Ten peach-shaped white clouds appeared in the sky.
These were the ten arenas of the Magic Combat Tournament. During the first three days of the tournament, all ten arenas would operate simultaneously within the vast Cloud Arena, before collapsing after three days.
By the time the finals began, only one of the ten arenas would remain.
At that moment, many matches had already begun.
When Locke heard the referee standing atop the Cloud Whale announce that it was his turn, he summoned the Great Green Leaf Dragon Sparrow and flew onto the arena.
Another contestant also flew up on a giant bird.
A First-Ring Crystallization Stage Wizard referee looked at both contestants and quickly announced, "The Magic Combat Tournament officially begins now. Each victory earns one point. A loss deducts three points. Once all your points are deducted, you will be eliminated!"
"Under the rules, whoever has the highest total score will become the champion."
"Permanent Defense Fields may not be used during the Magic Combat Tournament."
"Let the match begin. Locke Augustine Wizard of Golden Crown Mountain Truth Institute versus Pedro Bennett Wizard of Green Willow Gallery."
Pedro Bennett was a wizard wearing a blue-gray wizard's robe. The robe was ornately decorated and covered in depictions of various landscapes.
Pedro Bennett respectfully performed a combat salute toward Locke. "Mr. Augustine, thank you for giving me the chance to experience the gap between myself and Golden Crown Mountain."
"This is extremely important to wizards from small wizard organizations like ours." A bitter smile appeared on Pedro Bennett's face. "I know that a wizard like me would never have the chance to compete against you on the same stage if not for an occasion like this."
The body of the bird beneath his feet began to fill with ink. It turned