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In the distance, a clear bell sound quietly descended. It was solemn and solemn. Hearing the bell sound that lingered by their ears, all of the spectators held their breath, waiting for the sound of the Dragon Flame Competition's horn.
"I declare!"
"I declare!"
The male and female hosts looked at each other before holding each other's hands. They simultaneously said, "This year's Dragonfire competition is just starting."
Boom!" Twelve courteous flowers that symbolized a footprint bloomed in the sky. In an instant, the joyous cheers approached in full fury. It was even more passionate than before the silence, shaking the nine heavens.
At this moment, all of the competitors became nervous because they didn't know what they would face next. Every year's Dragon Flame Competition would have different questions, which would greatly increase the drama and significance of the competition. Although their final goal was the same, and their goal was to pick out the best among the best participants.
"The competition is divided into three chapters, first place ?"
"Snatch the materials."
Just as the host was announcing the results of the competition, a little girl with two ponytails was silently talking to herself. The audience's attention was attracted, because she had already announced the name of the first segment before the host had announced the outcome.
"You're lying, this little girl actually knows the exam questions."
"Could it be that the competition is treating them differently?"
"Unfair!"
For a moment, the contestant next to the girl was in an argument. However, the girl remained unmoved. She was as calm as ever as she smiled at Teacher Xiao Yao, who was seated in the VIP seats.
The corners of Teacher Xiao Yao's mouth moved as well. However, due to the fact that he was wearing a black hat, he didn't know whether he was happy or sad.
"All contestants, please be quiet and listen to the rules of the competition. If you violate the rules, or if you make any noise again, you will be deemed as forfeiting. You will be chased out of the competition immediately." The female host announced. She hadn't intended on doing this, but she hadn't expected that the group chat would become more and more lively.
Indeed, this threat had a certain effect. Seeing that the audience had calmed down, the female host once again opened her mouth and said, "The first chapter's topic is' Snatching Materials'. As the name implies, Snatching Materials'."
With a gentle press of her jade-like finger, she touched the mechanism on the jade rod in the open ground.
Soon after, eight gigantic white jade platforms appeared in eight different directions, one at the east, south, west and north. Soon after, eight huge white jade platforms appeared in eight different directions, at the south, south, west and north, respectively.
"It's not over yet!"
Following the muffled sound, the earth began to shake even further, and the sixteen green stone platforms rose up from the ground, forming a crowd of stars surrounding the participants. Outside the stone platforms, the furnace used for refining was already shimmering, the hot furnace temperature bringing with it a heatwave that surged towards the center from all directions, the young treasure masters present were all shocked, and the treasures on the green stone platforms were all ready for the wind to pick up.
"Let me explain the rules of the competition first. The contestants will start from where you are, grab the treasures on the white jade platform, form a group of three, then run to the green stone platform that you all desire. Press the button to complete the mission, and the loser will leave ?"
"Wait a minute, you mean this is a team competition? and not an individual competition? " A handsome man asked in surprise.
"That's not the case, please listen to me. The organizing committee of the competition hopes to be able to inspect everyone's ability this time, and has added a limit of three people as a group, if you wish to be alone, no one has any objections to it. However, please bear in mind the following points, the first one, the sixteen sides of the bluestone platform can only accommodate three people per stage." "Let me finish speaking, the organizing committee of the competition hopes to be able to inspect everyone's ability, and has added a limit of three people as a group.
"Wait a moment, what do you mean by not using elemental energy!" After hearing the rules set by the host, the competitors became restless once again. As jade elementalists, they were not allowed to use their elemental energy. What were they up to this time?
In fact, the host didn't know that, according to the previous rules, there should indeed be one person and one group. But yesterday, a team of three had reported in the name of the three people, and it was none other than Lingyun. There was nothing he could do about it, since Qin Yin had added this regulation last night, which was probably due to Qin Yin giving benefits to Fan Mu and the other two children.
"Greetings, rules and regulations, if there are any objections, please leave the stage." With that, the two hosts did not bother to explain anymore, with a slight smile, they waved their hands, and the already prepared guards of the competition team formed a seal with their hands, chanting a spell in unison. Following which, a Waves Wall that enveloped the entire competition grounds suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and the two hosts walked up to the Waves Wall and announced the start of the competition, and then flew up.
On the open ground, countless gazes were focused on the gradually closing Waves Wall. In an instant, cheers exploded throughout the entire stadium. Under everyone's gazes, the competitors, who were gathered at the center of the stadium, swarmed out.
However, they couldn't hear anything from the outside. With the separation of the Waves Wall, the Dragon Flame Plaza had already become a sealed space.
To win the material, it was a race against time. The earlier one got the material, the safer it would be. Fan Mu and the other two also followed the crowd and rushed out, but they had a detailed division of labor.
Lingyun had won over the fine iron from the southwest. Sue was going to rob the inlaid jade from the northwest. Fan Mu was going to get the small amount of mithril, and some other rare minerals if he had time.
"Let's choose rank 6," Fan Mu suggested. Looking at the overall situation, platform 6 was the closest to where Su Su and Lingyun needed the materials from.
"What about you?" Lingyun asked while pointing at the ore.
"Do you still have anything to worry about?" The corner of Fan Mu's mouth curled. Even though he said that, he felt a bit guilty as he could feel the surrounding invisible energy. After all, most of the people who forged the treasures all had their own strength, and he was just an ordinary Jade Cultivator who had just entered the stage.
Lingyun couldn't tell, but why couldn't she? Susu naturally understood Fan Mu's thoughts, "Don't worry, Little Mu. We're the strongest!"
Fan Mu was slightly taken aback. When he heard Susu's words, he could not help but sigh with emotion. He thought to himself, "Are we really the strongest?"