"Alright, I've explained the rules of the competition to all of you. Do you have any questions?"
On the stage, Chu Qingxue's voice once again resounded in all directions.
Below the stage, the contestants looked at each other.
In the end, none of them spoke.
As for Lu Lin, although he hadn't listened carefully, he, who had read novels, had long understood the rules of the competition.
Simply put, it was to survive in this mountain range for three days while hunting monsters and searching for all kinds of valuable items.
After the competition ended, the value of the items collected by each person would be used as the evaluation criteria.
Therefore, Lu Lin naturally did not say anything.
Seeing this, Chu Qingxue opened her mouth again and said, "Since you all have no problems, then you can temporarily hand over your spatial talisman artefacts!"
As soon as she said this, Lu Lin saw the expressions of many of the contestants nearby change.
Qiu Shutao could not help but ask, "Why do we have to hand over the spatial talisman treasure?"
Fang Jie also opened his mouth and said, "That's right. After we hand over the spatial talisman treasure, how are we going to fight?"
Zhang bin questioned, "I remember that there was no such rule in the previous selection competition!"
In response to this, Chu Qingxue merely replied indifferently, "This is the new rule of this selection competition! If anyone feels that they are unable to fight after handing over the spatial talisman treasure, then they can forfeit the competition now."
As soon as she finished speaking, the originally chaotic contestants instantly quieted down.
Lu Lin was rather interested as he admired the expressions of the other contestants around him.
Most of these guys were dressed luxuriously and looked like they came from a rich family.
The reason why they were able to remain calm after learning that the competition venue was in the Demonic Fiend Ridge was mostly because of their wealth.
After all, how could wealthy people not have some high-grade talisman treasures on them to protect themselves?
Even some poorer people had spent a lot of money and made ample preparations for this competition.
However, none of them had expected this competition to be so ruthless.
For the sake of fairness, in order to select a true genius, Chu Qingxue had actually asked everyone to temporarily hand over their spatial talisman treasures!
When this rule was announced at the last minute, other than Lu Lin, who knew the plot, and a few others who already knew the rules, everyone else panicked.
However, when they heard that those who had objections would have to forfeit the competition, none of them dared to make a sound.
What a joke! This competition was related to their future!
Regardless of whether they wanted to enter the various great academies, join the army, join a major faction, or become the Talisman Guild's main target for nurturing, it all depended on whether they could pass the selection and shine during the official competition!
A person's life only had this one chance!
How could they give it up?
However, this had nothing to do with Lu Lin.
At this moment, he could not care less about others. He had already begun to search for the next download target.
Just the addition of a powerful cultivation technique was not enough for him to be safe.
He originally wanted to continue downloading some skills from Chu Qingxue.
However, he discovered that even though he had learned the 'three calamities and nine refinements' and even though his cultivation level had increased by a level, the time required to download the skills from Chu Qingxue was only slightly shorter than before. It still took a few days.
Now that the instant download opportunity had been used, he had no choice but to turn his gaze to the surrounding people.
Suddenly, his gaze stopped on a delicate-looking youth wearing a thin t-shirt and casual pants.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "This guy should be the main character of this world, Ling Xuan!"
Lu Lin's gaze paused on Ling Xuan for a few seconds before the system automatically analyzed the relevant information about him.
Name: Ling Xuan
Age: 17 years old
Cultivation: sixth level star spirit state
Cultivation Method: Ling Xiao Secret Manual
Talent: Talisman crafting (supreme grade) , fire (extreme grade) , wind (top grade) , lightning (top grade)
Bloodline: body of the flame spirit
Skills: Cloud trace footwork (great mastery) , spirit severing saber technique (minor mastery) , spirit armor protection (minor mastery) , Ling clan talisman refinement technique (minor mastery)
Lu Lin was secretly speechless!
This talent…
Was simply heaven-defying!
As expected of the son of fate!
Especially his Talisman Dao talent, it had actually reached the supreme. It was even higher than Chu Qingxue!
However, after recovering from his shock, the curvature of Lu Lin's mouth became even more obvious.
This Ling Xuan was truly a huge treasure trove!
Not to mention his talent and bloodline, even the [ Ling clan talisman refinement technique ] among the skills was extremely valuable.
After all, the creator of this talisman refinement technique was a grandmaster level talisman refiner!
Moreover, although Ling Xuan's other skills were not as good as Chu Qingxue's, they were much better than Lu Lin's!
Lu Lin's skills were all basic types, and their grades were at most grade 1.
As far as he knew, Ling Xuan's skills were all grade 4!
Seeing so many things that could be downloaded, Lu Lin did not know what to choose.
After all, he could only download three things from Ling Xuan in a day.
After thinking for a while, Lu Lin chose Spirit Slayer Saber technique, Spirit Armor Protection, and Cloud Trace Footwork on Ling Xuan's attribute panel.
He felt that he had to improve his survival ability first!
So, he chose a few combat skills.
As for the rest, he would think of a way later.
Start the download!
Three download progress bars appeared in front of Lu Lin at the same time.
Lu Lin took a look and realized that the download time was almost half a day. He heaved a sigh of relief.
In half a day, he would think of a way to follow Ling Xuan. It should not be a big problem!
He did not change his expression and waited silently.
…
On the high platform, Chu Qingxue stood elegantly. Her gaze was calm as she swept her gaze across the crowd.
She naturally noticed Lu Lin's reaction as well, and for a moment, she became even more curious.
She wasn't surprised that some of the disciples from the large families present knew about this in advance and were mentally prepared.
However, Lu Lin's background was obviously very ordinary, yet he was still so calm. This made her somewhat surprised.
However, after that, Chu Qingxue felt that there was no need to make a fuss.
After all, Lu Lin cultivated the same ancient cultivation technique as her. Even if his family background was ordinary, he definitely had other fortunes!
Otherwise, there was simply no way to explain how he obtained the [ Three calamities and nine refinements ] !
Of course, Chu Qing Xue did not want to investigate this at this moment.
She only looked at the participants present and calmly said, "The reason why I want to temporarily take away your spatial talisman treasure is for the sake of fairness.
In addition, it is also to test your true abilities! After all, if you really fight on the battlefield, who can guarantee that there will be sufficient equipment for you to use at any time.
You want a talisman treasure? Don't you know how to pick materials on the battlefield and refine them yourself? We want to select talented talisman refiners, not second-generation rich people
"If you don't have the confidence to survive in this Demonic Fiend Ridge, you'd better forfeit the match as soon as possible. Don't go in and embarrass yourselves!"
Everyone looked at each other speechlessly.