"This round of the competition..." He paused, looking at the expectant eyes below, "...is a draw."
"draw!?"
"Yue Ling should have won this round."
"yes."
The orcs below were all incredulous.
"Nonsense! It was clearly my Yunxi who won," Xiao Chenzhao retorted.
He looked up at Pu Shangji on the stage and said, "Adjutant, you must be mistaken. It was clearly my Yunxi who received the response from the Beast God first."
"It was Yue Ling who got a response first!" the other orcs immediately raised their voices upon hearing this.
At this moment, Pu Shangji listened to the discussions below the stage, his brows furrowing slightly. Thinking of the instructions he had just received, he did not answer directly.
"Gentlemen," Pu Shangji said, looking at the two people in front of him, "the second round of the competition is over. The third round will begin tomorrow morning."
“Mm,” Ling Yunxi replied.
Pu Yueling, who was standing next to her, felt very displeased when she saw Ling Yunxi respond to Pu Shangji.
She glared at Ling Yunxi, rolled her eyes at her, and then caught up with Pu Shangji.
"Brother!" she exclaimed joyfully.
Pu Shangji sighed and replied, "Mm."
"Yunxi, Yunxi." Xiao Chenzhao called out to Ling Yunxi from below the stage.
Ling Yunxi stepped off the stage, "Father."
"Yes," Xiao Chenzhao replied happily.
"Yunxi, your father saw your performance on stage just now. I never expected that you could see through the mystery of that beast bone!"
"It was all by chance," Ling Yunxi said.
“That’s still impressive. Countless orcs can’t get past that level, but not many orcs actually encounter it,” Xiao Chenzhao said.
"What do you mean, Father?" Ling Yunxi asked curiously. The original owner of this body would never care about or participate in these competitions.
"In the past, the sacrificial ceremony was never used as a formal test in the three rounds of competition to examine the orcs, because in essence, it could not test the orcs participating in the competition at all."
Xiao Chenzhao frowned and said.
"So, someone deliberately made me fail at the sacrificial ceremony?" Ling Yunxi said, frowning.
"Yes, it's only brought out at the end of the final round, when no results have been determined yet, to make the final decision. It's ostensibly based on the guidance of the Beast God, but it's actually predetermined."
"I thought you would lose to Pu Yueling in this round, but I didn't expect you to be able to see through the mystery of the beast bone and even fight her to a draw."
"Our Yunxi is the one chosen by the Beast God!" Xiao Chenzhao exclaimed excitedly.
"But Pu Shangji must have something wrong with his eyes. He couldn't tell whose sacrificial beast bone reacted first. It's infuriating!" Xiao Chenzhao said angrily.
"snort……"
“Father, don’t be angry. Yunxi will win again in the next round and make you happy,” Ling Yunxi said.
“Yes, Father believes in Yunxi!” Xiao Chenzhao said excitedly upon hearing Ling Yunxi’s words. “However, Yunxi, don’t push yourself too hard. Just do your best.”
“Mm,” Ling Yunxi replied.
"Come on, Yunxi, let's go back. Your father has prepared something delicious for you!"
"good."
At this moment, the beastmen below the stage dispersed.
"Heh, I didn't expect her to accidentally break the second round of the competition." A beastman from the Beast Academy nearby said disdainfully.
"I thought she would lose this round of the competition, after all, the opponent is the only daughter of the High Priest and the most promising candidate to become the next High Priest."
"This is terrible. If she wins the match tomorrow morning, we're doomed," said another orc from the Beast Academy.
"Don't speak too soon. Tomorrow's match won't be won by simply accumulating experience," another orc said.
"No matter what, I just want Pu Yueling to win. She's so pretty. If she sits next to me, my motivation to study will increase."
"..."
"Let's go, let's come back tomorrow."
Pu Yueling's home —
"I'll do my best in tomorrow's competition. I've given that arithmetic master a lot of good stuff for this competition."
“Yes,” Pu Yueling replied. “Don’t worry, Mother, I will definitely win the last game.” Her eyes were firm.
“Talking is useless. Have you memorized all the questions that will be on the test tomorrow?” Pu Canzhi said.
"I...I've memorized it," Pu Yueling said guiltily.
“Memorizing it well isn’t enough; you have to memorize it thoroughly,” Pu Canzhi emphasized.
"Yes, I'll go take another look now," Pu Yueling said as she left.
After watching Pu Yueling leave, Pu Canzhi looked at Pu Shangji beside him and said, "Shangji, you did well this time."
“Yes, Mother,” Pu Shangji replied.
He wasn't blind to the competition just now; it's just that Pu Canzhi had instructed him to ensure that Pu Yueling won that round.
He originally thought that Ling Yunxi had no chance of winning, so he agreed to Pu Shenzhi's request.
Unexpectedly, she was able to beat Pu Yueling by successfully mixing the liquid in the animal bones first.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he could only declare it a draw.
Early the next morning—
Before the two participants even arrived, the altar was already packed with orcs.
The entire wolf tribe's orcs, along with orcs from various tribes who came to learn, crowded the area around the sacrificial altar.
The ugly female Ling Yunxi, the daughter of the stray beast, actually entered the third round of the competition against Pu Yueling, the high priest's most favored daughter.
This exciting news spread quickly throughout the wolf tribe after an afternoon of dissemination, and even reached nearby tribes.
Many orcs from nearby tribes also traveled overnight specifically to watch the final match between the two.
"Who do you think will win this time?" one of the orcs asked.
“If Ling Yunxi wins this time, she will be the ultimate winner and will be qualified to study at the Beast Academy,” another beastman analyzed.
"If Pu Yueling wins, then they will be tied. It's just a matter of what will be used to select the two of them."
“I think we should use a sacrificial ceremony,” another orc said.
"Yes, that's the only possibility."
...
"Hey, hey, hey, here we come!" an orc shouted.
Upon hearing this, the beast hunters all looked towards the stage.
"It's actually the most difficult competition!" an orc exclaimed upon seeing the arithmetician step onto the stage.
"My God, this competition is the hardest ever!" another orc exclaimed.
"First came the herbalism competition, and the first round was not something an ordinary orc could easily pass. Then came the ritual competition, which was entirely based on luck. Now, there's an arithmetic competition!"
"It's simply unbearable, but fortunately, these competitions are not difficult for Pu Yueling."
"I wonder if Ling Yunxi can win this competition again," another beastman said.
"Her IQ? How is that possible? If she can win, I could be in the Beast God Realm."
"..."
"Quiet down, everyone," said the arithmetician on the stage.
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