Chapter 141

"The second stage of the competition has finally started! I want to challenge the 154th place!"

"Heh, my profession is not suitable for dealing with monsters, but it is quite suitable for dealing with humans. I want to challenge the 86th place!"

"..."

Although the Bear Monster dungeon can test a part of a person's strength, there are still some strengths that cannot be tested through dungeon monsters.

For example, the hidden profession, Mentalist.

A Mentalist is more powerful the higher the opponent's intelligence level.

Conversely, the lower the intelligence level, the less affected they are.

Besides that, there are other relatively special professions that also exerted all their strength when the second stage of the competition started, launching challenges one after another.

Of course, there are also quite a few people who launched challenges on the spur of the moment just because they saw someone as a soft persimmon.

After all, this ranking concerns future credit allocation and accommodation arrangements.

These three challenge opportunities, might as well use them!

Holding such a mentality, for a time, the twenty competition platforms at the back of the entire playground were gradually filled with figures.

And the deans and instructors on the ceremonial platform were also watching the freshmen's competition performance from a high place.

Some won and laughed wantonly.

Some lost and cursed in regret.

For a time, the entire playground was bustling with noise.

And Zhou Yi, as the first-place freshman, seemed to have nothing to do at this time.

Just as he was standing in the front feeling a bit bored, he suddenly heard a voice involving his own name.

"I want to challenge Zhou Yi! His ranking is not worthy of the name!"

This voice was not loud, but the moment it fell.

It made Playground No. 1, which was as noisy as a vegetable market just a moment ago, much quieter.

Pairs of eyes filled with surprise looked over.

After seeing the person who issued the challenge, some special admission students were even more secretly surprised.

"It's Liu Jing! What kind of madness is he having! He actually dares to question Zhou Yi's ranking?"

"Although Liu Jing's ranking rose from the original 38th to 20th, he shouldn't be this arrogant, right?"

"Could it be that Zhou Yi's leg whip at the special admissions meeting made him lose his mind?"

When Liu Jing stood out, questioned Zhou Yi's strength, and issued a challenge.

Many freshmen wondered if he had been driven crazy by that leg whip from Zhou Yi at the previous special admissions meeting.

Facing the surprised and astonished gazes of the crowd, Liu Jing seemed unconcerned, and a strange smile even curled up at the corner of his mouth.

As if he had grasped the truth, he said loudly:

"Haven't you noticed? The bonus stage clear times for professionals who have mastered Holy Light or light-series skills are generally much faster than others!"

"Zhou Yi being able to clear the most difficult bonus stage so quickly is just because of attribute restraint! His strength ranking is actually not worthy of first place at all!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves; while everyone was stunned, they also began to think.

"Attribute restraint? Indeed, if you have mastered light-series skills or are a professional who believes in the Holy Light, the clear speed of the bonus stage is much faster than ordinary professionals."

"I heard Zhou Yi's S+ talent has a great improvement in affinity for the light attribute. Could it be that he was able to pass the bonus stage so quickly just because of attribute restraint?"

"In that case, Zhou Yi's strength might not be as strong as imagined. After all, we are not specters and won't fear the Holy Light."

Everyone present had been tortured by the Bear Monster Specter in the bonus stage and knew deeply how difficult this stage was!

Controlling the clear time within seven or eight minutes like Jiang Churan and Shen Lingfeng is considered the most powerful result within their understanding.

And 1 minute and 12 seconds...

This clear time belonging to Zhou Yi is simply too exaggerated.

Exaggerated to the point of making people doubt the authenticity of this result.

Now that Liu Jing has proposed the idea of attribute restraint.

Many special admission students' minds became active. Is Zhou Yi's strength really not worthy of the name?

"Stupid!"

Looking at the triumphant expression on Liu Jing's face, Shen Lingfeng not far away couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Holy Light and light-attribute attacks can indeed produce a certain restraint effect on specters.

But at most, it can only amplify some damage; it is impossible to achieve a result of 1 minute and 12 seconds.

In his view, Zhou Yi being able to pass the bonus stage so quickly must be because he has mastered other trump cards.

"Heh, this little guy has quite a lot of ideas, but attribute restraint is not as powerful as he imagines."

On the ceremonial platform, the instructors shook their heads slightly.

The Suhang University Freshman Grand Competition has only three dungeons in total, which have been rotated for over a hundred years.

They have long been thoroughly researched by those family forces.

If the Bear Monster dungeon's specter bonus stage could be easily cleared by relying on attribute restraint, why would those noble family scions go to such great lengths to make various preparations? Wouldn't a light-attribute magic scroll just do it?

Besides, with the fierce strength Zhou Yi displayed in the dungeon.

If it were replaced by a monster not restrained by the Holy Light, under that massive sacred giant hand, it would only end up being killed in seconds.

The referee instructor in charge of the Free Challenge Match naturally knew this.

Looking at the increasingly triumphant Liu Jing, he frowned slightly and reminded:

"You must get on the stage within one minute after issuing the challenge! Otherwise, it will be considered a forfeit!"

"Cough, cough, okay, okay."

Facing the majesty of the referee instructor, Liu Jing coughed dryly and came back to his senses.

He walked toward a nearby competition platform.

At this time, that slender figure who was the center of attention was already standing on it.

He looked calm, as if he hadn't been affected by the crowd's discussion at all.

Like a javelin, his body stood straight.

It is now twelve o'clock at noon, when the sun is at its strongest.

Those dazzling rays of sunlight shone on the sharp axe blade of the giant battle axe behind him, reflecting a chilling cold light.

Just standing there, he brought a very strong sense of oppression to people.

"Good momentum, he already has the prototype of a strong person."

"Such momentum can only be honed on a real battlefield. I really don't know how Zhou Yi did it."

Noticing the cold aura radiating from Zhou Yi's whole body, the instructors, including Wu Mang, couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

Momentum is a real radiation of aura.

High-level professionals can even force back some magical beasts and monsters just by their momentum.

Generally speaking, professionals who frequently enter and exit the wild or the battlefield are more likely to form momentum.

Although the momentum on Zhou Yi at this time is slightly immature, it can already bring a certain sense of deterrence to people.

This point, while making people feel incredible, also made them slightly worried about Liu Jing, who was about to fight Zhou Yi.

"Let the priest get ready first."

"With Zhou Yi's strength, it would be troublesome if he didn't control it well..."

Soon...

In the gaze of the crowd, Liu Jing also arrived on the competition platform.

"Zhou Yi, didn't expect it! I am the first to challenge you!"

Looking at Zhou Yi not far away, Liu Jing was immensely triumphant.

"For this day, do you know how I spent this month?!"

"I got up at 6 o'clock every day to train, and didn't sleep until 12 o'clock at night!"

"It is precisely because of this that I was able to improve from 38th place to 20th place!"

— Author's Notes —

PS: Seeking some monthly tickets at the beginning of the month, thank you very much~~~~.