First Battle!

Time passed quickly, and the three of them had arrived at the preparation area for the second day of the Freshman Assessment!

"Wow! There are so many people? This really is an important Freshman Assessment!" Xiao Xiao exclaimed, looking around curiously. Seeing how excited she was, Wang Dong teased her helplessly. "Sigh! Such a child!"

"Tch! Who was the one talking about how many people there were just now?" Xiao Xiao shot back without mercy. Ever since learning that Wang Dong was a girl, Xiao Xiao had stopped holding herself back and occasionally teased Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao.

"Enough! It's our turn! Get ready!" Huo Yuhao looked at the two playing around behind him and reminded them. They nodded, and the three headed onto the stage side by side.

Three freshmen stepped up from the other side as well, all of them boys. Seeing both sides ready, the referee nodded. "State your names!"

Huo Yuhao's team: Huo Yuhao! Wang Dong! Xiao Xiao!

Opponents: Ouyang Junyi! Chen Junfeng! Zhao Haocheng!

"Both sides, summon your Martial Souls!" At the referee's command, the six Soul Masters unleashed their Martial Souls. The three opponents were all one-ring Soul Masters, and three yellow Soul Rings gleamed across from them.

Huo Yuhao's side was somewhat stronger. Beneath Wang Dong's feet appeared one yellow and one purple Soul Ring, instantly drawing everyone's attention. Xiao Xiao was no weaker, with two yellow Soul Rings appearing beneath her feet.

Seeing a team with two Grand Soul Masters, everyone turned their curious gazes toward Huo Yuhao in the rear. Yet just as they wondered what remarkable trait he possessed, a white Soul Ring surfaced beneath his feet.

The entire arena fell silent for an instant. Then, a flood of discussion erupted, all questioning whether Huo Yuhao's first Soul Ring was merely a ten-year Soul Ring and whether he was just dead weight.

"These people!" Wang Dong was furious and prepared to teach them a proper lesson. However, Huo Yuhao's voice rang out in both girls' minds. "Don't mind them. Focus on the enemy first!"

Although the two were angry after hearing Huo Yuhao's words, they knew what mattered most. Their gazes slowly turned toward their opponents. A whistle sounded, and the match began!

"Catch!" One of the Soul Masters raised his hand and summoned two chicken drumsticks, sending them flying toward his two companions. After they ate them, Ouyang Junyi's Beak Hummingbird Martial Soul beat its wings in the next instant.

His figure vanished from the spot as he charged toward Huo Yuhao in the center, intending to eliminate the white-ringed Soul Master first. But the moment he moved, Wang Dong noticed him.

She immediately activated her first soul skill, and four guillotine blades slashed fiercely toward Ouyang Junyi. Sensing the powerful fluctuations of her Soul Power, he had no choice but to retreat. Yet at that moment, a huge cauldron appeared behind him!

"Hmph! Cauldron Tremor!" Xiao Xiao shouted.

Terrifying vibrations surged outward and blasted him away, sending him flying toward the edge of the arena. Just as he was about to fall out, a soft, flexible sword flew toward him, wrapping around him in preparation to pull him back.

However, under Spiritual Detection, that move was exposed completely. Xiao Xiao's Three-Lives Soul-Calming Cauldron immediately split apart, and three enormous cauldrons smashed fiercely toward Chen Junfeng.

Seeing the massive shadow descending upon him, Chen Junfeng had no choice but to abandon Ouyang Junyi and dodge to the side. Yet the instant he escaped the cauldrons' shadow, Wang Dong was already waiting for him.

"Here you are?"

Looking at Wang Dong's smiling face, Chen Junfeng inexplicably felt that he was finished. Just as he feared, four guillotine blades flew out and sent him straight out of the arena!

As for the remaining Soul Master with the chicken drumstick Martial Soul, he knew his own limits. The moment Chen Junfeng was sent flying out, he immediately raised his hand and surrendered.

"The winners are Huo Yuhao's team!"

No one in the audience was surprised by the result. Wang Dong's strength was right there for all to see; one yellow and one purple Soul Ring were no joke.

However, everyone was still concerned about Huo Yuhao, the white-ringed Soul Master. Why had this guy joined Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's team? Wasn't he just being carried to victory?

As the crowd discussed the matter, a teacher wearing sunglasses below the stage held a different opinion. His gaze remained fixed on Huo Yuhao, who had only one white Soul Ring.

"Radiant Goddess Butterfly, Three-Lives Soul-Calming Cauldron—no matter how close their friendship is, there should still be some issues with their coordination. Yet they have none. Clearly, they have an excellent mediator, and that mediator is Huo Yuhao, you inconspicuous Soul Master!"

This teacher looked at Huo Yuhao's group as though he had everything figured out. Indeed, his theoretical analysis was quite good, and his line of thought was unusual.

After the battle ended, the three walked off the stage. Wang Dong stretched lazily, looking completely liberated, making the other two shake their heads helplessly.

"I'm saying, Wang Dong, don't relax too much! The battles ahead will only get harder!" Xiao Xiao reminded her, but Wang Dong looked utterly unconcerned.

"What's there to worry about? We have Yuhao. As long as he activates Spiritual Detection, who could possibly be our opponent?" In the very next battle, Wang Dong would be thoroughly proven wrong!

Time came to the next day.

Huo Yuhao and the other two stared at the three people in front of them. Among them was a fat boy, and Huo Yuhao's gaze was locked tightly onto him. The other two posed nowhere near as much of a threat as this fat boy!

"Xie Huanyue..."

That was right. This fat boy was called Xie Huanyue. His Martial Soul was a beast Martial Soul known as the Pipi Elephant. At the same time, his two yellow and one purple Soul Rings appeared, instantly bringing the match to a climax.

"Looks like this team is done for!"

"Yeah! Their Soul Power levels are a bit too far apart!"

Discussion filled the surroundings, but Huo Yuhao and the others did not care in the slightest. Using the same old tactic, Huo Yuhao linked with the two girls' minds, and they immediately charged at their opponents.

Xie Huanyue nodded to his two teammates behind him. His body rapidly expanded, his nose lengthened, and an elephant-man appeared. As his first Soul Ring lit up—

"First soul skill: Elephant Body!"

His strength and defense increased as he charged toward Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao. The other two Soul Masters also drew their weapons—bone scythes—and rushed toward Huo Yuhao.

"Not good! They figured it out!" Seeing Huo Yuhao targeted, the two girls' hearts tightened, and they intended to fall back to defend him. However, Xie Huanyue, a Soul Elder, would not let them get past so easily.

His enormous body curled into a huge ball and smashed fiercely toward Wang Dong. Faced with the massive figure charging at her, Wang Dong had no choice but to evade first.

After stopping Wang Dong, Xie Huanyue's second Soul Ring lit up. His enormous, thick elephant trunk lashed toward Xiao Xiao like a whip. Left with no choice, Xiao Xiao immediately summoned the Three-Lives Soul-Calming Cauldron to defend herself.

With that single delay, the two girls no longer had time to fall back. The two Soul Masters swung their scythes down at Huo Yuhao. Just as they thought they had succeeded, Huo Yuhao's lips curved upward.

In the next moment, his figure slowly faded away until he vanished before their eyes. Staring at the spot where Huo Yuhao had disappeared, the two were stunned.

Suddenly, one Soul Master took a heavy punch to the abdomen and was sent flying. This scene shocked everyone present. Damn, Huo Yuhao had been hiding his strength too!