A Swift Conclusion

Lin Qing nodded and smiled at them as a greeting.

"Elder Lin, Qing Lin has broken through to the Nine-Star Dou Master! Xiao Yi Xian has also broken through to the Two-Star Dou Ling!"

Following Lin Qing's gaze, Hu Gan glanced at the two girls, Xiao Yi Xian and said with some surprise.

Lin Qing smiled and said, "That's right!"

"You! Can you please stop smiling like that!"

Hu Gan shook his head helplessly, but he was also a little envious. The girls around this guy were all quite talented.

For this grand competition, the academy used its largest plaza.

Even so, the square quickly filled with people, and from the high platform, one could see a dense, dark mass of people below.

The plaza for this competition is an oval-shaped plaza. Around the plaza are rows of stone steps that extend upwards, resembling the shape of a football stadium from a previous life. The crowd sitting around the plaza can clearly see the entire plaza.

After the students and instructors were ready, Hu Gan, who was sitting in the center, flew onto the arena and gave a brief speech about cultivating diligently, the prohibition of using lethal force, and the prohibition of taking special Medicinal Pill. Then, he announced loudly, using his Dou Qi, that all 400 participants—from the Mystic Tier Yellow Tier classes, the Enforcement Squad, and the Alchemy Department —had arrived.

"The Inner Academy Selection Tournament for this year has officially begun!"

"Oh~"

The students then raised their voices, and the roar from the crowd soared into the sky.

The Inner Academy Selection Tournament will feature the most prominent figures in the academy.

This is undoubtedly a huge attraction for male and female students who regard these people as their idols and objects of admiration.

Countless students began discussing their idols and objects of admiration. Amidst the students' chaotic chatter, Hu Gan flew back to his seat. Then, the instructor took the stage, took out a box, and began drawing lots for the first round of the elimination tournament. Soon, all 400 students who had registered this year were assigned their opponents.

Then, each class's instructor returned to their own class with their students' starting numbers and informed them of their students' numbers and the names of their opponents.

"Match 1: Wang Lei from Class 1 of the Yellow Tier vs. Yang Xiao from Mystic Tier Class 10."

The first round of the knockout stage wasn't exactly a mixed bag, but rather a mixed bag.

First, there are only a few spots available in each class, and the students who can sign up are basically the top students in their class. However, the ability levels vary from class to class.

In some classes, the applicants were mostly at the Dou Master stage, and some were even Da Dou Shi. However, in other classes, the strongest applicants were only Nine-Star Fighter, and the students' Cultivation Technique and Dou Technique varied in level.

The matching of items is completely random, so some matches are very close and evenly matched. These close matches are basically between people with similar strength. However, even so, since they are all in the early stage of cultivation and their Dou Qi reserves are limited, these matches are basically over within ten minutes.

In other matches, due to a significant difference in strength, the outcome was one-sided or even resulted in a one-hit kill. After all, not everyone is like Xiao Yan or Lin Dong, capable of turning the tables on someone of a higher level.

Especially Xiao Yi Xian, who directly used an ice seal to freeze her opponent's feet, and then easily knocked her off the stage with a single blow.

Qing Lin was the same; when she encountered a Dou Master who was six stars lower than her, she knocked him off the stage with a single move.

Even though the pace is very fast, a whole day has already passed by the time the first round is over.

After watching a day of elimination matches, Lin Qing discovered quite a few geniuses who, if they grow smoothly, could basically reach the level of Dou Emperor or Dou Zong.

The second day of the elimination rounds saw the remaining two hundred trainees, after the first day's selection process, become 'strong' at the same level!

This led to a rather tense situation in today's battle, with one match lasting more than ten minutes.

Fortunately, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin encountered relatively weak opponents: one was Two-Star Dou Ling facing Da Dou Shi, and the other was Nine-Star Dou Shi facing Nine-Star Dou Shi.

Especially Xiao Yi Xian, who had already reached the Dou Ling, sealed her opponent with a single Ice Seal and blasted her off the stage with a single palm strike.

"I admit it, senior!"

Xiao Yi Xian spoke with a slight apology to the student she had knocked off the stage.

If the other person hadn't encountered me, they probably could have entered the Inner Academy too, right?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi Xian shook her head slightly. She needed to enter the Inner Academy. Since the other party was blocking her way, she naturally had to get past them. It was all up to her own abilities. She couldn't blame herself; it was just that he was unlucky.

The senior she knocked down simply shook his head.

"Junior, you don't need to say that. It's just that I'm too weak!"

Fortunately, there was still a chance to challenge himself on the last day, and he still had a chance to enter the Inner Academy.

After several rounds of fighting, Qing Lin seized an opening and knocked his opponent off the stage.

With Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin quickly defeating their opponents, a wave of idol worship soon swept through the students, since not everyone could reach that level of cultivation at their age.

If someone's cultivation level is slightly higher, people will be intimidated; if someone manages to defeat someone of a higher level, people will admire them; if someone's cultivation level is far ahead, people will only worship them.

"Xiao Yi Xian ~"

"Qing Lin ~"

fervent shouts echoed from every corner of the square, filling the entire venue with their sounds for a moment.

"At first, I was worried that it would dampen the enthusiasm of these little guys for cultivation!"

On the high platform, Hu Gan laughed and said that he had initially wanted to directly promote Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to higher levels. After all, one of them had an unknown cultivation physique and the other had the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Both of them had the potential to become Dou Venerable. Moreover, one was a Two-Star Dou Ling and the other was a Nine-Star Dou Master. Qing Lin was only not brought out because of the need to keep it a Serpentine Magical Beast. Otherwise, Qing Lin could also be comparable to Dou Wang.

It's really unfair for the two of them to compete against students who are only at the Da Dou Shi level.

However, when Lin Qing was asked, she refused, saying that it would be good for the two of them to experience some battles. But the two of them didn't look like they were fighting at all; instead, they looked like they were on vacation.

Fortunately, the students haven't been discouraged; on the contrary, they seem very enthusiastic, which makes him quite happy. If they had been discouraged, he would have had to ask the mentors to comfort them.

"Hehe, to become a strong person, talent, temperament, and time are all indispensable. After all, not everyone is Elder Lin!"

Elder Huo stroked his beard and spoke.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that someone could break through to the Dou Wang level at the age of 12."

"Indeed! A twelve-year-old Dou Wang, even in the Central Plains, no one can compare to Elder Lin!"

"I've heard that Elder Lin is a native of the Northwest Continent, and even cultivated to this level in the Jia Ma Empire!"

"Most importantly, his alchemy skills have also reached the Tier 6!"