Who Was the Black-Robed Man?

Dai Mubai led everyone to the location of the fourth assessment.

The examiner here was Shrek Academy's Vice Dean, Zhao Wuji, who possessed the strength of a Soul Saint.

His requirement was simple: they only had to endure his attacks for the time it took an incense stick to burn to pass.

Before the assessment began, the four of them introduced themselves to one another.

Ning Rongrong, tool spirit Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Level 26 auxiliary-system tool spirit master.

Zhu Zhuqing, beast spirit Hell Spirit Cat, Level 27 agility-attack-system battle spirit master.

After introducing themselves, they began discussing a strategy for fighting Zhao Wuji.

Once the time was nearly up, the official assessment began.

Ning Rongrong first provided support to Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, then retreated behind the others.

On the Douluo Continent, the tradition in team battles was to take out the support first.

Empowered by her buffs, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing took the initiative to attack Zhao Wuji.

However, they were far too weak and could not even break through his defenses.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass possessed the Poison Attribute, but it could not poison Zhao Wuji. Instead, Zhao Wuji violently tore it apart.

Zhu Zhuqing was fast, but her attack power was insufficient. None of her strikes could break his defense, and if she had not fled in time, Zhao Wuji might have knocked her down.

Xiao Wu used her Charm Spirit Ability, but the gap between her and Zhao Wuji was too great. The resulting Soul Power backlash caused her to faint on the spot.

Seeing this, Lin Xianyu knew Tang San was about to go berserk.

Whenever Xiao Wu was hurt, Tang San went berserk as though his limiter had been removed.

Zhao Wuji was in trouble.

Tang San had only recently obtained the natural hidden weapon ranked eighth in the Tang Sect, the Dragon Beard Needle.

Now, he was about to use it on Zhao Wuji.

No one believed that four Soul Grand Masters below Level 30 could defeat a Soul Saint.

After all, the gap between them was simply too great.

Only Lin Xianyu knew that berserk Tang San had nearly killed Zhao Wuji.

It was not because he had become stronger, but because his hidden weapons were impossible to guard against. Zhao Wuji had been caught off guard and hit.

Tang San handed the unconscious Xiao Wu to Ning Rongrong to look after, then went to challenge Zhao Wuji one-on-one.

Zhao Wuji admired Tang San's courage and did not refuse his challenge.

During the battle, Tang San used the Dragon Beard Needle and gave Zhao Wuji a brutal hit.

Unable to withstand the agony of the Dragon Beard Needle entering his body, Zhao Wuji suddenly unleashed his strength and defeated Tang San.

However, because he had violated the rules, he was considered to have lost to Tang San.

When Ning Rongrong asked whether they had passed, Zhao Wuji frankly admitted that they had.

Tang San used a special technique to remove the Dragon Beard Needle that had entered Zhao Wuji's body.

Hearing the huge commotion, Oscar deliberately came over to see what had happened.

Zhao Wuji asked Oscar for sausages to recover.

Oscar willingly gave Zhao Wuji sausages and also asked whether Tang San and the others wanted any.

Dai Mubai did not stop Oscar.

Given the situation, nothing could help them recover faster than Oscar's sausages.

However, because Oscar's summoning chant was too embarrassing, Dai Mubai would not allow Zhu Zhuqing to eat the sausages Oscar made.

Zhao Wuji announced that they had all passed, and the pressure finally left them. The three main combatants had all fainted, leaving only Ning Rongrong, who had retreated behind everyone after providing support, still awake.

Dai Mubai had Oscar carry Tang San while he carried Zhu Zhuqing, then called Ning Rongrong, who was holding Xiao Wu, and headed with them to the student dormitories.

Night fell.

The moon hung high in the sky.

Shrek Academy's enrollment had ended.

Today, aside from Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, who had passed,

not a single other applicant had made it through.

Zhao Wuji was currently acting as Shrek Academy's dean.

As for their actual dean, he ran an antique shop in Suotuo City, working hard to earn money to keep Shrek Academy alive.

Zhao Wuji had underestimated Tang San and the others today and made a complete fool of himself. While considering how to train them, he suddenly sensed an intruder.

Who would invade a place with defenses as shabby as Shrek Academy's?

Zhao Wuji did not know, but he was highly skilled and fearless. He took the initiative to give chase and saw a black-robed man.

The Sky Screen went dark at that point.

Today's broadcast ended there.

After the screen went black, another dozen or so seconds passed before the next episode's preview question appeared on the Sky Screen.

Lin Xianyu stretched her neck and began guessing the question for the next episode's preview.

Since it had cut to black upon encountering the black-robed man, the question should be related to him.

Could it be asking about the black-robed man's identity?

Lin Xianyu thought that guess was very likely correct.

She knew the answer, so there was no need to worry too much.

Next Episode Preview Question--

Who was the black-robed man?

One: Flender. Two: Tang Hao. Three: Liu Erlong. Four: Yu Xiaogang.

The question remained on the Sky Screen for two minutes before the Arena appeared.

The Stage Boss had changed again.

As usual, Lin Xianyu followed the crowd in challenging it, then failed exactly as expected.

Still, she received a gift from the Sky Screen System.

Having received her reward, Lin Xianyu returned to her little rundown house to sleep.

Tonight's viewing had ended anyway, and she had already gotten the greatest benefit. There was no need to stay outside and feed the mosquitoes.

The villagers gradually dispersed as well. Many people had not even cleared the first stage, let alone this new one.

Holy Spirit Village soon became quiet.

The next morning, Lin Xianyu woke up early, but she lay in bed without wanting to get up.

She recalled how, after yesterday's viewing ended, she had failed her challenge in the Arena yet received a gift from the Sky Screen System.

It was another reward that satisfied Lin Xianyu: it increased the age of her first Spirit Ring.

She now had a thousand-year first Spirit Ring.

Lin Xianyu was not overly excited.

She was past the age of getting excited over such things.

As long as the Sky Screen System remained, she could continue receiving gifts from it.

It was only a thousand-year first Spirit Ring for now. As her rewards increased in the future, it might become a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring or even a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

Lin Xianyu dawdled out of bed, then randomly picked a lucky household to go eat at.

After breakfast, Lin Xianyu said goodbye and left. She planned to explore the area around Holy Spirit Village.

Ever since she had transmigrated here, Lin Xianyu had never left Holy Spirit Village and had stayed cooped up in the village the entire time.

She called it being cautious for the sake of safety, but in truth, she simply felt that the outside world was too dangerous.

She had not dared to venture out alone.

Now that she had received quite a few benefits from the Sky Screen System, Lin Xianyu still did not dare go to Nuoding City, but she did dare wander around the outskirts of Holy Spirit Village.

Lin Xianyu climbed mountains and caught fish in the river, but in the end, she found it boring and returned to Holy Spirit Village.

She had no interest in playing with the children, so she returned to her little rundown house. Out of sheer boredom, she began cultivating the "Mysterious Heaven Skill" again.

Perhaps she had a talent for cultivating the "Mysterious Heaven Skill." Before the next round of viewing began seven days later, she had cultivated another level of Soul Power.