This indicates Lin Ran is truly intelligent.
And he managed to hold back until today to reveal his bloodline ability.
With this bloodline ability, combined with his incredibly durable talent, Lin Ran's individual combat capability is indeed formidable; soloing might very well be possible.
However, waiting for his burst phase might delay him significantly. Although he appears to be far ahead currently, others will likely catch up eventually.
Facing the terrifying durability of the giant zombie, a single burst phase might not be enough, requiring another cycle.
Despite this, as long as Lin Ran can successfully clear the highest difficulty trial dungeon, his final score should not be poor.
With this thought, Zhou Yi's previously gloomy expression finally brightened somewhat.
Good, the misunderstanding is cleared.
Since Lin Ran indeed possesses such strength, all problems are solved.
He wouldn't have to be flayed and have his bones picked clean by the Ministry of Education for dereliction of duty.
Huh? Wait? Why didn't he wait for his recovery and just went in?
Under Zhou Yi's astonished gaze, Lin Ran, upon seeing the giant zombie, didn't hesitate and charged forward.
As he rushed, he leaped high into the air, brandishing his blade with both hands towards the giant zombie's face.
Before the giant zombie could react, Lin Ran's alloy Tang dao had already sliced into its neck, leaving a deep gash.
The giant zombie roared, its massive frame, a full five meters tall, swung its enormous wooden mallet down fiercely at Lin Ran.
But the moment it exerted its strength, Lin Ran landed on its body, using it as a support surface for a secondary bounce, thus dodging the swing.
And utilizing his aerial momentum, he slashed at the giant zombie's right leg once more.
When the giant zombie recovered from its mallet swing's recovery animation and launched another attack, Lin Ran had already evaded it once again.
Wielding his Tang dao, he continued to inflict new wounds upon the giant zombie.
Under Lin Ran's agile movements, the giant zombie appeared clumsy, its body accumulating more and more slashes.
The swings of its wooden mallet, constantly in the air, were always a step behind Lin Ran.
Though seemingly within reach, it remained frustratingly out of grasp.
Under this exquisite, precise, and artistic dance of death, the giant zombie's wounds grew, its movements slowed, and its blood flowed profusely.
In less than three minutes, its body could no longer bear the strain, and it fell to the ground with a thud.
Lin Ran seized the opportunity, imbuing his Tang dao with the last of his Divine Might, and plunged it into the back of its head, extinguishing its life.
Soul Ring!
With another prick of his finger, Lin Ran's nearly depleted magic was restored to 25%.
Although Lin Ran had been using the Soul Ring continuously during this process, the consumption of imbuing every strike with Divine Might was still considerable, and his mana was almost insufficient.
But he finally took it down!
Lin Ran glanced at the giant zombie's corpse on the ground and continued towards the next area.
The spectators outside, having witnessed Lin Ran's spectacular performance, were at a loss for words.
What kind of monster was this?
Under his assault, the immensely pressure-inducing giant zombie was toyed with like an idiot, not even managing to graze his clothes.
And he, with a series of slashes, had literally scraped the giant zombie to death…
"I really feel something's off. It's just an ordinary alloy weapon, so why is Senior Lin Ran's weapon so powerful?"
"Yeah… I saw other people's alloy weapons failing to even penetrate the defense of normal zombies."
"Could his weapon be enchanted?"
"But I didn't see any of the characteristic glow of an enchanted weapon appearing on that Tang dao."
"How would I know…"
"And Senior Lin Ran's judgment is truly extraordinary; under his countermeasures, the giant zombie's every move was seen through."
"Such precise prediction can only mean Senior Lin Ran's mental strength is exceptionally high."
"Could it be that Senior Lin Ran infused his mental strength into the Tang dao, thus achieving such terrifying weapon power?"
"Mental strength can be infused into weapons? Is that possible?"
"Who knows… otherwise, how can we explain that every strike from Senior Lin Ran could heavily damage the giant zombie?"
"…"
Zhou Yi took a deep breath and stroked his grizzled chin.
From this, it seems Lin Ran's bloodline ability is unlikely to be something like Ghoul or Soul Ripper…
This terrifying predictive ability must be related to the mental aspect.
Combined with the special effect of strengthening weapons, it would likely require a very powerful bloodline ability to achieve.
As for what exactly it is, Zhou Yi had no clue.
…
Qing Jing, the capital of Long Country.
In a small conference room at Yan Yun University, six people were seated around a modest round table.
During the college entrance examination period, these leaders of Qing Jing Yan Yun University would gather to observe promising talents through special projection methods.
Of course, their observation would be limited to the top several hundred individuals in terms of progress.
Their primary focus would be on the top ten.
As Lin Ran, currently holding the top position in progress, he was naturally a subject of their intense study.
Among the six individuals, a benevolent, white-haired elder looked at a middle-aged man beside him, whose physique exuded explosive muscle, and asked:
"What are your thoughts?"
The muscular man pondered seriously before shaking his head:
"I truly don't know of any special bloodline ability that can simultaneously possess the effects of insight and weapon enhancement."
A handsome young man with flowing hair, seated to the elder's right, smiled and said:
"I do have a bit of an idea and a clue, but I need to watch further…"
"If he truly possesses that kind of bloodline ability, then we at Yan Yun University absolutely cannot let this person go!"
"His potential for cultivation might even surpass that of the young lady currently ranked second, who possesses an SSS-grade Holy Angel talent!"
The muscular man snorted coldly:
"Given his outstanding performance, even if it's not what you have in mind, we would never let him go."
The long-haired man retorted with a playful glare:
"Did you specifically come here to watch the college entrance examination just to pick a fight with me?"
"I was emphasizing a point!"
"In any case, if this young man named Lin Ran comes, he will definitely be assigned to me!"
"My department is currently in need of a strong general, and it seems he's the one!"
Upon hearing the long-haired man's words, the other four members, excluding the elder, simultaneously changed their expressions and collectively chided:
"Dream on! Absolutely not!"
"Lin Ran must come to our department!"
"To your department? To ours!"
"…"