Chapter 18: A Chaotic Hammering

"Are you convinced now? You can't be this careless in future matches. As long as we coordinate well, we can absolutely take the championship!" Huo Yu Hao said.

"Yes, yes, yes. If we can't even win the championship like this, we might as well pack up and leave." Wang Dong also put away his previous sense of contempt.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled; this time, they were determined to take first place!

With the protagonist halo bonus from Huo Gua, this time, as long as I time it right, we don't need a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to charge into first place.

Su Yu was incomparably confident in his heart. He believed that as one of the army of transmigrators from Blue Star, his luck wouldn't be that bad. After all, he was at least an orthodox descendant of Huaxia, a descendant of the Flame Emperor and Yellow Emperor, one of the common people, and a descendant of the Eastern Divine Dragon.

The Assessment Area was oval-shaped. It wasn't like the Soul Fighting District, which was like an enclosed stadium; instead, it was an open space. The perimeter was a low wall, and the interior was divided into individual areas. These partitions could be dismantled at any time to change the size of the areas.

The New Student Assessment always had the most area divisions in the Assessment Area. This was not only because of the large number of new students, but also because the new students' destructive power and attack range were limited, so they didn't need a large area to display their abilities.

The entire Assessment Area was about 20,000 square meters. At this time, it had been divided into fifty areas, each about 400 square meters, forming a square with sides of 20 meters. For new students who generally only had one or two Soul Rings of cultivation, this was already enough.

After the tense grouping in the morning, the assessment officially began in the afternoon. Because today was the first day of the assessment, in order to let the new students adapt, each group only had to perform one match today before they could leave.

The academy sent fifty teachers to register the assessments in the fifty areas respectively. The opponents for today's competition had already been drawn and grouped at noon.

They tried their best to ensure that teams from the same class would not meet in the ten round-robin matches in the future. Except for New Student Class One, which only had twenty-two groups of members, other classes generally had more than thirty groups. Unless the students performed particularly poorly during the new student period, the teachers of the new student classes generally would not easily eliminate students before the New Student Assessment; they always had to give them a chance to take the assessment.

In the end, there were a total of 316 groups participating in the New Student Assessment, totaling 948 people. Among these 316 groups of students, only half would be able to continue their studies.

This elimination rate of up to 50% was truly astonishing, but this was also one of the reasons why Shrek Academy had remained prosperous for so long. However, this practice of Shrek Academy would undoubtedly only make the strength of the nobles stronger and stronger.

The strong were kept, the weak were eliminated, and commoners were basically unable to enter Shrek Academy. The current situation also destined that the Three Great Empires would continue to be ruled by nobles. Even if the country was corrupt and tyrannical, the people had no ability to resist.

Because all powerful forces were in the hands of the nobles, it was the nobles who dominated the future of the country, and it was the nobles who dominated the future of the continent. Speaking of which, under this situation, there would truly not be many uprisings, because all potential crisis factors were eliminated at the root.

Looking at this area, a different thought arose in Su Yu's mind...

Just then, Su Yu was pulled back to reality from his thoughts by Wang Dong, and they arrived at their venue, the Thirty-Third District.

This area is truly familiar, isn't it? Wasn't Huo Gua in the Thirty-Third District back then?

Looking at Wang Yan in front of them, Wang Yan also smiled at them: "Since that's the case, let's begin. First round, first match of the assessment: New Student Class One: Su Yu, Wang Dong, Huo Yu Hao; New Student Class Three: Ouyang Junyi, Chen Junfeng, Zhao Haochen."

There wasn't much change from the original work; it was still Huo Gua's first match. It's just that the protagonists were no longer Xiao Xiao, Huo Yu Hao, and Wang Dong, but had been replaced by himself, Wang Dong, and Huo Yu Hao.

The three boys from Freshman Class Three were worthy of their noble backgrounds; at least in terms of appearance, they lived up to their status. Among them, Ouyang Junyi was the most handsome, but compared to this tomboy Wang Dong, there was still an incomparable gap.

"Not bad, not bad, about the same as me. Not bad, he's also a little handsome."

Although Su Yu was not a noble, he could at least be considered a quasi-noble, and his family had some assets. How could he not pass the test in terms of appearance? At the very least, he looked better than this delicate little guy Huo Gua.

"Assessment start."

Both sides released their martial souls in an instant. Su Yu took the lead; a mirror appeared, and the mirror reflected the figures of the three people opposite. The opponents didn't take Su Yu's actions to heart at all.

Wang Dong's action was more direct. The Radiant Goddess Butterfly martial soul appeared, a pair of gorgeous blue-purple wings spread out, and the shining golden patterns and gorgeous wings firmly attracted the attention of everyone present.

Huo Yu Hao stood quietly behind the two. It seemed he had no changes, but if there were careful people, they would notice that a faint pale golden light appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, Su Yu and Wang Dong had already received Huo Yu Hao's perspective prediction and auto-aim cheat. It could be said that under Huo Yu Hao's deliberate control, the entire field was under their control!

The three people opposite also revealed their martial souls and were ready to strike in an instant.

"Come quickly, my big Chicken Leg!" Zhao Haochen, who was standing at the very back, shouted loudly. The Soul Ring under his feet rippled out, and two yellow lights shone in his hands, then turned into two braised big Chicken Legs.

His teammates Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng were not idle either; they took the big Chicken Legs and ate them in big mouthfuls, while simultaneously releasing their martial souls.

After eating the big Chicken Leg, Chen Junfeng's martial soul was a Soft Sword, an Agility Attack System Tool Martial Soul. He lunged directly at Su Yu. That speed—if Su Yu's Purple Demon Eye hadn't reached a certain level, he might have really missed some details.

Ouyang Junyi was a Sword-Beaked Hummingbird, an Agility Attack System Beast Martial Soul. Although he hadn't reached the realm of cultivating wings yet, his speed was not slow either.

Watching the opponents charge towards them, Su Yu and Wang Dong were incomparably calm; everything was under control. After the blessing of the Food System Soul Master, the combat power of the two had increased by at least 10%. Their goal was very clear: a frontal attack to crush Su Yu and the others.

Looking at them full of flaws, Wang Dong flew out without a word. The gorgeous butterfly wings swept out suddenly, meeting the sword light emitted by Chen Junfeng.

"Leave one for me, don't take them all by yourself."

Sword-Beaked Hummingbird martial soul, First Spirit Skill: Hummingbird Flash Stab!

The sharp sword beak of Ouyang Junyi's Sword-Beaked Hummingbird martial soul stabbed straight at Wang Dong. Just when everyone thought Wang Dong was going to fight two against one, a figure darted out and shook Ouyang Junyi away with just one punch.

"Who is that? He shook Ouyang Junyi away with one punch and directly broke his First Spirit Skill. What a powerful person!"

The students watching in the Thirty-Third District couldn't help but exclaim. Little did they know, the flaws in Ouyang Junyi's soul skill, the trajectory of his attack, and his movements were all seen by Su Yu. In other words, it was as if Su Yu could predict all your movements and make response strategies in advance.

With Huo Yu Hao's blessing, this ability was magnified to an astonishing degree!

What's more, Ouyang Junyi's soul power was only Level 19, while Su Yu had already reached Level 20. With one strike of the Mysterious Jade Hand, it was impossible for Ouyang Junyi to take it, no matter how strong he was.

At the same time, Chen Junfeng's sword light collapsed. Even if he tried his best, he could not break through the circle of golden halo around Wang Dong.

After the sword light collapsed, Chen Junfeng only felt a gorgeous light flash before his eyes. That dazzling blue-gold light bloomed, and his body flew backward; the speed at which he flew back was even faster than before!

Bang! Bang!

Two muffled sounds came, and they landed just beside Zhao Haochen.

Su Yu calmly withdrew his hand, Wang Dong retracted his butterfly wings and landed confidently. The light dissipated, the butterfly wings slowly vanished, and the mirror in the air also returned to Su Yu's body. From beginning to end, their faces were filled with a confident radiance.

This scene made Wang Yan's eyes shine with brilliance; this battle had ended with such incredible speed!