This monster was extremely fast. Relying on its status as a level six monster with thick hide, it was not afraid of the humans' attacks at all, and was therefore extremely arrogant. When it saw meat being delivered to its door, it immediately swallowed the people.

However, just as its mouth closed, a white light suddenly emerged from the gap between its teeth, rendering its meal futile.

"Ah Jiu!" Gan Lan was so shocked by this that she stumbled.

He slipped and fell from the tree branch in an instant.

Before she could even use her spiritual power to stabilize herself and take flight, a monstrous beast that had been eyeing her from below opened its blood-red maw at her.

Before she could even utter a sound, she was enveloped in the white light of elimination.

It's such a coincidence that only two people are left present now.

[Great! Gege, second place is practically within our grasp!] Xiao Shi was genuinely happy for Lin Jingge.

After all, their goal this time was the second-place prize.

Because Lin Jingge had moved away from the battlefield from the beginning, she was now some distance away from the man in black.

She looked up at the figure standing on the treetop.

Then the man drew his bow, raised his hand and casually grabbed at the air, and a golden arrow appeared out of thin air in his hand.

The tip of the golden arrow was aimed directly at Lin Jingge's forehead.

"Lin Jingge..." The other person cast a provocative glance at Lin Jingge, muttering these two words in a tone that was somewhat indescribable.

"Whoosh—" The arrow pierced the sky and headed towards Lin Jingge.

Before Lin Jingge could even break the card in her hand, the golden arrow pierced through her forehead.

The air grew still, as if all sounds had vanished, and even the highly excited sixth-tier demonic beasts below seemed frozen in place.

According to the rules of the illusion, when Lin Jingge is unable to dodge the arrow, the white light will envelop her and take her out of the illusion.

But the golden arrow pierced straight through her brow.

Upon seeing this, the man in black lowered his hands and gave Lin Jingge a mocking look.

"[Gege!]" Xiao Shi exclaimed in surprise. He, who had been climbing on Lin Jingge's head, was directly dragged into the space by this fluctuation.

There's only one possibility that could cause it to enter the space involuntarily: Lin Jingge has lost her mind.

Lin Jingge, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground with her eyes closed, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

She opened her eyes, and her face instantly turned pale. She could no longer sit still and leaned forward. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and used her hands to support herself on the ground, thus stabilizing her body.

Her eyes were fixed on the jade-like ground, which reflected her blurry silhouette.

"Chu Wang!" she whispered, almost spitting out the two words through gritted teeth.

"Gege!"

"Ah Jin!"

Two worried voices rang out in unison beside Lin Jingge.

Gan Lan and Tang Cheng each supported one of Lin Jingge's hands, helping her straighten up.

The two were among Lin Jingge's few close friends, and they were genuinely worried about her at this moment.

Of the hundred people present, some looked unwell, but none of them coughed up a mouthful of blood as soon as they woke up like Lin Jingge.

"I'm fine." Lin Jingge barely managed to steady herself and pulled her hands away from the two men's grasp.

Although he said he was fine, his voice was very weak.

Lin Jingge's gaze swept across the flat ground, but she didn't see what she was looking for.

It was at this moment that the surrounding white mist dissipated, and the blinding white light reappeared.

The blinding white light forced everyone to instinctively close their eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, everything around me had changed. The white jade steps were nowhere to be seen.

This is clearly the place where they were initially brought here by their team leader.

Besides the group of people who sat cross-legged and had entered the illusion, there were quite a few other people surrounding the area.

Ninety percent of those people were spiritual cultivators, clearly indicating that they hadn't even passed the first trial, the white jade staircase.

Once inside the Beast Tide Illusion, the top fifty are the official trainees, while the bottom fifty are the probationary trainees. The fate of those who haven't even passed the first hurdle is predictable.

I'm afraid they won't even be qualified to enter the academy.

The crowd on the periphery had obviously thought of this as well, and their eyes were full of envy as they looked at the hundred people inside, especially those who had already reached the Great Spirit Master realm.

"Children—" An old man's voice suddenly came from the high platform above.

Everyone stood up and looked toward the source of the sound.

The illusion created by the formation had failed. Qingjian and the others took a step back, falling behind the Grand Elder of the Yunding Sect, so that he could speak.

Lin Jingge was being helped to stand by Tang Cheng.

"Thank you." Lin Jingge leaned most of her weight on Tang Cheng and whispered her thanks.

"It's nothing, no need to thank me." Tang Cheng glanced at Lin Jingge with displeasure, clearly unhappy with her politeness.

Lin Jingge knew that Tang Cheng didn't treat her like an outsider, and she wasn't unconvinced by just one look from him.

On the high platform, the Grand Elder of the Cloud Cauldron Sect continued his speech.

It's simply announcing some matters regarding college selection and enrollment.

It's important to know that there are only four academies and one sect to choose from.

"Now, come forward one by one according to your name tag."

“The five jade plates in front of you each represent an academy. If you have a preferred academy, you can put your identity token into the jade plate. Each jade plate can only hold ten identity tokens.”

"The rules for the bottom fifty are the same as above. Now, let's begin the selection!"

As soon as the Grand Elder finished speaking, he waved his black sleeve, and five jade plates appeared in front of him. The names of different academies appeared on the plates, with the Cloud Cauldron Sect listed first, followed by the East, South, West, and North Academies.

Immediately, the identity card in the first person's hand lit up.

The man stepped forward, holding a flashing identification badge.

He first glanced at each of the five jade plates, and finally walked to the first jade plate and placed his identity token on it.

When the identity token touched the jade plate, the wooden token instantly transformed into an identity card that appeared in the illusion, and then flew back into the hands of the first-place winner.

"This is..." Looking at the card in his hand, the man looked up at the people standing above him in confusion.

"Good!" The Grand Elder of Yunding Sect looked at him with a smile, the corners of his mouth turned up.

With such a disciple possessing both exceptional fortune and cultivation, choosing his Cloud Cauldron Sect filled him with an arrogance that surpassed the other four academies. Even though their Cloud Cauldron Sect had always been superior to the four major academies.

"This is your identity card, which can also be used as a spirit card. When you join my sect, you only need to show this card." The Grand Elder of the Cloud Cauldron Sect stroked his beard and explained with a smile to the person below the stage who was holding a blue spirit card and looked puzzled.