"Will Lin Ye really come?"

"I'm so nervous, I never thought I could participate in the Skill Divine Hall with him. If you told me this half a month ago, I would have thought I was dreaming!"

"Come on, you're just a Copper Hall contestant, while he's going to the Golden Hall. Why are you so excited?"

"Just admit it, aren't we in the same batch?"

"That's called tagging along..."

On the training ground, while waiting for the Skill Divine Hall to start, many of this year's participants were chatting.

The bustling atmosphere was even more intense than previous years.

The number of participants was huge, even reaching at least three times that of previous years!

As for why the number of people suddenly surged, the reason is simple... Lin Ye!

Almost all these people came because of Lin Ye.

They all wanted to see Lin Ye with their own eyes or to catch the title of "Lin Ye's peers in the Skill Divine Hall," and some even came early just to participate this year because of it.

In fact, the choices for this Skill Divine Hall are mostly selected from the university freshmen's military training competition grounds.

Among those selected, the vast majority are this year's college freshmen.

But this poses a problem: even if the new students are selected, they may not choose to use their chance to enter the Skill Divine Hall this year.

Theoretically, as long as you secure a spot, you can keep it as long as you haven't reached your Third Transformation.

Some people choose to wait one or two years, even three or four years, to increase their chances of getting better skills.

After all, years of training in college naturally enhance one's fighting capability, incomparable to when they were freshmen.

This increases the probability of being recognized with a powerful skill.

So every year during the Second Transformation Skill Divine Hall, there are usually quite a few participants from previous years mixed in.

But this year, the situation is very special.

After the news that Lin Ye would participate in the Skill Divine Hall got out, almost all candidates opted to participate this year as soon as possible!

This made the number of participants in this year's Second Transformation Skill Divine Hall reach an all-time high.

Even compared to the previous peak, the number of people was nearly doubled.

Fortunately, the Second Transformation Skill Divine Hall has no entry limit, or with so many people, it would be hard to decide who gets in.

Of course, the Second Transformation Skill Divine Hall traditionally has the most participants.

When it comes to the Third and Fourth Transformations, the number of people dwindles.

In fact, the Fourth Transformation Skill Divine Hall rarely opens even once in a decade because only a handful of exceptionally talented professionals reach the Fourth Transformation.

Moreover, even among the rare strong ones who emerge from millions of professionals, not many meet the Skill Divine Hall's standards.

So, after the Fourth Transformation, the openings of the Skill Divine Hall occur very seldom.

The longest gap was even thirty years long...

But those are stories for later. For now, looking at the dense crowd, the officials in the stands from the Professional Center look a bit anxious.

They are understandably worried because Lin Ye's participation might attract the attention of Demon Gods.

And with participation numbers reaching new heights this year, if those Abyss Demon Gods were to act, the situation would become extremely complex.

Therefore, the security measures this year have reached the highest level in history.

Even the Alliance Headquarters has dispatched a Hundred-level Professional to oversee each of the five entry channels to prevent accidents.

"Sir, you've worked hard."

Gu Shuai, the head of the Shenzhen Professional Center, was smiling apologetically at a stern-faced middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man looked ordinary, wearing a black-and-white Mage Robe, appearing like any mage you might encounter on the street, unremarkable.

But from Gu Shuai's obsequious demeanor, it was clear this middle-aged man was anything but simple.

His name was Liu Sheng, known as the 'Deep Cold Magic God,' one of the top ten Hundred-level Professionals in the Alliance, with immense strength!

Moreover, his identity was extremely special.

Liu Sheng was the direct grandson of the strongest, Liu Tianyuan. Just mentioning this lineage was intimidating enough, not to mention his formidable strength.

In the presence of this big shot, Gu Shuai, merely a Professional Center head, was just a small fry.

"Hasn't Lin Ye arrived yet?" Liu Tianqiong scanned the crowd with his gaze and asked.

"Not yet, but he should be here soon. Lin Ye is usually very punctual!" Gu Shuai replied.

"That's good. My grandfather is intimidating the entire Abyss alone, which is no easy task. I hope Lin Ye won't disappoint his efforts." Liu Tianqiong said seriously.

Gu Shuai nodded repeatedly upon hearing this and quickly said that they were already in contact with Lin Ye.

This time, the so-called Hundred-level Powerhouses overseeing the event were really just a front; the real security measures were not even in the Human World but in the distant Abyss!

The strongest, Liu Tianyuan, had already delved into the Abyss, intimidating the demons, not allowing them to interfere with this event.

Meanwhile, behind the sports field, Chen Daosheng was anxiously making phone calls.

Though there were still about ten minutes until the event began, almost everyone who was supposed to be present had already arrived, yet Lin Ye was nowhere to be seen, which made Chen Daosheng a bit worried.

In his view, Lin Ye was generally very reliable, so how could he drop the ball on such an important occasion today?

Just then, a voice came from behind him.

"Teacher, sorry, some things came up, and it delayed me!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Daosheng looked delighted and immediately turned towards the voice, only to see Lin Ye had arrived.

"What were you up to? Why didn't you answer your phone?" Chen Daosheng asked with concern.

Lin Ye scratched his head and said, "My phone ran out of battery, and I forgot to charge it, so I decided to come here by myself."

"Well..." Chen Daosheng wanted to say something, but seemed to realize something, and smiled knowingly, saying, "Let's go, everyone is waiting for you!"

Lin Ye nodded slightly and quickly followed Chen Daosheng toward the sports field.

Meanwhile, Chen Daosheng lowered his voice and said, "But before you get up there, I suggest you use a Healing Technique on yourself... Your neck has several marks, better watch out next time!"

Lin Ye was stunned upon hearing this.

Oh dear, he was careless...

These past few days, he had been having too much fun. It's thanks to Chen Daosheng's keen eye; otherwise, he would have socially perished!

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