Chapter 49

The morning sun cast ten thousand golden rays, and the horizon gradually flushed with a faint orange-red, like a painter's palette, rich and delicate in its layering of colors.

The sun's radiance illuminated the entire world, as well as the hopes and dreams within people's hearts; in this beautiful moment, everything was filled with infinite possibility and vitality.

Several principals of Qingcheng stood tall upon the city walls, watching this batch of examinees who radiated a vibrant vitality like the morning sun.

"The college entrance exam trial is finally about to begin. If the novice trial was just for practice, then the college entrance exam trial is truly ten thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge!"

"Guess how many people from our Qingcheng will be admitted to the You Daxia Academy this year?"

"There were five last year; I bet there will be at least seven this year. Not to mention anything else, as long as those two SSS-rank profession students of that bastard surnamed Gao don't have any accidents, their admission to the You Daxia Academy is a sure thing."

"You flatter me, you flatter me!" Qingcheng High School principal Gao Zhentian spoke with feigned humility, but the expression on his face was uncontrollably joyful.

"Wang Zhenglin from Experimental High School, the SSS-rank Rainbow Blade profession! He will definitely lock in a spot too. And Old Su, Luo Jun from your Yucai High School is also the SSS-rank Shadow Dragon Spear profession; he should also be able to win a spot at the You Daxia Academy!"

"That's already four. With another two or three dark horses, I don't think seven spots will be a problem!"

One principal voiced his conjecture, and Principal Su smiled faintly.

"Luo Jun's goal isn't just the You Daxia Academy, but the Qingcheng top scholar!"

The several principals were not the least bit surprised upon hearing this; after all, for the past few years, the top scholars of Qingcheng had almost all come from Yucai High School.

However, they all cast their gazes toward Gao Zhentian, as Qingcheng High School had not only produced the record-breaking Zhuge Ni this year, but also a monster like Ye Lin, whose level had reached as high as 16.

Principal Su glanced at Gao Zhentian and said indifferently.

"The combat power of a job-changer doesn't just depend on level; it also depends on equipment and actual combat experience. If one could win just by having a high level, then why hold the college entrance exam trial at all? Wouldn't it be better to just rank them by level?"

"Hmph, does Principal Su know that one force can break ten thousand laws? If the level is high enough, other things don't matter," Gao Zhentian snorted coldly.

The two principals refused to give an inch, secretly competing with each other.

Just then, with a creak, the massive city gates, like two walls, slowly opened toward both sides!

This also meant that the college entrance exam trial had begun!

As long as one crossed the ten-kilometer no-man's-land in the wild, one could enter the college entrance exam trial; this was also the first hurdle of the exam.

As soon as the city gates opened, many examinees rushed out impatiently, among them Ye Lin and Ji Lingyu.

In order to defeat Ye Lin, Zhuge Ni decided to stay in the wild to grind levels, so she was also in the first batch of examinees, even rushing to the very front.

More examinees remained in the rear, waiting quietly, not in the least bit anxious.

The first batch of examinees to rush out might not reach the entrance faster, but they would definitely encounter ferocious monsters sooner; therefore, if one was not confident enough in their own strength, they generally wouldn't dare to rush out in the first batch.

If one left in the second batch, the resistance encountered would be much reduced.

Stepping outside the city, a fishy, foul stench rushed toward them.

That was the odor emitted by the monsters, mixed with the smell of fermented blood; many examinees vomited with a 'wow' the moment they smelled it.

Everyone was leaving the city for the first time; they hadn't expected that outside the city and inside the city were two completely different worlds.

Having lived inside the city for so long, they had even forgotten that this world was surrounded by countless monsters.

These people had just left the city when a beast roar resounded through the sky.

The appearance of the monsters broke the originally tense and orderly atmosphere.

It was a giant lizard over three meters tall, its entire body covered in hard gray scales, its eyes flashing with bloodthirsty, fierce light, its long tongue flicking in and out, as if it were a demon crawled out from the depths of hell, making one shudder at a single glance.

"It's a Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard! An 11th-level Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard!"

The examinees were immediately frightened out of their wits, fleeing in all directions, wanting to avoid this monster.

The Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard's speed, however, was astonishingly fast, leaping several meters in a single bound; in the blink of an eye, it caught up to several fleeing examinees, its sharp claws as keen as steel blades, and with one swipe, fresh blood splattered everywhere.

"Ah!"

A shrill scream resounded across the wilderness.

This sudden, bloody scene left many examinees stunned with fear, to the point that they even forgot to run; they hadn't expected at all that they would see such a bloody scene the moment they left the city.

The several principals on the city wall appeared extremely calm; only after experiencing the baptism of blood could one truly grow up, otherwise they would forever be flowers in a greenhouse.

Unless a monster above level 20 appeared, it was impossible for them to intervene in the assessment.

Watching the examinees fleeing or stunned with fear, one principal couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment.

"This year's batch isn't very good; an 11th-level Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard scared them like this. With so many people, if each person threw one skill, they would have drowned the Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard to death."

Just then, a black shadow rushed against the flow of people toward the Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard; it was none other than Ye Lin.

Ye Lin carried the Starfall Heaven-Trace and rushed over with an expressionless face.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Activating the Yang-Life Blade Technique, four brilliant starlight flashes passed in succession, and the Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard that had scared everyone into fleeing in all directions had its four limbs severed, becoming a wriggling meat worm.

"What a terrifying blade! This blade is at least rare-grade equipment!" a principal on the city wall exclaimed.

"Is this that Forbidden Curse Mage Ye Lin? Level 16 combined with a rare-grade piece of equipment, dealing with an 11th-level Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard is indeed a piece of cake, but why doesn't he kill that Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard?"

Just as everyone was puzzled, they saw Ye Lin beckon toward the person behind him.

"Ji Lingyu, come over and finish it off!"

"Coming, Boss!"

Ji Lingyu rushed over excitedly, sword in hand. At this moment, the Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard no longer had the slightest ability to resist, and with one sword strike, Ji Lingyu directly ended the life of the Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard.

【Team kill of an 11th-level Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard, reward 40 experience points.】

The experience points an 11th-level monster should provide ought to be 110 points; due to the team relationship, the experience points were divided, so it was reduced to 40 points, and the remaining 70 experience points should have been added to Ji Lingyu.

Watching this outrageous scene before them, everyone was dumbfounded.

Only then did they understand why Ye Lin only severed the Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard's limbs but didn't kill it.

That Bloodthirsty Demon Lizard, which had scared everyone into fleeing in all directions, had actually become a tool for Ji Lingyu to grind levels in front of Ye Lin?

At this moment, everyone had an urge, and that was to rush up and hug Ye Lin's thigh, asking him if he was still short of lackeys...