In the afternoon, the New Student Assessment officially began.
The trio of Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao faced off against a group of three nobodies.
The result was a foregone conclusion. The strongest on the opposing side was only a Two-Ring Great Soul Master, and another was only a one-ring. With Wang Dong as the main attacker, Huo Yuhao providing support through Spiritual Detection, and Xiao Xiao providing assistance from the side, the battle was a complete crush, and they won easily.
Furina only glanced at Huo Yuhao and his team's opponents from afar and knew the outcome was already decided, and it would definitely be a quick victory. As for her own opponents, she did not go out of her way to observe or show off.
During the time she ran her healing stall, she had treated one of them and handed over an invitation to the Axis Cult. Being able to get into Shrek Academy, they were by no means mediocre. As for their character, if there was truly any misconduct, the Axis Cult had Neuvillette and the various department heads to screen and filter them out.
Furina really didn't have much interest in these "nobodies" who left almost no trace in the original plot or manga.
She was more inclined to dig out those buried gems, such as the sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, who possessed hair-based Body Martial Souls.
Recalling Elder Xuan's words, "For a Body Martial Soul, the most important thing lies in the word 'body'. The more important the body part used as the Martial Soul is to oneself, the greater the potential," someone who didn't know better might be convinced. But having seen the Body Sect's deep development of Body Martial Souls and their systematic method of secondary Awakening, she felt Elder Xuan's words were somewhat one-sided or even misleading. Professional matters, in the end, should be handled by professionals.
Thinking of "unprofessional" and "irresponsible," Furina's thoughts couldn't help but drift to that Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, Xuanzi. Regardless of his actions, that level of sloppiness and dereliction of duty was staggering.
When Zhang Lexuan was hunting for her eighth spirit ring, he got separated from the team because he was greedy for alcohol, leading to twelve Inner Court elites encountering a Ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, resulting in eight deaths... Such a "record" would likely make even the Evil Soul Master organizations sigh in inferiority.
Just as Furina's thoughts drifted away, the loud voice of Teacher Wang Yan, who was the proctor for this assessment, pulled her back to reality: "Prepare for the second round of assessment! freshman class one, Furina. Freshman class two, Jiang Xueqing, Bai Xiu, Tang Le. Both sides, please stand at opposite corners of the field. You may only release your Martial Souls after I announce the start of the match. Students from other groups, please observe from the other two corners and do not interfere with the match process."
Following Wang Yan's instructions, Furina was the first to walk calmly to the designated corner and stand still. At the opposite corner was the trio of Jiang Xueqing. The remaining observing students and Wang Yan gathered in the other two corners.
Jiang Xueqing was a tall, red-haired girl with the beginnings of a curvy figure, carrying a touch of heroism between her brows.
Bai Xiu was petite and exquisite, like a delicate porcelain doll, possessing rare blue-white hair. Finally, Tang Le was a blonde boy with a sunny smile, looking cheerful. This combination was similar to Huo Yuhao's, also two girls and one boy.
Once everyone was in position, Wang Yan scanned the field, and after confirming everything was correct, he announced loudly: "Assessment—begin!"
However, after Wang Yan's "begin" was spoken, both sides stood in place, and neither made the first move.
In the eyes of Jiang Xueqing and her team, the opponent was just Furina alone. Three against one, no matter how you looked at it, they were guaranteed a win.
The key was that Furina rarely revealed her spirit rings in public. Even when setting up her healing stall at the academy gate, she only took out pre-made cakes and never showed her spirit ring configuration. Therefore, except for the students of freshman class one, students from other classes knew almost nothing about her true strength.
In Furina's eyes, the situation was the exact opposite—she alone had already "surrounded" the three of them. The confidence brought by her strength made her calm and composed.
Jiang Xueqing broke the silence first and, out of politeness, asked: "This classmate, you're all alone, are you sure you want to fight the three of us? Do you need... one of us to step down first to show fairness?" Her words carried a probing tone.
Hearing this, Tang Le half-jokingly added: "Ah? You wouldn't be kicking me, the only boy, off, would you?"
Bai Xiu said timidly in a low voice: "I, I can go down... I am a support system Spirit Master, my combat power isn't strong..."
Furina was amused by their "concession" and smiled brightly: "Hey, hey, three classmates, we haven't even shown our spirit rings yet, how can you be so sure I'll lose?"
Hearing this, the three of them all showed expressions of confusion.
Jiang Xueqing retorted: "What do you mean? No matter how strong you are... at most you're a three-ring Soul Elder, right?" This was a judgment based on common sense. At the age of eleven or twelve, even with peerless talent and top-tier resources, a Soul Elder was the limit. A Soul Ancestor could enter the Inner Court directly, and a Spirit King... that was simply not within the scope of reasonable consideration.
However, Furina responded to their "common sense" with actual action.
The next moment, a full five spirit rings slowly rose from beneath her feet, swirling around her body. None were below the thousand-year purple; the first two rings were deep purple, and the last two were as pitch-black as ink! The powerful Soul Power aura belonging to a level 52 Spirit King erupted without reservation at this moment, forming an invisible pressure that made the students watching from the edge of the field feel their breath hitch.
"How about this?" Furina tilted her head, her smile still bright, but carrying an unquestionable strength.
Jiang Xueqing's pupils shrank, and her face was instantly filled with the word "give up." She said cleanly and decisively: "Forget it, we surrender..."
"Wait!" Furina quickly interrupted her and added, "Don't be in such a hurry to surrender, we haven't fought yet! It won't be too late to surrender after we've fought. Forgot to mention, I am a Food-type Support Soul Master."
"Food-type?!" Tang Le exclaimed, his eyes almost popping out, "Big sister! Your spirit rings are so abnormal, and your Soul Power is so high; even if you are a Support-type, how strong must your Spirit Abilitys be? After you buff yourself, will we even be able to fight you? Besides, if you dare to come on stage alone, you must have backup weapons or special means, right? The New Student Assessment only bans spirit tools, it didn't ban anything else!"
Jiang Xueqing also nodded in deep agreement and said with a wry smile: "That's right. Although spirit tools aren't allowed, other weapons or equipment aren't restricted... We really might not... be able to win against you!" She even used honorifics.
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