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When the name Huo Yuhao was mentioned, the students of the Second Class of New Students immediately felt a sense of powerlessness.

There was no other reason; Huo Yuhao was simply too dazzling. His battle against Xu Sanshi had made him famous among this year's freshmen, and indeed, the entire Outer Court.

Wang Yan could not help but take a few extra looks at Huo Yuhao. The academy had very little research on Body Origin Martial Souls, and Wang Yan himself had always been extremely passionate about the subject. As the representative of the academy's theoretical stream, he had delved into the study of many martial souls, yet he had made zero progress regarding Body Origin Martial Souls.

Now that an example of a Body Origin Martial Soul was placed right before his eyes, Wang Yan immediately focused his full attention.

The Huo Yuhao Trio stood on the left side of the Assessment Area. The three on the right were all grown men. Chu Qiuchi looked quite fat, Han Bing was cold and stern, rarely smiling, while Yang Zhan was the opposite, his fighting spirit soaring as his gaze toward Huo Yuhao grew increasingly serious.

Among the Huo Yuhao Trio, Huo Yuhao stood at the very front, with Xiao Xiao and Song Hanqing positioned on either side.

Seeing that both sides were prepared, Wang Yan nodded: "The assessment begins!"

A large black cauldron appeared above Xiao Xiao's head, ancient and heavy. This was her martial soul, the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron, and two yellow soul rings lit up beneath her feet.

Xiao Xiao's second martial soul, the Nine Phoenix Coming Flute, also possessed a yellow hundred-year soul ring, which she had already discussed with Huo Yuhao and Song Hanqing.

A silver-white egg appeared in Song Hanqing's right hand—that's right, his egg was silver-white, not the usual yellow—and two hundred-year soul rings appeared along with it.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, and a gray hue rapidly spread across his eye sockets. As three irregular soul rings lit up, Wang Yan could not help but be greatly shocked. To absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring as a third soul ring for a Body Origin Martial Soul—he truly did not know how Huo Yuhao had managed it.

"Don't panic when facing Huo Yuhao. We are all students of Shrek Academy; none of us are weaker than the others," Chu Qiuchi said, biting the bullet. A pitch-black hammer appeared in his right hand—this was his martial soul, the Thousand Jun Hammer—with two hundred-year soul rings coiled around the hammer handle.

Han Bing did not say a word. Suddenly, gusts of cold wind blew, and the temperature in the Assessment Area plummeted. A cold Ice Staff appeared in his right hand, and two hundred-year soul rings rose beneath his feet; his martial soul was an Ice Staff.

Yang Zhan gave a cold snort, and an iron spear appeared in his hand. The tip of the spear flashed with a scarlet light, resembling a bloodthirsty prehistoric beast. As soon as this martial soul appeared, Wang Yan subconsciously said: "Soul Breaking Spear!"

One of the important components of the Tang Sect 10,000 years ago was the Breaking Clan of the Yang Wudi lineage, and their martial soul was the Soul Breaking Spear.

After 10,000 years of inheritance, the Breaking Clan had long since disappeared into the long river of history. Now that the Soul Breaking Spear martial soul had appeared, there was an immediate feeling of returning to 10,000 years ago.

Two soul rings coiled around the rod of the Soul Breaking Spear. Three Battle Soul Masters, two of whom were Assault System Battle Soul Masters—such a combination was indeed a formidable opponent.

Xiao Xiao subconsciously swallowed. A resonance occurred between the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron and the Soul Breaking Spear; this was a collision between spear and shield, and even more so, a clash of defense and attack between two Battle Soul Masters.

Yang Zhan took the lead, the Soul Breaking Spear pointing directly at Huo Yuhao. Han Bing remained expressionless, his first soul ring flashing on the Ice Staff in his hand. A layer of solid ice froze the ankles of Huo Yuhao, Song Hanqing, and Xiao Xiao, causing them to lose their mobility.

Chu Qiuchi was overjoyed. The first soul ring of the Thousand Jun Hammer flashed, and the hammer in his hand expanded rapidly, finally smashing toward Huo Yuhao.

Among the three, Huo Yuhao's strength was the most daunting to everyone. As long as Huo Yuhao was dealt with at the start, the remaining two would have nothing to fear.

Xiao Xiao and Song Hanqing were greatly shocked. Seeing the attack arrive, Xiao Xiao prepared to exert her full power to drive the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron to resist Yang Zhan's Soul Breaking Spear.

But in the next moment, something happened that left everyone—including Wang Yan and the other four groups of students spectating in the Assessment Area—completely astonished.

The ice binding Huo Yuhao's feet quietly dissipated. A gray light shot from his eyes, and within a ten-meter radius centered on Yang Zhan, all ten people were frozen in place.

The faces of Yang Zhan, Chu Qiuchi, and Han Bing were filled with disbelief and terror. They had heard that Huo Yuhao's Body Origin Martial Soul was his eyes and that it could control time. Their original tactic had been for Han Bing to bind Huo Yuhao, not giving him a chance to act.

As a result, the moment they actually attacked, the three of them realized Huo Yuhao's true terror.

"Xiao Xiao! Leave Han Bing to you!"

"Song Hanqing, let me taste what your egg is like!"

Although Xiao Xiao could not move, her hands were not idle. She controlled the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron to appear above Han Bing's head. The moment it descended, it split into three, and the three large cauldrons directly pinned Han Bing to the ground, leaving him unable to struggle in the slightest.

Song Hanqing, however, made a bitter face: "Why does the Class Monitor have to put it so crudely?"

"First Soul Skill, Spirit Spirit Boiled Egg."

A silver-white egg flew rapidly toward Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao caught it and popped it into his mouth.

As the name suggests, Song Hanqing's first soul skill was for enhancing mental power. After Huo Yuhao ate it, he suddenly felt his mental power increase by ten percent.

At this moment, a huge Time Grinding Mill appeared above the heads of Yang Zhan and Chu Qiuchi.

"First Soul Skill, Years Erasure!"

A click-click sound came from above. Just as the Time Grinding Mill was about to descend, Wang Yan arrived in an instant, quickly taking Chu Qiuchi and Yang Zhan away.

Xiao Xiao retrieved the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron. According to the assessment rules, once a teacher intervened in a match, it meant the opponent had already lost.

Wang Yan looked at the gray in Huo Yuhao's eyes and could not help but gasp: "What a powerful Body Origin Martial Soul. The Huo Yuhao Team of the First Class wins one match."

The first round of the assessment ended. Yang Zhan and the others clenched their fists, looking unconvinced. If not for Huo Yuhao's absolute control over time, if they had truly faced off three-on-three, the victory or defeat would have been unknown.

Wang Yan finished registering the match, and it was time for the next group.

The Huo Yuhao Trio finished today's match and left immediately after.

"A Body Origin Martial Soul with absolute control over time; this Huo Yuhao is truly terrifying. I almost slipped up just now," Wang Yan shook his head to himself, then announced the start of the next assessment.

The 316 groups were assessed over three days. There was only one round of combat this afternoon, two rounds each tomorrow morning and afternoon, and five rounds the day after. Such high intensity was not only a huge drain on soul power but also involved cruel competition between students.

After saying goodbye to Xiao Xiao and Song Hanqing, Huo Yuhao returned to his dormitory. Over the past three months, he had finally fully digested a portion of the Extreme Ice Heaven and Earth Yuan Power within his body—the part he had catalyzed himself while cultivating with Ma Xiaotao last time. His soul power had already reached Level 35.

Once a soul master with an ultimate attribute exceeded Level 30, every level of improvement became exceptionally difficult. Huo Yuhao truly missed the situation of cultivating with Ma Xiaotao, such as the Small Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye at his Dantian. Guarding a treasure mountain but being unable to use it was clearly the most torturous thing of all.