The Next Defender

Toppers of the first round were making way toward Zhuang State Competition Battle Grounds. These grounds were where previous state battle was brawled.

Different arenas were made specifically for non-contemplation apprentices.

These areas were large to small in size according to the number of competitors.

There were few grounds man-made for practice battle and many were nature made in previous hundreds of years, these grounds were suitable for Contemplation battles.

These places would be in use according to the requisites of competition.

Because the Seven States were sending their toppers toward Zhuang State, it was filled with hustle and bustle, huge and big encampments were built for the purpose to receive outsiders and contestants.

Many temporary buildings were built to squeeze the crowd in.

Arrangements were rapid thru to avoid any jumble.

Mentors were given special privileges because being a mentor was a respected occupation and to raise up geniuses with equal or higher level guidance was the most responsible job of the world.

Top mentors who were invited by Royal House were also part of the competition as their Judges and they were unswervingly welcomed in Royal Encampment of Mentors, they were treated like celebrities, within a month time Zhuang State was overcrowded with number of interlopers, mediators, toppers, geniuses, mentors, and sponsors of geniuses and toppers.

It looked like another small city under Zhuang State Territory emerged in one and a half months. One would wish to a part of this great competition as well as to be a part of mediators.

Every State sends its participants two months before the competition to reach in time still few were unable to catch time so they were enlisted in to participate in doubles bouts.

Being reputed in Zhuang State and in League of Schools Sponsors, though their reputation was shambled now still Yellow River was treated better than middle grade Life Skills Schools but it was evident that most of their rivals were thinking about the same thing which was that this would be last year of Yellow River existence being high-grade school because of the number of incompetence in producing experts.

Dean of Yellow River did not spread this news that they have caught the Whiz until they make sure that Whiz was not related to any of their rivals and if this was the real matter then in the meeting of League of Schools that school not only be stripped of his license but also their mentors and Dean would be punished, it was matter of grave importance to first carefully investigate his origins.

There was a certain tension among Yellow River Representers.

Whenever they encounter different rival schools they would avoid any discussion and gossips because they were very much aware of their current position, if a reputed school could not produce talent and geniuses that means its reputation dwindled and its existence was in threat no matter how great a school was in the past, it still would be portend.


Lists of rules and regulations along with their respective disciple's combat with other disciples scheduling were also sent.

When a school report to competition encampment, its students would be allotted nameless numbers only according to their school ranking, this allowed management to select equal fecund contenders.

If a school miss-report its students' school ranking, it was likely to throw those disciples in the indicators of death because powerful competitors would crush week opponents by their sheer force, not by their will.

No one would like to risk after all.

The fair thing was that every participant of this competition was related to the Pure Imperial Class of every respective school.