Shattering All Before Him

The Freshman Assessment officially began the following afternoon.

All the freshmen also gathered toward the Assessment Area.

Shrek Academy's Assessment Area was located in the north-central part of the Martial Soul Department, adjacent to the Soul Fighting Zone. It occupied a full twenty thousand square meters.

The Assessment Area was oval-shaped and divided into individual sections. Each section was roughly four hundred square meters and square in shape. Although they were not as expansive as the Soul Fighting Stages, they were more than sufficient for the freshmen, who generally had only Soul Master or Soul Grandmaster cultivation.

At that moment, the Assessment Area was already packed with people.

Since the assessment had not officially begun, the freshmen who had drawn their section numbers that morning had not yet divided up. Thus, every team was currently standing according to their class.

He swept his gaze over the three hundred teams participating in the assessment. Chen Junting could not help muttering, "More than half of them will be eliminated. I wonder how many people Class Nine can keep. I'll have to see whether there are any promising prospects."

"I don't know how many people Class Nine can keep, but I'm sure it'll be more than that class." Wu Feng suddenly spoke from beside him. Chen Junting and the others followed the direction of her finger and saw that, some distance away, one class had only a handful of teams. More than half had been eliminated—no, the elimination was even harsher than that!

"That seems to be... Class One, right?"

"It is Class One." Chen Junting confirmed Ning Tian's suspicion before continuing, "Don't you remember? Zhou Yi, the one I told you about when I first enrolled, is Class One's Class Teacher."

Ning Tian immediately understood.

Wu Feng and Huo Yuhao, who had been listening nearby, reacted the same way. They glanced toward Class One, shuddered first, and then let pity show in their eyes. "Class One is really suffering."

"Yeah."

Chen Junting sighed inwardly. Looks like after Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong left Class One, that woman Zhou Yi has been eliminating people even more ruthlessly!

He even suspected that if the school regulations had not required at least three hundred teams to participate in the Freshman Assessment, Zhou Yi would have expelled even more students from her class!

Before long, a huge broadcast echoed throughout the Outer Academy. "All freshmen, please take note. All freshmen... please enter the Assessment Area immediately and prepare to participate in the Freshman Assessment. You have only ten minutes left to enter. Anyone who arrives after that will be considered to have forfeited this assessment." The voice carried to every corner of the Outer Academy, marking the arrival of the moment that would decide their "fates."

After parting from Ning Tian and the others, Chen Junting brought his team to District 49 to wait. Compared with the other teams, however, they appeared perfectly calm and composed.

There was no need to mention Chen Junting.

He was confident in his own strength.

As for Qin Lan and Gao Ming, they were confident in Chen Junting.

The person in charge of the assessment in District 49 was a young male Teacher. He could not be called refined and elegant, but he was still dignified and handsome.

"Since all six groups of students have arrived, I won't waste everyone's time. However, there is one thing I must state in advance: you are not allowed to cripple your opponents during the assessment. Otherwise..." The male Teacher's expression turned stern as his gaze swept across everyone. "I will make sure they leave the academy immediately!"

Everyone straightened up at his words!

The consequences were simply too severe.

Having said that, the male Teacher opened the folder in his hands.

"First round, first match. Freshman Class One: Zhang Lian, Zhao Kai, Wang Feng. Freshman Class Nine: Chen Junting, Qin Lan, Gao Ming. Enter the arena and stand in your respective corners. You may release your Martial Souls only after I give the order. Understood?"

"Yes." ×6

The two teams each walked to a corner and took their positions.

The three people from Freshman Class One stood in a very conventional formation. The short, chubby Zhao Kai stood at the front, making him either a Defense System or an Assault System Soul Master. The tall and thin Zhang Lian stood on the flank and was most likely an Agility-Attack Soul Master. Wang Feng stood at the rear. Judging by the way the two in front formed a slight angle, it was clear that he was most likely an Auxiliary Soul Master.

And the moment the two sides exchanged glances...

The three people from Freshman Class One clearly knew Chen Junting. After learning that he was their opponent, troubled expressions immediately appeared on their faces, carrying a tragic resolve reminiscent of the wind was bleak and the Yi River cold.

Instead, that display made Chen Junting and the others want to laugh.

Chen Junting looked with interest at the chubby boy swallowing nervously and asked, despite already knowing the answer, "You know me?"

"I do."

"Then why don't you surrender?"

"If I surrender, I'll die!"

Zhao Kai had clearly thought of something terrifying, and the other two shuddered along with him. In an instant, the three of them replaced their earlier tragic expressions with unwavering determination.

Chen Junting raised his brows slightly at the sight.

At that moment, the male Teacher suddenly gave the order.

"Assessment begins."

As his voice fell, all six released their Martial Souls!

Aside from Wang Feng, who carried a Drum at the rear, both other members of Freshman Class One were actually Soul Grandmasters.

Moreover, one possessed a Snake Lance Martial Soul, while the other possessed an Iron-Armored Mountain Boar Martial Soul. Both were excellent Martial Souls. Even if they did not take the Assault System path, their current combat strength would not be inferior to that of Assault System Soul Masters.

Yet even such a team...

Was feeling tremendous pressure at that moment.

"Go."

Zhang Lian swung the Snake Lance in his hand while lowering his voice to reach his two teammates. "Otherwise, with that abnormal old hag Zhou Yi's temperament, she'll expel us without the slightest hesitation."

"And even if she doesn't expel us, she'll peel off ten layers of our skin."

A sharp aura spread from Chen Junting's body. In almost the blink of an eye, he had already arrived before Zhang Lian, who was wielding the Snake Lance, and thrust the Seven Kills Sword forward!

The sharp Snake Lance could no longer advance even an inch.

Under Zhou Yi's training, Zhang Lian's reactions were also extremely fast. He directly used his final method! The sharp Snake Lance vanished in an instant, replaced by a Giant Python flicking its tongue.

"Swish—" The sword light flashed. Under the horrified gazes of Zhao Kai and Wang Feng, the heads of two Giant Pythons fell to the ground. Zhang Lian's expression instantly turned deathly pale as his Martial Soul was injured!

Seeing this, Zhao Kai directly lit up his two Soul Rings!

His body grew larger, and two Fangs revealed their sharpness! He charged toward Chen Junting with his Fangs aimed at him!

But Chen Junting neither dodged nor evaded. He merely tapped forward with the tip of his sword!

The tip of the Seven Kills Sword landed on Zhao Kai's two thick, sharp Fangs. His seemingly unimpressive body possessed formidable strength, stopping Zhao Kai's charge in its tracks!

He lightly flicked his wrist!

The two Fangs shattered like rotten tofu.

Then a black shadow flashed, and Zhao Kai was sent flying unconscious. Even Zhang Lian, who had just been injured, received the same treatment because he had failed to surrender.

The one who had struck them was Qin Lan.

As for now,

He had already placed his sharp claws against Wang Feng's neck.

Chen Junting glanced at Wang Feng and waved his hand.

"Send him on his way."

Then, under Wang Feng's grateful gaze, Qin Lan knocked him back to the outer edge of the section, eliminating him from the match.

"Class Nine, Chen Junting's team wins."

After recording the result in the documents, the male Teacher took a deep look at Chen Junting. He had silently calculated it just now: from the beginning of the battle to its end, less than twenty seconds had passed.

It had been utterly overwhelming!