Link... Link Link?

Ling Xin's volunteering surprised everyone. Lao Miao Miao asked curiously, "You're not Martial Combat Faction, are you sure you can handle this kind of physical work?" Ling Xin nodded, "I have my own way, I'm confident I can throw it farther than those two."

"Hey, junior, you're looking down on us a bit," Xiao Tian said, somewhat Qi Ingestion. At that moment Luo Jun pointed to the stadium. "Look at the people the other teams have sent."

Everyone turned to look and saw that the person taking the stage from Tianjing was Xue Lan, the person taking the stage from the Dongchuan Academy was Sun Xiaowei, the person taking the stage from Puhua Mountain was a tall and thin man, whom the older folks all recognized as a very skilled Manipulation School, and the person taking the stage from Guanxi University was a burly, strong man who was good at Martial Combat Faction.

"It seems that Martial Combat Faction isn't necessarily the first choice," Luo Jun said. "Relying solely on brute force to throw the shot put isn't very efficient. Why not try a special method? I think Ling Xin can do it!"

After his reminder, everyone agreed to let Ling Xin participate. Ling Xin glanced at Luo Jun, seemingly thanking him for his trust. But Luo Jun still had some other thoughts in his mind.

Ling Xin herself has extremely high Root Bone and amplification. If we only look at the abilities below the Foundation Establishment Realm, her strength is definitely far superior to Lu Fei and Xiao Tian. Taking into account the amplification of the Heart Refining Realm, she should be no less capable. Even if she really throws with brute force, she won't be much different.

Soon, Ling Xin stood on the field wearing a name tag that read "Ningdong Academy".

All the contestants stood in one corner of the arena. As a teacher from Puhua Mountain activated his ability, the arena Transformed Form. The original track disappeared and was replaced by circles of distance markers, instantly transforming into a suitable throwing area.

The first to take the field was the burly man from Guanxi University. He came onto the field, grabbed the shot put with both hands, lifted it up, and then started spinning in place, seemingly intending to use centrifugal force to throw it.

"The posture is pretty standard, but the effect isn't very good..." Luo Jun pursed his lips.

"How do you know?" Zhai Xixi asked curiously from the side.

"Using centrifugal force to spin the ball is generally effective, but only if the ball is much lighter than the person. In that case, the ball will spin around the person, tracing an arc and accelerating."

"But this is a ten-ton shot put, a hundred times heavier than a person. A human's weight has very little impact on the shot put's center of gravity. Look at the field, the shot put spins like a top, it has almost no angular velocity..."

As he spoke, the burly man had already moved to the edge of the throwing circle, unleashing his inner energy, and threw the shot put with all his might.

The shot put, the size of a water tank, drew a heavy parabola and crashed to the ground with a loud thud, creating a shallow crater in the field. Even Luo Jun, sitting in the stands, felt a slight tremor.

The measurement was 12.3 meters.

To throw something weighing ten tons, and so difficult to exert force, so far, this strong man must be incredibly strong. He's a formidable fighter among Martial Combat Faction. The judges in the stands nodded repeatedly, showing their approval.

This shows that while results are important at Exchange Meeting, rankings are not the only goal. Showcasing one's strengths may be even more important.

Next up was Sun Xiaowei. This girl's style was even simpler and more direct. She created a mechanical catapult directly below the shot put, loaded the shot put into the ammunition bag, and then the mechanism activated, launching it with great force!

Creation ability isn't omnipotent, and power has its limits; a ten-ton shot put isn't so easy to throw. However, the structure of the catapult is far more efficient than human power. The shot put flew significantly farther than the first strong man to take the field, eventually reaching 23.8 meters, almost double the distance.

Then the third one was Puhua Mountain's Manipulation School. After he came on, he did not make direct contact with the shot put, but used the Manipulation School's Psychic Power to make the shot put roll in the throwing area.

However, the shot put doesn't just roll randomly; it moves in a circle around the edge of the throwing area. As it accelerates, the shot put rolls faster and faster. When it reaches its Limit, the athlete suddenly raises both hands, and a force from below propels the shot put up. Using the momentum from its previous roll, the entire shot put flies diagonally upwards.

That's a very clever method. First, accelerate by rolling, which saves a lot of energy. Then, at the moment of takeoff, lift the ball up with all your might and cleverly use inertia to shoot it out.

Unfortunately, the power of manipulation is ultimately limited. Even with skillful manipulation, it cannot overcome the power of machinery. The final result was 19.6 meters, which did not surpass Sun Xiaowei's.

The fourth to take the stage was Ling Xin. She walked up to the giant shot put, raised her hand, and golden light shimmered at her fingertips.

"She's not planning to use the Demon-Breaking Golden Edge, is she?" Lu Fei frowned. "With the sharpness of her Golden Edge, tearing the shot put to pieces wouldn't be a problem, but throwing it..."

Just as they were speculating, Ling Xin waved her hand and simultaneously tiptoed, gracefully spinning around in place as if dancing. The golden light between her fingers traced a path, falling in circles until it finally formed a structure resembling a spring.

Ling Xin stood in the middle of the spring, and with a wave of her hand, she lifted it high, so that it covered the shot put.

Then, Ling Xin manipulated the golden light to compress the spring tightly to the ground, then tightened and reduced its diameter, making the spring hold the bottom of the shot put in place. Next, Ling Xin raised her leg and kicked the shot put, then, taking advantage of the moment the shot put rolled forward, the golden light spring below suddenly exerted force, pushing the shot put diagonally upwards!

Whoosh!

The Demon-Breaking Golden Edge is incredibly powerful, not only because of its sharpness, but also because of its indestructible nature and powerful force! After sacrificing its sharpness, under Ling Xin's control, the force and strength of this spring far surpass all materials in reality!

With its powerful elasticity, the shot put soared high, easily surpassing Sun Xiaowei's landing point, achieving an astonishing final distance of 48.5 meters! "Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The audience erupted in cheers, and even the judges in the stands spontaneously applauded, praising Ling Xin's miraculous abilities. Ling Xin's Demon -Ling Xin Demon-Breaking Golden Edge was renowned, and everyone knew that its characteristic lay in its Unstoppable and sharp attack power; using it as a spring would be a waste of its potential. Conversely, if a spring possessed such strength, one could imagine how terrifying the power of the Golden Edge must be!

Ling Xin smiled confidently and slowly walked off the stage, leaving Xue Lan, the last one, to compete.

When the silver-haired girl walked onto the stage, most of the ordinary audience members didn't react much.

It can only be said that, as a descendant of the Feather Transformation, Xue Lan is indeed too low-key and has almost no fame.

However, the representatives from the Yuan Cultivation Society headquarters clearly knew that this was the Ice Queen's beloved granddaughter. When she came on stage, they all sat up straight, perked up, and looked forward to her performance.

Xue Lan arrived at the throwing area, looked at the huge shot put in front of her, and raised her right hand expressionlessly.

Hmm? Luo Jun frowned slightly. He felt an inexplicable chill gathering around the girl's hand. However, looking around, no one seemed to be reacting in any particular way.

"Am I the only one who can feel it?" Before Luo Jun could analyze it carefully, he saw Xue Lan lift her hand upwards, and then a thick icicle rose from under the lead ball, lifting the entire lead ball up.

As it rises, the icicle continues to change, eventually transforming into a large icy hand that holds the shot put in its grasp, as if an ordinary athlete were holding an ordinary shot put.

Then, Xue Lan adjusted the angle, pulled her ice hand back, stopped just before it touched the back boundary of the throwing area, and then threw it forward at extremely high speed, stopping right at the front boundary of the throwing area.

The ice hockey player stopped moving, but the shot put flew out due to inertia, drawing a beautiful parabola in the air, and finally landing in front of Ling Xin's ball pit!

50.2 meters!

Xue Lan surpassed Ling Xin in the shot put event and won the championship! The audience was initially silent, but then erupted in cheers and exclamations of admiration!

Most people never expected that this unfamiliar silver-haired girl would have such methods!

On the contrary, those who knew Xue Lan seemed more composed, as if they had expected this result.

Despite the cheers from the crowd, Xue Lan seemed unmoved. She lowered her head slightly, turned around, and left, giving the impression of innate arrogance and indifference to everything.

But with his exceptional eyesight, Luo Jun noticed that the girl's ears were red...

Who would have thought that shy girl was such a ruthless character!

To outsiders, Xue Lan seemed to have cleverly used the creative power of ice elements; after all, with such a large hand, throwing a shot put dozens of meters away didn't look particularly exaggerated.

However, Luo Jun knew that as the volume increases, the strength of an object becomes increasingly fragile relative to its own weight. A person who is 1.8 meters tall can run, jump, and move freely, but what about a Giant is 2.3 meters tall? Even an athlete who has undergone sports training would look clumsy, and for an ordinary person, even running and jumping would probably put a strain on their body.

Ice itself is not a very strong material. While it might seem easy to lift a lead ball with a density more than ten times its own, the ice hand is likely much lighter than the lead ball itself. The fact that it can throw a ten-ton object more than fifty meters using only the strength and weight of ice suggests that the ice hand is not as simple as it appears!

As expected of Feather Transformation's granddaughter, she's got some skills!

If that's the case, then her brother, Xue Song, must also be a very skilled fighter...

Next, various events were held one after another, with athletes taking to the field one after another, from high jump and long jump to weighted cross-country running, from long-range shooting to endurance competitions. In the end, even children's Game like beanbag tossing, rock-paper-scissors, Hide-and-Seek became events. However, Luo Jun never had the chance to compete.

It's very simple. Everyone in the team knows that Luo Jun's foundation is weak. Although he's quite capable and can use multiple elements, his level is too low. He only knows one or two moves of each element and can't control them as freely and seamlessly as other elemental players. He'll have a hard time dealing with this kind of competition. Of course, Ling Xin knows even better that Luo Jun isn't even at the Heart Refining Realm yet. His abilities all come from Summoned Creature. So even if some events are recommended to Luo Jun, Ling Xin will step in to block them for Luo Jun.

And so, two days of competition passed, and Luo Jun remained on the sidelines in the stands the entire time.

"Next, we will begin the Last One event of the Arena Stage of this Exchange Meeting!" The host's voice echoed throughout the stadium, "This event is unprecedented, and I suspect that none of you have had a chance to prepare beforehand. However, as future explorers, the tasks we encounter often involve such uncertainties, and this will be a test for all of you!"

"So I hereby announce that the next competitive event is... Link Link!"

What?!

Upon hearing the host announce the event, all the contestants and audience members gasped in surprise.

I thought games like beanbag toss and rock-paper-scissors were exciting enough, but now they've even added video Game!

Amidst a chorus of doubts, the host began announcing the rules of the Link Link.

"Once the competition begins, a 90x160 grid will appear on the screen, with each square containing a pattern. There will be a total of 14,400 squares and 7,200 patterns on the screen. In other words, each pattern will randomly occupy two squares." "The patterns will be displayed for one minute. After one minute, all patterns will be turned face down, and the players will take turns revealing squares. If the two revealed squares have the same pattern, one point is awarded, and those two squares will be locked in the revealed state. If the two revealed squares have different patterns, no points are awarded, and the two squares will be turned face down again."

"The order in which the players flip the cards is determined by drawing lots. Each player has ten chances to reveal a square each round. Regardless of the final score, the next person will continue to flip a card."

"At the same time, each round of card flipping has a 30-second time limit. Exceeding this time will not force the end of the round, but will deduct points according to the time exceeded, one point will be deducted for each second exceeded."

"If a player makes all ten wrong turns in a round, they will be temporarily eliminated and lose the chance to turn cards again. However, their points will be retained, and the winner will be determined after all players are eliminated!"

"The rules have been read aloud!"

After listening to the host's explanation, the various delegations, including the audience and judges, began to whisper among themselves.

"Obviously, it's impossible to memorize 14,400 squares in 60 seconds," Lao Miao Miao analyzed. "Therefore, this tests short-term memory. Only by memorizing as many patterns as possible, drawing as many early positions as possible, and scoring as many points as possible before forgetting them can you have a chance to win!"

"Drawing first isn't necessarily a good thing," Lu Fei analyzed. "Besides the first sixty seconds, when others are flipping cards, it can help you solidify your memory, so I don't think you necessarily have to be the first to go..."

"These techniques are all minor details; the key is still memory," Lei Tianyang said. "Whose Mental Power is the strongest?"

"Don't look at me!" Xiao Tian shook his head like a rattle drum. "I get a headache just hearing the rules for this kind of project."

"I wasn't expecting anything from you anyway!" Lao Miao Miao snorted, then looked at Zhai Xixi: "Those from the Illusion Faction generally have stronger Mental Power, so why don't you go?"

"Illusion Faction do enhance Mental Power, but they can't store this much information instantly... Besides, other teams have plenty of Illusion Faction too, so I'm a little unsure..." Zhai Xixi clicked her tongue.

"It's okay if we can't win," Lu Fei comforted her. "But we really don't have anyone more suitable than you..."

"Then...I'll..." Zhai Xixi was about to agree when she suddenly heard a voice from the side, "How about I give it a try?" Everyone turned around and saw Luo Jun raising his hand.

"You?!"