Chapter 553: The First Stage of Selection, Barrier Battle!_1

The day before the world championship selection, Fang Yuan quickly familiarized himself with the environment of the Road of Champions.

Fang Yuan had learned that for the half-month period of the selection phase for the Road of Champions, participating Trainers could freely use any of the training facilities, including accommodations and dining, all of which were free of charge.

Moreover, each person was allotted resource credits worth at least ten million, which could be exchanged for various rare resources. It could be said that for the Trainers participating in this selection, this time was also a great opportunity to enhance their strength!

In addition, if one performed outstandingly during the selection process, there would be other opportunities to increase one's strength that couldn't be measured in monetary terms...

"Fang Yuan."

"Greetings, senior."

Fang Yuan had spent the day roaming around, meeting a few old acquaintances for a brief catch-up, and in the evening, he was invited to a restaurant.

Senior Zhang Kaixin, who was tall and strong with bushy eyebrows, greeted Fang Yuan with a smile. He had fought a 3vs3 team battle against Fang Yuan at Dr. Li Qing's Genetic Research Institute. After this battle, the two became acquainted.

Senior Zhang Kaixin was also one of the Trainers recommended by Demon Capital University to participate in the selection for the world championship reserve.

"Let me introduce you..."

Magic City University had a total of four recommended spots. Apart from Zhang Kaixin and Fang Yuan, there were two other Trainers who were recommended by Demon Capital University.

In this world championship selection, the four of them were representing Demon Capital University.

Of course, that didn't mean that they were the only genius Trainers produced by Demon Capital University; the others might have different channels of recommendation.

After being led in by Senior Zhang Kaixin, Fang Yuan met the other two seniors.

Senior Sister Zhao Xuenya, with her cool appearance, was a former captain of the Magic Capital University Team, and Senior Brother Li You, who looked ordinary but had been a core member of the team. After graduation, he had a fortuitous encounter, grew rapidly, and was not lacking in strength, either.

"Both of them are stronger than me and are experts in the first half of the King-level battles," Zhang Kaixin said with a smile. "This is Fang Yuan, who played a major role in securing the national championship for our Demon Capital University."

"Seniors, hello."

Fang Yuan immediately greeted them.

"Hello, junior brother."

Upon meeting Fang Yuan, Zhao Xuenya and Li You nodded with a smile.

Although they were not close with Fang Yuan, since everyone was from the same school, their relationship was relatively close in such a setting.

"We still have a while until the selection method is announced, why don't we sit down and order some food first?"

After looking at the three, Zhang Kaixin suggested that the method for the selection of China's reserve for the world championship would be announced at 7 o'clock the evening before the selection, leaving very little preparation time for the contenders.

"Sure," Li You nodded and passed the menu to the only female, Zhao Xuenya.

Fang Yuan also took a seat.

However... although Fang Yuan had a record of national competition achievements, among the three, he still seemed to be somewhat invisible.

After all, the national competition no longer held sway over Master Level Trainers.

Among them, only Zhang Kaixin was aware of some of Fang Yuan's strength; at the very least, Zhang Kaixin knew not to underestimate Fang Yuan's team battle level, but he did not voluntarily mention the fact that he had lost to Fang Yuan.

So at this moment, Zhao Xuenya and Li You both assumed that Demon Capital University was recommending Fang Yuan in order to train him, to let him widen his horizons early to prepare for the 2024 World Championship selections. After all, Fang Yuan was still young, with much room to grow, and it was not uncommon for major top powers to recommend young Trainers like him, and indeed, it happened quite frequently.

For the China Trainer Association, any young Trainers with potential were equally important.

This time they might not be able to compete for the country, but in the next tournament, they might become the core main force.

Therefore, those younger geniuses who had not yet grown up, could also gain valuable experience in this selection process, which was why some powers with recommendation spots were willing to give their spots to Trainers who had no chance of becoming backup members of the national team this time.

It was an investment.

"I heard that the person in charge of the World Championship selections this time is Heavenly King Cloud Armor?" Zhao Xuenya took the menu without ordering, instead showing an expectant look, and started gossiping first, "I really want to become his teammate..."

"Senior Sister Zhao..." Zhang Kai showed a bitter smile.

Li You, who seemed familiar with Zhao Xuenya, said, "What you really want isn't just to be his teammate; you're drooling over his body..."

Dragon King Yun Kui had a unique aura about him as the reigning Champion among the Four Heavenly Kings, attracting many young female Trainers, with Zhao Xuenya being one of his fans.

"Get lost," Zhao Xuenya retorted.

"Aside from Heavenly King Cloud Armor, the other two in charge are Master Ma Chenzong from the Twelve Earthly Branches and Ms. Liuqin, right?" asked Zhang Kai.

"Yeah. Based on them being in charge... I reckon the selection method will probably have a big focus on pure battles," deduced Li You.

In the following ten minutes or so, Fang Yuan listened silently as the upperclassmen analyzed without being able to interject; he had been too busy lately to pay attention to these details...

Finally, as notifications arrived on their phones, the topic changed.

"The first stage of selection: obstacle course?"

At this moment, the phones of Fang Yuan and the others all received details about the first phase of the selection process. Fang Yuan looked at the rules and let out a light exclamation.

"Just as I thought, pure battles."

The first phase of the selection essentially required the candidates to undertake consecutive 3vs10 battles, where one cannot pause midway, use medication to replenish Pokemon physical strength, heal injuries... In addition to that, there were a bunch of other rules.

Upon reading the detailed rule explanation, Zhang Kai's eyelids twitched and he said, "So one needs to defeat at least nine Pokemon to pass the first stage, right?"

"Which means, for the candidates, each Pokemon must have the strength to take on three at a time, and moreover, the opponents aren't ordinary Pokemon; they're at least as strong as those on the same level..." said Li You gravely.

The first phase, the obstacle course, had two levels of difficulty for the challengers to choose from: Professional level and Master Level.

Those who choose the Professional-level challenge will face ten Pokemon identified by the Trainer Association as being at the professional level, battling them one by one. Defeating one means overcoming one challenge, for a total of ten challenges.

These Pokemon might be Wild elves or could be the main or ace Pokemon of other Professional Trainers...

As per the introduction, the first phase of selection has a feature: during the challenge, the kinds of ten Pokemon Trainers will face are not determined at the start; they will be chosen based on the candidates' Pokemon for targeted appearances, and the comprehensive strength of the ten Pokemon will increase with each advancing level of the challenge.

In other words, the first Pokemon that a Professional-level challenger meets might just have average basic qualities and barely enter the Professional field in terms of overall strength, but by the eighth or ninth Pokemon, they could be facing creatures close to the Master Level in strength.

The Master Level difficulty follows the same principle.

If the Professional-level difficulty is there for the Trainer Association to select talented young Trainers as potential candidates for training for the next World Championship, then Professional Trainers who opt for the Master Level challenges will be facing a true test...

3vs10... it's not an easy difficulty... The only consolation is that the ten Pokemon faced will not be commanded by Trainers.