Chapter 316 Xu Sanshi's Miserable Elimination.
After Chu Qingtian, several male students demonstrated their abilities, showcasing dazzling soul skills and stunning feats like crossing water. They successfully removed several more hats.
Most of them were between twenty-five and thirty-five years old, primarily at the Soul Emperor or Soul Saint level.
Huo Yuhao and He Caitou also removed a hat each later.
Xu Sanshi, the last to appear, delivered a heartfelt confession, only to be kicked away by an enraged Jiang Nannan with a whip kick.
His hat flew off with him.
After this first round of mutual respect, the emotions of the inner court students were gradually stirred. Wu Xuan's failure to remove all the girls' hats undoubtedly increased the students' goodwill towards him.
The second round followed, re-ranking students based on the number of hats removed in the first round. Although Wu Xuan only removed one hat, Ye Guyi voluntarily removed hers, which also counted as part of Wu Xuan's achievement.
Although two hats weren't many, Wu Xuan was undoubtedly in first place with the tallest hat in the entire arena.
"Next is the second round," Bei Bei announced loudly. "After the first round of getting to know each other, it's time for the girls to express their preferences. Therefore, this second round is called 'Love at First Sight.' The rules are simple: each female student will receive a switch to control the soul-guiding lamp beneath her. They will choose to either turn off or leave their light on for each male student. Any male student whose light is left on by a female student can proceed to the next round. However, if unfortunately no female student leaves their light on for him, then unfortunately, he will have to leave this year's Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event."
"Please, Sea Goddesses, consider this carefully. You have one minute. And I want to emphasize that if you do not leave your lights on for all thirty-six male students, it means you are choosing to voluntarily withdraw from this blind date event and will be leaving Sea God Lake."
The female students were quiet, not exchanging words, each lost in their own thoughts and plans. Choosing a future partner was, of course, a matter of personal choice.
A minute passed quickly. Zhang Lexuan announced loudly, "Alright, let's begin the second round, 'Love at First Sight.' First, please, all you Sea Goddesses, keep your lights on for Wu Xuan. Keeping your light on doesn't mean you have to choose him; a good impression gives him a chance, and gives yourself a chance too."
"Begin!" Zhang Lexuan announced.
Wu Xuan gazed at the nineteen bright lights opposite him, his mind largely unmoved. He wouldn't fall in love with anyone, but he wouldn't shirk his responsibilities.
Nearly ten seconds passed, and no one turned off their light. Wu Xuan instinctively paused for two and a half seconds. "What? Am I that popular?"
"Swish!" Finally, one light went out.
It was the only remaining light from a girl still wearing a straw hat.
Final score: eighteen.
"Alright, that's it. There were eighteen lights in total. I didn't expect Junior Brother Wu to be so popular!" Zhang Lexuan said with a smile.
It would be a lie to say the male students weren't envious; after all, everyone longed for such a scene.
"Nannan, my Nannan..." Xu Sanshi looked at Jiang Nannan, who had left a light on for Wu Xuan, and was heartbroken, almost biting the handkerchief in his hand to pieces.
"Ah! They're all up to no good! These despicable little bitches, they even dare to steal my man!" Ma Xiaotao, who was with the elders, was furious at this scene. If Yan Shaozhe hadn't stopped her, Ma Xiaotao probably would have stormed in.
At this moment, Yan Shaozhe was extremely grateful that he had foreseen this and hadn't let his disciple participate in the Sea God's Fate event.
Ma Xiaotao didn't know why she was so angry. After all, she hadn't reacted at all when Ye Guyi said she wanted to steal the bride.
"Next, He Caitou! All the Sea Goddesses, please prepare." Zhang Lexuan continued.
"Begin."
With Bei Bei's shout of "Begin!", He Caitou felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and a large number of lights on the opposite side went out quickly. Just when He Caitou thought he was about to be eliminated, swish, a light remained on.
A quick glance revealed it was Jiang Nannan. As a fellow member of the Tang Clan, she had left a light on for He Caitou out of kindness.
Seeing this, He Caitou lowered his head in disappointment.
The "Love at First Sight" round continued, and the female trainees were quite ruthless. Apart from Qian Guming, Chu Qingtian, and Chen Zifeng, whose results were relatively good, the remaining trainees, although not as badly off as He Caitou, still had less than a third of their lights off. Several people were quickly eliminated, and it was Xu Sanshi's turn.
As Bei Bei called "Start," Xu Sanshi felt a sudden darkness before his eyes. He stared nervously at Jiang Nannan. For him, it didn't matter if the other eighteen lights went out, as long as Jiang Nannan left one for him.
But it was all just wishful thinking.
Sure enough, Jiang Nannan didn't even glance at Xu Sanshi before resolutely turning off her light.
In that instant, Xu Sanshi felt the world go dark, all light lost. Xu Sanshi became the last contestant eliminated in the second round.
Bei Bei, the host, could only sigh helplessly; he couldn't force the girl opposite him to leave a light on for Xu Sanshi.
The second round ended there, eliminating fourteen people. The remaining twenty-one male contestants were roughly equal in number to the female contestants. Because of the reduced number, the male contestants lined up in a row, facing the nineteen female contestants across from them.
Zhang Lexuan said, "After the first two rounds, I believe everyone has a basic understanding of each other. Next, we will move on to the third round: Love at First Sight. According to the order determined by drawing lots, each boy will have one minute to introduce himself. Ladies, please note that 'Love at First Sight' means you can keep your light on as long as you have a crush on a boy; there are no consequences. 'Love at Second Sight' cannot be chosen arbitrarily; you must be responsible for your decision."
To be fair, each boy will draw lots and come to the stage in the order determined by the draw, with one minute for self-introduction. Boys can confess to their favorite Sea Goddess, or demonstrate their strength. After your introductions, come to me and Beibei and give us a Sea Goddess's number.
"After all the boys have finished their self-introductions, the girls will begin their selection. This selection represents your final choice; each girl can only choose once, and there's no going back. "
Girls, please note that when you are showcasing yourself, you can demonstrate what you consider to be powerful abilities, or introduce your cultivation level, etc., as long as it attracts the female students. Okay, let's begin the drawing of lots."
Beibei floated slowly towards the male students, stepping on water lilies and lotus leaves, holding a handful of lots.
She began drawing lots from left to right. The female students opposite her weren't idle either; under Zhang Lexuan's direction, each of them wore a number tag on their chest, representing their assigned number. They also rearranged their positions.
Wu Xuan drew number two, a very early position; the male student who went before him was Chen Zifeng!
As for the girls, Xiao Xiao drew number three, and Ye Guyi drew number five! Wu Xuan didn't bother paying attention to the rest.
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