Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 229 Opening Battle

Yan Shaozhe did this simply to undermine the confidence of the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Because of an agreement, they could not mistreat the exchange students materially or in terms of teaching, but they could give them a blow to their spirit, so that these exchange students would not be able to concentrate on their studies and would not be able to take anything back with them!

As for the so-called arrangement of one-on-one guidance from senior students, it's just a matter of sending people to monitor them.

Those who fail the assessment but still enjoy the same benefits as inner court disciples will only exacerbate the inner court disciples' resentment towards the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Shrek Academy already dislikes people from the Sun Moon Empire. The added discrimination will only intensify this hostility, making the exchange students lose all motivation to study.

Of course, this was just Yan Shaozhe's own idea, and he didn't tell Zhang Lexuan or anyone else. Zhang Lexuan just thought it was a normal inner court assessment and didn't realize that Yan Shaozhe had so many thoughts and tricks up his sleeve.

This is Yan Shaozhe's shortcoming: stinginess and lack of a big-picture perspective, a flaw he has never been able to change in his entire life.

Ji Lin originally didn't want to come, but the academy insisted that they be selected from the reserve team and regular members of the previous Soul Master Competition to be the examiners. Gongyang Mo and Yao Haoxuan didn't come because they weren't strong in one-on-one combat. Ma Xiaotao had already broken through to the Soul Saint level, and it would be too much to call her out. In order to make up the numbers, they brought in Chu Qingtian and another inner court disciple who was at the Soul King level.

The exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were unaware of Yan Shaozhe's intentions. They were all geniuses selected from among hundreds to become exchange students, and they immediately rubbed their hands together, full of confidence, determined to compete with the Shrek Academy disciples.

"Wang Qiu'er, I challenge you."

Meng Hongchen was the first to step forward, pointing at Wang Qiu'er and issuing a challenge.

"OK."

Wang Qiu'er agreed without hesitation. She had already broken through to the Soul King level and fused with the Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Earth Dragon Sacred Mark. She did not back down in the slightest because Meng Hongchen was a Soul Emperor.

I don't think I'll lose.

When Meng Hongchen and Wang Qiu'er's eyes met, a blinding spark seemed to ignite between them.

"Wait, shouldn't this be my rival's aura, my lines!?"

Xiao Hongchen slapped his thigh, his face full of regret. This infatuated girl even stole his lines.

He quickly said to Ji Lin, "Ji Lin, I challenge you."

Ji Lin smiled indifferently and said, "Alright, let me see how much progress you've made in the past two years."

Xiao Hongchen said confidently, "Then you'd better watch out. Don't cry if you lose. I don't want to get beaten up by my sister."

Seeing that Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er had already identified their opponents, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and others also sought out their respective opponents. At the request of Meng Hongchen and Wang Qiu'er, they would participate in the first battle of the Inner Court Assessment.

"The first internal assessment for exchange students: Meng Hongchen versus Wang Qiu'er. Both sides are now entering the arena."

Dean Yan Shaozhe of the Spirit Department personally acted as referee. He needed to ensure the safety of both sides. Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and other disciples of the Spirit Guidance Department were all at the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy, and he dared not let any exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy get into trouble at Shrek Academy. It was safest for him to be the referee.

The two gates opened wide, and two young and beautiful women slowly stepped into the Soul Arena. Wang Qiu'er's face was covered with an unyielding frost. She decided to teach this infatuated girl who coveted her boyfriend a lesson.

Meng Hongchen thought the same thing and was determined to teach this little girl a lesson for interfering with her getting close to her idol.

Here's a joke, long live the little girl!

Two stunningly beautiful women, each with exceptional figure and looks, faced each other from afar.

It attracted the attention of all the inner court disciples who came to watch the battle from the audience.

Most of the inner court disciples on Seagod Island came to watch this inner court assessment. Most of them had never seen a soul master from the Sun Moon Empire before and wanted to see them, and also to cheer on the Shrek Academy's examiners.

Although Ma Xiaotao did not participate in the battle, she came to the Soul Arena to watch the fight. Sitting next to her was a woman in red, who was also beautiful and had a hot figure. She was Ma Xiaotao's best friend, Wu Ming, the Golden Crow Saintess, who was known as one of the two active volcanoes in the inner courtyard along with Ma Xiaotao. She was a Soul Saint level expert with the top-level beast martial soul, the Three-Legged Golden Crow. If it weren't for her impure bloodline, she would also have been an ultimate fire martial soul.

Besides them, Han Ruoruo, Yao Haoxuan, Gongyang Mo, and teammates Gu Fan and Hua Yao, who had participated in and won the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament with Zhang Lexuan, all the inner court disciples who stayed on Seagod Island came, not wanting to miss this good show.

"Golden Dragon Queen Qiu'er! She's here to kick off this assessment. I remember she just broke through to Soul King not long ago, right? And that white-haired girl opposite me, I'm not mistaken, is she a Soul Emperor? Is she alright?"

Wu Ming's eyes revealed a hint of worry. Wang Qiu'er's soul power was only level 51, while Meng Hongchen's was level 61, a difference of ten levels.

Sitting behind Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming, Han Ruoruo said, "Wang Qiu'er often fights with other inner court disciples in the Soul Battle Zone. Her martial soul is the legendary Golden Dragon, the ultimate power. Even Soul Emperor level inner court disciples are no match for her. Don't worry, Soul Masters of the same level can't compare to our inner court disciples."

Ji Lin, who was also watching the battle from below, sensed Xu Sanshi approaching him. He turned his head slightly to look at Xu Sanshi, who patted Ji Lin's shoulder and winked, saying, "Ji Lin, how does it feel to have your harem on fire? Look, a fight has broken out. Luckily, I only have Nan Nan, so I'll never have to worry about facing this kind of situation."

Ji Lin rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "Senior, wait until you've won over Sister Nan Nan before you say that. Besides, Meng Hongchen and I aren't in that kind of relationship yet."

It was heartbreaking. Xu Sanshi felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart. He clutched his chest, his face contorted, and said, "Just because it's not like this now doesn't mean it won't be like this in the future. The fact that they've chased us all the way to the academy already says a lot."

In the Soul Battle Zone, the two women simultaneously released their Martial Souls. Wang Qiu'er held the Golden Dragon Spear in her hand, her hair and eyes turned golden, and five Soul Rings—one yellow, two purple, and two black—appeared one by one beneath her feet.

Meng Hongchen's eyes turned blood red, and a pure white toad-like light appeared behind him.

Two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings rose from beneath her feet, their light reflecting off her two pretty faces.

Meng Hongchen was the first to make her move. Blue light shone from all over her body, and a set of exquisite and elegant light blue armor covered her curvaceous figure. A heroic beauty swept across the entire scene, causing many inner court disciples to turn their heads in surprise.

A level 6 peak soul-guided armor, equipped with a pair of level 6 soul-guided swords and a soul-guided thruster.

It's still the same equipment from the last Soul Master Competition; clearly, Meng Hongchen hasn't switched to higher-level equipment yet.

(End of this chapter)