Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 131 Core Disciple Selection Competition

After the afternoon classes ended, Wang Yan received a notification from the academic affairs office that the second-year promotion assessment would continue in two days.

Everyone attended classes as usual over the past two days.

The other grades in the Foreign Languages ​​Department completed their promotion assessments during this period, while the second-year students lagged behind.

Two days later, in the afternoon, Wang Yan once again led the students of Class 1, Grade 2 to the arena.

Although Ye Xixuan had already passed his upgrade assessment, Wang Yan still specifically asked him to come to the scene.

The upgrade assessment process remained the same, but Tang Wutong was the first to represent Class 1 of Grade 2 in the assessment.

In order to impress Ye Xixuan, Tang Wutong also chose a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast as her opponent for her upgrade assessment. It was a ghost wolf that had just broken through to the ten-thousand-year cultivation level, a soul beast with extremely fast speed and superb evasion ability.

Compared to that mighty ant king, this ten-thousand-year-old ghost wolf might not actually be that much stronger.

The ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts captured and kept in captivity by Shrek Academy were mostly ordinary soul beasts. After all, truly noble and top-tier soul beasts not only possessed extremely formidable strength, but also, due to their inherent pride, would rather fight to the death than submit.

Therefore, even with Shrek Academy's resources, the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts raised in the beast enclosure are unlikely to be particularly powerful.

Tang Wutong's cultivation has now broken through to the fourth-ring Soul Master realm. Coupled with the advantage of her martial soul attribute and ability, she has been suppressing the ten-thousand-year-old ghost wolf from beginning to end, and she has been able to handle the situation with ease.

Her shapely figure moved swiftly across the arena, giving the impression of an elegant and graceful butterfly fluttering in the air, dazzling and captivating.

In the second-grade class, Xiao Xiao felt a pang of inferiority upon seeing Tang Wutong's near-perfect performance. Both possessing twin martial souls, she held absolutely no advantage over Tang Wutong.

After taking several deep breaths, Xiao Xiao finally mustered up the courage to approach Ye Xixuan and stammered.

"Class monitor, are you really with Tang Wutong?"

Ye Xixuan glanced sideways and saw Xiao Xiao with her head down, not daring to look at him, her two slender white index fingers gently tapping in front of her.

He couldn't help but sigh, and wearily clarified again, "That's completely untrue, don't listen to their rumors."

"Really? That's great!" Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up and she looked up, but then she realized her slip of the tongue and her face flushed red.

"Um... I mean, it's better to clarify these baseless rumors. Like last time, there were rumors in class that you had a peculiar fetish for girls' socks."

Ye Xixuan's face darkened. Under the circumstances, no matter what he did, the outcome wouldn't change. Even if he tried to explain, it would only appear as an attempt to cover up the truth in everyone's eyes.

It's better to say nothing at all.

Then Ye Xixuan turned around, scanned the students in the class, and asked in a deep voice without expression.

"Xiao Xiao, who's spreading this in the class?"

Zhou Sichen, who was not far away, changed his expression slightly, chuckled dryly, reached out and patted Cao Jinxuan's shoulder, and made as if he was about to pass by Ye Xixuan.

"Um, it seems like it's my turn to go on stage next. I'll go get ready first."

"Didn't Teacher Wang just announce the order of appearance? It's still a long way off for you."

Cao Jinxuan reacted a beat too slow and cursed inwardly. But in the next moment, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and grabbed Zhou Sichen's wrist, decisively choosing to drag him down with him.

We did everything together; there's no way he'll take the blame alone!

Zhou Sichen mouthed a curse at Cao Jinxuan, but Cao Jinxuan stubbornly refused to let go, his face full of gloating.

In the end, the two had no choice but to face Ye Xixuan together, and gave an awkward smile.

"Actually, it wasn't all spread by those two." Looking at Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan's funny expressions, Xiao Xiao covered her mouth and chuckled sweetly.

"Tang Wutong told me herself in the dormitory that you liked the clothes she wore, especially the kind that were close to her skin. But now I know she was lying to me on purpose. Class monitor, how could you be that kind of person? That sock from last time, she must have secretly slipped it into your pocket when you weren't looking, right?"

Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan had just given Xiao Xiao grateful looks when they were shocked to find that the information contained in Xiao Xiao's next words was even more explosive. They opened their mouths in shock and exclaimed in unison.

"As expected of Sister Tong, she's really fierce!"

Ye Xixuan's expression instantly froze; he felt completely unable to understand Tang Wutong using normal human thinking.

However, he felt genuinely ashamed of Xiao Xiao's subsequent defense of him.

If he were truly so innocent, Princess Tang wouldn't have found any fault with him. The restless heart of a teenager is not so easily controlled.

Just then, Du Weilin's voice came from the judges' platform.

"Tang Wutong defeated the Ten Thousand Year Nether Wolf head-on and passed the upgrade assessment with a perfect score."

Everyone turned around and saw Tang Wutong jump off the arena with an arrogant expression, then walk straight to Ye Xixuan.

Her performance just now was not much worse than Ye Xixuan's. She didn't even use her fourth soul skill at the ten-thousand-year level. She just relied on her ability to fly and her first three soul skills to drag that ten-thousand-year ghost wolf to its death.

In fact, the Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul inherently possesses both strong offensive and agile offensive characteristics. It's just that Tang Wutong chose this cultivation path because the strong offensive type has greater development potential.

Speed ​​is also one of her strengths.

After their previous conversation, the way Ye Xixuan and the other three looked at Tang Wutong changed to varying degrees.

Tang Wutong didn't care at all, and confidently stood in front of Ye Xixuan, puffing out her small chest with a touch of arrogance.

"Humph!"

"Hmph, what? Are you sick?" Ye Xixuan said coldly, not giving Princess Tang any leeway.

Tang Wutong was not annoyed at all. Instead, she smiled and nodded in response, "Yes, I am sick. I have a sickness of liking you."

"Eek—" Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan deliberately dragged out their words, unable to hide the gossip in their eyes.

Xiao Xiao complained with a look of disgust, "That's so cheesy! What girl is as unreserved as you?"

"What, you're not convinced?" Tang Wutong curled her lip in disdain and said something surprising.

"Then you should keep up your composure. I hope that when Ye Xixuan and I have a child, you will say the same thing."

"You?!" Xiao Xiao's personality was completely countered by Tang Wutong. She pointed at Tang Wutong with her small hand, feeling extremely ashamed and indignant.

"Shameless!"

Ye Xixuan suppressed his disgust; this Tang princess was far worse than her mother, Xiao Wu.

"That's enough." "I already said I'm serious!" Tang Wutong stared intently at Ye Xixuan, her pink-blue eyes shimmering with tears, and she gently bit her alluring red lips.

Their tug-of-war instantly made them the focus of everyone's attention once again.

Wang Yan walked over at some point, his helpless tone carrying a hint of urging.

"Ye Xixuan, Tang Wutong, you have both passed the second-year promotion assessment. The academy is now preparing to hold a selection competition for core disciples of the outer academy in the Soul Fighting Zone. Originally, it wasn't supposed to involve us second-year students, but the academy specifically announced that you two should participate. Hurry up and get ready to go."

"Okay!" Before Ye Xixuan could say anything, Tang Wutong had already agreed excitedly. Of course, she wouldn't refuse a chance to be alone with Ye Xixuan.

Ye Xixuan had vaguely guessed something when Wang Yan specifically asked him to come to the scene, but it was quite different from the situation in his previous life. He didn't expect that among the core disciples of the second year, only he and Tang Wutong were handpicked, and they didn't even bother to pretend.

"Yes, Teacher Wang."

The other core disciples of Class 1 and Class 2 of the second grade all heard Wang Yan's words, but none of them felt resentful.

Everyone could see Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong's talent and strength; they were simply not on the same level as them, so naturally, no one felt jealous.

The distance between the Beast Fighting Area and the Soul Fighting Area was not short. Tang Wutong was happily following Ye Xixuan, and she was being exceptionally lively.

Winter has passed and spring has arrived; it is now early spring.

The trees along the main road of Shrek Academy have sprouted green leaves again, and the warm sunshine brings a touch of warmth, creating a vibrant spring scene.

The spring breeze caressed Tang Wutong's face, and a few strands of light blue hair by her ears swayed gently. Her stunningly beautiful face was radiant and captivating under the beautiful spring sunshine.

From the moment he left the arena, Ye Xixuan remained silent.

Meanwhile, the Tang princess began to imagine things again, observing Ye Xixuan's profile from the side. Her heart seemed to be touched at this moment. Coupled with the surrounding environment and atmosphere, she suddenly called out softly as if possessed.

"Ye Xixuan".

"What are you doing?" Ye Xixuan stopped and subconsciously glanced at Tang Wutong beside him.

Tang Wutong's pretty face flushed slightly, and her eyes contained strong emotional fluctuations, making it difficult for her to control herself for a moment.

Under Ye Xixuan's gaze, Tang Wutong leaned closer, then tilted her fair and flawless face up and slowly closed her eyes. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if revealing her inner unease.

Ye Xixuan's gaze lingered on Tang Wutong's pink lips, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

At this point, how could he not understand Tang Wutong's hints? She even went so far as to initiate a kiss; you really are something, Princess Tang.

Tang Wutong's expectations were ultimately dashed. Nearly a minute passed before she opened her eyes again in confusion.

Ye Xixuan's figure had already walked over a hundred meters away, and then a scream filled with anger and deep grievance rang out from within Shrek Academy.

"Ye Xixuan!"

The Soul Battle Zone is located in the northwest corner of the Martial Soul System, near Shrek City, almost on the edge of the Martial Soul System, right next to the experimental zone of the Soul Guidance System.

When Ye Xixuan and Tang Wutong arrived outside the Soul Battle Zone, a large number of people had already gathered there.

Among them, Ye Xixuan was quite familiar with three core disciples from the fifth year of the outer academy: Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan. Excluding these three, there were eleven core disciples in the Martial Soul Department.

On the Soul Guidance Department side, only He Caitou came.

The total number of people eventually settled at seventeen.

Upon seeing Bei Bei and the other two, Ye Xixuan couldn't help but turn around and glance at Tang Wutong, fearing that this Princess Tang might say something in public that would make him look bad.

Tang Wutong was still immersed in her previous grievances, and she stubbornly met Ye Xixuan's gaze, her eyes seeming to be questioning him.

Why won't you kiss me?

"Xi Xuan, did you do something to offend that girl again?" Noticing the interaction between Ye Xi Xuan and Tang Wu Tong, the easygoing Xu San Shi burst into laughter.

Ye Xixuan said irritably, "If I really did it, that would be really unfair to people."

"Then go ahead and do it!" Tang Wutong exclaimed, her eyes slightly red. Her words startled Xu Sanshi. This girl was even more significant than his sister Mengdi!
Is it appropriate to say such things to someone's face?

The expressions on Bei Bei's and Jiang Nannan's faces became subtle, especially Jiang Nannan's, whose eyes were clearly filled with scrutiny and doubt.

Ye Xixuan's biggest fear was that Jiang Nannan would misunderstand him. Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya were roommates, and if she said anything to Tang Ya later, he would only have regrets to bear.

But just as he was about to say something, Elder Xuan staggered over from a distance, a wine gourd in his left hand and a chicken leg in his right, and raised his head with hazy, drunken eyes and said.

"What are you doing? You dare to say such things during the day? Are all you young people so impatient these days? We'll give you plenty of time to mess around tonight."

"Hahaha!" Xu Sanshi couldn't hold back any longer. With an ambiguous expression, he burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

"Elder Xuan, you don't understand. The feeling of doing it at night is completely different from doing it during the day."

"Do I need you to teach me?!" Old Master Xuan had never experienced matters between men and women in his life, and thought that Xu Sanshi was mocking him. He rolled his eyes and casually tossed out the chicken bone he had spat out of his mouth.

Xu Sanshi staggered and cried out in pain, then immediately fell silent and dared not utter another sound.

Beibei chuckled mischievously, "Serves you right for showing off your superiority in front of me. Now you're getting your comeuppance."

The female trainees present all glared at Xu Sanshi with shame and indignation, making no attempt to hide their disgust. Jiang Nannan's beautiful eyes also flashed with a hint of loathing.

On the other hand, our Tang princess, though slightly shy, had a deep-seated suppressed excitement in her eyes.

As Elder Xuan staggered into the Soul Battle Zone, he waved to the crowd.

"Now that everyone is here, let's go in."

Everything in the Soul Battle Zone remains the same, but today there are no teachers here, nor are there any students here to battle.

Elder Xuan gestured for everyone to ascend to the Soul Battle Zone and said in a deep voice, "Listen up, you little ones. The core disciple assessment you're about to undergo is quite simple. The Soul Battle Zone will then transform into a maze-like enclosed terrain. Every so often, the terrain will shrink, and you will be randomly assigned to different areas. There might be two of you, or more, but only when only one person remains in an area will the passage open, allowing you to move to the next area, until finally only one person is left. So you only have one goal: to defeat every opponent you encounter and persevere to the end."

"What is that?" Before the students in the Soul Fighting Zone could react, Elder Xuan suddenly raised the wine gourd in his hand and shouted, "Begin!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the ground began to tremble violently. Countless broad and thick stone walls suddenly rose up, separating the people who had been gathered together. Moreover, the terrain continued to change, quickly forming a huge labyrinth.

Only Ye Xixuan stood calmly in place, waiting for his first opponent.

(End of this chapter)