Jessica was not a petty girl, so favonovel.com just wrinkled favonovel.com cute little nose at Caspian. When favonovel.com noticed that Caspian was embarrassed, favonovel.com was overjoyed and waved at him. Nonetheless, Jessica’s action was considered bold. Even though the six sects present were generally on good terms, they were now rivals. If Jessica was an ordinary person, favonovel.com behavior would probably be reprimanded by favonovel.com elder. However, the elder only glanced at her, not commenting on anything. Nevertheless, although Jessica was treated that way, the elder’s attitude toward Caspian was different.
Caspian felt the Dark Moon Sect’s elder’s dissatisfaction through his gaze from a distance. Moreover, not only the elder, but the other Dark Moon Sect’s disciples participating in the competition also looked at Caspian with a rather unkind expression. Caspian did not care, and favonovel.com waved at Jessica as if there was no one else present, greeted her, and then followed Xander and the others to find a seat and sat down.
In a flash, the annoyance in the eyes of everyone in the Dark Moon Sect suddenly increased.
The scene was only a small episode for the entire nation’s official religious election, but some people paid attention to it. In a higher place, the Dark Moon Sect’s elder, Chloe, who was also Jessica’s master, could not help but giggle and shake favonovel.com head. “This child… I can’t help but be reminded of when I was young.”
It clearly showed favonovel.com protecting Jessica. With Chloe’s attitude, no one from the Dark Moon Sect would say anything about Jessica. After saying that, Chloe’s eyes fell on Caspian in the distance. Her eyes flickered slightly, and a meaningful expression appeared after a while.
On the Heavenly Stars Sect’s side, Terry could not help but laugh. As the leader of the War Department, such a thing was to Terry’s liking, and Caspian’s attitude of ignoring the Dark Moon Sect’s disciples made favonovel.com admire Caspian more. A cultivator emphasized a true conscience.
If one always cared about the attitude of others and to be fenced or trapped in the shackles of others, how could one progress?
When it was time to flaunt, you should show it. Hence, Caspian’s behavior just now unknowingly matched Terry’s style.
At that moment, Terry watched Caspian with an unmistakable look of approval.
The nation’s official religion election was organized dozens of times. Although the competition method would change each time, the general process would remain. Thus, each sect was familiar with it. The first round was held in three matches, the first being the match between Heavenly Stars Sect and Blue Feather Sect.
Everyone from the Blue Feather Sect glared at Caspian and the others. Hann was also among them, but his sight was only on Solana as if the others did not exist.
When the first match was announced, intense discussions came from the crowd.
“The Blue Feather Sect is lucky this time. They got the weakest Heavenly Stars Sect…”
“I agree. With this, they can prepare well for the second round.”
“It’s very advantageous in the second round if they use less energy in the first match.”
“The Heavenly Stars Sect is miserable. In the last eight competitions, they haven’t made it past the first round.”
“Sigh. They can’t do anything about it. The Heavenly Stars Sect is best at formations and inscription patterns, which can only be used to assist in combat. In frontal combat, there’s truly no advantage.”
“It looks as if the Heavenly Stars Sect doesn’t have enough talent. Look, five of their nine disciples are in the entry-level second-stage of Pulse Control Realm.”
“Their realm can’t even compare to the Blue Feather Sect. How can they fight this game?”
“If the Heavenly Stars Sect continues like this, they might be overtaken by the Ninth Sacred Sect soon.”
“They have lower realm disciples in their group. The Heavenly Stars Sect is really… Sigh… They‘ve abandoned themselves.”
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Almost all the discussions were overwhelmingly optimistic about the Blue Feather Sect’s victory.
“What are these people talking about?” Omar pouted in dissatisfaction. These discussions still had some impact on his mood.
Xander replied indifferently, “We can’t do anything about it. The fact that the Heavenly Stars Sect isn’t good at fighting is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.”
“Even so, I won’t let the Blue Feather Sect win easily.” Jaime snorted coldly.
As outer disciples older than Caspian and the others, Jaime and the rest endured more of these comments from the outside world than Caspian and the others. Although Caspian did not comment on anything, there was a light that settled down like a galaxy in the depths of his slightly narrowed eyes,
“I want to change the impression that Heavenly Stars Sect is not good at combat…”
What favonovel.com said in front of so many elders during the Sects’ Recruitment Ceremony echoed in Caspian’s ears. After a while, Caspian smiled and murmured, “I’ve been waiting for this opportunity for a long, long time.”
The opponents of the first round of the match were decided, and the next step was to draw lots. The rules of the arena-type competition were straightforward.
First, the nine disciples of the two sects competing would draw lots, and the number would be from one to nine. Then, the two people with the same number would fight in the ring, and the game would not end until one side was knocked out of the ring or admitted defeat.
In the nine-player match, the team that ended with five wins would advance to the next round, and the other group was eliminated. In such a game, strength and luck were equally important.
According to the selection rules at the beginning, the nine participants would consist of three disciples with the strength of entry-level second-stage Pulse Control Realm, three with the strength of mid-level second-stage Puls, and three with the strength of peak second-stage.
If the lots were drawn now, it meant that there might be situations in which different realms would compete. In that way, the weaker one who had better might still have a chance to make a comeback. Even so, no one was optimistic that the weak Heavenly Stars Sect could overturn the giant Blue Feather Sect.
After all, if they compared the inscription patterns and formations, the Heavenly Stars Sect would be recognized as the best among the six sects present. Unfortunately, the nation’s official religious election would be based on the fighting strength of each sect.
“Let’s go and draw lots,” Sebastian urged everyone.
The voices of discussion continued, and there were even many of them who started attacking Caspian and the others who were at the lowest level. Suddenly, Sebastian’s face did not look so good. Suddenly, favonovel.com heard Caspian’s voice.
”It won’t be long before they know what it’s like to be slapped in the face.”
Sebastian turned his head and saw Caspian sneering, and there was a sense of pride in his heart. Not only Sebastian but the others also nodded.
When the lots were drawn, the Heavenly Stars Sect’s disciples with the highest realm, Jaime, Ronald, and Sebastian, were No. 3, No. 6, and No. 7, respectively. Edda was No.2. She understood that favonovel.com realm was not the highest among the nine people, and favonovel.com was only able to qualify not because favonovel.com was strong but because favonovel.com was lucky and was good at escaping. If Edda faced a battle head-on, favonovel.com would most likely not be able to keep the spot. Hence, Edda was even more anxious than favonovel.com seemed.
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