"Ding!
Time's up. Challenge failed! "
Just as Black Treasure began to beat up the Red Dragon, the five-minute time limit was up, and the training field returned to its original state.
Black Treasure's two front claws were still in a tearing state in the air, his mouth wide open, revealing his sharp teeth.
Victory was just around the corner, and the critical time was up.
Black Treasure couldn't help but feel a little dispirited.
"Alright, let's fight again tomorrow. You've already won!"
Zhang Xing smiled and waved his hand.
Black Treasure transformed into his human form and landed beside Zhang Xing.
"Tomorrow, I'll tear him to pieces!"
After a night of silence, Zhang Xing meditated.
The next morning, people from the six academies gathered at the Starry Sky City's Royal Training Field and began this year's ranking competition.
The rules of the competition were the same: beginner against beginner, advanced against advanced.
For the individual ranking competition, the first place would be rewarded with one million gold coins and an offensive magic weapon of the same level.
The second place would be rewarded with five hundred thousand gold coins.
The third place would be rewarded with three hundred thousand gold coins.
For the ten-person team ranking, the first place would be rewarded with one million gold coins, and each person would be rewarded with one hundred thousand gold coins.
The second and third place would be rewarded with the same amount of money as the individual competition.
The individual competition wasn't divided into levels, magic, or martial arts.
The first place would be rewarded with five million gold coins and an offensive, defensive, and amplification magic weapon of the same level.
The second place would be rewarded with three million gold coins and an offensive and defensive magic weapon.
The third place would be rewarded with one million gold coins and an offensive magic weapon.
These rewards made even the instructors jealous, not to mention the students.
The magic weapons awarded by the Empire were especially tempting.
The magic weapons used by mages were rare and difficult to purchase on the market. Even if they were available, they were ridiculously expensive.
In addition, they had to find a master blacksmith to forge them, which would cost a lot of gold coins.
Therefore, the magic staffs in the hands of sorcerers and magisters were only at the level of advanced mages.
As for advanced mages, they could only use the cheapest magic weapons. Most of them were exquisite and beautiful, just for show to show their status.
The Empire's rewards were top-notch magic weapons made of the best materials, and their value was already more than the gold coins.
A total of 360 people from the six academies participated.
The Emperor of the Empire, Augustus Keith, personally delivered the opening speech for the competition. When the students heard His Majesty's emotional speech, they all felt full of energy.
Every student believed that they were the pillars of the empire. Glory, splendor, wealth, fame, and status were all within reach.
The doors of the imperial court had been opened for them. It was at this moment that they would be granted official titles.
Of course, there were also quite a number of aristocratic children who were hereditary nobles. Their future path had long been paved, and they were only waiting for the right time to ascend.
The few poor students among them were extremely excited. It was their dream to enter the upper echelons of society, and it might be realized today.
However, Zhang Xing was about to fall asleep. He didn't want to be an official. He just wanted to raise a dragon.
Nurturing a Black Treasure was already so troublesome, where would he find the time to do anything else?
Besides, he was still thinking about when the system would give him the second dragon egg.
He looked at the old Emperor Keith, who was wearing a gorgeous robe and a crown on his head. He knew that this old man had another identity, and that was one of the six Martial Emperors of the Empire.
Legend had it that when Keith was still a prince, he was quite talented in magic. At the age of 15, he was already a sorcerer.
However, during a palace coup, he was crippled by an assassin.
From then on, Keith began to practice martial arts. With great perseverance, he broke through at the age of 45 and advanced to the Martial Emperor realm, seizing the imperial power.