After the battle with the giant frog, the team members were all injured and exhausted, the final day of competition became peaceful, the flag capture competition turned into flag surrender and the result was that everyone agreed that each team would keep their own flag.
The final round, although not a dramatic success, was resounding in arousing the spirit of solidarity of the teams, Duong and Bang were also brought up safely.
As a result, after round 1, Nu Than team temporarily took the lead with 4 points from 4 flags, Hoang Sa – Truong Sa team won 2 points with 3 flags, Co Do team had 1 point with 2 flags and Quoc Tu Giam team temporarily had no points.
All candidates were taken to the hospital to rest and recover for 2 days before entering the second round
. …
2 days later.
Thong Nhat Stadium became bustling again after 2 days of silence, the giant screen was raised higher, leaving room for a fighting ring set up in the middle of the field and 4 small theaters on the four sides of the ring for members of each team to sit and wait for the match.
“Welcome to round 2 of the Dragon and Fairy Children Inter-Academy Competition!” the MC said loudly.
“First of all, please give a round of applause to the competing teams!”
The sound of enthusiastic applause rang out, the competing teams, as introduced, stepped out to greet the audience and then took their seats on the four sides. Duong occasionally glanced at Bang sitting on the other side of the ring and found her shyly turning away to avoid his gaze.
After a long introduction of the delegates and judges, the MC began to introduce the rules of the round: “Round 2: Competition, is a comparison of the talents of each individual team, the round is divided into 5 parts: Attack, defense, attributes, speed and knowledge.”
“In each round, each team will send one member to compete. The contestant with the best performance in each round will win 2 points, the second place contestant will win 1 point.”
While the beautiful female MC introduced the competition rules, a group of people brought onto the stage a cylindrical machine taller than a person’s head, wrapped around the body of the machine was a bag that looked like a sandbag, and on top of the machine was a large board.
“This is the power meter for the first round: Attack Comparison. Please invite each team member to step up to the stage for the first round!”
“Goddess Team, member Le Van Hai!”
Van Hai stepped up to the enthusiastic applause of the home team’s audience.
“Hoang Sa – Truong Sa Team, member Ly Dai Long!”
“Team Co Do, member Trieu Tu Lang!”
“Quoc Tu Giam team, member Sung Hao!”
Members of the four teams enter the ring and line up in front of the force measuring machine.
“Each contestant will step forward in front of the machine, using their strongest attack to hit the punching bag, the force of the attack will be calculated and converted into a number displayed on the screen. Note that you are not allowed to use treasures, pills or any items that increase combat power!”
“Candidate Le Van Hai please come forward and perform the test!”
“Van Hai, keep it up!”
“Smash the machine, bro!”
“Beat that talkative MC!”
The audience cheered loudly.
Van Hai stepped forward, concentrating his spiritual power on his arms and shoulders, pulling them back.
BOOM!
The terrifyingly fast and powerful full-force strike from Level 5 Spirit Captain Van Hai only shook the machine for a moment before stopping, a number appearing on the screen.
“167!”
The MC read the numbers out loud, Van Hai was the first to compete so the audience couldn’t tell if he was strong or weak. But this wasn’t Van Hai fighting alone, he used a Wind-type spirit technique to increase his attack power.
“Next, please invite contestant Ly Dai Long from the Co Do team!”
Ly Dai Long stepped forward, unable to help but smile confidently because he had an advantage that no one else had, Dragon Body! Dai Long stood in front of the machine, straining to perform the Dragonization process.
“OH!”
“Transform! So cool!”
The audience was delighted and exclaimed, most of them were witnessing the dragon transformation for the first time.
Dai Long raised his face to the sky and roared, then charged forward, using his hand covered in orange-red dragon scales to punch the sandbag with fiery force.
BOOM!
“213!”
The audience was surprised but not surprised, with the advantage of Dragon transformation, Dai Long surpassing Van Hai is also understandable.
“Invite contestant Trieu Tu Lang from Co Do team!”
Trieu Tu Lang stepped forward, instead of punching, he jumped and kicked the sandbag.
“165!”
Lost to Van Hai by 2 points, and still far behind Dai Long.
“Invite candidate Sung Hao from the Imperial Academy team!”
Sung Hao stepped forward, without any fancy movements, directly raised his hand, pointed his index finger at the sandbag.
Swish!
Not as noisy as the previous 3 contestants, a white beam of light from Sung Hao’s index finger shot straight into the sandbag and then went out.
A number appeared on the board: 216.
“216!”
“Awesome!”
“Is a freshman that powerful?”
The audience was excited.
Hoai Bao frowned and asked quietly: “Master, what move did he use that was so strong?”
The old man in his soul replied: “One sword piercing the heart, this is a secret technique, and also a light-based spiritual technique, condensing light spiritual power into a fingertip for an entire month to use it only once.”
The first round ended. Quoc Tu Giam team with 216 points won first place in the round, receiving 2 points, Hoang Sa – Truong Sa team ranked second, receiving 1 point.
After the first round of round 2, Quoc Tu Giam team rose to 3rd place with 2 points, Nu Than team still ranked first with 4 points, Hoang Sa – Truong Sa team followed closely with 3 points, Co Do team temporarily dropped to the bottom with 1 point.
The force measuring machine was moved away, another machine quite similar but without the sandbag but replaced by a robotic arm was brought in, the beautiful female MC appeared again to introduce the second round.
“The second round, defense, the contestants will take turns to use all their strength to block the increasingly strong punches of the mechanical arm, I would like to note that this is a Fairy Treasure. The mechanical arm will punch with increasing strength until the contestant is knocked down, whoever can withstand the most punches will bring their team 2 points, the second place winner will receive 1 point. And like the previous round, contestants are not allowed to use treasures, elixirs or any items that increase defense!”
“Quoc Tu Giam team, member Tran Minh!”
“Hoang Sa – Truong Sa team, member Long Ngao!”
“Goddess Team, Chau Doc member!”
“Co Do Team, member Nguyen Hoai Lam!”
Four contestants stepped forward, first was Tran Minh from the Quoc Tu Giam team, standing in front of the machine, using his spiritual power to protect his chest and receive the machine’s continuous punches.
The numbers on the screen kept increasing: 1 – 2 – 3… When it reached number 17, Tran Minh couldn’t take it anymore and was punched away.
“17!”
Next, Long Ao transformed and advanced, his golden dragon scales dazzling like a king.
1… 2… 3… 5 did you miss any beat?
16… 17… 18… 21!
“21 punches!”
“As expected of the royal dragon body!”
“This is only level 1! How powerful will it be when it fully transforms into a Dragon?”
Chau Doc and Hoai Lam stepped up one after another, but only served as a backdrop for Long Ngao to shine.
Chau Doc withstood 17 punches, Hoai Lam withstood 18!
After the second part of the second round, the Hoang Sa – Truong Sa team of the Long clan received 2 more points and took the lead with a total of 5 points, the Nu Than team with 4 points fell to second place, the Co Do team received 1 more point and caught up with the Quoc Tu Giam team, both had 2 points.
The female MC appeared again after a new machine was brought in, this time the robotic arm was replaced by a round plate.
“The third part, compare attributes, the contestants take turns placing their hands on the plate and releasing their attribute-bearing spiritual power, the machine will calculate the strength and ability to control the attribute, then convert it into a score displayed on the board on a 100-point scale. Just like the previous two parts, it is forbidden to use treasures, elixirs or any items that help increase spiritual power or attributes!”
“Please invite the contestants to come to the stage!”
“Hoang Sa – Truong Sa Team, member Long Chuc Bang!”
“Co Do Team, member Tang Bich Ha!”
“Quoc Tu Giam team, member Trieu Van!”
“Team Goddess, member Tran Hoa Lien!”
The audience cheered with excitement. All four contestants were beautiful young ladies, especially Long Chuc Bang with her pure beauty like ice and jade.
Long Zhu Bing stepped forward to perform the test, her slender and pretty hands placed face up on the plate, the steam created from the spiritual power gathered into a beautiful, clear ball of water that slowly rotated.
“85 points!”
Tang Bich Ha of the Co Do team entered the competition, the Wind attribute in her hand created a small tornado.
“83 points!”
Zhao Yun of the Imperial Academy team stepped forward, his Light attribute gathered into a small dot of light.
“87 points!”
Finally, it was the home team’s Fire Lotus. She stepped forward aggressively, her hand on the plate.
Bang!
A hot ball of fire rose from his slender hand.
“86 points!”
“Wow! I didn’t expect the fire-breathing lady to be so good!” Duong exclaimed.
Hoa Lien glared at Duong and scolded loudly: “I heard everything!”
Part 3 results, Trieu Van leads with 2 points, Hoa Lien receives 1 point.
The current total points of the teams are: Hoang Sa – Truong Sa team has 5 points, Nu Than team has 5 points, Quoc Tu Giam team has 4 points and Co Do team has 2 points.
After the competition, no more machines appeared.
The female MC said:
“The fourth round, speed competition, please invite the contestants to come out to the track, the contestants will run 5 laps around the track, the first person to reach the finish line will receive 2 points for the team, the second person will receive 1 point. Just like the previous two rounds, it is forbidden to use treasures, elixirs or any supporting items!”
“Contestants, please come to the track!”
“Quoc Tu Giam team, member Vu Van Tien!”
“Goddess Team, member Nguyen Hong Dao!”
“Hoang Sa – Truong Sa Team, member Nguyen Hai Duong!”
“Co Do Team, member Le Van Luyen!”
The contestants walk out onto the track surrounding the outside of the ring and get into their ready positions.
“Go!”
It was indeed a speed competition, the contestants were racing like crazy, making Duong feel like it was more like a car race in his old world than a human race.
Finally, Nguyen Hai Duong Long left his opponent far behind to take first place, Le Van Luyen accelerated past Hong Dao and Van Tien to take second place.
After 4 rounds, Hoang Sa – Truong Sa team won 2 more points to solidify their top position with 7 points, Nu Than team with 5 points held second place, Quoc Tu Giam team followed with 4 points and Co Do team had 3 points.
At the end of the speed competition, four sets of student desks and chairs were placed on four sides of the ring, each desk equipped with a bell and signal light.
“Please invite the contestants to come forward to participate in the final round of round two!”
“Hoang Sa – Truong Sa Team, member Hoang Thuy Loan!”
“Co Do Team, member Nguyen Hoai Bao!”
“Quoc Tu Giam team, member Ly Van Thong!”
“Goddess Team, member Vo Phi Duong!”
The four candidates took turns walking to their assigned seats.
“The final part of the second round is to compare knowledge. We will ask 10 questions, mainly in the field of alchemy. After reading the question, the contestant who rings the bell the fastest will have the right to answer. If the answer is wrong, they will lose their turn. The right to answer will go to the person who rang the bell the second fastest.”
“The speed of the bell will be displayed according to the color of the indicator light, the fastest person will have a red light, the second person will have a yellow light, the third person will have a green light, the last person or no person will have a light that will not light up. Candidates are invited to try the bell.”
Duong tried ringing the bell a few times, feeling quite nervous. Although he had watched many similar game shows on TV, this was the first time he directly participated in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers.
“Please keep quiet, the knowledge contest will officially begin!”
“Question 1: How many components exactly does a peanut primary nucleus consist of?”
Reeeng!
“Candidate Vo Phi Duong please!”
“59!”
“Exactly!”
“Sentence 2: …”
Reeeng!
“Candidate Vo Phi Duong please!”
As a result, out of 10 questions, Duong answered correctly 9 of them, all of which he answered right after the MC finished reading the question. There was only one question that Hoai Bao was so desperate that he asked his master to answer for him.
“Is that guy a monster?”
“Does it know the test in advance?”
“Cheat!”
The audience expressed doubts about Duong’s ability to answer quickly, the sound of skeptical discussions constantly stirred up the organizers to come out and confirm that there was no cheating, but even so, many people still did not believe it.
After all, the round has ended, Hoang Sa – Truong Sa team and Nu Than team both have 7 points, Quoc Tu Giam team and Co Do team both have 4 points.
The contestants have an extra day off to enter the final round: The Great War!