People of the Zhu Clan

If he hadn't known how terrifying the academy's admission screening was, Ye Chen would have suspected that An Xia was a spy the Body Sect had planted within Shrek.

At the same time, he understood Mu En's intentions more and more clearly. This year's freshmen truly were formidable!

If Ye Chen were excluded, they could even rival the reserve team members from Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao's year.

Relying on the defensive power of all that fat, An Xia was actually no weaker than Xu Sanshi at the same cultivation level. It had to be known that Xu Sanshi possessed the ability to temporarily evolve his martial soul into the Black Tortoise!

Strong as they were, Ye Chen's headache only grew worse. Given the Body Sect's usual conduct, once they learned of An Xia's talent, who knew what trouble they might stir up?

There was no such thing as a wall that could keep out all news. As long as An Xia remained at Shrek, word would eventually reach the Body Sect, which was searching everywhere for Body Spirits.

Therefore, Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, and the others had to be warned so they could take precautions early.

In fact, there was no need for Ye Chen to deliberately mention it. The academy's leaders all understood this principle.

The assessments for the three major systems—support, defense, and control—had ended. Without question, three spots on the reserve team had been decided: Qin Mo, An Xia, and Song Xiaoxiao.

Ye Chen led the three of them onto the raised platform, where they would wait for all the assessments to conclude before announcing the future arrangements.

The other students who had not been selected displayed all sorts of expressions. Some sighed repeatedly, looking utterly dejected, while others secretly clenched their fists, intending to keep