39. What? I'm fighting the legendary Heavenly King?!

"I knew it, it really is hidden weapons." Wang Dong revealed an "as expected" expression after opening the Hundred Treasure Pouch.

"Oh, so it wasn't that she looked down on me," Huo Yuhao smiled, "it's that she looks down on you!"

"After all, I haven't learned Tang Sect hidden weapons!"

Wang Dong felt speechless, "Teacher Xiao Ya looks down on me way too much, right?"

Yes, he couldn't beat Huo Yuhao right now.

But he was still over level twenty!

His second soul ring was even a purple thousand-year soul ring!

Who else had a configuration like that!

Huh?

Looking across the entire Shrek Academy, no one had a soul ring configuration higher than his!

"Relax, after all, you are currently the weakest person in the sect."

Huo Yuhao smiled.

Shrek Academy Assessment Area.

Located to the north of the Martial Soul Department.

It was a nightmare for weak students, and a paradise for the strong!

Most of Shrek Academy's assessments were conducted here.

The entire Assessment Area was oval-shaped and consisted of an extremely vast open space.

It was divided into several zones by partitions, which could be removed or adjusted in size at any time.

Because they were all freshmen, the assessment area was divided into fifty zones.

Each zone was approximately four hundred square meters.

This area was completely sufficient for freshmen who were only at level ten or twenty.

The assessment officially began.

Today, every group had to participate in three matches.

The academy had dispatched fifty teachers to register participants in these fifty zones respectively.

This was to avoid encountering the same opponents during the round-robin tournament.

There were a total of three hundred and twenty-one groups this time, with an average of over thirty groups per class.

Even without Zhou Yi, Freshman Class One still had thirty groups.

There were nine hundred and sixty-three people in total.

And out of so many people, only four hundred and fifty could remain, which meant the top one hundred and fifty groups.

They would become official students, while the rest would be eliminated.

"Number thirty-three? Such a familiar zone." Huo Yuhao read aloud as he looked at the zone assigned to Wang Dong's group.

The three of them arrived at Zone Thirty-three and immediately spotted Wang Yan, who had arrived early.

After exchanging greetings, the three of them found a corner and sat down.

Other participating groups had also arrived.

They all seemed to have their own agendas, looking at other groups with obvious hostility!

Because among them, it was very likely that only half would remain!

"Assessment preparation, freshmen return to your assessment zones immediately!"

"Failure to arrive on time will be considered a forfeit!"

As the broadcast sounded, Wang Yan slowly walked in front of everyone.

"It seems that the groups in our zone have all arrived."

"My name is Wang Yan, and I will be your assessment teacher for the next few days."

"I hope everyone can remember that this is just an assessment, not a life-or-death duel."

"It is absolutely forbidden to maim an opponent; otherwise, I will have no choice but to ask them to leave and report it to the academy authorities."

Wang Yan spoke very gently, sounding as if there was no threat at all.

But everyone understood the meaning behind those words.

"Alright, let's begin."

"First round, first match."

"Freshman Class One, Wang Dong's group versus Freshman Class Three, Ouyang Junyi's group."

"Take your positions. Do not release your martial souls until I say start."

Ouyang Junyi's team clearly hadn't expected to be the first ones called to the stage!

And to make matters worse, they were facing that legendary heavenly king!!!

The one-ringed Huo Yuhao, who had defeated one of the Shrek Academy Outer Court Twin Stars, Xu Sanshi, with a single hand!

How the hell were they supposed to fight that?

"Teacher, we forfeit!" Ouyang Junyi said immediately after gaining his teammates' consent.

Wang Dong: "???"

Wang Yan: "???"

Everyone present: "???"

What was going on?

Forfeiting before the fight even started?

The other teams didn't know of Huo Yuhao's fearsome reputation, so they couldn't fathom the reason for the surrender.

Of course, they weren't foolish enough to spread the news!

After all, if others were weaker, didn't that mean they were effectively stronger?

In Huo Yuhao's eyes, their decision to forfeit was perfectly logical.

After all, there were ten matches in total!

If they lost one without expending any energy, they still had a chance, but if they actually fought, they would likely lose their shot at the remaining nine!

It wasn't that Huo Yuhao was cruel; he was simply worried that if he didn't control his strength, he might accidentally kill someone.

He was terrifyingly strong right now!

He could even pin Ma Xiaotao down and beat her!

Wiping out a team composed of a drumstick-wielding support soul master and two agility-attack soul masters wouldn't that just be a wave of his hand?

"Are you sure you didn't misspeak?"

"Are you certain you want to forfeit?"

Wang Yan asked.

"Certain!" Ouyang Junyi nodded without a hint of hesitation.

"Very well."

"Freshman Class One, Wang Dong's team, wins!"

"One victory."

Wang Yan recorded the result on the document in his hand as he spoke.

Following that, the other teams finished their matches one after another.

Soon, it was time for Wang Dong's team to take the stage for their second match.

This time, the opponents didn't forfeit, and Wang Dong ended the battle at lightning speed with her two-ring strength.

She was simply too strong!

A single strike defeated two agility-attack soul masters instantly!

And that was even with a control-type soul master on the opposing side!

Although the opponents were only one-ringed, Wang Dong only had two soul rings herself!

The gap wasn't actually as large as one might imagine!

Yet, under these circumstances, Wang Dong had instantly wiped out the entire team!

This just went to show how powerful this power-attack Radiant Goddess Butterfly soul master truly was!

And there were two more people like Wang Dong in their group!

As far as they were concerned, Huo Yuhao was also a two-ringed soul master!

Three two-ringed Soul Grand Masters were simply not opponents they could handle!

At this moment, the other teams finally understood why Ouyang Junyi's team, who had faced Huo Yuhao first, had chosen to forfeit!

So they were just trying to preserve their team's strength!

If they knew Huo Yuhao's true power, they probably wouldn't have any motivation to continue fighting at all!

Huo Yuhao also felt a bit strange.

Why weren't any choice options popping up?

Logically speaking, a prompt should have appeared for him!

Could it be because things were too serious?

Was there nothing to trigger a drop?

That's true, the three people on the other side, plus Wang Yan, were all male.

There really wasn't anything to explode.

Wang Yan also understood why that first group had chosen to surrender.

So they had intelligence!

For a moment, the entire District 33 fell into a deathly silence.

Soon it was the third time for Wang Dong's group to go up, and this time, the opponents conceded before even stepping onto the stage.

Huo Yuhao and his team easily achieved a perfect record on the first day.

Moreover, their understanding of Huo Yuhao was limited to him being a two-ring Soul Grand Master.

I have to say, Simulation is still useful.

The first round of the freshman assessment ended here.

And tomorrow will be the most intense day for the freshmen!

Because they need to fight a full seven matches!

This was specially arranged by Shrek Academy.

The purpose was to train the students' ability to fight for extended periods and their ability to reasonably distribute their soul power consumption.

And most importantly, their practical combat ability!

"Hahaha, this young master is truly amazing. I only had to make a move once, and the opponents were so scared they didn't even dare to step onto the stage!"

Wang Dong laughed triumphantly!

It had boosted his confidence to the brim!

He didn't take tomorrow's seven matches to heart at all!