Entrance Assessment: Going Head-to-Head with Zhao Wuji

Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée, yet Li Yan, that fool who knew neither the height of heaven nor the depth of earth, dared get so close to her!

And that girl with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul—her family was obviously among the upper ranks of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Why was she so enthusiastic toward Li Yan too?

Am I, Dai Mubai, really that bad?

Looking thoroughly glum, Dai Mubai led them to the final stage, where Zhao Wuji had been waiting for some time.

"Teacher Zhao, these are the new students who qualified to go straight to the final assessment this year."

Zhao Wuji did not even raise his head. From the footsteps alone, he could tell that quite a few people had arrived.

"There are quite a few promising talents this year. Leave them to me."

Zhao Wuji got to his feet, only to spot a familiar figure.

"Kid Li, you... how did you end up at Shrek Academy too?"

Li Yan smiled faintly. "Old Zhao, long time no see."

"This time, I didn't just come by myself. I brought all my younger siblings with me."

Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up. When he had helped Li Yan hunt for his fourth Soul Ring not long ago, he had been certain the kid was no ordinary person. He had never expected someone like him to come to Shrek Academy.

"Good. We'll catch up later, but you still have to take the final assessment."

"Originally, the assessment was for all of you to give it your all and last one incense stick's time against me. But since you, Little Monster, are here, I, Old Zhao, will take it upon myself to change the requirements."

"All of you come at me together and last one incense stick's time against me while I'm going all out. How about it?"

Hearing that, Dai Mubai not only made no objection, but was unusually pleased.

Was Teacher Zhao doing this to vent my anger for me?

He was a level seventy-six Soul Saint, a formidable figure anywhere on the entire continent. A man like that might hold back from acting, but once he did, he would shake heaven and earth.

Let alone when dealing with a few little brats who still smelled of their mothers' milk.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were startled. They each looked at their own physiques. They were supposed to fight a Soul Saint?

As for Li Yan and his two companions, their fighting spirit boiled over. Wasn't he just a little Soul Saint? Beat him up!

"All right, Old Zhao, give us a little time."

Zhao Wuji sat down on a stool.

Off to the side, Li Yan and the others made their plan.

"When we start, I'll take the lead, and Little San will support me from the side. As for Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Rongrong, watch the situation and wait for your chance to act."

With just those few words, Li Yan had settled the plan.

"Come on, Old Zhao!"

"All right. It's been so long since I last saw you, kid. This is a good chance to see what you're made of."

Zhao Wuji used Martial Soul Possession, and seven Soul Rings lit up beneath his feet: two yellow, two purple, and three black.

Li Yan, on the other hand, had only a pitiful four Soul Rings.

However, his first, third, and fourth Soul Skills were all enhancement skills, and their effects were terrifying.

"First Soul Skill, Dragon's Descent!"

"Third Soul Skill, Dragon Transformation!"

"Fourth Soul Skill, Dragon God's Blessing!"

With the three enhancement Soul Skills activated, Li Yan transformed into a little dragon man. Two horns sprouted from his head, a pair of wings grew from his back, and a dragon tail extended behind his rear. Fine black scales covered his entire body, giving him an extraordinary appearance.

His presence had risen infinitely close to that of a Soul Saint, reaching the level of a high-rank Soul Emperor.

Not only that, the black one of the two Luo Sanpaos transformed into a five-meter-long black dragon and roared at the sky.

The golden young dragon, meanwhile, quietly watched the spectacle from the side.

It had no Soul Rings attached to it. Although its bloodline was as powerful as Little Black's, its actual combat strength could not match Little Black's ability to fight a Soul Emperor; it could only fight opponents below the Soul King level.

Even so, Li Yan and Little Black possessed the combat strength of two high-rank Soul Emperors, enough to put considerable pressure on Zhao Wuji.

After all, his Great Strength Vajra Bear Martial Soul would also be suppressed by Li Yan's Martial Soul.

"Good lad, that Martial Soul of yours has some power!"

Zhao Wuji's gaze sharpened, and he struck first.

Dai Mubai swallowed at the sight. Is this kid really human?

A mere Soul Ancestor, going all out, could actually match a Soul Saint and stand toe-to-toe with him.

"So strong! So handsome! That's the partner I've been looking for!"

Ning Rongrong's eyes sparkled with stars.

Though Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, she was utterly impressed by Li Yan's talent and hard work.

Tang San also went all out, turning the surroundings into an ocean of Blue Silver. Everyone on his side felt as if they were basking in a spring breeze, and the pressure Zhao Wuji exerted as a Soul Saint eased somewhat.

"Good lad, another monster. Blue Silver Grass actually has such a bizarre ability."

"The rest of you little monsters, stop hiding what you can do too."

At that, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong all released their Martial Souls.

"I won't go after your support-type Soul Master. Go ahead and give it everything you've got."

Zhao Wuji grinned fiercely. Right now, he really wanted to test his strength against the freak Li Yan.

"Seven treasures turn, and glazed light shines forth. First: Strength, Second: Speed!"

Ning Rongrong cast her enhancement Soul Skills on the others, then retreated to the side to watch. She had already done everything she could.

She came over to Little Yellow, who lay on the ground, his vertical pupils fixed on the fight.

Ning Rongrong's eyes darted about, and she began trying to curry favor with Little Yellow.

On the field, the battle was ready to erupt.

Li Yan, in his little dragon man form, and Zhao Wuji chose the simplest, most brutal way to fight. Bear claws and dragon claws crashed together.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass wound around Zhao Wuji, but he broke free with ease.

In a fight of this caliber, Tang San could have only the slightest effect.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing circled around the outside, but their attacks did no more than tickle Zhao Wuji.

An incense stick's time soon passed, but Zhao Wuji still hadn't had his fill.

"You've all passed. Li Yan, let's keep going."

"Just what I had in mind!"

Li Yan was now at the peak of level 45 and needed outside pressure to help him break through to level 46. A fight with Zhao Wuji was the perfect pressure.

With his teammates no longer beside him, Li Yan unleashed his fourth Soul Skill at full power.

Besides increasing all his attributes by 500 percent, his fourth Soul Skill had a special effect: Dragon Might, an exceptionally overbearing spiritual attack.

Once activated, Li Yan's spiritual power, Dragon Might, would suppress everyone, friend and foe alike. It achieved a similar effect by a different means to Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Domain.

"Second Soul Skill, Dark Evil Dragon Break!"

A pitch-black orb of dark light, imbued with the pure darkness attribute, appeared in Li Yan's hand.

The orb instantly took shape, becoming a pitch-black battle halberd about two meters long.

Originally, his second Soul Skill had only formed an orb of light to be thrown, but Li Yan had discovered that it was highly malleable. After studying it, he had successfully mastered this ability.

He could shape it into sabers, spears, swords, or halberds, but after trying countless weapons, Li Yan still found the heavy battle halberd the most comfortable to wield.

That was what a real man used.

"Old Zhao, watch out!"

The battle halberd struck with immense force. Li Yan swung it with a whistling rush of wind, and every move was enough to kill an ordinary Soul Ancestor.

"What a monster!"

Zhao Wuji took two blows head-on and found that his arms had gone numb from blocking them. The halberd's blade was sharp, too; one careless move and he would end up in pieces.

"Kid Li Yan, I'm getting serious now."

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"