My Name Is Tang Ya—Tang of Tang Sect, Ya of Elegance

After each received two sets of new student uniforms and the keys to their dormitories, Lin Yan and Bei Bei prepared to leave Shrek Square.

However, a sudden burst of fighting caught Lin Yan's attention.

"Senior Sister, what are they doing in there? Why is it so noisy? It sounds like someone's fighting!"

Lin Yan stopped and turned to look toward the innermost area of the square.

Yu Feifei followed Lin Yan's gaze before explaining, "That is also a testing area, but it is for combat strength. Participation is not mandatory. New students who registered may go, or they may choose not to."

Hearing this, Lin Yan became interested and asked, "A combat strength testing area? Do we spar with upperclassmen?"

Yu Feifei shook her head. "It is a fight, yes, but not against upperclassmen. It is against Outer Court instructors."

"Instructors?"

A hint of surprise appeared in Lin Yan's eyes. "The instructors of Shrek's Outer Court should all be at least Soul Emperors, right? What cultivation can new students possibly have? How could they defeat instructors?"

Yu Feifei smiled and explained, "This test does not require you to defeat an instructor. If you are interested, we can go take a look. You will understand as soon as you see it."

Lin Yan looked at Bei Bei. "Cousin, interested in checking it out?"

"Sure, let's take a look." Bei Bei nodded with a smile.

The three of them then headed to the combat testing area.

At that moment, more than a hundred people had gathered in the combat testing area. Judging from their clothing, most were new students from this intake.

After all, only new students were not wearing Shrek Academy uniforms.

Aside from the new students, several figures stood farther inside the testing area, each within a circle one meter in diameter. They all wore identical instructor uniforms, making their identities obvious.

There were six instructors in total.

Two of them were currently unoccupied, standing calmly inside their circles.

The other four were each facing the combined assault of three students dressed as freshmen.

Yu Feifei said, "You can see it yourselves. The combat test is conducted in groups of three, attacking an instructor. As long as you can force the instructor out of that circle, you will receive a prize. New students may use every method available to them, including their martial souls and soul skills, while the instructors are not allowed to use either their martial souls or soul skills."

Yu Feifei's explanation was very clear, and Lin Yan understood immediately.

Was this combat test difficult?

In theory, it was extremely difficult.

The registered freshmen were mostly one-ring or two-ring Soul Masters. Three-ring Soul Elders were almost impossible to find.

Meanwhile, the instructors were all Soul Emperors. Moreover, as members of Shrek Academy, these Soul Emperors were generally stronger than ordinary Soul Emperors outside the academy.

Even without using their martial souls, they were not opponents three freshmen could handle.

Lin Yan asked with great interest, "Senior Sister, what is the prize?"

Yu Feifei replied, "The prize is different every year. This year, it seems to be one Soul Ascension Pill per person."

"Junior Brother, you may not know what a Soul Ascension Pill is. Let me tell you, it is an extremely precious medicinal pill. One is worth ten thousand gold, and it can increase soul power. Based on its effects, it should be no problem for it to raise a Soul Elder's soul power by one level."

"However, Soul Ascension Pills cannot be taken in excess. A person can only consume one in their lifetime. Taking more will damage one's foundation, doing more harm than good."

"A Soul Ascension Pill?"

Lin Yan was immediately intrigued.

He had never taken a Soul Ascension Pill before, so consuming one would bring him benefits without any drawbacks.

Logically speaking, he had already possessed thirty-second-level soul power at the age of ten, so he had no need to rely on medicinal pills to improve.

Yet in Lin Yan's view, he did not want to miss this opportunity to increase his soul power.

Since it would not harm him, even though one level of soul power was not much, he would still need to train diligently for three or four months to reach it. Would it not be better to save that time?

"Cousin, how about we give it a try?"

Lin Yan looked at Bei Bei with great interest.

"Alright." Bei Bei nodded. "But there are only two of us. Where can we find a third person?"

Lin Yan looked toward the crowd in the distance and smiled. "Are there not plenty of people over there? We can just grab one at random and make up the three!"

Just as Lin Yan finished speaking, an exceptionally pleasant voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Are you looking for a teammate? Do you think I would do?"

The voice was as crisp and pleasant as pearls falling onto a jade plate.

Lin Yan subconsciously turned around, and a slightly youthful, beautiful girl immediately entered his sight.

She was around one meter sixty tall, with tender, fair skin like freshly peeled lychee. Her features were delicate, her dark eyes resembled a pair of black pearls, and her smooth black hair was tied into a ponytail behind her head.

Though her clothes were simple and plain, they could not conceal the girl's innate excellence.

Bei Bei was slightly stunned when he saw the girl.

A trace of envy flashed through Yu Feifei's eyes.

That was because her appearance was far inferior to the girl before her.

She was certain that once this girl grew a little older and her figure developed slightly more, she would definitely become a goddess-like figure in the Outer Court.

Unlike the two of them, Lin Yan's swordlike brows furrowed slightly.

For some reason, the very first time he saw the girl, he felt a faint sense of disgust in his heart.

"What is going on?"

Lin Yan found it extremely strange. He was certain this was the first time he had met the girl. Since this was their first encounter, where had this feeling of disgust come from?

"Can I join you?" the girl asked, blinking her large eyes.

The adorable sight made Bei Bei stare without blinking as he nodded. "You can."

Only then did Lin Yan snap out of his confusion, and he shot Bei Bei a speechless glance.

Bei Bei had agreed so readily without even knowing what she was capable of. Lin Yan had never realized his cousin's resistance to feminine beauty was so low!

Still, since Bei Bei had already agreed, Lin Yan could not say much more. He casually asked, "We are teammates from now on. What is your name?"

The girl glanced at Lin Yan and introduced herself. "My name is Tang Ya—Tang of Tang Sect, Ya of elegance!"

"Uh—"

This time, it was Lin Yan who was inwardly stunned.

Tang Ya?

Upon learning her name, several black lines seemed to cross Lin Yan's forehead.

After hearing that name, Bei Bei's expression also changed ever so slightly in a way most people would not notice.

"Then what is your martial soul?"

Under Lin Yan's gaze, Tang Ya said, "My martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. I am an eighteenth-level control-type Soul Master!"

Hearing this, Lin Yan immediately confirmed Tang Ya's identity. She had to be the Tang Ya he knew of—the master of the Tang Sect, and also the girl Bei Bei would love wholeheartedly.

Because of her, Zhang Lexuan's child groom, whom she had raised for many years and who was just about to mature, was gone!

Bei Bei did not show much of a reaction upon hearing the words Blue Silver Grass, but Yu Feifei said in surprise, "A useless martial soul like Blue Silver Grass can actually be cultivated to eighteenth-level soul power at this age?"

The moment those words came out, Tang Ya's beautiful brows immediately knit together.

Bei Bei glanced at Tang Ya, then seriously said, "Senior Sister, there are no useless martial souls, only useless Soul Masters! You should not judge someone else's martial soul like that!"

Yu Feifei was immediately left speechless, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on her pretty face.

Upon hearing Bei Bei repeat the famous saying of Master Yu Xiaogang, Lin Yan did not particularly agree with it. However, Bei Bei was his cousin, so he could not refute him. He simply stood quietly to the side and became a transparent bystander.

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