Female Protagonist Assistance System

Chapter 60 : . Finals

Today was destined to be the most lively day of the year at Jia Nan Academy, as the inner court selection competition, which had gathered the attention of all students, would reach its most exciting climax today.

Hu Jia, Bai Shan, Wu Hao, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Han—these five had clearly demonstrated their astonishing strength to everyone in the past two days of competition. Today, these five strongest students of this year's outer court would engage in the most eye-catching clash of the strong.

Because of this, the number of people gathered in the plaza today was almost several times that of the previous two days. These spectators were not all academy students; many had come from Jia Nan City outside the academy, drawn by the event's reputation.

As residents of Jia Nan City, they knew that today was the liveliest time of the year for the entire Jia Nan Academy, and they naturally wouldn't miss such a grand occasion.

When Xiao Han and others arrived outside the grand plaza, they were speechless at the sea of people almost completely blocking the plaza entrance. In the end, it was only through Instructor Ruo Lin's connections that they were able to enter the plaza through a heavily guarded passage.

The group slowly walked up from the bottom of the plaza, finally stopping at their class positions from the previous two days, and sat down with a sigh of relief.

Shortly after they entered the plaza, Hu Jia, dressed all in red, also walked in slowly. As she entered, many gazes in the venue immediately turned towards her.

Regardless, Hu Jia could be considered a rare beauty, and what made her most attractive was her background. Her grandfather was the vice principal of Jia Nan Academy, a position of immense power no weaker than the reputation of some first-class forces on the continent. Moreover, due to Jia Nan Academy's special status, even some Dou Ancestor powerhouses didn't dare to act too arrogant in front of Hu Jia's grandfather, Hu Qian.

Many people at Jia Nan Academy knew that whoever could win Hu Jia's heart would not only have a beautiful woman in their arms, but could also save at least ten years of hard work and struggle!

Few people doubted this statement, after all, as the vice principal of Jia Nan Academy, Hu Jia's grandfather had such influence!

However, unfortunately, those who came to pursue this little demoness were all severely taught a lesson by her. Moreover, this little demoness had declared that she only liked soft and fragrant girls, leaving many male students heartbroken, and giving her grandfather a headache.

"Dong!"

As the sun rose high in the blue sky, the clear sound of a bell finally rang out in the plaza. Hearing the bell, the noisy plaza quieted down slightly, and countless gazes followed the bell sound towards the extremely wide plaza.

In the center of the plaza, which had gathered the attention of everyone, Vice Principal Hu Qian slowly stood up. His gaze swept around, and his powerful voice, like muffled thunder, reverberated in the air above the plaza: "Yesterday, the inner court selection competition selected the final fifty participants. They all have the qualification to enter the inner court for cultivation. However, there are also clear rankings within the inner court. If you want to obtain better cultivation conditions in the inner court, you must achieve the best results possible in this final competition. Every rank improvement will be of great help to you. So, give it your all, for the sake of obtaining superior cultivation conditions!"

Hu Qian glanced at the students whose emotions had been stirred up, and smiled, "In previous years' selection competitions, we chose round-by-round matches. This year, after discussions at the academy meeting, we've slightly changed the competition mode for this final round."

Hearing Hu Qian's words, all the students were stunned, then turned questioning gazes towards the arena.

"Now, please have all fifty finalists enter the arena," Hu Qian announced with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone except Xiao Han, who already knew the original story's content, was slightly stunned.

All fifty people in one plaza?

Although many people didn't quite understand Hu Qian's words, after he finished speaking, figures continuously flashed out from various stands around the venue.

As more and more figures appeared in the plaza, the atmosphere in the stands was instantly lifted. Especially when Bai Shan, in his white robe looking like a jade tree in the wind, and the voluptuous red-clad young girl Hu Jia appeared, the atmosphere was directly brought to a climax, with orderly cheers rising deafeningly.

"Let's go," Xiao Han stood up, looking at the plaza scattered with figures, and smiled calmly at Gu Xun'er beside her.

"Good luck!" Nearby, Xiao Yu and Instructor Ruo Lin waved their fists at the two, smiling.

"Mm." Gu Xun'er nodded with a smile. The two leaped up, their toes touching the railing, their figures drawing two arcs in the air. Under the gaze of countless eyes, they landed lightly in the arena.

With Xiao Han and Gu Xun'er's entry, the already heated atmosphere suddenly rose again.

"This year, we won't have round-by-round matches, but rather a passionate and exciting free-for-all elimination match. The longer you can persist in this elimination match, the higher your ranking will be, and vice versa," Hu Qian smiled, looking at the many contestants entering successively. "In this plaza, no matter what methods you use, even teaming up with others is allowed. As long as you can preserve yourself in the melee, you will have achieved victory."

As soon as Hu Qian's words fell, whispers arose in the plaza. Evidently, this mode different from previous years' competitions caught them off guard.

"After the competition begins, those who leave the arena lose. We have people specifically counting, so if you can persist a bit longer in the chaos, your ranking might improve significantly. Therefore, persistence is victory."

"This elimination mode is quite interesting," Xiao Han said, her gaze slowly sweeping over the contestants in the arena as she stood with Gu Xun'er.

Finally, her gaze stopped playfully on Xiao Yan not far away. Gu Xun'er smiled and said, "But this gives us quite an advantage. Since we can team up, Senior Sister, shall we first drive out the others?"

Xiao Han nodded slightly: "Alright."

"But Senior Sister, your strength is too high, so this time, don't interfere too much. Let me practice a bit, okay?" Gu Xun'er hugged Xiao Han's arm and coaxed.

Xiao Han nodded: "Alright."

Practicing in such an important competition was probably something only this mischievous girl could do. But then again, with a Dou Venerate by her side, even if she made a mistake, Xiao Han could save her in time.

"Do you all understand the competition rules?" When no more people entered the plaza, Hu Qian's gaze swept around the arena, and he asked loudly.

"Understood!" Hearing Hu Qian's question, orderly affirmative shouts immediately rang out in the arena.

"Good, since everyone understands, then I declare..." Hu Qian slowly raised his hand, and finally, under the gaze of countless eyes, he brought it down forcefully: "The final round of the inner court selection elimination match begins now!"

"Boom!"

With the fall of Hu Qian's hand, dozens of differently colored Dou Qi suddenly erupted in the originally quiet arena.

As muffled sounds rang out, figures in the arena rapidly flashed about. Most people were quickly retreating towards the edges of the plaza, afraid of being ambushed and knocked out of the arena in this place where enemies were everywhere.

In the stands, watching the arena where battles had erupted almost from the start, bursts of exclamations immediately broke out. Many people were cheering for their favorite contestants at the top of their lungs. This large-scale melee was far more stirring than single round-robin matches.

At this time, Gu Xun'er and Xiao Han hadn't rushed into the chaotic arena. They knew that this extremely chaotic atmosphere wouldn't last long. Once Bai Shan and others had united people, the chaos in the arena would gradually settle into a situation where several strong forces coexisted. At that time, under mutual checks and balances, the chaos would diminish considerably.

However, that would also be the time for them to face real battles.

Because both of their strengths were well-known, currently, no one lacking judgment dared to challenge them.

However, Xiao Han felt that battles between Dou Master and Dou Great Master could hardly be called battles. It was more like chickens pecking at each other.

Amidst the earth-shattering cheers from the stands, contestants were continuously being knocked out of the arena. At this time, recorders who had already been positioned around would quickly register the contestants who had left the arena.

Hu Jia rushed towards Xiao Han and Gu Xun'er at an extremely fast speed. Just as Gu Xun'er was about to take action, she quickly said, "Shall we team up?"

After Xiao Han had displayed her true strength, the little demoness had given up on her thoughts about Gu Xun'er. If she couldn't handle it, she really couldn't handle it. In that case, it was better to make friends. After all, she hadn't had much contact with Gu Xun'er, and her initial attraction was only based on the other's appearance.

Hearing this, Gu Xun'er withdrew her stance and turned her head to look at Xiao Han. Seeing that the other didn't object, she nodded with a smile: "Sure."

After this, Xiao Mei also joined them, and suddenly, the originally three-person team became four.

Squinting at the scattered contestants being chased all over, Hu Jia and Gu Xun'er discussed briefly, then shouted loudly under the gaze of the entire venue: "Those without a team, if you don't want a bad ranking, can come over here."

Hearing Hu Jia's shout, those contestants in desperate straits in the arena were immediately overjoyed. Faced with the expulsion by the three strong teams of Xiao Yan, Bai Shan, and Wu Hao, even the other two teams with Dou Great Master at the helm didn't dare to take them in at this time. Now seeing Hu Jia step forward, they naturally rushed towards the direction of the four like drowning people grasping at the last straw.

Hu Jia's call directly gathered the last seven remaining contestants in the arena under her banner. In an instant, the originally four-person small team suddenly expanded into a team comparable in number to those of Xiao Yan and others. Of course, this was only in terms of numbers. Those people under Xiao Yan, Bai Shan, and Wu Hao's teams were clearly stronger than these people under Xiao Han who had been chased all over.

The reason Xiao Yan could attract many strong individuals like Bai Shan and others with extensive connections in the outer court was primarily due to his identity as an alchemist.

However, Xiao Han and her team didn't vainly hope to defeat Bai Shan and others with these contestants who had come to seek refuge. They only needed these people to help consume a bit of the opponent's numbers.

Although Hu Jia's actions had gathered people's hearts, it made the three strong teams of Xiao Yan, Bai Shan, and Wu Hao somewhat displeased. The latter two were still fine, but Xiao Yan was extremely unwilling to let his actions benefit others, especially Xiao Han, whom he disliked the most. Therefore, his face gradually darkened. With a wave of his hand, eight contestants with considerable strength beside him slowly moved towards the direction where Xiao Han's group was located. From their appearance, it seemed they wanted to directly declare war on Xiao Han.

"Chih."

Seeing Xiao Yan and his group approaching with gloomy faces, Hu Jia raised an eyebrow. The long whip in her hand cracked with an oppressive sound, making a startling noise. She sneered, "What? Can't hold back anymore?"

Beside her, Gu Xun'er also coldly glanced at the approaching Xiao Yan and others. The golden Dou Qi surrounding her body became increasingly dense, ready for battle at any moment.

"Send two people to drive out the scattered individuals behind Xiao Han, then eight people to temporarily block Xun'er and Hu Jia. As for Xiao Han, leave her to me," Xiao Yan's hand moved, and the Heavy Xuan Ruler appeared in his hand.

Holding the Heavy Xuan Ruler, he calmly instructed.

Hearing Xiao Yan's orders, the ten people behind him immediately dispersed, moving according to their assigned tasks.

"Xun'er, prepare for battle," Xiao Han tilted her head and smiled faintly, watching Xiao Yan and his group approach in a fan formation.

"Mm." Xun'er nodded slightly, surrounded by golden light, looking enchanting.

As Xiao Yan's team launched their attack on Xiao Han, Wu Hao and Bai Shan also began to expel the only two remaining teams.

In the chaotic arena, the most exciting confrontation finally arrived!

At this moment, the cheers and shouts of support from the surrounding stands resounded like thunder.