Midterm Assessment, Luo Fan Takes the Stage!

Night had fallen, and in an unobserved corner of Notting Academy, Luo Fan sprinted forward before stepping onto the trunk of a large tree and running rapidly upward!

After running for about ten steps, Luo Fan suddenly slipped beneath his feet, and his body immediately fell uncontrollably!

Fortunately, Luo Fan was already used to it. While falling, he performed a nimble backflip, bent his knees to dissipate the force, and landed steadily on the ground.

After successfully mastering the Rasengan, Luo Fan realized that he could rely on self-study to learn many of the abilities from Naruto.

Therefore, he had also arranged tree climbing and water walking training for himself, as both had been described in detail!

For one thing, both exercises allowed him to control his Soul Power more precisely.

Since he possessed far more Soul Power than ordinary people, stronger control naturally brought him greater benefits.

As for the others? They did not have much Soul Power to begin with, so there was not much Soul Power for them to save anyway!

For another, whether it was walking on vertical walls or directly across the surface of the water, these were both extremely practical abilities.

That way, terrain would no longer be a restriction for him in the future.

After cultivating properly for several hours, he could now barely walk more than ten steps along a tree trunk.

Seeing that it was getting late, Luo Fan finally dispelled the Wood Clone Technique and headed toward Dorm Seven.

The tree climbing and water walking exercises should not take him much time. Judging from his progress, he would be able to master both within a month at most!

Once he finished all that, if he still wanted to teach himself anything else, it would take much more time.

That was because the other techniques only had demonstrations of their effects, without descriptions of how to cultivate them!

To be honest, Luo Fan was actually quite envious of many other skills from the original story.

For example, the Body Flicker Technique and even the Substitution Technique could play a major role at critical moments if used well.

The Body Flicker Technique in particular was the part he lacked most right now.

Looking at Hashirama Senju in the original story, his fighting style seemed to rely mainly on an enormous amount of chakra, invincible attacks, and unmatched recovery ability!

However, when it came to high movement speed, he did not seem to have any particular specialty.

Unfortunately, these skills only had a general direction, without any actual methods.

"Big Brother Luo is here!"

With countless thoughts swirling through his mind, Luo Fan pushed open the door to Dorm Seven and walked in, only to find all his roommates looking extremely excited.

"What's going on with all of you?"

Luo Fan looked at his roommates in confusion!

Under normal circumstances, should they not already be preparing to rest at this hour?

Why did every one of them seem so excited today?

"Brother Fan, the school announced today that there will be a midterm assessment in three days!"

"All the students can sign up!"

"The top ten will all receive Gold Soul Coin rewards!"

"Tang San and I want to sign up and give it a try. You should come too, right?" Xiao Wu explained to Luo Fan while pulling him along to register.

"Wang Sheng, what about you guys?" Luo Fan turned to look at the other roommates nearby.

"Big Brother Luo, this midterm assessment is mainly for the fifth- and sixth-year students. It's a preliminary evaluation to decide whether they will continue studying at an intermediate Soul Master Academy, join the army, or become mercenaries and so on!" Wang Sheng replied.

The primary Soul Master Academy had a six-year program, meaning students were twelve years old upon graduation.

If their families were well-off or their talent was good, they would continue studying at intermediate or advanced Soul Master Academies.

But if their families were poor and their aptitude was limited, as long as they possessed one Soul Ring and became official soul masters, they could at least find a job and earn money to support their families.

"Brother Fan, Brother Fan, will you sign up too?" Xiao Wu asked, her eyes shining as she stared at Luo Fan.

"Forget it. I'll focus my time on cultivation instead," Luo Fan said, shaking his head.

"Brother Fan, fighting and sparring are also forms of cultivation!" Xiao Wu insisted!

That does seem reasonable.

The Hashirama Senju template—when Hashirama Senju was young, did he not also follow his clan into battle and slaughter?

"Hmph, Luo Fan, don't tell me you're afraid of those upperclassmen?"

Tang San had originally felt that Luo Fan had wasted two months, while he himself had made great progress during that time. He had been counting on defeating Luo Fan outright in the midterm assessment and reclaiming his reputation.

Now, after hearing Luo Fan refuse to participate—

He could not help provoking him with a taunt.

Luo Fan merely glanced at Tang San and had no intention of answering him. Instead, he looked at Xiao Wu, nodded, and said, "You make a good point. Then I'll go take a look."

The fifty-second day since Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had both suffered a mental breakdown!

On this day, the Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy was exceptionally lively.

The midterm assessment was being held today, so the school had given everyone a rare day off!

For one thing, those who had signed up for the assessment could properly take part in it!

For another, even those who had not signed up could gain motivation by watching the matches.

The principal delivered an opening speech, stating that more than one hundred and thirty people had signed up for the assessment. Although most of them were fifth- and sixth-year students,

a small number of lower-year students had also registered. There were even several first-year students among them, which made him extremely gratified!

These words caused all the students to begin discussing in low voices!

The first-year freshmen had only enrolled a little over two months ago, right? If they had signed up, did that mean they had at least obtained one Soul Ring?

Their growth rate was incredibly fast.

After all, not every student possessed high Soul Power innately.

Many people awakened with only three or four ranks, or four or five ranks, of Soul Power. They would need to remain at the school for at least two or three years before reaching Rank 10 Soul Power and gaining the qualifications to absorb their first Soul Ring!

Only those with Innate Soul Power of Rank 9 or higher could theoretically obtain their first Soul Ring within two or three months of entering school, right?

And anyone with Innate Soul Power above Rank 9 was undoubtedly a super genius!

After the principal rambled on with his speech for about ten minutes, the midterm assessment officially began.

Every student called by name went up. They were all one-ring soul masters.

Most of their Soul Rings were white, decade-level Soul Rings. Those with yellow, century-level Soul Rings were extremely rare.

Moreover, even among the yellow, century-level Soul Rings, most were probably just over one hundred years old, or at most around two hundred years old.

One after another, Tang San and Xiao Wu were called up onto the stage!

Seeing that both were first-year freshmen who had revealed yellow, century-level Soul Rings, the upperclassmen did not dare underestimate them.

However, they were still defeated by Tang San and Xiao Wu!

After all, although the upperclassmen had cultivated for several more years, Innate Full Soul Power was enough to save them several years of cultivation. As the saying went, they had won at the starting line!

At Notting Academy, there were countless students in their third or even fourth year who had still failed to obtain their first Soul Ring!

"Next, first-year student Luo Fan versus fifth-year student Lu Chen!"

Another shout rang out, instantly drawing the attention of countless teachers and students.