New Student Assessment

"It's good that you came back safe. Come on, come on. Since you're finally back today, this young master is treating you to dinner and giving you a proper welcome!"

As Wang Dong spoke, she grabbed Huo Yuhao's hand and quickly led him outside.

Huo Yuhao shook his head helplessly and followed Wang Dong. Rather than going to Shrek's cafeteria, the two went to a restaurant outside the academy.

After a hearty meal, Huo Yuhao managed to pry some information about recent events out of Wang Dong.

Unlike the original story, although it was not yet time for the new student assessment, Dai Huabin had already begun to stand out.

According to Wang Dong, Dai Huabin had apparently mocked Zhou Yi's class for running every day. Zhou Yi's entire class had privately fought Dai Huabin, only for Dai Huabin to take on every boy in the class by himself.

Zhou Yi had also been utterly shameless, personally stepping in and using a teacher's pressure to teach Dai Huabin a lesson.

Afterward, Zhou Yi's Class One underwent an unprecedented devil week, with several students literally trained to death.

At the mention of those who had been worked to death, Wang Dong's face showed a trace of sorrow. Huo Yuhao said nothing. After silently taking a sip of wine, he told Wang Dong, "Teacher Zhou can be considered a blight on the entire Shrek Academy Outer Court."

Wang Dong nodded heavily and said indignantly, "Exactly! Shrek Academy should have pretty good feng shui, so how did it produce such a bastard?"

Huo Yuhao smiled, then joked, "You got that wrong. Zhou Yi may be a bastard, but she isn't a thing."

Wang Dong smiled and clinked glasses with Huo Yuhao again.

Carrying Wang Dong back to the dorm like a drunken cat, Huo Yuhao laid her on the bed and curled his lips as he watched her.

For the next stretch of time, the days passed peacefully.

Huo Yuhao did not develop any new eyes, and no further trouble arose after the Dai Huabin incident. It seemed Zhou Yi's lesson had not been easy on her either.

Day by day, time came to the eve of the new student assessment.

That day, after Mu Jin entered the classroom, he cleared his throat and addressed Class Two below him:

"Three months have passed since the start of term, and you will soon face your first assessment since entering Shrek Academy.

Only by passing the assessment can you officially become first-year students and truly become members of Shrek Academy. If nothing unexpected happens, you will be able to remain in the academy to cultivate at least until the first-year graduation examination. The assessment will begin tomorrow, so today I will first explain its key points."

After distributing the usual sheets of paper, Mu Jin looked at the students below and said, "After the new student assessment ends, instruction will be tailored to each student's talents. Write down your future cultivation direction now and hand it in to me later."

Mu Jin then began explaining the specific rules of the new student assessment.

There were no changes to the rules. Students still formed teams of three, with only one assault-type soul master allowed, and the assessment was simply combat.

Mu Jin's class was not as oppressive. After announcing the rules, he left on his own, giving the students a day to consider their future cultivation paths and finalize their teams.

Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao and immediately prepared to write control type, just like him. When Huo Yuhao saw her write the character for control, he lightly coughed and whispered, "Assault types and control types are inseparable."

Wang Dong's pen paused. She then turned back to glare "fiercely" at Huo Yuhao, like a hissing kitten, and whispered, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"

Huo Yuhao said, "I had no obligation to tell you."

Seeing the rather flushed Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao smiled and said to the two of them, "Since Teacher Mu Jin said teams have three members, why don't the three of us form a team?"

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao nodded together. They both recognized Xiao Xiao's strength.

Xiao Xiao had also chosen the control type, while Wang Dong chose the assault type after Huo Yuhao's reminder. Thus, just like in the original story, their team consisted of two control types and one assault type.

In truth, Huo Yuhao's own combat ability was in no way inferior to that of assault types at the same level. It could even be said that among assault types of the same level, few were as underhanded as Huo Yuhao.

It was practically the most perfect lineup. Even teams led by Soul Elders rarely had the ability to contend with Huo Yuhao's group.

During this period, Huo Yuhao's cultivation had also reached Rank 29. If hunting a soul beast had not taken too long, Huo Yuhao could have entered the ranks of Soul Elders in one go.

Huo Yuhao did nothing the following day, quietly meditating and cultivating in the dorm. The new student assessment was of utmost importance, so Mu Jin dismissed them early to prepare on their own. Only Wang Dong had to collect everyone else's slips and hand them to Mu Jin, making an extra trip.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, the two arrived at the teaching building. The moment they entered the classroom, they sensed an eager atmosphere.

After yesterday's team formation, every three students had gathered together and were muttering among themselves, likely discussing tactics.

Xiao Xiao had arrived earlier than they had and was already waiting there. When she saw them enter, she hurriedly waved them over.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong walked over. Xiao Xiao said, "The assessment officially begins this afternoon. Let's discuss our tactics."

Wang Dong said unconcernedly, "What's there to discuss? We just fight our way through."

Xiao Xiao gently shook her head. "It won't be that easy. I heard every class has several particularly outstanding students who formed elite teams. They're all aiming for the championship, and they won't be easy to deal with. We need to coordinate well if we want a chance."

Huo Yuhao shrugged at Xiao Xiao and said, "There's not much point in discussing this. Do you have intelligence on the other elite teams?"

Xiao Xiao shook her head. Huo Yuhao then told her, "There isn't much point in devising tactics without intelligence. We might as well first exchange information about our soul skills and at least explain the characteristics of our abilities."

"I think that makes sense." Wang Dong immediately sided with Huo Yuhao. Xiao Xiao considered it, then nodded as well.

Seeing them nod, Huo Yuhao said to Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, "My martial soul is the Ice Spirit Eye. It can weaken an opponent's spiritual power and reaction speed. I also created an ability that uses spiritual power to make myself disappear from a person's senses."

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao froze for a moment. Then Xiao Xiao asked, "What does it mean to disappear from someone's senses?"

Huo Yuhao did not answer directly. Instead, he demonstrated the Void Eye's ability. It was not because he was overconfidently revealing his trump card. The Void Eye made people within his field of vision unable to see him, an ability that could not be countered in itself. Besides, when Void did not work, he still had Rewind...