The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 17 Taking Control of the Whole Scene

The freshman assessment elimination round has come to an end, and the top eight teams have been determined after the morning's competition.

With only eight teams remaining in the knockout stage, Huo Zhanji and his two companions immediately attracted the attention of the other seven teams when they arrived at the competition venue that afternoon. Clearly, no one wanted to face this formidable team in the quarterfinals.

While waiting for the draw, Xiao Xiao whispered to Huo Zhanji, "By the way, class monitor, what skill did you use at the last moment this morning?"

Huo Zhanji said, "The Dragon Elephant Transformation Sea Scripture was originally a method for body training, but with special application, it can enhance the martial spirit."

"Huo Zhanji's team, come forward and draw lots," Director Du Weilun announced loudly.

Huo Zhan stepped forward and took a number from the lottery tube in Du Weiren's hand.

Du Weiren carefully examined Huo Zhanji, thinking to himself, "This student does indeed have his strengths. His mental-type martial soul is extremely rare, and he possesses a mutated soul ring—the second ring in a thousand years..."

"Number three." Du Weiren took the draw number from Huo Zhanji and announced it loudly.

One of the teams that had already drawn lots immediately changed their expression; Huo Zhanji had drawn their very opponent.

The two sides faced off in the assessment area, exchanging names. This time, their opponents were from Class 9 of the freshmen. All three were Great Soul Masters of level 20 or above.

However, this time, Xiao Xiao from Huo Zhanji's team was not injured and was in full strength. The opposing team did not have any Soul Masters at the Soul Venerable level, so there was no more. After entering the knockout stage, this match became the fastest to end.

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The next morning, there were even more spectators than the day before. Of course, most of them were teachers, while the students continued their classes.

All twelve freshmen who made it to the final four stood together, and today, an elderly man dressed in white took his place in the lottery.

"Hello, young people. I am Yan Shaozhe, the 261st Dean of Shrek Academy," Yan Shaozhe said with a smile.

The Dean of Shrek Academy—what kind of status is that? As the dean of the number one academy on the continent, he has the qualifications to sit on equal footing with any emperor of any country. The fact that the dean himself appeared here was something that no freshman had expected, except for Huo Zhanji, of course.

On the high platform, Yan Shaozhe continued, "I know you must be very curious as to why I am here. Generally speaking, in previous years, the presence of a vice dean during the freshman assessment was enough to show the academy's high regard for you. However, I must admit that I am very satisfied with the performance of this year's freshmen. You are also the most talented freshmen in the academy's nearly 100-year history, and that is why I am here. I hope that today, you can give me a pleasant surprise."

"Class One, Huo Zhanji's team, step forward to draw lots."

After drawing a lot, Huo Zhanji bowed, stepped back, handed the lot to Du Weilun, and then returned.

"Class 1 of Freshmen, Huo Zhanji's team, seat number two."

"Class 5 of the new students, Dai Huabin's team will draw lots."

"Dai Huabin's team, draw number one." After Du Weilun finished announcing, Dai Huabin walked back to his team.

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In the semifinals, Huo Zhanji and his two companions faced opponents from Class 10 of the freshmen, three Great Soul Masters with strange martial souls. Thanks to Huo Zhanji's excellent team control, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao won with almost no difficulty.

While the other match was still in full swing, the semi-final here had already ended, and the match lasted less time than anyone expected.

Huo Zhanji and his two companions did not linger. After the competition, they immediately left the assessment area and returned to their dormitory. Their final opponent would likely be the freshman class five team led by Dai Huabin.

"It's time to collect the interest. Although we can't kill anyone, we can beat him half to death with all our might," Huo Zhanji muttered to himself, watching Dai Huabin's figure.

The assessment area was very quiet. Although it was the final round of the freshman assessment elimination competition, there were no students or spectators.

Shrek Academy's assessment system takes into account the privacy of each student's abilities as much as possible, so assessments are never open to other students to watch. All students who do not participate in the assessment continue to attend classes. Therefore, this afternoon's final was actually the one with the fewest students in the assessment area.

However, almost all the teachers from the Foreign Languages ​​Department who were not teaching gathered in the assessment area to watch the competition. Shrek Academy Dean Yan Shaozhe also came in person and went up to the platform accompanied by Du Weilun and a group of teachers.

Huo Zhanji's three-person team and Dai Huabin's team arrived at the venue early, making preparations while observing their opponents in the distance.

At this moment, the referee had already entered the spacious assessment area and waved to both sides, signaling them to enter.

Huo Zhanji and his two companions entered with an air of authority. Huo Zhanji led the way, flanked by Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao on either side. On the other side, Dai Huabin, leading the two girls, also entered the arena.

"Both parties share the same name."

"Huo Zhanji".

"Wang Dong".

"Xiao Xiao".

On Dai Huabin's side, all three showed obvious hostility.

"Dai Huabin".

"Zhu Lu," the black-haired girl said.

"Cui Yajie," said the girl with long pink hair.

The referee stretched his arms out to the sides and said, "Everyone, move to the edge of the field. You may begin your attack only after I announce the start."

In the vast assessment area, they were able to exert their full strength, and in each other's vision, the other had become extremely small.

The referee raised his right hand high, then swung it down sharply, and the word "Start" was clearly heard by both sides.

After the referee shouted "start," both sides simultaneously released their martial spirits.

On the high platform, Wang Yan stared intently at Huo Zhanji. Zhou Yi and Fan Yu reacted in the same way.

Zhou Yi's actions were obviously for his student, but Fan Yu wanted to observe the secrets of Huo Zhanji's spirit-attribute martial soul. He had heard Zhou Yi mention Huo Zhanji's martial soul not long ago, but it was clear that it couldn't be explained in just a few words, so he came to see for himself.

Both sides below the platform moved in exactly the same way, charging at each other simultaneously after the announcement of "Start".

Xiao Xiao and Huo Zhanji followed behind Wang Dong, also rushing forward.

On the other side, Dai Huabin and his two companions maintained their previous formation and sprinted forward. Dai Huabin led the charge, shouting as he ran, "White Tiger, possess me!"

Three spirit rings rose from beneath Dai Huabin's feet, two yellow and one purple, signifying his status as a Spirit Master.

Zhu Lu, the black-haired girl to Dai Huabin's left, moved even closer to him after her martial spirit was activated. Her different colored eyes seemed to have become even more profound, and a pair of cat ears quietly peeked out.

The pink-haired girl to Dai Huabin's right seemed to age three or four years after releasing her martial spirit, becoming more mature. A pair of fox ears quietly appeared, and two fluffy tails appeared behind Cui Yajie.

Almost immediately after the martial soul was attached to her body, Cui Yajie smiled brightly at Huo Zhanji, and her first spirit ring quietly lit up.

Her first spirit ring didn't glow very brightly; it could easily be overlooked if you weren't paying close attention. But as Cui Yajie lit up her first spirit ring, a purplish-red light flashed in Huo Zhanji's eyes.

"Your charm skills aren't good enough; you still need to practice." Huo Zhanji smiled slightly. Showing off his mental attacks in front of his double pupils was absolutely brilliant, as double pupils could see through all illusions.

Cui Yajie's expression changed immediately when her first soul skill failed to work. Her first soul skill was called Charm, but it had no effect whatsoever when facing Huo Zhanji.

Seeing that she couldn't find a breakthrough, Cui Yajie immediately shifted her target and activated her first soul skill, Charm, again, preparing to attack Xiao Xiao. At the same time, Dai Huabin's second soul ring also lit up rapidly, and a strong white light gathered towards his head. After a roar, a ball of white light spewed out towards Wang Dong. Meanwhile, Zhu Lu quietly concealed herself, wanting to take Huo Zhanji down first.

Just as Cui Yajie's attack shifted, Huo Zhanji launched his soul attack, targeting Cui Yajie.

Cui Yajie let out a muffled groan, feeling as if someone had smashed a brick into her head from behind. She stumbled, halting her progress.

On the other side, Xiao Xiao also activated the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, but Zhu Lu was extremely fast and quickly dodged. However, the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron also split into three in an instant, forming a row with a certain distance between them. But at the moment of separation, it activated its first soul skill, Cauldron Tremor.

At that very moment, another violent roar resounded, and Wang Dong groaned as his body, which had been suspended in the air, suddenly sank.

He used his first soul skill, Winged Guillotine, to block Dai Huabin's second soul skill, White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, and immediately suffered a loss.

His wings vibrated violently, emitting an unstable light, and blood even seeped from Wang Dong's mouth and nose, immediately revealing the difference in soul power between them.

Dai Huabin, not one to back down, roared and charged forward, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, while the cunning Cui Yajie quickly hid behind him.

The two were already very close, and after their initial clash, the distance closed even further. Dai Huabin pounced on Wang Dong in a single move, his claws outstretched, aimed at Wang Dong.

On the other side, Zhu Lu dodged and weaved, dealing with the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

As soon as Wang Dong's first spirit ring lit up, the wing-shaped guillotine flashed with golden light, and with a flap of its wings, it charged towards Dai Huabin.

Faced with Wang Dong's offensive, Dai Huabin activated his first spirit ring, and a layer of hazy white light transformed into a protective shield around his body.

Dai Huabin's first soul skill is the White Tiger Protective Barrier.

However, at this moment, Wang Dong, who was charging forward, suddenly lit up his second soul ring, and the light of the Butterfly God was released instantly.

Cui Yajie was only a Great Soul Master, and she couldn't possibly withstand the Butterfly God's Light that Wang Dong had unleashed. At this moment, Cui Yajie saw that the Butterfly God's Light was about to fall, and she had no way to avoid it. Dai Huabin lunged to the side, and it was impossible for him to come to her rescue in that instant.

She didn't retreat, didn't dodge, and showed no panic whatsoever. At that moment, her second spirit ring lit up, and with a sudden flick of her body, a pair of large pink tails shot out, heading straight for Huo Zhanji's chest.

Sensing Cui Yajie's attack, Huo Zhanji tapped his toes, his speed suddenly increasing, and his right hand clearly gained strength, unleashing a "Throat-Crushing Lock!"

Huo Zhanji broke Cui Yajie's soul power with just one move, grabbed Cui Yajie's neck with his right hand, and threw her out of the arena.

The light of the Butterfly God struck the White Tiger's protective barrier, unleashing a series of booming sounds. Dai Huabin crouched down, using his tiger paws to protect his head, minimizing the area of ​​impact he was exposed to.

However, the attack power of Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light still exceeded his expectations. This was no ordinary two-ring soul skill; its power was so great that Dai Huabin could hardly withstand it in an instant, and his White Tiger Protective Barrier shattered rapidly.

Without hesitation, the air around Dai Huabin's body distorted, his evil eyes suddenly turned blood red, his purple thousand-year soul ring rose up, and his already powerful body, which had become stronger due to the possession of his martial soul White Tiger, expanded once more.

At this moment, the attack of the Butterfly God's Light had completely disappeared. Just as the Butterfly God's Light went out, Dai Huabin stomped his left foot on the ground with a muffled "bang," and his whole body rushed forward like an arrow, his target directly at Huo Zhanji.

Huo Zhanji stood rooted to the spot, a faint golden light emanating from his right hand. He then clenched his fist and shouted, "Elephant Force Metaphor!"

After the collision of fist and palm, Huo Zhanji's figure flew backward. Dai Huabin was not so unscathed either. As he flew out, the White Tiger Vajra Transformation was greatly impacted.

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(End of this chapter)