Chapter 188: Holy Light Shield! Physical Immunity! (Requesting Full Subscription)

On the arena platform.

After defeating Liu Jing, Zhou Yi did not leave; his gaze swept over the crowd below as he spoke:

"Those who wish to challenge me, continue to come."

The battle between the top-ranked freshman and the one ranked twentieth attracted the attention of many freshmen.

After Liu Jing left the arena in defeat, the freshmen surrounding the platform did not decrease; this place remained the central venue.

However, when Zhou Yi's indifferent words rang out, they were met with silence.

According to the rankings, the freshmen can be roughly divided into three tiers.

Students who cleared only the Nightmare difficulty constitute the weakest third tier, ranking roughly after the eightieth place.

Those ranked from eightieth to tenth who cleared the Abyss difficulty count as the second tier.

The first tier includes the top ten, including the provincial top scorers.

And Zhou Yi, naturally, stands as the most formidable figure at the very front of the first tier.

Originally, after Liu Jing claimed he achieved such results due to attribute suppression against Zhou Yi, many had already been eager to try.

But after seeing Liu Jing, who ranked relatively high in the second tier, instantly killed, they immediately fell silent.

There was no way; the gap was truly too large...

"With Zhou Yi's strength, only a provincial top scorer should be able to match him."

This was the unanimous thought among everyone.

To challenge a provincial top scorer, one's own strength, at least at "913", should also be at the level of a provincial top scorer...

"Zhou Yi's strength might just suppress the arrogance of these chosen ones."

"However, it is unknown who will strike first."

The many teachers on the ceremony platform also grew expectant.

If the special recruits were the most arrogant group among all freshmen, then the status of the provincial top scorers within the special recruits was even more unique.

They came from various provinces of the Zhongxia Nation, and the college entrance examination questions were all different.

They held many other opinions regarding the default rankings assigned after registration.

Now, at the freshman tournament, although everyone cleared the same dungeon, the rankings were based on the time taken to clear the dungeon.

But without actually fighting, these people would probably still not accept Zhou Yi as the number one freshman.

"Here he comes..."

Without making everyone wait too long, the crowded crowd below automatically parted.

A figure clad in crimson-red armor walked out, heading straight for the arena platform.

His face was handsome and fair, his fiery red hair extremely conspicuous, and the smile on his face was somewhat reckless and arrogant.

His right hand gripped a black war blade tightly, the sharp edge radiating a cold chill.

"Eh, it's actually Shen Lingfeng!"

"I didn't expect him to launch the challenge first."

"It makes sense; although he is not a provincial top scorer, his strength is about the same as a provincial top scorer's."

Against everyone's expectations, the first to launch the challenge was not a provincial top scorer from another province.

It was Shen Lingfeng, ranked third.

This youth from the Ningan Family possessed the extremely rare Flame Dragon Bloodline.

He had already changed his class to Berserker at the age of seventeen.

In multiple college entrance examination simulation trainings, he was unquestionably the number one in the Suhang Province.

If it were not for Zhou Yi's sudden emergence, the ultimate winner of the college entrance examination would undoubtedly have been him.

Unfortunately, reality has no "if"...

Zhou Yi's appearance caused him to be ranked only after Zhou Yi, becoming the second place in the Suhang Province college entrance examination.

However, although he did not win the title of top scorer, his strength, in the minds of many, was already no different from that of a provincial top scorer.

"Come on, Zhou Yi, let's see who is stronger!"

With a reckless smile, Shen Lingfeng stepped onto the arena platform.

It must be said, this Berserker ranked third indeed possessed extremely strong strength.

Although a reckless smile lingered on the corner of his lips, the moment he stepped onto the arena platform, his aura changed, leaving no flaws in his entire body.

Shen Lingfeng belongs to the first tier; naturally, he would not be instantly killed like Liu Jing.

In this way, one could witness a great battle between first versus third.

For a moment, many people began to look forward to the upcoming battle.

"Paladin versus Berserker, who do you think will win?"

"It must be the Berserker! Zhou Yi is strong, but that is established under the condition that he has stacked his buffs. This is a tournament, not a dungeon run; once the match starts, the Berserker will rush in, so where would there be time left for you to stack buffs?"

"That's true; the Berserker is an absolute damage-dealing position, even more violent than a Retribution Paladin. Plus, with the opponent's Flame Dragon Bloodline, Zhou Yi's path here might be a bit difficult."

"Not necessarily; Zhou Yi is not a fool; he won't clash head-on with Shen Lingfeng right from the start."

"..."

The battle had not yet begun.

Those below already began to predict the direction of the upcoming battle.

Most people, in their words, were not very optimistic about Zhou Yi.

After all, they had all watched Zhou Yi's college entrance examination dungeon clear video and knew that his full-power state required the application of numerous buff skills.

In an open dungeon, perhaps one might give Zhou Yi time to maneuver and apply buff skills.

But on a 10-meter by 10-meter arena platform, wanting to maneuver was extremely troublesome.

On top of that, Shen Lingfeng was still a Berserker class—charging in and dealing damage, neither skill lacking.

There was even less chance of giving Zhou Yi an opening to apply a buff.

Of course.

There were also quite a few people who firmly believed in Zhou Yi's strength, convinced he could definitely defeat Shen Lingfeng.

And among these people, Jiang Churan was naturally the most certain one.

After all, she knew Zhou Yi's true strength all too well......

"Do you want to rest for five minutes first?"

On the arena stage, the referee instructor asked Zhou Yi.

"No need." Zhou Yi shook his head.

The magic power within his body had already fully recovered during the time he spent waiting on the field after leaving the dungeon.

Dealing with Liu Jing had only used a single Pure White Blade skill.

The mana consumed by this skill wasn't much, and in just this short while, the magic power within his body had once again nearly brimmed full.

"Very well."

The referee instructor stepped back and activated the arena stage.

The energy barrier slowly rose, and the countdown sounded once more, causing the surrounding people to end their discussions and focus on watching the upcoming battle.

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Begin!"

The showdown between first and third place was naturally the focus of the entire venue.

Not only was the area below the stage packed with new students, even the new students fighting on the other arena stages subconsciously stopped at the same time, turning their gazes over.

On the etiquette platform, the expressions of the various deans and instructors also carried anticipation as they stared at the two on stage.

On the arena stage, the two stood facing each other, eight meters apart.

As the electronic prompt 'Begin!' fell.

Shen Lingfeng was the first to raise his right hand, then the entire black battle-blade over a meter long came slashing down viciously at Zhou Yi!!

Before the battle-blade even fell, it was wrapped entirely in crimson-red blazing flames with a boom!!

Then......

An arc-shaped flame blade-light about a meter long, like a crescent moon, was suddenly swung out, slashing toward Zhou Yi at a speed surpassing sound!

Bang!!

It was only when the crescent blade-light carved a massive crack into the energy barrier directly facing it that the new students below the stage finally reacted..........

"So fast!"

"That's the Berserker's Crimson Flame Slash! What a powerful blade-light!"

Fast!

Too fast!

Compared to Liu Jing, Shen Lingfeng's offensive speed was more than double!

However, what surprised them even more was that Zhou Yi still dodged it with an extremely fast reaction speed, causing this blade-light to miss.

"He didn't even move his lower body......"

"Too confident."