Chapter 74: Sarilang, Sarilang

No sooner had Ceng Canqi finished speaking than a massive teleportation array opened up behind him.

The violent spatial fluctuations caused many to narrow their eyes; clearly, this array was the entrance to the Top Scholar Secret Realm.

"You now have twenty minutes to find suitable teammates. Of course, if you are confident enough in yourselves, you may choose to solo," Ceng Canqi said after glancing at his watch.

The Top Scholar Secret Realm is one of the most peculiar secret realms; upon entering, one possesses an undying body, allowing one to safely farm monsters to level up rapidly.

Therefore, when the Top Scholar Secret Realm was first discovered, all class-changers were ecstatic, flooding into it and launching a frenzied hunt against the monsters.

Not long after, the monsters in the Top Scholar Secret Realm were nearly hunted to extinction.

Fortunately, the Great Xia authorities intervened, placing the Top Scholar Secret Realm under control and no longer allowing class-changers to enter freely, letting the monsters in the realm recuperate, which preserved this secret realm.

Subsequently, this secret realm became a benefit for the top scholars of each year; the monsters inside are like leeks, harvested once every year.

"Ye Lin, shall we team up?" Mi Xue asked, looking at Ye Lin.

"Sure, then just follow me."

Ye Lin nodded without refusal; he had a decent impression of Mi Xue, and in his view, she was a very good person to carry his bags.

After all, for the Savage Berserker class, strength is second to none.

Ye Lin handed his Starfall Heaven Trace and the backpack filled with food to Mi Xue.

Mi Xue naturally accepted them happily; after all, in her eyes, this weight was nothing at all.

But while Mi Xue was willing, others were not.

Mi Xue's petite and cute appearance had long attracted the attention of many boys present, and seeing Ye Lin carelessly hand everything to the petite Mi Xue, they immediately frowned.

"Hey! Do you have any sense of chivalry? How can you make a girl carry everything?"

A tall, thin boy began to scold Ye Lin, then turned his head to speak gently to Mi Xue.

"This classmate, you'd be better off teaming up with me; I certainly wouldn't let you do such heavy, rough work."

"Get lost!"

Mi Xue clenched her fist, and muscles bulged on her fair, lotus-root-like arm, as if steel were wrapped in white jade, revealing a sense of power that could not be ignored.

The tall, thin boy was startled by Mi Xue's sudden change; he widened his eyes, looking in disbelief at the arm that had instantly become robust.

The surrounding air seemed to solidify because of this, and everyone's gaze focused on these two sudden antagonists.

No one expected that Mi Xue, with her dyed pink hair and bun, who looked cute and dim-witted, would have such magnificent arms when flexed.

This strong sense of contrast made many people's mouths twitch instantly.

Mi Xue grabbed the Starfall Heaven Trace and the backpack from the ground and easily slung them over her shoulder.

Watching her effortless appearance, the tall, thin boy could only close his mouth helplessly; after all, Mi Xue looked like she could kill him with a single punch.

Twenty minutes passed.

Almost everyone chose to team up.

After all, inside the Top Scholar Secret Realm, monster levels can reach as high as over thirty.

Moreover, the number of monsters is limited; besides guarding against monsters, the top scholars are also competitors among themselves.

If one is alone and encounters a group of three or five others, one can basically only consider oneself unlucky.

It has even happened in past years that people were tied up and thrown into a corner, gaining not a single bit of experience until the secret realm ended.

As the top scholar of Shencheng, Wu Shaoqi's own level is as high as 22, so people lining up to team with him were naturally endless.

After all, as one of the most powerful cities in Great Xia, Wu Shaoqi, born here, had received the best education and enjoyed the most superior conditions since childhood.

His strength naturally far exceeded that of top scholars from other small cities.

Not long after, Wu Shaoqi's team already had over a dozen people, including the tall, thin boy who had just been rebuffed by Mi Xue.

After Ceng Canqi announced that they could begin entering the Top Scholar Secret Realm, Wu Shaoqi, with his arm around Ning Yiyi, led over a dozen people in a grand procession past Ye Lin.

Those dozen or so people were all the top existences of their respective cities, yet at this moment, they followed respectfully behind Wu Shaoqi.

When passing by Ye Lin, Wu Shaoqi's footsteps paused slightly.

"I've investigated you. Ye Lin, right? From Qingcheng, a... palm-sized little county town."

Wu Shaoqi's smile was full of malice.

"To be level 18 in such a small county town is indeed a gifted talent, but a country bumpkin is always a country bumpkin, unfit for the big stage."

"I'll give you one last chance: kneel down, kowtow to me three times, and say you're sorry. Then the matter from that day will be wiped clean. Otherwise, once you enter the Top Scholar Secret Realm, you'll be responsible for the consequences."

Wu Shaoqi crossed his arms over his chest and tilted his head slightly, waiting for Ye Lin to kowtow to him.

The teammates he had just assembled behind him also glared at Ye Lin; clearly, if Ye Lin did not apologize, he would face the siege of this group if they ran into each other in the Top Scholar Secret Realm.

In Wu Shaoqi's view, for Ye Lin to offend him like this and for him to still be willing to give him a chance, he was simply too benevolent.

However, Ye Lin's reaction was extremely simple; he rolled his eyes and kindly spat out two words.

"Brain-dead."

Wu Shaoqi's smile instantly froze on his face, and then his expression slowly turned gloomy, as if brewing a violent storm.

Wu Shaoqi's eyes became deep and cold, and a terrifying aura slowly emanated from him, carrying oppression and horror. The surrounding air seemed to tremble under his aura, and everyone's heartbeats accelerated involuntarily.

Is this the gold content of a top scholar from a big city?

Many people's expressions could not help but change.

In their respective cities, they were all the top scholars, but at this moment, under Wu Shaoqi's aura, they had the feeling that they couldn't withstand a single move from him.

Wu Shaoqi walked toward Ye Lin step by step, each step seeming to carry the weight of a thousand jun, making it impossible to ignore.

"You're good! Ye Lin, once you enter the secret realm, I will let you know what it means to wish you were dead!" Wu Shaoqi leaned his entire body against Ye Lin, his tone incomparably icy.

At this moment, everyone held their breath, watching this scene nervously; they knew that Wu Shaoqi was truly angry, and Ye Lin was likely going to suffer.

Sure enough, the next second, Ye Lin's expression changed!

He clutched his stomach and retreated in pain, his face filled with terror as he looked at Wu Shaoqi.

When everyone looked, they discovered that a hideous wound had appeared on Ye Lin's stomach, blood gushing out incessantly; through that wound, one could even vaguely see Ye Lin's internal organs.

"Sarilang! Sarilang!"