"The first two rounds of the tournament is about mounting on your beast and racing to the finish line. You will be sent to a separate location where the first two rounds of the tournament will be carried out,"
"The first round will be focused on how fast you are able to pass through the obstacles you'll be faced with while the second round will be testing your ability to adapt to unexpected challenges,"
"Each of these rounds will require you to pass through dangerous obstacles and terrains,"
"Also, a map and a list of instructions will also be sent to you the moment you arrive there, any questions?" Ganesha asked, then he noticed someone raising his hands up to ask a question.
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"What is your question?" He asked.
"For the first round of the tournament, are we going to be timed while we race against each other?"
"No, you won't, but only thirty of you will get to qualify to the next round and only sixteen of you will be allowed to proceed to the third round. It won't be easy but you and your beast will have to work together as a team if you wish to proceed to the third round. Any other questions?"
"What are the obstacles we'll be faced with in the first round?"
"Oh, it's nothing too difficult. It's actually very easy and I'm certain everyone of you will be able to proceed with ease,"
"Really?"
"Of course,"
Hearing this, everyone exchange glances and smiled happily at each other, knowing that the first obstacle was going to be completed with ease.
Now, they were feeling impatient and they couldn't wait to get started, but while some couldn't wait to get started, others were still curious to know what obstacles they'll be asked to overcome, so they asked again and Ganesha replied.
"Oh well, if you really want to know, then you should know that you'll be racing through a narrow tunnel, A flaming hoop, a mirrored maze, a hurdle leap and a steep incline and decline, challenging your ability to remain in balance while mounting on your beast,"
Everyone had their lower jaws falling to the ground after hearing what Ganesha said.
Meanwhile, Ganesha was still smiling at them and he was genuinely amazed by how excited the contestants were eager to begin the race.
'Just look at their faces, they're so excited about the race, their jaws practically dropped to the ground,' He uttered in his thoughts.
'Amazing!! These students are simply amazing,'
'No, they're not just amazing, they're elegant!!'
"What of the next round?" Lilith asked, pulling Ganesha out of his thoughts as he turned his head towards her.
The shocked students also turned towards her while their lower jaws were still on the ground.
They were already having second thoughts about the tournament and were even considering the option of forfeiting, not knowing that there was still someone interested in knowing what other challenges they would be up against??
Was the demon princess high on mushrooms?
Of course, Ganesha didn't noticed the look of despair on their faces, so he wasn't really bothered by what they were doing, so he happily replied to Lilith's question.
Meanwhile , the spectators in the arena noticed the look on their faces and they could understand the worried look on the faces of their fellow colleagues.
They knew that it wouldn't be surprising to see one or two students returning back with a few injuries or maybe without a limb or worse, so they tried their best to lift up the moods of the contestants.
"You can do this!!"
"You guys are amazing!!"
"Do not be afraid!"
"We've got your back!!"
Orion and Lilith's fan showed their support as well and some of the beast men supported their prince too.
"Prince Galdur, you can do this!!"
"Princess Lilith, fighting!!!"
"Prince Aslan, you've got this!!"
Of course, the three of them weren't bothered and neither of them had the look of trepidation in their faces, still their supporters decided to cheer them up nonetheless, but while some of the students were desperately trying to support their colleagues, others had other intentions in mind.
"Hey Jack!!! If you die, can I have your jacket?" One of the spectators yelled at his friend who happened to be roommate as well.
Jack didn't say anything but simply shook his head, wondering how he was friends with someone who cared little about him.
With nothing else delaying them anymore, Ganesha clicked his fingers and a huge magic circle appeared underneath the feet of the contestants.
"Please, channel your aura and mana towards your feet," He instructed and everyone did as he said.
In less than a minute, the students who were standing on the arena ground suddenly disappeared and the spectators lifted their heads up to watch the screen floating in front of them.
On the screen, they could see a scary looking forest with dangerous looking beasts and monsters ranging from a rank eight beast, up to a rank fifteen beast.
As though,this wasn't scary enough, they could also see the beasts baring their fangs menacingly as though they were expecting the students to arrive any time soon.
The students and the nobles watching from their seats all swallowed their saliva in loud gulps as they watched the students spawning in different places within the forest.
It didn't take long for the sounds of screaming and the crying of help to echo loudly within the forest.
Many of the students were surprised to see a transcendent beast in front of them, baring its fangs while others were surprised to see that they were being watched by a pack of dangerous beasts.
Meanwhile, Orion had appeared in a separate spot within the forest and he could see a dense thicket of bushes around him with a pack of frost wolves baring their fangs at him, but this was the least of his problems right now because the same phoenix he tried to tame two months ago had noticed his presence and it instantly appeared before him once again.
However, this time, it wasn't aiming it's sharp talons at him, instead, it speared itself towards Orion, with its beak aiming to snap Orion's head from his neck.
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A/N:- Thank you so much for the power stones and golden tickets. At the beginning of the month, I never imagined the book having nine hundred golden tickets, not to mention one thousand. You can't imagine how excited I am right now. You guys are simply the best.