In past years, there have been instances where individual beasts were very formidable, but they couldn't handle melee battles well, and as a result, they drew lots that ended up with all mixed battles.
In the last tournament, Cangling Ancient Country ranked third, partly because several students consecutively drew formats they were not good at.
Given this situation, the Spirit Academy is extremely cautious in selecting Beastmasters nowadays.
A preliminary selection starts a year in advance to establish a main list and provide resource subsidies and rewards.
A year later, formal slots are determined from the main list.
After all, a year is a long time, and no one knows what might happen; someone might go through a qualitative change during this period.
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Three days later, the Spirit Academy officially began the selection competition, and it became lively; the usually popular Spirit Spring District was almost deserted.
