Shrek Entrance Examination Final Round (Part 2)

"I didn't expect that four people would actually make it to the final round this year."

Teacher Zhao stood up, straightened his posture, and swept his gaze across Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Mubai and Le Bai stood behind Teacher Zhao like two temple guardians.

"I assume that on the way here, Mubai already told you what this round entails."

Teacher Zhao glanced at Dai Mubai: "I will repeat it for you briefly."

"For a Soul Master, the value of practical combat ability always outweighs everything else. Although our Academy only accepts monsters, our requirements regarding practical combat are no different from any other academy."

Teacher Zhao emphasized the importance of practical combat: "Therefore, this final round is meant to test your practical combat capabilities."

"Teacher!"

Ning Rongrong raised her hand: "I am a Support System Soul Master; I cannot fight alone."

"Incorrect!"

Teacher Zhao decisively denied her claim: "Common sense does not apply to monsters. Just now, Mubai told me that your Martial Soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, so I will make a special point to clarify this for you: here at Shrek, even Support System Soul Masters have combat capabilities—Le Bai!"

Le Bai stepped forward, conjured a Bread in his right hand, and simultaneously, two flawless white Soul Rings emerged around him: "My name is Le Bai. 'Le' as in music, 'Bai' as in the color white. My Martial Soul is Bread, and I am a level 22 Support System Tool Soul Master."

Seeing Le Bai's Martial Soul and Soul Rings, the four people standing opposite him couldn't help but reveal expressions of disdain, as if to say, "That's it?"

Seeing this expression, Dai Mubai couldn't help but nod repeatedly with a look of anticipation, thinking to himself: It's just as I thought! Everyone has this exact reaction the first time they see Le Bai's Martial Soul and Soul Rings!

"As you have seen and heard, Le Bai is a level 22 Support System Tool Soul Master."

Teacher Zhao raised his voice slightly and pointed at Le Bai to remind them: "He is the opponent for your upcoming assessment. Defeat him, or hold out against him for the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn, and you pass."

"Teacher!"

Tang San raised his hand and asked: "May I ask if Le Bai will use any weapons or tools during the fight?"

Teacher Zhao did not answer, signaling for Le Bai to step forward while he lay back down in his chair.

"I will not. I will not use anything other than my Martial Soul and Soul Power during the fight. However, you are not under this restriction."

Le Bai took a step forward: "I know that because of my Martial Soul and Soul Rings, you aren't taking me seriously at all. But that's fine. Not only am I not angry, but I will also give you an extra chance during the assessment later. So, one last warning: do not underestimate me."

"Thank you for the warning!"

Tang San said with a smile: "Then, I will go first..."

"San!"

Xiao Wu suddenly spoke up to stop Tang San, grabbing his hand: "Let me take the first round!"

Tang San didn't insist; he nodded and stepped aside.

Xiao Wu began to warm up, asking as she did so: "Le Bai, if I knock you out, what happens to the assessment for the others?"

"Don't worry."

Le Bai pointed at Dai Mubai: "If you defeat me, or if I find it difficult to handle the subsequent assessments, Boss Dai will continue to fight the others. If you have the ability to defeat Boss Dai as well, then Teacher Zhao will be responsible for the rest."

"That puts my mind at ease!"

Xiao Wu finished stretching: "I'm ready, we can start whenever!"

"Don't be so hasty, I haven't lit the incense yet."

As Le Bai spoke, he pulled a stick of incense from the pack lying on the ground next to Teacher Zhao, lit it, extinguished the flame, and stuck it into a tree.

He then walked to a spot slightly further away from Teacher Zhao and stood face-to-face with Xiao Wu: "Alright, let's begin."

"Come to think of it, I haven't officially introduced myself yet."

Xiao Wu suddenly blinked her eyes cutely, a faint pink glow rising in them: "I am Xiao Wu, Martial Soul Soft Bone Rabbit, a level 29 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."

Le Bai stood still, showing no reaction.

Xiao Wu did not suffer any backlash from her failed Charm, so she naturally assumed that her Charm had succeeded: "Pfft, talk is cheap, and yet you were taken down by me in one go!"

She activated her Martial Soul, rushed quickly to Le Bai's side, and raised her leg to kick at his hip: "Goodbye!"

Watching from the side, Tang San thought with a smile: This Le Bai, he only knows how to warn us not to underestimate him, yet he underestimates Xiao Wu himself. I hope Xiao Wu doesn't... kick too hard; offending a senior of the Academy wouldn't be very good.

Suddenly!

Le Bai retreated half a step, just enough to dodge Xiao Wu's kick to his hip, then stepped forward with extreme speed to the side, throwing a heavy, powerful punch toward Xiao Wu's face.

The fist in Xiao Wu's vision magnified instantly. Because her body was momentarily rigid from missing the kick, she couldn't adjust her posture in time and was left helpless!

The smile on Tang San's face vanished instantly, his eyes wide with horror as he shouted nervously: "Xiao Wu!!!"

Whoosh—!

Le Bai's fist did not actually strike Xiao Wu's face; it stopped at the very last moment, the wind generated by the punch ruffling Xiao Wu's hair.

His index finger flicked out, tapped lightly on Xiao Wu's forehead, and retracted.

"That's one."

Le Bai withdrew his hand and said calmly: "I told you, don't underestimate me."

Xiao Wu remained in a state of utter shock.

"Xiao Wu, are you alright!?"

Tang San had already rushed over to support Xiao Wu, but seeing Le Bai stop mid-way, he managed to keep his emotions from becoming too agitated: "Are you hurt anywhere, or do you feel any pain?!"

"No, I'm fine..."

Xiao Wu said with a slight stutter, her spirit, which had been scattered by the shock of Le Bai's punch, slowly returning to normal. She asked Le Bai: "You were clearly hit by my Charm just now, so why were you completely unaffected?"

"It only looked like I was fine."

Le Bai rubbed his forehead: "My head hurts a lot."

"What was up with that punch?"

Tang San supported Xiao Wu and asked Le Bai: "For a split second, I felt your Soul Power intensity clearly exceed level thirty, almost reaching the level of forty!"

"Are my Soul Rings not enough to prove my actual Soul Power Level?"

Le Bai looked at Tang San: "Or are you certain that there is no method or means in this world to temporarily increase Soul Power intensity?"

"No... I apologize! It was a slip of the tongue!"

Tang San immediately realized he had spoken out of turn: "Thank you for showing mercy!"

"Nothing to thank me for. Who is next?"

Le Bai asked: "Or Xiao Wu, do you want to fight me again right now?"

Xiao Wu shook her head. She was still a bit dazed and needed to rest.

Ning Rongrong also shook her head. She didn't think she could hold her own against Le Bai at all, and she was extremely interested in the reason why Le Bai possessed such combat power despite being a Support System Soul Master; she wanted to observe him as much as possible!

Zhu Zhuqing's attention was entirely on Dai Mubai. If possible, she would rather spar with Dai Mubai than Le Bai, so she followed suit and shook her head.

"I'll give it a try."

Tang San stood in front of Xiao Wu, letting her return to the spectator area to rest: "Since there are two chances, I also want to have a match with you and see."

"There is still plenty of incense left."

Le Bai glanced at the incense stuck in the tree: "I won't replace it with a new one."

"You really are confident."

Tang San withdrew his gaze from Xiao Wu, who had returned to the spectator area, and turned to look at Le Bai: "I won't be careless. Tang San, Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, level twenty-nine Control System Tool Soul Master, please advise!"