There stood several students whose auras were clearly different from those of ordinary new students.
A black-haired girl was staring this way.
Behind her, the phantom image of a Hell Spirit Cat faintly emerged.
Zhu Lu?
Dai Yu's brows lifted slightly.
And the person standing beside Zhu Lu was...
A silver-haired boy with a cold gaze.
Dai Huabin!
The legitimate son of White Tiger Duke's Mansion, Dai Yu's nominal "Second Young Master."
He was also the one who had brought Dai Yu back to Duke's Mansion as a joke and humiliated him for five whole years.
"Yu Ge..."
Huo Yuhao also noticed the gazes from that direction. His face instantly paled, and his fists clenched tightly.
That direction held not only Dai Huabin, but also those "young masters and young ladies" who had bullied him in Duke's Mansion.
"Don't rush."
Dai Yu placed a hand on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, his tone frighteningly calm:
"Today is only the assessment. This isn't the time to settle old scores."
"Let them live a few more days."
"When the time is right, I'll personally make them repay everything they owe you a hundredfold."
Huo Yuhao raised his head and looked at Dai Yu's calm yet murderous gaze,
The fear in his heart instantly vanished, replaced by warmth and trust that filled his chest.
"Mm! I'll listen to you, Yu Ge!"
Just then, a deep voice rang out from the Viewing Stand and spread across the entire venue through the Amplifying Soul Tool:
"Silence!"
Yan Shaozhe rose to his feet, his imposing gaze sweeping across the nearly seven hundred new students below:
"I am the dean of the Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe."
"Today is your first formal assessment after entering Shrek Academy."
"The rules are simple—team battles."
"Three people form a team. Opponents will be randomly matched, and the teams will fight three against three in the arena. The winners advance, and the losers are eliminated."
"Each team has three chances.
Lose three matches in a row, and you'll be expelled directly!"
"In the end, only thirty-two teams will be able to become official students of this class!"
The declaration caused an uproar throughout the venue.
Seven hundred people and thirty-two teams meant that fewer than one hundred and fifty people would be able to stay.
The elimination rate was as high as eighty percent!
"Now, let the drawing begin!"
As Yan Shaozhe's voice fell, a huge Light Screen unfolded above the plaza. The numbers of all participating teams began scrolling rapidly across it.
The corners of Dai Yu's mouth lifted slightly.
The New Student Assessment?
Then he would let these flowers from the greenhouse see—
what a true monster was.
[Beep! The Host is about to enter the "New Student Assessment" plot node.] [Series Mission triggered: New Student Assessment—The Path of Overwhelming Victory!] [Mission Objective: Lead the team to advance with a flawless record and display absolute suppressive power in every battle!] [Mission Reward: Issued immediately according to performance in each battle, with an additional reward upon final advancement!]
A sharp glint flashed through Dai Yu's eyes.
Very good.
He was determined to milk this opportunity dry.
The numbers on the Light Screen slowly stopped scrolling.
The first-round Match List was freshly released.
Dai Yu raised his head, his gaze landing on the striking match information—
[Seventh Arena: First Match] [Red Team: Class One · Dai Yu, Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao] [Blue Team: Class Five · Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Cui Yajie]
The entire venue fell deathly silent.
Then deafening cries of surprise erupted!
"Holy crap!
The First Match is already a Fated Duel?!"
"Dai Yu and Dai Huabin?
They're both surnamed Dai?
What's going on?"
"I heard Dai Yu is the abandoned son of White Tiger Duke's Mansion, while Dai Huabin is the Direct Descendant Young Master. This is going to be a good show!"
"I heard that Dai Yu blew Xu Sanshi away with One Punch yesterday?
But Dai Huabin is also a Soul Elder!
And Zhu Lu's Hell Spirit Cat support, plus Cui Yajie's Nine-Tailed Fox illusion...
That lineup is invincible, isn't it?"
"Those three from Class One...
One is an over-twenty-level Attack Type, one is a teen-level support type, and the last one may have higher Soul Power, but he looks so delicate... Can they win?"
"This is bad, this is bad!"
On the Viewing Stand, Yan Shaozhe frowned slightly and looked at Du Weilun beside him:
"You arranged this kind of matchup for the First Match? Deliberately?"
Du Weilun smiled bitterly:
"It was Random Match. Purely a coincidence."
"However... Dai Yu is indeed unusual.
The news of his defeat of Xu Sanshi yesterday has already spread throughout the academy.
I'm also very curious to see what the result will be when he faces Dai Huabin."
Mu En remained with his eyes closed, as if he were asleep.
But his withered fingers gently tapped the armrest twice.
"Interesting."
Qian Duoduo directly rose to his feet and shouted down at the arena:
"Good grandson!
Beat them hard for Grandpa!
If you cripple them, Grandpa's got your back!"
The entire venue once again sank into deathly silence.
A Titled Douluo was calling out publicly...
What the hell kind of background did this guy have?!
By the edge of the arena, Dai Huabin's expression shifted unpredictably.
He had originally thought Dai Yu was merely a piece of trash. He had never expected that after only a short time apart,
this fellow would not only enter Shrek Academy, but also be thriving there.
But soon, a vicious grin spread across his face.
"Dai Yu... I didn't expect to run into you so soon."
"I was able to raise you as a joke back then. Today, I can turn you into a real joke on the arena!"
"Lulu, Yajie, beat him hard later! I'll take responsibility if anything happens!"
Zhu Lu nodded coldly, a trace of cruelty flashing through her eyes.
Cui Yajie let out a coquettish laugh and licked her lips:
"Don't worry, Brother Huabin. Leave that pretty boy who looks like a girl to me. I love playing with little pretty boys like that~"
Seventh Arena.
Dai Yu brought Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong slowly up the steps.
"Yu Ge..."
Huo Yuhao's face was still somewhat pale, but his gaze had already become resolute:
"I... I'll do my best!"
Wang Dong cast an unhappy glance at Cui Yajie across from them:
"Who was that vixen calling pretty enough to look like a girl?!"
"She was talking about you."
Dai Yu replied flatly.
"You!!"
Wang Dong stomped angrily, but before she could lash out, Dai Yu had already patted both of them on the shoulders.
"Listen carefully."
Dai Yu's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable confidence:
"Yuhao, activate Spiritual Detection Share and cover the entire arena the moment the match begins."
"Wang Dong, draw their fire from the front. Use your Light Goddess Butterfly to restrain Zhu Lu and that fox."
"As for Dai Huabin..."
A cold, sinister arc curved across Dai Yu's lips:
"He's mine."
"What he gave me back then, I'll reclaim today with interest."
"Bang—"
As the referee struck the gong, the First Match officially began!
[Beep! The Host's nemesis, Dai Huabin, has entered combat range!] [Side Mission triggered: Fated Duel!] [Mission Objective: Defeat Dai Huabin head-on in the New Student Assessment and inflict psychological trauma severe enough to be remembered for the rest of his life!] [Mission Reward: Determined by the degree of suppression. Basic reward—Soul Power +2 levels, White Tiger Bloodline purity increased!]
A bone-chilling light flashed violently through Dai Yu's eyes.
He slowly raised his right hand and crooked a finger at Dai Huabin across from him.
The gesture was contemptuous yet domineering:
"Dai Huabin, come."
"Let me see just how much substance you, this 'genius,' have gained over the years."
"If you're trash, kneel down for me!"
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