The wind rustles, rolling waves towards the sandy beach. The warm air on the island makes Zorka, still asleep, even more soundly. Until Azurks, impatiently waiting, tries to wake him up."Flumen Aeternum!" Azurks whispers.Splash!A handful of water splashes Zorka's face, making the kid wake up in confusion."Whoa, help, I'm drowning!" Zorka shouts."Quit it!" scolds Azurks. "Get up, lazy! You've been sleeping for a week after the absorption ritual!"Zorka's eyes widened. He looks around, finding himself in a wooden house built on a big tree not far from the sea."Where am I?"Zorka gets up and walks to a window without glass. The refreshing sea breeze hits his face."Wow, it's so refreshing. The sea looks awesome! I wanna swim!" Zorka exclaims, jumping through the window and the wooden balcony.He then runs down the tree and heads to the beach. Azurks looks annoyed seeing the human kid waking

A ship heads to coordinates given by a dark magic minister named Obsidian. He feels a strange, powerful magic vibe there, giving him the chills."At these coordinates, I sense some unusual magic power. Just briefly, but it gave me the shivers," Obsidian explains."I feel it too, above the ship's mast."The sea wind blows hard. Seraphina stares at the sea with a sharp look."How 'bout you, Argent?" she asks.Argent, tracking Azurks' magic traces, focuses. His crystal ball reacts. At first, the light is soft, then it gets blinding. And then...Crack!Argent's crystal ball shatters, and his wand clatters on the ship's wooden floor."Darn! My crystal couldn't handle its power, even just the residue. Its strength is way beyond my best beastmaster, Tuan Seraphina. It crushes my ball's limit," complains Argent."Is that legendary crystal dragon really that powerful?" Aurelius asks.Argent feels insulted by Aurelius."Of course! My crystal ball is the best, made from natural crystal stone. It

The registration session took a long time, about a week, as sorcerers from various countries applied. To streamline the process, Azurks created a dimensional space for Zorka's training to comply with the competition rules that prohibited participants from leaving the area.Azurks, during the night, crafted a magical rune in the room while all participants were asleep. It was a dimensional magic rune. Azurks also moved a sleeping Zorka into this magical dimension—a vast savanna illusion created by Azurks.Zorka, still asleep, was awakened with a splash of magical water by Azurks, who then transformed into a tiger-sized form, enjoying Zorka's surprise."Whoaa. Cough, cough."Azurks playfully flicked Zorka's forehead with his claws."Don't think I'm foolish to take you out of the competition area. Look closely, where are we?"Zorka, rubbing his sore forehead, looked around to see an endless savanna."Oh come on, dragon! I have no idea where we are!" complained Zorka."Tsk. Pathetic. This

The first round has ended with the sound of the gong. The one thousand participants who made it to the next stage have been determined. The arena floor returns to its original position.Inside, back to the podium. "Congratulations to the one thousand participants who passed the first round!" he shouted. "The initial competition is over, the next round will be held in two days. Those who passed, please follow the organizers who will show you the new rooms. As for those unlucky ones, please gather at the exit gate to receive a souvenir as a token of participating in the competition!"The organizers guide the participants who made it to the next round. This time, participants are grouped into 10 people per room. However, each person in the group now shares a room with one other person. It's a coincidence that Zorka shares a room again with Arwin, while Paroo is in a different room. This time, Paroo's roommate is a woman from the far east named Xǐ lín Mǔdān, who prefer

Zorka witnessed the sorcerer lying defeated, while the bear that attacked him had already left the battle. Moments later, the organizers, who had been discreetly observing, emerged to assist the injured man."This guy can't continue in the competition. His body is seriously injured. Let's take him to the medical facility!"Using teleportation runes, the man was swiftly transported by the organizers. Zorka was impressed by the organizers' efforts to minimize casualties. The competition aimed to find a winner without any loss of life. Hence, if there were injuries, the organizers acted quickly to provide aid and treatment.Zorka had heard about the rules in the land of Prabhatpura, where they disliked violence leading to fatalities. Therefore, the competition rules strictly prohibited any deaths. In critical situations, the organizers promptly intervened to prevent any casualties.As Zorka admired the agility of the Prabhatpura people in saving lives, his admiration was short-lived. Sud