Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 297 Celia Goes Crazy from Suffocation

With the arrival of May, various regions began holding qualifying rounds and elimination tournaments for the Mage League.

Even the Holy Magic Academy is no exception.

Except for first-year students who are not very aware of it, students in other grades are paying attention to this selection process.

The Holy Magic Academy has a five-year curriculum. The standard graduation requirements are to reach the second tier in the first and second years, the third tier in the third and fourth years, and the third tier in the fifth year. Graduation requires mastering spells and developing one's own style, or meeting the requirements in auxiliary professions such as puppet making, scroll making, and magic array making.

To stay at the university, one needs to reach level four within five years, which allows them to continue their studies as a mentor.

In other words, each student has a maximum of two opportunities to participate in the Sorcerer League during their time at school.

However, in this kind of global competition, most people are self-aware and don't fantasize that they are the best in the world.

It's important to know that this competition has no age limit; anyone below level four can participate.

Who knows how many professional competitors are involved, who have been hovering at the third-order limit for over a decade in their quest for the championship.

If you want to participate, you might as well participate in the Magic High School League or the Ishtar Mage League. These are regional competitions with less competition, and the chances of winning are higher.

However, even though most people are aware of their own limitations, many still sign up, especially for the individual competition, where the number of participants has reached a new high.

During lunch, Celia overheard many classmates discussing this.

She noticed that the most discussed topic wasn't the individual competition, but rather—

Changes to the number of spots available for the team competition.

"It seems there are only two spots available in this year's team selection competition, what's going on?"

“I checked, and the school did indeed only give two spots. Only the champion and runner-up of the selection competition can get them; the others only get scholarships.”

"Strange, why is there one less spot this year?"

"Could it be because the school's performance in previous years was poor, resulting in no teams even making it to the top 16?"

"I think the most likely scenario is that the school is using this spot to cause trouble."

"Is it meant to be reserved for people with connections?"

"What's the use of having connections? They can't guarantee a championship or runner-up position. They just show their faces and get eliminated. How embarrassing."

"This competition is too high-level. Everyone here is a third-tier limit mage, and the difference in strength is not much. If there is even one slacker, it will definitely be a disaster."

"That's true. We don't know what's going on, and the school isn't saying anything."

"Maybe their team performance was really too poor, which led to the Empire reducing their number of spots. Let's look at the individual competition instead. Last year, our school got third place. I wonder if any genius will win the championship this year..."

"..."

Listening to her classmates' discussion, Celia used her bracelet to log into the school's Protoss wall and view the school's announcements and everyone's discussions.

"It seems this spot was already reserved for us."

Seeing everyone discussing the amazing plays of previous mages, Celia felt a lot of pressure.

She couldn't help but wonder, "Could these sorcerers who have been stuck at the third tier for so long have refined their proficiency in many spells to the level of subtlety?"

Ross chuckled and said, "Very likely, but there's no need to worry about reaching the level of microscopic mastery in a spell. You're participating in a team competition, unless all five opponents have microscopic mastery in spells and can form a combo attack."

"So you're saying that if someone can do that, they can win easily?"

“Not necessarily. There are many things to consider in team competitions. If you try to win the championship by relying on a single subtle combo, other teams will definitely study the advantages and disadvantages of the combo. For example, they might specifically target teammates with weak defenses, defeat one of them first, and break down the combo. This would greatly reduce your chances of winning.” Celia felt a little more at ease.

"Besides, with this kind of multi-person combo skill, your era only has combat techniques and no fusion skills, so you definitely can't beat [Super Invincible I Love You]. Instead of refining your spells to the point of perfection, why not abandon your weak teammates and win the individual championship?"

Celia: "..."

Upon reflection, Celia realized that Ross made a lot of sense.

You can't guarantee that your teammates will all be incredibly skilled and max out their spell proficiency. Everyone has their own independent thinking, and even the strongest team can be affected by minor things, or a teammate might just zone out and cause a wipe.

Or perhaps, due to consistently poor performance, the team has become embroiled in internal strife, splitting into several smaller groups that outwardly obey the team leader's orders but inwardly defy them...

In this situation, if you are confident that you can win the championship, you might as well try the individual competition. Although you will not receive the special rewards of the team competition, you will have a higher profile than the team competition.

After all, winning the individual championship is equivalent to saying that you are the most powerful sorcerer in the world that year.

Upon reflection, Celia immediately realized that her previous idea had been hasty.

Participating in both team and individual competitions at the same time... it's impossible to even think about it. Even if the competition times are staggered, it's still impossible because in individual competitions, although one's talent may not be top-notch, their combat strength at the same level is definitely top-notch.

The current Celia is unlikely to be able to defeat her. If she wants to win the individual championship, she will have to wait four years to participate again. However, it is not worth staying for four years for one competition.

Ross said, "Staying at one level for a long time does more harm than good. Being constantly at the limit of the third level can lead to accidentally triggering the changes of ascending to godhood during daily cultivation, pulling oneself into the realm of gods."

"If you don't want to be suddenly pulled into the God Realm, the only way is to deliberately fail once or twice in the Ascension Trial. But if you do that, it will be difficult to trigger the Ascension Trial again later. Otherwise, so many middle-aged and elderly people wouldn't be stuck at the third level for life, with no hope of advancing."

"Lord Ross is right! It's not worth it."

After Ross's explanation, Celia, who had been feeling pressured by everyone's talk about how incredibly powerful the previous mages were, gradually relaxed.

The best players have all gone to compete in individual matches, that's great.

She asked, "I've already taught the other spells of the number one combo to others. When should we begin our secret training?"

Ross pondered for a moment and said, "June, then. This month, prioritize leveling up your proficiency. Only when you reach proficiency can you use combo skills. However, it's best to reach mastery level to unleash the full power of combo skills."

“What about microscopic vision?” Celia asked.

Ross stared at her without saying a word.

Celia made a face, got up and walked outside.

It's unlikely that you can master it in two months, let alone get to the minute details.

"Well, it's time for practice again... Ugh, so annoying."

Since the start of the holiday, Celia has been studying, practicing, studying, practicing without stopping for a moment, and she feels like she's about to go crazy from being cooped up for so long.

The girl fondly remembers the days when she bravely ventured into heretical strongholds and ancient ruins.

Although I was in danger at any time, I was happy.

Ross smiled without saying a word.

After suppressing it for so long, when they go to compete in the Northern League, they're probably going to unleash a fierce attack.

What would happen if there were no sacred temples in foreign countries?

Really looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)