Huo Yuhao's Right of Use, a Swift End to the Battle

After the morning's grouping, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were still assigned to Area Thirty-Three.

Xue Ningbing and Xiao Xiao were assigned to Area Thirty-Four, right next to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

When the afternoon assessment time arrived, they all entered their respective assessment areas.

Before entering the Soul Duel Zone, Wang Dong said to Xue Ningbing, "Xue Ningbing, want to see which team wins faster?"

Facing Wang Dong's challenge, Xue Ningbing showed no fear at all. "Sure, but shouldn't we make a bet or something?"

"Wouldn't that make things more exciting?"

Wang Dong agreed without hesitation. "Fine, no problem. What are we betting?"

Xue Ningbing lightly tapped her chin with a finger. "Hmm, let me think. How about the right to use Huo Yuhao?"

"Sure." Wang Dong agreed without the slightest hesitation.

"Hey, can you two stop making bets like this right in front of me?" Huo Yuhao looked helplessly at Xue Ningbing and Wang Dong.

"Alright, alright, hurry in." Before Huo Yuhao could say anything else, Wang Dong directly pushed him into Area Thirty-Three.

After watching the two leave, Xue Ningbing led Xiao Xiao toward Area Thirty-Four.

After entering Area Thirty-Three, Huo Yuhao wondered: since Wang Yan was their homeroom teacher, which teacher would be serving as the referee for Area Thirty-Three?

With that thought in mind, Huo Yuhao looked forward to seeing what sort of surprise the referee would have in store for them.

Aside from Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, teams from the other classes also arrived in Area Thirty-Three.

When they saw that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had only two people, the teams from the other classes were all slightly stunned.

They all thought these two were far too arrogant. They clearly did not take anyone else seriously.

This was supposed to be a three-versus-three battle, yet they had turned it into two versus three. Who were these two looking down on?

No, what strength did they have to fight two against three?

Even though they did not voice their thoughts, every bit of them was written all over their faces.

The two people involved could not be bothered with their reactions.

The most direct way was to let their fists do the talking. That was the hardest truth of all.

The assessment teacher who appeared in Area Thirty-Three next was someone Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong least expected: Wang Yan.

The moment he saw Wang Yan, Wang Dong asked in surprise, "Teacher Wang, why are you the assessment teacher?"

Wang Yan explained, "The academy does not seem to have any rule saying a homeroom teacher cannot serve as an assessment area teacher. It is entirely voluntary."

Then Wang Yan looked at Huo Yuhao. "I am very much looking forward to your performance."

Huo Yuhao nodded. "I will not disappoint you, Teacher Wang."

After speaking with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, Wang Yan said to the students of the other five teams, "Hello, I am Wang Yan, the assessment teacher for Area Thirty-Three. As you can see, I am also the homeroom teacher of Class One, but I will absolutely not show favoritism toward my students."

"Now, I will announce the two teams for the first match."

Wang Yan then took out a roster. "Freshman Assessment, first round, first match: Freshman Class One's Huo Yuhao Team—Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong—versus Freshman Class Three's Ouyang Junyi Team—Ouyang Junyi, Chen Junfeng, Zhao Haochen. Both sides whose names have been called, enter the field and stand at opposite corners."

"You may begin fighting only after I announce the start of the match. Enter the field."

Upon hearing Wang Yan call them up, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong headed straight to the northwest corner without hesitation, while the three students from Class Three went to the corner opposite them.

"Assessment begins!"

As Wang Yan's voice fell,

Wang Dong immediately entered his martial soul possession state. A pair of dazzling blue-purple wings appeared behind him in midair, their surfaces adorned with gleaming golden patterns. After Wang Dong completed his possession, Huo Yuhao's Ice Qilin appeared as well.

Originally, Wang Dong's ideal Soul Ring configuration of one yellow and one purple ring, along with his martial soul, should have drawn everyone's attention. However, Huo Yuhao's four Soul Rings—three purple and one black—and the unheard-of Ice Qilin instantly seized the attention of everyone present.

"Damn, is this guy cheating?"

"Could he be that Huo Yuhao who got in based on his strength? He actually ended up in the same assessment area as this monster."

"This is bad. I only hope we do not run into those two."

"No wonder they dared to challenge the Freshman Assessment with just the two of them. I really failed to recognize greatness when I saw it."

After seeing Huo Yuhao reveal his Soul Rings and martial soul, the teams that had originally objected to the two of them had no expressions left but shock and fear.

The Class Three students facing Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were so intimidated by their overwhelming presence that they forgot to even activate their martial souls.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Ice Storm!" Huo Yuhao's fourth Soul Ring shone with intense black light, while the red jewel above the Ice Qilin released a powerful icy-blue radiance.

An icy-blue pillar of light large enough to enclose all three of Ouyang Junyi's group appeared directly above them, and dark clouds gathered overhead.

When the pillar appeared, Wang Dong failed to stop in time and slammed directly into it.

"Huo Yuhao, just you wait!" Wang Dong stubbornly finished his sentence before collapsing onto the ground.

The Class Three students trapped inside the pillar were assaulted by ice spikes as large as raindrops. The spikes fell as fast as rain, struck with tremendous force, and came in even greater numbers.

When Ice Storm's assault finally ended, all three Class Three students lay on the ground, covered in wounds.

"Damn!"

Seeing the battered Freshman Class Three students, the other students were suddenly overflowing with sympathy.

"Thankfully, we only need to fight one battle today."

"Those three are really miserable."

Although Wang Yan was greatly shocked, he felt it would be better to send the injured students for treatment first.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this possibility. After Wang Yan announced the match result, a teacher with a healing martial soul came over to treat the three Class Three students.

Huo Yuhao was even stronger than expected. It seemed Wang Yan would have to wait until the later stages to witness Huo Yuhao's true strength. Wang Yan was certain that the strength Huo Yuhao had displayed so far was merely the tip of the iceberg.

In order to gain a deeper understanding of the secrets of Huo Yuhao's martial soul, Wang Yan decided to ask Director Du to arrange for him to serve as Huo Yuhao's assessment referee whenever possible.

The Ice Qilin martial soul and Wang Dong's Goddess of Light Butterfly were truly too rare. It would not be an exaggeration to say there was only one of each in existence.

But did he not remember that the Goddess of Light Butterfly could only appear in girls?