Teacher Shen Yi looked at the crowd with their quite curious expressions, then smiled and slowly said,
"Since everyone is so curious, let's talk about it properly today."
Upon hearing these words from Teacher Shen Yi, Xu Xiaoyan gently pressed her small hands together, her face filled with excitement.
"That's great!"
Her voice was crisp and melodious, carrying a hint of impatience, and then she immediately closed her mouth and kept quiet.
Even the most boisterous Xie Xie quieted down, and so did everyone else. They all quieted down and earnestly looked at Teacher Shen Yi.
Teacher Shen Yi looked at everyone's well-behaved appearance, nodded with satisfaction, and directly began to speak.
"I've explained to you before that the Five Extremes Grand Competition adopts a point system."
"And there are a total of six match formats."
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd couldn't help but freeze.
Six? There are actually six types?
Xie Xie's mouth opened wide, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Six? There are actually this many formats?"
His voice was filled with astonishment.
Teacher Shen Yi nodded and continued to speak.
"First, I need to emphasize that this competition is a solo match, so the possibility of teaming up does not exist."
Her gaze swept over everyone present.
"Everyone fights independently."
Hearing this, Xie Xie turned his head to look at Tang Wulin, a mischievous smile appearing on his face.
"Hehe, Boss, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between you and Yuhao is banned!"
His voice was full of glee at others' misfortune.
Hearing this, Tang Wulin's lips curved up slightly, revealing a smile that didn't reach his eyes. He turned his head to look at Xie Xie and slowly spoke.
"You'd better pray you don't run into me."
His voice was calm, but to Xie Xie's ears, it carried an indescribable chill.
"Otherwise..."
Tang Wulin didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already very clear. Xie Xie's smile instantly froze on his face, and he hurriedly waved his hands.
"Don't, don't, don't! Boss, I was wrong!"
"I was just joking!"
"As a magnanimous person, please don't hold it against me!"
Tang Wulin looked at his cowardly appearance, his mouth twitched slightly, and he said no more.
Teacher Shen Yi looked at their appearance, smiled and shook her head, then continued.
"The first match format is limited to combat using the content you learned within the five factions."
"As I just mentioned, the Five Extremes Grand Competition is a solo combat, while what the Blood God Army learns is team coordination."
Upon hearing this, Ling Luochen, Xi'er, and Lin Xi nodded. This was also their point of concern; after all, this was originally about team coordination. Turning it into solo combat meant they had no way to unleash their strength.
"Rest assured, the academy has already considered this point. During the competition, there will be specially crafted puppets given to you, and those puppets can cooperate with you to initiate the Blood God Army's battle formation."
Hearing this, the three of Ling Luochen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Soon, Teacher Shen Yi continued to explain the subsequent formats.
"The second is the Mecha Battle, which is battling by controlling mechas. Of course, if you can use your Spirit to coordinate with your mecha to make certain movements, it is completely fine, but you absolutely cannot use attacking methods like Spirit Abilities. You can only launch attacks through the mecha itself."
"The third is the Spirit Soul Battle."
"For people from the Spirit Pagoda, the Spirit Soul Battle holds quite an advantage. Of course, this also requires luck, because this time the Five Extremes Grand Competition adopts a three-out-of-six match format, and the selection is not your free choice, but through drawing lots. After all, luck is also a part of strength."
"The fourth is the Spirit Master Battle. This is very simple: do your utmost. Whether it is Battle Armor, mechas, or Spirit Tools, everything that can be used can be fully utilized without any restrictions."
This was a normal Spirit Master duel. Of course, it was still somewhat abnormal; after all, in normal Spirit Master duels, there were no such things as mechas, and operating mechas was truly rather bulky.
Teacher Shen Yi looked at the crowd's eager expressions, and then spoke again.
"The fifth is the Weapon Battle."
As soon as these words were said, the eyes of Tang Wulin and Wang Dong'er lit up involuntarily. Their Golden Dragon Spears were both Divine Artifact-level existences!
If it's a Weapon Battle... wouldn't they easily secure victory?
However, Teacher Shen Yi seemed to see through the thoughts in the two people's hearts and smiled as she shook her head.
"Don't celebrate too early. The Weapon Battle requires you to forge your own weapons. Of course, if you don't know how to forge, you can also hand it over to the academy. The academy has dedicated personnel; you only need to find good Materials, and then tell the professionals. The professionals will forge according to your needs."
"Moreover, the quality of the weapons is all the same; there is no such thing as one weapon being stronger."
Hearing this, Xie Xie felt somewhat puzzled. He scratched his head and asked,
"Teacher Shen, if the quality is all the same, then why is it still called a Weapon Battle?"
Teacher Shen Yi glanced at him, then smiled and explained,
"The Weapon Battle refers to the degree of mastery over the weapon, rather than the weapon itself."
"The previously mentioned Spirit Souls, mechas, faction Cultivation Techniques, or even the Spirit Master themselves, all rely on one's own degree of training."
"The Weapon Battle follows the same logic."
"This compares your degree of proficiency and mastery over your own weapons. Of course, Spirit Masters with a Tool Spirit also need to use forged weapons."
Teacher Shen Yi basically gave restrictions for every competition, but for everyone, it was still considered relatively fair.
Especially once the Golden Dragon Spear came out, what weapon could fight it? Then for a Tool Spirit, directly using a Spirit Ability would make its power much more formidable.
This could also be considered tempering for them; after all, if they could master ordinary weapons, their mastery over their own Tool Spirit would only be even higher.
"The last one is the Battle Armor Battle. Everyone's Battle Armor abilities are different, and so is the quality. Therefore, this match will not be a battle between you, but the academy will create corresponding opponents to fight based on your Battle Armor."
"Alright, the above is all the competition content. There are still a few months until the Five Extremes Grand Competition. As for which aspect of training you plan to focus on next, it's up to yourselves."
Hearing this, everyone nodded successively, their eyes filled with Battle Intent.
"Understood!"
Teacher Shen Yi looked at everyone's high-spirited appearance, nodded with satisfaction, and then she turned around to look towards a distant direction.
"To improve your winning rate in the Five Extremes Grand Competition, the teachers of your respective factions will next step forward to take you away for further training."
As soon as her voice fell, several figures walked over from a distance, namely Muye, Zang Xin, and others.
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