When the song ended, the audience was deathly silent. Even the other contestants who had come for the auditions stood frozen in place, expressions of intoxication on their faces.
A moment later, deafening applause erupted from below the stage.
The three judges even held up green cards, indicating that Zhang Ye had passed the audition!
The song was truly beautiful, and Zhang Ye had perfectly won everyone over with his magnetic voice.
“Thank you, everyone,” Zhang Ye said with a slight smile, which immediately drew a chorus of gasps from the crowd.
“My god, he’s so handsome!”
“Is he an Easterner? How can he be so handsome?!”
“He must be. I’ve been to the East; everyone there is a handsome man or a beautiful woman!”
“His song is so beautiful. I could even visualize those lovely scenes in my mind!”
A pink-haired woman in the audience wore a particularly enchanted expression, murmuring softly, “Such beautiful singing, and that magical instrument... No, I must ask him for guidance! I want him to teach me how to sing!”
Watching the fanatical crowd, the corners of Zhang Ye’s mouth couldn’t help but curl upward.
I knew it would be like this. How am I so outstanding?
Sigh...
As he slowly walked off the stage, Zhang Ye was immediately surrounded by people. Some praised his song and his looks, while others asked why he sang so well. It took Zhang Ye a great deal of effort to dismiss them all and squeeze his way over to Samanra and the others.
At this moment, Samanra and the rest were also filled with surprise.
“Ye, your singing is way too good!” Samanra couldn't help but say, a hint of admiration showing on her small face.
Renomon laughed and said, “I told you Brother Ye’s singing was amazing!”
Copico, on the other hand, looked like life wasn't worth living. “Brother Ye is not only strong but also handsome, and he sings so well... how are we supposed to survive in the future?”
Zhang Ye laughed heartily and said, “I’ll find some time to teach singing. If you guys want to learn, you can join in.”
“That’s great!” Copico’s face immediately lit up with a smile upon hearing this.
He could already imagine that if he could sing that well, he would definitely attract a large number of girls!
The auditions continued, and Renomon’s group of three took the stage one after another.
Renomon performed fire magic, and the flames on stage were incredibly brilliant.
Samanra performed a short segment of the Wind Spirit Dance, her beautiful movements drawing praise from everyone in the audience.
The most showy one was Copico. This guy stayed still until the right moment, then made a splash. With a wave of his hand, countless water-element magical beasts condensed from water magic swam through the arena, making everyone feel as if they were in an Ocean World.
This guy was truly flashy.
In the end, two of them were selected, while only Renomon was eliminated.
This was because although his magic was brilliant, it wasn't novel enough.
After all, magic itself was already brilliant. Performances required more novelty and creativity. For instance, Copico’s lifelike water magical beasts condensed from magic were very creative.
If Renomon had condensed a fire lion, he might have passed the audition.
However, he took it quite well. If it weren't for the points, he would much rather watch the performances from the audience than be on stage himself.
When the auditions ended, everyone returned to the dormitory, and Zhang Ye prepared another sumptuous feast for them.
This time, he made it together with Gujiu.
Everyone still ate with great joy.
Afterward, Zhang Ye began baking cookies. Since there was no microwave, he used magic to bake them.
Everyone looked over curiously and asked, “Brother Ye, what are you making?”
“Some small snacks. I’ll bring them for the classmates to taste tomorrow,” Zhang Ye said with a smile.
Hearing this, the others looked at each other, their eyes filled with smiles.
Early the next morning, everyone arrived as scheduled.
“Eh, you’ve all broken through?” Zhang Ye felt the mana fluctuations emanating from everyone and said in surprise.
Renomon and Samanra had both reached the Tier Nine mid stage. Copico and Sabiba had reached the Tier Eight peak, and Sacra had reached the Tier Eight late stage. Everyone had actually broken through on the same day!
Only Lina remained at the Tier Seven peak.
She had been stuck at the Tier Seven peak for eleven years now.
Seeing everyone’s joyful expressions, her gaze lowered slightly, but she quickly cheered herself up, radiating energy again.
When they arrived at the classroom, everyone had already gathered in the treehouse, chatting animatedly.
The moment Zhang Ye stepped into the treehouse, the students swarmed around him, talking all at once.
“Monitor, I heard you sing really well. Is it true?”
“Monitor, how about a song?”
After all, quite a few Rainbow Class students had participated in the auditions last night, so they had naturally heard Zhang Ye sing.
“Monitor, Paige from Rainbow Class Two is looking for you!” the leopard-eared girl Kaya suddenly said.
Zhang Ye was smiling happily, but he was momentarily stunned when he heard this.
There were two Rainbow Classes in total, Class One and Class Two. There was no ranking between them; the first fifty students who reported for enrollment were assigned to Class One, and those who reported later were assigned to Class Two.
Paige? Wasn’t that the Sister Paige Lina had mentioned?
During their previous chats, Lina had even lamented that Paige hadn't been assigned to Class One.
“What is she looking for me for?” Zhang Ye asked.
Kaya shook her head. “I don’t know. I only know she’s been asking about you.”
As she spoke, she grinned. “It seems someone has taken an interest in our monitor.”
“Ooh~” Everyone immediately began to tease him.
Zhang Ye waved his hand. “I don’t know her. Let’s not talk about that. Everyone, gather around; I’m handing out cookies!”
With that, he pulled a tray of steaming cookies from his ring.
Everyone was startled and asked curiously, “Is this a dessert?”
Zhang Ye nodded with a smile. “Yeah, I baked them. Everyone, have a taste.”
Kaya smilingly picked up a cookie. “The monitor even knows how to make desserts? Let me try. If it’s not good, then... Mmm!”
“It’s... it’s delicious!”
Seeing Kaya’s fluffy ears trembling from how delicious it was, everyone else picked up cookies and put them in their mouths, followed by a chorus of praise.
“This is way too delicious!”
“Give me another one!”
“The monitor’s cooking is just too good!”
Meanwhile, Zhang Ye watched several beastkin classmates twitching their ears and wagging their tails while eating the cookies. His heart was itching with desire.
I really want to pet them...
Just then, Leona arrived. Seeing Zhang Ye handing out cookies, she walked over. “What’s this?”
“Cookie snacks. I baked them. Want a taste?”
Leona picked up a cookie and put it into her small mouth. Her eyes immediately lit up, and she smiled. “It’s very delicious. Bake more for me later to have as snacks.”
“No problem!” Zhang Ye immediately said, patting his chest.
The group of students looked at each other, then at the two of them.
Something was fishy!
There was definitely something going on between these two!
Leona’s attitude toward Zhang Ye was clearly different from her attitude toward the other students, and it seemed they had known each other for a long time. Thus, everyone began to speculate.
Student and mentor?
Wow!
Everyone’s gossip-loving hearts were about to burst.
Today was still a practical combat class, but at Zhang Ye’s request, the two-on-two battles had been changed to team battles.
Leona had agreed because many competitions followed a team format, ranging from at least one person to a maximum of seven.
Everyone began to form their own teams.
Because Zhang Ye and Nan Long were so powerful, everyone wanted to team up with them.
However, Zhang Ye gave a slight smile. “You guys go ahead and form teams. I’ll be with Lina; the two of us are enough.”
Hearing this, the others glanced at Zhang Ye and Lina and could only give up on the idea.
Meanwhile, Nan Long joined Renomon’s group.
The final groupings were—
Team One: Zhang Ye and Lina.
Team Two: Nan Long, Renomon, and Samanra, plus Copico.
Team Three: Human Ice Mage Connor, leopard-eared girl Kaya, Rock Spirit Race Tapu, Thick-armored Rhino beastkin Sikte...
Team Four: Water Swamp race Masi Matri, human Metal Mage Bulo...
Team Five: ...
There were eight teams in total, and the day’s content would be one-on-one team battles.
The rules were simple: eliminate all members of the opposing team. Treasures and magic devices were allowed, but items like scrolls were forbidden.
Furthermore, specifically targeting Zhang Ye, Leona also prohibited him from using his contracted beasts.
The first match was Team One versus Team Three.
When the members of Team Three saw that their opponent was Zhang Ye, their expressions immediately became solemn.
Everyone had witnessed how powerful Zhang Ye was.
However, because the previous arena had been enormous, giving Zhang Ye plenty of room to maneuver, and because he’d had the incomparably powerful Gujiu, everyone didn't have a clear concept of Zhang Ye’s true strength.
But now, the arena was limited to a three-hundred-meter radius, which didn't give Zhang Ye that much space to operate. Moreover, he wasn't allowed to use Gujiu, so they felt they might be able to defeat him.
Furthermore, the opposing team only had two people.
Lina, who was at the Tier Seven peak, was directly ignored by them.
Although she was the freshman second place, there were students who knew her background, such as Connor, who also came from a Great Empire. Therefore, they didn't take Lina seriously at all.
Leona used magic to mark out the arena, and everyone stepped onto the field, facing each other.
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