The Outer Court Was Stirred

"Have you heard? A monster showed up among the new students, and he's about to fight five Soul King teachers!"

"Holy shit, seriously? Where?"

"At the final stage of the new student assessment. Come on, I'll take you."

"Hey, where are you guys going?"

"Oh, some badass new student showed up. He's taking on five teachers by himself."

"What? A Soul Elder against five Soul Saints? Is that for real?"

"Don't bullshit me. How could a Soul Elder possibly beat a Soul Douluo?"

Just as Yang Lin was about to start fighting the five teachers and Wu Liuqi...

He immediately notified all his clones in the Shrek Outer Court, spreading the news throughout the entire Outer Academy at once.

How could he let such a badass moment pass without bringing in more spectators?

As long as there were enough people, even if each only gave him emotional value in the single or double digits...

It would still add up to a considerable haul.

Among these clones were senior students, cafeteria ladies who served the food, janitors, and librarians.

These clones were all pieces he had quietly planted in Shrek over the past six years.

Honestly, Shrek was a pretty difficult academy to infiltrate.

It required absolute loyalty to Shrek, as well as a clear and transparent background.

Over six years, even counting some students with soul power, Yang Lin had only managed to slip a little over a hundred clones into the Shrek Outer Court.

Still, a hundred voices could already make quite a stir.

In barely ten minutes, as a hundred spread the word to a thousand, and a thousand to ten thousand, the entire Shrek Outer Court learned about it.

The school year had only just begun, so classes weren't very demanding yet.

Everyone was therefore eager to go watch the excitement.

The stream of people grew larger and larger.

Even those who didn't know what had happened followed the crowd toward the new student Examination Area, simply wanting to join the excitement.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya had just finished helping Huo Yuhao register.

The moment they stepped outside, they saw a swarm of people pouring toward the new student Examination Area.

After asking around, Bei Bei learned the whole story.

"It has to be Brother Yang! Only he could be that strong! Brother Bei Bei, let's go take a look too."

Huo Yuhao's little face lit up with excitement. He could hardly wait to see that white-haired boy display his might.

Bei Bei nodded. He was also a little curious about what Yang Lin had done to stir up the entire Outer Academy.

"Let's go, Xiao Ya. We can talk about grilled fish tonight."

Tang Ya pouted. "But I really want grilled fish right now."

"Sister Xiao Ya, come on! I'll grill some just for you tonight!"

Naturally, Huo Yuhao wasn't about to agree to start grilling fish now, so he hurriedly pushed Tang Ya toward the crowd.

He didn't want to miss a single one of Brother Yang's matches!

And so, the Tang Sect Trio followed the crowd to the final stage of the new student Examination Area.

"Quiet! Now that you're here, keep your mouths shut!"

Watching the steady stream of people still pouring in, Du Weilun felt a headache coming on.

He couldn't be bothered to keep striking a pose anymore and hurriedly jumped down from the roof to maintain order.

Wasn't this just a new student assessment? Why did it look like the entire Outer Academy was coming over?

Then again, considering how freakishly talented that kid was, it was only natural for him to draw such a crowd.

Du Weilun, at least, had never heard of anyone in the thirties beating down a Battle Soul Emperor in the sixties through sheer physical strength, without even activating his martial soul.

Did that mean he could put up a fight against a Soul Douluo like Du Weilun once he activated it?

"Hey! I told you to be quiet! Don't you understand?"

Seeing that the crowd was still chattering, Du Weilun directly released his martial soul.

Eight soul rings appeared beneath his feet in succession.

Two yellow, two purple, and four black.

At the sight of those eight gleaming soul rings, the crowd finally quieted down.

Du Weilun nodded in satisfaction, then declared in a ringing voice, "Since you're here, take a good look at the strongest new student in Shrek's history!"

There were new students in the crowd as well, and one immediately spoke up in protest.

"What makes him the strongest new student?"

Before Du Weilun could answer, a senior student explained for him.

"Look for yourself. Who are those people surrounding that white-haired boy? They're all combat instructors from the Outer Academy, and even the weakest is a Soul King. Since that boy stepped into the arena, it means he's confident he can take on all six by himself!"

"That... you've got to be kidding..."

The new student swallowed and said nothing more.

Forget a Five-Ring Soul King-he couldn't even handle a three-ring Soul Elder.

Meanwhile, elsewhere...

"Wow, Bei Bei, look! Isn't that guy holding the purple saber Junior Wu? How did he suddenly get so handsome?"

Tang Ya excitedly pointed at Wu Liuqi, who had already switched to his high-level persona.

The little topknot on Wu Liuqi's head had now come completely undone.

His entire bearing had undergone a tremendous change. His face was still the same, yet he somehow looked much more handsome.

"It's not just that. His presence and how dangerous he feels have both increased considerably. Is this the second martial soul Junior Wu mentioned? Why does he seem like a completely different person?"

Bei Bei studied the figure dressed in purple, deep in thought.

In particular, the current Wu Liuqi gave him the impression of a wild beast, much like when he had faced the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear before.

Huo Yuhao paid no attention to what the two were saying. His eyes remained fixed on the figure surrounded by six opponents.

"Brother Yang! Brother Yang, will you win?!"

Huo Yuhao shouted excitedly. At that moment, he seemed to have cast off his timidity and feelings of inferiority.

He didn't care about the strange looks the people around him gave him.

He looked every bit the devoted little fanboy.

Standing in the center of the arena, Yang Lin continuously used his six eyes to observe his surroundings with a full three hundred and sixty-five degrees of coverage, leaving no blind spots.

Blue-haired twins. They should be Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.

Jiang Nannan... that must be the green-shelled turtle Xu Sanshi following her. Nothing has even happened between those two, yet this green-shelled turtle has already become her lapdog.

Every face present was imprinted in Yang Lin's mind with perfect clarity.

Pretty much all the important figures of the Outer Academy were here now. He was sure to earn plenty of emotional value from this round.

While Yang Lin was thinking, he heard Huo Yuhao's shout.

He gave a thumbs-up in Huo Yuhao's direction, and his voice reached everyone's ears with perfect clarity.

"I'll win!"

Watching the crowd around them grow larger and larger, Zhao Youji cursed under his breath:

"Which little bastard leaked the news? If we lose, won't we lose face big-time?"

Then he looked to the side and addressed the purple-clad boy holding a long saber:

"Kid, is this your second martial soul? Why does it feel like you've become a completely different person? You were easier on the eyes when you looked like an idiot earlier."

At those words, Wu Liuqi turned his scarlet eyes toward Zhao Youji and coldly spat out a single word:

"Scram!"