"Has the Inner Court assessment become like this?"
As someone who had served as the Senior Disciple Sister of the Inner Court for many years, Zhang Lexuan was somewhat surprised by the reforms to the Inner Court Assessment.
Clearly, the current Inner Court Assessment increasingly emphasized the combination of Soul Masters and Soul Tools.
Otherwise, even a Soul King would find it nearly impossible to cross Sea God Lake and reach Sea God Island on the other side amid the increasingly powerful Soul Rays and the mental attacks of Soul Beasts adept at spiritual attacks in Sea God Lake.
Jiang Ming looked at the examinees who had already erected Soul Tool Shields to block the Soul Rays and nodded slightly.
"The combination of Soul Masters and Soul Tools is the general trend. It was promoted before, but there were no particularly mandatory requirements. Now, though, the academy seems to be placing more and more importance on it."
The Outer Court was actually still fairly relaxed.
If compared to the circumstances of Jiang Ming's previous life, the Outer Court was roughly equivalent to middle school.
At this stage, all one needed to do was cultivate and study diligently.
After graduation, having the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor meant one would not be considered weak anywhere.
But entering the Inner Court was different.
Entering the Inner Court meant joining the Shrek Supervisory Group and carrying out the corresponding missions.
That came with the risk of death!
Previously, members of Shrek Academy's Inspection Corps had suffered several losses from lacking armed Soul Tools, so they naturally placed particular importance on this aspect.
In the end, the examinee named Lu Yi passed. Braving the final few Rank 4 Soul Rays and the mental interference of a Three-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, he successfully landed on Sea