Douluo Continent: Dark Demon God Biao, inheriting the position of an evil god

Chapter 153 Shrek Academy is actually pulling strings?

Dai Yuntian, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie stood in the center of the arena, enjoying the glorious moment that belonged to the champions.

On the high platform, Mu En nodded to Yan Shaozhe beside him, and Yan Shaozhe immediately understood and announced loudly:
"The freshman assessment and awards ceremony shall now begin!"

The entire venue fell silent once again, and all eyes were focused on the platform.

The entire venue fell silent once again, and all eyes were focused on the platform.

"First, please welcome Wang Dong's team, who won the third place, to the stage to receive their award!"

Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and another team member walked onto the stage, their faces showing resentment, but they still straightened their backs.

Yan Shaozhe personally presented them with medals and prizes: a thousand-year-old soul bone and a Soul-Upgrading Pill for each person.

To be honest, the rewards for this year's freshmen assessment are many times better than those of previous years.

I don't know if it's because of Dai Yuntian's influence.

"Next, please welcome the Ning Tian team, who won the runner-up prize, to the stage to receive their award!"

Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, and Dai Qiu'er walked onto the stage.

Ning Tian's expression had returned to normal, but the disappointment in his eyes was still hard to hide.

Yan Shaozhe also awarded them medals and prizes, including a five-thousand-year-old soul bone and higher-level cultivation resources.

"Finally, please welcome the champion team, Dai Yuntian, to the stage to receive their award!"

As Dai Yuntian and his two companions stepped onto the stage, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers once again.

Dai Yuntian, in particular, has become a legend in the hearts of all the new students due to his amazing performance with those three 100,000-year soul rings.

This time, Long Xiaoyao pushed Mu En and personally came to the three of them.

His aged face held a gentle smile. His gaze lingered on Dai Yuntian for a moment before he took out three exquisite boxes from his storage soul tool.

"As the champions of the highest-level spirit battle in the history of Shrek Academy, you will receive the highest-level reward from Shrek Academy."

Although Mu En's voice was not loud, it clearly carried throughout the entire venue: "Each person will receive a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, and... an opportunity to enter the 'Sea God Pavilion' for cultivation."

"Hiss... Poseidon Pavilion?!"

As soon as he said this, gasps of surprise rose and fell around him.

Jiang Nannan, standing in the crowd, stared wide-eyed, her eyes filled with envy.

As a typical commoner, like countless other commoner genius soul masters, she could only rely on her own talent to cultivate, without any resources at all.

If she had enough resources, she would surely be able to become a leader among her peers, just like her ancestor Xiao Wu from ten thousand years ago.

The opportunity to enter the Sea God Pavilion for cultivation is undoubtedly one of the most top-tier cultivation resources in the entire Douluo Continent!

That's the most core training ground of Shrek Academy, a place that even inner disciples rarely get to enter.

A hint of surprise flashed in Dai Yuntian's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

He accepted the box and bowed slightly, saying, "Thank you, Elder Mu."

Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie excitedly accepted the reward and thanked them repeatedly.

Mu En looked at Dai Yuntian, a deep meaning flashing in his eyes: "Little guy, come to the Sea God Pavilion after this is over."

Dai Yuntian's heart skipped a beat, and he nodded: "Yes."

The awards ceremony then continued, and other outstanding students also received corresponding awards.

After all the awards were presented, Yan Shaozhe cleared his throat, his voice carrying throughout the venue:

"The new student assessment has officially concluded. Now, I will announce the list of core students for this cohort!"

The entire room fell silent once more, everyone straining to hear, awaiting this momentous occasion. Being a core student meant receiving the academy's most prestigious resources—an honor coveted by countless new students.

The list of core participants for this cohort is as follows:

Yan Shaozhe unfurled a scroll and read aloud:

"First place goes to Dai Qiu'er!"

"Second place, Zhu Lu!"

"Third place, Cui Yajie!"

"Fourth place, Ning Tian!"

"Fifth place, Wu Feng!"

"Sixth place, Xiao Xiao!"

"Seventh place, Wang Dong!"

"..." An eerie silence fell over the room after the entire list was read out.

Everyone thought that Dai Yuntian was undoubtedly the number one, after all, based on the strength he displayed with those three 100,000-year soul rings, he was undoubtedly the number one in Shrek Academy!
But the result was that Dai Qiu'er was ranked first.

The audience was puzzled and raised questions.

"What's going on? Is this some kind of conspiracy?!"

Where is Dai Yuntian?

"Exactly! Why isn't Dai Yuntian the first?!"

"Those three 100,000-year spirit rings they just displayed don't qualify them as the number one at Shrek Academy?!"

Zhu Lu was the first to stand up and defend Dai Yuntian: "Dean, why? Brother Yuntian is clearly the real main force in this Soul Battle, everyone can see that!"

Cui Yajie, unusually serious, also put away her playful demeanor and questioned, "Yes, Dean, this doesn't make sense, does it? Yun Tian's strength is absolutely enough to qualify him to be a core student!"

Although Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and the others did not speak, their eyes also flashed with confusion.

Even Dai Qiu'er, who had just been ranked first, showed a hint of surprise and dissatisfaction in her golden eyes.

Faced with the overwhelming criticism, Yan Shaozhe gave a wry smile and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet:

"I know you are all very surprised, but the academy has other considerations for Dai Yuntian's arrangements! Please don't worry!"

However, these words were clearly not convincing.

"What considerations could possibly make him not even a core member?!"

"Exactly! This is unfair!"

"We need an explanation!"

Yan Shaozhe broke out in a cold sweat. Faced with the indignant students, he was momentarily at a loss for words.

Just then, he caught a glimpse of Duveren walking over out of the corner of his eye.

"Ahem... well... Director Du will explain the specific arrangements in detail later!"

After saying that, Yan Shaozhe slipped away and ran off the stage in a flash.

Du Weilin was left standing there, completely bewildered, enduring the angry gazes of all the trainees.

No... Dude, I treat you, Yan Shaozhe, as my boss and my best friend, but you treat me like your cousin?
Du Weilen opened his mouth, on the verge of tears: "Dean Yan, you've tricked me..."

On stage, Dai Yuntian vaguely guessed what was going on...

He had just noticed that Xianlin'er had been giving him flirtatious glances.

As soon as Dai Yuntian and his two companions stepped off the podium, they were immediately surrounded by enthusiastic students, who showered them with congratulations and inquiries.

"Brother Yuntian, are your three 100,000-year soul rings real?!"

"Junior Brother Dai, can you teach me cultivation?!"

"Hey junior, do you have a girlfriend?!"

"Junior Dai, my cat can do backflips! Want to come over and see?"

"Junior, junior..."

Faced with the overly enthusiastic senior students, Dai Yuntian was both amused and exasperated.

Just as he was about to refuse, he suddenly felt a burning gaze.

Turning his head, he saw Dai Qiu'er standing not far away, her golden eyes staring straight at him.

Their eyes met, and Dai Qiu'er bit her lip, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she turned and left.

"Brother Yuntian, what are you looking at?"

Zhu Lu leaned closer, following his gaze, a knowing glint in her eyes: "Oh~ it's Sister Qiu'er~"

She deliberately drew out her words, her eyes full of cunning.

Clearly, she had already regarded Dai Qiu'er, who had enabled Dai Yuntian to gain an advantage in the Soul Arena, as one of her future allies.

Dai Yuntian coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Um... Elder Mu asked me to go to the Sea God Pavilion. You guys go back first."

Cui Yajie also came over, a mischievous grin on her face: "Tsk tsk tsk... Is someone feeling guilty?"

"..."

Dai Yuntian glanced at the two of them helplessly: "That's enough, when have I, Dai, ever felt guilty?"

(End of this chapter)