Chapter 35: All of You Come at Once, I'm in a Hurry
The Shrek Academy Assessment Area is located in the northern part of the Martial Soul Department, adjacent to the Outer Academy's Soul Dueling Area, but it is much larger in size—essentially the size of four Soul Dueling Areas.
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This field has carried too much unwillingness and regret.
Year after year, geniuses have shown their brilliance here, but even more students have met their downfall here, leaving the stage in disappointment.
The Assessment Area is an open oval shape; it is not an enclosed venue, but rather a solid open-air field.
The perimeter is a ring of several-meter-high gray-white stone walls, while the interior is divided into individual square zones by countless movable, heavy metal partitions.
These partitions can be adjusted at any time according to assessment needs to change the size and layout of the grounds.
At this moment, the entire Assessment Area has been divided into over fifty zones.
Although the total area of the grounds is staggering, each zone feels quite cramped after the division.
Fortunately, those participating in the assessment are only first-year freshmen, and their cultivation is generally not high.
If they were replaced by upperclassmen, these partitions would likely suffer after just a few Soul skills clashes.
"There are really a lot of people..." Dugu Qing couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the swarming heads in the arena.
As Lin Xuan's trio stepped into the Assessment Area, the nearby crowd suddenly fell silent.
Who in the Outer Academy didn't know that a monster had appeared in Freshman Class Nine? A Soul Ring configuration of Purple, Purple, Black, and defeating the top fourth-year student Xu Sanshi head-on... these feats had already spread far and wide.
Sensing the various gazes coming from all directions, Wu Feng, who had been keeping a cold face, gave a displeased snort, her sharp eyes sweeping around like knives.
The students touched by her gaze subconsciously looked away, but their peripheral vision still couldn't help but quietly follow the trio's figures, all wanting to see which zone this "Monster Team" would be assigned to.
Lin Xuan turned a blind eye to this, leading the two straight across half of the Assessment Area before finally stopping in front of the metal partition zone marked "18".
This was their assessment venue for today.
The other teams already waiting here saw who had arrived, and the expressions on their faces instantly collapsed.
The glances they exchanged were filled with helplessness and bitterness.
Well, the championship favorites are here; everyone just give it your all to fight for second place.
Not long after, the teacher responsible for this zone's assessment arrived.
This was a Female Teacher who looked to be in her thirties, wearing a teacher's uniform, with a tall posture, a pretty face, and lingering charm.
She had a faint smile on her face as her gaze swept over the teams gathered at the edge of the field.
"Everyone is here, so we won't waste any time."
Her voice said clearly,
"I presume you are all clear on the rules, but I still need to emphasize one point: during the assessment process, intentionally injuring or crippling an opponent is strictly prohibited. Once discovered, regardless of the reason, your assessment qualification will be immediately revoked, and severe punishment will be given depending on the circumstances."
She looked around, and seeing no objections, she opened the folder in her hand.
"First match, Freshman Class Nine: Lin Xuan, Dugu Qing, Wu Feng."
When she read the first name, her gaze paused slightly on Lin Xuan,
"Against First Year Class Three: Piao Haolong, Jiang Ma, Zhou Si."
"Tsk, I didn't expect the first match to be us. That's fine, it saves wasting time."
Lin Xuan shook his head and led Dugu Qing and Wu Feng onto the Soul Dueling Platform.
On the other side, three people in the crowd let out a simultaneous wail, but they could only walk onto the field with mournful faces.
These three students from First Year Class Three had distinct personalities and were quite recognizable.
Piao Haolong, who was in the lead, always gave off an indescribable sense of awkwardness when he walked.
Shoulders hunched, head down, eyes wandering, and occasionally nervously tidying his hair, as if he were very busy but didn't know what he was busy with.
"He seems to have very low self-esteem?" Dugu Qing commented in a low voice.
"Indeed." Lin Xuan agreed.
Jiang Ma, who followed closely behind, lived up to his name, having a strikingly long face and a neat middle-part hairstyle.
Although his looks couldn't be called outstanding, he at least appeared much more normal than the previous one.
The final one, Zhou Si, seemed to be from a completely different art style compared to the first two.
He had delicate features and should have had a good temperament, but at the moment he appeared listless, with dodging eyes, looking like someone who had suffered long-term bullying.
After the three took the field, they quickly stood in a triangular formation in the northeast corner of the arena.
Surprisingly, the most cowering-looking Zhou Si actually stood at the very front, while Piao Haolong and Jiang Ma stood to his left and right rear respectively.
This seemingly timid youth was actually the captain of the three.
Seeing that First Year Class Three was ready, the Female Teacher turned a questioning gaze toward Lin Xuan's side.
She saw that their positioning had no rhyme or reason to speak of.
Only Lin Xuan stood alone at the very front, his expression calm.
Meanwhile, Dugu Qing and Wu Feng didn't even strike a combat stance; they just stood casually a few meters behind Lin Xuan, looking somewhat lazy.
Dugu Qing was curiously sizing up the opposition, while Wu Feng had her arms crossed, her face full of impatience, as if she only wanted to quickly end this duel which, in her view, had no suspense.
"Are you ready?" the Female Teacher asked to confirm.
Lin Xuan nodded. Seeing this, the Female Teacher didn't say anything more and announced,
"Assessment, begin!"
As soon as the words fell, the three from First Year Class Three immediately released their Martial Souls.
A rich earthy-yellow light emerged. One could see that Zhou Si and the others all possessed hundred-year Soul Rings, though Piao Haolong and Jiang Ma each had only one Soul Ring. However, their Soul Power was not low—one at Rank 17 and one at Rank 18. Their talent was actually quite good.
Piao Haolong's Martial Soul was a canine type called the Dazzling Dog. Just like the name, after his Martial Soul Possession, his eyes became visibly brighter by several degrees.
It was estimated that he likely possessed a mental attribute.
Jiang Ma's Martial Soul perfectly matched his looks; his Martial Soul was the Dragonscale Horse. Though they were called dragon scales, they actually looked more like fish scales, but it also seemed to be a quite good Beast Martial Soul.
As for the strongest one, Zhou Si, who possessed two hundred-year Soul Rings, he was a bit of a surprise. He looked timid and as if he were being bullied, but his Martial Soul was extremely majestic.
It was a massive, illusory beast shadow with a pointed snout and fangs. After possession, it gave him immense strength and a sense of pressure, forming a sharp contrast with his personal temperament.
Unlike the three who were prepared for a serious battle, Lin Xuan's side had no movement after the assessment began.
Lin Xuan withdrew his gaze from the three opponents and turned to Dugu Qing and Wu Feng behind him,
"Still following the plan we discussed yesterday? If you have objections, you can raise them now."
"No problem, your arrangement is most beneficial to us." Dugu Qing nodded immediately.
"I have no objections either." Wu Feng responded briefly.
"Fine."
Lin Xuan turned back around, looked at the tense trio opposite him, and spoke in a flat tone,
"All of you come at once."
"I'm in a hurry."
The three opponents were stunned upon hearing this.
Then, seeing Dugu Qing and Wu Feng's posture of completely staying out of it as bystanders, they instantly understood Lin Xuan's implication.
He wanted to fight one against three!
In an instant, a surge of anger mixed with humiliation and unwillingness rushed to their heads.
They knew in their hearts that even if the three of them joined forces, they were definitely not Lin Xuan's match. But the fact that the opponent didn't even bother with superficial efforts—this undisguised contempt was harder to endure than a direct surrender.
"You're looking down on people too much!"
Piao Haolong gritted his teeth and growled, the last trace of hesitation in his eyes replaced by fury,
"According to the plan, go!"
He was the first to move, his first Soul Ring shining brightly.
"First Soul skills: Dazzling Plunder!"
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