Sister Le Xuan Cooks and the Fifth Year Assessment

In the living room of Zhang Lexuan's small house on Sea God Island.

After leaving the Floating Pagoda, the two returned to the hall.

Zhang Lexuan glanced at the sky outside the window. It was getting late, so she said to Zhou Huan, "Please sit in the living room for a while. I'll go wash the rice and cook. We can go back to the Outer Court after we eat."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huan was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

Washing rice and cooking?

These are such vivid and relatable words; I haven't heard them in a long time.

But then Zhang Lexuan put on an apron and started washing rice and cooking in the kitchen?

This scene doesn't look right at all; the art style is off.

Back then, during the few days I spent with Zhang Lexuan in Peach Spring Village, our food and drinks were either brought over by our neighbor Aunt Zhao or just a casual barbecue by Zhou Huan.

As for actually cooking a proper meal, that's really not the case.

Zhang Lexuan, who was about to leave the living room, saw Zhou Huan looking a bit dazed and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Is it strange that I'm going to cook?"

Hearing this, Zhou Huan nodded. "I thought fairies couldn't cook."

Zhang Lexuan: "... Does this fairy not know how to cook? Did she grow up drinking plain water?"

Having said that, Zhang Lexuan was too lazy to listen to Zhou Huan's nonsense anymore and went straight to the kitchen.

In fact, Zhou Huan knew that Shrek Canteen also had a special dining area for Inner Court disciple, and it was much better than that for Outer Court Disciple.

But Shrek Canteen is in the Outer Court.

Even Inner Court disciple have to go to the Outer Court to eat in the cafeteria.

We can't possibly have to deliver takeout to Sea God Island for every meal.

As for building a canteen on Sea God Island, that's absolutely impossible; it would lower the Sea God Island's prestige to some extent.

Under the canopy of Golden Tree, should we open a cafeteria?

Then the art style is even more off.

If that were the case, Zhou Huan thought the Golden Tree might turn into a black golden tree from the cooking fumes.

However, it's perfectly acceptable for someone like Zhang Lexuan to cook for themselves at home.

After thinking about Zhang Lexuan's personality, Zhou Huan seemed to understand her a little better. She usually lived like a homebody. When she didn't have a mission, she didn't want to step out of the house at all, let alone leave Sea God Island to find food in the Outer Court for every meal.

Thinking about it this way, it makes perfect sense that Zhang Lexuan can cook.

Hearing the clattering sounds coming from the kitchen, Zhou Huan didn't go to look. Instead, she unusually crossed her legs, sat on the large wooden chair, and drank the tea that had been cold for a long time.

If a newspaper were to arrive at this moment, Zhou Huan would feel like he was being treated like a king at home.

Being the head of the household, having a high status within the family—that was also one of Zhou Huan's pursuits.

If that's the case, life seems quite interesting.

While Zhou Huan was indulging in his daydreams, time quietly slipped by.

In about an hour, Zhang Lexuan had prepared the meal.

The meal consisted of only four dishes and a soup, served with rice—a typical family dinner.

It's ordinary, yet very heartwarming.

That's what Zhou Huan thinks, anyway.

Sitting down at the table, Zhou Huan took a bite of the succulent, sour fish slices and said, "Sister Lexuan, this fish you cooked is really delicious."

Zhang Lexuan smiled gently and said, "Although I am very confident in my cooking skills, there is another important reason why this sour fish slices are so delicious: it is raised in Sea God Lake."

Zhou Huan: "..."

So, your Inner Court uses Sea God Lake to raise fish for food?

That's really taking full advantage of the situation.

Whether it was reading books in his past life or coming here, Sea God Lake is a tourist attraction for Zhou Huan, a rather high-class place.

But now you're telling me you use it to raise fish for food?

Zhou Huan suddenly realized that the wind blowing from Sea God Lake would probably carry a smell of cooking oil from now on.

"What's with that expression?" Zhang Lexuan said. "Sea God Lake is so big, what's wrong with raising some fish to eat? It's not like I'm the only one catching fish there. Dean Cai and Dean Qian have done it quite a bit too, and Sea God Pavilion hasn't done anything about it."

"... It's nothing." Zhou Huan chuckled sheepishly. "It just feels like the world has suddenly become a lot more real. Even Titled Douluo need to deal with the mundane things like food and household chores."

Isn't that "real"?

Can you imagine Cai Mei'er, the Martial Soul Department Vice Dean, and Qian Duoduo, the dean of the Soul Tool Department, catching fish together in Sea God Lake?

Qian Duoduo might even use the excuse of testing the Soul Tool to go fishing in the lake.

Zhou Huan found the scene exciting just thinking about it; it even felt quite real.

After dinner, Zhou Huan certainly couldn't stay any longer.

Even if he's shameless, he can't stay overnight.

So, with Zhang Lexuan leading the way, Zhou Huan returned to the Outer Court under the moonlight.

Time flies, and another four days have passed.

New student registration is complete, and all grades at Shrek have officially started school.

Today is the first day of school.

Instead of gathering in the classroom, the entire Class One of Year Five went to the Beast Fighting Arena.

This year's Advancement Assessment requires defeating a thousand-year-old Soul Beast single-handedly.

The specific year of a thousand-year-old Soul Beast is determined according to the student's Soul Power Level.

Now that they're in Fifth Year, the gap between many students has widened.

Unlike in the second and third grades, when many students were either Soul Grandmaster or Initial-Level Soul Elder.

In the current Class One of Year Five, besides Zhou Huan, who is the sixth oldest, the only other person who is publicly known is Wen Xiaoshuai, a level 51 Assault-type Battle Soul King, who is the strongest.

In fact, Xiao Xiao had also broken through to level 51, Wang Dong, that Godly Second Generation, was growing rapidly as if he had eaten fertilizer, reaching level 52, which was even more powerful than Wen Xiaoshuai and Xiao Xiao, who had eaten Immortal Herb.

However, since both of them were admitted to the Inner Court, they were no longer considered part of Class One of Year Five, and there was no need for them to Advancement Assessment.

In addition, the following students in Class One have reached the Soul Ancestor level: Wang Qingya at level 45, Wu Feng at level 44, Xie Huanyue, Lan Luoluo, and Lan Susu, who recently broke through to the Soul Ancestor, as well as Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, a Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix.

Apart from Wen Xiaoshuai, who stands out Class One a Soul King, the remaining eight Soul Ancestor, including Zhou Huan (whose apparent cultivation level is 46), are considered to be in the first tier.

The remaining Class One were all at the Soul Elder level, but their strength varied greatly depending on their different Soul Power Level and Martial Soul.

Therefore, they can only fight against thousand-year-old Soul Beast of different levels.

As for your mention of Soul Grandmaster, that's impossible. Those who didn't even reach the level of a Three-Ring Soul Elder in their Fifth Year at Shrek were already eliminated.

The requirement for graduating from Shrek Outer Court is at least Soul Ancestor. You didn't even reach Soul Elder level in your Fifth Year, so how could you possibly break through to Soul Ancestor in the remaining two years?

Unless you're cheating.

But the one who can cheat is someone who quietly lives among the masses, a person who follows the Hiding Path.

Another went to study in the Sun Moon Empire as a spy. It is said that in less than a year, Shrek's Soul Tool Department has developed rapidly and produced many excellent Soul Tool.

Of course, these were all rumors that Zhou Huan had overheard from Wang Yan, completely without any evidence.

After all, Shrek still has international students like Xiao Hongchen from the Mingde Hall.

Therefore, information about the Soul Tool Department is basically kept secret.

Thinking of Xiao Hongchen, Zhou Huan glanced at the Hongchen siblings not far away, only to see them staring intently at the battle on the stage.

The one currently undergoing the assessment is Little Fire Dragon Wu Feng, and the battle on the stage is fierce!

Actually, the Hongchen siblings didn't need to take the test, but they still came to participate. After all, how could they miss such a Soul Beast battle opportunity with a 98% safety rate?

Even if Mingde Hall were as wealthy as it is, it wouldn't have the resources to build a Beast Fighting Arena like this!

Keeping Soul Beast in captivity and preserving their animalistic nature is no easy task.

At this moment, Zhou Huan looked at the stage again, where Wu Feng had almost burned the four-thousand-year-old Soul Beast bald.

The referee immediately blocked Wu Feng's final fire dragon attack and announced, "Wu Feng from Class One of Year Five, has passed the test! Score: 90! Next up, Zhou Huan from Class One of Year Five! Please come to the stage!"

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