Versatile Mage: One innate talent for each system

Chapter 120: The Nomination Battle – A Foregone Conclusion
The nomination process is generally similar across universities.

Students ranked in the top 20 of each department are eligible to participate in this fierce competition for a coveted nomination spot.

After returning from the North Corner of Zhuoyuan, Mo Fan focused all his attention on inquiring about matters related to the World University Competition, and completely forgot about changing academies.

In this way, he remained at the Summoning Academy.

However, every cloud has a silver lining. Staying in the Summoning system has its unique advantages – you can directly compete for nominations without having to participate in the system's rankings.

After all, summoning students are few in number and have extremely high strategic value in the team, so this special treatment is reasonable.

Regarding the specific format of the nomination competition, according to the university's clear regulations, it will adopt a 4v4 free-for-all mode, and the battles will continue.

Unlike regular competitions, this competition does not simply judge winners and losers. More importantly, it assesses the overall performance of the participating students during the competition, which is carefully scored by professional judges.

Ultimately, the ten students with the highest scores will win the crucial vote in the nomination competition.

At this point, thirteen days had passed since Jiang Yuan emerged from the Three Steps Pagoda.

The once tranquil Mingzhu Academy is now bustling with activity.

Online forums, which are usually quite active, have suddenly seen a surge of posts seeking to form teams.

Among the many posts, the most eye-catching was the one searching for the great god Jiang Yuan.

They really wanted to team up with Jiang Yuan, not for the score or anything, but simply to be teammates.

"Jiang Yuan, can I team up with you?"

Outside the meditation room of the academy, Ai Tutu held up the registration form and looked at Jiang Yuan like a little fangirl.

Jiang Yuan said irritably, "You're not even in the top twenty of the department, what are you doing here?"

"Okay, that's a shame." Ai Tutu sighed, then giggled, "Actually, this form belongs to Sister Mu. She's also going to compete for the nomination. You should at least help her out."

The Mu family has already decided to let Mu Nujiao participate in the World University Competition and has already started working on the vote count.

Even so, we still need to secure this vote from the university.

"I'm just going through the motions, participating in one event and then stopping. Besides, the nomination competition is about individual performance, not winning or losing," Jiang Yuan said.

He knew that Mu Nujiao was capable of winning the nomination, and it wouldn't matter whether he helped her or not.

"Oh, it doesn't matter who you team up with, it's just one game anyway. What's wrong with being with Sister Mu?" Ai Tutu grabbed Jiang Yuandao's arm and said coquettishly.

Jiang Yuan thought about it and agreed.

If he uses overclocking resonance, it will make it easier for Mu Nujiao to get the nomination vote, which is quite good.

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In the first nomination match, Dean Xiao allowed Jiang Yuan to play the opening match as his only match.

Teammate Jiang Yuan made his own selections, choosing Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, and Mu Nujiao.

The opponents are Lei Ming, the top student from the Thunder Academy; Dongfang Lie, the top student from the Fire Academy; Tan Wuping, the top student from the Earth Academy; and Yin Yiyi, the top student from the Wind Academy.

The top students from all four academies were all formed into one team, which was also Dean Xiao's idea.

The first match is about to begin in the dueling arena.

Many students came to watch.

"This nomination competition is about your own honor. Regardless of the outcome, as long as you perfectly demonstrate your abilities, our judges will award you the corresponding points. Let's begin!"

Dean Xiao gave a few brief opening remarks before handing over command to the referees.

Seeing that both sides were ready, the referee loudly announced the start of the match.

However, after the announcement, neither side moved, and neither launched the first attack. All eyes were on Jiang Yuan.

"Why are you all staring at me? Go for it!" Jiang Yuan waved his hand, urging.

"Aren't you going to join them? The other side is the number one team in the four departments. The three of us can't beat them," Zhao Manyan said honestly.

"Bullshit!" Mo Fan retorted, "I can take them all down by myself!"

"Then why don't you go?" Zhao Manyan rolled his eyes.

"That's because I saw you didn't move, otherwise my Fierce Fist would have already blasted over there!" As Mo Fan spoke, flames suddenly ignited from his fist, and star map light began to flicker around him.

"Don't worry about it, I'll give you a buff," Jiang Yuan said.

Zhao Manyan and Mu Nujiao were somewhat confused.

Upon hearing this, Mo Fan's eyes lit up instantly, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Damn, what are we waiting for? Let's go! I'm going to blast through the entire dueling arena today!"

Amidst the questioning gazes of Zhao Manyan and Mu Nujiao, Jiang Yuan activated the overclocking resonance.

In an instant, the minds of the three became incredibly clear and empty.

Once the buff was applied, Mo Fan began to rub his hands together in anticipation.

Jiang Yuan reminded him, "Be careful of the effects. The buffs I gave you are already at their maximum. Use the Star Chart."

Upon hearing this, Mu Nujiao's mind stirred, and a star map instantly appeared.

"A single thought can reveal the star map!" the audience exclaimed.

Before they could even discuss it, the image of a star map appeared on Zhao Manyan and Mo Fan as well.

All three of them can read the star map with a single thought, so with Jiang Yuan included, that makes four!

"Isn't this Jiang Yuan's innate talent? How can they use it too?" One of the judges stood up, his face full of shock.

"This..." Dean Xiao frowned, guessing, "Could it be that Jiang Yuan's innate talent is not so simple?"

The audience was in shock, while Dongfang Lie and his team on stage were nearly driven mad.

From the moment the Star Chart appeared, countless spells bombarded them, and the four elemental masters had absolutely no way to counter them.

Even if they retaliate, they will be quickly defeated.

The completely overwhelming attack quickly brought the match to a close.

Although the judges didn't know what Yinian Xingtu was all about, it didn't stop them from giving scores.

Finally, the scores for this competition were released, and Mo Fan and his team all received full marks.

"This is so awesome! This is so awesome!!"

Mo Fan clenched his fist, still immersed in the thrill of recklessly casting spells.

"What was that Star Chart you just saw? Is it your innate talent?" Mu Nujiao asked Jiang Yuan.

This is also what Zhao Manyan wanted to ask.

Mo Fan quickly answered, "You wouldn't believe it, would you? This is Jiang Yuan's true innate talent—the ability to apply a Star Chart buff to someone with a single thought. But before, he could only give me a Star Orbit with a single thought; now he can give me a Star Chart with a single thought! That's awesome!!"

Unlike Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan and Mu Nujiao were not single-minded and immediately realized the power of this innate talent.

If everyone in the World University Competition could instantly recall a star map, how dominant would that be?
Moreover, according to Mo Fan, this innate talent will become even stronger, and might even be able to gain the buff of the One Thought Constellation in the future.
"Hiss!!" Zhao Manyan gasped as he thought of the scene.

(End of this chapter)