Enemies Defeated by Me Never Become My Rivals

"Roar—"

The enormous white tiger's body was slightly translucent. Its massive frame crouched slightly as an earth-shaking tiger roar erupted, mixed with terrifying Soul Power fluctuations. Then, its four limbs pushed off the ground, sending transparent ripples outward as the giant tiger pounced fiercely at Lu Yuan.

By rights, a Hakimi at your level wasn't even qualified to bare its fangs at me!

Instead of retreating, Lu Yuan advanced. His dazzling wings of light propelled him forward as he threw a punch straight at that enormous tiger head.

Bang!

A heavy uppercut smashed into the Hell White Tiger's chin, sending its massive body flying backward in an instant. Even its originally icy, sharp eyes became much clearer!

Good!

Beside the arena, Wu Feng threw a heavy punch as though she had landed it herself. In the stands, Huo Yuhao clenched his fist hard, a gleam of exhilarated delight bursting from his eyes. Even the academy's upper ranks and senior elders showed surprise. A Soul Elder using his physical body to clash head-on with the Hell White Tiger—what an outrageous physique!

Yet that was not the end. The moment the Hell White Tiger flew backward, Lu Yuan strode forward sharply. The veins in both arms bulged as he seized that thick, long tiger tail and, bracing his waist and hips together, exerted force—

Up, down, left, right, BABA!

Bang bang bang bang!

Like a sandbag, the giant tiger was swung violently from side to side by Lu Yuan, smashing heavily into the hard arena floor and kicking up clouds of dust.

Hiss—

Seeing Lu Yuan's actions, even the referee at ringside, Du Weilun, sucked in a cold breath. With his discernment, he could naturally tell that Lu Yuan was not trying to injure his opponent, but humiliate him. No matter how powerful Dai Huabin's Martial Soul Fusion Skill was, today's scene would become a lifelong disgrace.

The damage was minimal, but the humiliation was immense.

Everything Lu Yuan did was naturally in response to Dai Huabin's earlier provocation.

"Roar!" After being slammed back and forth more than a dozen times by Lu Yuan and casually thrown away, the giant tiger roared again. However, this roar was clearly much weaker. The Hell White Tiger's limbs seemed to have developed minds of their own, twisted every which way as it lay sprawled weakly on the ground for quite some time.

After a long while, the Hell White Tiger finally regained its bearings. The hatred in its eyes grew even stronger as it stared fixedly at Lu Yuan, who stood with his hands behind his back. Raising its tiger head, it let out a hysterical roar.

Then, Lu Yuan sensed the Soul Power in the surrounding environment begin to boil. Vast amounts of free natural Soul Power gathered toward the giant tiger's mouth, forming a ball of Soul Power that radiated purple light.

What a joke. You could fire a blast, and I couldn't?

With a thought, Lu Yuan raised his right palm. Like sunlight breaking through the night, dense light-element energy dispersed the chaotic Soul Power around him, and a silent wheel of light began to rotate in his hand.

Eight-Part Light Wheel!

"Roar—!!!"

Seeing its momentum about to be suppressed by Lu Yuan, the Hell White Tiger immediately stopped hesitating. A purple beam shot out from its enormous mouth.

On the other side, the spinning Eight-Part Light Wheel carried incomparable cutting force as it met the purple beam head-on.

Screech, screech!

The collision of the two Soul Skills continuously produced ear-piercing cutting sounds. Finally, beneath the Hell White Tiger's disbelieving gaze, the spinning wheel of light gradually exhausted the purple beam before continuing onward toward the Hell White Tiger's head without losing momentum!

Boom!

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black!

In the end, Du Weilun, acting as referee, stepped in. Eight magnificent Soul Rings in the optimal configuration surrounded him, helping the Hell White Tiger block that lethal strike at the final moment!

"The Freshman Assessment finals: Freshman Class Nine wins!"

Beside Du Weilun, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had already gone limp all over and exited their Martial Soul Fusion state. Once he confirmed that both had lost their ability to fight, he immediately announced the final result of the match.

"Yay! We're champions!!!"

Upon hearing Du Weilun's voice, Wu Feng, who had spent the entire match lying back and riding the victory, jumped up excitedly. Even the usually calm and composed Ning Tian beamed with joy.

In the stands, Mu Jin, who had watched the entire match closely, excitedly pumped his fist—her senior title was in the bag! On the other side, Huo Yuhao slammed his fist against the railing in front of him. Looking at Dai Huabin sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, an indescribable satisfaction surged through his heart.

In the assessment area, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu supported each other. The liveliness around them belonged to everyone else; they had nothing. Dai Huabin only found them noisy.

Supporting each other, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu barely rose to their feet and walked down from the stage. When Lu Yuan's group, flushed with triumph, passed by him, he could not help but shout, "Lu Yuan, don't get cocky! One day, I, Dai Huabin, will grind you beneath my feet!"

Lu Yuan paused upon hearing this, but he did not turn around. He merely said indifferently, "Enemies defeated by me never become my rivals. I'll give you time to catch up, until you can no longer even see my back!"

After saying that, he led Ning Tian and Wu Feng toward the smiling Mu Jin, who had been waiting below the stage and waving at them.

The next day, the weather was bright and clear beneath a cloudless sky. At Shrek Square, all first-year students who had passed the Freshman Assessment gathered together. From this moment onward, those students who had passed the Freshman Assessment could truly be considered members of Shrek Outer Court. The next event was the awards ceremony for the top three teams in the Freshman Assessment, followed by the subsequent class assignments.

On a platform in the center of the square, Du Weilun, director of the Martial Soul Department, emerged with a file in hand, his face glowing with pride. Through this Freshman Assessment, the Martial Soul Department had selected quite a few promising talents. The department's flourishing future made Du Weilun, as its director, feel honored as well.

"The Freshman Assessment came to a successful conclusion yesterday. First, I would like to congratulate every student standing here. Congratulations on officially passing the assessment and becoming members of Shrek Outer Court!"

"Next, I will officially announce the top three teams of the Freshman Assessment and award them their corresponding rewards. At the same time, the list of Core Disciples has also been finalized and will be announced one by one afterward!"

"Third place: Freshman Class One—Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao!" Since they had encountered Lu Yuan's group in the semifinals, Huo Yuhao and the others ultimately placed third. Still, their expressions showed that they were quite satisfied with this ranking.

"Second place: Freshman Class Five—Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie!" After Du Weilun announced the ranking, Cui Yajie appeared extremely happy. Dai Huabin, however, still wore a gloomy expression, while Zhu Lu seemed to be comforting him at his side. The two of them looked exactly like a pair of the clueless and the unhappy.

"Next, then, comes our first-place team!"