When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 46 : The Fairy of the Magic City

46: The Fairy of the Magic City

The large screen began to scroll, and the names of the final eight examinees appeared on it.

From left to right: Yuwen Wenzhi and Lin Qianyi from the Lingdu Source Martial Academy Affiliated High School.

Xia Yuyin and Long Xiaotian from No. 21 High School.

Michael McEwen and Udar Khan from the Oriental International Academy.

And two students from No. 39 High School.

The countdown began.

Long Xiaotian, however, stared stiffly at the screen. It was indeed Xia Yuyin! Besides him, Long Xiaotian was the only one who hadn't taken the stage yet. If it wasn't that mysterious student, who could it be?

On the day of the physical exam, the one who had made him take second place in front of everyone was actually her, Xia Yuyin!

And he had even said those things to her in public.

Thinking about it now, Long Xiaotian felt like forfeiting the exam.

"Let's go." A fragrant breeze passed by. Yuyin left a calm sentence, not looking back, and walked onto the assessment platform.

"This woman..." Long Xiaotian was both ashamed and angry. He gritted his teeth and followed her up.

The eight strongest examinees from the four great high schools stood in a row, each before their own device. Yuwen Wenzhi was on the far left, followed by Lin Qianyi. Yuyin stood in the third position.

Since this was the showdown of the strongest examinees, the invigilators gave them extra time to prepare and circulate their energy.

"Humph..." A scornful smile hung on Yuwen Wenzhi's lips. His gaze, always so sharp and aggressive, glanced at Yuyin. Even standing side by side, one could see that compared to Lin Qianyi, Yuyin's figure was indeed much more eye-catching. "To think this flower vase is the grand finale for No. 21 High School? Isn't this a joke?"

"Hey, you're being too loud." Lin Qianyi's face flushed red as she reminded Yuwen Wenzhi in a low voice.

"It's fine. I want them to hear me. So what?" Yuwen Wenzhi was confident of victory. He spread his arms and spoke his mind. His actions were undeniably cool.

"Still, no matter the result, she's undisputedly the number one beauty here. We can just treat her as a cheerleader to boost morale." Yuwen Wenzhi deliberately spoke loudly enough for everyone below to hear.

For a moment, the faces of many examinees below turned ugly.

"Student Yuwen Wenzhi, please do not say things unrelated to the assessment. Do not disturb the other examinees," the young Teacher Jiang admonished.

"Really?" The burly, blonde youth next to him chimed in. "Then your No. 21 High School has really gone to great lengths."

"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..."

On the tense exam platform, Yuyin let out a clear, cold laugh.

"Hmm?" The Century Twin Jewels also frowned slightly. She could still laugh at a time like this? Wasn't she ashamed of being called a flower vase, a cheerleader?

"Excuse me, invigilator, could we start the assessment a little sooner?" Yuyin flicked her long hair lightly. Her calm and composed demeanor captivated the boys and girls below.

"Am I not just here to go through the motions? Why waste so much time talking?"

With that, Yuyin took a step and was the first to step onto the testing device.

"What a fine 'motion'!" Yuwen Wenzhi, full of confidence, also strode onto his device.

Seeing this, the other examinees also stepped forward.

"Very well. Everyone, please quiet down now. The assessment will begin immediately," the Head Invigilator announced.

Time passed, second by second...

Yuwen Wenzhi rested only one hand on the testing device, calm and composed. He turned to look at Yuyin with an interested smile. He thought to himself, "A self-aware flower vase is a rare thing. Humph, to be able to compete on the same stage as me, Yuwen Wenzhi, you should feel honored, Xia Yuyin. This is perhaps an opportunity you will never have again in your life."

Lin Qianyi shot an imperceptible sidelong glance at Yuyin, her gaze filled with a hint of hostility. "A flower vase, only good at attracting bees and butterflies," she muttered in a low voice, only for Yuyin to hear.

"Let me show you, Xia Yuyin, I am no longer the person I was a month ago," Long Xiaotian said with a grave expression, clenching his fists and adjusting his breath with all his heart.

The two foreign examinees were also exceptionally gifted. The one from South Asia, dressed in ethnic attire, was calm and undisturbed by his surroundings. The tall, white youth, however, easily looked past Long Xiaotian at Yuyin and gave a bright smile. "How about it, beautiful Eastern lady? Why don't you be my cheerleader?"

The examinees were each lost in their own thoughts, but they were all the true elites of this venue.

The electronic prompt that would decide victory or defeat sounded.

For a moment, it was as if the very air on the assessment platform had been disturbed. Powerful waves of Primordial Energy began to be released.

But Yuyin paid no attention to those around her. In her heart, she could feel the heaven and earth, where this Primordial Energy was gradually awakening. She placed her hands on the sensing panel, her spirit water surging. The Primordial Energy throughout her body circulated violently, and a powerful aura of Primordial Energy, far surpassing those around her, burst forth!

At this moment.

Layers of dark clouds appeared from nowhere in the sky, rolling and swallowing the gloomy daylight in an instant.

The sky darkened.

Whether they were invigilators or examinees, everyone stared at the sky in astonishment, completely bewildered and at a loss.

"What's going on?"

"Why did the sky suddenly turn dark?"

A cold wind howled. The night had suddenly fallen.

In the distance, from the darkness, figures shining with a ghostly, demonic light flew toward the stadium from all directions, as if in a trance.

In an instant, with Yuyin at the center, countless demonic spirits seemed to be circling, chanting inaudibly.

Yuyin stood frozen in the center, surrounded by thousands of spirits. She saw that, far away, there were also some ancient, ghostly figures, as if kneeling amidst the rolling black clouds, facing her, as if they were worshiping?

"Are they worshiping me? Or the Ghost King's fiancée?" This wondrous thought suddenly flashed through Yuyin's mind.

Around her, came sounds of terror and fluctuations of Primordial Energy laced with fear. Yuyin looked around and discovered that on site, at least several examinees and invigilators, like her, could see these spirits.

The others were merely confused by the sudden darkness and, on the contrary, felt no fear.

"Look... look..." At this moment, however, more people below began to ignore the darkness and focus even more on the large screens behind the examinees.

Behind Yuyin, a column of light, exceptionally brilliant in the dark night, shot straight into the sky.

"185, 186, 187... 198, 199, 200!"

When the Primordial Energy value rolled to 200, the column of light had already reached the top, but the numbers continued to jump and grow.

At the same time, the other examinees around her were frightened by this sudden darkness and the thousands of spirits, causing them to underperform to varying degrees.

At a glance, Yuyin's column of Primordial Energy stood out alone, far ahead of the other examinees.

It was as if they were not competing on the same level at all.

Who was the one just going through the motions?

207. This was the final number where Yuyin's Primordial Energy value stopped...

Gradually, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed. The Night Spirits, just as they had arrived, silently scattered into the sky.

The Head Invigilator then realized she was sitting on the floor. She then realized that the exam was still in progress.

"207..." She raised her head, looking past Yuyin's tall figure. For the moment, that was all she could see.

The Head Invigilator stood up, adjusted her glasses, and walked to the screen. She looked at the scores, which, besides the brilliant column in the center, all seemed rather disastrous.

Yuwen Wenzhi, startled by the spirits and the darkness, had underperformed: 147.

Lin Qianyi, similarly, had underperformed: 141.

Long Xiaotian, who couldn't see the spirits, was only slightly disturbed and performed basically normally: 121.

Michael McEwen, underperformed: 117.

Udar Khan, underperformed: 116.

The two from No. 39 High School, who couldn't see the spirits, performed normally but with lower scores.

"1... 147??????" Yuwen Wenzhi's eyes widened. He sat on the floor, staring in disbelief at his assessment result. The sharp light in his eyes gradually faded.