With My Experience, Could My Judgment Possibly Be Wrong?

A total of six teams were participating in the assessment in Area Thirty-Three. Once Huo Yuhao and his team's match ended, the second match began immediately.

After the New Student Assessment was repartitioned, the Round Robin stage had already entered its latter half—the most crucial time for earning points. Every additional victory meant another chance to stay.

Therefore, no matter which team it was, as long as they were not taking the slacker route, they had all begun going all out.

The clash between the Huo Yuhao Team and the Huang Chutian Team had greatly shocked the other four teams.

In their eyes, although the Huo Yuhao Team had one deadweight, the combat power displayed by Wu Feng and Ning Tian's combination was simply outrageous. They knew they did not have that kind of strength, so naturally, they had to score as many points as possible from the other teams.

Compared to the Huang Chutian Team, the other four teams were slightly stronger than the students from the previous two rounds, but they had no particular highlights.

Thus, under Wu Feng's carry, Huo Yuhao only had to occasionally cast a flirtatious glance at critical moments, and they easily won those rounds.

At this point, Huo Yuhao's team had become the only undefeated team in Freshman Class Nine.

Watching Huo Yuhao swagger off with two young girls, the other participating students were filled with envy.

"Being the boss sure feels good."

Wang Yan glanced at the boy who had made that remark, then smiled and shook his head. He had no intention of explaining on Huo Yuhao's behalf.

After finishing the day's assessment work, Wang Yan turned and left.

He needed to immediately report today's discovery to Xuan Zi!

Swiftly crossing the Outer Academy, Wang Yan arrived at Lake Heart Island in the middle of Sea God Lake.

On a large boulder by the lakeshore sat an elderly man with disheveled hair.

The old man's appearance was truly rather shabby. His robe, which should originally have been white, had turned grayish-brown and was torn in several places, while his hair was a complete mess as well.

His bare, athlete's-foot-ridden feet were soaked in the cool lake water, occasionally swaying back and forth as they did their part to pollute the environment.

In his right hand, he held an enormous purple-red gourd of unknown material. From time to time, he raised it and took a drink, releasing a rich fragrance of alcohol.

His other hand clutched a roast chicken. Paying no heed to the grease, he took a sip of wine and a bite of meat, eating and drinking to his heart's content.

With such a distinctive appearance, there was no need to say who he was.

This was the man jokingly called the Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, the most successful spy in history—Lord Chicken Leg Douluo, who publicly possessed ninety-eighth-rank Soul Power, but in reality could only rival a Soul King-level Evil Soul Master!

Wang Yan came before the old man and respectfully recounted all of his discoveries and deductions from today to Xuan Zi in full detail.

"Elder Xuan, we absolutely cannot miss this child. Not only does he possess astonishing martial soul talent and potential, but from my observations, his temperament and intelligence far surpass those of his peers."

"If the Soul Tool Department discovers his Spiritual Attribute Original Martial Soul, they will definitely spare no expense to snatch him away. We must strike first!"

Xuan Zi smacked his lips as he bit into a chicken leg and muttered indistinctly, "A Spiritual Attribute Original Martial Soul? That is rather interesting."

"But according to what you said, he only has one ring at his age, and it is even a white ten-year Spirit Ring. His Innate Soul Power is only rank one as well."

Xuan Zi uncorked the gourd and poured a mouthful of wine down his throat.

"Burp."

After letting out a satisfied belch, Xuan Zi slowly said, "Given the importance of the eyes to the human body, his martial soul can indeed be considered one of the very best Original Martial Souls."

"And according to you, his martial soul possesses the extremely rare Spiritual Attribute. That means his martial soul should actually be his brain and eyes."

Wang Yan nodded repeatedly. "Mm-hmm! That is why I think this child has tremendous potential!"

"However," Xuan Zi slowly shook his head, "Little Wang, have you considered that no matter how exceptional a martial soul is, what use is it if one's cultivation talent is too poor and their rank cannot rise?"

"Not to mention that he possesses the rare Spiritual Attribute. As an academic teacher, surely I do not need to explain how difficult Spiritual Attribute soul beasts are to find?"

Wang Yan's expression froze, and he said anxiously, "But Elder Xuan, he—"

Xuan Zi impatiently raised a hand to cut Wang Yan off. "Enough. Say no more. With my experience, could my judgment possibly be wrong?"

"Little Wang, remember this: having a good martial soul does not mean one has growth potential, nor can it serve as the basis for judging whether someone is worth nurturing. Continue observing him for now."

Wang Yan lowered his head in disappointment.

But given Xuan Zi's status and position, with the matter having been put this plainly, there was nothing more he could say.

The next day, in Freshman Class Nine's classroom.

Mu Jin stood at the podium with a smile on her face, looking spirited and full of vigor.

"Students, after three days of assessment, the final results were compiled last night. More than two-thirds of Freshman Class Nine have passed this New Student Assessment."

"This result ranks among the best of all freshman classes. Congratulations, everyone. From this moment onward, you are officially first-year students of Shrek Academy's Outer Academy!"

"Yeah!"

"Woohoo~~"

Looking at the cheering students below, Mu Jin felt both excited and amused.

Come to think of it, Freshman Class Nine's achievement was inseparable from Huo Yuhao.

At the beginning of the school year, she had said that Huo Yuhao only had rank-eleven Soul Power and was at the bottom of Class Nine.

Yet it was precisely this bottom-ranker who had "instantly defeated" Da Jiangyou twice in a row.

That had invisibly sounded an alarm for the students of Class Nine.

Shrek Academy had always called itself the Monster Academy. If their own class had an oddball like Huo Yuhao, could the other classes have them too?

If they did not study and cultivate diligently, then happened to run into such an oddball during the assessment due to bad luck...

Would they end up like the unfortunate "Eye Bro," also known as "Hand Bro," and get inexplicably defeated in an instant?

For these proud young people, losing was not frightening. What was frightening was failing even the New Student Assessment and having to pack up and leave. That would be utterly humiliating!

So during this time, it was not only Da Jiangyou who had been cultivating and studying desperately. Everyone else had been driven to do the same.

The atmosphere was so good that it even exceeded Mu Jin's expectations!

After letting the little ones celebrate for a while, Mu Jin smilingly raised her hand and pressed it down, signaling for everyone to quiet down.

"Passing the New Student Assessment is indeed something worth celebrating, but I still need to remind you that passing this assessment does not mean you can rest easy from now on. When you advance to Second Grade, you will still need to undergo an Assessment."

"Furthermore, fifteen groups from our class have advanced to the next stage, the Elimination Tournament. The Elimination Tournament is when you truly prove your own excellence."

Mu Jin paused slightly. Her gaze swept over Huo Yuhao's group of three, and the smile on her face widened. "In this New Student Assessment's Round Robin, a total of six groups achieved undefeated records. Our class's Huo Yuhao Team is one of them."

"Please give them a round of applause. I hope they will continue their efforts in the upcoming matches and win the championship for Freshman Class Nine!"

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