The Twin Martial Souls That Were Ruined

The first five matches of the Freshman Assessment lacked any intensity whatsoever. Aside from the first match where Zhou Yi was targeted, You Jie did not make a move in any of the subsequent bouts, letting Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo practice their hair-net control techniques to their hearts' content.

However, after the Freshman Assessment groups were reshuffled on the third day, seeing the hostile expressions on Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, You Jie knew that he would most likely have to take action in this match.

Although Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo possessed decent strength, it was still too much to ask them to deal with two opponents who possessed Twin Martial Souls and were members of the original Seven Monsters.

Moreover, even though these two had crippled their Twin Martial Souls to varying degrees, their combat power at this stage was still quite considerable in exchange.

Yet, facing the murderous glares from Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, You Jie felt no fear; instead, he actually laughed.

After all, he had been worried that if Wang Dong were to be elbowed aside like roadkill by some other team of Soul Elders in the final sixty-four, his source of entertainment would be significantly diminished.

Ever since Wang Dong had suddenly cornered him and forced him to activate Forbidden to escape with his life, You Jie had been looking for a suitable opportunity to settle the score.

But if he were to take the initiative based on Shrek Academy's consistent philosophy that "those who dare not stir up trouble are mediocrities," it wouldn't align with You Jie's own code of conduct.

Therefore, the Freshman Assessment became a reasonable and legitimate venue.

Furthermore, the flight altitude of flying soul masters was restricted during the assessment, which meant Wang Dong couldn't even utilize her ultimate advantage.

Even if she were to take off from the ground, You Jie had plenty of ways to make her crash and keep the late great company.

However, You Jie suddenly remembered something else: the rules of the Freshman Assessment.

Teams that remained undefeated in the first round would almost never leave their respective arenas during the second round's reshuffling.

You Jie and his team were the standard undefeated squad, so their location remained unchanged, and even Zhou Yi, who stood nearby with a venomous gaze but dared not meet You Jie's eyes, remained in her usual spot.

Moreover, although You Jie didn't know the specific arena number where Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had competed in the previous round, he vaguely remembered that their arena was located in the middle of the assessment zone.

It would be difficult for even a slacker like You Jie not to notice Wang Dong's flashy and cool Radiant Goddess Butterfly.

So, they...

You Jie's gaze swept over Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong; Xiao Xiao's complexion looked normal, but Wang Dong's face was unnaturally pale.

Damn it, if I hadn't suddenly gotten diarrhea yesterday, how could I have suffered the humiliation of losing a match?

Watching You Jie's subtle smile, Wang Dong couldn't help but curse inwardly.

The day before yesterday, after Wang Dong and her team achieved a flying start, an excited Wang Dong had gone straight to the stalls outside the school gate, bought three of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish along with various other foods, and celebrated with her two teammates.

Then, Wang Dong got a stomachache and performed poorly during the second day's matches.

Although Xiao Xiao and their other teammate could have maintained their undefeated streak by giving their all, considering the high-intensity matches scheduled for the next day, they ultimately chose to forfeit one victory.

Consequently, because they weren't undefeated, they were not only scolded by Zhou Yi but also forced to change arenas for the third day of the Freshman Assessment, where they encountered You Jie—the person who had caused Zhou Yi to lose all face on the very first day.

At this very moment, they only wanted to avenge Zhou Yi, beat You Jie until he knelt on the ground, and then...

"Match start!"

As the referee teacher quickly announced, the six students on the field simultaneously revealed their soul rings.

The name of Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's last teammate was Chun Sanxiang, whose martial soul was a Tusk Boar. After releasing her martial soul, the already plump girl became even more massive, her chubby hands turning directly into pig hooves as she launched her second soul skill, Boar Rush, at the only real male on the field.

Wang Dong also revealed her Radiant Goddess Butterfly martial soul, charging toward You Jie and his team as well.

Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao took out her second martial soul, the Nine Phoenix Flute, and activated her first soul skill to slow You Jie and his team down.

Seeing the lonely, single hundred-year soul ring on Xiao Xiao's Nine Phoenix Flute, You Jie's expression immediately soured.

This was the first time he had seen such a fool who crippled her own martial soul.

His own "Twin Martial Souls" were a special case that could only have soul rings added simultaneously, but a normal Twin Martial Soul master should at least wait until their cultivation reached the Soul King realm and they could fuse with ten-thousand-year soul rings before considering adding rings to their second martial soul, right?

In the original story, the reason Xiao Xiao gave was to keep up with the geniuses of her generation; when You Jie read that, he only felt a darkness wash over his vision.

Their tactics in this match were even more baffling. Neither You Jie nor the Lan sisters were soul masters who relied on speed to fight, so what was the point of opening a slow-down aura?

Thinking of this, You Jie couldn't help but sigh, and the third soul ring on his left arm lit up.

The next moment, it was as if an invisible wall had appeared on the field; Wang Dong and Chun Sanxiang felt a sudden wave of weakness, their strength immediately diminished significantly.

Following that, the hair-nets of Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo were launched simultaneously, binding Wang Dong tightly in mid-air.

You Jie then arrived in front of Chun Sanxiang and kicked her back toward Xiao Xiao with a powerful strike.

"Is this all the strength you have? You're truly wasting your martial souls."

As he spoke, the first soul ring on You Jie's body lit up, and Junk Synchron, Speed Warrior, and Junk Converter appeared on the competition field one after another.

Seeing Xiao Xiao switch her martial soul to the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and Chun Sanxiang stand back up in her boar form, You Jie waved his hand with a bored expression.

"You can't even manage to rescue a teammate; you truly are worthy of being a student of that perverted old hag."

"Besides, is that how you use Twin Martial Souls?"

"Since that's the case, don't blame me for going all out."

The next moment, Speed Warrior and Junk Converter turned into light simultaneously, while Junk Synchron transformed into three green rings once again.

Xiao Xiao and Chun Sanxiang, who had expected You Jie to fight using his summons just as he did during class sparring sessions—as Zhou Yi had scouted—immediately wore expressions of astonishment.

"Gathering fury will grant the selfless warrior the soul of a demon, becoming the path illuminated by light!"

"Finish them off for me, Junk Berserker!"

As the pillar of light dissipated, a massive figure clad in red armor and wielding a battle axe appeared in the center of the arena. Whether it was Wang Dong—who had just exhausted herself to unleash the Light of the Butterfly Goddess, using a self-destructive method to break free from the Lan sisters' hair-nets—or Xiao Xiao and Chun Sanxiang, all of them wore expressions of sheer terror.

Even Zhou Yi, standing on the sidelines, was so frightened that she stumbled back several steps and collapsed onto the ground.