Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 67 Serious Lin

When Wang Dong'er mentioned that the opposing Soul Master's Martial Soul was the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Ji Lin knew that it must be Dai Huabin's team, and Wang Dong'er's loss was not unjust.

He also noticed that when Wang Dong'er mentioned the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Huo Yuhao's expression instantly turned gloomy, his eyes filled with murderous intent and hatred.

Ji Lin didn't say anything more; it was their family matter, and it was none of his business.

After finishing their meal, the group headed to the assessment area together. Wang Dong'er wanted to watch Wang Qiu'er's match, so they separated after entering the assessment area.

The competition, lasting only one day, eliminated most of the freshmen. Those who remained to continue the competition on the second day were the top sixteen teams from this year's freshman assessment, a total of forty-eight freshmen. It can be said that they were all the best among the freshmen, and even among the most outstanding Soul Masters of their age across the entire continent.

During the draw for the Round of 16, Ji Lin and his two teammates saw familiar faces: Huang Chutian's team, which had lost to them in the group stage, was also among the Round of 16.

That's right. All three of them are second-ring Great Soul Masters. The Lan sisters, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, also have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As long as they don't encounter a Soul Master team, they're basically guaranteed to win. Making it into the top sixteen is quite normal.

With the knockout stage at this stage, the only Soul Master likely to be Huo Yuhao from Ji Lin's team is a one-ring Soul Master; the other teams are at least two-ring Great Soul Masters.

There were many more people on the viewing platform today than yesterday; the platform was already packed with people even before the match started.

After the draw, the elimination round of the freshmen assessment, from sixteen to eight, officially began.

The competition area expanded once again, with eight spacious courts opening simultaneously. Ji Lin and his team's opponents this time seemed a bit strange; unlike the three women in yesterday's second match, this time it was three men.

The three opponents lined up horizontally as soon as they entered the arena. Standing in the center was a large, fat boy. According to Shrek Academy's admission rules, he should be at most twelve years old, but his figure didn't look like that at all!

He was at least 1.7 meters tall, taller than Ji Lin and the other two. More importantly, his waist was probably close to 1.7 meters as well...

Standing there, it looked like a small mountain of flesh.

The other two people beside him were remarkably slender compared to him. They were not only a head shorter, but some were even bony. The two looked somewhat alike, seemingly brothers, but they weren't twins. Their arms were exceptionally long.

If you look at these three students from a distance, the two smaller ones would probably be completely overlooked.

"Both sides, state your names. Prepare for the match," the proctor said in a deep voice.

The mountain of flesh-like boy slapped his chest, causing his fat to jiggle. "My name is Xie Huanyue, freshman class two."

"Luo Tianlong, Class 2, Freshmen."

"Luo Tianba, Class 2, Freshmen."

The two slender students had rather imposing names.

Ji Lin and the other two announced their names, and with the proctor's announcement that the competition was about to begin, the round of sixteen to eight officially started.

Before the clash even began, Xiaoxiao's little face puffed up, and she murmured, "No way! Are we really that lucky?"

Huo Yuhao's eyes twitched, his face speechless.

The reason is simple: they saw it again, the Third Ring Road...

Ji Lin remained calm. He had already guessed who the heavyweight opponent was when he saw him, and confirmed it immediately after they announced their names.

Besides him and Wang Qiu'er, Xie Huanyue is one of the other three Soul Masters.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Are we just incredibly unlucky, or is the academy deliberately messing with us?"

Three spirit rings suddenly appeared on the body of the freshman class two student named Xie Huanyue. Not only was it a perfect combination of two yellow and one purple, but because they were pulsating on his massive body, they appeared even clearer. As the spirit rings were released, his body swelled again, growing from 1.7 meters to over 1.9 meters tall. His skin instantly turned dark, and he pounded his chest with both fists, producing muffled "thump, thump" sounds. He strode towards Ji Lin and the other two.

Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba did not release their martial souls immediately. Instead, they flashed and hid behind Xie Huanyue, using his massive body to conceal themselves.

This is their usual fighting style, which has given them the initiative more than once.

This time, Xiao Xiao didn't even use the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron directly. Instead, she released the Nine Phoenixes' Auspicious Flute. Since her twin martial souls had already been exposed, she naturally had to choose the best option.

A slowing-down melody began to play, instantly slowing down Xie Huanyue's speed, along with the two people hidden behind him.

Xie Huanyue seemed unconcerned about his slowed speed. He stomped his left foot heavily on the ground, but this time, the previous "bang, bang" sounds did not reappear. His first spirit ring also lit up at this moment.

Xie Huanyue's body shot into the sky like a soul-guided projectile, leaping a full ten meters high. Then, his body curled up like a giant ball of flesh, crashing down towards Ji Lin and the other two below.

Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba, who were clearly brothers, also launched their attacks at the same time. Although their speed was limited due to the group slowdown, they were still quite fast. Both of them had two yellow spirit rings on their bodies, and their forearms had turned silver-white, with a huge mantis blade growing from each side. Not only were they fast, but they also looked extremely agile.

Seeing the three men approaching with great force, Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao were not flustered at all, because Ji Lin had said before the match that he would take this match seriously.

It's not that Xie Huanyue is particularly strong, it's just that at this point in the competition, there's no point in hiding anymore, and the time ahead belongs to Ji Lin.

A burst of fire appeared in his hand, and the Heavenly Fire Greatsword appeared in his right hand. The sword had one yellow, two purple, and one black ring on its blade, and four soul rings rose and fell, radiating an astonishing power.

Ignore the gasps and shouts coming from the stands.

Among the four soul rings wrapped around the Heavenly Fire Judgment, the yellow soul ring lit up, and the first soul skill, Residual Fire, was activated.

Ji Lin's right foot was wreathed in flames as he kicked fiercely at the Evil Illusion Moon, which had transformed into a ball of flesh and was crashing down.

"Bang." Xie Huanyue was kicked dozens of meters away by Ji Lin, like a ball, in an arc.

At the same time, a crimson sword aura swept out, dissolving the dozens of sword beams conjured by the Luo brothers, and continued its momentum towards the Luo brothers, sending them flying before they could dodge.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Lin completed a triple kill. As the sword energy sent the Luo brothers flying, the proctor had already entered the arena like a ghost, catching the Luo brothers as they flew back and neutralizing Ji Lin's sword energy. He then led them out of the arena. Clearly, according to his judgment, the Luo brothers were going to be seriously injured by Ji Lin's attack, which was why he intervened. However, his intervention also meant that the Luo brothers could no longer continue the competition.

(End of this chapter)