Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 167 The Prodigy's Performance, The Prodigy's Score

Seeing Chen Ping walk up to the unconscious Scorpion Tiger, looking like he was about to finish him off, Du Weilun quickly stepped in front of the Scorpion Tiger.

Although the scorpion tiger in Shrek Academy's animal pen is not the oldest in the academy, it is one of the rarest soul beasts that the Beast King, Bow Elder, cherishes the most, and it is quite intelligent.

If Chen Ping were to kill him, he would be the one being scolded by Elder Gong.

"Director Du, it's not that I underestimated the enemy and didn't finish off the soul beast, but that you stopped me from making a move. You can't deduct my points for this when you and Dean Yan are giving their scores later."

Chen Ping chuckled as he spoke, then put away the casting hammer he had forged from a piece of refined steel.

If Du Weiren had spoken any slower, his forging hammer, capable of transforming even rare metals, would have landed on the Scorpion Tiger's head.

Du Weilun rolled his eyes at Chen Ping. What, you kid, you care about these few points? Challenging a five-thousand-year-old soul beast, the base score alone is as high as 180 points!

Even if Chen Ping loses points on his skill level, it's impossible for him to lose all fifty points.

Dai Huabin's score of 185 points seems to outshine everyone else, but in reality, it's only a paltry five points higher than Chen Ping's base score.
Du Weiren looked at Chen Ping with utter astonishment.

He naturally knew how powerful the scorpion tiger in the enclosure was, and he also understood how many junior soul masters with considerable strength had been eliminated by the scorpion tiger's scorpion tail needle soul skill.

This was the first time Chen Ping had faced such a troublesome soul beast, yet he was able to handle it with such ease.

With his second ring, he actually managed to defend against the cunning scorpion tiger's combination of "returning spear" and "backhand hook," which truly amazed Du Weiren.

Talented people emerge in every generation; this is certainly true of all!
Dai Huabin's toes were gripping the ground tightly, as if he wished he could dig a three-bedroom apartment inside to hide in.

He even wished he could switch places with the Scorpion Tiger lying on the Soul Fighting Stage.

It would be much better for him to faint in the arena than to sit in the audience and feel the stares of his classmates!

The cunning of every move the scorpion tiger made in the arena far exceeded Dai Huabin's expectations; he couldn't see through it, nor could he defend against it.

Yet this powerful five-thousand-year-old soul beast fell at Chen Ping's feet. And Chen Ping himself only suffered swollen hands—that was all!

The second soul ring that could cause the first soul skill to explode three times in a row, and the powerful blows Chen Ping delivered during his battle with the Scorpion Tiger, all sent chills down Dai Huabin's spine.

Could I withstand Chen Ping's heavy blows, wielded solely by brute force, without using the White Tiger Protective Shield or the White Tiger Vajra Transformation?
That was a stick that Chen Ping swung without even using his soul power!

Feeling the gazes of his classmates, Dai Huabin's stubbornness vanished, replaced by a bitter smile due to the vast gap between them.

Once, Dai Huabin heard his father say that there is always someone stronger than you, and that you will always encounter someone whose talent and ability surpass your own. At that time, Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng were not convinced.

After attending Shrek Academy for a few years, Dai Yueheng was convinced, but Dai Huabin remained unconvinced.

As the most talented member of his family in a thousand years, he firmly believed that he was the unparalleled genius of this era.

Some geniuses are destined to be invincible among their peers from the very beginning. If that's the case, why can't that person be me?
But all these illusions were shattered by Chen Ping's three powerful blows.

Three blows shatter the invincible soul, boss, I'm just an honest man.

Teacher Li first healed Chen Ping's injuries with a combination of a detoxification soul skill and a healing soul skill, and then went to check on the condition of the scorpion tiger.

Chen Ping, meanwhile, thoughtfully recalled the layer of blood energy armor he had just gathered from his feet, which he had formed by channeling his own blood energy. This seemed to be an ability that allowed him to concentrate his blood energy and unleash its power?

Just as Chen Ping was pondering, Yan Shaozhe's evaluation of Chen Ping was freshly released.

"Chen Ping, choose a 5,000-year-old soul beast for the upgrade assessment. Base score: 180."

"Faced with the most troublesome and intelligent scorpion tiger among the five thousand years of soul beasts in the academy's animal pen, it made several near-perfect emergency response measures in succession."

"As a second-ring Soul Master, he held his own against the Scorpion Tiger in terms of strength. His Soul Power and physical strength were properly allocated, and he still had the physical resources to deal with unexpected situations after defeating the Scorpion Tiger."

"Although his palm was swollen from being pricked by the scorpion's tail stinger, considering the huge difference in soul power between the two sides, and the fact that nothing in the world is perfect, after comprehensive consideration, the skill score is 49 points."

"Chen Ping, your total score for the second-grade promotion exam is 229 points!"

Two hundred and twenty-nine points!

This score sounds like a dream.

Before today's upgrade assessment began, probably no one could have predicted that today's assessment would not only produce a perfect score of 150 points, a score that hasn't been seen for many years, but also two such scores at once!

As a result, neither of the two contestants who scored 150 points managed to break into the top three, and the two who scored 170 and 185 points, respectively, could only settle for third and second place.

The first place score reached over two hundred points – two hundred and twenty-nine!

Du Weiren found it hard to imagine what the expressions of future sophomores would have when they saw these incredible records, given how much the current generation of second-year students had broken them.

But then Du Weiren laughed again. This was the kind of performance a monster school should have.

But how should one describe a monster among monsters?
evildoer?

At this moment, the other junior Soul Masters in the class looked at Chen Ping with a mixture of admiration and incomprehension.

After all, for most of them in the second year, being able to challenge a 500-year-old soul beast is already considered an achievement.

At this moment, Chen Ping directly defeated a five-thousand-year-old soul beast. Are we all second-year students?
Before Chen Ping could return to his classmates, Wang Yan excitedly went to greet him.

Wang Yan vigorously rubbed Chen Ping's head, exclaiming with admiration, "You little rascal, how many surprises are you going to give us before you're satisfied!"

Teacher Mujin smiled sweetly as she watched the uncle and nephew chat, without interrupting.

She only knew that she was likely to be named the best teacher again this year.

After briefly reporting to Wang Yan what he had been busy with recently, Chen Ping left the arena.

The promotion assessment for new students can take a day if things go smoothly, and two days if things go slowly.

For the other junior Soul Masters who have completed the upgrade assessment, it is very satisfying to see their classmates anxiously waiting to be called upon, and they can also share their experience of passing the assessment with their classmates.

But Chen Ping's nature made it impossible for him to waste such a good time, and in no time he had already slipped into Qian Duoduo's office in the Soul Guidance Department.

(End of this chapter)