Since most of the high school students, both juniors and seniors, were unaware of the existence of bloodline abilities, they could only guess wildly at Lin Ran's display of power.
Those with slightly better access to internal information, such as Zhou Yi and the higher-ups of Qingjing Yan Yun University, began contemplating what Lin Ran's possible bloodline talent might be.
However, how could they possibly imagine that Lin Ran's system of power was something entirely alien to this world...
Within the secret realm.
After taking another sip from the Soul Ring's Life Sacrifice, Lin Ran stepped through the gates of the sixth region.
As the scenery shifted once more, a brand new dense forest appeared before Lin Ran.
This region was considerably simpler than the previous two, with only a single ice-blue zombie standing silently in the center.
This zombie was of normal size, not as colossal as the Giant Zombie.
Yet, the oppressive aura it exuded was far stronger than that of the Giant Zombie.
The moment Lin Ran entered this area, he felt a bone-chilling cold.
And this chill continued to intensify with the passage of time.
With the ice-blue zombie in the middle as the center, the surrounding trees had condensed with a thin layer of hoarfrost.
It felt as though if he didn't think of a solution immediately, he would soon be frozen solid.
Is this the Frost Zombie King?
After scanning the area with his Eternal Mangekyo, Lin Ran found its flesh to be quite plump, with no signs of decay.
It couldn't be struck fatally by targeting its weak point, as those easily felled zombies could.
Since it had no weakness, he would create one!
Lin Ran sheathed his dual blades, took out his alloy longbow, drew an arrow, and aimed at the Frost Zombie King's heart.
*Swish!*
However, to Lin Ran's surprise, the arrow, imbued with divine might, was completely frozen by the Frost Zombie King's innate frost aura halfway to its target, falling uselessly to the ground.
This arrow thoroughly alerted the Frost Zombie King. It suddenly opened its pitch-black eyes and, transforming into a blue lightning bolt, charged towards Lin Ran.
The Frost Zombie King's sudden movement drew gasps from the audience below.
"My heavens, it's so fast!"
"Its frost aura's freezing effect is too insane! It can freeze an arrow from this far away?"
"The person who set this year's questions is truly inhuman... I absolutely cannot choose the difficulty where the final boss mutates when I take the college entrance exam next year."
"Senior Lin Ran is at a speed disadvantage now, he's likely in for a tough fight."
"That's right, if he gets frozen later, the trouble will be even greater."
"..."
Lin Ran on the field also wore a serious expression.
As expected of a final boss with 100% enhanced attributes, this guy's speed was ridiculously fast; his regular weapons might not be able to keep up.
In that case, he could only reveal more of his trump cards...
Seeing the Frost Zombie King about to pounce on him, Lin Ran rolled sideways while channeling his magic into his left eye.
Heh, at least with the Eternal Mangekyo's enhancement, my eyes can still keep up.
Amaterasu!
Before the Frost Zombie King, which had missed its attack, could even react to the recoil, it let out an extremely tragic scream.
*Roar!*
A blazing black flame erupted from its ice-blue skin.
The black flame spread rapidly across the Frost Zombie King's body, soon engulfing its entire form.
As it burned in the black flame, the Frost Zombie King's life force, magic, and stamina were draining away at an insane rate.
Even its incredibly powerful frost aura began to show signs of dissipating.
???
At this point, it wasn't just the onlookers and Zhou Yi, but even the six members of Qingjing Yan Yun University's Round Table conference had their expressions change drastically.
The muscular man was the first to slam the table, exclaiming in disbelief:
"Am I seeing this correctly? This kid can actually manipulate black flames?!"
"How did he do it? I've never heard of such an ability!"
A woman with long green hair curiously touched her small, round face:
"The way this black flame erupted is also strange. There was no contact between him and the Zombie King."
"He didn't condense the black flame in his hand first, nor did he use any other means to activate it..."
"If you say he can emit it just by staring, I won't believe it no matter what."
Another woman with short black hair frowned:
"Moreover, his black flame doesn't make me feel uncomfortable in any way."
"The energy form of the black flame is very pure, neither evil nor defiled."
"Normally, when I encounter something like this, I would strongly want to purify it..."
"Looking at it this way, perhaps his bloodline ability is far beyond our expectations."
The masked man, who had remained silent all along, couldn't help but speak:
"Originally, I thought he would be related to the Arcane school..."
"Now it seems, that's far from the case."
"What a strange skill... No matter how much I think about it, I can't find any bloodline in the bloodline registry that is similar to his ability."
Even the white-bearded elder in the center couldn't help but have his eyes gleam, shaking his head in deep thought, unsure of what he was contemplating.
Seeing that everyone present was at a loss, the long-haired man finally couldn't help but laugh heartily with pride:
"I told you all to read more books!"
"And you dare call yourselves department heads of Dragon Country's top university, and you don't even know this?"
"I think, besides the boss, you all can't grasp a single clue."
The muscular man's face immediately darkened.
Normally, if mocked like this by the long-haired man, his fist would have already appeared on the latter's face.
However, due to his concern about Lin Ran's bloodline ability, he suppressed the grudge for the moment and uttered through gritted teeth:
"Then tell us, what bloodline does he have?"
The long-haired man smiled slightly, casually brushed the hair on his right side, and stretched.
"Isn't it obvious enough?"
"Neutral alignment, calm mind, god-tier prediction, black flames, terrifying weapon cutting power, plus those iconic black and red dual pupils..."
"Besides the long-lost divine bloodline - the Eternal Night Monarch, is there any other possibility?"
"You all have been too lax for too long, you've forgotten that disgusting him from back then."
"Let me put it this way, I'll make a judgment here and now."
"If this kid named Lin Ran doesn't have the Eternal Night Monarch bloodline, I'll perform a headstand with a spinning wash right here in front of everyone!"
"Is that assertive enough, hmm?"