"Class monitor, who's that beauty? She seems to know you well," Xiao Xiao asked, her face full of curiosity.
Wang Dong's expression remained unchanged, but her mind was fully focused, listening intently.
Huo Yuhao chuckled softly. "We're not really that close. She was a customer I met when I was living in the barbecue shop. They really liked the grilled fish I made. But later, I devoted myself entirely to cultivation, so I gave up on the grilled fish."
Hearing this, which didn't seem to have any gossip, Xiao Xiao shook her head, inevitably a little disappointed.
Wang Dong's lips curved into a hidden smile, but suddenly she remembered something and quickly said, "No wonder you said you wanted to treat Xiao Xiao to grilled fish before. So you know how to grill it yourself."
"That's right," Huo Yuhao said confidently. "Believe me, you won't forget the fish I grill for the rest of your lives."
"Hehe, then I'll have to try it properly then," Xiao Xiao rubbed her hands together, revealing a hint of anticipation.
...
"Huabin, what's wrong? You've been quiet since we got here."
In a quiet garden at Shrek Academy, Zhu Lu looked at Dai Huabin, who was sitting on a chair, with a puzzled expression.
"That bastard not only ran away back then, but now he's actually entered Shrek Academy. What a surprise. With his talent, it's impossible for him to get in. He probably went through some back door." Dai Huabin spoke after a moment of silence, his voice cold, with a strong killing intent in his eyes.
Zhu Lu was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized, "The guy who just looked at you is that bitch's child?"
"That's right." Dai Huabin nodded, a cold light flashing in his eyes. "I thought after he ran away, he'd be hiding like a rat. I didn't expect to meet him here. Hmph, I hope we meet in the competition. I won't let him off this time. Trash should stay in the trash can."
"Forget about him. We have to win the championship in this freshman assessment. I heard from my big brother that the reward is very likely to be a Soul Bone."
"A Soul Bone." Zhu Lu was shocked.
Soul Bones were a scarce resource, but after ten thousand years, the Zhu family had still managed to accumulate some. However, those Soul Bones weren't something she, as a junior, would inherit.
After all, she was going to be married off.
"I don't know exactly what a Soul Bone is, but the academy will definitely choose one based on the students' Martial Souls and attributes. Both of us might be a good fit. I'm taking the championship this time. Alright, go back and rest."
Dai Huabin stood up and started walking towards the exit.
Zhu Lu quickly followed.
The morning's free time was over.
As the afternoon class time approached, the entire first-year atmosphere became tense. If you were to look down from the sky, you would definitely see the thirty-five assessment areas next to Shrek Academy's battle arena, with a steady stream of students rushing towards them.
Some of the upper-year teachers seemed to notice that their students weren't very focused today, so they simply let them take half a day off to watch the competition, acting as spectators.
"So many people."
Outside the examination point for District 33, Xiao Xiao opened her eyes wide, scanning her surroundings. The area was already packed with people.
Besides the first-year freshmen in white school uniforms, one could sometimes spot upperclassmen in yellow, purple, and black uniforms.
There were roughly nine hundred and twenty-seven first-year students in total, meaning three hundred and nine teams. Class One alone accounted for twenty-seven teams.
The number of teams in the other classes was roughly the same, except for Class Seven, which had only sixty students left, making up twenty teams.
Within three months, Zhou Yi had expelled forty students from Class Seven, leaving all the other classes dumbfounded.
You see, the homeroom teachers of the freshman classes usually rarely expel students before the freshman assessment. After all, they came with high expectations, and no matter how well they performed, you should still give them a chance to take the assessment.
Zhou Yi's actions also made all the freshmen and upperclassmen remember this tyrant teacher.
But where there are tears, there is also laughter.
The ones laughing, naturally, were the students of Class One in the fourth grade, because Zhou Yi had been their previous homeroom teacher.
Back to the main topic.
"The assessment time has arrived. All teams that drew the thirty-third zone, immediately enter the assessment area. Those who are late will have their assessment qualifications revoked."
The broadcast announced the message outside the thirty-third zone's assessment area.
Upon hearing the broadcast, Huo Yuhao and his two companions immediately set off.
At the same time, seven other teams also moved together.
The assessment was about to begin. Except for a few confident students, the others were uneasy. They forced themselves to appear serious.
As for the older students watching the match, they entered the spectator stands from another entrance. Some of them had even prepared snacks and drinks; they were incredibly relaxed.
On the competition stage, eight teams stood in vertical lines. In front of them stood a female teacher in her thirties with a pretty face. She held a file in her hand.
"Roll call complete. All assessment personnel are in place."
Hearing this, the students looked at each other. Although most of them were nervous, comparing themselves to their peers made them excited. As long as they defeated their opponents, they would prove they were better than their peers, a great but ultimately empty honor.
However…
When some of the students clearly saw Huo Yuhao's face, they were stunned, their moods plummeting.
Especially when Huo Yuhao smiled and gestured to them, these people felt utterly despondent.
"Damn, why is Brother Beast here?"
"If you'd said you were also in District 33, we would have brought an extra pair of pants!"
However, they were simply overthinking things. Huo Yuhao didn't particularly enjoy flaunting his hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring to scare people. He didn't have a habit of enjoying seeing others soil themselves.
The teacher spoke, "Introduce yourselves. My name is Dai Qiuyu, and I am the examiner teacher for the thirty-third district assessment point."
"Hello, Teacher," the eight groups of students greeted in unison.
Dai Qiuyu nodded slightly and smiled, "Before the assessment begins, I need to solemnly tell you a few things."
"First, this is an assessment, not a battlefield. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to continue injuring an opponent once the outcome has been decided. Those who violate this rule will be reported to the academy for disciplinary action. Of course, during evenly matched matches, it's inevitable that the fighting gets too intense, and sometimes you can't hold back. In those cases, you don't need to worry; I will take care of it."
"Second, only one round of matches will be held this afternoon. Four rounds will be held tomorrow, both morning and afternoon. The day after tomorrow, five rounds will be held. The entire freshman assessment is scheduled to end in three days."
"Third, the use of any Soul Tools is prohibited during the freshman assessment."
"Alright, you've all gained a basic understanding of the situation. Now, let's officially begin the matches. First up are Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao from Class One. Facing them are Ouyang Junyi, Chen Junfeng, and Zhao Haochen from Class Three."
"Both sides, choose a corner and wait. You can only release your Martial Soul when I say the match begins. Everyone else, leave the stage."
Soon, the other six teams quickly left the competition stage.
The two competing teams quickly chose their corners and began to wait, staring at each other.
The audience in the stands were also eagerly anticipating the match.
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao stood side-by-side, without any formation. In contrast, their opponents were arranged in a triangular formation.
Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng were in front, with Zhao Haochen behind them.
The competition stage in the freshman assessment area wasn't large, each side of the square was twenty meters long. Because the freshmen's levels were generally low, the four hundred square meters of space was perfectly adequate.
Dai Qiuyu glanced at the stage and nodded, "Begin the match."
The words faded.
Both sides released their Soul Rings and Martial Souls.
Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with golden light, but he didn't make any further move. He stood there with his hands in his pockets, not even releasing his Soul Rings.
However, if a strong person were present, they would definitely discover a faint mental fluctuation around Huo Yuhao, as if concealing something.
Wang Dong's feet revealed two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple. Xiao Xiao also released her Soul Rings, but neither of them released their Martial Soul. However, it proved that both were at the Soul Grand Master level.
Furthermore, Wang Dong's Soul Ring configuration was particularly astonishing; her second Soul Ring was at the thousand-year level.
Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng frowned, feeling immense pressure. They were both one-ring Soul Masters, and their strength was clearly different from their opponents.
The little fatty standing at the back, Zhao Haochen, had a single yellow hundred-year Soul Ring light up.
Zhao Haochen's hands danced in the air as he shouted, "Come, my braised chicken legs!"
With two waves of yellow light, two steaming chicken legs appeared in his hands.
He flicked his chubby hands, and the two chicken legs landed in the hands of his two teammates.
Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng immediately took bites. The first bite caused the chicken legs to transform into Soul Power and surge into their bodies. Feeling the rapid increase in their auras, their faces filled with confidence, and their gazes locked onto Huo Yuhao and his two companions. Then, they charged out, one on the left and one on the right, moving very fast.
Attacking proactively was about controlling the situation.
Since their opponents weren't releasing their Martial Souls, this was the perfect chance to break through them.
To make the other side pay the price for their contempt.
As a food-type Soul Master, Zhao Haochen had finished using his Soul Skill. Now, he was just there to watch the show, eating chicken legs and enjoying the spectacle. But in the next second, Zhao Haochen saw a scene he might never forget in his life, and he froze in place.
His two teammates, brimming with fighting spirit and already several meters ahead, suddenly, as if by prior agreement, turned a slight corner. Ouyang Junyi desperately ran to the left, while Chen Junfeng sprinted to the right.
The arena wasn't small, but it was no match for their mad dash, especially since they were already running along its edge.
It was like a car driving along a road, veering off to the side, and finally ending up in a wheat field.
Plus, the braised chicken leg they had eaten was meant to boost speed. Soon, under the gaze of nearly fifty people in the audience, Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng ran straight off the arena.
On the left side of the arena, Dai Qiuyu, acting as an examiner, was stunned.
Ouyang Junyi had run right past her before leaving the arena.
As the young man ran, his face was set with a resolute expression.
But your resolve should be directed at your enemy, not the outside of the arena!
And in the audience, dozens of senior students watched the two with astonishment.
The fruit in their mouths they hadn't even had time to chew.
The other six groups of students widened their eyes even further.
Silence filled the entire arena.
At this moment, the golden light in the eyes of the two who had just rushed out of the competition stage dissipated. When they each wanted to launch an attack, they found that the scene before them was too wrong.
Where was their opponent?
They were stunned at first, then looked around, only to find that they had somehow rushed out of the competition stage.
The boundary line of the competition stage was only a step behind them.
Ouyang Junyi: "???"
Chen Junfeng: "???"
"What are you doing?" Zhao Haochen tossed aside the chicken leg he hadn't finished eating and couldn't help but shout.
"I..." Ouyang Junyi opened his mouth in a daze, not knowing what to say.
He tried hard to recall the scene just now. He was clearly running very steadily, so how did he end up outside the competition stage?
What happened?
"Hey, are you going to go down yourself, or do we need to help you?"
Wang Dong's lips twitched with a suppressed smile as she asked loudly.
Seeing Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's icy gazes, Zhao Haochen subconsciously swallowed his saliva. "I'll go down myself. No need for the two of you to bother."
With that, Zhao Haochen took a step back and also left the competition stage.
The first match in District 33 ended in a rather inexplicable manner.
There were no cheers from the crowd, only confusion.
"Are these two bribed to throw the match?"
"Who charges the stage like that?"
"Your Soul Skill is really interesting. No wonder my attacks went awry when we sparred the first time," Wang Dong whispered to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao smiled. "My mental interference Soul Skill is a jack-of-all-trades. I can keep using it before we meet a tough opponent. This way, your energy consumption will be lower, and you can focus on the knockout rounds. Besides, the more mysterious we are, the more wary our future opponents will be."
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao nodded, clearly in support of Huo Yuhao's plan.
Huo Yuhao's gaze was deep. The reason Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng ran in the wrong direction was entirely due to his mental interference Soul Skill.
Ouyang Junyi felt a moment of confusion, and the scene in front of him briefly changed, making him rush towards the area outside the competition stage, mistaking it for their current location.
The mental interference had disrupted Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng's judgment; that's why they had run to the sides.
All of this was thanks to the help of the Spirit Silk skill. Otherwise, Huo Yuhao couldn't have achieved this, and at most, he could have only caused them to see things incorrectly for a short time.
With the aid of the Simulation Soul Skill, he could hide his Soul Rings, but it wasn't yet possible to completely conceal them from Soul Emperors and above.
Teacher Dai Qiuyu looked at Huo Yuhao, whose hands were still in his pockets, with a complex expression and announced, "In this match, the freshman Class One, Huo Yuhao's team, wins."
As she spoke, Dai Qiuyu recorded the information in her files.
She had been the main examiner for the freshman assessment for several years and this was the first time she had encountered such a strange situation.
But… the golden light in Huo Yuhao's eyes hadn't been concealed, and she had seen it.
But this student hasn't even released their Soul Ring?
Strange.
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao high-fived, celebrating their opening victory.
On the other side, Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng looked at each other, then awkwardly called out to Zhao Haochen,
"Brother Zhao."
"I seriously suspect you two were paid off to put on a show for me."
Zhao Haochen said, annoyed.
As soon as he said this, Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng realized what was happening. They cautiously glanced around, seeing that everyone was looking at them with strange expressions.
It seemed they agreed with Zhao Haochen.
The two of them shrunk back.
They really didn't take any money.
"Both teams off the field, the assessment continues," Dai Qiuyu's voice rang out in a timely manner.
The three of them lowered their heads and awkwardly slipped out of the assessment area, quickly disappearing from sight.
But today's events would probably spread throughout the academy soon.
Huo Yuhao and the others didn't leave, instead, they went to the spectator seats to watch as audience members.
What Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao didn't understand was that the way the senior students looked at them wasn't quite right.
The first round of assessments ended quickly. The results of the thirty-five assessment areas were all out, with some people happy and some people sad.
The first day was mainly for the students to have a transition, to get used to the pace of the assessment in advance.
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