Ye Lin fell silent.
He never expected that he could be given a bye for two consecutive rounds.
The audience watching the live broadcast of the college entrance examination were also stunned.
They were willing to call Ye Lin the god of drawing lots. The biggest dark horse of this year's college entrance examination had already emerged.
He didn't even move his hand once and directly entered the top four. This was already a record that no one had ever achieved before. As for the future, it was probably very difficult for anyone to surpass it.
He scared his opponent to tears in the first round, and the opponents in the second and third rounds directly gave up. He was given a bye in the fourth and fifth rounds. Even a novelist wouldn't dare to write such an absurd story.
"Boss, your luck is just too good," Ji Lingyu couldn't help but exclaim.
"If you like getting a bye, you can get one too," Ye Lin said nonchalantly.
"No, no, no! I don't want it!" Ji Lingyu shook his head repeatedly.
Getting a bye was both a good thing and a bad thing. Because getting a bye didn't increase the score. Suppose you got a bye in the fourth round, then in the next round, you would have to face the six strongest people in this year's college entrance examination. Only by defeating one of them could you get another ten points.
Ye Lin had been given a bye twice. At this point, his score was only 130 points. The sixth round was the semi-final, and the seventh round was the final.
This also meant that if he wanted to get the full score of 150 points, he had to win the next two battles and become the top scholar of Qingcheng.
If he didn't have enough strength, getting a bye for two rounds would definitely be going to the top four to give his head away for free.
"Who is your opponent in the fifth round?" Ye Lin asked.
Ji Lingyu had already scored 136 points. This score allowed him to choose any top university in the country. Therefore, whether he won or lost in the fifth round had little impact on Ji Lingyu, unless he wanted to compete for the top scholar of Qingcheng.
"Guess?" Ji Lingyu blinked his eyes and smiled very lewdly.
Seeing Ji Lingyu's smile, Ye Lin raised his eyebrows: "Isn't it Zhuge Ni?"
"Boss, you're so smart. You guessed it right!" Ji Lingyu nodded.
"She's not easy to deal with. If you can't handle her, just give up," Ye Lin advised.
Although Ji Lingyu's level was one level higher than Zhuge Ni's, Ye Lin knew better than anyone how Ji Lingyu's level was obtained.
At present, Ji Lingyu still couldn't fully control the power brought by the sudden increase in level. Moreover, his professional level was only A-level. Therefore, although Ji Lingyu's level was higher, his chance of winning against Zhuge Ni was actually very low.
"Give up? This woman has always been targeting you. I can't beat her, but I still have to teach her a lesson. Boss, you can rest assured!" Ji Lingyu patted his chest and walked towards the stage without looking back.
Just as Ye Lin was about to say something else, the voice of the chief examiner, Lin Yuan, rang out.
"Alright, the fifth round of the arena competition is about to start. Please all candidates come to the stage."
"Wait for my good news!" Ji Lingyu gave a thumbs-up and walked towards the stage without looking back.
In the fifth round, apart from Ye Lin who was given a bye, there were only six candidates left.
And the most eye-catching match was clearly the one between Zhuge Ni and Ji Lingyu. At this point, both sides had entered the stage to show their profession and level.
[Zhuge Ni, Fire Mage, Level 14]
[Ji Lingyu, Shadow Swordsmen, Level 15]
This astonishing level made countless people gasp. Level 14 against Level 15, this kind of situation usually only occurred in the final round of the top scholar competition in previous years.
But this year, even before entering the top four, a battle between Level 14 and Level 15 had already appeared. This made everyone start to discuss.
"Shadow Swordsmen? I remember this isn't an A-level profession? How could an A-level profession reach Level 15?"
Everyone has a different constitution. I once reached level 20 in a fit of extreme anger.
You wouldn't know this, would you? I saw with my own eyes that Ye Lin crippled the monster and then threw it to Ji Lingyu to finish it off. His level is all thanks to Ye Lin.
What? There's such a good thing? A friend of mine wants to ask if Ye Lin still needs a leg accessory.
No wonder an A-class profession could be leveled up to 15. There's actually such a trick behind it.
At this moment on the arena, Zhuge Ni was coldly looking at Ji Lingyu, her exquisite and beautiful face showing no expression.
"Ji Lingyu, I really don't understand. What kind of mind control did Ye Lin use on you to make you follow him so blindly?" Zhuge Ni said, holding the book.
"You don't need to understand. Once you call him boss, you'll always call him boss!"
Clang!
Ji Lingyu drew a long sword that glinted with cold light, his eyes becoming serious.
"When you finally realize what kind of person Ye Lin is, you'll surely regret it." Zhuge Ni shook her head, clearly showing her disdain for Ji Lingyu's choice.
In her opinion, Ji Lingyu was just a fool who had been deceived by Ye Lin.
The moment the examiner announced the start of the match, Zhuge Ni directly released her skill.
"Explosive Phoenix Fire!"
The book in her hand glowed, and immediately countless fireballs rose from the curves of her body, flying towards Ji Lingyu.
The terrifying heat made the temperature of the entire arena keep rising. Before the attack even reached him, sweat began to bead on Ji Lingyu's forehead.
Ji Lingyu tightly held the long sword, his figure moving like a phantom. He didn't blindly take the fireballs head-on but skillfully used the edges and corners of the arena to avoid Zhuge Ni's attacks.
The fireballs exploded around him, flames splashing everywhere, but they never touched him.
"How many times can you dodge?" Zhuge Ni calmly flipped through the book in her hand.
All the fireballs instantly condensed into a huge wall of fire, charging towards Ji Lingyu with a destructive force.
Facing this indiscriminate attack, Ji Lingyu's eyes narrowed. He knew there was no way to avoid it and had to confront it head-on.
He took a deep breath, and the power within him burst out instantly. The long sword in his hand shone with cold light as he slashed directly at the oncoming wall of fire.
"Blade Technique - Slash!"
The sword energy spread out, colliding fiercely with the fire wall in mid-air, producing a deafening loud noise.
The fire wall was instantly torn apart by the sword energy, turning into countless streams of fire splashing everywhere, resembling blooming lotuses of fire in the air.
Ji Lingyu's figure was faintly visible in the firelight, and the streams of fire landing on him would immediately burn his skin, but he didn't care and rushed towards Wu Zhou Ni.
He knew very well that facing Wu Zhou Ni, a fire mage, only by engaging in close combat could he have a chance of winning.
Seeing this, Wu Zhou Ni's beautiful eyes flashed a hint of surprise. She didn't expect that Ji Lingyu could withstand her powerful attack head-on.
At the same time, a sense of annoyance rose in her heart.
She was going to defeat Ye Lin and prove herself to her father. If she couldn't even handle Ji Lingyu, how could she deal with Ye Lin?
Thinking of this, Wu Zhou Ni's beautiful eyes flashed a sharpness.
Facing Ji Lingyu who was approaching her, she didn't panic. Instead, she responded more calmly.
The ancient book in her hand flipped again, and a series of stream rocket arrows rose up, shooting towards Ji Lingyu at high speed.
Ji Lingyu's figure was like a wind, like a dark shadow quickly passing through the fire arrows. He sometimes jumped up, sometimes dived down, skillfully avoiding Wu Zhou Ni's attacks.
When encountering arrows that couldn't be avoided, Ji Lingyu would raise his long sword and emit fierce sword energy, directly cutting through the fire arrows.
After a few flashes, Ji Lingyu reached Wu Zhou Ni's position, successfully getting close!
At this moment, Wu Zhou Ni not only didn't panic, but also raised a smile. That smile made Ji Lingyu's heart instantly jolt.
The next second, the ancient book in Wu Zhou Ni's hand automatically flipped without wind, and her long hair also automatically fluttered.
"Red Inferno Fire Sea!"