Inside the VIP box.

“Holy crap! Who eliminated the top-eight contender I bet on in the selection round?”

With a ‘ding’ sound.

The icon for “NO.8: Zhang Tingting” on the large screen instantly dimmed.

This news also left everyone present stunned for a long while.

They didn’t expect one of the most favored top-eight contenders to actually be eliminated in the preliminary round.

“Could it be… because of bad luck, she ran into another seed player from the top eight?”

Zhang Tingting could be said to be one of the dark horses this time.

Her level wasn’t outstanding, but her SS-Rank Control Path class was quite formidable.

It was well known that in duels, the strongest were the Control and Assassin classes, these two major paths.

Among them, Assassins were slightly countered by Tanks.

But the Control Path had almost no shortcomings in duels.

Their skill range was wide, and the cooldown of their skills was low.

As long as they could catch their opponent, it was almost always the latter being controlled to death.

“Let’s see who her opponent was.”

This was the first upset in this competition.

Everyone was very interested in this.

Soon.

A name was displayed on the large screen.

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[Name: Meng Li]

[Path: Warrior]

[Level: 22]

[Affiliated Academy: Kaiyang Academy]

[Betting Number: 181883]

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“Meng Li? This name… I haven’t heard much about it.”

“From Kaiyang Academy?”

Everyone present swept their gaze towards the dean of Kaiyang Academy— Chen Weiming.

Feeling the fervent gazes of the crowd, Chen Weiming was also completely stunned.

He had an expression that clearly stated, “I don’t know either.”

“Replay their battle footage.”

Chen Weiming frowned and instructed the staff on the side.

Under the staff’s operation, the large screen gradually showed the footage.

The first thing that entered their view…

Was the scene of Zhang Tingting being pressed to the ground by a petite figure and being frantically beaten. 

“Is this… a Demi-human?”

“Zhang Tingting’s also amazing. Even with a bruised and swollen face, she still doesn’t surrender. Her perseverance is commendable. As expected of the pride of my White Feather Academy…”

“Heh! Open your eyes and look carefully. Is it that she doesn’t want to surrender?

It’s just that her mouth’s covered, so she can’t surrender!”

With the change of footage, some details also became apparent.

Everyone could clearly see Zhang Tingting struggling constantly, trying to speak out to surrender.

But Meng Li didn’t give her a chance to do so at all.

A battle that could have ended in a few minutes was dragged on for twenty.

Fifteen of those minutes were all footage of Zhang Tingting getting beaten.

After watching the complete combat footage of the two, everyone was astonished and shocked.

“No? What kind of grudge is this!?”

“The little girl looks so gentle and weak. I didn’t expect her to be so vicious and brutal!”

“Heh! A crude Demi-human!”

Countless people discussed spiritedly, especially those ordinary people born into prominent aristocratic families.

Their horizons were low, and they had a certain discrimination against Demi-humans.

Only some professional Agents and players could see some clues.

“She can actually ignore control? Did she comprehend some kind of Super Armor ability? For a Warrior, this is undoubtedly a killing move!”

“Most likely, yes. But… this kind of skill often has a very short duration, at most only two to three seconds.”

“If Zhang Tingting could have been more cautious, pulled away from her earlier, and played around with her, dragging out the fight until the Super Armor time limit ended, there’s a high probability that she could have won.”

“En, but this Demi-human’s class grade isn’t low either. Her basic stats are very high. She must be at least SS-Rank.”

“To be able to cultivate a Demi-human to this extent… Tsk tsk tsk!

The Agent behind her isn’t simple. It’s just that his hobby is a bit special.”

The leading deans discussed spiritedly, judging Meng Li’s class grade and strength.

At the same time, they marveled at the strength of the Agent behind her.

‘Would an ordinary person give a Class Card of at least SS-Rank quality for a Demi-human to use?’

‘Thinking about it, it’s impossible!’

‘Then he must be someone with a profound background, or one who has received great favor and blessings from a god.’

‘Whether it’s the former or the latter, this is definitely a rare talent!’

“Hey! Old Chen, whose player is this from your academy? Why have I never heard of her before?”

At this time, the dean of Vajra Academy turned his head and looked at Chen Weiming with a grin.

‘To be able to cultivate even a Demi-human to be so formidable, one can imagine that the Agent’s level definitely isn’t low!’

‘If I could poach him to be an instructor at my academy…’

“I think our two schools can hold an exchange meeting. Please be sure to have this player’s Agent as the representative when you guys come to my academy for an exchange.”

Chen Weiming glanced sideways at the dean of White Feather Academy while sneering in his heart.

‘You, a girls’ school invested in by the Joyous Union Sect, are asking me to invite someone over for an exchange?’

‘I’m afraid no one would be able to return then!’

“Scram, scram! Poaching corners right up to my door. Who doesn’t know your little thoughts?”

He was perfunctory with his words, but he was also puzzled in his heart.

‘Heh!’

‘Let alone you guys…’

‘I also fucking want to know who this person is, too!’

Thinking this, he quickly picked up his phone and sent a text to Ji Baixi with a ‘tap tap tap’.

Chen Weiming: Instructor Ji, are you familiar with the Agent behind this Meng Li? If you are, please be sure to ask him to see me!

Ding-dong!

Looking at the message from Dean Chen, Ji Baixi was stunned for a long while.

Ye Mo’s figure instantly flashed in her mind.

After all, he was the only one who had mentioned the request to bring a Demi-human to the competition.

But at that time, because she was worried about public gossip affecting her reputation…

And because her slots were already reserved, she refused.

‘Who knew that this Demi-human’s performance would be so good?’

‘She could even defeat a dark horse slotted for the top ten!’

“So what if it’s him? I have Chu Tianhe in my team, who’s a stable top-three contender, and two SS-Rank children of aristocratic families.

Whether it’s talent, level, or equipment, they’re not inferior to Zhang Tingting. In fact, they’re even better than her!”

Her shapely brows furrowed tightly, and she murmured to herself.

She didn’t believe that a mere Level 22 Demi-human could go further than these three people under her command!

Thinking of this, she typed a reply with a ‘tap tap tap’.

Ji Baixi: No impression, but I will help you check.

On the other side.

Listening to the dean’s comments and praise, Xu Qingfeng also looked at Jiang Linyue with a surprised expression.

“Hey! Precious disciple, your judgment’s pretty good! Could it be that… you know the Agent of this player?”

He looked at Jiang Linyue tentatively.

“En, we have indeed had in-depth exchanges a few times. He’s a very tolerant and good person. Even though I’ve done some excessive things to him, he has never blamed me.”

Jiang Linyue nodded, her answer very sincere.

“Oh?”

Xu Qingfeng looked astonished.

This precious disciple of his was praising someone in front of him for the first time.

“Then what do you think of him keeping… uh, no, cultivating a Demi-human?”

To be able to cultivate a Demi-human to this extent, if he didn’t have that kind of fetish, Xu Qingfeng would absolutely not believe it.

“Demi-humans are very good, small and very cute, and… I don’t think he’s the kind of person you think he is.”

‘Nonsense!’

‘He doesn’t even have that function anymore. How could he have that kind of fetish?’

And recently, because of her needing to practice her cultivation method and skills, she would also go to the dormitory from time to time.

She got along very harmoniously with that little girl, Meng Li.

It was just that Ye Xiaoxiao had a strong hostility towards her.

And now, most of her skill levels have reached Level 6!

Her two cultivation methods had even been upgraded to Level 4.

And this was only in half a month.

After all, the higher the skill level and cultivation method level, the harder it was to improve them.

In the end, it might take several months, or even several years, to barely raise them by one level.

But when she was with Ye Mo, her cultivation speed was a full three times faster than before.

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T/N – Holy shit! Jiang Linyue’s misunderstanding and that ‘Nonsense!’ exclamation caught me off guard. Ahahaha!

Also, Ji Baixi is really digging her own grave even deeper now. I can’t wait for the inevitable face slap to hit her.

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