Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 62 Dating

Ji Lin and the others entered the classroom together. Many students were already in their seats, and Xiao Xiao had arrived long ago as well.

Soon, the students returned to the classroom one after another, and Zhou Yi entered the classroom when the class bell rang.

Zhou Yi stepped onto the podium and said calmly, "After three days, the freshman assessment round-robin tournament has concluded. The final results were tallied last night."

Upon hearing her words, all the students in Class One immediately perked up, and Zhou Yi even managed a smile on her aged face for the first time ever.

"I have to say, you all worked very hard and made me proud. All of the students in Group 23 of Class 1 who participated in the assessment passed the new student assessment. I am very pleased."

"Boom—" The entire freshman class erupted in cheers, echoing in every corner of the classroom. This time, Zhou Yi did not stop them, but simply watched the children cheer with a smile.

They certainly deserve to cheer!

After the round-robin tournament, almost half of the trainees were eliminated, and the freshman class that hadn't been eliminated was the class with the most trainees remaining.

"Alright, quiet down." After everyone had been cheering for quite a while, Zhou Yi finally signaled them to quiet down again.

"Passing the assessment only ensures that you stay in the academy and won't be easily eliminated before the end of your first year. But that's only for the first year. If you don't put in enough effort in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you in your second year. Besides, it's just passing the freshman assessment; there's nothing to be too happy about. Among your twenty-three groups, there are still fourteen groups whose freshman assessments haven't finished because you've made it into the top sixty-four and still need to complete the elimination rounds. And the elimination rounds are where you'll truly prove your excellence."

Zhou Yi continued, "In this round-robin competition for the freshmen assessment, a total of seven groups of students achieved a perfect record. Two of them were from our class. They are Ji Lin's team and Wang Qiu'er's team."

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er's teams became the focus of the whole class, while Wang Dong'er lowered her head somewhat dejectedly.

Her team lost a match, unfortunately failing to achieve a complete victory. Although she was very strong, and her Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul allowed her to fly, was fast, and had strong attack power, her teammates were not up to par. Both of her teammates were one-ring Soul Masters, and they encountered a seeded team from another class, so they could only suffer a regrettable defeat.

However, she didn't want to reveal her second spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer, and even if she did, she might not be able to win, since her Clear Sky Hammer hadn't been equipped with spirit rings yet.

Wang Qiu'er, on the other hand, carried two weak opponents, dominating them all and winning ten consecutive matches, a truly impressive feat.

Unlike Ji Lin, who slacked off the whole time and only made a move at crucial moments, Xiao Xiao was the one carrying the team the rest of the time.

In this lesson, Zhou Yi mainly encouraged the remaining students who were going to participate in the elimination rounds and analyzed the situation of their opponents. According to Zhou Yi, apart from Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er's two groups, three of the other five undefeated groups also had Soul Masters appearing.

Apart from Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er, the other students were somewhat insecure. Even Wang Dong'er was quite discouraged. Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er were one thing, but there were also three Soul Master students in other classes.

This made Wang Dong'er, who was originally very confident and proud, a little withdrawn.

She initially thought she was the best, but ended up being beaten repeatedly.

Fortunately, she possessed twin martial souls, preventing her from becoming too withdrawn from the blow.

Xiao Xiao was initially a little worried, but when she thought of Ji Lin's strength, she felt at ease. Moreover, teams with a perfect record in the round-robin tournament would receive preferential treatment in the first two rounds of the knockout stage, and they would not encounter each other.

In other words, they will only encounter Soul Master teams from other classes, as well as Wang Qiu'er's team, after entering the top 16.

Soon, the day's classes ended, and Ji Lin abandoned Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao, running away alone.

Today is the time I arranged to meet Zhang Lexuan.

Ji Lin was clearly in a good mood, after all, it had been a while since he had seen Zhang Lexuan.

He left the academy alone and went to the coffee shop where he had arranged to meet Zhang Lexuan. He ordered a coffee and waited for Zhang Lexuan to arrive.

Time ticked by, and finally, he saw Zhang Lexuan appear at the coffee shop entrance. She was wearing a simple white shirt, paired with trousers and casual shoes, looking fresh and natural. A smile graced her face, and her eyes sparkled, making it hard to look away.

Ji Lin stood up, waved to Zhang Lexuan, and said, "Sister Lexuan, over here, over here."

Seeing Ji Lin waving, Zhang Lexuan's eyes lit up. She smiled and sat down opposite Ji Lin, saying, "Congratulations, Xiao Lin, on passing the freshman cycle assessment. I heard you passed with a perfect record."

Ji Lin was a little surprised and asked, "Sister Le Xuan, how did you know you came to watch my match? I didn't see you there."

Zhang Lexuan shook her head and said, "The inner academy has been quite busy lately, and the academy doesn't allow students to watch matches. I found out through someone else. I'm sorry, Xiao Lin, I couldn't come to watch your match."

Ji Lin quickly comforted her, "It's alright, Sister Le Xuan. It's just a freshman assessment. It's very simple for me, and I didn't take it to heart. Besides, Sister Le Xuan is here to accompany me on my date."

After the two sat down, they began to chat about their recent situations. Ji Lin talked about his second martial soul, how he helped Ma Xiaotao suppress the evil fire, and his martial soul fusion skill with Wang Qiu'er.

Zhang Lexuan sipped her coffee, listening attentively to Ji Lin's story. Even when she heard that Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er were cultivating together and had a martial soul fusion skill, she didn't show any jealousy. She also knew that Ji Lin had a princess fiancée in the Star Luo Empire.

She had already prepared herself mentally when she decided to choose Ji Lin. After all, if you really think about it, she was the one who came later, while Xu Jiujiu was her childhood sweetheart. She was the one who fell from the sky.

Even with Wang Qiu'er and Ma Xiaotao, the one who should be having a headache isn't her, but that Princess Jiujiu.

Moreover, she knew about Ma Xiaotao's situation and was happy that Ma Xiaotao could solve the problem of her internal heat.

Ji Lin's ability to flirt is just too amazing. It's only been a short time, and he already has so many girls surrounding him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lexuan looked resentfully at the rambling Ji Lin.

Feeling Zhang Lexuan's resentful gaze, Ji Lin's body stiffened, and the words he was about to say stopped abruptly. Oh no! Had he just gotten a little carried away? He had been too arrogant in front of Sister Lexuan and had said all the things he should and shouldn't have said.

"Pfft."

Seeing Ji Lin's stiff face, Zhang Lexuan covered her mouth and laughed.

Time flew by, and before they knew it, evening had arrived. Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan strolled together along the shore of Poseidon Lake. They walked along the path, admiring the surrounding scenery. The setting sun cast shimmering light on the lake's surface; a gentle breeze rustled through the treetops. Everything was so beautiful.

(End of this chapter)