"You want to win the championship?" ,Rwm asked as even he was surprised, "But why?"

"What is the rule for advancing in the cultivation world?" ,Jimmy said, "It is to live without any regrets. Honestly, even if you don't want to say it out, I know that everyone here wants to aim for the championship. It includes even me. But we don't want to say it out. Because we have a major issue of our identities being revealed. Of course, even I fear that."

Jimmy continued, "But cultivators should live their lives without any regrets. This is the essence of the cultivation. If you have confidence in your ability, then you should aim for the championship. If you pull yourself back from your heart's desire, then it will form the shadow of doubt within your heart. This shadow will then alt your cultivation to where it is until you find a way to remove that shadow."

"You are right." ,Ram nodded as he gave his approval. He said, "Let's do as you said. Let's aim for the championship. Even if we lose after aiming for the championship, I am sure that it won't leave us any room for regrets. Because we have given our full efforts and aimed for the championship."

"It's settled then." ,Dick said, "We are aiming for the championship!"

"Let's give our best." ,Josh said excitedly.

"Don't be hasty so soon." ,Jimmy said, "We should consider too many things. For example, we should not display our trump cards in this tournament. For example, unlike others, we can use all ten natural elements in combats. We should limit it to two elements maximum. For example, I am a fire dragon. So I will use Fire element for sure. And I will also use the Wood element for convenience. You people also choose only two elements to fight in this tournament. Of course, none of you should choose either Time or Space Element. You should know what will happen if you revealed that you have affinity with either Time or Space element right?"

"That's right. Then since I am the Wind Dragon, I will use the Wind element. And I will also use the Metal Element as well." ,Dick said.

Lucky said, "Since I am Light Dragon, I will use Light and Water Element.

Alister said, "If that's the case, then I will depend on Earth and Wood element for my convenience."

Ackles said, "Then I will use Water and Earth elements."

Josh said, "I will go with Dark and Fire Element."

"I--I think I will use Fire and Metal Element." ,Ben said with a little nervous tone.

"Don't be nervous, Ben!" ,Jimmy said, "Remember, killing is strictly prohibited in this tournament. You will be fine. So don't worry too much, alright?"

"Y-Yes, big brother." ,Benjamin said. But Jimmy could find the lack of confidence in his voice.

"Good." ,Jimmy appreciated it. He knew that talking and attempting to make Benjamin brave will be pointless. Some people will understand their quality only in a fight. Unless Ben fights a good fight, he doesn't understand his true value. So Jimmy didn't speak any further.

Then what about you, father?" ,Jimmy looked at Gnanwell and asked.

"I will use Metal and Earth Element." ,Gnanwell said, "With this, I think I can use a lot more options out there."

"Alright. That's a good choice." ,Jimmy appreciated and then looked at Grabber. He asked, "What are your choices, grand[pa Gutherson?"

"I have decided to go with Wind and Wood Elements." ,Grabber gave his answer.

"Hmmm." ,Jimmy finally looked at his grandfather and asked, "And finally what about you, Grandfather?"

Everyone then looked at Sitaram. Sitaram was a legendary character back in the Life Realm. If there was one person under whom the cultivators wanted to develop, then their first choice will definitely be Sitaram. It's because that's how good Sitaram was.

But none of them, except Gutherson had seen how Sitaram fights. Even Gnan who was Sitaram's biological son has never got the opportunity to see his father fight. Since such a legendary character from Life Realm is about to fight in a battle, how could it not pique the interest from others?

As they were wondering about Sitaram's choices, Sitaram said, "I will fight with Light and the Darkness Element."

"The two elements that had opposite nature?" ,Jimmy thought for a moment and said, "It is very hard to control the elements that has opposite nature at the same time. If this choice was made by someone else, I would have gave it a second thought. But since it was you who chose to enter the competition with the two elements with opposite nature, I have nothing else to say."

Ram smiled in return. Jimmy also smiled in return. There is a mutual understanding between Jimmy and Ram. Jimmy always had the trust in his grandfather's capabilities the most. Jimmy also knows the legend his grandfather has created back in the Life Realm. This was the proof enough to prove Sitaram's capabilities in any field.

Soon everyone left to prepare for the upcoming preliminaries. Jimmy and Ram stood behind. After everyone left, Ram asked Jimmy, "What is troubling you?"

Jimmy replied, "It's about Ben. He is very good person. His talent is also abnormally good. But he is lacking in most important aspect. And that is confidence. He doesn't have enough confidence in himself. I don't know how he will handle the tricky situations."

"You are right." ,Ram replied as he gave a serious thought about this issue. He said, "But it doesn't mean that he can't improve. Some people need time to develop their mental state. Some people need the actual battle to understand how valuable their existence is. Ben is someone who grew up in a place where he was always suppressed by his seniors. This experience has developed the disease called Xenophobia. And we don't have any medicines to cure this Xenophobia disease. Only through the actual experience of unknown could one overcome this Xenophobia disease."

"You are right, grandfather." ,Jimmy sighed and said, "And this is one of the reason why I was aiming for championship. I want Ben to overcome his disease and boost his confidence levels. Let's hope that this tournament will give him the confidence within himself."

"Let's hope for it then." ,Ram replied.

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As time passed, the nervousness within everyone grew. Because, the dates for the preliminaries is getting near, they were preparing even more intensively. Be it the rich kids, or the cultivators who had poor family background, everyone shut their doors and entered the closed door seclusion.

And just like that, six months passed in a blink of an eye. And what's next. The day for the preliminaries has finally come!