Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

the next day.

Xuanzi returned to the Sea God Pavilion and was reinstated in his post with the unspoken understanding of the elders.

In the assessment arena, the first-year students also faced their most intense day of assessment.

Five matches—for teams that had a mediocre record in the first five rounds and were on the verge of elimination, even injuries meant they couldn't afford to hold back today.

However, for Lu Yi and his two companions, who had already experienced the most intense battles in the first five rounds, today's opponents seemed somewhat inadequate.

The remaining five teams had a total of only three students at the Great Soul Master level, distributed across two teams.

Lu Yi barely made a move, occasionally using his shield to block ranged attacks for his teammates. Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan took care of the rest.

The same referee from yesterday breathed a sigh of relief today when he saw that Lu Yi hadn't made many moves.

His mission is complete!

Next will be the knockout stage for the top 64, and naturally, more experienced teachers will serve as referees during the knockout stage.

"I declare Zhou Sichen's team the winner."

Lu Yi and his two teammates won all ten of their matches. According to the academy's statistics after the competition, only four teams achieved this result this year.

"Why--"

Zhou Sichen casually smoothed his bangs, looking utterly disappointed: "Today's opponents weren't very good. I almost fell asleep playing!"

Lu Yi was happy to relax and didn't interrupt Zhou Sichen's boasting. Instead, he praised him a few times, which made Zhou Sichen even more excited. He couldn't even suppress his smile while eating dinner.

On the other hand, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, although they also achieved a perfect record of ten wins today, had a strange atmosphere between them, with an inexplicable and ambiguous feeling.

Xiao Xiao, the little girl, was the most perceptive of the two's unusual behavior.

Behind their backs, Xiao Xiao quietly approached Lu Yi, suppressing her excitement, and whispered, "Lu Yi, let me tell you, I discovered today that those two might be gay."

As she spoke, Xiao Xiao glanced at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, then quickly turned back, saying, "Don't say I told you!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi glanced at the two parties involved and then nodded.

Ever since Lu Yi recounted his battle against Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu yesterday, as well as the martial soul fusion technique they used, and since Lu Yi accepted Wang Dong's challenge, Wang Dong has been holding back a lot of energy.

Because of their previous interactions with Huo Yuhao, the two could always sense each other's approachable aura, so after returning to their dormitory, they began to try to get closer.

Sure enough, they actually did make a name for themselves, but the process was a bit strange.

Wang Dong: Why is our soul power so harmonious?

Huo Yuhao: Wang Dong, you smell so good!

Wang Dong: Get out!

The two of them slept soundly in each other's arms all night, and were almost late for the morning's assessment, nearly leaving Xiao Xiao to face the entire team alone.

When Xiao Xiao saw her two teammates, disheveled and rushing over, her quick-witted little brain immediately guessed that the two were having an affair. Now, after holding it in all day, they finally had the chance to share it.

Lu Yi roughly guessed that these two would probably soon develop a martial soul fusion technique.

When they returned to Class 9 the next day, half of the seats in the classroom were empty, and more than ten groups of students had already left.

However, Mu Jin was very satisfied with this result.

What pleased her even more was that two teams in her class had achieved a perfect record of ten wins in ten games, surpassing the class of her arch-rival Zhou Yi.

The first group was naturally the all-female lineup composed of Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er, on whom she placed the most high hopes.

With Ning Tian, ​​a Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, assisting them, and with an additional 40% speed and power boost, Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er both unleashed strength comparable to Soul Masters. They easily defeated all the other students in their group, cutting them down like vegetables.

But Lu Yi, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan, whom she had previously considered the second seed in the class, actually managed to defeat two Soul Master teams that were favorites to win the championship, which was something she had not expected.

Furthermore, one of the teams was even forced to use their trump card, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Although Mu Jin was unable to witness the battle firsthand, just imagining it made her realize how thrilling the scene must have been.

There are only three Soul Master students this year. One of them is Ning Tian from my own class, and the other two just happened to be defeated by my own class team.

This almost certainly means that this year's freshman champion is very likely to be from their own team.

Just thinking about it made her hum softly.

"Okay! Okay!"

Standing on the podium, Mu Jin's gaze swept over the students below, finally settling on the two class leaders and vice-leaders she had chosen.

Now she is completely satisfied with the two of them.

"Lu Yi, Ning Tian, ​​your team performed exceptionally well. The next stage is the elimination rounds, so keep up the good work! Whoever wins the championship will receive a reward from the academy!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi and Ning Tian both stood up.

It's clear that Lu Yi's consecutive defeats of Dai Huabin and Xie Huanyue's teams have given him great confidence in winning the championship, while Ning Tian is equally formidable.

To motivate both teams, Mu Jin dropped a bombshell beforehand: "Not only will the academy reward you, but whoever wins the championship will also receive a big prize from the teachers."

Mu Jin had already made up her mind. She would go find that wretched woman Zhou Yi and make a bet with her when she got back.

We'll bet on whose student will make it to the finals and win the championship.

Because she had also heard that a team in Zhou Yi's class had achieved a perfect record.

But of the four undefeated teams in the entire grade, her Class 9 alone accounted for half of them.

With the combined attack of the two teams, the advantage lies with us!

As for the wager, it would definitely be to have Fan Yu custom-make a soul tool.

This soul tool was the reward she promised to the champion.

"Alright, that's all for today except to praise the students who did well. Tomorrow, ten teams from our Class 9 will advance to the knockout stage. Go back and get ready. We'll meet again at the assessment area tomorrow morning. Meeting adjourned."

After saying that, Mu Jin strode out of the classroom and went to find Zhou Yi.

The trainees then dispersed.

Today was actually the most relaxing day for those trainees who managed to stay but didn't make it to the elimination rounds.

It felt as if all the pressure on him had been lifted. In Lu Yi's opinion, that feeling was no less than the feeling he had when he received his college entrance exam results and confirmed that he could enter university in his previous life.

Just as he and his two teammates walked out of the classroom, Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er seemed to be waiting for them.

"Congratulations, vice class leaders!"

Ning Tian first made a polite remark as usual, but this time Wu Feng didn't give Lu Yi a hard time.

Lu Yi and his two companions naturally returned the courtesy.

"Squad leader, congratulations to you too! Congratulations to you too!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Tian, ​​as always, displayed an elegant, business-like smile.

"I've prepared a simple meal today. Would the three of you do me the honor of joining us to celebrate and wish you all the best in the upcoming matches?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yi felt Zhou Sichen nudge him, as if she was very anxious, and he didn't know whether she wanted to go or not.

Since things had already come to this point, even if it seemed a bit like opening champagne halfway through, we couldn't refuse Ning Tian's request.

Lu Yi then smiled and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Then I shall respectfully accept your offer!"