The Beginning of the Freshman Assessment, Dai Huabin Looking for Trouble

Huo Yuhao said, "I can guarantee that. When I came back yesterday afternoon, I really did see Wang Dong cultivating."

Wang Dong added, "The reason I didn't clean the room was because someone else was cleaning it. That doesn't mean I didn't want to cultivate."

Huo Yuhao said, "You're right. To help you develop, the task of cleaning the room will be yours from now on."

Wang Dong said angrily after hearing Huo Yuhao's words, "Huo Yuhao, you're ruthless!"

Xiao Xiao asked, "By the way, how did the two of you do with your team coordination practice yesterday?"

"Do you think our strength requires something like team coordination?" Huo Yuhao answered Xiao Xiao's question bluntly.

"Uh..." Xiao Xiao was left speechless by Huo Yuhao's words.

Indeed, most of the students participating in the Freshman Assessment were Grand Soul Masters, with a small number of Soul Elders. Huo Yuhao, however, was the only Soul Ancestor among the freshmen.

It would have been one thing if Huo Yuhao's martial soul had been a support-type martial soul, but his was an assault-type martial soul. Very few people could normally stand against him.

Wang Dong said to Huo Yuhao, "Don't forget to give me a chance to show off. Otherwise, it'll be easy for others to think I'm just dead weight, and I might even lose my qualification to become a core disciple."

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Bing'er, don't forget to give Xiao Xiao a chance to perform too."

Xue Ningbing rolled her eyes at Huo Yuhao. "Do you think I'm you? Also, don't you think it's awkward that we've been sitting in the classroom this whole time? We're the only ones left."

If Xue Ningbing had not pointed it out, Huo Yuhao and the others would not have noticed that only the four of them remained in the classroom.

Coming back to her senses, Xiao Xiao said blankly, "Wait, did those people leave that quickly?"

Just as Huo Yuhao and the others were about to leave the classroom, an unpleasant voice sounded.

"Are you the team that has two of the only members participating in this Freshman Assessment?"

Hearing that extremely familiar voice, Huo Yuhao looked toward the doorway and discovered that its owner was Dai Huabin.

At the same time, there was a black-haired girl standing beside Dai Huabin.

The black-haired girl was named Zhu Lu. She was Dai Huabin's fiancée, their relationship having developed because they possessed a martial soul fusion skill together.

When Wang Dong saw Dai Huabin, he looked at him with great displeasure. "Who are you? That tone of yours is really unpleasant."

Dai Huabin ignored Wang Dong's words. "My name is Dai Huabin, and this is Zhu Lu. We're from Freshman Class Five. Huo Yuhao, I heard you're the strongest among the freshmen."

Upon hearing Dai Huabin's question, Huo Yuhao already knew what he was going to say next, even without Dai Huabin saying it.

Seeing that Dai Huabin had ignored him, Wang Dong said angrily, "Hey, can you have some manners? There's a living person standing right in front of you!"

Wang Dong had thought that Dai Huabin would acknowledge him this time, but to his surprise, Dai Huabin merely gave him a disdainful glance before choosing to ignore him once again.

Dai Huabin continued speaking to Huo Yuhao. "Huo Yuhao, I, Dai Huabin, officially challenge you. We'll settle this during the Freshman Assessment. Whoever wins will be the strongest freshman!"

Huo Yuhao said disdainfully, "Are you really that boring?"

"What do you mean?" Dai Huabin asked in confusion.

With both hands in his pockets, Huo Yuhao looked down on Dai Huabin with open contempt. "I mean, someone like you isn't worthy of competing with me."

"If you can make it into the top four, I might be interested. But if you can't, then I suggest you stay behind me like a little dog."

"Let's go."

After leaving those words behind, Huo Yuhao led Wang Dong, Xue Ningbing, and Xiao Xiao away.

Dai Huabin had originally wanted to rush forward and demand an explanation from Huo Yuhao, but suddenly appearing ice spikes blocked his path.

Dai Huabin did not flinch before the ice spikes. Just as he was about to destroy them, every one of them turned its sharpest tip toward him.

Before Dai Huabin could react, the ice spikes shot toward him at high speed.

Dai Huabin had no time to dodge and was directly injured by the ice spikes. The wounds left by them all emitted a chilling aura, and there were obvious cuts across his hands and legs. Feeling that extremely familiar cold, Dai Huabin easily recalled the icy aura he had encountered in the Soul Duel Arena before.

"So that cold aura from before was your doing too."

At that moment, Dai Huabin felt only one thing: cold. Bone-deep cold throughout his entire body.

Seeing Dai Huabin in that state, Zhu Lu did not hesitate and immediately took him to the infirmary for treatment.

On Huo Yuhao's side.

Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao. "Are we really just letting Dai Huabin go?"

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "Do you think I'd let him off that easily?"

"Before I left, I planted some ice spikes. I'd say he won't be able to fight at full strength this afternoon."

Xue Ningbing looked at Huo Yuhao. "Should we deal with him?"

Xiao Xiao was somewhat startled at the words "deal with." "Deal with him? Ningbing, is the way you mean it the same as the way I'm thinking?"

Xue Ningbing said, "What else could it mean?"

Huo Yuhao said, "There's no need. Rather than dealing with Dai Huabin directly, it would be better to torment him properly, let him experience pain, and then deal with him in despair."

Xiao Xiao found Huo Yuhao even more terrifying after hearing that. "Wait, is that something you can just say out loud?!"

"I agree." Unlike Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong did not feel afraid. Dai Huabin's repeated disregard for him had long made Wang Dong resent him.

The Assessment Zone was located in the north-central area of the Martial Soul Department, close to the Soul Duel Zone. It occupied far more land than the Soul Duel Zone.

The Assessment Zone was oval-shaped and differed greatly from the Soul Duel Zone. It was essentially an open space surrounded by a low wall, with its interior divided into separate areas by removable partitions.

The entire Assessment Zone covered roughly twenty thousand square meters and had now been divided into fifty areas. Each area was around four hundred square meters, a square with sides of twenty meters. This was more than enough space for freshmen who were generally only Soul Masters or Grand Soul Masters.

On the first day of the Freshman Assessment, each group only needed to fight one battle so that the students could adapt.

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