Are I Awesome or What?

Chapter 24: Are I Awesome or What?

Huo Hang?

A young girl standing farther ahead heard their conversation and turned back with a surprised look. She was tall, even slightly taller than Huo Yuhao. Her short golden hair made her look sharp and capable, while her large aqua-blue eyes were framed by long lashes. A few cute freckles dotted her cheeks.

Disciples from these great sects naturally had exceptional discernment. Judging from Huo Yuhao's bearing alone, he clearly did not look like someone from an ordinary family.

She politely offered Huo Yuhao a friendly smile. "Hello, I'm Ning Tian. This is my partner, Wu Feng."

So it was these two. In the original plot, their romantic relationship had left even Great God-King Tang in the God Realm speechless. In the end, he turned Ning Tian into a man. Their eventual achievements were considerable as well, as both represented the academy in the second Soul Fighting Competition in the original plot, though they merely served as foils for Wang Qiuer.

The original Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had only dared to call itself the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect because Ning Rongrong, one of the First Generation Seven Monsters and an ancestor who had consumed immortal herbs, possessed such potential. But immortal herbs were hard to find, and later generations were limited by the traits of their Martial Souls, able to develop them only to seven rings.

Even so, setting aside the Dragon God's cheat-like advantage, this Martial Soul was still the number one auxiliary Tool Martial Soul in the world in the second novel's storyline.

They were Huo Yuhao's first targets after entering Shrek Academy. There was no other reason: if he wanted resources to improve himself in the future, he would still need sufficient funds.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect behind Ning Tian had accumulated wealth over ten thousand years. They were truly rich—ridiculously rich.

"How about we help each other during the assessment? Let's form a team." Huo Yuhao directly proposed an alliance, while silently apologizing to another minor supporting character, Nanmen Yun'er. That girl was about as insignificant as a character could get.

"With you?" Wariness appeared in Wu Feng's beautiful eyes. But after Huo Yuhao activated his Martial Soul and let them experience shared Soul Detection, the two girls nearly stared straight at him.

This Huo Yuhao was not the same as the other Huo Yuhao. With his current Spiritual Power, the radius of his Soul Detection had already reached several kilometers, nearly covering half of Shrek City. And that was with him holding quite a bit back!

This person would, at the very least, become a commanding general on the battlefield in the future! Ning Tian and Wu Feng exchanged shocked looks, both making up their minds to befriend him.

"Fine. We're a team now." Wu Feng openly slapped Huo Yuhao on the shoulder. She had always been straightforward by nature and preferred directness.

"Let's pass the assessment first." Huo Yuhao revealed a confident smile. The two girls were equally confident in themselves, and they nodded at one another.

There was another reason he had chosen to form a small team with them: Huo Yuhao did not want too much contact with Tang Wutong, who would soon appear as Wang Dong and Wang Dong'er. Who knew how much divine sense God King Tang had left on her? If he carelessly drew that man's attention, it would be troublesome.

Shrek Academy's comprehensive physical assessment was divided into several categories: strength, endurance, Spiritual Power, reaction speed, and movement speed. Each category had a maximum score of ten. Only those with a total score above thirty had a chance to enter the next round. However, anyone who scored a perfect ten in a single category could directly advance to the second round.

Though there were many people in line, the assessments were conducted separately, so the pace was not slow. Before long, it was Ning Tian and Wu Feng's turn.

Looking at the huge strength-testing Soul Tool, Huo Yuhao could not help missing the Golden Dragon King imprisoned in the God Realm. If he had that thing's bloodline enhancement, any Beast Martial Soul that relied on brute strength would be nothing before him.

Because Ning Tian and Wu Feng developed in different directions as Soul Masters, their final scores differed as well. Wu Feng scored nine in strength, eight in endurance, three in Spiritual Power, seven in reaction speed, and seven in movement speed. Ning Tian scored five in strength, five in endurance, nine in Spiritual Power, eight in reaction speed, and five in movement speed. They barely passed.

This assessment actually tested a Soul Master's overall physical capability quite thoroughly, which was why Assault System Battle Soul Masters found it particularly easy to score points here.

After completing this round, Ning Tian and Wu Feng did not immediately head for the next assessment. Instead, they eagerly wanted to see Huo Yuhao's scores. In their eyes, Huo Yuhao would certainly get full marks in Spiritual Power. As for the other physical tests, he might not necessarily outperform them.

Since entering the assessment grounds, Huo Yuhao had kept Spiritual Detection active. Every score from the physical tests had been gathered in his mind. By observing the extent of the abilities each examinee displayed during testing, he could determine the corresponding scores. For example, he already had a rough idea of how much force was needed to score five points on the strength test.

Showing off certainly felt good, but he did not actually want the people of Sea God Pavilion to notice him too soon.

After absorbing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Million Year Soul Ring, Huo Yuhao did not have a clear understanding of his own physical condition. He only knew that, during a test one month before leaving the Holy Spirit Cult, his pure physical strength had reached the level of a Soul King. As for his Spirit Domain Realm Spiritual Power, the third novel had also explained that Spiritual Power at this level was at least equivalent to that of a Titled Douluo.

If he wanted to, he could easily pass with perfect scores across the board.

Huo Yuhao smiled at the two girls watching nearby, then walked to the strength-testing device. He sank his qi into his dantian, pretended to exert all his strength, and threw a punch.

Bang!

Based on the force of Huo Yuhao's punch, the device gave him a precise score of six.

Six points was already slightly higher than Ning Tian's. Just as the two girls were still guessing Huo Yuhao's other scores, he reached the endurance-testing station and earned another six.

Good grief, he had already surpassed Ning Tian in two categories! While Wu Feng was indignantly standing up for Ning Tian, Huo Yuhao had already reached the Spiritual Power test and earned yet another six.

This... Ning Tian and Wu Feng finally understood what he was trying to do, and they could neither laugh nor cry.

Very soon, Huo Yuhao leisurely earned two more sixes in the reaction speed and movement speed tests.

His total score was thirty, exactly meeting the minimum passing requirement.

"So, wasn't that awesome?" After finishing his tests, Huo Yuhao grinned as he walked over to the girls, wearing an extremely punchable expression.

"You brat, you were holding back!" Wu Feng puffed out her cheeks, thoroughly displeased by Huo Yuhao's behavior. She looked utterly adorable.

"What are you talking about? I gave it everything I had, okay? I almost got eliminated." Huo Yuhao raised both hands in surrender, pulling a mournful face as though recounting his hardships.

"You..." Wu Feng made as if to hit him, but Ning Tian stopped her.

"Yuhao, do you have some other plan?" Ning Tian was much shrewder than Wu Feng and quickly realized that Huo Yuhao did not want the academy paying too much attention to him.

"Girls who are too smart aren't likable." Huo Yuhao kept smiling, but Ning Tian noticed a faint hint of threat in his narrowed eyes.

It was as if she had been targeted by a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Ning Tian felt a chill run through her body, and her gaze toward Huo Yuhao immediately turned fearful. As the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and a cultivator of the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, she could be said to surpass all her peers in Spiritual Power—yet Huo Yuhao had effortlessly crushed her.

The carefree Wu Feng naturally did not notice the clash of Spiritual Power between the two. She merely curled her lips. "With those skinny arms and legs of yours, I doubt any girl would like you anyway."

Huo Yuhao laughed and took the lead toward the combat assessment area.

"Feng, this Huo Yuhao isn't simple." Ning Tian's heart was in turmoil. Though her clash of Spiritual Power with Huo Yuhao had lasted only an instant, it had made her feel as though she were facing one of the Titled Douluo experts in her sect.

"Hmph, not necessarily." Wu Feng proudly took Ning Tian's hand and did not take her words too seriously.

After all, the two had grown up together. Wu Feng knew exactly how outstanding Ning Tian was among their peers and how far her Soul Power Level cultivation had progressed. Judging from the original plot, Ning Tian ranked among the top three freshmen of this class in Soul Power Level.

The combat assessment involved either forming a team or fighting one-on-one against Shrek Academy's faculty. They would score the examinees according to their practical combat ability. The maximum score was also fifty. Adding that to the earlier physical assessment score, one needed a total of sixty points to pass the entrance examination.

Though it was called a combat assessment, it also tested a Soul Master's character and interpersonal skills. Every year, outstanding youths from across the continent took the entrance examination, all proud and arrogant. How one handled interpersonal relationships and found suitable teammates to form a group and earn high scores was also a test.

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