Instant Kill

Instant Kill

Zhao Haochen swiftly handed the two large chicken drumsticks in his hands to Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng.

Both were Agility-type Soul Masters. One possessed the Sword-Beaked Hummingbird Beast Martial Soul, while the other wielded a soft sword.

Although Ouyang Junyi's Martial Soul was the Sword-Beaked Hummingbird, his cultivation had not yet reached the point where he could grow wings. Only a spike had appeared at the end of his right arm. (Original setting)

All three of them were one-ring Soul Masters, and their Soul Rings were all yellow Hundred-Year Soul Rings.

After eating Zhao Haochen's large chicken drumsticks, their already incredible speed instantly increased again.

Wang Dong was not surprised. Golden patterns spread across the wings on her back, and her yellow first Soul Ring lit up—the Wing Blade Guillotine.

Whoosh—

Wang Dong traced an exceptionally graceful arc through the air, arriving directly before the two of them at a speed even faster than theirs.

Her left wing swept out, and Wang Dong instantly twisted around. She struck at Ouyang Junyi first, then met Chen Junfeng's sword light head-on.

With that single turn, she blocked both of their soul skills in succession and sent them flying backward. Clearly, neither had the strength to continue fighting.

The pride Wang Dong had not displayed before Huo Yuhao in a long time resurfaced on her face.

The other teams watching wore grim expressions. They had clearly never expected such an overwhelmingly powerful team to appear in their section.

What was more, this was only Wang Dong. They had also noticed that Xiao Xiao was a two-ring Soul Grand Master.

This team's strength was terrifyingly formidable.

At the side, Wang Yan opened his folder and recorded the result in the documents in his hand.

"Class One, Huo Yuhao's Team, one victory."

As he spoke, Wang Yan glanced at Huo Yuhao's group again.

The name registered for a team was generally based on the captain's name, and the captain was usually the core of the team.

In other words, Huo Yuhao was the captain of this three-person group.

Unlike the students, whose attention was entirely focused on Wang Dong, Wang Yan had clearly seen that Huo Yuhao possessed only one white Ten-Year Soul Ring.

Although it looked more lustrous than an ordinary Ten-Year Soul Ring, Wang Yan did not think much of it.

After all, no one would have imagined that something like a Million-Year Soul Ring existed in this world.

What Wang Yan could not understand, however, was why an auxiliary-type Soul Master with only a Ten-Year Soul Ring was the core of this three-person team.

Why was that?

Wang Yan was a theory-oriented teacher. Put simply, like Yu Xiaogang, he specialized in theoretical research, while his own cultivation was not particularly outstanding.

Likewise, as a senior theory-oriented teacher, Wang Yan rarely encountered anything that left him completely baffled.

It would have been one thing if he could not see why Huo Yuhao was the core of the team, but he could not glean any useful information even from Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul.

Wang Yan could only infer from their formation that Huo Yuhao was an auxiliary-type Soul Master with support abilities.

However, for the sake of his reputation as a senior theory-oriented teacher, Wang Yan did not stop Huo Yuhao to question him.

He believed that in the upcoming matches, he would definitely be able to discern Huo Yuhao's abilities.

Only one match was held on the first day of assessment. Starting from the second day, the pace of the New Student Assessment battles increased.

Two rounds of assessment were held in both the morning and afternoon, for a total of four rounds.

By the third day, every team had to undergo five rounds of assessment.

Since the tournament used a points system, naturally some teams were unwilling to face powerful opponents, such as Huo Yuhao's team.

They would lose even if they fought, so they might as well surrender the points for that match and conserve their strength for other teams.

Thus, by the end of the third day, Huo Yuhao's group had won all five of their matches.

Other powerful teams had also gone five wins in five matches.

Without exception, those teams either had powerful two-ring teammates or near-flawless coordination that gave their opponents no opening to exploit.

However, Wang Yan, the assessment teacher for Area Thirty-Three, was feeling somewhat frustrated.

Across five entire matches, Huo Yuhao's trio had fought in almost exactly the same way every time.

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao merely stood by and watched while Wang Dong fought alone. Moreover, the teams matched against Huo Yuhao's group were generally unwilling to go all out, making the battles extremely brief.

Under such circumstances, Wang Yan simply could not determine what Huo Yuhao's ability was.

As a theory-oriented teacher, how could there be something he was unable to figure out?

Yet the more it was like this, the less Wang Yan's prideful heart would allow him to admit defeat.

After today, teams that had lost all five matches would be eliminated directly and would no longer participate in the following battles.

Therefore, Wang Yan concluded that Huo Yuhao would certainly be unable to hide his abilities in the later matches.

And as long as he used them, Wang Yan would definitely be able to see through them.

Since Huo Yuhao's team had won all five matches, they would remain in Area Thirty-Three and draw lots again for their next opponents.

Thus, Wang Yan still had plenty of opportunities to observe them.

In the blink of an eye, it was the third day.

Wang Yan gave Huo Yuhao's trio a deep look before announcing, "Since everyone is here, I'll make the announcement."

"Because Huo Yuhao's Team achieved the best results in Area Thirty-Three so far, they are the seeded team of Area Thirty-Three."

"Next, according to the match order, they will be the first to compete."

"Area Thirty-Three, sixth round, first match."

"Class One freshmen, Huo Yuhao's Team, and Class Seven freshmen, Huang Chutian's Team, please enter the arena."

Huang Chutian's Team was the three-person group that, in Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's previous life, had introduced them to Martial Soul Fusion Skills.

The two sisters, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, were twins who possessed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Heavenly Net and Earthly Web.

Both Lan Family Sisters had long blue hair and delicate little faces, making them look quite adorable.

In front of them stood a tall, burly male student. This was Huang Chutian, and he was also the captain of their three-person team.

"My name is Huang Chutian. On the left is Lan Susu, and on the right is Lan Luoluo. Please guide us."

As the saying went, one did not strike a smiling face. Huang Chutian's Team was also the only team over the past two days to take the initiative in showing goodwill toward Huo Yuhao's group.

"Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao. Please guide us as well," Huo Yuhao replied.

Immediately afterward, both sides took their positions.

Huo Yuhao's side naturally maintained their usual formation, while Huang Chutian's Team placed Huang Chutian in front and the Lan Family Sisters behind him.

Wang Yan shouted in a deep voice, "The assessment begins."

This time, Wang Yan once again focused his attention on Huo Yuhao's trio.

At this level, the opponents Huo Yuhao's group faced were no longer in the same league as before.

He wanted to see whether that smoother, more seamless feeling when they released their Martial Souls would still remain.

Let's also talk a little more about the setting of Soul Land. Take Mu En as an example—when Tang San wrote him, wasn't he trying to portray him as a true gentleman and a fine mentor?

But in the end, all sorts of plot holes ran rampant, turning Mu En into a hypocrite who outright said, "You heard that from Xuan Zi's hearsay, didn't you?"

The same went for combat strength. Tang San's original intention in writing that Mu En had not killed many Evil Douluo was probably to emphasize that Evil Soul Masters had developed into an organized force and to highlight their strength. But compared with what came later, Mu En ended up looking completely useless.

When Mu En first appeared, it was even quite possible that the character Long Xiaoyao had not been conceived at all.

But when I write, can I simply refuse to acknowledge Tang San's settings?

Yes, of course I can refuse to acknowledge them, but only some settings that conflict too severely can be ignored. Otherwise, why would I write fanfiction? I might as well write an original work.

And to accommodate those settings, I inevitably had to sort out a clearer plotline that fit them as well as possible. The result is what it is now.

The character whose settings are most obviously full of plot holes is the Dragon God. God King, beyond God King, First-Rank God, Pseudo God King—the Dragon God's setting has constantly changed across several series. It can even come back to life after dying. To continue the Soul Land series, they can play around with the settings however they please. What can I even say?

The Soul Land series now has five main stories and four side stories, with two thousand plot holes—and that is an understatement.