The Finals

The final round of the new student assessments is about to begin on the second day.

The two teams waited on opposite sides of the playing field for the teacher in charge of refereeing to announce the start of the match.

During this waiting period, both teams are adjusting their form and preparing for the upcoming big battle.

If there's any difference, it's that Wang Dong'er's team all wore a serious expression, after all, they were well aware that the next team was not one of the nobodies from the previous competitions.

The atmosphere on Xu Xingyu's team was slightly more relaxed. It wasn't to the point where they didn't take the game seriously at all, but it wasn't as tense as the opposing team's.

This shows that they are very confident in their own abilities.

This is normal, though. With a Soul Elder in the team who is comparable to Soul Emperor, anyone would feel a sense of security in a fight between novices.

Just then, the whistle blew, signaling the start of the competition, and the final round of the freshman assessment finally began.

Both sides unleashed their respective Martial Soul and charged towards each other.

Xiao Xiao released her Martial Soul, the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, to trap Jiang Haoyue, while Jiang Haoyue tried to smash the cauldrons blocking his way.

However, they seemed to have eyes and could quickly dodge Jiang Haoyue's attacks. Even if he did hit one of the three cauldrons, he couldn't do much damage to it.

Meanwhile, Wang Dong'er, as the team leader, began to confront Xu Yanxue under the Spiritual Detection enhancement of Huo Yuhao, neglecting Xu Xingyu, who was also a team leader.

Wang Dong'er did this simply because she understood Xu Xingyu's mindset. She knew that this entire exam was just child's play for Xu Xingyu.

Therefore, she predicted that Xu Xingyu would not use too much power in the early stages, and would only get rid of his slacking-off attitude when the other two were eliminated.

Just as she expected, from the start of the competition until now, Xu Xingyu has only used her first Soul Skill Void Chaotic Astral Body, to buff her teammates.

Xu Xingyu's first Soul Skill, Void Chaotic Astral Body, is a special support-type Soul Skill that can amplify both teammates and herself.

This Soul Skill can increase all attributes by 15%, and the Soul Master who receives this Soul Skill will receive 50% less energy damage and 80% less physical damage.

This is why Wang Dong'er, despite having higher Soul Power than Xu Yanxue and the assistance of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection, was unable to immediately eliminate Xu Yanxue.

Xu Yanxue and Wang Dong'er engaged in a fierce and irreconcilable battle, using every means at their disposal except for killing each other.

Watching these two fight like sworn enemies, an outsider might think they were fighting over a man.

However, since Wang Dong'er was currently dressed as a man, they abandoned that sudden idea and thought that the two of them simply didn't like each other.

As for Huo Yuhao, he had been standing at the back the whole time. If it weren't for the flashing Soul Ring on his head indicating that he was using Spiritual Detection on his two teammates, many people would have thought that he was just taking advantage of the situation.

The team that had previously confronted Wang Dong'er's squad looked at Huo Yuhao with a wary expression.

After all, they knew very well how ruthless this guy, who had always been working quietly behind the scenes, could be when it came to finishing off opponents and using dirty tricks at crucial moments.

It's worth noting that some students, caught off guard by Huo Yuhao's Soul Shock, are still unconscious.

This also indirectly shows that Huo Yuhao's strength is much greater than that of himself in the original novel!

This change surprised Xu Xingyu was standing to the side, because he himself had strong Spiritual Power, so he could also sense Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to clearly sense that Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power cultivation was already very close to the basic spiritual cultivation of a Soul King.

Although still not as strong as Xu Xingyu's mental cultivation, it is enough to make him the second strongest in the entire first year.

The reason why Huo Yuhao has such a high level of spiritual cultivation is because of the black bead inside his body.

This black bead originated from a powerful Soul Beast. Although it mainly contains the essence of that Soul Beast's bloodline, it can also passively enhance Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power.

At the same time, as Huo Yuhao continues to refine this bead, it can also enhance Huo Yuhao's physical qualities, allowing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to integrate a portion of its Spiritual Origin into the other party's Sea of Consciousness ahead of time.

This is why Huo Yuhao possessed such powerful Spiritual Power despite only having level 20 Soul Power.

However, as mentioned before, his Spiritual Power is still considerably weaker than Xu Xingyu's.

Huo Yuhao's eyes turned gold, a sign that he was unleashing Soul Shock, and the person he was targeting was Xu Xingyu.

However, when the Soul Shock struck Xu Xingyu, Xu Xingyu did not react at all; instead, Huo Yuhao suddenly vomited blood.

This shocked Huo Yuhao, because it was a sign of the backlash from his Soul Skill.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had told him before that if he used Soul Shock on someone with stronger Spiritual Power, that person would not only be unharmed, but he himself would also suffer some minor injuries from the backlash of the Soul Skill.

His Spiritual Power is already at the Soul King level, so how could he still suffer a backlash? Just what kind of monster is this Xu Xingyu?!?

At that moment, Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth and then tightly closed his eyes.

Then a pair of platinum eyes appeared before everyone, and a teacher sitting in the audience exclaimed, "This is the Second Awakening of the Body Martial Soul!?"

However, Xu Xingyu's expression turned serious while she was still in the arena, because it wasn't Second Awakening of her Body Martial Soul at all; it was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm preparing to take over the fight!

This turned Xu Xingyu's initial admiration for Huo Yuhao into disappointment. She had thought that Huo Yuhao, who had not yet been corrupted by Shrek Glory and Tang Sect Glory, would not do such a shameless thing as hiring someone to play for him in such a small competition.

I would never do such a thing in front of so many people!

However, Xu Xingyu ultimately overestimated Huo Yuhao's character.

It can only be said that Huo Yuhao is a person who will stop at nothing to win. Even in a small competition, his pride will never allow him to lose!

Even if he has to cheat to win, he will do it without hesitation! Because as long as he is not caught cheating, it is not cheating, but a clever tactic!

Therefore, in some respects, Huo Yuhao's arrogance may be even greater than that of his half-brother Dai Huabin.

This made Xu Xingyu want to teach Huo Yuhao a lesson and make him understand the consequences of cheating in a competition.

Meanwhile, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was somewhat excited, because he could finally give this bastard who stole his source power a good beating! If he was lucky, he could even reclaim the source power he had lost!

Will Tian Meng be able to defeat Xu Xingyu and reclaim her Spiritual Origin?

For details, please see the next installment.