Sure enough, once Zhang Lexuan finished speaking, several people withdrew of their own accord.
They only had one Soul Ring each. They had passed the Freshman Assessment through sheer luck.
They had hoped luck might carry them through the Advancement Assessment, too.
But after hearing Zhang Lexuan describe it, they lost all confidence.
How could they possibly fight Soul Beasts with only one Soul Ring?
In the Sky Screen livestream, Hu Liena saw that some Shrek Academy students really had been scared off by Soul Beasts and immediately mocked them.
[Hu Liena: Wait, people actually ran away because they were scared of Soul Beasts? Is that all Shrek Academy's students can handle?]
This time, no one spoke up for them.
[Yu Xiaogang: Shrek Academy...]
[Ning Rongrong: What about Shrek Academy?]
[Yu Xiaogang: Nothing.]
Even Yu Xiaogang couldn't think of a way to defend those students.
Soul Masters scared off by Soul Beasts? It was unheard of!
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help lamenting aloud.
"How did these people get into Shrek Academy? They don't even dare face Soul Beasts?"
"Back when I took Xiao San to obtain a Soul Ring, we killed a four-hundred-year Mandala Snake!"
Luckily, Ye Chen wasn't there. If he had been, he would have fired right back.
"Wasn't your original target a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo? That four-hundred-year Mandala Snake nearly killed you!"
Meanwhile, on the Sky Screen, Zhang Lexuan led the group into the Beast Arena.
On the way, she began explaining the assessment criteria.
"Once you're inside, try to choose a Soul Beast that's about as strong as you are. The assessment isn't mainly about whether you defeat it. It's about how you fight it."
Zhang Lexuan left it at that.
Many in Class One had no idea what she meant.
"How else are we supposed to