The next day,
All the freshmen who had passed Shrek Academy's Freshman Assessment gathered in Shrek Square, ready for their upcoming class assignments.
The top three teams in the Freshman Assessment also received rewards from the academy.
When they needed a Soul Ring, they could submit a request to the academy, which would help them obtain the Soul Ring best suited to them.
Hearing this reward, Ye Chen couldn't help grumbling under his breath.
"Shrek Academy really is stingy. They say they'll train us as Core Disciples, but all they do is help each student obtain a single Soul Ring."
"This is an even bigger rip-off than Yu Xiaogang and Flender!"
Ten thousand years earlier, when Yu Xiaogang and Flender trained their Core Disciples, the teachers personally led expeditions to help every one of those students obtain their Soul Rings.
Outside the Sky Screen, Yu Xiaogang and Flender didn't know whether to feel happy or upset when they heard that.
Likewise, this reward had already sparked plenty of discussion in the chat.
[Qiangu Dongfeng: Seriously, after such a long Freshman Assessment, this is all the top three get? Since when did Shrek Academy become so stingy?]
With these students' talent, they could have their pick of Soul Spirits at the Spirit Pagoda!
[Ning Rongrong: How does hunting for Soul Rings count as a reward?]
Ning Rongrong was speechless. If she needed a Soul Ring, couldn't she just ask Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone?
[Hu Liena: Does Shrek Academy even know how to train students?]
People below chimed in one after another. Even families training their own disciples were never this much of a rip-off.
If a disciple like Ye Chen came to them, they would cover all his Soul Rings and Soul Bones!
Of course, as the freshmen who had taken first place, Ye Chen and his teammates had a special reward.
"Unless something unexpected happens, the special reward should be a Soul Bone," Ye Chen guessed.
It was probably meant to curry favor with him, the top freshman.
As for having the academy help hunt his Soul Rings, Ye Chen had no such plans.
The Soul Rings he wanted would come from Ferocious Beasts, nothing else. Unless Mu En personally acted, who could guarantee they could take down a Ferocious Beast?
As for Xuan Zi?
No thanks. He might end up dying at an Evil Soul Master's hands before he even got his Soul Ring!
He would be better off asking Bibi Dong to act!
After the rewards were announced, the appointment of Core Disciples and the class assignments followed.
The first-year students were divided into four classes. Class One consisted of the control system and Power Attack System students, while Class Two consisted of the defense system and agility attack system students.
Class Three was for the support system, while Class Four consisted of Soul Masters from various special systems, including the food and healing systems.
Class One's head teacher was Wang Yan, and its deputy head teacher was Zhou Yi.
As expected, Huo Yuhao was also assigned to Class One.
"All right, everyone, follow your respective head teachers back to the teaching building according to your new class assignments. Ye Chen, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, come with me," Du Weilun said.
Once they arrived at Du Weilun's office, he took a leather pouch from his storage Soul Tool.
"This is the special reward I specifically requested from the academy for you. Although there is only one reward, it is the most precious prize the academy has awarded in the Freshman Assessment in at least three hundred years."
Ye Chen: "..."
If he hadn't seen the beast tide in the Emperor Auspicious Beast's memories, he might actually have believed that.
Isn't it just a Soul Bone?
He makes it sound so precious.
Shrek Academy must have plenty of Soul Bones like this in stock, right?
He really has a whole arsenal of official platitudes!
Then Du Weilun handed the leather pouch to Ye Chen. "All right, you can decide among yourselves how to distribute it."
Meanwhile, everyone was chatting excitedly in the Sky Screen's chat box.
[Ning Rongrong: What do you think this special reward is?]
[Hu Liena: Does that even need asking? It's obviously a Soul Bone. What's there to guess?]
[Qian Renxue: With Shrek Academy's ten thousand years of accumulated resources, the Soul Bone should be pretty high quality, right?]
Spirit Hall had quite a few Soul Bones in its stores. Since Shrek Academy had replaced Spirit Hall, its stockpile should be substantial too.
[Qiangu Dongfeng: Don't get your hopes up. Given Shrek Academy's stingy habits, this Soul Bone won't be very old.]
Seeing them disparage Shrek Academy again, Yu Xiaogang was about to argue back. But after thinking it over, he didn't even know where to begin.
Because Shrek Academy really did seem a little stingy this time.
If it were him, faced with a disciple as outstanding as Ye Chen, he would practically empty his pockets and give him everything he had.
Inside the Sky Screen, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao could no longer wait in the office.
"Class monitor, hurry up and open it! Let's see what's inside," Xiao Xiao said excitedly.
"All right." Ye Chen untied the cord on the leather pouch, and a ball of yellow light burst out without warning.
"Is this... a Soul Bone?" Wang Dong said in surprise.
Du Weilun smiled slightly. "You didn't expect that, did you?"
Ye Chen: "..."
Oh, I didn't. I really didn't. Why does this Soul Bone look so much like one produced by a Thousand-Year Soul Beast?
Du Weilun hadn't noticed Ye Chen's expression yet, and he continued speaking.
"I specifically selected this Soul Bone for you. Both Power Attack System and control system Soul Masters can use it."
"It is a left leg bone, called the Void Magic Leopard Left Leg Bone. Fusing with it can increase a Soul Master's speed."
"It also grants an attack skill activated through the left leg."
At this point, Du Weilun paused before continuing.
"You must also keep the Soul Bone reward a secret for the academy."
Ye Chen put away the Soul Bone, and Du Weilun escorted them to the door. Only then did the three leave the office.
The moment they stepped outside, Ye Chen tossed the Soul Bone straight into Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's hands.
"Class monitor, you don't want this?" Xiao Xiao asked in shock.
This was a Soul Bone! An ordinary person might never obtain even one in their entire life!
"I don't need it. You two can have it," Ye Chen said.
Even Bibi Dong in his Sea of Spirit was puzzled by his actions.
"Little fellow, you don't want this Soul Bone?"
"Teacher, each person can only absorb six Soul Bones. Of course I should choose the best ones," Ye Chen said.
"If I'm going to absorb Soul Bones, I'll absorb six that are at least a hundred thousand years old!"
With so many Ferocious Beasts in this era, gathering six great Ferocious Beast Soul Spirits and putting together six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones wouldn't be difficult!
"Wasn't the reason Tang Hao didn't absorb the Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Bone back then that all his Soul Bone slots were already full?"
"Once you absorb something like this, forcibly removing it will damage your body. Naturally, you have to be careful!"
Hearing this, Bibi Dong thought it over. He did seem to have a point.
After all, she herself had a full set of Soul Bones. Putting together a complete set really didn't seem that difficult.
At that moment, outside the Sky Screen, Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue both froze when they heard that Ye Chen intended to absorb six Soul Bones over a hundred thousand years old.
"Seriously? My Angel God Armor only consists of six Soul Bones that are ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years old, and you actually want an entire set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones?"
"You're simply building castles in the air!"