The academy's assessment area is located in the north-central part of the Martial Soul Department, adjacent to the Soul Fighting Zone.
The assessment area is much larger than the Soul Fighting Zone. It is oval-shaped and, unlike the Soul Fighting Zone which is like an enclosed stadium, is an open space.
The outer perimeter is surrounded by a low wall, while the interior is divided into sections by partitions that can be disassembled at any time to change the size of the sections.
Cao Yu and the other two entered together. Xiao Xiao stood close to him, her head down, seemingly lost in thought.
"There are quite a lot of people here," Cao Yu said, pointing to a spot not far away.
Xiao Xiao looked up and said, "Teacher Zhou said that a total of 310 groups of students are participating in the new student assessment this time."
Wang Dong laughed loudly, "That's nine hundred and thirty people, isn't it? Cao, are you confident?"
"What do you think?" Ignoring him, Cao Yu continued walking forward with Xiao Xiao.
Of the 310 groups of trainees present today, only 150 will be able to stay and officially become first-year trainees; the rest will be eliminated.
This assessment model perfectly illustrates the concept of survival of the fittest.
Because the newly hatched creatures have limited destructive power and attack range, they don't need a large area to unleash their abilities.
The assessment area, which is approximately 20,000 square meters, has now been divided into fifty zones, each about 400 square meters in size and a square with a length of 20 meters. This is sufficient for the freshmen, who generally only have cultivation levels of the first or second ring.
Since it's the first day of the assessment, to allow the new students to get used to it, each group will only have one assessment session this afternoon before they can leave.
The college dispatched fifty teachers to conduct assessments and registrations in fifty different regions.
The items for today's assessment and competition were all drawn and grouped at noon to ensure that teams from the same class would not meet in the next ten rounds of the competition.
Now that the division of areas has been completed, the assessment will officially begin this afternoon.
"We've been assigned to District 33. Let's go! Let's have lunch first, we'll be back later."
As a seasoned foodie, how could Cao Yu possibly skimp on food?
After the three of them ate hot pot and grilled fish at the restaurant, Cao Yu took a nap after returning to the dormitory.
He has developed the habit of taking afternoon naps here.
In the afternoon, the three returned to the assessment area. This time, many trainees exchanged slightly hostile glances, especially those from different classes.
I subconsciously regarded them as rivals.
This change began the moment they stepped into the assessment area in the afternoon.
Cao Yu naturally wouldn't hold back; he eliminated everyone he encountered.
I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.
This has always been the Cao Clan's code of conduct.
A loudspeaker suddenly blared in the empty testing area.
The sound was so loud that everyone in every corner could hear it.
"Attention all new students! Attention all new students! Please proceed to the assessment area immediately to prepare for the new student assessment. There are only ten minutes left to enter; failure to do so will be considered a forfeit of this assessment."
The new trainees present tensed up, some even trembling with excitement, but most were filled with tension and an indomitable fighting spirit.
Everyone knows.
The assessment is finally about to begin.
This moment, and the next few days, will determine whether they leave or stay.
Everyone was cheering them on, including Cao Yu and his friends. "With Brother Yu here, the championship is ours!"
Xiao Xiao encouraged him, "Go for it!"
Cao Yu and Wang Dong nodded simultaneously, their hands clasped together—a scene that had occurred to many others.
Just then, a teacher who looked to be around forty years old arrived in the 33rd district.
He looked quite ordinary and didn't have any imposing presence.
He had a smile on his face.
After counting the number of people, he smiled and nodded, saying, "Very good. We have a total of six groups of trainees here for the assessment, and everyone is here. Let me introduce myself first. My Wang Yan, and I will be your assessment teacher for the next two days."
"Hello, Teacher Wang." The students quickly bowed to him.
Wang Yan chuckled and said, "No need for so much formality. My teaching style has always been to treat everyone as friends. From now until the end of the assessment, you are all my students."
"Therefore, I don't want to see anyone get hurt. Although the assessment will determine whether you can stay at the Shrek Academy to continue your studies."
"But I must remind everyone that this is an assessment, and you absolutely cannot injure your opponent. Otherwise, I will have to apologize and ask him to leave and report it to the academy."
Many people did not look down on him because of his gentle appearance; on the contrary, they took his words to heart and dared not cross his bottom line.
Wang Yan smiled and said, "In that case, let's begin. The sooner the competition ends, the sooner you can go back and cram. For you young people, a sense of urgency is a good thing."
As he spoke, he took out a folder and opened it.
After glancing at them, he looked up and said, "First round, Freshman Class One: Cao Yu, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao; Freshman Class Three: Ouyang Junyi, Chen Junfeng, Zhao Haochen. You may enter the arena now. Stand in your respective corners. You may release your Martial Soul only after I say the match begins. Enter now."
After Cao Yu and the other two entered the arena, they lined up in order. Cao Yu stood on the far left, Xiao Xiao stood in the middle, and Wang Dong stood on the far right.
They weren't too particular about their positioning; no matter what, the three of them would win in the end.
As their opponent, Ouyang Junyi truly lived up to his name.
He was the most handsome of the three opponents, and tall, but still inferior to Cao Yu, and not as muscular as Cao Yu.
As for Chen Junfeng, he can only be described as a tall bamboo pole. He is tall and thin, and looks like he would fall over if the wind blew him down. He looks frail and weak.
The last one, Zhao Haochen, is a chubby little boy with a round belly and an adorable appearance, just like Xiong Er in the TV series when he was a child.
Once both sides were ready, Wang Yan said, "The assessment begins."
Apart from Cao Yu, both sides instantly released their Martial Soul.
boom!
The fluctuations of Soul Power intertwined, and the aura became chaotic. Xiao Xiao released his Martial Soul Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, and for a moment, a small part of the sky was instantly obscured by the black cauldron.
Not to be outdone, Wang Dong leaped forward, unfurling a pair of dazzling blue-purple wings.
The shimmering golden patterns and dazzling wings surprised both the opponents and Wang Yan, the teacher in charge of supervising the competition.
"Those wings are so beautiful!" Everyone exclaimed inwardly.
However, the three opponents quickly realized that they had been distracted while in the midst of a battle.
The chubby boy, Zhao Haochen, shouted first, "Come on, my big chicken leg!"
(End of this chapter)