NOVEL NEXT C46
Chapter 46: The Fairy of Magic City
The large screen began to roll, displaying the names of the last eight candidates.
From left to right, Yuwen Chengzhi from Lingdu Academy, Lin Qianyi.
Xia Yuyin and Long Xiaotian from the 21st Middle School.
Mike Wen and Yudalan from Oriental International College.
And two students from the 39th Middle School.
The countdown began.
Long Xiaotian stared stiffly at the screen; it was indeed Xia Yuyin! The only one besides him who hadn’t taken the stage was that mysterious student—who else could it be?
On the day of the physical examination, the one who had come in second in front of everyone was actually her, Xia Yuyin!
Moreover, he had publicly said those words to her.
Thinking back, Long Xiaotian felt like giving up on the exam.
“Let’s go.” A fragrant breeze passed by, and Yuyin calmly left a sentence without looking back as she walked onto the examination platform.
“This woman…” Long Xiaotian felt a mix of embarrassment and anger, gritting his teeth as he followed her.
The eight strongest candidates from the four major universities lined up, each standing in front of their respective instruments. Yuwen Chengzhi was on the far left, followed by Lin Qianyi, with Yuyin in the third position.
Since it was a showdown of the strongest candidates, the invigilators also gave them extra time to prepare and adjust their energy.
“Hmph…” Yuwen Chengzhi wore a slight disdainful smile, casting a sharp and aggressive glance at Yuyin. Even standing side by side, it was evident that Yuyin’s figure was much more eye-catching than Lin Qianyi’s. “I didn’t expect this vase to be the finale for the 21st Middle School. Isn’t this a joke?”
“Hey, your voice is too loud,” Lin Qianyi blushed and quietly reminded Yuwen Chengzhi.
“It doesn’t matter; I want them to hear it, so what?” Yuwen Chengzhi was confident, spreading his arms, and his movements were indeed stylish.
“However, it doesn’t matter; regardless of the results, the first beauty in the examination room is undoubtedly her. Let’s just consider her a cheerleader to boost everyone’s morale,” Yuwen Chengzhi deliberately said loudly enough for those below to hear.
In an instant, many candidates below had ugly expressions.
“Yuwen Chengzhi, please refrain from making irrelevant comments that could affect other candidates,” the young Teacher Jiang admonished.
“Really?” responded a tall, blonde boy beside him, “Then you 21st Middle School are really putting in a lot of effort.”
“What did you say!?” Long Xiaotian clenched his fists, his gaze turning cold; he had been holding back his anger for a long time.
“Hehe…”
In the tense atmosphere of the examination room, Yuyin suddenly laughed coldly.
“Hmm?” The two beauties of the century furrowed their brows; how could she still be laughing? Wasn’t being called a vase and a cheerleader shameful?
“Excuse me, invigilator, could we start the assessment a bit faster?” Yuyin lightly flicked her long hair, her calm and carefree demeanor captivated the boys and girls below.
“Am I not just here to go through the motions? Why waste time talking so much?”
Saying this, Yuyin took a step forward and was the first to step onto the testing device.
“What a performance!” Yuwen Chengzhi confidently followed suit, stepping onto the instrument.
Seeing this, the other candidates also stepped up one after another.
“Alright, now please be quiet; the assessment is about to begin,” the head invigilator announced.
Time passed second by second…
Yuwen Chengzhi, however, casually placed one hand on the testing device, calm and composed, glancing at Yuyin with a curious smile, thinking, “A vase with self-awareness is indeed rare. Hmph, you should feel honored to compete on the same stage as me, Xia Yuyin; this might be an opportunity you won’t have again in your life.”
Lin Qianyi discreetly shot a sideways glance at Yuyin, her gaze filled with some hostility, “Vases only attract bees and butterflies.” She whispered so that only Yuyin could hear.
“Let me show you, Xia Yuyin, that I am no longer the person I was a month ago.” Long Xiaotian’s expression was serious as he clenched his fists, adjusting his breath with all his might.
The two foreign candidates were also exceptionally talented; the South Asian candidate in traditional attire remained calm and undisturbed by the surroundings, while the tall white boy easily overlooked Long Xiaotian, looking at Yuyin with a bright smile, “Oriental beauty, why not be my cheerleader?”
The candidates each had their own thoughts, but they were all true elites of this examination room.
The electronic prompt sound that would determine the outcome rang out.
In an instant, it felt as if the air on the examination platform had been disturbed, and waves of strong source energy began to be released.
At this moment, Yuyin completely ignored the people around her; she felt as if she could sense the awakening source energy of the world. She placed her hands on the sensing screen, the spiritual water surged, and her source energy operated violently, unleashing a powerful source energy far beyond those around her—
At this moment.
The sky was suddenly filled with rolling dark clouds, instantly swallowing the gloomy daylight.
The sky turned dark.
Both the invigilators and the candidates looked up in astonishment at the sky, completely bewildered and at a loss.
“What’s going on?”
“Why did it suddenly get dark?”
The cold wind howled, and night fell abruptly.
In the distance, from the darkness, figures with eerie glowing appearances began to fly in from around the stadium.
In a moment, it seemed that countless spirits were swirling around Yuyin, silently chanting, as if centered around her.
Yuyin stood dazed at the center, surrounded by countless spirits. In the distance, she could see some ancient, ghostly figures kneeling amidst the rolling dark clouds, facing her as if in worship?
“Are they worshipping me? Or the fiancée of the ghost king?” A strange thought suddenly arose in Yuyin’s mind.
Around her, terrified voices and waves of fearful source energy began to emerge. Yuyin looked around and noticed that at least several candidates and invigilators present could see these spirits, just like her.
The others were merely confused by the sudden darkness and showed no fear.
“Look… look…” At this moment, more people below began to ignore the night and focused more on the large screen behind the candidates.
Behind Yuyin, a dazzling beam of light shot up into the night sky.
“185, 186, 187… 198, 199, 200!”
When the source energy value reached 200, the beam had already reached its peak, but the numbers continued to jump and grow.
Meanwhile, the other candidates around her were affected by the sudden darkness and the countless spirits, performing poorly to varying degrees.
At a glance, Yuyin’s source energy beam stood out, far ahead of the other candidates.
It was as if this was not a competition of the same level.
Who was just going through the motions?
207, this was the final number of Yuyin’s source energy value…
Gradually, the dark clouds dispersed, and the night spirits, just like they had come, silently scattered into the sky.
The head invigilator finally realized she was sitting on the floor and that the exam was still ongoing.
“207…” She raised her head, looking past Yuyin’s tall figure, and for now, could only see that number.
The head invigilator stood up, adjusted her glasses, and walked to the screen, looking at the scores beside that brilliant beam of light, which appeared somewhat chaotic.
Yuwen Chengzhi, affected by the spirits and the darkness, performed poorly, scoring 147.
Lin Qianyi, likewise, performed poorly, scoring 141.
Long Xiaotian, unable to see the spirits, was only slightly disturbed and performed basically normally, scoring 121.
Mike Wen, performed poorly, scoring 117.
Yudalan, performed poorly, scoring 116.
The two from the 39th Middle School, unable to see the spirits, performed normally, but their scores were even lower.
“1… 147????” Yuwen Chengzhi’s eyes widened in disbelief as he sat on the ground, staring at his assessment score, his sharp eyes gradually losing their luster.