Twenty Levels in Two Months! Assessment Grouping

"I've seen all of your performances during this period, and the effort put in by quite a few students has truly translated into combat power."

Mu Jin paced back and forth on the podium, sweeping her gaze over the students below with a solemn yet not cold tone.

"There is still one month left until the freshman assessments, and I believe you all have a clear understanding of your own positioning by now. In front of each of you right now is a form; fill out the relevant information and hand it in together to the cla—"

Mu Jin looked at the empty seat beside Wu Feng, then finally looked at Lu Yi and changed her words: "Hand it in together to the Deputy Class Monitor."

As her voice trailed off, quite a few students already picked up their pens, filling in the answers they had long since settled on in their hearts.

Mu Jin's words were not finished yet, and she added at the end:

"Starting today, you may form teams spontaneously and begin practicing coordination for the freshman assessments. There are only two rules: first, each group can have at most one Power Attack System, and second, the positioning of the three members cannot all be the same. I hope you will fill this out carefully."

"Teacher!" A short boy suddenly stood up from the back row and asked with some concern: "What should we do if we can't find suitable teammates?"

"Then you should reflect on yourselves. Have your ranks risen during this time? Have you been training hard?" A teasing voice rang out from the other side of the classroom, drawing roars of laughter from many of the students.

"Quiet!" Mu Jin suppressed the laughter filling the room: "Those who cannot find teammates on their own will have arrangements made for them based on the situation."

With that, Mu Jin said no more, leaving the classroom with large strides and leaving the students of Class Nine time for free discussion.

The next moment, a noisy hubbub of discussion rang out inside the classroom.

"Hey, Lu Yi, who do you think would be suitable for the two of us to find as teammates?" Zhou Sichen habitually nudged Lu Yi's arm and handed over the filled-out form.

Lu Yi looked at Zhou Sichen's information on the form—a level-twenty-five Power Attack System Soul Grandmaster—and raised an eyebrow: "Level twenty-five! When did this happen?"

"Hehe, just the past couple of days. How about it, your buddy isn't bad, right?" Zhou Sichen was just waiting for Lu Yi to ask about this, wearing a rather proud expression. "My rank surged by more than a level in two months; I reckon there aren't many among this batch of freshmen who can surpass me."

Hearing this, Lu Yi felt the level-twenty bottleneck he had suppressed for half a month and nodded: "Then the matches will depend on you, I'll just coast!"

Previously, after obtaining the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, Lu Yi hadn't consumed it all at once, instead taking about an ounce every three days.

Each time, he could feel his physique obtain slow yet steady improvement in the process of absorbing the whale glue, and his Soul Power also grew during this process.

Finally, after his last dose half a month ago, his rank reached the level-twenty bottleneck.

For the past half-month, he had been consolidating the Soul Power enhanced by external objects. After half a month of refinement and compression, his Soul Power no longer appeared floating, and it was time to acquire a Soul Ring.

However, recalling how Zhou Sichen previously couldn't stop thinking about Ning Tian, Lu Yi suddenly became a bit curious: "Why aren't you teaming up with the class monitor? Isn't she interested in you?"

Struck where it hurt, Zhou Sichen acted as if his tail had been stepped on: "You still dare bring this up? If you hadn't coaxed me back then, would I have made such a huge fool of myself in front of the class monitor?"

Ever since Lu Yi encouraged him two months ago, leaving him harboring hope, he had been working hard at his cultivation every single moment.

Finally, a few days ago, he grew from the peak of level twenty-three when he first enrolled to his current level twenty-five. This rank was ranked near the very front among the entire freshman cohort.

So he mustered up his courage and took that step, but what greeted him was the mockery of that little wench Wu Feng.

Although Ning Tian promptly made Wu Feng shut up and at the same time told him the real situation, it still dealt a critical blow to his young and tender heart.

"Classmate Zhou, your talent is very good. As a part of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, of course I hope to be friends with you, but at present cultivation must still take precedence. I don't want to waste time on this aspect."

"To be honest, I'm such a fool!"

Zhou Sichen shook his head in vexation. "With the class monitor's cultivation and her surname, I should have figured it out long ago. How could I ever be a match for someone of her standing?"

Seeing his roommate's low spirits, Lu Yi punched him in the chest.

Zhou Sichen originally thought Lu Yi would say some words to comfort him and was just about to act tough to say he didn't need comfort, but instead he heard Lu Yi say: "It's fine, being able to recognize yourself is already great!"

"Damn it!"

While the two were talking, a soft, sweet voice suddenly came from behind Lu Yi: "Deputy Class Monitor, I've filled mine out!"

Lu Yi turned to look, only to see a gracefully-figured female student standing prettily to one side, holding out the information form.

Lu Yi took the information form and nodded: "Alright, Nanmen Yun'er, I've got it!"

As Nanmen Yun'er returned to her seat, Zhou Sichen actually crowded over again, scanning the information on it: "I really couldn't tell, she's actually reached level twenty-four as well! And she's an Agility Attack System. What do you say to us pulling her in as a teammate?"

Lu Yi glanced at Zhou Sichen, then looked at the Jade Green Bird Martial Soul in the Martial Soul column, and said indifferently: "I have no objections, but think about it carefully: I'm a ranged control, and even though you think you're a power attacker, don't you still just stand in the back holding a book?"

Not knowing what deep meaning Lu Yi had in saying this, Zhou Sichen tilted his head: "Is there a problem?"

"Of course there's a problem!" Lu Yi said without hesitation: "The two of us grown men standing in the back, letting a little girl and your two beast spirits rush to the front to fight it out with opponents—don't you think that feels a bit strange?"

"It is a bit strange, it feels like we're utterly incompetent!"

Zhou Sichen nodded in agreement, but the problem followed right after: "Then what do we do?"

"Just find a guy to rush the front!"

"Makes sense!"

Yet after Zhou Sichen finished speaking, he noticed Lu Yi's gaze was constantly fixed on him, and immediately looked somewhat puzzled: "What is it, do I have something on my face?"

Only to see Lu Yi solemnly press down on Zhou Sichen's shoulder: "I'm handing an important task over to you; this vital task of finding teammates is entrusted to you!"

"Why?!"

"Because I'm going to hunt a soul ring!"

"What?!"

Zhou Sichen instantly widened his eyes, unable to believe his ears: "You're at level twenty?!"

After class, Lu Yi took a thick stack of materials and knocked on the door of Mu Jin's office.

"Enter!"

Lu Yi pushed the door open and walked in: "Teacher, the information for Class Nine has all been collected!"

Seeing Lu Yi, Mu Jin motioned for him to sit down: "Ning Tian went off to hunt a soul ring during this time, so you've had to work a bit hard as the deputy class monitor."

Thinking that ever since becoming this deputy class monitor, aside from running errands for Mu Jin, there really hadn't been any other matters, Lu Yi shook his head: "It's not hard!"

Hearing this, Mu Jin smiled: "You've been a very conscientious deputy class monitor. How is your cultivation going?"

Speaking of this, Lu Yi indeed had something he wanted to discuss with Mu Jin.

"Teacher, actually I've also reached the level-twenty bottleneck for half a month now, and I was just thinking of talking to you—"

"What! Weren't you at level seventeen when you enrolled?"

Mu Jin, acting as his teacher, doubted whether she had heard correctly: "How did you improve so fast? You're so young, don't go popping random pills just for a temporary breakthrough; that's destroying your own future!"

Every year there were students who couldn't withstand the pressure of assessments and chose to take pills to force a breakthrough, which also led to quite a few promising seeds ultimately becoming indistinguishable from the crowd.

"Teacher, you've misunderstood!"

Faced with Mu Jin's astonishment, Lu Yi wasn't surprised at all. He scratched his head: "Although I did indeed eat some supplements, one was a Mystic Water Pill, and there was also a small piece of whale glue, which is why my cultivation speed surged so rapidly recently."

"No wonder I saw your classroom performance improving by leaps and bounds lately."

Hearing this, Mu Jin set her mind at ease, smiled, and nodded: "You've come at just the right time. Tomorrow there is precisely a Soul Hunting Team organized by the Academy; once you return, it won't delay the team's coordination."

"Thank you, Teacher!"