For example, the Holy Land of the Yan Dynasty had a quota of one hundred places every year.
In the eyes of Kang Of Gojoseon's camp, these one hundred places were enough for the major forces in the dynasty.
On the other hand, Emperor Yan was recruiting from the entire dynasty. One hundred places were not a lot, so the number of disciples that could enter the Holy Land would decrease sharply … Who would be happy about this?
Similar scenes appeared in all aspects of the dynasty. With the clash of interests, conflicts piled up and intensified until they were irreconcilable.
Therefore, the position of the Chief Pavilion Master was very important to both sides.
Of course, it did not mean that whoever held the position of the Chief Pavilion Master would be able to suppress the other party immediately.
It was all about the return of a long-term plan.
After all, becoming the Chief Pavilion Master was equivalent to controlling the younger generation of the dynasty. The young and fresh blood was the future of the dynasty.
In this way, after three to five years, the younger generation would grow up and become the mainstay of the dynasty. They would control the various key points of the dynasty. Then, the opposing forces would be slowly whittled down like frogs being boiled in warm water.
Jiang Taiyuan's eyes flashed. If Zhou Sheng became the Chief Pavilion Master, on one hand, he would be able to break the stalemate between him and Emperor Yan in the future. He would take the initiative and gradually accumulate advantages.
On the other hand, Zhou Sheng would also get a ticket to the Tianyuan League. If he shone in the Tianyuan League, won the championship, and obtained the Holy Bone, he would definitely become a powerful figure in the future.
He now had two top Ka-Kings under his command, Qi Yuan and Mu Nanzhi.
Zhuo Ying had two top Ka-Kings under her command, Qi Jin and Huang Yichu.
They were equal.
If Zhou Sheng obtained the Holy Bone and became a top Ka-King, then … what advantage would Zhuo Ying have?
Jiang Taiyuan looked at Luo Feng on the field, a murderous look in his eyes.
He still remembered when he first met Luo Feng two years ago. At that time, he did not even know what a Star Card was.
At that time, he could not understand why Emperor Yan wanted to keep this useless person and even let him enter the Holy Land.
However, he had never expected that the trash in his eyes would be able to stir up such a storm all by himself, causing the entire camp to be unable to eat or sleep in peace.
During the finals of the Holy Land League, Luo Feng had beaten up his second son, Jiang Chen, to the point that he was unable to recover from the setback and lived in Jiang Chen's shadow all day.
In the semifinals of the Chief Pavilion Master Competition, Luo Feng had killed his eldest son on the spot, and he could only watch helplessly.
Had he never targeted him before?
Ever since Luo Feng intercepted him halfway through the Freshmen Tournament, challenged the top four, defeated Huang Yan, and replaced him, he had begun to pay attention to him and began to target him.
When he had still been a student, he had arranged for Kawang to assassinate him. But … Emperor Yan had placed his Star Card on him for protection. What could he do?
Jiang Taiyuan took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He closed his eyes and murmured to himself, "Zhou Sheng, oh Zhou Sheng, the future of the dynasty is in your hands!"
The result of today's competition would affect the fate of countless people in the dynasty.
At the same time, Su Yang, the referee, said, "Since the finals are the top competition in the dynasty, there will be some minor changes to the competition rules."
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him curiously.
Su Yang continued, "First of all, the competition rules will remain the same as the 5v5 competition."
"However, there will be some minor changes during the card flashing stage."
"In the past, during the card flashing stage, both parties would flash all of their Star Cards at the same time within a limited time."
"This time, the Star Card Masters of both parties will take turns to flash their Star Cards. Both parties will first summon a Star Card. At the same time, each Star Card that is summoned will flash a random skill."
As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his finger. Two light balls shot out, one red and one blue. They hovered between Zhou Sheng and Luo Feng.
Finally, the red light ball floated above Luo Feng's head.
The blue light ball floated above Zhou Sheng's head.
At the same time, Su Yang waved his sleeve. Vigorous astral energy shot out and intertwined in the void, forming a super huge screen.
The screen was clearly divided into two sections.
On the left, it read: Luo Feng's Star Card.
Below it, there were five boxes.
On the right, it read: Zhou Sheng's Star Card.
Below it, there were also five boxes.
"Red party, please summon your first Star Card."
The emotionless voice of the system sounded slowly from the big screen.
"Red party?
Is it me? "
Luo Feng looked at the red light ball above his head. Although he had some guesses, he was not sure. So, he looked at Su Yang.
After seeing Su Yang nod, his eyes flickered. He thought for a while and took out his first Star Card, Zixia.
Whoosh.
At the same time, Zixia's image appeared on the huge screen in the void. Below it, there was a skill:
Lemon Essence: When two Star Card are close to each other, Zixia will feel that they are in love. So, she will draw a river of stars to separate them.
Skill Effect: Zixia draws a river of stars. The river of stars exists for five minutes. The Star Card on one side of the river of stars cannot use any skills on the Star Card on the other side of the river of stars.
Since this skill appeared on the screen, not only Zhou Sheng could see it, but all the Star Card Masters outside the arena could see it.
"Oh, this Star Card is so cute."
"I like Lemon Essence too."
"Come, sisters, let's make lemons together!"
"…"
Discussions rose one after another. Everyone looked at Zixia. This skill was very soulful.
On the high platform, Emperor Yan saw this skill and frowned slightly. She did not know why, but she felt that she had been implicated.
"It's the blue side's turn to choose the Star Card."
Zhou Sheng looked at Zixia and his eyes flickered. Because he had slept with Zixia before, he had already guessed most of the skill's mechanism. Therefore, this information was not very valuable to him.
Whoosh!
With a flash of light, a Star Card appeared in front of him.
At the same time, its figure and skill information appeared on the screen.
Star Card: Frost Battle Tiger.
Everyone looked at it. It was a monster with the head of a tiger and the body of a human. Its whole body was white and about ten meters tall. It had a pair of wings on its back and was surrounded by frost.
Below it was a skill of the Flying White Tiger.
Frost Spear: The Frost Battle Tiger gathers star energy and condenses it into a frost spear to bombard the target.
"Wow, a tiger!"
"This tiger looks so fierce. How do we fight it?"
"Do you think 20 Star Card Masters can kill a tiger of the same level without the help of a Star Card?"
"Isn't it easy to kill a tiger? If we meet a tiger in the wild and it pounces on me, I can slide under its body and then use a knife to cut open its stomach. The tiger's organs will fall to the ground and it will die."
"… I have no quarrel with you. Why do you treat me like a fool? Let me ask you, if it's a bear, will you slide?"
"Ah, is there really someone who can't even defeat a bear?
Bears usually don't eat dead things. If it comes over, I will pretend to be dead.
When it turns around, I will use a choke hold and fix its waist with my legs. After a minute of exertion, I will suffocate it.
Or I will use a Cross Hold. Once it is formed, I will break its arm and it will lose its ability to fight. "
"I have never learned how to fight, but I can use the terrain to my advantage to kill it. People can stand at the top of the food chain because they know how to use their intelligence.
When I meet a bear, I will climb up a tree. The bear's body is heavy and it climbs slowly. When it is halfway up, I will climb to the top of the tree.
With a flying kick, I use the height difference of the tree and the acceleration of gravity to break the bear's skull. Its brain matter will flow all over the ground. "
"… Do you have to go through so much trouble? Let me tell you, a person's potential is endless. As a Star Card Master, I once slapped a four-star tiger to death when I was extremely angry."
"…"
Su Yang looked at the two of them and said, "Next, Luo Feng will summon the second Star Card, then Zhou Sheng will summon the second Star Card, then Luo Feng will summon the third Star Card, then Zhou Sheng will summon the third Star Card, and so on and so forth until all five Star Cards have been summoned."
As soon as he said this, everyone was slightly startled and immediately understood.
In the past, the two Star Card Masters would reveal their Star Card at the same time during the card reveal phase.
Because everyone summoned their Star Card at the same time, they didn't know which Star Card the other party was going to summon. Therefore, they couldn't summon any Star Card that could be targeted. It was like opening a blind box.
In fact, this was also a test of luck. After all, it was very likely that one party's lineup just happened to counter the other party's lineup.
Today's competition format would make the competition a bit fairer.
After all, the two people summoned their Star Card one by one. They could also see the skill of the other party's Star Card. Although there was only one skill, they could roughly guess the position of the Star Card.
Just like when Zhou Sheng saw that Luo Feng's first Star Card was Zixia, if he felt that this Star Card was a threat, then he would definitely summon a Star Card that could target Zixia.
Of course, although this mechanism was relatively fair, there was still an element of luck.
After all, the skill that each Star Card revealed was random.
If the other party's Star Card revealed a limited-use skill or a skill of great strategic significance, then it would undoubtedly be a big win for the other party.
"Next, it's the red party's turn to choose a Star Card."
Luo Feng's Divine Telekinesis moved slightly and summoned Golden Cicada.
[Hinayana Buddhist Dharma]: Buddha's Light Illuminates the World, Ten Thousand Buddhas Greet the Sect, Causes Extensive Damage.
"It's the blue party's turn to choose a Star Card."
Zhou Sheng looked at Golden Cicada on the screen. His eyes flickered, and he immediately summoned a second Star Card.
Whoosh. A person in a gray robe appeared.
Holding a staff, an old man who looked like he was dying appeared on the field.
Behind him was a huge coffin.
This was the tomb keeper.
[Unsealing Technique]: Every time a Star Card dies on the field, one seal on the coffin will be unsealed. When five seals are unsealed, the Cemetery of the Divine Mausoleum will be awakened.
"Cemetery of the Divine Mausoleum?"
Looking at this skill, Luo Feng frowned slightly. Although he didn't know what its specific effect was, he still understood the principle that the greater the restriction, the greater the power.
It seemed that this skill had to be guarded against.
"It's the red party's turn to choose a hero."
Luo Feng thought for a moment and summoned the third Star Card – Maplu.
He thought it through. This time, he was playing the Rearing Monkey School. Everything was to pave the way for the awakening of the Great Sage. Therefore, the Shield Lady naturally had to play.
[Sacrificial Mercy]: Maplu transformed into a guardian angel and created a circular field with a diameter of 100 meters. All Star Card in the field will have the same damage reduction effect as Maplu. At the same time, all the damage they receive will be transferred to Maplu.
"It's the blue party's turn to choose a Star Card."
Zhou Sheng thought for a moment and took out the Star Card – Clownfish.
Swish. A Clownfish that looked like a koi appeared on the field, lying on the ground with its dead fish eyes.
[Water Splash]: Clownfish jump around. It's a useless skill.
Luo Feng: "…?"
Originally, he wanted to use this skill to see the location of the Star Card. In the end, he was telling him that this skill was useless?
Ridiculous.
"It's the red party's turn to choose a Star Card."
Luo Feng took out Gray Wolf.
[Ten Thousand Dragon Armor]: Limited Skill. Gray Wolf is the reincarnation of the Dragon Emperor. He summons the dragons. Each dragon uses the hardest scales on its body to create a golden dragon armor called the Ten Thousand Dragon Armor.
Gray Wolf can make any Star Card on his side wear the Ten Thousand Dragon Armor. If the armor is worn, the realm will increase by two stars and the damage received will be reduced by 70%.
The damage caused will be increased by 50% and the wearer will be immune to all control effects, including card changing seals and so on.
Luo Feng's heart sank. Why did the limited skill drop?
Uncomfortable!
This stage of choosing a Star Card was too unfriendly to him.
"It's the blue party's turn to choose a Star Card."
Zhou Sheng took out the Star Card – Ghost Hunter.
It looked like an elf with white hair and long pointed ears. Its eyes were flashing with green light, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of its eyes. It wore a black and red robe, held two blades in its hands, and carried a longbow on its back.
[Soul Hunt]: Death Language Skill. When the Ghost Hunter dies, it will randomly gain control of one of the enemy's Star Card.
Looking at this skill, Luo Feng's eyes narrowed. This Star Card is really disgusting.
If you don't attack it, it will attack you. After all, from the name and its weapon, the attack power of this Star Card is definitely not low.
However, if you kill it, it will randomly control one of your Star Card, turning an enemy into a friend … So, should I attack or not?
"It's the red party's turn to choose a Star Card."
Luo Feng took out the last Star Card – Joker.
[Fiery Golden Eyes]: The eyes of a Great Saint. It can see invisible targets, the enemy's flaws, the effects of skills, and the flaws of equipment.
"It's the blue party's turn to choose a Star Card."
At the same time, Zhou Sheng took out the last Star Card – Mountain Giant.
The Mountain Giant, as the name suggested, was a human-shaped mountain. Its whole body seemed to be made of red-hot volcanic stones. It held a giant hammer in its hand and looked indestructible and difficult to shake.
[Blacksmith Master]: The Mountain Giant chiseled a majestic workshop in a cave under a volcano. It works alone in it. It fiddles with boiling lava, refines ores, and forges excellent equipment.
Skill Effect: The Mountain Giant will upgrade the equipment of the Star Card.
Thus, the two parties' Star Card appeared in the arena.
Luo Feng: Joker, Violetglow, Plum Dew, Golden Cicada, Gray Wolf.
Zhou Sheng: Frost War Tiger, Ghost Hunter, Mountain Giant, Clownfish, Tomb Keeper.
Outside the square, everyone looked at each other. They all felt that Luo Feng's luck was a little bad.
He didn't get as much information from the Star Card selection stage as Zhou Sheng did.
The Shadow Tiger and Mountain Giant's attacks were just normal attacks. They weren't strategic and weren't of much use.
The Clownfish's [Water Splash] was full of ridicule.
Su Yang looked at the two and said, "The two parties' Star Card selections are complete. The competition begins!"
"Go Zhou Sheng!"
"Go Hero Luo!"
Dong!
Accompanied by the ancient sound of the bell, the highly anticipated Chief Pavilion Master Battle began with passion.