Chapter 57

Time is like the bride price you save; it's very slow when you save it, but very fast when you spend it.

In the blink of an eye, the time of one night passed quietly.

I have to say, having good grades really has privileges; the exam area even arranged a separate room for each of them to rest last night.

Ye Lin, who slept full of energy, came to the bluestone square, but ran into Zhuge Ni head-on.

Zhuge Ni had two large dark circles under her eyes, clearly she hadn't slept well last night at all.

"I won't lose to you in the arena!" Zhuge Ni said, biting her silver teeth.

"Uh..."

Ye Lin was somewhat speechless; he didn't know which nerve this woman had misplaced, she had been targeting him since the day of the job-change ceremony.

He was too lazy to bother with Zhuge Ni; as the clock pointed to 7:30, Lin Yuan and a group of examiners appeared on time.

"What is being held today is the arena battle! The college entrance exam trial for other examinees has ended, and your college entrance exam trial has just begun!"

"The rules of the arena battle are very simple; the tournament adopts a draw system, everyone must compete for at least five rounds, winning one match adds 10 points and advances to the next round, losing one match does not deduct points, but once you lose once, you will enter the loser's bracket, which means you are destined to miss out on the top scholar."

"And the one who wins from start to finish is this year's Qingcheng college entrance exam top scholar!"

"By the way, remind you that the arena battle will be broadcast live in real-time, which also means that your relatives, parents, and family are watching you outside the exam area at this moment, silently cheering for you."

As soon as Lin Yuan's words fell, an examinee who was picking his nose immediately stopped his movements.

"Alright, now, the draw begins, there are 104 examinees, here are 104 small balls with numbers written on them, number 1's opponent is number 104, number 2's opponent is number 103, and so on. After drawing the corresponding label, follow the proctor's guidance to the arena."

As soon as Lin Yuan's words fell, a proctor walked over holding a large box covered with a black cloth.

Ye Lin understood the rules; everyone had to compete for at least five rounds, and if they wanted to compete for the top scholar, they had to compete for the sixth, seventh, or even eighth round.

Although this rule seemed to have some loopholes, in reality, there was no problem at all; after all, the top scholar was the strongest of all examinees, if one couldn't even win from start to finish, then one was unworthy of the name of top scholar.

As for the others, even if they drew a stronger opponent in the first round, as long as their strength was not a problem, they would definitely be able to win the next four matches and get a high score.

In the end, it was still strength that spoke!

A sharp light flashed in Ye Lin's eyes; in order to enter the Supreme Academy, he was determined to win this top scholar!

The examinees took turns drawing their numbers; when it was Ye Lin's turn, he groped and drew a small ball with 18 written on it.

"Boss, what's your number?" Ji Lingyu couldn't help but ask.

"18," Ye Lin said.

"18? Hehe, I'm 24! That's great! It seems I definitely won't meet you so soon, scared me to death!" Ji Lingyu let out a long sigh of relief.

If he met Ye Lin in the first round, he would definitely be autistic on the spot.

And as long as he didn't run into people like Ye Lin, Zhuge Ni, or Luo Jun, his level 15 was enough to sweep the arena.

Under the guidance of the proctor, Ye Lin walked onto an arena.

According to the rules, his opponent was the examinee who drew the number 86 small ball.

Only to see a petite girl standing in front of Ye Lin with a stubborn face.

"Both examinees, please stand within the circle, before I announce the start, please do not have any extra movements."

The proctor announced the rules with an expressionless face.

"Now, please both examinees display your profession and level."

【Ye Lin, Forbidden Curse Mage, level 18】

【Bei Beibei, Water-type Mage, level 10】

"Profession and level display completed, the competition begins!"

Looking at the other party's level and profession, the corners of Ye Lin's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Classmate, you should just admit defeat."

"No! I won't admit defeat! Although you are very strong, don't look down on me! Make your move!"

Bei Beibei's expression was very stubborn, her palm-sized face full of firmness.

Being able to get a score above 85 in the comprehensive ability assessment, none of them were easy to deal with; having finally walked to the arena, she naturally wasn't willing to admit defeat easily.

Actually, it wasn't that Ye Lin looked down on the other party, it was mainly because he didn't know any other skills besides forbidden curses.

With the level difference between the two, plus the mage's fragile body, Ye Lin could be sure that no matter which forbidden curse he released, the other side would definitely be heavily wounded if touched, and die if hit.

It seemed she wouldn't give up until she saw the Yellow River; Ye Lin shook his head helplessly, then sacrificed one of his wisdom teeth.

"Forbidden Curse — World-Extinguishing Wild Thunder!"

Ye Lin shouted softly, raised his right hand toward the sky, and surging thunder clouds gathered immediately, dazzling silver-white thunder arcs shuttling between the clouds like spirit snakes.

Boom!

A violent thunder dragon as thick as a person's embrace swept down from the clouds, connecting with Ye Lin's hand, like a thunder chain; at this moment, Ye Lin was like a god in charge of thunder.

This terrifying scene not only caused the people watching the live broadcast to switch their perspectives, but also caused the examinees on the scene to stop and look back.

"Damn! Summoning thunder directly as soon as they come up? Did that little girl opposite commit a heavenly crime?"

"Such a cute girl, and this guy summons such thick thunder to strike her? How can her small body withstand it!"

"Others playing with their lives is an adjective, this guy is really playing with his life!"

Releasing a forbidden curse in a college entrance exam arena is as outrageous as Ke Jie participating in a primary and secondary school student Go competition; sending War Eagle to such a competition would be more than enough.

The proctor was even more startled, then shouted in horror.

"Examinee Ye Lin! Killing is strictly prohibited in the arena battle! Otherwise, your college entrance exam qualifications will be canceled!"

"I don't want to either, then you should let her admit defeat." Ye Lin said helplessly.

At this time, Bei Beibei was already scared silly on the spot; when watching Ye Lin's video yesterday, she already knew Ye Lin was very strong.

But watching the video was far less shocking than experiencing it personally; only after truly standing opposite Ye Lin and becoming Ye Lin's opponent did she truly understand how terrifying Ye Lin was!

Bei Beibei felt like a novice who had just walked onto a boxing ring, and as a result, the peak Tyson walked toward her.

Afterward, peak Tyson shook hands with her, telling her with a smile: "Hello, I am today's referee Tyson, your opponent is Zero Ultraman from the M78 Nebula."

Under this kind of terrifying pressure, Bei Beibei's legs went soft, and she fell to the ground with a 'thump'.

The next second, she burst into tears with a 'wow'.