Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 93 (Full Marks)

Ji Lin and Cao Jinxuan, as the two class monitors of Class 1, Grade 2, stood at the front of the class. Xie Huanyue, who was standing at the front of Class 2, waved to Ji Lin.

The two became acquainted during the freshman assessment. Although Xie Huanyue was beaten up by Ji Lin, Xie Huanyue was very easygoing and did not hold a grudge against Ji Lin.

On the contrary, he got along well with Ji Lin in the first year and they were considered good classmates.

To encourage the students, the academy usually sends the class monitor to take the test first.

At that moment, Du Weiren's voice rang out from the platform, "Let the assessment begin. Class 1 of the second year will send out their students first. Then Class 2 will follow."

Holding the assessment form, Ji Lin walked steadily into the arena.

This assessment was just a formality for him; if even he couldn't pass it, then no one else could.

Ji Lin handed the form to a teacher who was in charge of delivering it. The teacher placed it in the lift-up compartment under the judging platform, and soon Ji Lin's evaluation form was in Du Weilun's hands.

Ji Lin walked to the center of the field, where two teachers were acting as referees to better protect the students' safety.

The referee on the left asked, "What do you major in?"

Ji Lin said softly, "A strong offensive style."

The referee said, "Choose the soul beast you will be testing. Remember, for offensive types, try to demonstrate your attack power as much as possible. You only have one chance to test, so be careful. Soul beast levels are measured in units of hundreds of years, ranging from one hundred years to a maximum of one thousand years."

The students in Class 1 and Class 2 of the second year were all focused on Ji Lin. Facing a soul beast alone was a first for most of them, and it would be a lie to say they weren't nervous. Naturally, they all hoped to learn from the experience of the students who had started the assessment first. The advancement assessment was related to whether they could stay in the academy to continue their studies!

Ji Lin said calmly, "Then I'll choose the Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

The two referees were also taken aback. Choosing a thousand-year-old soul beast right off the bat? These students are too confident these days.

But they did not hesitate and quickly notified the management of the Beast Fighting Area to release a thousand-year-old soul beast.

Soon, a powerful aura emanated from the open iron gate in the distance, and a tall figure slowly walked out of the animal enclosure.

A colossal creature, over three meters tall and at least five meters long, with fiery red fur that resembled burning flames, and pale red eyes filled with a cold aura.

It was a male lion.

Even among thousand-year-old soul beasts, a wildebeest, sheep, or cow is far less powerful than a lion, tiger, leopard, or bear, which already possess formidable combat strength. Furthermore, these soul beasts, whose primary function is killing and carnivorous, are much more likely to have cultivated for over a thousand years.

The thousand-year-old soul beast that Ji Lin was about to face was called the Flame Demon Lion, a powerful being with fire attributes.

Unfortunately for Ji Lin, fire-attribute soul beasts are among the easiest soul beasts to deal with.

With the power of Heavenly Judgment, Ji Lin is almost immune to fire damage. As long as the temperature does not exceed the limit of his ultimate fire, he cannot be harmed by the flames.

The fiery lion's eyes flashed with ferocity as it roared and charged toward Ji Lin.

The distance between the two sides was constantly closing, and the two referees were also watching intently from a short distance away. They had to intervene immediately if they sensed Ji Lin was running out of strength. Soul beasts were not like humans, and casualties had occurred here before. Ji Lin was a core disciple, and his safety was paramount.

Facing the menacing Flame Lion, Ji Lin simply smiled faintly. Heavenly Fire Judgment appeared in his hand, and he plunged the greatsword burning with flames into the ground. Four spirit rings—one yellow, two purple, and one black—shone brightly, attracting everyone's attention.

"Ah!" Exclamations rang out instantly among the students, and even many of the teachers were taken aback.

Although they knew that Ji Lin was the captain of the champion team of the freshman assessment, only the students who had participated in the assessment and the teachers who went to watch the battle knew Ji Lin's soul ring configuration and cultivation level.

This was also the first time the other students and teachers had seen Ji Lin's spirit rings and cultivation level.

That's why I was so shocked.

The Flame Lion had already tensed its limbs and hastily stopped its forward charge when Ji Lin summoned the Heavenly Fire Judgment.

Its wild instincts told it that danger was imminent. The terrifying aura of destruction emanating from the Heavenly Judgment deeply stimulated the Flame Lion's nerves.

The Flame Lion's pale red pupils revealed tension and fear.

Its body was tense, its crimson fur bristled, and it stared intently at Ji Lin, but dared not take another step forward.

Ji Lin saw that the Flame Demon Lion dared not move, suppressed by his sword intent which combined spiritual power with the destructive aura of Heavenly Fire Judgment.

"Hehe." He chuckled, drew the Heavenly Fire Judgment, and unleashed a fiery sword aura at the Flame Lion. The sword aura was extremely fast, passing by the Flame Lion and leaving a deep sword mark along its path.

The Flame Lion shuddered, its limbs went limp, and it knelt down, burying its head deep in the ground in submission.

The two judges looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Xiao Xiao, who was watching from the sidelines, jumped up excitedly, "Yay! The class monitor is so handsome!"

The Lan sisters, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, who were standing next to her, were also excited, their cheeks flushed, and their eyes were shining as they looked at Ji Lin's figure with admiration.

Zhou Sichen also sighed, "As expected of the class monitor, he's too strong, he's simply a monster."

Then he glanced at Cao Jinxuan and said sarcastically, "ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh! We're both class monitors, but some people are so much worse."

Cao Jinxuan glared at his mischievous friend, then nodded in admiration, "She's really amazing. In our class, the only one who can keep up with the class monitor is probably Wang Qiu'er."

Huang Chutian, standing beside them, chimed in, "Indeed, besides that Golden Dragon Girl, I can't think of anyone who could fight the class monitor."

He glanced furtively at Wang Qiu'er and continued, "She's the class monitor's girlfriend! Birds of a feather flock together, it seems."

Dai Huabin looked at Ji Lin in the arena, his fists clenched, his eyes filled with resentment. Ji Lin had become stronger again.

Zhu Lu, who was standing next to him, glanced at Dai Huabin with concern.

She knew that Dai Huabin had a strong sense of self-esteem, and she was afraid that Dai Huabin would become withdrawn after being hurt by Ji Lin.

Although no battle took place, Ji Lin perfectly demonstrated his offensive power, as evidenced by the deep sword marks on the field. The Flame Lion was indeed defeated by Ji Lin, but it was overwhelmed by his sword intent and aura, surrendering without a fight.

The two referees discussed it and reached a consensus.

The head referee announced: "Ji Lin, facing the highest-level thousand-year soul beast assessment, the base score is one hundred. Judging by attack power, that sword energy could directly kill the Flame Demon Lion, so you can get all the base points. Your performance in the battle was perfect, using your momentum and sword intent to make the Flame Demon Lion submit willingly, so you can get the full fifty points for combat skills."

Momentum is also a skill in combat, so it's fair to give it full marks for skill.

(End of this chapter)