Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

After hearing what Teacher Mu said, the dean was relieved: "In that case, everything will remain the same."

Teacher Mu nodded, and as she was about to leave, she asked, "Dean, what if Ling Yi is a troublemaker?"

“She’s a troublemaker…” the dean sighed softly. “If she’s a troublemaker, the academy can’t tolerate her. If she’s also a murderer, I can’t stand idly by, even if it costs me my old life.”

After listening, Teacher Mu smiled and said, "Fortunately, she's not one to cause trouble."

"Yes." The dean nodded with satisfaction.

...

Ling Yi and Ye Qingshuang attended classes for three days after returning, but Lin Chengtian did not show up.

"He's not not coming back, is he?" Ye Qingshuang said during the meal.

Ling Yi didn't care about this and remained silent.

Seeing that Ling Yi didn't care, Ye Qingshuang didn't ask any more questions.

In the following days, the two went back and forth between classes and the dormitory every day. Ling Yi's cultivation level increased from level four to level five. Ye Qingshuang was quite speechless. Ling Yi was able to kill a level one spirit general, so his cultivation level was definitely more than level five. But the cultivation level measured was so strange.

Ten days after the Lin family incident, students who had been on holiday began to return to the college. Ling Yi learned something from the students who had returned to class.

It is said that after the incident at the Lin residence, the Third Prince complained of chest pain every day. The Emperor had just lost the Crown Prince, and although the Third Prince was crippled, he did not want to lose another child in a short period of time. He sent many alchemists and imperial physicians to treat the Third Prince, but no one could do anything. In the end, the Third Prince could not bear the pain any longer and committed suicide.

After hearing this, Ling Yi left. The students in the academy, upon hearing the news, became even more appreciative and fearful. As for those who were jealous, they only dared to be jealous in their hearts and dared not show it.

Whether it was fear, admiration, or something else, Ling Yi didn't care. On the day the students returned to class, the academy announced that the qualifying competition would be held five days later.

On the way back to the dormitory after class, Ye Qingshuang said to Ling Yi, "There are only five days left. If he doesn't come back in the next few days, he won't be able to participate in the competition for a spot."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yi stopped.

When Ye Qingshuang saw Ling Yi stop, before she could ask what had happened, she looked up and saw Lin Chengtian standing outside the dormitory.

After ten days apart, Lin Chengtian looked much thinner. I wonder what happened during those ten days?

"You're back." As the two looked at Lin Chengtian, Lin Chengtian walked over and looked at Ye Qingshuang, saying, "I have something I want to talk to Ling Yi about."

In the past, Ye Qingshuang would definitely have argued with Lin Chengtian, but looking at Lin Chengtian's appearance now, Ye Qingshuang took pity on him and said, "Alright, you two chat." After saying that, she quickly returned to her dormitory.

After Ye Qingshuang left, Ling Yi looked at her and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

Lin Chengtian said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if anyone has been giving you trouble lately?"

Ling glanced at him: "Don't you know the academy's rules?"

"I know." Lin Chengtian nodded.

"Then don't make small talk." Ling Yi said, and prepared to leave.

"Ling Yi," Lin Chengtian called out, "There's no one left at the Lin residence."

Ling Yi turned to look at him: "You're not, Lin Chengze isn't?"

Lin Chengtian looked at Ling Yi: "You know that's not what I meant."

“I’m not interested in any of this,” Ling Yi said, and returned to the courtyard.

Lin Chengtian stood there, watching Ling Yi's departing figure, before turning away after a long while.

...

Five days later, the qualifying rounds will begin.

The selection competition is open to anyone aged 15 to 22. Winners will advance to the next round, and the competition will be eliminated in turn until three finalists are selected to travel to the Eastern Yang Empire to participate in the Imperial Grand Competition.

Although the quota competition has age restrictions but not cultivation level restrictions, most students from the ordinary colleges did not participate. The few who did participate were only hoping to have a go at the people from the first college and did not expect to win.

But the First Academy is different. The lowest cultivation level for students in the First Academy is Level 3. Above that are Lin Chengtian and Ye Qingshuang. Although they know their cultivation level is not high enough, everyone wants to try in the Imperial Competition. Therefore, all students in the First Academy signed up.

The competition officially began the day after the registration deadline.

Before Ling Yi entered the academy, everyone at the capital academy was speculating about who would win the third spot in the competition.

Why did you only guess the third spot?

Of course, it's because of Lin Chengtian and Ye Qingshuang. These two have reached the fifth level of cultivation, which is higher than everyone else. The first two spots are definitely theirs, no need to guess.

But after Ling Yi was admitted to the hospital, there was no need to guess who would get the third spot.

Ling Yi absolutely crushed everyone in every match, which convinced most people. However, there were a couple who were unhappy, thinking that if Ling Yi hadn't come to the academy, there would still be a spot available outside.

As a result, Ling Yi only stayed for a month and then took the spot.

Those who admired Ling Yi scoffed at this, saying that even without Ling Yi, it might not have happened to them. Instead of gossiping, they should focus on their cultivation.

The competition for the spots lasted for three days before it ended. The three people who won the spots were the same as everyone knew: Ling Yi, Ye Qingshuang, and Lin Chengtian.

The three winners not only secured a spot to compete in the Dongyang Empire, but also received a reward from the academy.

The Dongyang Empire Grand Competition is in two months. The reason why the academy selected the participants in advance is that the vice dean will lead the teachers to instruct the three people for the next month and a half.

During the month and a half of instruction, the vice dean and teachers often found themselves speechless, because they discovered that Ling Yi's control over water and fire was so superb that he didn't need any special instruction at all.

Another point is that in the past month and a half, Ling Yi advanced two levels, from a level 5 Spirit Master to a level 7 Spirit Master.

Although they all knew that Ling Yi's cultivation level was far more than a seventh-level spirit master, this was detected by the spirit testing stone, which meant that it had clearly increased.

Ye Qingshuang and Lin Chengtian also advanced, from level five to level six.

The two were among the most outstanding young people in Lingyang Kingdom, but that was only within Lingyang Kingdom. The resources of the empire were beyond what small countries like theirs could compare to.

Therefore, on the day of departure, the vice dean led a group of teachers and earnestly told the three: "The competition is secondary, survival is primary. Stop when you've made your point, don't push yourself too hard."

"While we want you to achieve good results, we want you to live well even more. There's no shame in losing on the field; nothing is more important than life." The vice-dean looked at the three of them: "Did you understand?"

The three responded, "We've got it."

"Alright." After instructing the three students, the vice-dean looked at the two students who had drawn the lucky lot and could accompany him to the Empire: "Go and experience the Imperial Grand Competition, and come back to cultivate diligently."

"You are going along, so don't cause trouble. If anyone treats you badly, you must be patient. What you do for them is what you do for yourself. Staying alive is the most important thing."

The vice dean didn't want the students to be bullied and have to endure it, but that's just how the world is. They are just a small country, not comparable to an empire. If the students act recklessly and start a fight, people from the same small country can negotiate, but what can they do if they offend people from an empire?

Everyone understands this principle, and the two accompanying students nodded: "Please rest assured, Vice Dean, we know that we will never cause trouble."

"Okay." After giving all the instructions, the vice dean looked at Teacher Mu, who was leading the team, and said, "Let's set off."

Teacher Mu nodded and said, "The flying beast is ready, let's go."

Since the destination was the Dongyang Empire, the academy released its two highest-level flying beasts, the level four flying beasts, the White Feather Birds.

A level four beast requires an eighth-level spirit master to suppress, so one of them was ridden by Teacher Mu, while Ling Yi, Ye Qingshuang, Lin Chengtian, and another teacher rode on it.

The other animal was usually ridden by Teacher Xu, but Teacher Xu is not here this year, so it was ridden by the Dean of the Animal Training Institute, along with two students who had drawn lucky lots and two alchemists.

"Vice Dean, we're leaving," Teacher Mu shouted.

The vice dean replied, "Go ahead, we'll wait for you to come back."

The white-feathered bird flapped its wings, took off from the ground, and flew towards the Eastern Yang Empire.

The vice dean and a group of teachers watched them leave. Once the birds were out of sight, the group left the animal training academy and headed back.

"hey-hey."

On the way back, the vice dean suddenly burst out laughing. A teacher asked curiously, "Vice dean, what's making you so happy?"

The vice dean said with a smile, "Our academy might achieve a good ranking in this Imperial Competition."

Before anyone else could ask why, the vice dean's voice rang out again: "They would never have imagined that we would have a Ling Yi."

Thinking of Ling Yi's cultivation level, the other teachers also laughed: "That's not wrong, but what's wrong with that girl Ling Yi?"

"No matter how the spirit-testing stone measures his cultivation level, it only shows him as a seventh-level spirit master, yet he can still kill a first-level spirit general single-handedly. It's too strange."

“I’m curious about that too, but since I can’t find the reason, I’ll leave it at that.” The vice dean said, “Although Ling Yi’s cultivation level is strange, his age is real. The Imperial Grand Competition and the quota competition are the same, only restricting age, not cultivation level. As long as Ling Yi can participate, we don’t need to think about anything else.”

"That's true." The teachers agreed, and the group walked away chatting and laughing.

...

On the back of the flying beast, Lin Chengtian was talking to Ling Yi: "To get from Lingyang Kingdom to Dongyang Empire, we need to pass through a country called Ruoshui. Ruoshui Kingdom is about the same size as our country, but because it is closer to Dongyang Empire than us, Ruoshui's resources are better. Therefore, the people from Ruoshui Kingdom's capital academy always deliberately cause trouble whenever they see us."

Ling Yi didn't say anything, but he didn't tell Lin Chengtian to shut up either.

Seeing that she didn't refuse, Lin Chengtian knew she was listening attentively, and continued, "From the capital of Lingyang Kingdom to the capital of Ruoshui Kingdom, including the rest time of the flying beasts, it will take five days. That is to say, we will meet the Ruoshui team in five days."

At this point, Ye Qingshuang interjected, "The people of Ruoshui are really annoying. They are closer to the Dongyang Empire and could have set off earlier so they wouldn't be in such a rush. But they insist on waiting until we arrive in their capital before they set off. They would rather be in the same rush as us than let us suffer."

Ye Qingshuang spoke up, and Ling Yi replied, "So annoying, just kill them."

One sentence silenced both Ye Qingshuang and Lin Chengtian.