Chapter 1238: Chapter 108 Guild Conflict_3
Xuan Yue spoke softly, "Don’t tell anyone we’ve come. We don’t want to be discovered so early, and we might not help either side. Do you understand?"
Olivia smiled slightly and replied, "Teacher, rest assured, I won’t say what I shouldn’t." After that, she quietly walked to the back row of magicians and began asking several higher-level magicians.
At this time, the duel in the arena finally reached its climax. After all, the Fire Mage from the Mage Guild of Tian Jing held a slight advantage in strength and managed to cast a Fireball Technique a moment faster than his opponent. With a loud ’bang,’ the Water Mage from the Continental Mage Guild, who had been barely maintaining a thin Defensive Water Curtain, could no longer withstand it. The curtain was shattered by the fireball, and the depletion of his spiritual power made him collapse to the ground, fainting. The victorious Fire Mage was not much stronger; his body swayed, and he nearly fell but managed to stabilize himself by leaning on his long-handled Magic Wand, panting heavily.
An Old Magician dressed in a Purple Mage Robe stepped forward from the side of the Mage Guild of Tian Jing. His voice was unusually calm as he announced, "The sixth round goes to the Mage Guild of Tian Jing. Both sides prepare yourselves; the seventh round will commence in one minute." Having said that, he walked toward the Continental Mage Guild, standing at the forefront of their group, eyes closed, not uttering another word.
By this time, Olivia had returned. Xuan Yue was particularly interested in the Purple-robed Magician and asked softly, "Why is there a magician in a purple robe?"
Olivia replied, "I just found out. Due to long-standing conflicts between the two sides, which have reached the point of incompatible as fire and water, this competition is quite intense. But to preserve the vitality of the magicians, they unanimously decided to use a fair method of competition to determine who can continue to thrive within the Yajin Tribe. That purple-robed magician is the adjudicator invited for this event. He is a master-level Alchemist, and it’s said that he has the Magic Level of a Magus. Because there are many magicians on both sides, to fully test their abilities, it was decided to use a nineteen-round, ten-victories system. Each round begins by one side choosing a participant, and then the other side picks a magician to challenge them. Usually, the side that picks second has a greater chance of winning as they can select someone specifically to counter the weaknesses of the first team’s player. The first side to win ten rounds wins, and the other must leave the Yajin Tribe unconditionally. They cannot return to this land for a hundred years. Including just now the sixth round, the score for both sides is three-all; no one has an advantage, and those who pick their magicians second have been winning. The upcoming rounds will likely become even more intense as both sides have saved their stronger magicians for later positions. Eh, how come their branch leader came out in the fourth round? How is that possible?"
Xuan Yue and Ah Dai looked toward the center of the arena, where an elderly magician from the Mage Guild of Tian Jing stepped forward. He wore a yellow Magic Robe and supported himself with an inconspicuous earth-yellow Magic Wand. His drooping eyelids and frail appearance made him look like he could fall over at any moment. He slowly walked to the front of his group, and his old and deep voice rang out, "Pu Tian of Tian Jing Empire, Earth Magician, asks which member of your esteemed guild will come forth." Though he seemed feeble, all magicians from both sides knew Pu Tian’s formidable power. Among the four systems of magicians, Earth Magic is the hardest to cultivate because Earth elements are very stable and difficult to manipulate. To control it, one needs to put in more effort than other system magicians, which is why there are not many Earth Magicians on the continent. Earth Magic has strong defensive power, and its attack power is also formidable. This is precisely why Kary, with the same level as a Magus, could become the president of the Continental Mage Guild. The three elders of the Continental Mage Guild, representing wind, water, and fire systems, all frowned upon seeing Pu Tian; none of them was confident in facing him. His Earth Magic had always been something all three feared; otherwise, the Mage Guild of Tian Jing would not have been able to compete against the Continental Mage Guild for over a decade just with this one Magician.
Olivia pointed to the three elders at the front of the Continental Mage Guild and whispered, "Two teachers, look. The Wind Magician at the very front of our group is Teacher Feng Zhi, who has guided me a lot. Next to him, the Fire Magician is Teacher Gu Tian, and the Water Magician is Teacher Yu Yuan. The guild’s branch in Andis City has always been managed by these three teachers, and they also oversee all the magicians of the Index Federation. The challenger, branch leader Pu Tian, has a very profound cultivation level. It has been said that if he hadn’t chosen Earth Magic, he might now have almost reached the Magic Level of a Magus. Our side probably has no one who can match him; I wonder who the three teachers will send to fight."
Since listening to Olivia saying that the competition was just a fair trial, Ah Dai felt very relaxed and smiled, "It doesn’t matter who wins or loses, as long as it doesn’t turn into a real fight, isn’t that the best? This method of settling issues through competition preserves harmony and satisfies both parties." His attention was now entirely on the purple-robed Old Magician, not particularly focusing on the ongoing competition in the arena. A master-level Alchemist, wasn’t that the same rank as Teacher Goris? Ah Dai felt a flicker of warmth in his heart; if that old alchemist hadn’t been the adjudicator of this competition, he might have already gone up to talk to him.
