Lin Chen's Advancement Assessment

As for whether he could win in a single blow, he certainly could. It was simply that Lin Chen had no intention of standing out too much just yet.

The Sword Shield warded off the seismic waves, while Lin Chen took advantage of the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear's inattention to strike from behind with his First Soul Skill. At the same time, he activated the Second Soul Skill's enhancement, leaving two bloody holes.

Feeling the pain, the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear flew into a rage and roared as it charged at Lin Chen. Lin Chen remained unruffled, activating his Fifth Soul Skill and using Lingbo Weibu as he resumed circling the beast.

A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast possessed considerable intelligence. Although bears were not particularly intelligent, this Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear was clearly one of the best among bear-type soul beasts. It realized that there was no way it could keep up with Lin Chen's speed, which rivaled that of a Soul Saint.

With two major enhancement Soul Skills activated at once, Lin Chen's speed was no weaker than that of an ordinary Attack System Soul Saint using a Martial Soul Avatar, though it naturally still fell short of an Agility Attack System Soul Saint.

Rather than chasing Lin Chen head-on, the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear chose to send out seismic waves along Lin Chen's inevitable path, hoping to hinder his movement. However, it deliberately reduced their power to avoid consuming too much Soul Power.

Watching the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear's actions, Lin Chen could not help secretly marveling at its intelligence. It actually knew to use seismic waves to obstruct his path and even controlled the amount of Soul Power it expended to prevent excessive loss.

But against Lin Chen, who was already a quasi-Soul Emperor, the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear could be said to have had every route of escape cut off.

Lin Chen suddenly gave up maneuvering and shot toward the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear like an arrow loosed from a bow. Seeing this, the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear charged toward him without hesitation. It was confident that Lin Chen's physical strength could never surpass its own, especially while it was in a state of Bloodlust.

Unfortunately, its calculations were wrong yet again.

After being tempered by two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and several Immortal Herbs, Lin Chen's physical strength was now slightly greater than that of an ordinary Soul Douluo. It was simply not something a Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear that had only just entered the ten-thousand-year level could compare to.

With a boom, Lin Chen and the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear collided.

"Hmph, overestimating himself. He actually dared to fight a Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear physically. He must be tired of living," Xiao Hongchen said disdainfully from below the stage. In his eyes, Lin Chen's actions were no different from seeking death.

This time, Xiao Hongchen and the others from Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had come to Shrek for exchange studies partly because they were interested in Shrek's unique teaching method: raising soul beasts and having students fight them. Across the continent, no other academy could raise soul beasts as Shrek Academy did while still preserving their beastly nature.

If it had been him, he would definitely have used long-range, attrition-type Soul Tools to wear that Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear to death instead of foolishly charging in to clash with it head-on like Lin Chen.

Wait, Lin Chen was an idiot? Then if I lost to him, wouldn't that make me even worse than an idiot?

Impossible, absolutely impossible. I was just careless for a moment. How could I have lost to an idiot?

With that thought, Xiao Hongchen made up his mind to challenge Lin Chen to another match.

Some teachers watching from the stands also said disdainfully, "Soul beasts like the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear are naturally physically powerful, not to mention that it is in a state of Bloodlust. This student charged into a physical fight without thinking. Is he tired of living?"

Many teachers nodded in agreement.

Wang Yan and Yan Shaozhe, however, fell into thought.

Could this kid truly contend with a Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear through physical strength alone? Yan Shaozhe wondered.

But the next scene made every teacher and student watching widen their eyes. After the collision, it was not Lin Chen who was sent flying, but the enormous Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear.

The Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear flew backward and crashed heavily into the ground, smashing out a deep pit.

Lin Chen himself stood there as if nothing had happened, still holding the Seven Kill Sword in his hand.

Before the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear could rise, Lin Chen dashed forward in a blaze of sparks and lightning, arriving beside it in an instant. The tip of his sword pressed directly against its throat, with several drops of blood faintly seeping out, displaying the sharpness of the Seven Kill Sword.

The victor had been decided.

"Class One, Grade Five, Lin Chen, assessment passed!" the referee teacher announced.

"Impossible! How could his physical body be stronger than a Bloodthirsty Demonic Bear?!" Xiao Hongchen said, his face full of disbelief.

Lin Chen had no idea what Xiao Hongchen was thinking as he strode toward Lin Xiaolei. Even if he had known, he would not have cared.

"Next match, Wang Dong of Class One, Grade Five, Level 52 Attack System Battle Soul King, versus..." the referee teacher called out Wang Dong's name loudly.

Wang Dong stepped onto the stage and released a soul ring configuration of one yellow, two purple, and two black rings, stunning everyone once more. Their shock was even greater than it had been at Lin Chen's performance.

At the proctor's command, Wang Dong began fighting her assessment soul beast as well.

The day passed quickly, and everyone's assessments came to an end.

After all, they had reached Fifth Grade. Those who could have been eliminated had already been eliminated in the second, third, and fourth grades. No one in Lin Chen's class was eliminated in the Fifth Grade assessment.

The next day, Lin Chen went to Yan Shaozhe's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Yan Shaozhe's voice came from inside the office.

Lin Chen pushed open the door and entered, seeing Yan Shaozhe lowering his head as he handled some documents.

"Dean, I'd like to request leave," Lin Chen said directly, getting straight to the point.

"Leave? What are you going to do? How long will you be gone?"

"How long I'll be away depends on my luck. I'm requesting leave this time to obtain my Sixth Soul Ring," Lin Chen said.

"Sixth Soul Ring?! You've reached Level 60 already?!" Yan Shaozhe asked, both surprised and delighted.

Lin Chen nodded.

"Fine, go ahead. Be careful," Yan Shaozhe said in high spirits, approving Lin Chen's leave with a wave of his hand.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Chen still asked, "Dean Yan, how is Sister Lexuan?"

Hearing Lin Chen's question, Yan Shaozhe replied, "She's fine, don't worry. And her luck has been excellent this time. She encountered a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that was extremely suitable for her."

Hearing Yan Shaozhe say that, Lin Chen felt happy as well.

"Then, Dean Yan, I'll be leaving first."

"Mm."

After returning to the Dormitory and packing a few things, Lin Chen left Shrek Academy.

"Once I leave, who knows when I'll return? Or perhaps I may never return..." Lin Chen said as he looked at Shrek Academy's gates.

After standing there for a while, Lin Chen turned around and headed alone for the Star Dou Great Forest.

"This time, it's time to settle the grudge between my Lin Family and the Wang Family!"

He was the hope of the entire Lin Family, its last remaining descendant, and the current holder of the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul. Carrying his resolve, Lin Chen set foot upon the road that belonged to him alone.