" With you here, there's no way we will lose Ray!"

  Rin had a smile blossomed on her face when she saw Ray was partnering with her.

  Other than because Ray was the one she loved, Ray's ability as a research Daoist was very good, and Rin really appreciated the buff he gave to her.

  " Don't let your guard down Rin, Aiden and Alan are both strong, and Haruka is also here to make some trouble."

  If Ray was being honest, the one with the highest chance to win this exam was actually none other than Jean.

  Jean's Vampy had reached Lv.60, and if she wanted to, she could easily trash everyone here.

  Nonetheless, Jean knew Ray's plan to not attract much attention, so she would also choose to lay low.

  Jean's aim to come to the future was so that she could stay with Ray, and anything else was negligible to her.

  Soon the practical exam started.

  Mia-sensei called the name of the battle Daoist one by one and paired them up to battle.

  As time passed. The semifinals were eventually decided.

  Alan Vs. Rin and Aiden Vs. Haruka.

  If this was the game route, Alan would win against Rin and later win against Haruka in the final. After winning against them, the protagonist would be able to see their affection for him rose significantly.

  Unfortunately for Alan, this was no longer a game.

  Rin and Haruka have no affection for Alan, and only digust.

  Rin felt disgusted because her parents always talked about Alan, while Haruka felt disgusted because of Ray's brainwashing.

  No matter what, Alan's fate has been decided since Ray came to this timeline, and his struggle would all be useless in the end.

  " The first match, Rin Vs. Alan!"

  Mia-sensei called Rin and Alan's names to go to the battle arena.

  The two stood across each other with their research Daoist partner behind them.

  Alan's partner was just a normal Research Daoist, and don't even mention buffing them. His knowledge about spirit beast was not certainly better than Rin and Haruka.

  Mia-sensei then gave some time for the Research Daoists to do their part.

  " I'm counting on you, darling!" Rin said while winking her eyes.

  She wanted to make Ray a bit flustered, but in the end, it was all useless because Ray only responded to her teasing with a simple nod.

  Rin wanted to tease him a bit more, but when she saw Ray's serious expression, she knew that Ray was serious this time.

  In front of her, Ray closed his eyes and started to chant.

  The buff that he applied this time was far stronger than before, and he even placed some secret safety measure effects.

  His goal was to win against Alan, and for that, he didn't want to be underprepared.

  Ten minutes later, the Research Daoist's time ended, and the round proceeded to its battle phase.

  Rin with the King-Level Qilin and Alan with General level Emperor Fire-Boar.

  " Battle starts!"

  Mia-sensei gave the signal, and the battle round started.

  Alan, who still remembers the terror of Rin's Qilin, knew that he must not hold back.

  Just at the start of the battle, his eyes had met the Emperor Fire Boar, and the two seemed to be on a mutual understanding.

  " Fusion-Armed!"

  Like before, the man and the boar merged, and that fusion formed appeared on the battle arena.

  Heat spread through everywhere as the two merged, but Rin still had that confident smile on her face.

  Rin was not going to be polite anymore. With a snap of her hand, the Qilin's aura rushed out, enveloped his whole body, and there was a violent thunder noise brewing from above.

  A big thunder came from the thunder cloud and slammed in the direction of Fusioned Alan.

  "1000 Heavenly thunder."

  Since she received Ray's buff, Rin felt like she could do everything. Even the move that she needed to use all her energy before was now very easy to use and didn't cost that much energy anymore.

  "How could it be… Rin, she seemed to be stronger?"

  Hearing Rin's low roar, Alan was full of doubts. His gazes fell to the thunder slamming in his direction and secretly said: "How could she grow this strong? I should be the protagonist of this world."

  Alan didn't dare to be careless, ready to use his full power to dissolve the big move. He retracted all the spreading heat and condensed it inside his body. His body, enveloped by blazing red fire, seemed very tranquil but also fiery.

  Seeing the thunder was getting closer, Alan stretched out his hands. His energy was condensed on the fist, and then he threw the punch at the thunder.

  Bang!

  Alan's Fist bumped with the thunder.

  The thunder was strong, but Alan's attack was stronger.

  Rin's first move was easily blocked by Alan.

  The surrounding suddenly became quiet, as if a group of crows flew above everyone's heads. Almost the same expression appeared on everyone's face.

  So far, both sides had just thrown one move. But everyone could see it. Alan seemed to have the upper hand on the first move.

  However, the battle was far from ending.

  The moment the thunder fell, Rin also instructed her Qilin to move.

  So when Alan had just successfully resolved the thunder, the Qilin had already moved behind his back.

  Thunder gathered on the Qilin's horn, and a big ball of thunder exploded in Alan's direction in a point-blank range.

  Rin didn't leave her hand in this move. The full power of Qilin buffed by Ray was fully displayed.

  Alan wanted to react, but the thunder ball was just way too fast.

  The people around the battle arena couldn't bear to cover their eyes. If this thunder ball was connected, Alan's fate would surely be no better than before.

  He would be hospitalized for a few days and suffer a big injury to his body.

  Originally, according to the strength shown by Alan before, the crowd thought that Alan have a hope to contend with Rin… But they never thought that Rin would play such a heavy move on Alan.