"It's finally over! I cried. I had been hiding by myself for the first six days and saved up a lot of ocean crystals. But who would have thought that on the seventh day, all my ocean crystals would be robbed. Not only will I be eliminated in the third round, but I won't get any rewards!"

"Who isn't? I'm even worse off than you. On the first day, I was beaten up and disqualified from competing for the ocean crystal. I have to stay in there for seven days and wait for elimination!"

"I'm better than you, but not by much. I've only collected a single-digit number of ocean crystals. It's the same as not collecting anything at all. I'm doomed to be eliminated!"

The surroundings were filled with the howling of ghosts and wolves who thought they might be eliminated, but Ye Qingxue, who was teleported out, didn't care about these passers-by at all.

She just wanted to know whether her brother Tianming, who was sucked into the statue, had come out.

"Lianghua, Meng Jiang, you two look over there, and I'll look in this direction to see if Brother Tianming has been teleported out!"

Even if Ye Qingxue didn't say so, Lianghua would do so.

Meng Jiang has collected so many ocean crystals from Lin Tianming these days, so naturally he will help find Lin Tianming.

It’s a pity that the three of them walked around the area thoroughly but still couldn’t find Lin Tianming.

The Sea King teleported all those who participated in the Sea King Ceremony back here. Lin Tianming was not here, which meant that he was still in that statue.

This also made Ye Qingxue and the other two very worried.

At the same time, the scene has begun to count the ocean crystals collected by those who participated in the Sea King Festival.

Seeing this scene, Ye Qingxue immediately said to the person who was hosting the ceremony on the stands: "Teacher, Brother Tianming is still in the ruins of the Undersea Dragon Palace and has not been teleported back!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the top awakener who presided over the ceremony suddenly looked solemn.

The faces of other Kyushu bigwigs in the stands also changed.

Lin Tianming is Jiang Han's student. If something happens to him at the Sea King Festival, God knows what Jiang Han, the strongest top awakener, will do.

"How is this possible? The Sea King will definitely teleport everyone in the Undersea Dragon Palace Ruins back. How come Lin Tianming is still in the Undersea Dragon Palace Ruins?"

Listening to the confused words of the person presiding over the ceremony, Ye Qingxue continued, "Brother Tianming was sucked into the underwater Dragon Palace ruins on the sixth day. We stayed by his side until the third round of the ceremony ended and we were teleported out, but we didn't see him!"

After learning from Ye Qingxue why Lin Tianming did not come out, the bigwigs of Jiuzhou in the stands couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"That should be the problem with the statue. It forcibly blocked the transmission of the Sea Emperor, making it impossible for Lin Tianming to return!"

"This is troublesome... Tianming is such a talented kid. If something happens to him during the third round of the Sea King Festival, it will be a misfortune for Kyushu!"

“Even if we are all top-level awakeners, we cannot find the exact location of the underwater Dragon Palace ruins without the guidance of the Sea King, let alone bring Tianming back… Now we can only pray that he encountered a fortuitous encounter and will come out by himself after he has taken the statue…”

The helpless appearance of the bigwigs in Jiuzhou made Ye Qingxue even more worried about her brother Tianming.

At this time, Tianshui, who had been outside the Sea King Festival, also walked in.

"What happened this time? Why wasn't brother Tianming teleported back by the Sea King?"

In response to Tianshui's question, Ye Qingxue cried and threw herself into her arms, telling Tianshui the news that Lin Tianming had been sucked into the statue and had not come out.

After listening carefully to Ye Qingxue's story, Tianshui couldn't help but rub her eyebrows, his face full of anxiety.

"How could this happen... If something really happened to brother Tianming... How should I explain it to my good sister Jiang Han?"

The person presiding over the ceremony also spoke at the right time to calm Tianshui's emotions.

“Teacher Tianshui, don’t be too pessimistic. Maybe the child has discovered some great opportunity again, just like he did in the second round of the coral psychedelic array. Let’s first count the ocean crystals collected by all the students on site. Maybe when we’re halfway through the count, the child will come back!”

"I hope so..."

Tianshui can only pray in his heart that Lin Tianming is really okay.

If something really happened to Lin Tianming, she really wouldn't be able to explain it to Jiang Han.

Moreover, she has been avoiding her feelings for Lin Tianming in her previous life, and she is unable to face herself.

Lianghua also stayed there silently, feeling worried that Lin Tianming did not come back with her.

She even felt a little guilty.

She clearly wanted to find Lin Tianming earlier to prevent Lin Tianming from his imminent tragic death.

Why did she come early, and Lin Tianming encountered such a life-or-death danger?

She...seems to be unable to protect anything...

The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. Lianghua didn't dare to think further.

She could only pray silently for Lin Tianming in her heart, hoping that he would eventually return safely from the statue.

The Poseidon Festival continued as usual. According to on-site statistics, Lianghua collected the most ocean crystals, followed by Ye Qingxue.

If it were any other time, if Ye Qingxue found out that she couldn't compare to Lianghua in collecting ocean crystals, she would definitely be furious.

But now, because she was worried about Lin Tianming, she was in no mood to think about such things.

Ranked third is Lan Ba, the top third-year student at the Imperial Academy in the Imperial Capital.

The fourth to tenth places were all taken by third-year students from the Imperial Academy in the capital.

Meng Xiyue's elder brother Meng Jiang, who originally had not collected many ocean crystals, also saw his collection of ocean crystals surge to nineteenth place because he got on Lin Tianming's convoy in time.

The top 20 will enter the final round of the Poseidon Festival.

Except for Lin Tianming who had not yet returned, all four members of Lin Tianming's team squeezed into the final round.

But Ye Qingxue and the other two were in a bad mood and were very worried about Lin Tianming.

"Teacher, isn't it time to announce the rankings? We can't just hold back on announcing the rankings because Lin Tianming hasn't come back yet, right?"

"Yes! Teacher, if Lin Tianming really can't come back, will the last round of the Sea King Festival never take place because of him?"

As more and more people voiced their opinions at the scene, the host of the festival, who had originally wanted to wait a little longer, had no choice but to announce the final ranking of the third round of the Poseidon Festival first.

If Lin Tianming can return safely before the final round, they will try to secure an extra spot in the final round for this number one genius in Kyushu who encountered an accident.

Ye Qingxue got angry when she heard the comments of those passers-by. Before the host of the ceremony could speak, she loudly suggested: "Brother Tianming has collected more ocean crystals than Lianghua and I combined. Even if the ranking is announced now, he should be ranked first even though he didn't come back!"

Soon, voices of opposition were heard nearby.

"This is unfair and against the rules! If Lin Tianming doesn't come back in the final round, then one of us will be replaced by him who won't even participate?"

"That's right! He had no luck and died young in the ruins of the Dragon Palace under the sea. Does he want the rest of us to pay for it?"

"It's simply unacceptable to let a dead person take our place!"

Among these people who opposed, there were many who had previously praised Lin Tianming’s talent. Their fickle attitudes made Ye Qingxue want to chop them down.

"Who do you think is dead?"

A terrifying area of ​​extreme cold instantly spread around the furious Ye Qingxue, freezing all the people participating in the ceremony.

Tianshui was actually very angry too, but if Ye Qingxue really took action, they would be given a chance to be criticized.

She held down Ye Qingxue in time and forcibly dispersed Ye Qingxue's extreme cold field.

She said softly, "Qingxue girl, calm down."

The person presiding over the ceremony in the stands also wanted to rank Lin Tianming, but with so many people at the scene objecting, he could only announce the rankings of those present.

Just as the person presiding over the ceremony was about to speak, a teleporting light suddenly appeared under the stands, and this scene attracted everyone's attention.

Soon, Lin Tianming's familiar figure slowly appeared in front of them.

Lin Tianming, who was in the Supreme Hall of Machinery just now, saw clearly what happened at the scene.

So when he came back, he showed him half of the ocean crystals he had collected.

That's right, only half of what he collected! Just this half alone has exceeded the total amount of the top three!

"With so many ocean crystals, am I not worthy enough to enter the final round of the Sea King Festival?"

(End of this chapter)