Although there is only one vacant spot that has not yet been determined, it also means that everyone else has hope of being selected. How could they not be excited?
Xia Linyuan glanced around the crowd indifferently, then whispered a few names, "Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin, Wang Dong, Ning Tian, Jiang Nannan."
The core disciples of other grades do not know Xiao Xiao, but the dozen or so core disciples of the first grade and Beibei do.
When they heard that Xiao Xiao was not selected by Xia Linyuan, they were all shocked.
What's going on? Isn't Xiao Xiao one of his team members?
After hearing that Xiao Xiao was one of their team members but was not selected by Xia Linyuan, Huo Yuhao and others couldn't understand. They couldn't help but look at Xiao Xiao worriedly, hoping that she would look away.
When Xiao Xiao heard that she was not chosen by Xia Linyuan, it was impossible to say that she was not sad. However, after getting along with her for the past year, she also roughly understood what kind of person Xia Linyuan was. He must have his own reasons for not choosing her, so she was not too sad.
In response to her friends' concern, she responded with a shy smile in relief.
This made everyone secretly angry, feeling that Xia Linyuan was more or less ignorant.
When Ning Tian and Jiang Nannan heard that they were selected, they were much more shocked than when they heard that Xiao Xiao, one of the team members of Xia Linyuan, was not selected.
But then I thought about it, Ning Tian's martial spirit was the Qibao Glazed Pagoda, which had the reputation of being the mainland's number one auxiliary weapon martial spirit ten thousand years ago. It was not surprising that Xia Linyuan would choose her.
As for Jiang Nannan, maybe it's because her cultivation has reached the level of Soul Ancestor, or...
"Okay, except for the seven people who are staying, all the eliminated ones should go back." Xuan Zi took a bite of the chicken leg.
The eliminated core disciples walked out of Soul Fighting Zone full of dissatisfaction. For a moment, only Xia Linyuan, Gu Yuena, Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin, Wang Dong, Ning Tian and Jiang Nannan were left in the field.
On the surface, it looks like a team of four men and three women, but who would have thought that there is only one man, Xia Linyuan, among the seven people?
Xuan Zi slowly turned around, faced the seven of them, and said, "You must have heard of the title Shrek Seven Monsters, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"Just some distance from the gate of our college, there are ten statues standing, and these ten statues are the founders of our Shrek Academy and the first generation Shrek Seven Monsters."
"Do you know where the name Shrek Seven Monsters comes from?"
"Because there were only seven people in the Shrek Academy at that time." Xia Linyuan said casually.
"Xia Linyuan is right." Xuan Zi didn't seem to hear Xia Linyuan's teasing, and said in a deep voice, "It's because there were only seven of them in the entire college at that time."
"Back then, when Four-Eyed Cat Owl Flender, the head of Golden Iron Triangle, founded Shrek Academy, there were only a few teachers, and the number of students was even less than the teachers. From that time on, Dean Flender proposed the school motto that the college only accepts monsters and not ordinary people."
Xia Linyuan said in a very untimely manner, "But... because there are not many students to be recruited, the school motto is to only accept monsters and not ordinary people. Don't you think it's strange?"
"After all, Shrek Academy at that time was a pheasant academy that was not recognized by the two major empires at the time. Isn't it normal that Shrek Academy couldn't recruit many students?"
"Just like Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy now. Since I can come to the Shrek Academy, which is called the first college in mainland China, then why should I go to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy?"
"Except for those who have no other choice but to do this, and even ordinary people are not willing to come to the academy, will those geniuses come? Why? Why?"
"If a person really wants to start a college and teach students knowledge well, shouldn't he go to the empire to register for a formal school certificate?"
At this point, the whole place fell into silence, as if it were deathly silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
Wang Yan and Xuan Zi people are already stupid.
Are you crazy? You actually said this in front of the college teachers and Xuan Zi? Huo Yuhao and others even looked at Xia Linyuan crazily.
But Xia Linyuan, who is usually extremely shrewd, seemed to have a sudden brain failure at this time, and continued to say in a non-surprising manner, "So I personally think that Dean Flender's slogan of only accepting monsters and not ordinary people was wrong from the beginning."
Crazy!
Xia Linyuan must be crazy!
Huo Yuhao and others' hearts jumped into their throats at this moment.
Xuan Zi's face instantly darkened, so gloomy it seemed like he could squeeze water out of his hands, "Xia Linyuan, do you know what treasonous and bastard words you just said?"
Xia Linyuan said seriously, "I'm just expressing my personal feelings."
"Personal experience? What a personal experience!" Xuan Zi was so angry that his whole body was trembling, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Xia Linyuan, please correct your attitude. You are also a member of Shrek now. You are not only treasonous, but you are also insulting the admonishment our first dean left to give us Shrek Academy!"
"It turns out that to say something different would be rebellious." Xia Linyuan shook his head helplessly, "Xuan Zi, you and Teacher Zhou are really alike. She also once said that I was rebellious."
Crazy!
He is crazy!
Huo Yuhao and others were completely stunned.
Xia Linyuan actually dares to insist on his own opinion in front of such a strong Level 98 Super Douluo as Xuan Zi, and drags him and that crazy woman Zhou Yi alone together. Isn't he crazy?
Xia Linyuan said indifferently, "Are the so-called admonitions necessarily correct? Didn't Dean Flender also say that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre? But he didn't seem to tell us that those who look for trouble are idiots."
Xuan Zi was left speechless by Xia Linyuan's casual words.
Xia Linyuan continued, "Xuan Zi, I have almost guessed what you are going to say next. The reason why Shrek Seven Monsters became famous among the Douluo Continent is because they participated in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition. When no one was optimistic about it, they relied on their own strong strength to gradually break out of the encirclement."
"Even in the finals, when the overall strength was completely inferior to the opponent, under the leadership of Tang San, Shrek Seven Monsters won the battle, and the name of Shrek Seven Monsters spread from then on."
"Xuan Zi You must not remember. No matter it was in the past or now, colleges that are not recognized by the empire cannot participate in All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament."
"The reason why Shrek Academy was able to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition that year was because Dean Flender made his concession, so that Shrek Seven Monsters would have the opportunity to appear in front of the public later?"
"If Dean Flender was still stubborn, then there would be no Shrek Academy today."
He shrugged his shoulders and looked at Huo Yuhao and Wang Yan, "You think so."
Huo Yuhao and the others nodded dumbly, and even Wang Yan felt that what Xia Linyuan said made sense.
Against the backdrop of Xia Linyuan's clear-cut and logical words, Xuan Zi's only words of "treason and injustice" seemed unconvincing.
Xuan Zi searched all the ink in his stomach, but he couldn't think of a single sentence to refute Xia Linyuan. For a moment, he was at a loss for words and speechless.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Wang Yan quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "Linyuan is able to think independently. It is a good thing to learn from history and use history as a mirror. But isn't this the wrong situation?"
Xia Linyuan shrugged his shoulders again, but made no sound.
Wang Yan cleared his throat and said, "Shrek Seven Monsters represents the glory and honor of the Shrek Academy, and this mission is related to the honor of the Shrek Academy."
"In order to express gratitude for the contribution of the first generation Shrek Seven Monsters to the college, every five years, the college will select a new generation of Shrek Seven Monsters, and they will also represent the college in the five-yearly continent-wide senior Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament."
"But since the collision between the Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent four thousand years ago, the emergence of Soul Tool has made this event have a lot more extraordinary significance than before."
"Although Sun Moon Empire was defeated by the three empires that our Douluo Continent originally belonged to, it never gave up its intention to dominate Douluo Continent. However, the most important reason why Sun Moon Empire has not dared to make any changes in these years is that they have no confidence."
"Because, with the Shrek Academy here and us here, they don't dare to act rashly. If Sun Moon Empire wants to dominate Tianlu, the first target they need to deal with is us, Shrek Academy."
"The three empires that originally belonged to the mainland are three countries after all, and they are not united, but we Shrek Academy have the ability to unite the forces of the three countries to fight against the Sun Moon Empire. Only we have enough high-end strength to compete with the Sun Moon Empire's top Soul Engineers."
Wang Yan pushed up his glasses and said gently, "Having said that, I have to ask Linyuan your opinion on this matter."
Before Xia Linyuan could reply, Gu Yuena on the side had already covered his eyes, looking like he couldn't bear to look directly.
It seems that she has anticipated the next scene in advance.
As expected.
Xia Linyuan could only be heard saying indifferently, "Although it is a good thing that the academy can unite the three empires that originally belonged to the mainland, I think you know better than me, teacher Wang Yan, why the academy is an academy?"
Wang Yan's smile instantly froze on his face, and even Huo Yuhao and others couldn't bear to look at it and covered their eyes.
It has been confirmed that Xia Linyuan really went crazy today.
Gu Yuena Youyou sighed, "I knew it would be like this."
"Ahem!" Wang Yan coughed heavily, "I'm going off the rails, let's get down to business."
"In the past four thousand years, Sun Moon Empire has not dared to use a war to test the strength of our college. They dare not take a gamble, but they are still testing. The most direct and comprehensive way to test is to use the continent's top Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament."
"Among the high-end Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament in the whole continent, we have only one opponent, and that is Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy."
Hearing the words Continental Senior Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, Ning Tian couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Wang Yan, do you mean that the reason why the college holds this core disciple selection competition is to select contestants to participate in Continental Senior Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament?"
"Hmph!" Xuan Zi snorted, "Do you have what it takes if I ask you to go? The age requirement for high-level Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament in the continent is to be under twenty years old. If you have small arms and legs, you will only be beaten with teeth everywhere."
"You are qualified to participate in the competition this time, but you can only serve as a reserve team. The reserve team for each time is selected before Shrek Seven Monsters goes to compete in the previous time."
"There are two main purposes for selecting you. One is to serve as a reserve team, and the other is to serve as a substitute for the regular students."
"Although the possibility of letting you appear is very slim, for you, even if you are just watching the game in the audience, it is an extremely valuable experience."
"In the next five years after the end of this continent-wide senior Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, under the review of the college, it will be possible to represent the college as a formal member of the next Soul Fighting Tournament."
"But, if you want to truly compete on behalf of the academy, you should measure yourself first to see if you have the qualifications to enter Inner Court."
Hearing this, except for Xia Linyuan and Gu Yuena, the other five people became a little excited.
Before today's selection competition began, none of them could have imagined that such a seemingly simple selection could actually determine such a major event!
As long as they are willing to work hard and make no sense, the name Shrek Seven Monsters will definitely fall on them in five years!
Xuan Zi said, "No one can tell anyone that you have become a reserve team, otherwise you will be deprived of the qualifications as a member of the reserve team."
"There is still one month left until the continent's advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament. Starting from today, you must practice with me one day a week."
After leaving these words, Xuan Zi left Soul Fighting Zone without looking back.
After being insulted by Xia Linyuan in front of so many people, it was a good thing that he didn't just throw away and leave.
Ning Tian and Jiang Nannan were not familiar with Xia Linyuan. Although they were very grateful to Xia Linyuan for choosing them, they still felt that staying here seemed redundant, so they said hello and left.
"You're crazy!" After there were no outsiders, Wang Dong finally couldn't help but said, "No matter how bad Xuan Zi's character is, he is still a Level 98, a Super Douluo who is close to the limit! You openly insulted his face in front of so many people, aren't you afraid that if he is unhappy, he will slap you into a pulp?"
Xia Linyuan said dullly, "He doesn't dare, and he doesn't have the ability."