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Chapter 72: Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Awakening
The fourth-year Promotion Assessment would last an entire day and take place in the Soul Fighting Zone.
The Soul Fighting Zone was a very important area within Shrek Academy. It lay in the northwestern corner of the Martial Soul Department, close to Shrek City.
Shrek Academy had no back gate connecting it to Shrek City. Instead, a towering city wall enclosed it completely. From the highest tier of the Soul Fighting Zone's stands, however, one could even see over the wall and catch a glimpse of Shrek City.
Every year, the Shrek Academy Outer Court's Promotion Assessment eliminated quite a few students. By the fourth year, fewer than three hundred remained, and today's assessment would eliminate another portion of them.
At that moment, all the fourth-year students sat around the edge of the grounds, taking their Promotion Assessment in an orderly fashion under their homeroom teachers' supervision.
As for why the Soul Fighting Zone had been chosen as the venue, it was naturally because the assessment consisted of actual combat.
When Ye Xixuan entered the Soul Fighting Zone, his conspicuous white freshman uniform immediately drew the attention of quite a few fourth-year students.
His own attention, however, immediately settled on the brawny fourth-year boy in the center of the Soul Fighting Arena. The fellow had clearly already passed his assessment, yet he stubbornly refused to leave. His animated expression overflowed with smugness and a desire to show off.
Who else could it be but Xu Sanshi?
"Xixuan!"
Spotting Ye Xixuan, Xu Sanshi immediately waved his arm with exaggerated enthusiasm and spoke with smug confidence.
"Haha, you came to witness my glory too? No problem! Today, I'll show you the strength of the true number one in the Outer Court!" As he spoke,