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A chorus of exclamations erupted from the crowd, the sound waves rippling across the plaza. Third-year students exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes wide with disbelief.
“This… this can’t be, can it? Li Yunxin isn’t usually…”
“What do you know! This is a true genius! The kind who keeps their talents hidden!”
Whispers spread like a tide:
“A single Gold-tier demon core is worth 150 points! That’s equivalent to three Silver-tier ones!”
“It’s not just the points! A Gold-tier demon beast’s strength is at least four times that of a Silver-tier one!”
“So… doesn’t that mean Li Yunxin’s strength is…”
Everyone’s gaze darted between Xiao Yun, Chixiao, and Li Yunxin, the previously clear ranking of strength utterly overturned in that moment. This girl, usually so quiet she was almost invisible, had now become the most dazzling dark horse in the entire arena.
At the edge of the crowd, Liu Yuxuan stared moonily at Li Yunxin. Sunlight illuminated her delicate features, and a gentle breeze ruffled her hair; every subtle movement sent his heart racing.
“Ah~ this elegant demeanor, this formidable strength… Mom, I think I’ve found true love!” He gazed adoringly at Li Yunxin, a glistening thread of drool unconsciously escaping the corner of his mouth, making him look exactly like a husky in heat.
“Hey! Wipe your drool!” His companion shoved him in disgust.
“Huh? Was there?” Liu Yuxuan hastily wiped his mouth, then immediately reverted to his lovesick daze.
“But… she really is so beautiful…”
The murmurs on the plaza continued to rise and fall, everyone speculating about an even more astonishing possibility: if Li Yunxin could slay one Gold-tier demon beast, then what about the other two she might have encountered…?
“If that’s truly the case, then the top spot in this practical training will be undisputed,” someone whispered.
“The position of third-year chief might just change hands…” another student added, their gaze involuntarily flicking towards the grim-faced Xiao Yun.
Just as the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, Li Yunxin elegantly spread her hands:
“Stop guessing, it was just this one.”
With that, she walked with a light step towards the resting area, leaving the entire assembly in stunned silence.
The youth behind her, laden with large and small bags, finally arrived, panting heavily. “Sis! Are you trying to murder your own brother?!”
The youth dumped the heavily bound items from his shoulder onto the ground, wiping sweat from his brow.
“Mages already get so little physical training, yet you still dump so many things for me to carry. If it weren’t for me, your brother, having aspirations as high as the heavens, any other brother would have quit long ago.”
Li Yunxin lazily waved her hand:
“Alright, alright, my stinky little brother, you’re the best, okay? But if you don’t hurry up and train that scrawny body of yours, what will you do when you try to find a girlfriend later? You’ll probably be a ‘three-second man,’ won’t you?”
“What nonsense are you spouting!” The youth’s face instantly flushed red, and he made a move to undo his belt. “The duration of my Fireball spell is much stronger than Ye Xingchen, who’s dead last, and Liu Yuxuan, who’s second to last!”
“Yes, yes, yes, my dear brother, why compare yourself to anyone else when you choose to compare yourself to the last two? If they’re ‘two-second men,’ then you just barely manage to last one second longer. You’ve won, you’ve completely won~”
“I…” The youth fumbled for a long time, unable to squeeze out another word.
This exchange instantly turned the solemn plaza into a chaotic uproar. The students exchanged glances, having expected to witness an astonishing reversal, only for it to suddenly devolve into a family comedy… ‘Is that all?’ But on second thought, such precise control over her score was even more chilling to ponder. After all, facing a legendary ‘score-controlling master’? The more effortlessly she performed, the more unnerving it became!
Meanwhile, Xiao Yun on the sidelines secretly let out a sigh of relief, his back already drenched in cold sweat. The sudden appearance of that Gold-tier demon core had nearly made his heart stop, but now it seemed… his position as number one was finally secure. Xiao Yun secretly schemed, his eyes flickering with shifting emotions.
No matter how strong Su Liyue and Mu Wanqing were, with the deadweight Ye Xingchen, how could they possibly hunt two more Gold-tier demon beasts in just five days?
“Heh…” A cold sneer played on his lips.
By his calculations, Su Liyue’s team would at most acquire one Silver-tier demon core. With a dead last ‘drag-along’ from their grade, let alone competing for the top three, it would be a miracle if they weren’t dragged down.
At this thought, Xiao Yun’s gaze involuntarily drifted towards the forest. Over the past three years, Su Liyue had rejected countless admirers, including many senior students. Why, then, did she show special regard for that good-for-nothing Ye Xingchen?
What part of him, Xiao Yun, wasn’t superior to that bottom-dweller, aside from not having summoned an Epic-tier familiar as powerful as Chixiao?
“Utterly detestable!”
In terms of talent, he was a formidable dual-elemental mage; in terms of strength, he even surpassed Chixiao, who was hailed as a fire-elemental genius; and in terms of looks, he was among the best of the third-year boys. Who was that mere bottom-feeder, Ye Xingchen? How dared he even contend with him for Su Liyue?
“Just you wait…” A fierce fighting spirit ignited in his chest.
He would use this practical training to prove that he was stronger and more outstanding than all the other boys in his year, that he, Xiao Yun, was the undisputed number one among the third-years. By then, even the lofty Su Liyue would inevitably become his prize. He could almost see Su Liyue casting admiring glances his way, his knuckles turning white from the force of his clenched fists.
“By then, even the most beautiful girl in the third year will have to meekly submit to me.”
Just then, the crowd suddenly stirred, and a wave of exclamations spread through them.
“Look! It’s Su Liyue and Mu Wanqing!”
“The goddesses are finally back!”
“…And that damn deadweight!”
This last murmur was particularly grating in the crowd, eliciting knowing smiles from many boys. It seemed that a certain unspoken understanding of resentment towards Ye Xingchen had long been established among the third-year boys. This was hardly surprising; seeing two campus beauties and talented geniuses accompanied by the grade’s bottom-dweller left a sour taste in anyone’s mouth.
After all, when faced with campus goddesses like Su Liyue and Mu Wanqing, who possessed both talent and beauty, what young man wouldn’t want to be the pig who gets the finest cabbage? Even knowing they had no chance, how could they willingly watch the ‘fine cabbage’ in their hearts be snatched away by a worthless pig far inferior to themselves?
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