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Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed since Su Luoheng enrolled. He had become basically familiar with most of the dormitory and teaching areas, though he could not yet enter the experimental area without a teacher's guidance.

Normally, there were two freshmen to a dormitory.

However, this was not absolute.

Temporary arrangements inevitably had oversights, leaving a few dormitories vacant, and Su Luoheng happened to be in one of them. But having no one to disturb his meditation was exactly what he wanted.

Aside from cultivation, he had strolled around the campus a few times during these three days.

The most intuitive impression the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy gave him was that it was truly massive.

The combined area of the teaching and dormitory zones alone was roughly the same size as Maple Leaf City, where he lived.

The teaching area was filled with high-rise buildings; every grade had its own dedicated teaching building, even the sixth grade, which was primarily led by mentors. Every corner here was permeated with the rich atmosphere of soul guidance technology. One could tell at a glance that the level of soul devices here was advanced.

Inside the dormitory area, there were many novel little gadgets: for instance, soul devices for training agility, speed, strength, and reaction.

Su Luoheng had tried almost all of them.

These things were indeed helpful, but they were not cheap.

After experiencing the novelty a few times, he stopped trying them.

Although he had brought five one-thousand-gold-note bills when he came to school, which seemed like a lot of money, this was his living allowance for the entire upcoming academic year. Before he had the ability to earn money, he had to be frugal. After all, he was studying to be a soul master; rare metals all had to be bought with money.

When he left, his father had given him two porcelain bottles containing pills. One contained the Mystic Water Pill, which his father had spent a great deal of money to acquire, and the other was the relatively easier-to-obtain Soul Ascension Pill.

Before leaving home, his father had specifically instructed him on when to take them.

The Mystic Water Pill was to be used when he was about to break through to level 19, utilizing the pill's gentle medicinal properties to cleanse his marrow and bones while simultaneously reaching the level 20 Great Soul Master rank.

As for the Soul Ascension Pill, according to his father, it was best to take it when he reached level 29.

His current soul power had already reached level 17. At his current rate of improvement, it wouldn't be long before he reached level 19, at which point he could take the Mystic Water Pill and break through to become a Great Soul Master in one go.

With the final three days of enrollment concluded, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's admissions process finally ended. Today was the official start of the school year, and the freshmen were about to face their most important assessment.

The main purpose of this assessment was to match students into classes based on their respective levels of soul device proficiency.

Students of the same level were grouped together, which made it easier for teachers to conduct lessons.

The assembly point for the freshmen was set at the small practice field.

By the time Su Luoheng arrived after eating breakfast at the cafeteria, quite a few freshmen had already gathered on the field.

As per tradition, Dean Lin Jiayi took the stage.

"Welcome, all 1,784 freshmen, to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

"..."

After delivering a passionate speech, he concluded it amidst the applause of students and teachers, which also signaled that the freshman assessment was about to begin.

"Lan Yu, Qu Li, Wu Liqun, Wu Louqi... Su Luoheng, Chen Yu."

Just as everyone was speculating about the form the assessment would take, a female teacher who looked to be in her thirties stepped onto the high platform. She wore a modest blue dress, had a slender figure, fair skin, and a dignified demeanor. She picked up the roster in her hand and loudly read out a string of names—there seemed to be thirty or forty of them, and Su Luoheng was among them.

"The freshmen whose names were just called, step forward."

The female teacher's cold and indifferent voice echoed across the field.

Chapter 28: The Assessment Begins! [Seeking recommendations, investments, and bookmarks!]

The thirty-plus people filed out one after another, standing in a row. Su Luoheng followed the crowd and stood in the middle of the line.

Soon, all the students whose names had been called had stepped out.

The female teacher swept her gaze over the group, then turned her head and said, "Teacher Li, the students I am responsible for are all here. I will take them to participate in the second-grade assessment now."

"Very well, take these children along."

The female teacher nodded slightly, and with a command, she led the group toward the teaching buildings.

However, unlike the other freshmen heading to the first-grade teaching building for their assessment, their testing ground was the second-grade teaching building.

Because these students were already Level 1 Soul Masters at the time of their entrance exam, they were to take their class-placement assessment alongside the current second-grade students.

Soon, the group arrived at the examination hall and took their seats.

The female teacher who had brought them there began to introduce the exam rules.

"My name is Ran Ruobing, and I am the teacher responsible for your freshman assessment."

"The academy's grade assessment is divided into a written exam and a practical exam. We will begin with the written exam first. You will have a total of one hour to answer the questions. To prevent cheating during the written exam, all soul devices must be surrendered. If I discover anyone hiding a soul device or cheating, you will be immediately disqualified. A first offense results in a one-year ban from grade-advancement assessments, a second offense results in a two-year ban, and a third offense will lead to immediate expulsion."

Ran Ruobing paused slightly, her sharp gaze sweeping across everyone's faces.

"Does everyone understand?"

The crowd spoke in unison.

They seemed shaken by those previous words.

"Very good."

Ran Ruobing nodded slightly in satisfaction, her cold tone softening just a fraction. "You now have five minutes to place everything unrelated to the exam on the podium."

As soon as she finished speaking, the students scrambled to the front to hand over their respective soul tools.

Most of the freshmen were exceptionally thorough with their checks, terrified that a moment of negligence might affect their upcoming exam.

In contrast, Su Luoheng appeared much more indifferent.

After all, he had participated in nearly a thousand exams of this type in his past life and had long since grown accustomed to them; naturally, he wouldn't be as nervous as these freshmen encountering them for the first time.

He casually removed the storage bracelet from his wrist along with his Ice Crystal Bracer and placed them on the podium.

This storage bracelet was a Level 3 soul tool, incapable of storing the Ice Crystal Bracer, which was a level higher than itself.

Su Luoheng's atypical reaction caught the teacher's attention.

Five minutes passed quickly.

Ran Ruobing checked the time, her beautiful dark brows knitting together slightly as she warned, "There is half a minute left, everyone check carefully. If anyone is still carrying a soul tool, don't blame me for being heartless when the time comes."

"..."

"Five, four, three, two, one."

As the countdown ended, not a single freshman left their seat.

A flash of icy light crossed Ran Ruobing's beautiful eyes, sweeping sharply over the crowd. Everyone she looked at felt a bone-chilling coldness. Finally, her gaze settled on a boy in the corner, and a cold yet beautiful smile curled at the corners of her lips.

"It seems someone didn't take my warning to heart..."

She walked straight up to the boy, pointed a finger toward the door, and said in a frigid tone, "Get out. You are disqualified."

"Teacher Ran, I... I don't understand what you mean."

The boy's body trembled slightly, his face pale, his lips moving as he tried to defend himself.

Seeing this, Ran Ruobing decided to show no more mercy. She flicked her hand, and with a clatter, a bracelet-shaped storage soul tool fell to the ground.

The boy's legs shook uncontrollably, his eyes filled with despair.

The evidence was irrefutable; there was no room for excuses.

He was truly finished this time.

"Get out."

"Teacher, please give me another chance. The exam hasn't even started yet. I was just confused for a moment, I promise it won't happen ag—"

Ran Ruobing raised her hand to point at the door, her cold gaze fixed upon him.

"Leave immediately. I do not wish to say it again."

The boy dared not say another word. He hurriedly picked up the bracelet from the floor and slunk out of the classroom, regretting the moment of madness that had possessed him.

But there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Furthermore, she had already given him one chance.

Seeing the disheveled way the boy who had been expelled from the exam room left, the atmosphere in the classroom became serious.

Seeing this, Ran Ruobing nodded slightly, leaving no trace of her thoughts. Senior Brother was right; these children are quite crafty. One must make an example of someone to keep them in line.

It seemed the effect was quite good now.

One could only say that the little brat had been the perfect sacrifice.

"The exam now officially begins."

As Ran Ruobing finished speaking, she lifted her jade-like arm, and copies of the test papers landed on everyone's desks.

All the freshmen participating in the assessment quickly cast the previous incident to the back of their minds and began to answer the questions earnestly, writing furiously.

Su Luoheng was no exception.

These questions tested the fundamental knowledge of soul masters and the theory of Level 1 core arrays.

For Su Luoheng, who had already mastered Level 1 core arrays, there was no difficulty at all. In less than half an hour, he had already completed more than half of the questions.

In that same amount of time, the fastest of the other students had only finished a quarter.

Su Luoheng's speed in answering the questions once again drew Ran Ruobing's attention.

As she passed by him, she glanced at his paper. When she saw the name "Su Luoheng," a flash of realization crossed her beautiful eyes.

So it was him.

Time flew by, and an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"The written assessment is over."

As soon as the words fell, every student stopped their pens.

Ran Ruobing suddenly spread her arms and gave a flick, and the next moment, all the test papers seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, neatly stacking themselves into her palms.

"You have two minutes to pack your things. Gather at the entrance of the teaching building in five minutes."

After organizing the papers, Ran Ruobing left this instruction and walked out of the examination hall.

"Finally over~"

"Did you manage to draw that Spirit Gathering Array?"

"What was the first array in the fill-in-the-blank section?"

"..."

While the papers were being collected and organized, the students began to chatter among themselves.

The results were, naturally, a mix of joy and sorrow.

Before long, when Ran Ruobing appeared, the freshmen immediately lined up in front of the teaching building; it seemed the psychological trauma of being kicked out of the exam hall earlier had not faded so easily.

She then led the group toward the testing area for the practical examination.

There were experimental classrooms inside the teaching building, but with over thirty people taking the exam simultaneously, plus the need for soul tool testing, the testing area was far more convenient.

Along the way, Ran Ruobing briefed everyone on the key points of this assessment.

Practical examination, as the name suggests, tests everyone's ability to craft soul tools.

The advancement assessment is divided into a written test and a practical exam, with the practical portion accounting for seventy percent of the total score, making it the most critical part of the entire evaluation.

Chapter 29: Soul Tool Assessment [Seeking recommendations, investments, and favorites!]

Knowledge gained from books is superficial; one must practice what one has learned to truly understand it.