Claiming the Freshman Tournament Championship, Zhou Yi Bowed Her Head and Apologized (Please Vote and Keep Reading)

At that moment, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong once again shouted those familiar words in unison.

"Withering Amidst Radiance, Golden Road!"

The next instant, the golden Vertical Pupil erupted with golden light. A golden road shot toward the Ice Dragon, carrying terrifying energy.

The two terrifying skills collided, unleashing an unprecedented shock wave. Even the elders on the platform paled.

Yet Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's Martial Soul Fusion Skill was merely a flower that bloomed for an instant before the Ice Dragon swallowed it.

The two immediately separated.

The Ice Dragon charged forward relentlessly, opening its enormous maw to devour them.

At the critical moment, Du Weilun intervened. Eight Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, and he pressed a hand against the Ice Dragon's head, unleashing his soul power.

Boom—!

The Ice Dragon shattered into fragments of energy in an instant and vanished completely.

Gu Ming landed and put away the Tianjing Sword.

The match had been decided.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu were stunned.

Not even a Martial Soul Fusion Skill could do anything to this guy?

Just how heaven-defying was Gu Ming?!

It seemed they had still underestimated his strength. That single Ice Soul strike was enough to sweep through the entire Freshman Year.

Just then, Du Weilun quietly withdrew his hand. Looking at the burns on it, he was somewhat shocked.

An ultimate skill unleashed by a mere student with three rings had actually injured him.

Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable.

This boy had the makings of a Super Douluo.

Du Weilun immediately announced, "I must say, all of you are outstanding. Gu Ming's performance in particular truly impressed me, because I cannot see where his limits lie."

"The team consisting of Gu Ming, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu has won this year's Freshman Assessment finals, claiming a thoroughly deserved championship."

At this announcement, Freshman Class Five erupted, its students cheering at the top of their lungs.

"Our Class Monitor is badass!"

"Our Class Monitor is invincible!"

"Class Monitor, Class Monitor, you're the best-looking! The best-looking in the world!"

Mu Jin raised an eyebrow at Zhou Yi and said, "Zhou Yi, I picked up the most outstanding genius among this year's freshmen. I'm afraid I'll have to take the championship."

Zhou Yi remained expressionless. "You win this time."

On the stage, Huo Yuhao clenched his fists as he listened to those voices.

Everyone's cheers shattered the final line of defense in his heart.

He still couldn't do it. He had still been defeated.

So his opponent was this powerful. Gu Ming had beaten him without even using his full strength. He couldn't even fulfill his little dream of getting revenge on Dai Huabin.

Beside him, Wang Dong hurriedly pulled Huo Yuhao to his feet. "Yuhao, what's wrong?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Wang Dong, I might have to leave the academy at the end of this semester."

Leave the academy?

Hearing those words, Wang Dong's little heart shattered, and tears slipped helplessly from the corners of her eyes.

Yuhao's aptitude was far too poor.

Although he could remain at the academy when this semester ended, he certainly wouldn't pass the next year's assessment. He would still be eliminated.

Rather than wait for that, he might as well find somewhere else to grow.

Meanwhile.

Gu Ming returned to Freshman Class Five, where his classmates greeted him with hugs.

One man, one sword—he alone had defeated every genius.

Gu Ming turned toward Zhou Yi. "Teacher Zhou, I remember you swore three months ago that you would teach me a lesson. Why aren't you saying anything now? Your Class One doesn't seem to amount to much."

Zhou Yi felt awful upon hearing that, but there was nothing she could do.

There was no point in stubbornly talking tough now.

Huo Yuhao and his two teammates, on whom she had pinned her hopes, had lost without any ability to resist.

However conceited Zhou Yi might be, she admitted honestly, "You're very strong. You're the strongest student I've ever seen. There are indeed problems with my teaching methods. Freshman Class Five is the best fit for you."

With that, Zhou Yi turned and left.

Only now had she acknowledged this arrogant, overbearing student named Gu Ming and admitted that her teaching methods truly weren't good enough.

The Freshman Class One students present all thought they had misheard.

What?

Old Lady Zhou had actually apologized to Gu Ming? This was unprecedented! They had never heard of the old woman bowing her head to any student.

Yet Gu Ming had done it.

The Freshman Class One students burst into cheers as though they had been liberated.

No one knew how much they had suffered over the past three months.

Old Lady Zhou had finally admitted there were problems with her teaching methods!

Gu Ming gave Zhou Yi a long look, feeling inexplicably pleased. Then he turned to Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu. "Little Tiger, I helped you win the tournament. You're treating us today."

Dai Huabin said irritably, "With so many people around, can you stop calling me Little Tiger? I have a name. It's Dai Huabin."

Beside him, Zhu Lu added, "My name is Zhu Lu, not Little Kitty."

Gu Ming nodded. "Got it, Little Tiger and Little Kitty. Little Fox Cui Yajie is over there too. Let's all go get something to eat."

The two deflated like punctured balls and stopped arguing.

The next morning arrived.

Gu Ming enjoyed the breakfast Xie Huanyue had brought him, then had Dai Huabin wipe his face before heading to Shrek Square to assemble.

Today was the distribution of rewards and Soul Bones, an old Shrek tradition.

Before long.

All the freshmen who had passed the assessment assembled in the square. Du Weilun also arrived in person to announce the core disciple list and the rewards.

As expected, every member of the top three teams received a Soul Ring within their capacity to withstand, naturally including Huo Yuhao.

The allocation of core disciple places went as it always did, with no particular issues.

Deemed to have little potential by the academy's senior officials, Huo Yuhao was passed over and ultimately given provisional core student status in the Martial Soul Department, while all the others became full core students of the department.

This special treatment left Huo Yuhao deeply upset.

Du Weilun sighed.

There was nothing he could do either.

Dean Yan had personally finalized the core student list. No one could change it.

Then Du Weilun took out a box and handed it to Gu Ming, telling him, "This is the tournament championship reward, a special token of the academy's regard for you."

Gu Ming accepted it. "Thank you to the academy."

Soon.

Class assignments began. The first year was divided into four classes, each corresponding to a different specialization.

Gu Ming was assigned to Class One, with Mu Jin still serving as his homeroom teacher.

With that, the class assignments were complete.

Gu Ming had just left the grounds when Dai Huabin sidled up and draped an arm over his big brother's shoulders. "Big Brother, could you give me that reward? I'll trade you a more valuable one for it."

Gu Ming asked with a smile, "What do you want it for?"

Dai Huabin said seriously, "To me, it isn't just a Soul Bone. It's a symbol of the honor of winning the freshman tournament. That will be a great help to my future career."

"Having this Soul Bone is equivalent to proving that I defeated all of Shrek's geniuses in this generation. So you understand."

Gu Ming understood immediately.

So Dai Huabin needed that honor to maintain his reputation and the standing of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

But Gu Ming still had an important use for this Soul Bone.

He had no use for such a lousy Soul Bone himself, but he could use it to irritate someone.

So Gu Ming said, "All right, your big brother will sell it to you. This is a Voidlight Demon Leopard Left Leg Bone. It comes with an attack skill and can also increase your speed. Just trade me a similar one."

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