"Is everyone here?" Xuan Zi asked.
Wang Yan replied respectfully, "Everyone is present. There are twenty-five core disciples from the Martial Soul Department, ranging from second to fifth year, and one from the Soul Guidance Department."
"Mm, then go in."
With that, Xuan Zi lazily walked into the Soul Fighting Area, gnawing on a chicken leg.
He stopped in the center of the Soul Fighting Area and looked at the core disciples below. His voice entered their ears through spiritual power.
"Listen up, little ones. The assessment you'll be taking as core disciples is simple. I call it a group free-for-all. Within the Soul Fighting Area, you may attack however you wish. There are no rules. Surrendering or being rescued by me counts as elimination."
Xuan Zi paused, then took another bite of his chicken leg. "Mm. The last seven standing will be the winners. Begin. You may fight now."
After saying that, Xuan Zi ordered the teachers leading them to leave, then flew into the air himself.
As soon as Xuan Zi finished speaking, the lower-year core disciples were still dumbfounded, while Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan from the fifth year had already formed a team and launched the first attack.
Because of Yao Shi, much of the original course of events had been almost completely rewritten. Without Huo Yuhao as the link, Bei Bei's group of three was not familiar with He Caitou, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and the others.
Thus, the free-for-all was divided into three factions: Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan as one team; Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and the Lan sisters as a team of four; and Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Xie Huan Yue as a team of five.
The battle erupted in an instant. As