Full-Time Magister: What kind of demonic tree is this? It's clearly a sacred tree!

Chapter 148 Ming Busong (Happy New Year's Eve! Five chapters every day from today until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year!)

After discussing the competition tactics, the players began to prepare for the match.

There are many magic arenas in Venice, and this is just one of the opening venues. But the magic arena alone is about the size of four football fields plus an athletics track. This is an incredibly large scale. It is no easy feat to get Nitos, where land is so precious, to vacate such a piece of land.

The large size of the magic arena means that the spectator seats are also densely packed. However, considering the dangers of magic battles, even with the protection of the barrier, not too many people are allowed to crowd into the arena to watch. In any case, with the current application of magic, whether it is an overhead view, a close-up, a side view, or a front view, the battle scene will be transmitted to the viewers' eyes without any omissions.

The arena was completely enclosed by a barrier, and outside the barrier, defensive mages were responsible for blocking any massive amounts of energy that might overflow.

These are mostly high-level mages. The destructive power of a single high-level spell is enough to shake an entire street. So even though the arena is the size of four football fields combined, we still can't let our guard down.

The world does not encourage mage duels, largely because energy is difficult to control. The more powerful the mage, the more devastating the destruction they can cause. There have been many examples of accidental injuries caused by mage duels in the past.

The ground was initially soil-like, covered with fine dust, and it seemed that a single wind spell could easily raise a cloud of dust.

However, several old mages soon entered the area and began to alter the shape of the ground using their earth and plant magic.

As if by magic, solid soil, hard mud, high rocks, and hills—various landforms quickly formed before everyone's eyes.

Next came the performance by several plant-based veteran mages. You could see ancient trees rising from the ground, with lush green trees forming a dense canopy that covered long vines and tendrils, intertwining to create a primeval forest!

Before long, the bare magic arena had completely transformed into a wilderness battlefield. If it weren't for the fact that the entire arena was still surrounded by barriers and the walls of the Roman Colosseum, it would have seemed as if one were completely in a forest outside the city!

"These people are all professional arena operators!" Jiang Yu exclaimed, looking at the arena that was flawless.

Simulating the wilderness requires mages to possess near-super-level control to perfectly depict such an environment in such a short time.

There are many types of mages. Mo Fan is a typical combat mage. Although combat mages actually make up a large proportion of the population, many blacksmiths, smelters, apothecaries, gardeners, builders, and site architects in the city are also mages.

Their combat abilities may not be great, but a few of them can build a town in a short time. These mages also enjoy a very high social status.

After the site architect finished setting up the outdoor scene, Mo Fan was amazed. He thought the battlefield would be so unchanging, but he didn't expect that the scene could be arranged at will.

Thus, with different terrains and landforms, the mages' battles won't become so rigid. Knowing how to make good use of the surrounding environment to gain an advantage is also one of the essential lessons for combat mages.

Considering the different magic systems of various mages, and the fact that terrain can provide some advantages to mages, each official match in the Venice Battle was conducted with the battlefield set up temporarily after the players had chosen their opponents; the battlefield was often randomized.

"This kind of open battlefield seems to be very advantageous to us! We have a plant mage here," Instructor Feng Li said with a smile.

"Both players are in position." The referee's voice rang out.

As the contestants took their designated positions, the audience in the high-ceilinged stands at the far end began to discuss animatedly. All information about the national teams' contestants was kept secret before the competition, making the information about each contestant from each country one of the most closely watched topics. Many intelligence brokers even went so far as to dig up everything that had happened to each contestant since the day they awakened!

"This is my first time fighting in such a big arena, I'm a little nervous," Jiang Yu said in a low voice.

"What's there to be nervous about? Just beat them to a pulp!" Jiang Shaoxu said with great confidence.

"Don't be nervous, I let someone bet on us to win, they bet a hundred million!" Zhang Chen said with a smile to ease the tension.

"I'll corner them in a bit, then you can show off your skills!" Zhang Chen said.

"Hehe, that's exactly what I was waiting for!"

After a rough deployment of tactics, the countdown to the fireworks began in the sky. When the fireworks burst in the center and the booming sound echoed, the opening match of this world university competition officially began!

"Boom~"

A loud bang came from above, and a green light flashed in Zhang Chen's eyes. Countless vines with peach blossom buds sprouted from the ground. The vines tumbled and rolled on the ground like flying dragons playing in the clouds, climbing up towering ancient trees to absorb nutrients. One after another, the flower buds as big as basins bloomed, and wisps of pink mist spread out.

The pink mist enveloped most of the venue in just two breaths and was still expanding rapidly.

As soon as Ming Busong entered the pink mist, he couldn't help but grin foolishly. Realizing something was wrong, he quickly retreated and decisively said, "Use the wind to blow it over there!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sandy-yellow wind gathered, and pink mist was also swept in and carried away into the distance. But what was revealed beneath the mist sent a chill down the spines of the Japanese team.

Thick vines spread rapidly toward them like flying dragons. Mingbu Song was the closest, and by the time he realized what was happening and tried to run, it was too late. He was instantly bound by the vines that sprouted from the ground.

Ming Busong tried to escape by turning into shadow, but the vines seemed to have a mind of their own, placing him under the light and giving him no chance at all.

The vine, like a snake that had finally caught its prey, carried Akiho back quickly, but how could the other Japanese team members let it succeed?

Shao Hegu's eyes were completely corrupted, granting him the powerful rock-controlling ability of the Rock Demon.

"Rock Demon's Eye - Petrification"

His gaze locked onto the vines binding Ming Busong. A grayish-white color crept up the vines, and at the same time, he manipulated the surrounding rocks to create patches of shadow, trying to help Ming Busong escape the vines' restraints.

The vines, as if cornered, sprang to life, with the sharpest branches, even sharper than thorns, piercing directly through the abdomen of the Mingbu pine.

Ming Busong groaned, but did not lose consciousness. However, the topmost branch circled around and returned to pierce him again.

Immediately, a monk from outside the arena came down and took the unconscious Ming Busong away for treatment.