The Freshman Assessment Ends
The day after all the freshman assessment competitions concluded.
All the students who passed the freshman assessment gathered at Shrek Square, awaiting the upcoming class assignments.
Soon, Du Weilun, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, arrived in front of the students with more than a dozen teachers, including Zhou Yi and Mu Jin, the two homeroom teachers.
Holding a folder, Du Weilun smiled as he looked at each student who had successfully passed the exam and said, "I believe everyone already knows that the freshman assessment elimination round has ended, and the final top three have been determined. Now, I will formally announce them and their rewards. The third place winner in the freshman assessment is Dai Huabin's team, whose members are Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yahao."
The entire first-year student erupted in applause. After the elimination rounds, there were approximately three hundred first-year students remaining, nearly two-thirds fewer than at the beginning of the semester.
"Second place, Wang Dong's team, team members are Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao. Step forward."
Applause rang out again, but after Wang Dong'er and the other two came out, there was no excitement on their faces. Huo Yuhao, in particular, who came out of the infirmary, had a tense expression, his head slightly lowered, as if he was thinking about something, and his eyes were even a little bloodshot.
Although his injuries had been successfully healed by the medical staff, the subsequent questioning gave him a headache.
Fortunately, when he went berserk earlier, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm used its remaining power to suppress the evil energy in Huo Yuhao's body, and with Fan Yu's guarantee, he was ultimately not defined as Evil Soul Master by the Shrek Academy.
At most, he would be labeled as having an uncontrollable Second Martial Soul.
As for the period when Tian Meng possessed him, Huo Yuhao lied and claimed that it was the power that erupted when he used his Second Martial Soul.
He also shifted the blame to Xu Xingyu, saying that his Second Martial Soul went out of control purely because he had suffered too much harm from Xu Xingyu.
At first, the teacher in charge of the interrogation did not believe Huo Yuhao, but after repeated inquiries, he had no choice but to accept Huo Yuhao's statement.
At this moment, Du Weilun raised his voice slightly and said, "Now, please give a warm round of applause to welcome our final champions of the freshman assessment. They are the Xu Xingyu team, and the team members are Xu Xingyu, Xu Yanxue, and Jiang Haoyue."
Immediately, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted throughout the arena. Upon hearing their names called, Xu Xingyu and her two companions dared not delay and walked forward amidst the cheers and applause of the many first-year students.
Seeing the three step forward, Du Weilun smiled slightly, gesturing for them to stand in the center. Meanwhile, the Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin brothers below the stage looked at Xu Xingyu with complicated expressions.
Du Weilun said, "Alright, now I will announce the rewards for the top three teams in the freshman assessment. The top three teams will all receive a unified reward from the academy, and each member can request a Soul Ring from the academy when they need one, and the academy will assist them in obtaining Soul Ring that is within their means and most suitable for them."
Upon hearing this, the first-year students were immediately filled with surprise. This reward was equivalent to a promise from the academy that Xu Xingyu and the other nine would definitely get their next Soul Ring as a limit Soul Ring. This reward was considered extremely generous in the past.
However, this reward is not of much value to students other than Huo Yuhao, since the Soul Spirit System has now appeared and most students are using Soul Spirit.
Therefore, at this stage, very few people would directly kill Soul Beast to obtain Soul Ring, because doing so would easily land them on the Spirit Contract Pagoda's blacklist.
As everyone present looked puzzled, Du Weilun added, "If any student doesn't want Soul Ring hunted by the academy, they can obtain a suitable Soul Spirit from the Spirit Contract Pagoda branch that will soon be established in Shrek City. The academy will cover half the cost, and the student will have to pay the rest themselves."
Upon hearing this, the square, which had been filled with skepticism, was now filled with surprised exclamations of admiration.
Xu Xingyu, standing in the center, was also shocked. He hadn't expected that what Yan Shaozhe had mentioned would be accomplished so quickly!
Given that Shrek and Spirit Contract Pagoda didn't actually have such a good relationship, how exactly did Yan Shaozhe convince those elders to support the establishment of a Spirit Contract Pagoda branch on their Shrek City territory?
Xu Xingyu didn't know was that the reason this plan was approved so quickly was because Mu En had already persuaded more than half of the elders at the previous emergency Sea God Pavilion Meeting.
However, a vote had not yet been taken at that time.
The meeting that night, the very night Yan Shaozhe made that promise to Xu Xingyu, was for a vote on this matter.
At that time, Yan Shaozhe did not need to persuade any of the elders, because each elder had already made their own choice under Mu En's guidance.
That is to reconcile with the Spirit Contract Pagoda, accept the new era's Soul Spirit System, and observe Xu Xingyu and Wang Dong'er, who are simulating the God Examination.
Of course, reconciling with Spirit Contract Pagoda and allowing one of their branches to be established in Shrek City was not a smooth process.
It can only be said that the Sea God Pavilion paid a heavy price to appease the Spirit Contract Pagoda and get them to agree to establish a branch in Shrek City.
After all, it wasn't the other party asking to establish a branch in Shrek City; rather, it was Shrek begging the other party to establish a branch on their territory.
The difference between the two is quite significant. In the former, Shrek is the one in charge, and Spirit Contract Pagoda is the one seeking help; in the latter, Spirit Contract Pagoda is the one in charge, and Shrek is the one seeking help.
Overall, the fact that Shrek has begun to accept Soul Spirit has at least won over many students who were dissatisfied with Shrek's rules that restricted Soul Spirit.
It's worth noting that many people were eliminated in this freshman assessment because they failed to use their Soul Spirit to assist in combat.
Even though his Soul Spirit was part of his strength, he couldn't unleash his full power and abilities because his school didn't recognize this cultivation method.
How frustrating must one feel!
Fortunately, this situation has begun to change, and it is believed that Shrek Academy will adapt to the new era of Soul Spirit cultivation in the future.
Du Weilun smiled slightly as he looked at the students who were starting to get excited.
If he could, he, as a teacher, would also like one, looking at these lively and cheerful children with such expressions. However, he had more important things to do right now.
Du Weilun began to cough, and the previously noisy students quieted down, waiting for Du Weilun to announce what he was about to say.
Seeing that all the students had quieted down, Du Weilun turned to Xu Xingyu and the others and said, "You can go back to your groups now."
After speaking, Xu Xingyu and the others returned to the main group, awaiting Du Weilun's next instructions.
"The quality of this year's freshmen surpasses that of previous years. I hope you will continue your efforts. Heaven rewards diligence; no matter how talented you are, you will not reap good rewards without hard work. Shrek Academy is the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent. I hope you will all graduate smoothly and achieve excellent results. In view of the outstanding freshmen who emerged in this year's freshman competition, the academy has specially approved a group of students to become core disciples of the Outer Court. Now I announce the list."
The long-awaited list of core disciples is finally about to be released!