Today's class was slightly different; Zhou Yi called Cao Yu and the others to her office early in the morning.
Upon entering, it was discovered that Dai Huabin, Huang Chutian, and Zhou Sichen's teams had also arrived; they were all core disciples.
Zhou Yi's gaze fell on the group of people before she began to speak, "I called you here today because there's a special matter I need to inform you of."
"Three days from now, the Outer Court will hold a core disciple selection competition, which originally had nothing to do with us second-year students."
"But the academy has suddenly decided that our second-year core disciples will also participate in the selection, so you all need to be prepared."
In Zhou Yi's subsequent introduction, it was learned that the purpose of this selection competition was to select seven winners from among the core disciples.
Cao Yu muttered to himself, "Is this to prepare candidates for the Shrek Seven Devils?"
However, the official members of the Shrek Seven Devils have already been decided, and they are all Inner Court disciples, such as Ma Xiaotao and the others.
Even if Cao Yu and the others are selected, they can at most become candidates for the Shrek Seven Devils.
Zhou Yi continued to encourage them, saying, "These spots were originally meant for third, fourth, and fifth graders, but you're lucky to be able to participate this time. Do your best, everyone!"
"Okay, teacher!" Most people were clearly not very enthusiastic, and they said this rather slowly.
After all, they had gone through so many assessments, and they were exhausted, especially mentally, to the point that they had developed a sense of aversion.
Seeing this, Zhou Yi didn't say anything more, only waved her hand, "Alright, you can go back to the classroom now."
No one lingered any longer; everyone made way for Cao Yu to go first.
These people surrounded him, and their attitude towards Cao Yu became increasingly friendly, making Cao Yu seem more and more like a ruthless... bandit leader.
It inexplicably reminded him of that young man named Aro C who wanted to become a ruthless bandit.
It's not hard to guess why people's attitude towards him changed.
After all, this is their biggest client, and he's very generous, asking for nothing in return.
The core disciples had witnessed the extravagant spending at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion a few days ago, and it would be a lie to say they weren't moved. Several of them were even thinking about how to curry favor with the powerful figures behind the scenes.
Unfortunately, they all discovered that this Young Master Cao didn't seem to have any intention of taking on followers, which troubled them greatly.
These days, even being a lackey is tough.
After all, the big spender Boss Cao, didn't take a liking to them. They could only blame themselves for being too weak to catch his eye.
After returning from the office, Luo Yan grabbed my hand and asked curiously, " Brother Yu, is something big about to happen again?"
After all, Zhou Yi rarely called them to her office to discuss matters, so it was understandable that she found it strange.
Cao Yu said, "You guessed right. In three days, we core disciples will have to participate in a selection competition, and there will be upperclassmen as well."
"Well, Brother Yu, you'd better do your best! Try to beat all those senior students!" Luo Yan said, waving her little fist and looking a little annoyed.
Over the next few days, aside from checking on the restaurant's operations in the evenings, I spent most of my time at the research institute.
Of course, Cao Yu would also take the time to visit the Treasure Gathering Pavilion from time to time, after all, sometimes it's necessary to balance work and rest.
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Huo Yuhao stayed at the research institute at night, as the store was already managed by other store managers, so he could free up some time.
After all, it would be a shame to waste his talent in Soul Tool.
Moreover, Cao Yu paid him a salary, even more than he would have earned at the restaurant, which led to Huo Yuhao rarely appearing at the restaurant anymore.
After school on the afternoon of the fourth day, Wang Yan tidied up his lesson plans and said, "Core disciples, please stay behind. We'll go to the Soul Fighting Zone together later."
Upon arriving at the Soul Battle Zone, Cao Yu saw Tang Yaning, Tian Tian, and Jiang Nannan, and then he saw them walking over.
The group exchanged a few intimate words with Cao Yu. Although Xiao Xiao, who was standing nearby, seemed a little jealous, she didn't say anything.
After all, she was the real newcomer; Senior Little Ya and the others had been engaged to Brother Yu since they were children.
Besides Cao Yu and the other second-year students, I also saw Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.
"Is that He Caitou?" Cao Yu's gaze fell on the person on the other side. He noticed that the man had a dark complexion, was quite tall, and had a strong build. Unfortunately, he was bald.
The sun shines down, making it sparkle and shimmer.
He was also carrying Soul Tool, giving off an aura that suggested he was not to be trifled with.
Just as everyone was full of fighting spirit, a disheveled old man walked in, while Wang Yan respectfully accompanied him.
After entering, Xuan Zi smiled at Cao Yu, and then led all the core disciples to the center of the Soul Fighting Zone.
After announcing the rules of the competition, the person disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Then the scene in the center of the Soul Fighting Zone became chaotic. The rules set by Xuan Zi were very simple: it was a no-rules free-for-all, and only seven people would remain at the end.
"A free-for-all, huh? I like it." Cao Yu chuckled unintentionally.
Cao Yu, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao first formed a circle around Tang Ya and the others, and then protected them.
However, Tang Ya, Ning Tian, and Jiang Nannan were no pushovers either, and several people were eliminated by them in an instant.
The remaining people went absolutely berserk, especially He Caitou. He looked honest, but he was incredibly ruthless.
Basically, one shot, one kill. If it weren't for the proctors saving the core disciples who were eliminated, there would probably have been many injuries and disabilities.
However, He Caitou also ran out of steam. After all, each activation of the Soul Tool required a large amount of Soul Power, and eventually, he would overdraw his Soul Power.
Furthermore, because Fan Yu had stipulated that he was not allowed to use Stationary Soul Tool on the field, he often chose to avoid confrontation.
With Tang Ya and the other two added to the mix, Cao Yu's side clearly had the advantage in terms of the number of Soul Ancestor.
However, the other senior students were not to be underestimated either, and before long, many of the junior core disciples were eliminated.
This time, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi have already started fighting with He Caitou.
Since two fists can't fight four hands, and coupled with Xu Sanshi's abnormal defensive power, He Caitou was quickly defeated.
The situation was changing rapidly, and the number of remaining people was steadily decreasing.
Suddenly, a figure attacked Cao Yu like a giant electric Haozi, and Cao Yu dodged it.
Then, with lightning speed, he threw out both fists to meet the attack.
In an instant Lightning Five Consecutive Whips was unleashed, generating the explosive force of a pine cone.
The attacker was a senior core disciple. Before he could react, he was struck by Cao Yu's fist and swept away.
Immediately afterwards, the core disciple lay on the ground with a bruised and swollen face, and was taken away from the venue by the proctors a short while later.
(End of this chapter)