Assessment Begins!

Huo Yuhao yawned and said with a smile, "Tactics? Simple. Ning Tian buffs us, I glare at people from the back, and you go up and beat them. That's all."

"If you still can't win like that, I'll take over."

Ning Tian was speechless. She shook her head with a wry smile. "Your tactics really are simple and brutal."

Huo Yuhao laughed and got to his feet, walking outside. "I was thinking of letting Wu Feng test the results of her abuse training. Ah, no, her Special Training results."

"I'm off. I got up late today and didn't even have breakfast. I'm going to fill my stomach first. See you this afternoon."

Watching Huo Yuhao's departing back, the excitement on Wu Feng's face deflated like a balloon that had been pricked.

"Ah, having teammates whose strength is too far above the standard doesn't seem like a good thing either."

Shrek Academy's Assessment Area was located in the north-central part of the Martial Soul Department, adjacent to the Battle Soul Area.

For some Outer Academy students, this place was their nightmare, because every year, a large number of students were eliminated for failing to pass the academy's assessments.

The Assessment Area was oval-shaped. Unlike the Battle Soul Area, which resembled an enclosed stadium, it was an open space.

A low wall circled the perimeter, while partitions divided the interior into separate sections. These partitions could be dismantled at any time to alter the size of the areas.

At present, this Assessment Area, which covered twenty thousand square meters, had been divided into fifty sections, each roughly four hundred square meters in size.

After all, freshmen had limited destructive power and attack range. They did not need a large area to fully display their abilities.

A total of three hundred and eleven teams, nine hundred and thirty-three students altogether, were participating in this year's New Student Assessment.

Yet in the end, only about half would remain. The intensity of the competition went without saying.

Since it was the first day, only one match had been arranged so the students could get used to things. Once they finished, they could leave.

Huo Yuhao's group had been assigned to Area Thirty-Three. The divisions were easy to find, with each area bearing a clear marker.

As competitors, the other freshmen in the same area looked at Huo Yuhao's group with obvious hostility.

After all, only half of them might be able to stay.

"Attention, all freshmen. Attention, all freshmen. Please enter the Assessment Area immediately and prepare for the New Student Assessment. You have ten minutes remaining to enter. Anyone arriving late will be deemed to have forfeited this assessment."

The booming announcement rang throughout the Outer Academy, and most of the freshmen's expressions turned serious.

Faced with the brutal New Student Assessment, very few freshmen could remain calm.

Well, naturally, Huo Yuhao's group could not feel nervous at all.

With a freak like Huo Yuhao around, Ning Tian and Wu Feng regarded this New Student Assessment entirely as a chance to gain experience and broaden their horizons. They were quite relaxed.

As for Huo Yuhao, based on his knowledge of the original story, only Dai Huabin's group's Martial Soul Fusion Skill interested him even slightly. As for everyone else their age, there was no need to care about them at all.

After drinking for half a month, even though the reward from Mid-Grade Liquor had been reduced to one-tenth, he had still raised his Soul Power by another three levels during this time.

In other words, he had now reached the bottleneck of Soul Ancestor.

He only needed to hunt a Spirit Ring to break through to Soul King.

With such a gap in Soul Power, it was impossible for anyone his age to pose a threat to Huo Yuhao.

Just then, a teacher who looked to be around forty arrived at Area Thirty-Three.

He looked utterly ordinary, without any imposing aura. He wore a smiling expression and appeared very amiable.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Wang Yan, and I'm the teacher responsible for the assessments in Area Thirty-Three."

"Hello, Teacher Wang." The students hurriedly bowed to him.

Wang Yan chuckled. "No need for such formalities. I've always had the habit of treating everyone as friends. From now until the end of the assessment, you are all my little friends, so I do not wish to see anyone get hurt."

"Although this assessment will determine whether you can remain at Shrek Academy and continue studying, I must remind you that this is an assessment, not a life-or-death battle. Please exercise restraint during your matches. If anyone deliberately maims or injures an opponent during the assessment, then I can only regretfully ask them to leave and report the matter to the academy."

Though he spoke gently, what student capable of entering Shrek Academy was not clever? They naturally understood the meaning behind his words and nodded in acknowledgment.

Wang Yan smiled faintly, took out a folder, opened it, and began announcing the participants in the first match. "First round, first match: Freshman Class Nine's Huo Yuhao Team versus Freshman Class Three's Ouyang Junyi Team."

"After entering, stand on opposite sides. You may only release your Martial Souls after I announce the start of the match. Enter."

Following their previously arranged "tactics," Huo Yuhao and Ning Tian stood at the back, while Wu Feng stood alone in front.

The three students from Freshman Class Three were all boys, and all of them looked fairly handsome. The tallest was Ouyang Junyi, who was also the best-looking.

Chen Junfeng, beside him, was not short, but he was very thin. At the very back stood Zhao Haochen, a chubby little boy with a round belly and an honest-looking smile.

Once both sides had taken their positions, Wang Yan nodded and announced, "Assessment begins."

The moment he finished speaking, Ning Tian was the first to move.

She swiftly extended her right hand and cried out, "Seven Treasures Turn Out With Glazed Light!"

In the next moment, brilliant seven-colored light burst from her body.

Then, that seven-colored light condensed in Ning Tian's right palm into a seven-colored pagoda over a foot tall.

The pagoda shimmered with dazzling flowing light, as though it were embedded with countless gemstones. The instant it appeared, it drew the attention of everyone watching.

Two yellow and one purple Spirit Rings rose from Ning Tian's palm, rhythmically circling the seven-tiered pagoda in her hand.

Wang Yan stared at the sight in surprise and murmured, "A Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda soul master at the Soul Elder level? The quality of this year's freshmen is quite good."

As Ning Tian released her Martial Soul, Wu Feng also completed her Martial Soul Possession.

Her agile body suddenly grew taller, crimson dragon scales emerging across her body. Scorching heat surged continuously around her, causing ripples to appear in the surrounding air.

Wang Yan raised his brows. "Oh, this Martial Soul seems to be the Red Dragon? This team appears to be Freshman Class Nine's Seed Team."

After murmuring that, Wang Yan seemed to recall something. He subconsciously glanced at the documents again before turning a puzzled gaze toward Huo Yuhao.

"Strange. With Ning Tian's status as a direct descendant of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School and her Soul Elder cultivation, she actually isn't this team's captain."

"Huo Yuhao? Just who is this little fellow? Could he be even stronger than Ning Tian?"

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