Tang Ya's Decision

If it were only once or twice, it could be dismissed as proof of Bei Bei's own formidable strength, but ten matches in, he had crushed his opponents with ease every single time.

This could not help but pique the curiosity of those freshmen regarding Bei Bei's true strength.

After the three-day Freshman Assessment concluded, nearly half of the students had been eliminated and forced to leave Shrek Academy.

In the second half of the Freshman Assessment, the top sixty-four teams would engage in a one-on-one elimination tournament.

The purpose of the elimination tournament was to allow students to fully demonstrate their own capabilities.

Students who performed exceptionally well and possessed great potential would be awarded the title of Outer Court Core Disciple by the academy.

They would also have a much better chance of becoming Inner Court students in the future.

The elimination tournament consisted of six rounds, with half the teams being eliminated each round until the final team remained as the champion.

In the first few rounds of the competition, Bei Bei continued to defeat his opponents with ease.

However, in the fifth round, Bei Bei encountered the team led by Tang Ya.

Under Bei Bei's careful guidance, Tang Ya had now fully unearthed her own talent, and with the enhancement of her Dark Blue Silver Grass, her strength was improving at a rapid pace.

Tang Ya's current Soul Power Level was twenty-six; she had improved by one level in just three short months, a cultivation speed that could rival even Bei Bei's.

The two teammates behind her were both two-ring Soul Grand Masters of the assault system.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement."

Tang Ya gave a delicate shout, and her first soul ring flickered as countless dark blue blades of Blue Silver Grass spiraled forward, surging toward Bei Bei from all directions.

Taking advantage of the vast expanse of Blue Silver Grass obscuring his vision, Tang Ya's two teammates hid within the vines and launched an attack on Bei Bei.

Countless golden thunderbolts surged from around Bei Bei's body, resembling winding little snakes.

The dark blue Blue Silver Grass was instantly charred by the golden thunder.

Tang Ya's Dark Blue Silver Grass possessed a parasitic property.

Under Bei Bei's meticulous instruction, Tang Ya was now able to control this devouring ability with relative proficiency.

During combat, Tang Ya could avoid inadvertently absorbing the life force of others.

However, once touched or bound by it, one's soul power would be continuously drained.

Relying on this effect, Tang Ya was an extremely troublesome control-system soul master among her peers.

"Hmph!"

Bei Bei let out a cold snort, his soul power surging as arcs of golden electricity spread out from his body.

However, he did not see the figures of Tang Ya's two teammates.

Two screams rang out from behind him; Bei Bei's two teammates had already been knocked off the competition platform.

After all, two one-ring soul masters could never defeat two two-ring Soul Grand Masters, especially when caught in a surprise attack.

Bei Bei did not mind this; he had always leaned toward individual combat, so he had been somewhat negligent in that regard.

"Not bad, your crowd control has improved significantly during these few days of the Freshman Assessment," Bei Bei said, looking at Tang Ya with approval.

"It can't be helped, not everyone is a monster like you, who can defeat any freshman with physical strength alone," Tang Ya said with a sweet smile, though she did not stop her movements, her second soul ring flickering beneath her feet.

"Second Soul Skill, Parasite."

Around the charred Blue Silver Grass surrounding Bei Bei, countless invisible spores instantly sprouted, transforming into countless dark blue Blue Silver vines that wrapped around him, forming a sturdy cage.

At the same time, Tang Ya's two teammates each unleashed their strongest offensive maneuvers.

"Thunder Dragon!"

A massive amount of golden thunder erupted from Bei Bei's body, condensing into a giant golden dragon that radiated a powerful draconic aura.

With a wave of its dragon claw, the surrounding Blue Silver vines were severed, and with a sweep of its tail, it dispersed the attacks from the two behind him, simultaneously sweeping them off the platform.

The golden dragon condensed by Bei Bei moved as if it were a living creature, emitting low, deep dragon roars that sounded like violent thunder.

Such a spectacle naturally attracted the attention of countless students and teachers.

Watching the battle, Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo could not help but have their eyes light up.

"It's actually Reign Over the World; I didn't expect Bei Bei to have mastered it to this extent," Yan Shaozhe said excitedly.

"The teacher has a worthy successor! With Bei Bei's talent, in time, he will surely shock the entire continent!" Qian Duoduo exclaimed in admiration.

Moreover, through Fan Yu's reports, Qian Duoduo already knew that Bei Bei was now a Level 3 Soul Tool master and would soon be able to take the Level 4 Soul Tool master examination. Such talent for soul tools was extremely rare, even on the Sun Moon Continent.

Recently, the Soul Tool Department had been preparing to launch an Ultimate Soldier Project, and Qian Duoduo felt that Bei Bei was the best candidate, thinking he would propose this plan at the next Sea God Pavilion meeting.

On the competition field, seeing her teammates knocked off the platform, Tang Ya promptly and cleanly conceded.

Team Bei Bei secured the victory and would face Team Xu Sanshi in the final match that afternoon.

At noon, Bei Bei and Tang Ya went to the cafeteria to eat.

Come to think of it, the two hadn't seen each other for several months; they weren't in the same class, and after school, Tang Ya still needed to study knowledge regarding Soul Tools, so she was rarely seen on weekdays.

"Xiao Ya, is your progress in studying Soul Tools going smoothly lately?" Bei Bei inquired.

"Not smoothly," Tang Ya sighed slightly, noting that her talent for Soul Tools was not high, and she had yet to successfully engrave a Soul Tool Core Array even once.

"How have you considered the cooperation I mentioned to you before?" Bei Bei continued to ask.

Bei Bei had previously discussed with Tang Ya that if they wanted to redevelop the Tang Sect, the best approach would be to cooperate with the Soul Tool Department.

If Tang Ya agreed to provide the Tang Sect's mechanical techniques to the Soul Tool Department, he could persuade Fan Yu and the others to recommend Soul Tool Department graduates to join the Tang Sect and establish a new Tang Sect headquarters within Shrek City.

Tang Ya was still very conflicted internally, but after the harsh lessons of reality, she clearly realized that she could not rebuild the Tang Sect on her own.

Moreover, Bei Bei only requested the knowledge of mechanical techniques, which were things that had already been phased out by the emergence of soul tools.

However, the Tang Sect's core heritage—Mysterious Heaven Skill, Purple Demon Eye, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and Hundred Interpretations of Hidden Weapons—remained intact; as long as these existed, the Tang Sect was still the Tang Sect.

Thinking of this, Tang Ya could not help but nod slowly, "I am willing to offer the mechanical-type hidden weapons in exchange for the Soul Tool Department helping me rebuild the Tang Sect."

"Good." Bei Bei nodded and said slowly, "After the afternoon's competition ends, we will go to Teacher Fan Yu's place."

Rebuilding the Tang Sect was not Bei Bei's true goal; he wanted to forge the Tang Sect into an organization similar to the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire.

He aimed to focus on the research and innovation of cutting-edge soul tools, assisting Shrek Academy from the sidelines.

For Bei Bei, this was a force that operated under the shell of the Tang Sect, belonging solely to him.

Time quickly arrived at the afternoon.

Bei Bei led his team members onto the competition stage, while on the other side, Xu Sanshi also brought two team members to the opposite side.