Three Soul Ascension Pills! Divine Skill: Instant Step! Black curtain? Ma Xiaotao: I want to fight you!

"Gulp."

Someone swallowed audibly, the sound piercing the silence.

"This... this is too fast..."

"Three seconds... it ended in three seconds?"

"I didn't even see what happened!"

"Monster... this is a freaking monster!"

On the arena.

Dai Yu released the hand gripping Ximen Ao's throat.

Ximen Ao's legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air.

His gaze towards Dai Yu was no longer filled with arrogance, only deep fear.

This man... he wasn't human at all!

Dai Yu clapped his hands and looked at Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao.

"Done."

Wang Dong put away the Clear Sky Hammer, pouting:

"Tch, I wasn't even done having fun."

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, was beaming:

"Yu Ge! We won! Five consecutive victories!"

The referee finally snapped back to reality, quickly raising his hand:

"Th-the first match on the first arena, the Red Team wins!"

The entire venue erupted in deafening cheers.

"Five consecutive victories!"

"Another crushing defeat!"

"Dai Yu is too strong!"

"The geniuses of the Four Great Families can't even last three seconds against him!"

"Is this even a New Student?"

"This is a monster, isn't it?!"

Below the stage, the gazes of countless people towards Dai Yu had completely turned fanatical.

And the representatives of the various major families, who had no time to send messages at this moment, all took out paper and pens and frantically recorded—

"Defeated Ximen Ao, Nangong Yue, and Beigong Han in three seconds!

Suspected to possess a third ability!

Able to simultaneously unleash Extreme Gold and Extreme Fire!"

"This person is undefeatable! We can only befriend him!"

"Report to the family head immediately!

Make sure to win over this child at all costs!"

On the Viewing Stand.

Dean Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath and turned to Du Weilun:

"Are you sure... he's really only eleven years old?"

Du Weilun gave a wry smile:

"He filled in the bone age test himself... But with his strength, I think I'd believe him even if he said he was ten."

Yan Shaozhe fell silent for a moment, then slowly nodded:

"This child... is destined for greatness."

In the corner.

Mu En's eyes had completely opened.

Those cloudy old eyes were now flashing with unprecedented brilliance.

"Three seconds... suppressing three people simultaneously... and he wasn't even at full strength..."

"This kid... is hiding more than I imagined."

"It seems the future of Shrek Academy... is truly secured."

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the fifth round of battle!]

[Suppression Rating: S-Class (Three-second annihilation, demonstrating absolute dominance)]

[Obtained Rewards:]

[1. Gold Soul Coin * 8000]

[2. Soul Ascension Pill * 3]

[3. Spiritual Power Cultivation Progress +25% (Current Progress: 65%)]

[4. Special Reward: Four Great Families Favorability +30 (Current Relationship: Noticed/Awed)]

[5. Triggered Hidden Achievement "Three Second Man", Extra Reward: Skill "Instant Step" (Instantly teleport to any position within ten meters, cooldown ten seconds)]

Dai Yu looked at the System Panel, the corners of his mouth curving up.

Instant Step?

This was indeed a good thing.

Combined with his Extreme Gold and Extreme Fire, it was like adding wings to a tiger.

Moreover, the cooldown was only ten seconds?

This was practically a divine skill!

"Let's go."

Dai Yu called out to the two of them and left.

As he walked off the stage, his steps paused slightly, his gaze falling on Ximen Ao, who was slumped on the ground.

"Your cooperation was good."

"Unfortunately..."

"In the face of absolute strength, cooperation... is useless."

After speaking, he strode away with the two of them.

Ximen Ao stood stunned on the spot, silent for a long time.

After a long while, he let out a wry smile and looked at Nangong Yue and Beigong Han, who were equally disheveled:

"We... didn't lose unfairly."

"This Dai Yu... is simply not human."

Returned to the Dormitory.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao were still excitedly discussing today's battle.

"Three seconds!

Won in three seconds!

Yu Ge is too fierce!"

"Hmph, if it weren't for this Lord's hammer blocking those two, could Yu Ge have won so easily?"

"Come on, Wang Dong, your hammer almost missed~"

"Huo Yuhao! You're looking for death!"

Watching the two bicker, Dai Yu smiled faintly.

He walked to the window, looking at the distant sunset, a deep glint flashing in his eyes.

Five consecutive victories.

Tomorrow would be the sixth round.

Win one more match, and he could enter the Top Thirty-Two.

And after entering the Top Thirty-Two...

Dai Yu's gaze fell on the [Spiritual Power Cultivation Progress: 65%] on the System Panel.

If he could win the championship in the New Student assessment, perhaps his spiritual power could directly break through to the extreme.

By then...

"Old Man Yao."

Dai Yu's consciousness sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

"Hm?"

Old Man Yao's illusory figure appeared, stroking his beard and smiling:

"Kid, you performed well today.

Finishing off three aristocratic geniuses in three seconds, quite arrogant."

"Normal operation."

Dai Yu said faintly:

"Old man, I have a question for you."

"Speak."

"If my Spiritual Power reaches its limit, how much will the success rate of alchemy increase?"

Old Man Yao was stunned, then he smiled:

"Limitless Spiritual Power?"

"Kid, you've got big ambitions."

"However..."

He paused, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes:

"If you can truly achieve that, then alchemy will be as simple as eating and drinking for you."

"Even..."

"You'll be able to refine pills stronger than I could in my prime."

Dai Yu nodded.

"That's good."

The next day.

The sixth round of matchups was announced.

When Dai Yu saw the names on the screen, his pupils contracted slightly.

[Central Arena: First Match]

[Red Team: Class 1 - Dai Yu, Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao]

[Blue Team: Inner Court - Ma Xiaotao, Chen Zifeng, Lin Xi]

Wait.

Red Team... is Dai Yu and his group.

Blue Team... Inner Court?!

And Ma Xiaotao?!

The crowd below instantly erupted.

"What's going on?!"

"New student assessment, why is there an inner court team?!"

"Ma Xiaotao?!"

"That Evil Fire Phoenix Ma Xiaotao?!"

"Shrek Inner Court's number one madman?!"

"A Soul Emperor-level existence?!"

"Is this a new student assessment?!

This is murder!"

On the Viewing Stand, Dean Yan Shaozhe shot to his feet, his face ashen:

"What's going on?!"

Du Weilun was also shocked, frantically flipping through the list in his hand:

"No, that's not right... the list clearly states..."

Before he could finish speaking, a clear, cold voice rang out:

"I changed it."

Everyone turned towards the sound.

A red figure slowly walked onto the central arena.

Her red hair was like fire, her eyes like blood.

A suffocatingly hot aura swirled around her.

It was Shrek Inner Court's number one madman—Ma Xiaotao!

She stood on the arena, looking down at Dai Yu, a cold smile curling her lips:

"Dai Yu, right?"

"Heard you had a great time fighting?"

"Heard you have the Extreme Fire?"

"Heard you could take down kids with one punch?"

"Perfect."

"This Evil Fire of mine also wants to see if it can clash with your Extreme Fire."

Ma Xiaotao paused, her eyebrows raising.

"The entire Shrek Academy, no, the entire continent, has the Extreme Fire. Only you."

"So--"

"Today, I've come to spar with you."

"Regardless of the outcome, you will all advance and win."