Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Ye Heyi was very satisfied with the situation, and she continued her introduction with a hint of pride:

"As you can see, this martial arts competition has not only changed the competition format, but also the venue. It has been changed from the original dull Drowned Stone venue to a natural venue carefully crafted by our Qinwang Academy. The natural venue uses Drowned Stone as its base, recreating various terrains and meeting the requirements of various elemental attributes. At the same time, these terrains are integrated with each other, making the competition more realistic!"

A huge round of applause erupted in the arena, clearly everyone was completely captivated by the venue. Ye Heyi continued, "In addition to the venue, the martial arts competition will be shortened from the original five days to three days."

"Three days? How could that possibly be enough to finish the competition!"

"Yes, we have to remove some parts. The individual duels of the three levels obviously can't be removed, and the team battles have to be kept. Not to mention mixed battles, which are the biggest highlight."

As expected, no sooner had Ye Heyi finished speaking than a chorus of discussions erupted from the stands, but it seemed that all of this was within Ye Heyi's expectations:

"Please keep quiet!"

"We have taken into account everyone's concerns. On the first day, there will still be individual competitions for the three ranks. However, this time, all participating students will enter the competition venue at the same time, be randomly assigned positions, and start competing simultaneously. If students of different ranks engage in combat, both sides will be eliminated at the same time, and they cannot communicate with each other in any way. If any form of communication occurs, both sides will also be eliminated!"

"Wow! This is going to be interesting!" said one of the onlookers around Su Yang, which drew puzzlement from those around him, who asked, "What's so interesting about this?"

"You really don't understand the intentions of Qinwang Academy. With all students from the three ranks entering the arena, it's like entering a battlefield. Only people of the same rank are allowed to fight. This requires students to have observation and judgment skills. If they can't accurately judge the strength of their opponents, how can they be called elite students? In my opinion, the top three winners of this competition are the most powerful top three in history."

After his explanation, Su Yang and the people around him understood. However, Su Yang still had some doubts. Was it really necessary to make such a formal competition between students? It was like selecting people for a war.

"On the second day, it will be a team battle. A total of twenty-five students from the five academies will enter from five different locations. The battle will end at dawn on the second day. The team that completely eliminates the enemy will win. The last team to be defeated will be second place, the second to last team to be defeated will be third place, and so on. The other rules remain the same as in previous years. No serious injuries are allowed, no external forces can be used, and no cheating is permitted." Ye Heyi continued to explain the rules.

"Well, the team battle hasn't changed much, except there's no more drawing lots or bye draws, so it's fair to every academy."

"The last day will be the mixed battle that everyone is looking forward to. As we all know, mixed battle is the most challenging combat event in terms of tactics and command, and it is also the most exciting. However, in previous mixed battles, the focus was only on tactics, while the command was unremarkable. Therefore, this mixed battle will be conducted in a relay mode."

"Relay? Can hybrid warfare even have relays?"

"I don't know, but it sounds very interesting."

Ye Heyi paused briefly, adjusting her breathing to maintain the stability of her flight technique, before continuing, "The five students from the five academies will freely form two teams and select the first team to go on stage. If the number of students from that academy on the field is determined to be less than two, the second team can directly enter the field to provide support until the academy is determined to lose. The surviving academy is the winner, according to the team battle rules."

"Now that the rules of the martial arts competition have been explained, please enjoy the celebration!" After saying this quickly, Ye Heyi controlled her body and flew down, seemingly about to give up.

"This seems a bit like the rules of battle royale. No matter how you compete, only one team can be left in the end. It's quite interesting." Su Yang was a little excited to see a real battle royale for the first time. Lin Anlan, who was next to Su Yang, was also very interested in this kind of chaotic battle that required tactical cooperation and command. However, Tang Wan seemed to be less interested.

"Oh dear, why have the rules changed this year? I thought I could carefully watch every fifth-tier elementalist's duel, but now it's all chaotic fighting, and I can't learn anything at all," Tang Wan complained.

"Wan'er, are you really planning to learn from the martial arts competition?" Lin Anlan comforted her after hearing this, "You can't learn anything from those regular martial arts competitions. They can only show how strong the other people are. The real use of elemental power is to be put to use in actual combat. But this kind of competition is different. How to deal with and handle various unexpected situations is the real test of an elementalist."

"Is that so?" Tang Wan looked at Lin Anlan with wide, questioning eyes.

"Yes, would I lie to you? Back in the Blood Squad, I improved step by step through real combat." Lin Anlan recalled his past self, who had truly fought his way through countless trials and tribulations.

"What about Brother Su Yang?" Tang Wan looked at Su Yang again.

"Me?" Su Yang pointed to himself, unsure how to answer. He was afraid the two of them wouldn't believe him if he talked about his growth; his mental strength was beyond the comprehension of people in this world. He possessed scientific knowledge beyond their reach, coupled with the experience he had accumulated in this world. However, noticing Lin Anlan looking at him, he still said:

"Yes, I also think Anlan is right."

"Alright then, I'll take a closer look tomorrow."

As the site sank, the original drowned stone slabs were paved over the area again, and the celebration began quickly. There were no fireworks as Su Yang had imagined, as he had already verified during the Qinggui Festival that there were no fireworks in this world, but the usual "loud drums and gongs" were still present.

Accompanied by a burst of drumming and gonging music, men and women dressed in various costumes entered the venue and began singing and dancing, somewhat like a gala. Sometimes they sang solos, sometimes they sang in groups, sometimes they danced, and sometimes they turned into sword dances. Although the format was simple, it still made the audience in the stands cheer continuously. This world really lacks entertainment models.

After one performance after another ended, Ye Heyi finally reappeared on the field. She said, "The celebration performances are over. Next, I will formally introduce the participating academies and students of this academy martial arts competition!"

"They are Zhuang Song, Dean of Yunbei Academy; Cao Hongyun, a fifth-level student; Jin Yadan, Xie Yao, and Peng Hui, fourth-level students; and Ma Ruoxi, a third-level student."

"Yuan Aimin, Dean of Qingfeng Academy; Ren Shuangwen, fifth-tier student; Hua Anhe, Liu Kefan, and Liu Xuanzhan, fourth-tier students; and Lei Binyue, third-tier student."

"Xue Yunshan, Dean of the Magic Land Academy, Tang Tianyu, a fifth-level student, Yu Ze, Meng Gao, and Gao Xiangwen, fourth-level students, and Huang Lewei, a third-level student."

"Song Xianyi, Dean of Tianling Academy; Mao Jianxing, a fifth-tier student; Jiang Xiao, Lin Yongfeng, and Ziche Jingzhong, fourth-tier students; and Guo Yangyun, a third-tier student."

"And, the academy that hosted this competition, Qinwang Academy, Dean Tong Hexuan, fifth-tier student Zhu Ning, fourth-tier students Xu Wen, Xu Wu, and Wan Qingxue, and third-tier student Ke Chen."

"Welcome to all the deans of the colleges and representatives of the participating students!"