Eight-way free-for-all: Heaven-Slaying Sword-Draw Technique and Green Snake from Both Sleeves!

"Hmm, Huo Yuhao, eleven years old..."

"Level fifteen soul power?"

The teacher conducting the test looked even more sympathetic.

His gaze was like someone looking at cannon fodder whose ending had already been written.

"Kid, let me remind you one last time."

"Shrek Academy's entrance test doesn't stop at first blood."

"If you want to withdraw, remember to shout it out."

"Otherwise, if help arrives too late and you get injured or even lose your life, the academy bears no responsibility!"

Huo Yuhao hurriedly nodded, but inwardly, he grumbled.

Shrek Academy's outrageous terms really have been passed down unchanged for ten thousand years!

Ten thousand years ago, Shrek Academy was so broke it tricked commoner soul masters into applying just to swindle them out of ten Gold Soul Coins in registration fees.

Now it's even better. The combat portion of the entrance test comes with a built-in death waiver.

And despite all that, countless soul masters still scramble to get into Shrek every year.

Good thing the Douluo Continent has no insurance industry. With Shrek Academy's claim rate, even a mountain of gold wouldn't cover the payouts!

And just as the teacher conducting the test read out the name "Huo Yuhao,"

a subtle change came over the expressions of several of the seven boys and girls standing nearby.

Huo Yuhao quietly took it all in.

Chen Jue's reaction went without saying.

The instant he heard the name "Huo Yuhao," the white-robed swordsman narrowed his eyes.

His sharp gaze swept back and forth over Huo Yuhao, as though trying to see him inside and out.

Among the other six, two others were also watching Huo Yuhao.

One was a boy named Lan Sheng, dressed in a long robe of coarse blue cloth.

His face was ordinary, the sort that would disappear in a crowd.

The other was Wu Shi, a quiet-looking, black-haired girl wearing round glasses.

Their gazes landed on Huo Yuhao almost simultaneously, a strange light flickering in their eyes.

Without a doubt, those two were probably transmigrators as well!

Otherwise, who would spare a second glance for an eleven-year-old nobody like Huo Yuhao, whose soul power had only just reached level fifteen?

"All right, all eight are here."

The teacher conducting the test clapped his hands and pointed toward the open space beside them.

"Get in there. I don't need to repeat the rules, do I?"

"Only two of the eight will be accepted. The other six can go back where they came from."

"Begin!"

At the teacher's wave, the eight spread out and entered the fighting area.

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly, keeping everyone safely in front of him while he retreated into a corner at the edge of the arena.

And indeed, not one of the other seven paid him any attention.

Seriously, what was there to watch out for in a level-fifteen weakling?

"Seven Killing Sword, appear!"

Chen Jue gave a crisp shout, and a silver longsword materialized in his hand.

Three Soul Rings, one yellow and two purple, pulsed faintly around the blade.

Like searchlights in the night, those three Soul Rings instantly made him everyone's target!

"Team up and eliminate him first!"

Someone shouted.

The next instant, the other six summoned their martial souls in unison, their Soul Rings blazing.

Their attacks poured toward Chen Jue alone like a surging tide!

Fireballs, ice spikes, wind blades... all manner of soul skills filled the air.

They had only one goal: remove the arena's sole Soul Elder first!

At the sidelines, the teacher conducting the test folded his arms, a smile curling his lips.

These youngsters were pretty smart. They even knew to join forces.

Then his gaze shifted to the edge of the arena.

Huo Yuhao stood with his arms folded, looking perfectly relaxed as he enjoyed the show.

The teacher's expression turned strange.

This kid was pitifully weak, but his composure was extraordinary.

Couldn't he see that once Chen Jue was eliminated, he, the easiest target in the arena, would be next to face their combined attacks?

Yet Huo Yuhao really was enjoying the show.

Or rather, he was studying the three transmigrators' abilities.

Lan Sheng's martial soul was all too familiar to Huo Yuhao.

Blue Silver Grass!

A perennial fixture on the trash martial soul rankings, the Soul Master World's famously pathetic weakling!

But his Blue Silver Grass clearly followed a different path from the Tang God-King's.

Lan Sheng's Blue Silver Grass had broad leaves and thick vines, with a faint green glow lingering around them.

Even when Chen Jue's Seven Killing Sword severed them, they rapidly regenerated in the blink of an eye.

Wildfire could never burn them away; the spring breeze brought them back to life!

Clearly, Lan Sheng had taken the so-called ultimate life route found in certain clichéd fanfics!

Wu Shi's martial soul, however, surprised Huo Yuhao somewhat.

A Wand!

Yes, the very sort of Wand wizards used in the Harry Potter series!

Clearly, her cheat was magic-based, and it was quite powerful.

"Protego!"

Wu Shi waved her Wand, and a silvery-white barrier materialized, blocking Chen Jue's slash and thrust.

"Stupefy!"

With a flick of her Wand, a beam of red light shot straight toward Chen Jue.

Chen Jue had to block it promptly with his Seven Killing Sword. If Stupefy struck him, the six would inevitably finish him off with a combined assault.

Lan Sheng and Wu Shi were both only Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters, their soul power levels lower than Chen Jue's.

But both had exceptional control over their martial souls, and their teamwork was seamless.

With the other four Douluo Continent natives keeping him occupied from the flanks,

Chen Jue, the arena's sole Soul Elder, actually found himself locked in a difficult fight!

"Now!"

Lan Sheng's eyes lit up as he seized an opening while Chen Jue was blocking someone else's soul skill.

"Second soul skill, Blue Silver Binding!"

His second soul ring suddenly blazed, and Blue Silver Grass grew wildly, weaving a thick net around Chen Jue in the blink of an eye!

Chen Jue slashed repeatedly with his Seven Killing Sword, but whenever he cut through one layer, two more replaced it.

When he cut through two, four more wrapped around him!

Endless and unceasing!

In the blink of an eye, Chen Jue was bundled up like a giant rice dumpling, with only his head exposed.

"Hahahaha!"

Lan Sheng threw back his head and laughed, his laughter brimming with smug satisfaction.

"Is that all a Soul Elder amounts to?"

"Keep it up! Knock him out!"

Wu Shi raised her Wand at that moment as well. Her second soul ring lit up, and a dazzling, razor-sharp light gathered at the tip.

"Second soul skill, Sectumsempra!"

A sharp beam shot forth, slicing even the air in its path with a piercing explosive crack!

Sectumsempra left its victims bleeding without end, with no remedy!

The attack was terrifyingly powerful. If it hit, Chen Jue would suffer severe injuries on the spot!

At the sidelines, the teacher's expression changed. Soul power began gathering throughout his body as he prepared to intervene.

Though he had claimed that life and death were irrelevant, that only applied to commoner soul masters.

Who was Chen Jue?

He had become a three-ring Soul Elder before turning twelve, with a soul ring configuration exceeding the theoretical age limit. He had to be a prodigy the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had spared no effort to nurture!

If such an extraordinary genius were lost during Shrek Academy's entrance test, no one could shoulder the responsibility!

Even the lives of a thousand or ten thousand ordinary commoner soul masters were worth less than a single hair on Chen Jue's head!

Yet just as the teacher was about to intervene,

Chen Jue, still bound in the vines, suddenly chuckled.

"Heh..."

"We've been fighting all this time, and I haven't used a single soul skill."

"What gave you that confidence?"

The next instant, the bright yellow first soul ring around the Seven Killing Sword suddenly blazed!

"First soul skill, Heaven-Slaying Sword-Draw Technique!"

A silver sword light, shaped like a full moon, suddenly flared!

It was sharp to the extreme, and utterly overwhelming!

Before that sword light, the densely layered net of Blue Silver Grass might as well have been paper. Every layer was cleanly severed!

Sectumsempra's sharp beam was instantly crushed to pieces before the full-moon sword light!

The sword light swept onward without slowing, like a streak of silver silk!

"Oh no!"

"I surrender! Help!"

"Teacher, save me!"

The teacher conducting the test flashed forward, hauling the four natives out of the arena before the sword light struck.

With a single swing, the number of people in the arena was halved.

Lan Sheng's and Wu Shi's expressions turned utterly grim.

They were transmigrators too, and they considered their cheats quite good. Yet they had never imagined Chen Jue's strength would be this terrifying!

But before either could recover from the shock, the Seven Killing Sword moved again!

"Second soul skill, Green Snake from Both Sleeves!"