Freshman Assessment Begins, The First Opponent is a Bit Bizarre!

(Wang Dong'er beautiful image)

Lin Ye looked at her face, which was slightly haggard from staying up late yet remained resolute, and felt a warmth in his heart:

"Dong'er, since I've already woken up, our goal is no longer just to pass the Freshman Assessment."

He paused, his gaze turning firm.

"It's the championship!"

Wang Dong'er looked at him, her powder-blue eyes brightening as the corners of her mouth slowly curled upward, and she nodded vigorously: "Okay! The championship!"

There were two days left until the assessment.

Lin Ye could barely get out of bed to walk around; his Soul Power was far from recovered, and he couldn't even manifest his magical artifacts.

Yet, standing by the window and watching the students sweating profusely as they practiced on the field outside, his gaze remained calm.

Fine. Even without magical artifacts, I can still take this championship.

Two days was too short; he didn't even have time to study the Jade Void Heart Scripture, managing only to complete two things.

The first was assigning some simple tasks to Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and the others.

The tasks weren't difficult and were completed quickly.

With the draw counts received and points credited, his system points had reached 521.

The second was to use up all the accumulated draw counts.

Most of what he drew were miscellaneous items like Soul Tools and a pile of rare materials, which he left stacked in the system warehouse for future use.

Among them, one item was particularly eye-catching:

[Sea Man's Home: Women's Wardrobe]

[Contains various women's clothing from different times and spaces!]

Lin Ye opened it and nearly popped his eyes out.

From Hanfu to Lolita, from cheongsams to JK uniforms, every style imaginable was there.

The stockings alone were divided into hundreds of types—black, white, fishnet, lace-trimmed, over-the-knee, garter—all categorized and neatly arranged.

Lin Ye stared at the interface for a long while before slowly giving a thumbs up:

"...Incredible."

The Assessment Area was located in the north-central part of the Martial Soul Department. It occupied a vast space enclosed by low outer walls, with internal partitions that could be dismantled at any time.

At this moment, the entire field was divided into fifty zones, each twenty meters square—a size sufficient for freshmen with one or two rings of cultivation to display their abilities.

Out of three hundred and ten groups and nine hundred and thirty freshmen, only half would remain in the end.

Each group had to undergo ten round-robin matches; the number of wins determined the ranking and who would stay or go.

In Class One, Huo Yuhao was grouped with Ren Zhu and a chubby boy named Cai Kun.

Cai Kun was the one who had performed the "Naruto run" while doing military boxing in the rain that day, and who had also used the Thousand Years of Death on Xu Sanshi.

Right now, he was smoothing his oily middle-part hairstyle with his chubby hands, looking inscrutable: "With my support, you two can rest easy!"

Huo Yuhao stood at the edge of Zone 33, clenching his fists until his knuckles turned white.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous, but he knew even better that he could not retreat.

Ren Zhu placed his left hand on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, leaned in, and whispered:

"Yuhao, don't be nervous. The rules don't say you can't use hidden weapons. When necessary, you can use them."

As he said this, a cold glint flashed in his eyes; he, Tang San, had certainly used hidden weapons to strike ruthlessly back in the day.

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly without answering, but his clenched fists relaxed a little.

Generally speaking, Soul Masters rarely used weapons unless they were employing Soul Tools.

As a disciple of the Tang Sect, he was clearly an exception.

In the neighboring Zone 32, Lin Ye, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao were already in position.

Wang Dong'er stood to Lin Ye's left, and Xiao Xiao to his right. The three of them needed no extra words; a single glance was enough to understand each other's intentions.

Students from other classes assigned to this zone arrived one after another.

Some looked nervous, others were eager to try, and when they met each other's eyes, the hostility was written plainly on their faces.

After all, half of the people here would be leaving the academy in ten days.

A massive broadcast boomed overhead: "All freshmen, please pay attention. Please enter the Assessment Area immediately to prepare for the Freshman Assessment. There are ten minutes left to enter; any delay will be treated as a withdrawal!"

The voice echoed through every corner of the outer courtyard.

The freshmen's expressions turned serious. Their first assessment had arrived.

"First round, first match of the assessment: Freshman Class One: Lin Ye, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao,"

Freshman Class Eight: Wang Bian, Yi Yang Gan Xi, Wang Jun Kai.

"You may enter the arena and take your positions in the corners. Do not release your Martial Souls until I announce the start of the match. Enter."

As the teacher in charge of the assessment finished speaking, the corners of Lin Ye's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

What are these names??? What the hell?

The Dung-Scooping Boys?

He forcibly held back his laughter, exchanged a glance with Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, and the three of them quickly walked to one side of the arena and stood their ground.

Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao tacitly blocked the path in front of Lin Ye.

Wang Dong'er turned back and winked at Lin Ye, her powder-blue eyes filled with playfulness and confidence.

"Lin Ye, just rest in the back. Big Brother will let you win without lifting a finger."

She patted her flat chest, looking as if she were saying, "Leave everything to me."

Xiao Xiao also turned her head and nodded vigorously, her two green braided pigtails swinging as her delicate face was filled with seriousness.

The three of them had no time to coordinate before the assessment, nor had they devised any tactics.

But neither Wang Dong'er nor Xiao Xiao felt this was a problem; with the two of them joining forces, wasn't dealing with three freshmen as easy as pie?

The three students opposite them from Freshman Class Eight were all dressed like "spirit lads"—tight pants, bean shoes, and hair slicked back with grease.

"Assessment start."

Both sides released their Martial Souls instantly.

Wang Dong'er flashed forward, and while still in mid-air, her brilliant blue-purple wings had already unfurled, the golden light patterns shimmering with dazzling radiance under the sun.

Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron was released at the same time, the large black cauldron rotating slowly above her head as a steady, heavy aura spread outward.

Lin Ye did not move.

His Soul Power had not yet fully recovered, so he stood in the back with his hands in his pockets, looking like a spectator.

The three "spirit lads" opposite them also released their Martial Souls at the first opportunity.

Wang Jun Kai, standing at the very front, had a pair of wings unfurl from his back with a "swish."

Those wings... how should one put it? They were plump, greasy, and golden-yellow all over, with a layer of brown, charred edges, looking exactly like a pair of freshly baked Orleans Roasted Wings.

Wang Dong'er's wings were the Light Goddess Butterfly, dazzling and eye-catching, capable of flight by nature.

Wang Jun Kai's wings, however, lacked a flight-type soul skill, so he could not fly.

Yi Yang Gan Xi, standing in the middle, raised his hand, and a grayish, dusty stone appeared in his palm. Its surface was pitted and uneven, looking for all the world like something picked up off the side of the road.

As for the yellow-haired Wang Bian in the back, he extended his left hand. From the wrist to the fingertips, the hand was pitch-black, as if it had been smoked by something for years.

He grinned, and with a flash of light on his black hand, a pack of cigarettes appeared.

Furong Wang.

Wang Bian narrowed his eyes, looked at Wang Dong'er, then glanced at Lin Ye, who was standing in the back with his hands in his pockets, and spoke slowly.

"I haven't done this in many years."

Wang Dong'er was stunned.

Lin Ye was also stunned.