Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 211 Naturally Familiar

It seems that only Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er from the outer academy of Shrek Academy signed up for the assessment on-site this time, so the two of them, wearing Shrek Academy uniforms, stood out like cranes among chickens in the crowd.

Most of the Soul Masters recommended by other academies or family forces turned their attention to Ji Lin and his companion, their eyes filled with curiosity and scrutiny. After all, Shrek Academy had a great reputation, and the outer court disciples who could participate in the inner court assessment were certainly not simple.

Soon it was Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er's turn to register. The two filled out the forms and handed them to the senior teacher in charge of registration. This teacher was also quite curious about the students from his own academy who came to participate in the assessment, so he took a second look at their information.

After seeing their ages and soul power levels, he looked at them in astonishment. Although the minimum requirement for Shrek Academy's outer court to apply for the inner court assessment was Soul Master, their ages were still impressive. They were both second-year outer court students, and Ji Lin's level 53 soul power almost blinded him.

This was the first time he had ever seen someone reach the Soul King level before participating in the Inner Academy assessment.

However, he had just seen that the two were brought by Yan Shaozhe personally, so he dared not ask any more questions.

The internal assessment is conducted in three rounds.

The first round is a background check, which includes basic information such as the student's age and cultivation level. Only those under twenty years old, whose cultivation level meets the corresponding standard for their age, and who have no criminal record can pass this test. Shrek Academy rejects anyone with ulterior motives or ill intentions. Of course, this round of testing is mainly aimed at those Soul Masters recommended from outside, since those recommended from outside are a mixed bag, including all sorts of people.

Of course, those who make it this far are well-prepared and will generally not fail at this stage. Failing at this stage means direct elimination.

The second round is a written test.

This is a theoretical assessment. Shrek Academy's goal is to cultivate the strongest individuals. What they want to cultivate are well-rounded geniuses without any obvious weaknesses who can reach the pinnacle. Naturally, this requires solid theoretical knowledge, at least a sufficient understanding of the Martial Soul system.

This stage involves a wide range of complex knowledge and systematically examines the candidates' knowledge level and learning ability. The importance that Shrek Academy places on theoretical knowledge can be seen from the status of Wang Yan and other theorists among them.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you fail the written test. You won't be eliminated directly like in the first round. Instead, your performance in the remaining third round of assessments will determine your fate.

The third round is the practical assessment. Shrek Academy values ​​practical combat the most. If you don't have enough knowledge, you can make up for it with martial arts. After all, you can't expect everyone to be proficient in both academics and martial arts. The final score will be determined after both aspects are assessed.

Everyone was prepared for the first two types of assessments. Those who made it this far have generally passed the background assessment, as long as they don't conflict with Shrek Academy's philosophy. As for the theoretical assessment, the relevant knowledge is also there, so even if you don't pass, you still have a chance to advance in the final round.

The practical assessment is impossible to prepare for in advance. Each year's assessment is arranged according to the specific circumstances, and sometimes it is easy to be eliminated if you encounter a type of assessment that you are not good at.

The assessment lasted for three days. The first day consisted of background and theoretical assessments, while the remaining two days were practical assessments. This practical assessment involved a battle against an inner disciple of Shrek Academy. Regardless of winning or losing, only the performance during the battle would be considered.

Upon hearing the assessment content, the candidates immediately became agitated. Although these young soul masters were very confident, they were not mindless and knew very well what level of monsters the students of Shrek Academy were.

In the past, most of the inner court assessments they had heard about involved fighting against spirit beasts or each other, with the most difficult being the assessment against inner court disciples.

I never expected them to run into each other this time.

To put it bluntly, among the hundred or so people present, only a dozen or so had the talent to reach the standard of that kind of monster. But the other party was not only a monster, but also a super monster who had been taught by Shrek Academy in courses specifically for monsters!

Shrek Academy's reputation has been spread across the continent for thousands of years. No matter how arrogant a person is, they cannot maintain confidence of victory when facing students from Shrek's inner court!

Moreover, given the importance of the inner court assessment, they will certainly not be given too many opportunities to bully the weak, and will even be assigned restrained opponents.

However, no matter how conflicted the candidates were, Shrek Academy continued to conduct the assessment in an orderly manner, without considering their feelings at all.

The young Soul Masters who came to participate in the assessment were at least at the Soul Grandmaster level. Being a Soul Grandmaster under the age of eighteen was almost the standard for entering the inner court of Shrek Academy.

This competition involves the opportunity to enter Shrek Academy's inner court, so everyone will do their best. The students of the inner court are also unwilling to lose to outsiders, as this is also a test for them. Therefore, each battle lasts for a long time.

The number of inner court students who were able to take the time to participate in this assessment was small. Compared to the candidates, they would have to go through a higher intensity and more frequent battles, which was also a severe test for them.

The first half of the assessment was almost entirely bleak, with a large number of candidates failing, some dejected and discouraged, others determined to improve despite their disappointment. It is said that only two people successfully passed the assessment in the entire first half.

The students in the inner academy were given some time to adjust, and then the second half of the assessment began immediately, with Ji Lin's turn coming up soon after.

As Ji Lin entered the assessment area, he saw a figure standing in the center of the field with his arms crossed, waiting for the next opponent.

He was a man who looked to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old, wearing the blood-red uniform of an inner court disciple. He was tall and slender, with regular features, and his looks were about one-fifth as handsome as Ji Lin's. At this moment, his eyes were closed, and his face was full of coldness, exuding the demeanor of a master. And you have to admit, he did look like one.

He opened his eyes and saw Ji Lin wearing the Shrek Academy outer court uniform. His cold expression immediately vanished, and he laughed nonchalantly, "So you're a junior. Come on, come on, have a good spar with your senior. Don't worry, your senior will go easy on you."

He had just been acting all lonely and aloof, but upon seeing that Ji Lin was an outer court disciple, he immediately lost his composure and became incredibly friendly. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he and Ji Lin were very familiar with each other.

The truth is that Ji Lin didn't know the other party at all.

Ji Lin also walked into the examination room with a smile. To be honest, he didn't dislike people with such an outgoing personality, because such people usually have high emotional intelligence and are easy to get along with.

Ji Lin smiled at the overly familiar inner court disciple and said, "Hello, senior. I am Ji Lin, a second-year student from the outer court. Please go easy on me later."

(End of this chapter)