Douluo Dragon King: Martial Soul Spring and Autumn Cicada, Lord of Time

Chapter 165 Refusing the Final Exam, Inner Court Mission: Eradicating the Three Evils of the Tan Family

"Long live Brother Tao!"

"Long live the class monitor!"

"Tao-ge, you're the best!"

Upon hearing what Teacher Cai said, the first-year students cheered.

"First-year students, although you have gained some bonus points, don't be too happy yet."

"In two weeks, the first semester will end, and the final exams will begin soon. The bottom five students will be eliminated!"

"Although you have one chance for exemption, don't forget that if you fail your final exams, you won't even have this chance!"

Looking at the smiling faces of the first-year students, Teacher Cai sneered and spoke the cruel reality.

At this moment, the previously noisy students fell silent once again.

Time flies.

Two weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.

The final exams that all the students dreaded have finally begun!

Gathering all the first-year students together, Shen Yi calmly announced the assessment rules.

That is, without carrying any storage soul tools, communication soul tools, resources, or money, and leaving home with nothing, one must travel through at least ten cities within fifteen days and finally arrive in Mingdu.

At the same time, in each city, one also needs to find and defeat an opponent whose cultivation level is five levels higher than one's own, and then return.

If you can complete the above goals on time, you will pass. The specific score will be calculated based on the strength of the opponent you defeat. Otherwise, you will fail and the specific score will be deducted according to the overtime ratio.

After this unusual assessment was announced, the trainees were in an uproar. From any perspective, it was an eccentric assessment.

"Students, if you understand the assessment requirements, set off tomorrow. Remember, don't try to secretly hide any resources or storage devices. The teachers can detect them, and it will affect your final score."

After explaining the rules, Shen Yi gave a final reminder.

"Teacher Shen, for this final exam, I hope to lead my team to participate in a more challenging assessment!"

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"I have now completed my One-Word Battle Armor and, in principle, can return to the Inner Academy. Therefore, I wish to lead my team to participate in the Inner Academy disciple assessment!"

At this moment, Zhao Tao stood up and slowly spoke.

This final exam is undoubtedly very boring, and it will most likely cause all sorts of trouble on the mainland, making many cities polluted and polluted.

Zhao Tao naturally disliked Shrek Academy's self-centered and inconsiderate behavior, so he preferred to accept the more difficult inner court disciple missions!

Of course, Zhao Tao wouldn't say these things openly, but instead used a different excuse to express them.

"I need to consult with Elder Cai about this. Please follow me!"

Upon hearing Zhao Tao's words, Shen Yi frowned and led Zhao Tao and the others out of the classroom.

"Zhao Tao, the inner court disciple missions are much more difficult than the final exams. Why did you decide to use them to replace the final exams?"

As they walked, Shen Yi asked questions.

"For me, the final exams are too unchallenging, and I don't want to waste my time."

"I heard that the inner court disciple assessments involve tasks such as apprehending wanted criminals and evil spirit masters, which are not only more challenging but also more valuable and meaningful."

"So, I want to give it a try."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tao replied.

"I see. You're really brave, Zhao Tao!"

As they talked, they arrived at Mr. Cai's office, where Shen Yi explained Zhao Tao's purpose.

"You have the idea and the courage, that's great, I support you!"

"However, I must also tell you in advance that if you fail to complete the task, you will have to bear the consequences, which is failing the final assessment. Can you and your team members accept that?"

Upon hearing Zhao Tao's words, Elder Cai pondered for a moment before speaking.

"We are willing!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, Wu Siduo, and their teammates all spoke in unison.

"Good, it just so happens that the Federation recently assigned several tasks to the academy, and the academy plans to issue them as assessment tasks for inner court disciples."

"Since you have this idea, then choose one from these. If you feel you can't complete any of them, then just go through with the final exam. That's fine too."

After speaking, Elder Cai took out several materials from his storage soul tool and handed them to Zhao Tao.

"Thank you, Mr. Cai, I'll choose this one!"

After receiving the document from Mr. Cai and carefully comparing it, Zhao Tao respectfully took out a copy of the material and handed it to Mr. Cai.

"Oh, the mission to wipe out the three evil Tan families? No problem, good luck."

"If you complete the mission, the relevant contribution points and federal rewards will also be issued to you."

Looking at the task Zhao Tao had chosen, Elder Cai slowly spoke.

After bidding farewell to Elder Cai, Zhao Tao led everyone to a study room and began to recount the details of the mission.

The mission requires eliminating the "Three Evils of the Tan Family," also known as the "Three Traitors of the Tan Family" or the "Three Thieves of the Tan Family," specifically referring to three high-ranking officials in Tianhai City—Tan Ti, Tan Dao, and Tan Chuan.

An investigation by the Sun and Moon Federation revealed that although the three were high-ranking officials in Tianhai City, they had secretly sold many secrets about Tianhai City's Soul Master Seeds to the Holy Spirit Cult.

After their identities were exposed, many of these potential Soul Masters were captured by the evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult and became sacrifices or cultivation sustenance.

For this reason, the Sun and Moon Federation also asked Shrek Academy to go to Tianhai City and kill the Three Evils.

The reason for asking Shrek Academy to take action, rather than having Soul Masters from within the Federation, was because they were worried that the three of them, as high-ranking officials in Tianhai City, might have spies within the Federation.

If the three obtain intelligence, they might escape in advance, or they might take civilians hostage, causing unnecessary casualties.

For this reason, the Sun and Moon Federation chose to cooperate with Shrek Academy, an external force, to avoid such risks.

The fact that the Three Evils were able to rise to the upper echelons of Tianhai City suggests that their strength is not lacking.

Among the three evil members of the Tan family, the strongest is Tan Chuan, who has reached the Soul Emperor level and is also a Black-level mecha pilot. With the support of his mecha, his strength can also reach the Soul Saint level.

The remaining two evil ones, Tan Qi and Tan Dao, are slightly weaker. They are Soul Kings and purple mecha pilots, and their overall strength is probably at the Soul Emperor level.

As for the three's martial souls, the materials clearly state that they are the Clear Sky Hammer, a top-tier weapon martial soul.

Therefore, the three brothers are actually among the strongest in their class, and they also have unique tactical coordination among themselves.

It is precisely because of the enemy's formidable strength that this mission is not actually the simplest of all missions.

Zhao Tao chose this task not because of its difficulty, but mainly because he disliked the Tan family.

Although the Three Evils of the Tan Family were not insignificant villains, their martial souls were the Clear Sky Hammer, and they also possessed some of the bloodline of the God King Tang. It's just that it's unclear why they changed their surname to Tan; otherwise, what they would have wiped out this time would have been the Three Evils of the Tang Family, or the Three Traitors of the Tang Family.

But no matter what, killing off the three evil members of the Tan family to liven things up isn't a bad idea!