Borrow my talent? Wood Release Sharingan stuns the school beauty.

Su Muxue seemed unconcerned about the stares around her. She took a deep breath, raised her head, looked at Lin Chen with unwavering eyes, and said clearly, "Lin Chen, this preliminary round is a secret realm hunt. There are many ferocious beasts inside, and we will inevitably encounter dangers. If we participate as a team, we can be more secure and avoid unnecessary trouble. We can split the points from hunting ferocious beasts equally."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room erupted in uproar!

"Holy crap? Did I hear that right? School beauty Su is actually teaming up with Lin Chen to hunt in the secret realm?"

"Are you crazy? School beauty Su originally had an SSS-level talent, but now she's borrowed Lin Chen's double B-level talent. With two double B-level talents together, she's probably going to be at the bottom of the rankings, right?"

"With so many people not choosing him, why did School Beauty Su take a liking to Lin Chen?"

"Many people are willing to team up with School Beauty Su, there are so many S-level players."

"Young Master Zhao is still there! School Beauty Su is openly disrespecting Young Master Zhao! Young Master Zhao has an SS-level ice-type talent. With his late-stage martial arts strength, hunting second-tier ferocious beasts is a piece of cake. Isn't teaming up with him better than with Lin Chen?"

Upon hearing Su Muxue's words, Zhao Yu, who was in the crowd, could no longer contain himself. He rushed forward, pointed at Lin Chen, and roared furiously, "Su Muxue! Are you crazy?"

"He's just a useless guy with double B-level talent. With his strength, he might not even be able to handle a first-tier ferocious beast. You actually want to team up with him? If I team up with you, my SS-level ice-type talent will be enough to hunt a third-tier ferocious beast. I'm a hundred times stronger than him!"

Su Muxue ignored Zhao Yu and looked at Lin Chen with unwavering eyes: "Lin Chen, if we team up, we can easily accumulate enough points to take the top two spots and go to the provincial capital to compete. It will benefit both of us."

One reason she wanted to team up with Lin Chen was to learn about his talent, especially regarding its evolution.

On the other hand, as the owner of Wood Release and Sharingan talents, Lin Chen is definitely more adept at using his talents than she is. If they team up, she can learn the techniques of using her talents from Lin Chen.

Everyone around was stunned. They never expected that Su Muxue would extend another invitation without Lin Chen giving a response.

This scene was strikingly similar to what happened six days ago at the Awakening Plaza, when Su Muxue was determined to borrow Lin Chen's talent.

Could it be that School Beauty Su really likes Lin Chen?

Everyone thought that Lin Chen would agree without hesitation. After all, being able to team up with Su Muxue would not only gain the favor of the City Lord's Mansion, but also allow him to easily accumulate points and pass the preliminary rounds with the help of Su Muxue's strength. Why not?

Zhao Yu also stopped roaring and looked at Lin Chen with a sinister gaze. He didn't believe that Lin Chen would refuse such a good thing.

However, Lin Chen looked at Su Muxue's pleading eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly shook his head: "No need, I'm used to being alone."

This sentence plunged the entire room into dead silence once again.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, unable to believe their ears.

Su Muxue took the initiative to invite him to team up, even during a dangerous hunt in a secret realm, but Lin Chen actually refused?

Is Lin Chen truly ungrateful, or is he deliberately putting on airs to attract Su Muxue's attention?

Su Muxue's face also showed a hint of surprise. She did not expect Lin Chen to reject her again.

Is this the second time I've been rejected?

She paused for a few seconds, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes, but quickly regained her composure and nodded gently: "Okay, I understand. Be careful. There are many ferocious beasts in the secret realm. Do everything within your capabilities."

Although she was rejected, she was not angry.

The events that had occurred earlier changed Su Muxue's opinion of Lin Chen.

"Be careful of Zhao Yu. This guy is petty and might make a move against you in the secret realm. Fighting is officially forbidden in the secret realm, but if he does it in secret, there's nothing we can do without evidence."

After turning to leave, Su Muxue lowered her voice to remind Lin Chen.

Zhao Yu was overjoyed when he heard Lin Chen reject Su Muxue.

He was also worried that if Su Muxue and Lin Chen teamed up, he wouldn't be able to make a move against him.

Unexpectedly, this fool personally pushed out the only way out.

Then you can't blame him.

After hearing Su Muxue's reminder, Lin Chen glanced at Zhao Yu out of the corner of his eye.

But it was quickly taken back.

The qualifiers are not the time for him to make his move.

Lin Chen planned to deal with Zhao Yu during the martial arts college entrance examination.

The surrounding chatter resumed, with everyone discussing Lin Chen's ungratefulness, Su Muxue's persistence, Zhao Yu's anger, and some even secretly betting that Lin Chen wouldn't survive an hour in the secret realm.

In particular, he offended Zhao Yu.

During the assessment, it's forbidden to fight each other, but it doesn't say you can't trip someone up.

Lin Chen didn't care what these people thought; to him, whether or not he formed a team made no difference.

For him, the Secret Realm Hunt was not only a way to qualify, but also a great opportunity to hone his talent and accumulate combat experience.

He could easily hunt ferocious beasts and accumulate points without relying on anyone's help, thus successfully passing the preliminary rounds.

Moreover, teaming up with Su Muxue would only make him more conspicuous and more likely to expose his secrets. If they encounter danger in the secret realm, he would also have to be distracted by protecting Su Muxue, which would only cause more trouble.

At this moment, the proctor in the center of the square slowly walked forward, raised his hand to signal the entire square to be quiet, and his cold voice echoed throughout the square.

"Attention all participating martial artists, the entrance to the secret realm is about to open. The competition rules are now being read: malicious fighting, cheating, and bringing high-level elixirs or weapons from outside the secret realm are prohibited. Violators will be immediately disqualified!"

"After the secret realm opens, there is a six-hour time limit. Once the time is up, the entrance to the secret realm will reopen. Those who fail to leave the secret realm within the time limit will be considered automatically eliminated. The top one hundred in the points ranking will be qualified to go to the provincial capital to participate in the formal martial arts college entrance examination."

As soon as he finished speaking, the spatial rift above the square widened, and a rich spiritual energy rushed in. The roars of ferocious beasts from the secret realm could be faintly heard, making one's heart tremble.

"The entrance to the secret realm is open! Participating martial artists, enter in turn!" The proctor's voice rang out again.

The noisy crowd gradually quieted down, and all the participating martial artists walked in an orderly manner toward the entrance of the secret realm, with different expressions, some nervous, some excited, and some apprehensive.

Lin Chen also slowly moved, his steps unhurried and his expression indifferent, blending into the crowd and walking towards the entrance of the secret realm, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with him.

Zhao Yu stared intently at Lin Chen's back, his eyes filled with murderous intent. He followed closely behind, a sinister smile curling at the corner of his mouth. He thought to himself: Lin Chen, the secret realm will be your burial ground!

Su Muxue took a deep breath, composed herself, and walked toward the entrance of the secret realm. However, her gaze still occasionally fell on Lin Chen, with a hint of curiosity.