Wu Feng's Feelings Were Obvious to Everyone

"Exams are about to start. Why isn't Xiao Xiao here yet? Don't tell me she's going to be late?"

"Hey! You bastard over there! Xiao Xiao left with you yesterday. Did you do something to her?!"

With the exam about to begin and Xiao Xiao still nowhere to be seen, Wang Dong'er anxiously watched the entrance to the Assessment Zone.

After waiting without seeing anyone, Wang Dong'er turned and glared at Chen Yuan as though he had committed some unforgivable crime.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over. From the way Xiao Xiao and Chen Yuan had acted yesterday, he could tell that their relationship was unusual, perhaps like that of his senior brother and Teacher Xiao Ya.

"Wang Dong'er, there's still some time before the assessment begins. Let's wait a little longer. Maybe Xiao Xiao will be here soon."

Chen Yuan glanced at the yawning Wang Dong'er before looking away. This Big White Goose was a textbook example of someone who could not keep her cool.

Besides, as an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon who was already mentally mature, even if the hormones his body secreted had made his mindset much younger, Chen Yuan would not truly bicker with a child like her.

Wang Dong'er wanted to say something else, especially when she saw Chen Yuan's dismissive expression. Several distinct vein marks appeared on her forehead.

"I'm here! Sorry! Sorry! I overslept!"

Xiao Xiao's voice drew closer as she ran as fast as she could, soon arriving in the Assessment Zone.

Once she confirmed that she had made it in time and was not late, Xiao Xiao let out a sigh of relief and relaxed completely. Her chest rose and fell slightly from her mad dash.

After breaking through last night, Xiao Xiao had not continued cultivating. As a result, she had slept too deeply. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw that she had only fifteen minutes before she would be late. Fortunately, she had made it in the end.

After catching her breath, Xiao Xiao pressed her hands together and looked apologetically at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er.

Xiao Xiao was not given much time. Two minutes later, Wang Yan walked to the center of the Assessment Zone and announced the start of today's matches.

"Xiao Xiao, good luck!"

"Mm! Brother Chen Yuan, I'll do my best!"

Perhaps it was Chen Yuan's imagination, but he seemed to see a spark of fighting spirit in Xiao Xiao's eyes.

It had to be his imagination, right?

Arriving at the Assessment Zone where he had seen the Lan Sisters yesterday, Chen Yuan planned to carefully record information on these twins with hair Martial Souls.

Body Martial Souls were one of the strongest options in Soul Land II, second only to spiritual Martial Souls.

However, before their second Awakening, most Body Martial Souls were no different from ordinary Martial Souls. Their strength was comparable to relatively weak ordinary Martial Souls, only slightly better than useless Martial Souls.

For Body Martial Souls, those that corresponded to more vital parts of the human body became stronger after their second Awakening.

For example, Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye was actually his eyes plus his brain. Once it underwent its second Awakening, it would definitely reach Silver Grade. By the time he became a Title Douluo, it would most likely complete a Gold Grade Awakening.

But Body Martial Souls had a major weakness: they were extremely easy to cripple.

To cripple another person's Martial Soul, one had to shatter their Martial Soul Origin. But Body Martial Souls were different. To cripple a Body Soul Master with an arm Martial Soul, one only needed to cut off his arm.

So Chen Yuan wondered whether the Lan Sisters' hair Martial Souls were comparatively safer.

Unless their scalps were shaved off or their hair follicles died, the Lan Sisters' Martial Souls probably could not be crippled.

As long as they did not go bald, hair could grow endlessly.

Imagining the pair of beautiful twin bald girls on the field, Chen Yuan hurriedly deleted that image from his mind.

In this match, the Lan Sisters did not use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Following the normal course of events, they should use it tomorrow morning when they fought Xiao Xiao's group.

If Huo Yuhao had not used Mental Shock to knock the Lan Sisters unconscious, Xiao Xiao's group would likely have lost that match.

Since there was no chance to see Heavenly Net, Chen Yuan did not plan to stay any longer. He got up and headed to another area to see if there was any useful information to record.

When he arrived at a new Assessment Zone, Chen Yuan discovered that the people on the field were still familiar faces.

At the center of the field, Wu Feng relied on her Soul Grandmaster cultivation to suppress the opposing team's only two-ring Battle Soul Master.

Both sides' support Soul Masters stood at the edges of the field. The difference was that Ning Tian had Nanmen Yun'er protecting her, and she was currently clashing with a one-ring Agility Attack System Soul Master.

"Seven Treasures Invocation, second: Dispel!"

At the rear of the arena, a ray of light shot from the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda in Ning Tian's hand and landed on Wu Feng.

Wu Feng had been controlled by her opponent, causing her speed to decrease. After being struck by that light, her physical attributes returned to normal, and she charged fiercely at her opponent.

"Feng Mei! Deal with their support Soul Master first!"

Ning Tian was somewhat dissatisfied with Wu Feng's actions. They had four matches today, and saving even a little Soul Power would give them an advantage in the battles ahead.

Yet Wu Feng had gotten so fired up that she engaged the opposing two Battle Soul Masters in a brutal fistfight, as though she had not heard Ning Tian at all.

Seeing Wu Feng grow reckless and completely ignore her words, Ning Tian could not help becoming anxious.

Gritting her teeth, Ning Tian's yellow and purple Soul Rings lit up.

"Seven Treasures Invocation, first: Speed! Third: Strength!"

Her first and third Soul Skills activated simultaneously. In that instant, Wu Feng's two major attributes increased by forty percent, raising the aura of this level-twenty-five Soul Grandmaster to that of a Soul Elder.

"First soul skill, Dragon Fire; Second soul skill, Dragon Fury."

Enhanced by the second soul skill, Dragon Fury, Wu Feng unleashed her first soul skill. Her entire dragon claw was wrapped in flames as she punched the opposing student.

That person traced a graceful arc through the air, landed on the ground, and lost consciousness.

Nanmen Yun'er defeated her opponent at the same time, gently placing him on the ground.

This was a competition, and they were all students of the same academy. In Nanmen Yun'er's view, there was no need to strike as heavily as Wu Feng had.

After seeing his teammates defeated, the remaining Support System Soul Master decisively conceded as well.

"Freshman Class Nine, Ning Tian Team wins!"

Nanmen Yun'er, who stood beside Ning Tian, saw Ning Tian's stern expression and knew that she was deeply dissatisfied with Wu Feng's reckless behavior.

"Feng Mei, why didn't you follow our plan?"

"There was no need! With your support, Young Mistress, I can definitely sweep through this freshman class."

"Watch your words. Besides me, there are two other Soul Elders in our year, and both are Battle Soul Masters. We must take them seriously."

"Feng Mei, Shrek is filled with geniuses. I hope you can adjust your mindset. This is not our sect."

"But... alright, Young Mistress. I understand."

Ning Tian sighed. Wu Feng was already beginning to affect her plans. During the three months before the Freshman Assessment, she had approached quite a few people.

Ninety percent of them had been girls.

Whenever Ning Tian approached a boy, Wu Feng would act as though she had swallowed gunpowder.

Ning Tian was not stupid. She had also guessed that Wu Feng's feelings toward her were different. If Wu Feng had not been a friend who had grown up with her, Ning Tian would have long since sent her back to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

She could never accept such feelings.

Wu Feng had not been like this before. She had barely counted as normal, and her feelings toward Ning Tian had not been obvious.

Recently, Ning Tian had no idea what had happened to her. Wu Feng had begun guarding fiercely against everyone who approached Ning Tian.

A large part of the reason the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect had maintained its current standing on the continent over the years was that it recruited people from Shrek Academy.

They could recruit Outer Court students however they liked. Shrek did not care much about Outer Court students.

The true geniuses of the Inner Court were not so easy to recruit. They were either cultivated by Shrek as core disciples or had forces backing them.

Only a small number had talent without any background, but such people were prized everywhere. The Nine Treasures Glazed Sect would most likely be unable to compete with Shrek Academy and the Three Great Empires for them.

And the simplest, most effective way to recruit someone was through a partner.

That was also Ning Tian's main purpose for coming to Shrek. This was where the continent's geniuses gathered. Only here could she find a partner who met her requirements.

But if Wu Feng continued like this, then even if Ning Tian found someone who met her requirements, Wu Feng would probably ruin things the moment Ning Tian began her pursuit.

Wu Feng was unwilling to accept this. She thought her talent was quite good, so why did Ning Tian's gaze never fall on her?

She believed that she could protect Ning Tian herself. There was no need for anyone else!

Those people who deliberately approached Ning Tian all harbored ill intentions!