After Emperor Keith finished his emotional speech, he announced the start of the competition.
There were a total of sixty elites in the beginner magic class of the six academies. They drew lots to compete.
Half of them were eliminated in the first round, and the remaining thirty continued to draw lots to eliminate them. There were fifteen people left, after which seven people would be eliminated.
One person would get a bye, and six people would advance to the top three. Among the four, the winner would fight for the first place, and the two losers would fight for the third place.
Similarly, the competition of the Academy of Martial Arts followed the same rules.
The Eastern Academy of Magic and Force and the Western Academy of Martial Arts were not far from each other. Everyone present could see each other at a glance.
Zhang Xing easily passed the first few rounds. When he entered the top seven, he attracted the attention of the other academies.
After taking a look at the information, the higher-ups of the academies and the Emperor of the Empire were shocked.
A new student of the Holy Roland Magic Academy, six years old, two months old!
The other five deans looked at the extremely proud Jag with unfriendly gazes.
"Dean Jag, this child's talent is not bad. He has rich battle experience at such a young age, and is calm and composed. He's a good seedling!"
"Which family does he belong to?"
Dean Nelson of the Golden Tripod Academy of Magic and Force asked with envy.
"Zhang Xing is not from any family. He's an orphan, and his background is quite pitiful," Jag said.
Nelson made an 'oh' sound and didn't say anything else. However, his eyes lit up, and his mind became active.
After the other old fellows heard this, they also began to ponder how to poach Jag's talent.
The top three of the competition on the field had already been decided. The one who got a bye and the other three began to compete for a place to advance.
Zhang Xing's opponent was a new student of the Raging Flame Academy of Magic and Force. His strength was not bad, but he couldn't last one move.
The other student who had won still wanted to compete with him, so he used the Advanced Spell, Chain Fireball, right from the start.
It was useless. He didn't even touch the corner of Zhang Xing's clothes.
This student also exhausted his magic power and admitted defeat.
"Holy Roland Academy of Magic and Force, student of the beginner class, Zhang Xing won first place in the individual competition!"
When the court grand magician who was hosting the competition announced this news, it attracted the attention of everyone present.
Zhang Xing returned to the team, full of joy.... His friends around him looked at him with shining eyes, their faces full of envy.
A million gold coins and a magic tool!
Teddy gnashed his teeth in anger. With this little brat's fighting strength, he would definitely take first place in the beginner class. He should have placed him in the advanced class.
According to Headmaster Jager, one had to learn the basics of magic step by step, and not bite off more than they could chew.
He couldn't let Zhang Xing skip a grade just because his combat power was high. It was against the rules.
Even if he wanted to skip a grade, he would have to pass a strict exam. He would have to wait until the competition was over.
Headmaster Jag had his own plans. He wanted Zhang Xing to skip a grade, but not to the advanced class. Instead, he wanted him to skip straight to the graduation exam.
However, Zhang Xing was too young to enter the military after graduation.
He wanted to send Zhang Xing to a better school. Not only did he have to learn more about magic, but he also had to learn about military affairs and political theories.
There was only one military academy in the Heavenly Star Empire, which was the Imperial Military Academy.
The students who came out were either generals of the army or officials of the imperial court.
His idea was beautiful. However, Zhang Xing's background was poor. The Imperial Military Academy's first condition for recruiting students was to limit their identity.
Only the children of nobles above viscount could sign up for the exam.
As the president of the Magic Association and the headmaster of the Academy of Magic and Force, he had no right to confer nobility to students.
Since Augustus Keith had become the Emperor, he had taken back all of this power. Although the other Dukes and Princes had objections, they didn't dare to say anything.
Augustus implemented a dictatorship. Anyone who disobeyed would be killed.