Chapter 60: Ji Lingyu vs. Zhuge Ni

Ye Lin fell silent.

Even he had not expected that he would be able to draw a bye for two consecutive rounds.

Everyone watching the live broadcast of the college entrance exam was also stunned.

They were willing to call Ye Lin the god of drawing lots; the biggest dark horse of this year's exam had already appeared.

Without ever having moved a hand, he had entered the top four; this was already an unprecedented record, and as for the future, it would likely be hard for anyone to come after.

In the first round he scared his opponent to tears, in the second and third rounds his opponents forfeited directly, and in the fourth and fifth rounds he drew a bye—even in a novel, one wouldn't dare to make it this absurd.

"Boss, your luck is just too good." Ji Lingyu couldn't help but exclaim.

"If you like drawing byes, you can have them," Ye Lin said indifferently.

"No, no, no! I don't want that!" Ji Lingyu shook his head repeatedly.

Drawing a bye is a good thing, but also a bad thing, because a bye does not increase your points. Suppose you draw a bye in the fourth round; then in the next round, you have to face one of the six strongest people in this year's exam. Only by defeating one of them can you get another ten points.

Ye Lin had drawn a bye twice, so his score was only 130 points at this moment. The sixth round was the semi-finals, and the seventh round was the final.

This also meant that if he wanted to get the full 150 points, he had to win both of the remaining two battles and become the Qingcheng top scholar.

Without sufficient strength, the result of drawing two byes would definitely be going to the top four just to feed the opponents and give away points.

"Who is your opponent in the fifth round?" Ye Lin asked.

Ji Lingyu had already obtained a score of 136 points, a score that allowed him to choose from the top universities in the country at will. Therefore, whether he won or lost in the fifth round didn't have much impact on him, unless Ji Lingyu wanted to compete for the title of Qingcheng top scholar.

"Guess?" Ji Lingyu blinked, smiling very lewdly.

Looking at this smile from Ji Lingyu, Ye Lin raised an eyebrow: "It wouldn't be Zhuge Ni, would it?"

"Boss, you're really smart; you guessed it right on the first try!" Ji Lingyu nodded.

"She isn't easy to deal with. If it's not working, just forfeit," Ye Lin advised.

Although Ji Lingyu's level was one grade higher than Zhuge Ni's, Ye Lin knew better than anyone how that level was obtained.

The current Ji Lingyu still couldn't perfectly control the power brought by his sudden surge in level, and furthermore, his profession was only A-grade. Therefore, even though Ji Lingyu was a higher level, his win rate against Zhuge Ni was actually very low.

"Forfeit? This woman is always targeting you. Even if I can't beat her, I have to teach her a lesson. Don't worry, Boss!" Ji Lingyu said, patting his chest.

Ye Lin wanted to say something more, but just then, the voice of the chief examiner, Lin Yuan, rang out.

"Alright, the fifth round of the arena matches is about to begin. Will all candidates please take the stage."

"Wait for my good news!" Ji Lingyu gave a thumbs up and walked toward the arena without looking back.

Excluding Ye Lin, who had drawn a bye, there were only six candidates left for the fifth round.

And the most eye-catching match was clearly the one between Zhuge Ni and Ji Lingyu. At this moment, both sides had already entered the stage of displaying their professions and levels.

[Zhuge Ni, Fire Element Mage, Level 14]

[Ji Lingyu, Shadow-Bearing Swordsman, Level 15]

This shocking level caused countless people to gasp. Level 14 against Level 15—in previous years, this would basically only appear during the battle for the top scholar.

But this year, even before entering the top four, a battle between a Level 14 and a Level 15 had already appeared, which led everyone to discuss it heatedly.

"Shadow-Bearing Swordsman? I remember that's an A-grade profession, isn't it? An A-grade profession can actually be leveled up to 15?"

"Everyone's constitution is different. I once masturbated twenty times in a state of extreme anger."

"You guys don't know about this, do you? I saw with my own eyes that after Ye Lin beat the monsters to a pulp, he threw them to this Ji Lingyu to finish them off. His level was entirely raised to such a high point thanks to that Ye Lin."

"Ah? There's such a good thing? I have a friend who wants to ask, is Ye Lin still looking for a leg-hugging sidekick?"

No wonder an A-grade profession could be leveled up to 15; it turned out there was such a trick involved.

At this moment in the arena, Zhuge Ni looked at Ji Lingyu coldly, her exquisite and beautiful face devoid of any expression.

"Ji Lingyu, I really don't understand what kind of soul-bewitching soup Ye Lin fed you to make you follow his lead," Zhuge Ni said, holding her tome.

"You don't need to understand. Once a boss, always a boss!"

Clang!

Ji Lingyu drew a long sword shimmering with a cold glint, his eyes becoming serious.

"When you finally realize what kind of person Ye Lin is one day, you will definitely regret it," Zhuge Ni shook her head, clearly showing extreme disdain for Ji Lingyu's choice.

In her view, Ji Lingyu was just a fool who had been deceived by Ye Lin.

The moment the proctor announced the start of the match, Zhuge Ni directly released a skill.

"Bursting Phoenix Fire!"

The tome in her hand lit up, and immediately after, countless fireballs rose up from beside Zhuge Ni's graceful curves and smashed toward Ji Lingyu.

The terrifying high temperature caused the temperature of the entire arena to climb continuously. Before the attack even arrived, beads of sweat had already seeped out on Ji Lingyu's forehead.

Ji Lingyu gripped his long sword tightly, his figure flickering like a phantom. He did not blindly take the fireballs head-on, but cleverly utilized the edges and corners of the arena to skillfully evade Zhuge Ni's attacks.

The fireballs exploded around him, flames splashing everywhere, yet they were never able to touch him in the slightest.

"How many times can you dodge?" Zhuge Ni flipped through the tome in her hand calmly.

All the fireballs instantly condensed into a massive wall of fire, rushing toward Ji Lingyu with the momentum of destroying the world.

Facing this indiscriminate attack, Ji Lingyu's eyes narrowed. He knew this strike was unavoidable and had to be met head-on.

He took a deep breath, the power within his body erupted instantly, and his long sword flashed with a cold light as he slashed directly at the incoming wall of fire.

"Sword Skill: Slash!"

Sword Qi crisscrossed, colliding fiercely with the wall of fire in mid-air, emitting a deafening roar.

The wall of fire was instantly torn apart by the sword Qi, turning into countless flowing flames that splashed about, like blooming fire lotuses in the air.

Ji Lingyu's figure was faintly visible amidst the firelight. The flowing flames landed on him, immediately scorching his skin, but he ignored it and charged toward Zhuge Ni.

He knew very well that facing Zhuge Ni, a Fire Element Mage, he only had a chance of winning if he fought in close quarters.

Seeing this, a flash of surprise crossed Zhuge Ni's beautiful eyes. She had not expected Ji Lingyu to be able to take her powerful attack head-on.

At the same time, a sense of annoyance rose in her heart.

She was the one who was going to defeat Ye Lin to prove herself to her father; if she couldn't even deal with Ji Lingyu, how could she talk about dealing with Ye Lin?

Thinking of this, a sharp glint flashed in Zhuge Ni's beautiful eyes.

Facing Ji Lingyu, who was charging toward her, she did not panic, but instead responded even more calmly.

The tome in her hand flipped again, and streams of flaming arrows rose up, shooting toward Ji Lingyu at high speed.

Ji Lingyu's figure was like the wind, moving rapidly through the flaming arrows like a shadow. He leaped and dove, skillfully dodging Zhuge Ni's attacks.

When he encountered arrows he couldn't dodge, Ji Lingyu would swing his long sword, releasing sharp sword Qi to cut the flaming arrows directly.

After a few dodges, Ji Lingyu arrived in front of Zhuge Ni, successfully closing the distance!

And at this moment, Zhuge Ni not only didn't panic, but instead curled her lips into a smile, a smile that made Ji Lingyu's heart skip a beat.

The next second, the tome in Zhuge Ni's hand moved without wind, flipping pages rapidly, and her long hair also began to dance automatically.

"Crimson Sea of Fire!"