Dragon Fight Tiger Fight

After bidding farewell to the library instructor, Lin Ze turned his steps towards the Central Plaza.

Today was the third day of the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and also the day of the finals. The Central Plaza was unprecedentedly lively.

Even before Lin Ze approached the Central Plaza, he could feel waves of sound coming from it.

"This is truly exaggerated!"

"As expected of Jia Nan Academy's annual grand event."

Lin Ze thought to himself, quickening his pace. Soon, he arrived at the Central Plaza.

He was somewhat surprised by the figure standing at the entrance.

"Instructor Ruo Lin, what are you doing here?"

Upon seeing Lin Ze, Instructor Ruo Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a hint of annoyance.

"You little rascal, I thought you weren't going to watch today's finals."

"Given the current Popularity of the Central Plaza, you wouldn't be able to get in without me."

"Let's go!"

Instructor Ruo Lin said urgently upon seeing Lin Ze.

Immediately, she reached out and pulled Lin Ze's sleeve, leading him into the plaza.

Lin Ze smiled at Instructor Ruo Lin, surprised that she had specifically waited for him outside the Central Plaza.

"Thank you, Instructor Ruo Lin."

"It's also because the Inner Academy Selection Tournament is an annual event, rarely seen, and I didn't want you to miss it."

"Take this opportunity to get to know the Wind and Cloud Figures of the academy, and strive to catch up. With your Talent, you might become a Wind and Cloud Figure of the academy in the future."

Lin Ze responded with a smile.

"I will work hard, Instructor."

On a viewing platform, the students of Yellow Class 2 had already arrived.

They had entered the venue earlier; otherwise, it would have been difficult to squeeze in once the selection tournament began.

Lin Ze waved to Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yu.

Upon seeing Lin Ze, a smile also appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's face. She patted the seat beside her with her Pretty Hand, signaling Lin Ze to sit next to her.

Amidst a crowd of envious and jealous gazes, Lin Ze came and sat down beside Xiao Yi Xian.

After all, with such a beautiful young girl specially reserving a seat for you, how could one not feel envious.

After Lin Ze sat down, he looked towards the arena. Currently, two students, at least Eight-star Dou Masters, were fighting.

Seeing Lin Ze arrive, Xiao Yi Xian began to explain to him.

"After the competitions of the previous two days, the finals on the third day have only fifty students left. They are basically the cream of the crop of Jia Nan Academy."

"These fifty students are already Quasi-Inner Academy Students, but they will still go all out for the special opportunities of the top five."

Xiao Yi Xian relayed the words of Vice Dean Hu Gan before the competition, then introduced Lin Ze to the information about the two students in the arena.

After listening, Lin Ze smiled and said to Xiao Yi Xian.

"You're quite meticulous, remembering it all."

"It's just that I happened to be interested."

Xiao Yi Xian let out a soft snort, turned her head, and continued to watch the competition in the arena.

Lin Ze smiled slightly, not minding Xiao Yi Xian's attempt to hide her feelings.

While watching the match, he sent a wisp of his consciousness to control the Death Soldiers.

He wrote down the Dou Qi Stage Cultivation Key obtained from the Library.

The most important among them was the Basic Qi Gathering Method given by the Mentor.

Lin Ze was already a Dou Practitioner, so he did not attempt to cultivate it himself.

After the Death Soldiers cultivated it, he could see how much improvement there would be.

Lin Ze had often practiced this kind of dual-tasking after acquiring the Death Soldiers, and now he could handle it with ease.

Even in battle, Lin Ze could control multiple Death Soldiers, obtaining information from multiple angles to grasp the situation.

The previous Fire Wolf King Incident was Lin Ze's first attempt.

He was exhausted back then.

But practice makes perfect. Lin Ze gradually became accustomed to controlling multiple Death Soldiers.

Since the Death Soldiers were distributed across Wutan City, Qingshan Town, and Canaan City, Lin Ze spent some time controlling different Death Soldiers to make three copies.

By the time Lin Ze finished copying, the competition had entered the latter half.

The fifty students were competing in a Round-robin Competition. The first round was 50 into 25, the second round was 25 into 13, with one bye.

The third round was 13 into 7, and the fourth round was 7 into 4, also with one bye each.

This means that from the second round all the way to the final four, there would be one person who would receive a bye and advance directly without a match.

However, in this kind of drawing for matches, luck itself was a part of strength.

If someone were truly lucky enough to get a direct bye to the final four, excluding any foul play, one could only sigh that the person had an incredible stroke of luck.

A bye to the final four, and the top five all receiving special opportunities, meant that they could gain qualification to enter the Library Pavilion without enduring particularly difficult battles.

Lin Ze thought to himself, wondering how the academy would handle it if such a thing actually happened.

Would they redraw to prove there was no foul play, or would they proceed as is?

This thought flashed through Lin Ze's mind and was gone in an instant, and he immediately focused on the match on the field.

It was already the semifinals. Han Yue wielded a Frost White Long Sword, bringing forth waves of cold air.

Under the surge of Dou Qi, even half of the arena was covered in a thin layer of frost. The students sitting in the front rows couldn't help but shiver.

Han Yue's opponent was a Wind Attribute cultivator, exceptionally fast. Even Han Yue was somewhat struggling to cope.

Seeing Han Yue falling into a slight disadvantage, her followers couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, cheering her on even more enthusiastically.

As if spurred by the encouragement from the spectators, or perhaps finally seizing an opportunity, Han Yue suddenly thrust her long sword into the ground!

A surge of white cold energy erupted from her as the center.

The frost that had formed on the arena earlier was stirred up by this Dou Qi, affecting the opponent's movements.

The biting cold that rushed towards him made Han Yue's opponent stiffen.

Han Yue seized this fleeting opportunity and unleashed the decisive sword strike.

"Spectacular!"

Lin Ze couldn't help but exclaim.

Han Yue had never used this move before, clearly developing it specifically to counter high-speed opponents.

Xiao Yi Xian nodded in agreement.

Unfortunately, despite her brilliant performance in the semifinals, Han Yue was overly exhausted. In the finals, facing an opponent in better condition, she ultimately lost and took the runner-up position.

The Inner Academy Selection Tournament concluded, and Instructor Ruo Lin gathered the students of Yellow Class 2.

"Today's Inner Academy Selection Tournament, where those Wind and Cloud Figures engaged in a Dragon Fight Tiger Fight for supremacy, was also a spectacle that drew immense attention."

"Postponing classes to bring you to watch the Inner Academy Selection Tournament was not just to broaden your horizons, but more importantly, to hope that you would set your sights higher."

"Your instructor truly hopes to see your figures on that arena in the future."

"Whether you're a new student or a senior student, do your best!"

Instructor Ruo Lin put on a spirited look, her fair little fists clenched tightly.

Instructor Ruo Lin, who had originally exuded a very mature charm, suddenly made such a playful gesture.

This immediately made many students' breathing quicken, even the female students were the same, and they shouted loudly.

"For Instructor Ruo Lin!"

"We will definitely compete in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament!"