Round-Robin Tournament

"Fuck!"

Qin Yue noticed the strange change in Wu Feng as well. Taking advantage of the gap while the person involved was unconscious and Ning Tian had not yet approached, he waved a hand and turned to run.

"You two are pretty strong. See you tomorrow..."

Though Ning Tian was worried about Wu Feng's condition and found it strange, she did not think much of it. It was only when she helped Wu Feng up from the ground that she realized something was wrong. Seeing the small wet patch on Wu Feng's thigh, she was both ashamed and furious. At that moment, she wanted nothing more than to eat Qin Yue alive to vent Wu Feng's anger.

"Feng Mei? Feng Mei?"

Once she confirmed that Wu Feng had truly fainted, Ning Tian relaxed slightly. She immediately took off her outer robe and tied it around Wu Feng's waist. Only after making sure the patch on her thigh was completely covered did she carry Wu Feng on her back and run toward the dormitories.

"Qin Yue was way too ruthless. He actually hit Feng Mei so hard that... Luckily, Feng Mei passed out. This is so embarrassing. I need to get her back to the dorm and clean her up quickly. Hopefully, she won't notice anything strange when she wakes up. Otherwise..."

Meanwhile, Qin Yue, who had already returned to his dormitory, wore an equally awkward expression. He truly had not expected such an accident. Back when he doted on his brothers and sisters in the Qin Clan, nothing like this had ever happened. Could it be that this Little Dragon Maiden had drunk too much water?

Early the next morning, Qin Yue got up at dawn. The moment he stepped out of the dormitory building, he ran into Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who had risen early as well. Just as Qin Yue and Ning Tian stared at each other in silence, unsure what to say, Wu Feng, her face full of anger, was the first to attack.

"Qin Yue! Those two punches hurt like hell! I'll never forget this! One day, I'm definitely going to give you two hard punches too! Remember that!"

Fortunately, she did not seem to have noticed what had happened yesterday... Qin Yue and Ning Tian both breathed a sigh of relief. They quickly reached an agreement through a glance. Qin Yue gave a slight nod and answered blandly, "Oh."

"You bastard!" Wu Feng clenched her fists as rage surged through her. Her little face quickly turned bright red, making her look exactly like a Mother Tyrannosaurus so hungry that she wanted to eat someone alive.

Yet in that instant, unnoticed by anyone, a trace of relief flashed through Wu Feng's eyes. As long as she acted like she had been blinded by anger and did not bring up what happened yesterday, the two of them would probably forget about it soon enough, right?

Seizing the chance, Ning Tian hurriedly tried to smooth things over. With Qin Yue deliberately cooperating, she quickly steered the topic toward the upcoming Freshman Assessment.

"There aren't many Soul Elder freshmen in our year. Aside from you and me, there are only two others: Xie Huanyue from Freshman Class Two and Dai Huabin from Freshman Class Five."

"Xie Huanyue is a Level 32 Battle Soul Elder. His Martial Soul is the Rubber Elephant, which has decent defensive and control abilities."

"Dai Huabin's exact cultivation is unknown, but I estimate that he's somewhere between Level 33 and Level 35. His Martial Soul is the famous Evil Eye White Tiger. He has a teammate whose Martial Soul is the Hell Spirit Cat, so we can't rule out the possibility that he has already mastered the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger."

Ning Tian shook her head as she spoke. She had originally been certain of winning the Freshman Assessment championship, but who would have thought she would encounter a combination like the Evil Eye White Tiger and Hell Spirit Cat? If Dai Huabin had truly mastered the Hell White Tiger, she really could not think of any way to claim the championship.

Qin Yue was also very interested in the Hell White Tiger. These peers were far too fragile for him. At most, he could throw a few punches after activating Thunder Armor; he had no chance to use his other two soul skills. He hoped Dai Huabin would prove himself worthy and take a few more punches when the time came, so Qin Yue could have some fun.

"Attention, all freshmen. Attention, all freshmen. Please enter the Assessment Area immediately to prepare for the Freshman Assessment. Ten minutes remain. Anyone late will be regarded as forfeiting this assessment."

The booming announcement rang out, and Qin Yue's group immediately entered the Assessment Area. Led by a teacher, they arrived before the Arena. The Freshman Assessment used a points-based Round-Robin Tournament format, with teams advancing to the Elimination Tournament according to their number of wins.

The matches proceeded fairly quickly. Before long, two teams had already claimed victory. The referee looked up and announced, "First round, third assessment. Freshman Class Four: He Yuxue, Fan Sinian, Zong Zhenglyu. Freshman Class Nine: Qin Yue, Ning Tian, Wu Feng."

After the six took their places on the Arena, the referee nodded and continued, "Assessment begins."

Before his words had even fallen, everyone saw a flash of lightning. Qin Yue had somehow appeared on the other side of the Arena, but there was no one beside him. The three opponents, who had just assumed their stances and prepared to release their Martial Souls, had vanished without a trace.

The referee's expression changed sharply. Only when he saw the three Class Four students lying beneath the platform with dazed expressions did he relax. He then stared at Qin Yue in astonishment. Even he, a six-ring Soul Emperor, had only barely caught that speed! Though he was merely an ordinary Support System Soul Emperor, this was still far too outrageous!

"Class Nine's Qin Yue team wins one match." Shocked as he was, the referee had not forgotten his duty.

Qin Yue's group stepped down from the Arena. Wu Feng complained to Ning Tian in dissatisfaction, "With opponents like that, I could have knocked them all down by myself. I wouldn't have been slower than him."

Ning Tian gave an unconvincing smile. The two of them had not even released their Martial Souls when Qin Yue had already grabbed the opponents and thrown them all off the platform. It was the first time she had discovered that Feng Mei could be so stubbornly defiant.

Perhaps to help the freshmen adapt, there was only one round of matches on the first day. Qin Yue simply parted ways with Ning Tian and the others, returning to his dormitory to continue cultivating his Soul Power.

The second day required four matches. Under Wu Feng's vehement protest, Qin Yue watched from the sidelines the entire time, observing the Little Dragon Maiden slaughter her way through the opponents under Ning Tian's enhancement. She cleanly secured four victories for the team.

Since there were no notable freshmen in their bracket, Wu Feng continued to cut down everyone in front on the third day, while Qin Yue and Ning Tian chatted behind her. Just like that, they earned five victories and advanced to the Elimination Tournament with a perfect record of ten wins in ten matches.

After the referee announced that all morning matches had ended, Ning Tian invited Qin Yue to eat in Shrek City. She had chatted with Qin Yue quite a bit over the past two days during the matches and felt that he was a worthwhile investment. She planned to talk to him about the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

Qin Yue naturally had no objections. After all, anyone who had eaten at Shrek Academy's cafeteria knew what it was like. Led by Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who clearly knew the way, they soon entered a rather nicely decorated restaurant.

Ning Tian raised a hand to summon a waiter. After ordering several dishes that she and Wu Feng liked, she handed the menu to Qin Yue and smiled. "Take a look and see what you want. This is my family's business, so there's no need to save my mother money."

Wu Feng lifted her chin proudly. She knew that Qin Yue had eaten grilled fish more than anything else these past few days. He probably had never even seen the delicacies listed on the menu, right? Once you've eaten food from our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, let's see if you still dare hit me that hard!