After announcing the rewards for the top three and the champions, Du Weilun had Gu Shengge and the other eleven return to their original positions.
Mu Jin looked at her class monitor, the smile on her face never fading. Zhou Yi, however, looked extremely displeased, as though someone owed her a huge sum of money. Though that was true enough—losing two Soul Bones at once would put anyone in a bad mood.
Du Weilun looked over the more than four hundred students remaining after the assessment. Holding a document, he still wore a faint smile as he continued in a clear voice:
Du Weilun said, "The quality of this year's new students surpasses that of previous years. I hope you will keep up your efforts. In light of the outstanding freshmen who emerged during this year's Freshman Tournament, the academy has specially approved a number of students to become core disciples of the outer court. I will now announce the list."
Core disciples!
Hearing that the academy was actually going to specially approve some freshmen among them as core disciples, the more than four hundred students all showed delighted expressions. After all, only the top three in the freshman assessment could become core disciples. They had never expected to have such an opportunity as well.
All the students pricked up their ears and listened intently, afraid of missing their own names. Expectation filled their faces.
Du Weilun opened the folder in his hands and read, "Based on the students' performances during the freshman assessment, the academy has ultimately approved the following core disciples: Gu Shengge, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo."
A total of nine people had become core disciples. Aside from Nanmen Yuner, Gu Shengge, Ning Tian, and