322 Start of the Acceptance Ceremony

'That's a new record…'

Finally waking up from the deep slumber I succumbed into which was deeply affected by the huge meal I just had, it was one long sleep, checking the clock in the status panel showed that I almost slept for two whole day, but that obviously wasn't the record breaking part about this sleep, as the one I had recently at that base was almost double of that.

Instead, it broke the record of being the most comfortable sleep I have ever had since my entrance to 'The Lost Realm', which was originally reserved for the sleep I had at the first base after fighting the sneaky Overseer…

However, the sleep, being as good as the last one, had one great advantage. I didn't have to sleep on the cold stone floor this time! This was obviously the reason this sleep deserved to hold the new record.

'Well, I should start getting ready soon…'

Since I had actually slept this long, I naturally had to start getting ready soon, after all, this was supposed to be the day when the Acceptance Ceremony will be held.

Knowing that my sleeping times could be quite exaggerated sometimes, I had naturally taken a precautionary measure in order not to miss it by asking Long to wake me up by 11:30 AM today if I didn't do so on my own as the Ceremony was supposed to be held at 1 PM.

Thankfully, I did wake up before that time limit, slightly after 11 AM by a few minutes, giving me the chance to get ready without much haste since I only planned on going there at 12 PM, so the first thing I planned to do was to check the booklet I received from the receptionist.

Taking a quick look at it seemed to be worth the time, as it held quite a bit on interesting details that I actually wanted to know from the very beginning on my quest to find a proper sect to join.

'This receptionist isn't bad at all…'

The book actually contained a general introduction for most popular sects, including high tier sects and even middle tier ones, although the insulting title and it's simplicity made the book seem like a waste of time, it managed to fill some of the gaps I didn't know about just yet.

The only reason I could think off as to why the receptionist gave me that book was that he got a hint of my origin, being someone who was unfamiliar with the world of sects, yet managing to get the first rank on the tournament, he seemed to be also doing that for a similar reason to the ones the guards had when they treated me with extra respect…

"The Elemental Blade Sect, a top ranked sect within the high tier ones, its main strength point is versatility in all kinds of elements and weapons, possessing all kinds of elemental weapon techniques. The sect's very rich inheritance is envied by most sects as just a branch of it is enough to establish even a high tier one…"

"The Cult of Elements, a top ranked sect within the high tier ones, its main strength point is their extreme elemental arts and elemental control techniques. The sect's members believe that the elements are the purest form of power presented to them by the keeper of the domain, they are suspected of certain questionable acts and known for their eccentric behaviour…"

"The Supreme Metal Sect, a top ranked sect within the high tier ones, its main strength point is their fast learned weapon arts that allowed the sect to produce several 3rd stage weapon practitioners. The sect's members believe in the supremacy of the hidden energy that can only be wielded by metallic weapons on the contrary to the cult of elements, they are known for their righteous behaviour and they usually clash with the members of the cult of elements…"

'Interesting…'

Other than the info of the 'Elemental Blade Sect' that I knew most of it, the book had some detailed introductions about the other sects' strengths, beliefs and overall behaviour, after skimming the whole book, I was pretty much confident that I could finally pose as someone who is already part of this domain's world of sects!

'My choice will still have to remain the same though…'

Unlike what the receptionist thought, I did already make up my mind on which sect to join, which was naturally the 'Elemental Blade Sect', after all, not only was it the place I would start acting up my plans from, but it was also the only top sect that seemed to suit my path the most, meaning that I could get the most benefits out of it.

As for the 'Cult of Elements' and the 'Supreme Metal Sect'...

My elemental control wasn't yet at the stage where I could start using the extreme elemental control technique to begin with, so joining the 'Cult of Elements' seemed like a waste of a good chance even if we disregarded my plan…

Joining the 'Supreme Metal Sect' seemed even more of a waste as normal weapon arts that only had the perk of being 'Fast Learned' were useless to me whose weapon path was built using 'Weapon Mastery' as the foundation and the 'Elemental Weapon Arts' as the main building material.

Anyway, after skimming through the whole booklet, I finally decided on getting out of the bed this time and start getting ready to go to the Colosseum where the Acceptance Ceremony is supposed to be held…

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"I would like to welcome you all to this year's Acceptance Ceremony as well as congratulate the top 20 participants who managed to reach their current position after going through hard fought battles… Please give them a warm welcome!"

Clap! Clap! Clap…

The thunderous voice of thousands clapping filled the Colosseum after hearing the opening word of the Ceremony's starters as we left the hidden side platform and headed to the very center of the Colosseum where everyone could see us.

'Let's hope this goes well…'