As for this candidate...
Isn't Yaoyao the perfect target?
There's no need to doubt Yaoyao's calculation abilities; they share the same soul, and Leo trusts him as much as he trusts himself!
"Beautiful Miss Alice, please follow my lead, let me guide you to conquer all before you."
In front of the office tower, Yaoyao fawned over Alice, practically jumping from Leo's shoulder onto Alice's.
Ever since meeting Alice, this little guy has always wanted to go to Alice's house to join in the fun, ostensibly to visit and exchange feelings!
"I'm afraid that won't work. Teleportation is random; nobody knows where you'll be teleported to."
Alice reached out and touched Yaoyao, her bright eyes filled with laughter. This little thing was just too adorable.
She didn't know where Leo found her soulmate, but she wanted one too.
A year has flown by. It feels like just yesterday Alice informed Leo, and today is the day the championship begins.
To ensure fairness, slaves and combat companions are not allowed to participate in the Level-One Championship, but soul companions are not prohibited.
There's nothing that can be done about it. If a member of a powerful family or a student of a Stigmata Wizard brought a large number of slaves to participate, wouldn't it be easy to secure a good ranking?
This seriously violates the original intention of setting up the competition, and there is absolutely no possibility of exploiting loopholes.
There are some restrictions on equipment, but they are not too strict. Even if the equipment is too luxurious, as long as its source is explained, it can still be worn to participate in the competition.
Alice looked at Leo now, her eyes filled with curiosity. He wore an unremarkable gray wizard's robe and a white staff with a rhythmically beating heart at the top.
The surrounding elemental energy was intentionally or unintentionally drawn towards it.
They seemed ordinary at first glance, but when Alice got close to Leo, she could feel the subtle pressure emanating from the two pieces of equipment, giving her an urge to run away immediately.
This wasn't a conscious attempt to escape, but rather a passive reminder, a life instinct warning her of danger—an extreme danger that threatened her life, one that she had to stay away from.
These two pieces of equipment are definitely not simple!
Alice put a little distance between herself and Leo, and her pounding, passively fearful heart finally calmed down a bit.
Seeing that Leo pretended not to know, Alice didn't press further. After all, what wizard doesn't have their own secrets?
Seeing that Alice didn't ask, Leo Xi felt a slight sense of relief. Even though he tried his best to suppress the pressure of the Godslaying Set, he still couldn't completely hide it. As long as someone got close to him, they could still feel the pressure of a level four life form.
However, the pressure was too faint; it couldn't be felt unless you paid close attention!
At this moment, the area outside the office tower was filled with First-Level Wizard who had come to participate in the competition. In just a short while, Leo saw more than 100,000 First-Level Wizard.
It is impossible to predict how many more First-Level Wizard will need to pass through one of the outer office towers of this Tower of Elements to participate in the competition.
There are at least several hundred such offices throughout the Tower of Elements.
Looking across the entire Wizard World, there are far fewer Official Wizard gathering places like the Tower of Elements.
No wonder billions of first-level wizards participate in every competition; there are simply too many low-level wizards in the Wizard World.
Of these billions of Level 1 wizards, Leo boldly guessed that they might represent less than 20% of the total number of First-Level Wizard in the Wizard World.
Most of the top-level teachers within the academy won't be attending, nor will those who have completely severed ties with the outside world. Add to that those with missions stationed in other worlds, those who enjoy wandering, and those who want to propagate their families...
The majority of wizards are of all kinds who will not participate in the competition.
This number is just Leo's guess; the actual number may be even more terrifying than he guessed!
They weren't entirely clear on the detailed rules of the competition; only after this round would they receive information on how to proceed with the next round.
This time, the teleportation array is on the 79th floor, leading to a lifeless world specifically for wizard competitions.
The moment Leo stepped into the teleportation portal, a beam of light suddenly flashed and merged into Leo's body.
Just as Leo was about to exclaim in surprise, his figure appeared in a world with parameters very similar to those of the Wizard World.
Although this world has no life, it is still well-preserved, unlike the Black Tomb World, which is on the verge of death.
As Leo flew through the air, his senses were activated, allowing him to perceive the aura contained in the air and get a general sense of the characteristics of this world.
Water vapor, fluctuating temperatures, rising air currents, moving stars—clearly exceeding the abundance of elemental energy this world should possess...
This is a world with rivers, oceans, mountains, snow-capped peaks, and forests.
But there was no life among them!!
Looking at the entire universe, this world is the most suitable for the birth of life, yet no life has been born there!
Leo could not sense any life in the air.
It's as if this world was frozen in time the moment life was born...
Time in this world is forever frozen before the birth of life.
This is a world forgotten by time...
This terrifying constraint stems from the limitations of the rules; it can completely alter and strictly restrict the rules of a world. Leo cannot imagine any other life form besides the Wizard Will capable of doing so.
"That's really terrifying!"
Leo sighed. Just for the sake of First-Level Wizard Competition, they simply forcibly changed the rules of dozens of worlds, making it impossible for them to give birth to life. Only a wizard could do such an extravagant thing.
At this moment, Leo carefully sensed the will that had descended upon him before the teleportation.
Magnificent, vast, immeasurable, and as awe-inspiring as the universe...
This is precisely the Wizard Will of the Great Wizard civilization!
The moment Leo sensed and came into contact with the Wizard Will, he felt as if he had become a speck of dust in the universe, insignificant and ignorant.
"Whoosh"
Leo forcibly pulled his senses away from the Wizard Will, panting heavily with lingering fear. If he continued to sense it, he might easily succumb and die.
The Wizard Will within him had no thoughts of its own, but it could protect Leo and teleport Leo back before he died!
This same consciousness also descended upon Yaoyao!
Yaoyao and Leo are one, both protected by the Wizard Will!
"Alas, the beautiful Alice really didn't teleport over; she might not survive the first round of eliminations."
Alice was teleported from behind them, but they don't know where she ended up. It's highly likely she ended up in the same world, but there's also a significant chance she ended up in a different world.
"This is a medium-sized world, and it is estimated that hundreds of millions of level-one wizards will be teleported here. Only one in ten thousand will be selected, and in the end, only a few thousand wizards will successfully advance to the next round."
Although wizarding competitions do not result in death, their brutality is more terrifying than any other event; the first round is one in 100,000.
Billions of first-level wizards participate in the competition, but only tens of thousands of wizards can successfully advance to the next round.
Taking advantage of the fact that no wizards had teleported over yet, Leo activated his wizard robes, and his figure vanished instantly.
The Godslaying Wizard Robe can conceal one's figure and aura, making it virtually undetectable unless targeted by specific witchcraft.
If he wanted, Leo could even walk in the shadows. Although he was known as the strongest Elemental Body Refinement Wizard, it didn't stop him from becoming the most terrifying wizard assassin!
The battle had already begun the moment they were teleported in. There were faint fluctuations in the air, indicating that wizards were fighting, but the distance was too great, and even the transmitted elemental fluctuations were weak.
I wonder which wizard was so unlucky to be eliminated so soon after entering!
Leo wasn't in a hurry. He sat at the foot of the mountain like someone waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump. He had hundreds of millions of wizards and wasn't in a rush to make a move. The big battle was yet to come.
The less anxious Leo was, the more wizards appeared beside him.
A spatial fluctuation came from not far from Leo, and a cautious First-Level Wizard suddenly teleported over.
The moment he was teleported, the wizard cautiously extended his senses to survey the surrounding environment.
Before sensing any other wizards, he quickly found a place to hide himself, seemingly intending to be the one to ambush them later.
This method is most effective in the early stages of the competition, since it's impossible to teleport hundreds of millions of wizards at once.
Any discrepancy in the timing of the delivery gives the person who arrives first an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
However, the direction he chose was not good; it happened to be Leo's position.
Leo hadn't moved at all. He hid himself to avoid trouble. If the wizard didn't come closer, Leo wouldn't even want to make a move.
But seeing the wizard getting closer and closer, now within thirty meters of him, it would be a shame not to make a move, since the wizard had come all this way to his doorstep.
With a slight movement, the Godslaying Staff unleashed a surge of magical power, unleashing a bolt of lightning that struck the wizard instantly.
Faced with a sudden attack, the wizard's response was textbook correct.
Two protective shields flashed across his body in quick succession. These were likely actively activated protective magical artifacts purchased at great expense, which would activate instantly upon sensing danger, requiring no control from the wizard.
Without any hesitation, the wizard, facing the sudden attack, immediately raised his staff and aimed it at Leo's location, preparing to strike.
This approach is correct. After all, he has two layers of protection that most First-Level Wizard cannot break through, so he can fight back without restraint while the shields are in place.
Leo could see the contemptuous smile on his face, as if to say that a wizard dared to ambush him.
But the smile on his face froze before it could last even a moment. The two protective shields on his body shattered instantly under Leo's lightning, like bubbles.
After tearing through two protective barriers, the winding bolt of lightning showed no sign of weakening and struck the wizard directly. Without any visible movement, the wizard, who had just raised his staff, vanished instantly.
In the instant the wizard disappeared, I seemed to hear an angry voice saying that a top wizard had actually launched a sneak attack, and that Leo was shameless.