Shortly after the light curtain disappeared, fog suddenly rose up all around.
A vast expanse of white.
Not long after, everyone present began to collapse one after another.
...
When Lin Jingge woke up again, she found herself and the other students in a dense forest.
A clear male voice rang out in the woods:
"Hello everyone, I am Qingjian, the dean of the South Academy, and also the person in charge of this venue. The area you are standing on was created by me using an array."
"There are a total of one hundred students waiting to enroll. Only those ranked 50th or higher will become formal students. The remaining fifty will be prospective students."
"There will be one more beast tide each day than the day before. In this entrance test, you will be ranked according to your survival time. The one who survives to the end will be the first place in the test."
Qingjian did not show himself, but his voice echoed through the dense forest.
Only when Naoki's voice disappeared did everyone present begin to stir.
"Ahhh! Gege! It's Master Qing! I never expected that the venue this time would be Master Qing's illusion! No wonder I've been asking around for so long and haven't heard a single thing." Tang Cheng, who was next to Lin Jingge, moved closer to Lin Jingge and hugged her tightly with great excitement.
"Master Qing?"
"It's the Lord Qing I told you about before! The Spirit Card was invented by Lord Qing!" Tang Cheng explained when she saw that Lin Jingge didn't understand her words.
Lin Jingge then remembered that Tang Cheng had mentioned Lord Qing to her at the beginning.
“Let’s leave first,” Ajiu stepped forward and said. “From the rules of this entrance exam, it seems that everyone is on opposing sides. With so many people here, we’re afraid we won’t get the better of them.”
His voice was somewhat rough, which didn't quite match his appearance.
“Yes, Ah Jin, let’s leave first,” Gan Lan, who was standing next to Ah Jiu, chimed in.
Lin Jingge nodded, but before she could speak, she heard Ajiu say, "This time the ranking is based on individuals, so let's split up."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jingge looked at Gan Lan and asked, "Do you want to come with me?"
Gan Lan looked at Lin Jingge, then at Ajiu, and shook her head: "I'll go with Ajiu. You go with her."
"Alright then." Lin Jingge nodded.
Without further ado, Ajiu immediately pulled Ganlan away.
"Let's go too," Lin Jingge said, looking at Tang Cheng.
Tang Cheng nodded.
Just as Lin Jingge and Tang Cheng were about to leave, someone behind them called out, "Hey! Wait a minute!"
Hearing a voice that seemed to be calling her, Lin Jingge subconsciously turned around and saw Lin Fu standing behind her at some point.
"What?" Lin Jingge saw that it was Lin Fu and subconsciously took a step back, keeping her distance from him with great vigilance.
"What else could it be? Of course, I want to join forces with you!" After saying that, Lin Fu made a face as if he was hurt by Lin Jingge's retreating action: "You don't have to be so wary of me, we're all from the South City Admissions Office!"
"You, a dignified Spirit Sect, are joining forces with a mere Grand Spirit Master like me?" Lin Jingge said distrustfully.
It's important to understand that each level has its own hierarchy of disdain. In this situation, their proposal to join forces immediately raises suspicions that something fishy is going on.
They're probably being used as cannon fodder, pushed out to take the hits when needed.
Lin Jingge thought to herself.
"Don't be like that, I..." Lin Fu was about to explain when he was interrupted by a loud noise.
"boom--"
One person was sent flying, crashing into a mound of dirt. As he hit it, a cloud of dust rose and a loud bang was heard.
Lin Jingge noticed that several battles had taken place here, and the ones being attacked were all people at the Spirit Realm.
Those who made the move clearly knew to pick on the weak, eliminating the person with the lowest skill level first.
Upon seeing that the person who had been struck on the ground was still breathing, the attacker immediately took out his magical artifact and used his spiritual power to control it, launching an attack from a distance at the person who was already on the verge of death.
If this attack hits, the spirit on the ground will surely die.
"Oh my god, is it really that serious?!" Upon seeing this, Tang Cheng immediately rushed forward to save the person.
However, she had only taken one step when Lin Jingge stopped her.
Tang Cheng turned around, first glancing at Lin Jingge's hand that was holding hers, then looking up at Lin Jingge with a puzzled expression: "Gege?"
"Let's leave here first." Lin Jingge didn't explain immediately, but made a decision directly.
Lin Jingge pulled Tang Cheng away.
Although Tang Cheng was somewhat puzzled, she still followed.
"See? I told you I didn't choose the wrong person!" Lin Fu grinned and said to Zhou Xuan behind him.
"Alright, hurry up and follow!" Zhou Xuan slapped him and took the lead in catching up with Lin Jingge's outrageous figure, moving as fast as the wind.
Lin Fu rubbed the back of his head where he had been hit, pouted, and followed.
Lin Jingge pulled Tang Cheng's arm and led her forward.
"Gege, why didn't you let me save that person just now! If I hadn't saved him, he would have died! It was just an entrance exam, it wasn't necessary!" Tang Cheng followed behind Lin Jingge, speaking with righteous indignation.
They were even somewhat dissatisfied with Lin Jingge for showing no sympathy whatsoever.
"The place we're in right now is just a formation," Lin Jingge explained as she flew. Then, she added, "Didn't you hear Dean Qing say from the beginning that this was a formation he created?"
"Huh? Did they say that? I don't remember." Tang Cheng replied subconsciously. She tried hard to recall, but could only remember the rules of the test, and couldn't remember anything else.
“Something’s strange…” Lin Jingge frowned. She clearly remembered hearing it.
Without even thinking about going any further, he pulled Tang Cheng down the slope.
After landing steadily on the ground, Lin Jingge released her divine sense and quickly surveyed her surroundings. Only after confirming that it was safe did she feel relieved.
"Are you sure you didn't hear it? Then tell me what you heard," Lin Jingge asked, pulling Tang Cheng along.
Then, he asked Xiao Shi in his mind: "Xiao Shi, doesn't this scenario and this test format seem very familiar to you?"
[Of course I'm familiar with it. This mode is just like the combat assessment in the Federation University of Interstellar Space! However, the scenery is somewhat different; we don't have trees this thick in Interstellar Space.]
Xiao Shi perched on Lin Jingge's head, speaking lazily.
It could tell at a glance that this place was similar to interstellar space, only with a different exterior; how could it possibly be fooled?
Hearing Xiao Shi say this, Lin Jingge was slightly surprised. Although she had thought of this before, she was still surprised after Xiao Shi confirmed it.
At this moment, Tang Cheng also repeated everything she had heard to Lin Jingge.
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