Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Xian Lin'er clearly had a different opinion on Yan Shaozhe's words, and she snorted coldly, saying, "A crooked and heretical approach."

Yan Shaozhe was helpless against her sarcasm and could only immediately shut up and shake his head in resignation.

Zhang Lexuan picked up where Han Ruoruo left off, her voice carrying far, "Now, all male students participating in today's Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event, please get ready. Thirty-six pillars of light will appear in the lake shortly. The students closest to us, the Sea God's Fairies, will proceed to the first round. Those further back may not be able to get a good ranking in the first round. So, everyone, please be careful. No matter what method you use, as long as you land on the water lily leaf where the pillar of light is located, you will have secured a spot. But please do not fall into the water, otherwise you will be disqualified from continuing to participate in this year's Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event."

"Everyone, get ready! Three, two, one, go!"

Thirty-six beams of light suddenly shot out from under the lake surface. These thirty-six beams of light were arranged in three neat rows, each row about five meters apart, and were evenly distributed on the lake surface about one hundred meters away from the female students and about two hundred meters away from the shore.

As soon as Zhang Lexuan gave the signal to begin, the inner disciples moved with lightning speed, rushing towards the locations of the pillars of light to seize the initiative and demonstrate their strength—the best way to win the heart of a beauty.

Almost all the male disciples of the inner court couldn't wait to leap up and rush towards the pillar of light, but a young man slowly floated out from the shore, following behind without making a fuss. He was the last one to land on a water lily leaf. He did not release his martial spirit and kept a very low profile.

But Ji Lin focused his gaze on this unassuming inner court disciple, his brows furrowing slightly, somewhat puzzled. He sensed a very incongruous feeling about this young man.

This made him slightly concerned, and he watched the young man who was at the back with great interest.

The young man was of medium build and fairly handsome, but his aura was somewhat concealed, clearly indicating that he had used some method to hide his cultivation level. However, in Ji Lin's perception, he was at least a sixth-ring Soul Emperor.

Interesting. His apparent cultivation level is a six-ring Soul Emperor, but he seems to be hiding his true strength. This makes Ji Lin even more interested. It's clear that apart from Ji Lin, who has extraordinary spiritual power, all the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, including Xuanzi, probably didn't notice anything unusual about this young man.

To achieve this level of skill, this young man must either possess a powerful secret technique, have a special martial soul, or have someone behind him who could deceive Xuanzi. He must be at least a Limit Douluo.

This is interesting. Nowadays, Limit Douluo are very rare on the Douluo Continent. Apart from Chi Yuan, there are Death God Douluo and Dragon Emperor Douluo from the Holy Spirit Cult, as well as those old relics from hidden sects.

If this young man truly has a Limit Douluo behind him, then which side is he on? The Holy Spirit Cult? A hidden sect? This is very interesting.

Ji Lin's lips curled up. He had only come to watch the excitement, but he hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise.

Of course, besides the previous guesses, Ji Lin had another guess: that the other party was a soul beast in human form. However, if that were the case, he wouldn't be interested. After all, now that he had the Holy Mark, although transformed soul beasts were still highly sought after, Ji Lin wasn't interested. He now had a close relationship with the soul beast race, and there was no need for him to fall out with Gu Yuena over a transformed soul beast.

Ji Lin leaned close to Ma Xiaotao's ear and whispered, "Sister Xiaotao, do you see that young man at the very back? Do you know him?"

Ma Xiaotao felt the warm breath on her ear, her ears went weak, and her earlobes turned bright red. However, she still followed Ji Lin's gaze to the young man on the last water lily leaf on the lake, her brows furrowing slightly. She said, "He was recommended by another academy, passed the inner court examination, and entered Shrek Academy's inner court. He didn't come from the outer court. Because he's one of the rare disciples who directly entered the inner court through recommendation, I remember him. I think his name is Lan Fuzi, a very strange name, right? This guy is usually very low-key and doesn't seem to have many friends. What's wrong? Is there a problem with him?"

As she finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao's eyes narrowed. She knew Ji Lin well; Ji Lin wouldn't be interested in a man for no reason. If it were a woman, she wouldn't have thought about it.

Ji Lin smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, I just noticed that he didn't seem very enthusiastic. He clearly didn't care much about this Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event, but he still participated anyway, so I was just a little curious."

Ma Xiaotao looked at Ji Lin suspiciously, "You'd be interested in a man? Has the sun risen in the west?"

Ji Lin's lips twitched. What kind of image did he have in Ma Xiaotao's eyes? He felt somewhat offended.

While the two were whispering, Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er glanced at them helplessly. Didn't they see that many inner court disciples were watching? Ma Xiaotao was a celebrity at Shrek Academy after all! Her intimacy with a strange man had already attracted a lot of attention. Only the outer court disciples were oblivious, their attention still on the lake.

Yan Shaozhe looked at Ji Lin and Ma Xiaotao, who were snuggling together, and nodded with satisfaction. He smiled and said, "Xiaotao is quite promising. I wonder when I'll be able to hold my grandson."

Xian Lin'er also saw this scene and surprisingly did not contradict Yan Shaozhe. She nodded and said, "Xiao Tao is quite proactive. Although Ji Lin is a bit of a womanizer, his talent and strength are top-notch. Unlike some people who don't have the ability but want to have their cake and eat it too."

Yan Shaozhe's lips twitched. He felt that Xian Lin'er was being a bit hypocritical. Why could Ji Lin have a harem and Xiao Tao share Ji Lin with other women, but it wasn't allowed for him and her?

However, he didn't dare to speak up. Past experience told him never to reason with a woman, especially one who didn't like him.

Xuanzi glanced at the two of them, chuckled, and took a bite of his chicken leg, feeling quite content. Although the situation on the continent was currently turbulent, Ji Lin was indeed more outstanding than he had expected. With Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan around, he didn't need to worry about Shrek Academy being left without protection after he left.

Soon, all the trainees had taken their places. The male trainees who got the first row were all beaming with joy. The first step is always the hardest, and doing this first step well gave them a great advantage, because only their row could be directly seen by the female trainees.

This Poseidon's Fate Blind Date Event is not only a great opportunity to confess your feelings, but also a chance to showcase yourself. Who wouldn't want to be valued by the academy?

Zhang Lexuan said, "Sea God's Fate at Sea God Lake. Tonight is the annual Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event. I believe everyone has been looking forward to it for a long time. The blind date event is divided into five parts. Are you all ready? I want to emphasize again that once you fall into the water, you will be eliminated regardless of gender."

"We will also select the most beautiful sea fairy and the happiest male student. However, the first thing you need to do is to unveil the sea fairies. This is also the first step for the male students to show their strength."

Han Ruoruo chimed in, "That's right. So, let's begin the first segment, 'Mutual Appreciation.' Starting from the left side of the first row, each male student can give full play to their abilities and try to lift the straw hat off the female student's head. However, don't go too far, otherwise, if the female student can't help but make a move on you, I'll have to pretend I didn't see it. Also, as Senior Sister said, don't fall into the water!"

"First male student, you may begin."

As soon as Han Ruoruo finished speaking, the male student floated up, his seven soul rings flashing, revealing him to be an inner court disciple at the Soul Saint level. He flew through the air, heading straight towards the female student opposite him.

Seeing that the first to appear was a Soul Saint, Ji Lin nodded. The inner disciples of the academy were as powerful as ever. This male student looked older than him, and his martial soul seemed to be of the agility type, so he was very fast. No wonder he was able to take the first place earlier.

A hundred meters is a mere blink of an eye for a Soul Saint. This male student was clearly not a first-time participant in the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event. As he approached the female students, he suddenly raised his hands, and a strong gust of wind created by his soul power swept upwards, simultaneously blowing the female students' long skirts and hats. (End of Chapter)