Black Tortoise Divine Pill?

"Has the time finally come?"

For Qiangu Qitian, who had grown up at Shrek Academy since childhood, the freshman assessment was hardly unfamiliar.

The freshman assessment was an annual event mandatory for the Outer Academy. Its purpose was to test the first-year students' strength and select core disciples.

Every year, the freshman assessment used a three-versus-three team format. Those who performed exceptionally in the final matches could not only become core disciples but also receive preferential access to the academy's resources.

Wang Yan did not arrange the teams himself. Instead, he delegated the right to form teams to the students in the class.

As a result, the moment class ended, Qiangu Qitian was surrounded by people. Countless classmates wanted to team up with him.

That was perfectly normal!

Among the Outer Academy's first-year freshmen, aside from Qiangu Qitian, the strongest was that kid Beibei. But Beibei was only a Soul Elder and would struggle even against an ordinary Soul Ancestor.

As for Qiangu Qitian, the strength everyone had witnessed was already enough for him to crush high-level Spirit Kings. With power like that, he was practically guaranteed to win the championship. No one could compete with him at all.

Teamwork could indeed defeat opponents somewhat stronger than oneself, but if the enemy was strong enough, teamwork merely meant a few extra punching bags.

And with Qiangu Qitian's current strength, the instant he stood there, it was already clear who would win this freshman assessment.

With a championship there for the taking, naturally more people wanted to team up with Qiangu Qitian.

If cross-class teams had been allowed, even more people would have gathered around him.

As for his teammates, Qiangu Qitian casually chose a two-ring support Soul Master with the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, then turned his gaze toward Jiang Nannan.

At his invitation, Jiang Nannan did not refuse.

Over the past three months, although Qiangu Qitian had not deliberately tried to get close to Jiang Nannan, he had still learned quite a bit about her. She definitely had not made any deal with the Mysterious Underworld Sect yet.

She had not been branded in any way. Good. She was practically the perfect candidate for his future inner circle.

After selecting his teammates for the freshman assessment, Qiangu Qitian immediately embarked on his journey of crushing weaklings.

In the freshman assessment, any team that encountered his was effortlessly defeated and utterly crushed.

Winning the championship was even easier than Qiangu Qitian had imagined. Even the Beibei and Tang Ya duo could be dealt with using nothing more than a single strike of his staff.

Lightning and Blue Silver Grass intertwined, weaving a different tale, but the gap in strength allowed him to settle it all with one casual staff strike.

Even while dating Tang Ya, Beibei had not neglected his cultivation in the slightest. In just three short months, he had risen from level thirty-three to nearly level thirty-five.

But unfortunately, while his strength was improving, Qiangu Qitian's strength was also increasing at a rapid pace.

After turning twelve, his body had gradually developed to an almost adult state, and his cultivation speed had improved tremendously.

In only three months, his Soul Power Level had risen directly from level forty-two to level forty-four.

He had even improved more than Beibei.

Once the freshman assessment ended, Qiangu Qitian's team became the undisputed first place, and he received the freshman assessment's reward.

It was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone suited for an agility-attack type Soul Master. It had only just entered the ten-thousand-year tier, and Qiangu Qitian had absolutely no desire to absorb it.

Moreover, it was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone produced by an ordinary soul beast, not even a top-tier one. That made Qiangu Qitian even less interested in absorbing it.

"Jiang Nannan, you should absorb this Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone."

Qiangu Qitian lost interest in the Soul Bone in his hand and casually tossed it to Jiang Nannan.

"This... I can't accept it!"

Looking at the Soul Bone that had been casually thrown to her, Jiang Nannan's face was filled with disbelief. This was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone!

Although it could no longer be considered an incomparably precious treasure in this era, it was still something Spirit Douluo and even Title Douluo would fight over.

Yet Qiangu Qitian had directly tossed such a precious thing to her.

If she had contributed anything during the competition, she could have accepted it. But in this freshman assessment, she had made almost no contribution at all. She had practically watched Qiangu Qitian bulldoze through the entire competition by himself.

What right did someone with a performance like hers have to accept such a precious Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone?

Jiang Nannan knew she was beautiful. Back at the junior Soul Master Academy, many boys had liked her, but she did not think Qiangu Qitian liked her.

She had not contributed anything, and Qiangu Qitian did not like her. Under such circumstances, he was still giving her a Soul Bone. Jiang Nannan did not dare accept it at all!

"If I give it to you, take it. Jiang Nannan, perhaps you still don't know my identity."

"I come from Sea God Island, so I can barely be considered a direct member of Shrek."

"Your talent is excellent, so I want to invite you to truly join Shrek and become a real part of the academy in the future."

Qiangu Qitian forcibly pressed the Soul Bone into Jiang Nannan's hands before looking at her seriously and extending his invitation.

A genius with at least level nine Innate Soul Power, yet despite clearly having few resources in the original work, her Soul Power Level could still remain close to Beibei's and Xu Sanshi's. If the academy did not recruit such talent, it would truly be blind.

Although the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul was not particularly powerful, its soul skills were genuinely absurd. Those outrageously overpowered skills made Qiangu Qitian wonder whether the Soft Bone Rabbit was really a rabbit at all.

"Truly join Shrek Academy."

"Qiangu Qitian comes from Sea God Island?"

One piece of information after another continuously shook Jiang Nannan's heart, filling this twelve-year-old girl with disbelief.

She came from a small village. Although her talent was decent, she had never had many opportunities.

And her mother's health had never been very good. She had thought coming to Shrek might change something.

But more than three months had passed, and she still had not found a way to change anything.

She had never expected that one of her classmates would truly invite her to join Shrek Academy.

Should she refuse?

Of course Jiang Nannan would not refuse. At this moment, her heart was filled with excitement.

This was Shrek Academy, the number one institution on the Douluo Continent today, home to countless Title Douluo.

If she could truly join Shrek, her mother would certainly receive better treatment, and she would also receive more cultivation resources in the future.

"I can join Shrek Academy, but I hope the academy can help treat my mother. Her health has always been poor."

"I heard that she needs the Black Tortoise Divine Pill from the Mysterious Underworld Sect to be cured. Can the academy help me obtain it?"

Black Tortoise Divine Pill?