Seeing that his expression was wrong, Lin You also looked over.

What caught my eye was a woman in blue with a cold face.

Unique temperament, cool and quiet.

The whole person seems a bit out of tune with the modern painting style, but if you take a casual glance at him, you will be moved by his breathtaking beauty.

Just by looking at the unique style of painting, Lin You recognized the other person.

Last year’s champion of the Glory League Competition, Ye Qingyi!

But then again... Lin You glanced at Chu Jie.

You've really been traumatized!

It's been so long, it's just a matter of seeing each other once, why are you so panicked?

Then, he met Ye Qingyi's cold eyes.

This person seems to be looking for me?

Ye Qingyi's every move also attracted the attention of some people in the hall, and they all followed to watch.

After seeing Lin You, he was even more surprised.

Isn’t that this year’s National Rookie of the Year?

Is there any connection between this person and Ye Qingyi?

"exchange."

Under the attention of some people, Ye Qingyi spoke softly.

But this voice was not as cold as it appeared; instead, one could hear the anticipation in it.

Lin You felt a little strange.

The other party's two simple words should have been in line with the coldness, but now they seemed inexplicably out of place.

It’s like someone who is not good at speaking, thinking that the more he says, the more mistakes he may make, so it’s better to be careful and concise.

But this is a bit too concise.

exchange?

Lin You pondered for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Do you mean the duel number?"

When these words came out, Chu Jie next to him almost peed his pants with fright.

Brother Lin You, are you crazy?

Why do you think this scary woman would be willing to challenge a strange boy to a duel?

If you arbitrarily distort the other person's thoughts like this, you might get killed!

Chu Jie's body was a little stiff.

But the next moment, my mind went blank.

Because he saw it... Ye Qingyi nodded repeatedly, but then seemed to remember something, and showed an embarrassed look in a somewhat subtle manner.

She turned her eyes away, shyly no longer meeting Lin You's gaze.

But that shyness... ahem, how should I put it, the acting is pretty poor.

Although it was obvious that she tried very hard to show her shyness, perhaps she really didn't have the talent and still failed miserably.

However... Lin You looked at Chu Jie again. Maybe it wasn't a complete failure. At least someone believed in him, so the effort was not in vain.

But why?

Lin You was a little confused, so he simply stopped thinking about it and activated the duel number.

Seeing this scene, Ye Qingyi was stunned, but then showed obvious joy, and quickly activated the number to complete the addition.

Having just successfully added him, he tried his best to hide his joy, but still said thank you sincerely, "Thank you."

Then, he was about to leave, but just as he turned around, his steps stopped again.

Turning around, he said with obvious admiration: "You are so strong!"

Only then did he turn around and leave with satisfaction.

This person... has seen himself duel?

Or was this phrase "so strong" referring to the fact that he summoned the Red Star Monster during his non-Glory period?

Mostly the latter.

Lin You believed at the time that this move would help him secure victory in the competition.

But I only realized how huge its actual significance was later!

Even in rumors, I have never heard of anyone doing the same thing.

Just based on this one move, no matter how talented one is, he would probably be shocked when hearing this.

While Lin You was thinking about these things, Chu Jie beside him finally came to his senses.

He then looked at Lin You with immense admiration, even reverence, "Brother Lin You, I'm impressed. You've never met her before, yet you easily conquered that terrifying woman. I'm truly impressed!"

Lin You was a little speechless and said, "Is she that scary? When I heard your description, I thought she would be the type who kept strangers away and was cold and icy. But she turned out to be quite polite and kind."

"It's all an illusion!"

Chu Jie reacted strongly, as if provoked by something. He then said with a solemn oath, "There's no doubt that she's terrifying. Don't be fooled by the illusion just now..."

Then, he realized that this wasn't quite right, so he corrected himself, "I don't know what that woman is like in private, but in a duel, she's like a ferocious beast that chooses who to devour. She won't stop until she's completely devoured. Dueling with her can easily lead to you questioning your life!"

Seeing that Lin You remained silent, Chu Jie hurriedly added, "Everything I said is true. You must believe me. Do you know how long last year's finals took?"

"how long?"

Lin You was slightly curious at this point. Chu Jie showed a look of painful reminiscence and said with some shame, "Five minutes!"

"So soon?"

Lin You was a little surprised. The battle lasted really quickly.

I still remember the last medal battle, against that average duelist, which seemed to have taken me five minutes.

Of course, it's not my full effort.

It was basically handled by a super magic swordsman alone.

But Chu Jie and that duelist's strength were obviously not on the same level, and Chu Jie was far stronger than the other.

If I were to face Chu Jie with all my strength, could I defeat him within five minutes?

Lin You looked at Chu Jie, and after a moment, gave up his guess.

The concept of the void is of little significance, and I have never seen Chu Jie's duel, so I have no way of judging.

Chu Jie didn't know that Lin You was secretly measuring him like this, and said sadly: "Alas, there is nothing I can do. The gap in strength is too big. I don't know if I can narrow the gap between me and that woman now."

"Come on."

Lin You chuckled and didn't comment much.

Chu Jie suddenly asked curiously, "Hey, Lin You, by the way, what is your current strength? Your magic power is about to break ten thousand, right?"

"You're so brave to guess."

"So there's still a shortfall of one or two thousand?"

Chu Jie blinked. In his opinion, Lin You had not yet achieved glory when he participated in the National Freshman Competition, but his magic power should have been extremely high.

Maybe more than four thousand!

After the competition, there are rich rewards and abundant resources.

Combined with Lin You's talent, within four months, there might really be a chance to break ten thousand!

It can be said that Lin You is highly regarded and even deified!

But little did people know that during the competition, Lin You's magic power was only over 1,000 points.

At this moment, Lin You did not say anything, and Chu Jie also realized something and scratched his head awkwardly, "Sorry, Brother Lin You, I am so abrupt. Look at what I am asking. I am even asking about your privacy!"

Soon, he added, "As an apology, I'll tell you the truth. My magic power has only just broken 30,000, which is a bit embarrassing."

"Congratulations, you've finally become a master."

Lin You congratulated him. When his magic power exceeded 30,000, it actually reached the crucial stage of combining spirit and demon.

First, guide the magic power into the spirit shell, filling it up, and then transfer the energy in the spirit shell that completes the combination of spirit and magic into the magic shell.

This process has many difficulties.

And the more you pursue the perfect combination of spirit and demon, the more difficult it becomes.

Before the combination, the duelist's magic power growth will stagnate.

Therefore, the peak of a glory-level duelist is actually only 30,000 magic power.

Speaking of which, the process of the combination of spirit and demon is quite consistent with the training concept of the spiritual kingdom duelists.

But the difference is that their duelists have been pursuing this very thing from the very beginning.

Doing so caused the duelists in their country to make extremely slow progress when they were weak.

And in terms of combat power, there is no obvious advantage.

When you reach the master level, the hard work and sweat you have put in since childhood will bear fruit.

The master achievement rate of Lingguo duelists is astonishingly high!

At this moment, hearing Lin You's congratulations, Chu Jie sighed, "What kind of progress is this? It's still a long way off. The fusion of spirit and devil is the real challenge. I'll be very lucky if I can become a master before I turn 30."

"Take your time."

Lin You comforted her, but was also thinking in his heart.

If it were me, how long would it take for the spirit and the devil to merge?

…

Chatting casually with Chu Jie, time passed slowly.

Finally, around 10 o'clock in the evening, a man walked into the hall.

He was a mature-looking middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the Bird City Association and had extremely sharp eyes.

When they saw this man, everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes to him.

The man walked all the way to the front of the hall and stood on the stage.

The stage in the hall temporarily became his podium.

The middle-aged man looked around at everyone and smiled with satisfaction. "Everyone, I'm the vice president of the Bird City Association, Chen Feiang. Congratulations on successfully collecting five duel medals and standing here."

After applauding, he continued, "Judging from the results, the number of participants is greater than I expected. It seems that this competition has a strong appeal. Congratulations again on your successful advancement. At the same time, let me extend my sincere welcome and gratitude for your arrival."

He bowed slightly, and warm applause rang out from the crowd below.

The applause continued for a while, then stopped. Chen Feiang then said, "Now, I will announce the details of the second round of competition. The format of this competition may be different from what everyone expected."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's curiosity was aroused.

Is there a deviation?

So, the format of this round of competition is very special?

Anyway... just based on this sentence, we can tell that it's probably not a simple duel.

Thinking of this, some people were delighted.

Good thing!

If it was a pure competition of duel strength, with my own strength, I would most likely lose in this round.

I'm not looking down on myself, there are just so many experts here, so be rational, my own strength is really not enough!

Some people hold this idea in their hearts.

As for those powerful ones, they don’t care at all.

No matter what form of competition it is, winning is enough!

He is very confident about his own strength!

Chen Feiang paused, allowing everyone to reflect for a moment, before saying, "The content is actually very simple. Let's call it... resisting darkness."

Resist the darkness?

Everyone looked confused.

In the crowd, a black-haired boy had a cold look in his eyes, but a slight ripple appeared in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

At this time, everyone looked at Chen Feiang with great confusion.

Resist the darkness...what does that even mean?

Chen Feiang didn't keep the secret any longer. He pointed to a door to the right and said, "The format of this round of competition is actually very simple. Go behind the door, accept the baptism of darkness, and maintain a red star monster along the way. If the connection is broken, you will be eliminated."

After hearing Chen Feiang's explanation, Lin You in the crowd suddenly had some ideas.

It sounds like the so-called darkness is actually a special kind of oppressive force.

This suppressive force will place a burden on the duelist's soul. If the burden is too heavy, it may even forcibly crush the connection between the duelist and the monster.

Such a game content...

Lin You frowned slightly, feeling that it was somewhat intriguing!

Resisting darkness... Could it be related to those dark duelists who appeared before?

Some associations suddenly came to my mind.

In the hall, some people were lost in thought.

I think the content of this competition is thought-provoking.

But before he could think about it, Chen Feiang's voice came again, "Now, please enter one by one."

Go in now?

Everyone was surprised. It seemed that the second round of competition would begin soon.

But then he became excited.

Come on, come on!

Let’s see how this so-called resistance to darkness works!

Chen Feiang didn't waste any words. A surge of magic power emerged from his hands and was injected into the door.

Sensing his magic, the door opened.

What appeared was a boundless darkness.

Looking inside, not only could you not see anything, but the eyes of a few people seemed to be lost in it, lost in thought.

After they realized what was happening, they all looked horrified.

What’s with this darkness? I almost fell into it after taking a few glances.

There are also many people who did not show this reaction, but also felt vaguely uncomfortable.

This darkness... is not simple!

"Just go in one by one. Don't worry, the order won't affect anything. Your Duel Medals will automatically record the time you've been inside and connected to the Red Star Monster."

Chen Feiang explained again, and the contestants near the door in the front of the hall started to move.

They entered the door one after another and quickly disappeared from sight.

"It looks very intimidating."

Chu Jie commented, but he was not panicked at all.

Apart from Ye Qingyi, there are few things that can make him feel uneasy.

Soon, seeing Lin You set off, he hurriedly followed.

I wanted to take this opportunity to see if I could get a glimpse of Lin You’s strength.

Although Lin You's strength may not be among the best in this competition, Chu Jie believes that he is the undisputed number one in terms of talent.

He was not even at the Glory level in mid-March this year, but now he can carry the Dark Red Star Monster. Who can compare with this speed of improvement?

Chu Jie even felt that even he might not be able to defeat Lin You now.

Seeing him following, Lin You didn't say anything.

The two walked to the front and slowly moved forward with the main force.

Thousands of people is quite a lot, and the design of such a small door is really inappropriate.

They walked slowly forward for a while, and finally, it was Lin You's turn.

Lin You walked quickly into the door, and as soon as he entered, the view in front of him became pitch black.

Not only that, an inexplicable malice came from all directions, as if to swallow him up.

But this little bit of malice is nothing to Lin You.

Just ignore it.

He found that his body was still under control and was still moving forward, and suddenly magic power came into his eyes.

Now, I can see the surrounding environment clearly.

In this special area, a dark smoke was floating in all directions.

The smoke once again reminded Lin You of the Dark Duelist.

Then, I suddenly thought of something else.

In this place, there might be a chance to get the warm source of darkness!

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