Chapter 239 - 118: The Demon Hunting Team Selection Competition Begins_2
Under the lead of the headteacher, the students filed into the large arena.
Once inside, the overwhelming feeling intensified. The elliptical competition field was over five hundred meters long, and its width was over three hundred meters. As soon as they stepped in, they could feel the oppressive atmosphere created by the magic circle.
The higher areas around them were packed with spectator stands, all situated more than thirty meters above the central field for safety. The surface of the central field was hard, with faint traces of light patterns, undoubtedly arranged into various magic circles.
The grand scale of these magic circles would have required a massive number of people and enormous resources to complete.
Yan Yao was walking with Knights Class One, she explained while moving, "The protective magic circles in the arena are constructed according to the level of forbidden spells. In other words, it can even endure battles between level nine operatives without any concern for energy overflow. As such, matches between professionists are safest here. A Wisdom Spirit Furnace even resides here to oversee the entire field, making it one of the most important places in the Holy City."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the big arena, a group of similarly dressed young people were also entering the field. There were several times more people over there, and they seemed to be older, in the prime of their youth.
Both sides converged in the central area of the arena, their eyes full of curiosity and caution as they looked at each other.
There were over six hundred graduates from the Main Temple Academy, roughly one hundred from each profession. Adding in the over one hundred eighty from the Spirit Furnace Academy, there were over seven hundred eighty participants in total.
Yu Yunqiong was now up front with the headteachers, greeting the teachers of the Temple Academy. Meanwhile, six people with strong auras walked in from the other side of the arena. They were all wearing outfits representing the six major professions, and they stood out.