Boss Battle

Grand Martial Arts Arena

Shen Yi had already brought all the students from the Freshman Class here.

It was not a Soul Combat Arena like those from ten thousand years ago.

There was no particularly vast combat area within the Grand Martial Arts Arena. Instead, it was a place brimming with futuristic technology.

The floor was covered in white rings of light.

Shen Yi walked over to a wall and operated it a few times.

The Soul Tool formation on the wall lit up with a burst of azure radiance.

Among the countless rings of light on the ground, oval-shaped objects rose one after another.

Shen Yi's voice followed.

"Later, each of you only needs to pick a seat and sit down."

"This equipment functions much like the Spirit Ascension Platform, allowing you to enter an illusory space."

These students had basically all entered the Spirit Ascension Platform before, so this was not unfamiliar to them.

"Teacher Shen, where is the Inner Court senior?"

Luo Guixing asked in confusion.

There did not seem to be any sign in the arena of the Inner Court senior Shen Yi had mentioned, who would be overseeing them.

Shen Yi smiled faintly and called toward a room in another direction.

"Young Master, everyone has arrived."

"Got it..."

A lazy voice came from the room.

The futuristic metal door slowly opened.

A Slender Figure stepped out at an unhurried pace.

His handsome features were flawless, as though he were a perfect sculpture carefully crafted by an ancient Greek master.

A gentle, faint smile rested on his lips.

His striking looks made quite a few female students blush.

When Tang Wulin and the other two saw who it was, however, their eyes widened sharply.

It really was this one!

A clear voice rang out calmly.

"Greetings, freshmen. I am your Examiner for this assessment, Ling Luo, a member of the Inner Court Youth Genius Class."

Was this the Examiner Teacher Shen had mentioned?

Judging by his appearance, he did indeed look to be around fifteen years old.

"He doesn't look particularly intimidating..."

Yang Nianxia murmured softly.

The approachable aura Ling Luo exuded due to his Life Angel Martial Soul made Yang Nianxia, who had already dismissed him somewhat because of his age, look down on him even more.

Quite a few among the group shared Yang Nianxia's thoughts.

"Everyone, although Ling Luo is only two or three years older than you, he..."

Taking in everyone's reactions, Shen Yi frowned slightly and instinctively wanted to explain Ling Luo's identity, but Ling Luo raised a hand to stop her.

Shen Yi turned to look at him in confusion.

All she saw was Ling Luo's gentle, confident smile.

He shook his head slightly.

Sometimes, facts were more convincing than any words.

Just from Shen Yi calling him Young Master, most of them had probably already taken him for some rich young master relying on his connections to come here and pad his credentials.

"Teacher Shen, let's begin."

Shen Yi hesitated, but ultimately nodded and did not go against the words of this young master from the Sea God Pavilion.

She merely cast these students a silent look of sympathy.

Hopefully, they would not underestimate him so badly that they lost all sense of restraint.

Otherwise, whether they could even last half a minute would be a question.

Under Shen Yi's arrangements, the students of Freshman Class 1 sat on the devices.

After their vision blurred and shifted, the scene around them began changing at rapid speed.

The futuristic setting swiftly transformed into a forest.

Amid the lush woodland, the students of Freshman Class 1 were assigned to different areas.

Shen Yi's voice rang out within the scene.

"Ling Luo will wait at the center of the forest."

"You may use any method to launch an attack against him."

"Regardless of whether the attack succeeds, Ling Luo will evaluate your decisions and your performance during the attack."

"If anyone can defeat Ling Luo, the assessment will end immediately, and they will become the Class Monitor of Freshman Class 1."

"Everyone, begin. It is time to show your strength."

As Shen Yi's words fell, everyone reacted differently.

Proud geniuses such as Luo Guixing, who did not truly understand Ling Luo, were already eager to try.

They all believed that they could defeat Ling Luo through a combined attack with their companions.

Thus, the instant they landed, they ran toward the center of the forest.

They were all afraid someone else would beat them to it, snatching away the position of Class Monitor before they even had a chance.

Some more cautious people believed that an Inner Court senior must have his own capabilities.

So, they did not hurry toward the center of the forest. Instead, they waited for others to wear him down before moving in to reap the benefits.

At the center of the forest.

Ling Luo took out a long bench from his Soul Tool and sat there quietly, waiting for the students who would come looking for him.

He rested his cheek on one hand, like a fisherman waiting for fish to bite.

"Boss, what should we do?"

Xie Xie looked at Tang Wulin, who was not far away, and asked.

At times like this, he always treated Tang Wulin as his backbone.

Whenever he recalled everything Wu Changkong had told them about this one, Xie Xie could not help feeling a chill run down his back.

He did not want to end up like Yue Zhengyu had.

Yue Zhengyu's miserable state back then remained vivid in Xie Xie's mind.

Tang Wulin lowered his head in thought for a moment, then revealed a sly smile.

"It's fine. We'll wait patiently."

"Judging from their reactions, many of them probably don't have a clear understanding of him."

"So I believe quite a few people will challenge him because of Teacher Shen's promise that whoever defeats Ling Luo first will directly become the Class Monitor."

"There is no question about who will win."

"Even combined, those people cannot possibly be Ling Luo's match."

"But we can wait first and let them wear Ling Luo down to a certain extent."

"Even if we will most likely still be unable to defeat him in the end, we can at least perform better."

Tang Wulin spoke confidently.

"After all, according to Teacher Shen, she does not expect us to defeat Ling Luo."

"The selection standard depends entirely on Ling Luo's evaluation of us."

"Besides one's own strength, timing is also an important factor in battle."

"So if we do this, Ling Luo might even give us extra points in his assessment."

"That really does make sense!" Xie Xie nodded as though he had suddenly understood.

"Then, Boss, should we wait for them to go first and make our move last?"

"Even if we still cannot defeat him, we can at least earn some points for being rational?"

"Correct." Tang Wulin nodded.

"Let's find Xiao Yan and meet up with her first, then wait for the other students to challenge him."

"Then we'll challenge him last."

Tang Wulin and the others planned to attack fiercely, play it safe for points, and go last.

Shen Yi and the other person took all of this in.

"Senior Brother, what do you think?"

Wu Changkong folded his arms across his chest and gave a brief evaluation.

"A mixed bag."