty students, but not every student had to participate in the selection tournament. For some six- or seven-year-old students, their stage would be the next tournament.

As for Lu Yuan, he was an exception. The other students had all been recruited together, while he alone had been sent in halfway through. Thus, he was the youngest in the entire Training Camp.

In total, roughly over one hundred and twenty students participated in the selection tournament. They were divided by arena, with thirty-two people assigned to each arena. The top four from each would be selected, and the sixteen people from the four arenas would then compete for the final ten spots and the top three rankings.

The students were not assigned randomly either. After discussion between the instructors and supervisors, they were reasonably divided according to their performance, in order to prevent overly strong contestants from meeting too early.

Lu Yuan was assigned to the first arena!

There were thirty-two people in the first arena, including one Soul Grandmaster. Aside from Lu Yuan, this Soul Grandmaster was the strongest among them. Coincidentally, he was none other than Qin Yuan.

Who knew whether Chris had done it deliberately, but he had actually assigned Lu Yuan and Qin Yuan to the same arena. That was rather interesting.

The sky was clear and the air crisp that day. Brilliant sunlight filled the entire Training Camp, making one feel refreshed and at ease. Today was the official start of the Pride of Heaven Selection Tournament.

Lu Yuan stood not far from the first arena with his hands behind his back. Other than Yuan Xin, there was no one around him.

That was right. Besides Qin Yuan, Yuan Xin was also assigned with him, as well as a certain yellow-haired Li Zhi who had now been scared out of his wits.

Li Zhi's Martial Soul was the Mad Mastiff, and his Soul Power was Rank 17. With such strength, he had basically no hope of competing for the top ten. After all, apart from Lu Yuan and the four Soul Grand Masters, there were also five or six Rank 19 Soul Masters in the Training Camp.

It had to be said that Spirit Hall, which controlled nearly sixty percent of all Soul Master forces on the continent, truly had quite a few geniuses under its command. If these Training Camp students went to the empire's Soul Master Academies, every one of them would be considered an outstanding student.

But upon careful thought, this situation was actually perfectly normal. Spirit Hall was responsible for the Martial Soul awakening of every Soul Master on the continent. Although commoners had no bloodline-inherited Martial Souls, with enough people, a few geniuses would always emerge. And most of those geniuses joined Spirit Hall. As a result, Spirit Hall naturally never lacked talented individuals.

"Yuan Xin, you seem a little nervous!" Seeing Yuan Xin staring at the arena with his fists tightly clenched and his breathing slightly hurried, how could Lu Yuan not know what he was thinking?

"Phew! Aren't you nervous?" Yuan Xin asked.

After three months together, their relationship had become much closer. Through getting to know him, Lu Yuan had learned that Yuan Xin was actually cold on the outside but warm within. He seemed difficult to get along with, but he was actually kindhearted.

Thus, the two gradually became friends.

"I'm not nervous. What's there to be nervous about?" Lu Yuan spread his hands and smiled.

"That's true. With your strength, you really don't need to be nervous," Yuan Xin said irritably. By now, who in the entire Training Camp did not know Lu Yuan's name? Together with Lin Feng and the other four, he was known as one of the Training Camp's five greatest experts, even though he was only Rank 16.

"I'm different. My strength is ordinary. Besides you and Qin Yuan, there are several formidable opponents in the first arena!" Apart from Lu Yuan and Qin Yuan, the first arena also had one Rank 19 Soul Master and two or three Rank 18 Soul Masters. No wonder Yuan Xin was nervous.

With so many competitors, it would be difficult to enter the top four of the first arena. If he failed to make the top four, he would have no chance to compete for the final top ten. That was why Yuan Xin was so restless.

"Relax. With your strength, your chances of advancing are still very high. Don't scare yourself. If the pressure becomes too great and keeps you from displaying your full strength, that's when you'll have something to regret," Lu Yuan said.

"You're right!" Yuan Xin took a deep breath and said, "I just hope my luck is a little better and I don't run into an overly troublesome opponent!"

"Alright, alright!" Lu Yuan waved his hand. "Look, the chief instructor and Supervisor Har are here!"

Following Lu Yuan's gaze, Chris, Har, and the others were walking slowly toward the training ground beneath the morning sun. In an instant, they attracted the attention of every student present.

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