Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 56 Freshman Assessment! (Part 2) (First 16 chapters available upon release)

Seeing the large blue net coming towards him, Du Shaofu knew that he would be caught if he didn't make a change. So he had no choice but to give up attacking Zhu Ziyang, twisted his body to the side, and dodged Tang Ya's blue silver net.

On the ground, Zhu Ziyang and Lu Shaoyou were already engaged in combat, the Jing Shi Xiu Ming Scythe clashing with Lu Shaoyou's massive bear paws. The Earth Bear, true to its reputation as a bear-type martial soul renowned for its strength, managed to hold its own against Zhu Ziyang with the support of two powerful soul skills. Zhu Ziyang swiftly retracted the scythe and then swung it out again. Lu Shaoyou's palms also pushed towards him. The scythe and bear paws collided once more, and this time, Lu Shaoyou retreated slightly.

Zhu Ziyang, undeterred by his superior position, swung the Life-Saving Scythe once more—his third strike. Lu Shaoyou still chose to meet the attack head-on, but was immediately knocked back more than a meter. His eyes widened in disbelief. His first soul skill could increase his strength by fifty percent, and Wang Shaowei's first soul skill could increase it by ten percent. Yet, even such a boost couldn't stop Zhu Ziyang. Was he truly a weapon soul master? Lu Shaoyou couldn't understand, but he had no time to think. Zhu Ziyang's fourth strike had arrived, carrying an unparalleled momentum. He immediately realized he couldn't withstand it.

Lu Shaoyou scrambled to the side, narrowly avoiding Zhu Ziyang's fourth strike. The Jing Shi Xiu Ming Scythe landed on the ground, creating a three-meter-long crack!

"This..." Lu Shaoyou's eyes widened like copper bells, and then he was struck by the handle of the Jing Shi Xiu Ming Scythe, which suddenly turned, and flew ten meters away, skimming the ground, where Liu Xue caught him.

While Liu Shaoyou was being crushed and defeated by Zhu Ziyang, his two teammates weren't faring much better. Du Shaofu, an agility-based attacker, was already at a disadvantage against Tang Ya, a control-based attacker. Tang Ya's diverse array of hidden weapons made it impossible for him to defend against, leaving him completely overwhelmed. As for Wang Shaowei, a food-based Soul Master, even with his second Soul Skill focused on speed, he was no match for Jiang Nannan, an agility-based attacker. When Jiang Nannan closed in and grabbed him by the waist, he decisively surrendered.

"The match is over! Team Zhu Ziyang from Class 4 wins!" Liu Xue announced immediately after taking over from Lu Shaoyou and hearing the other two players concede defeat. She couldn't help but admire them. The match was over in less than ten minutes. This must be the fastest match ever!

"The second match will begin in three minutes," Liu Xue continued. "Class 5 freshmen Wang Hai, Luo Xiaoyi, and Guan Tingting will face off against Class 6 freshmen Tian Mufei, Yang Guang, and Li Yushan. Get ready."

The six people whose names were called immediately tensed up. Meanwhile, Zhu Ziyang and his two companions, who had won the first round, left the examination room and went to a corner to rest.

They will certainly have more than one game this afternoon.

As expected, it was their turn to take the stage again in the fourth match. Their opponents were three Soul Masters with one ring. Zhu Ziyang and his two companions finished the battle in less than five minutes, securing their second victory.

By 6 p.m., nine matches had been completed in the twelfth examination room, and Zhu Ziyang's team was temporarily in first place with a record of two wins and zero losses.

"That's all for today. Everyone, gather in the exam room at six o'clock tomorrow morning," Liu Xue said, then left with a smile, clearly happy.

Great, I'm off work.

The twelfth examination room was the first to complete nine rounds of testing.

Zhu Ziyang and the other two prepared to leave.

"Zhu Ziyang, thank you for showing mercy!" Lu Shaoyou and the other two walked over, their faces filled with gratitude, and said.

Lu Shaoyou's team has only played one match so far, and although they still have zero points, as one of only two teams with all-great-level Soul Masters in the twelfth examination hall, they are not worried about being eliminated. What they should be thinking about is whether they can make it into the top 64.

"You're welcome, it's just an assessment." Zhu Ziyang smiled. He did indeed hold back his strength at the last moment, otherwise Lu Shaoyou wouldn't have just been thrown out and caught by Liu Xue.

"I hope you can win the championship!" Lu Shaoyou and the other two were very convinced. After saying this, they left.

"Let's go," Zhu Ziyang said.

"Let's go find Beibei. Maybe we can get a feel for their strength beforehand," Tang Ya suggested.

"Is it necessary?" Jiang Nannan smiled confidently. "With my brother here, even if Bei Bei has the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul, he can't pose a threat to us. Besides, he might not even be in the competition right now."

"Of course it's necessary! We only know Beibei's strength, but we don't know the strength of Beibei's teammates. We need to know ourselves and our enemies!" Tang Ya said without hesitation. "Beibei and the others are in the third examination room. Let's go."

"Alright." Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan had no objections and, led by Tang Ya, headed towards the third examination room.

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On the dais of the assessment area, Liu Xue, the examiner of the twelfth examination room, walked over with light steps, her face full of happiness.

"Where should I go tonight?" she wondered.

"Huh? Xue, shouldn't you be proctoring the exam? How come it's over so quickly? You didn't slack off and didn't finish all nine rounds, did you?" On the podium, the freshmen class teachers were gathered together discussing their students. Meng Fei, the class teacher of Class Two, spotted Liu Xue immediately and exclaimed in surprise.

The other homeroom teachers also saw Liu Xue.

"How could that be! Of course I came after nine matches. Hey, I'm here to submit today's match results!" Liu Xue said with a smile.

"Finished? So fast?" The homeroom teachers were all surprised. Xia Yu seemed thoughtful and said, "I remember you were in exam room number twelve, right?"

He remembered that Zhu Ziyang's team was assigned to the twelfth examination room, right? He wondered how many matches they had won. Xia Yu had never even considered the possibility that Zhu Ziyang and his two teammates might lose.

"That's right, Brother Yu." Liu Xue walked over to the homeroom teachers, handed them the competition results, and smiled, "Your class's Zhu Ziyang team won both matches, and in a very short time!"

"Can I take a look?"

Before the homeroom teachers could even take the competition record sheets, a gentle voice, as soothing as a spring breeze, came from behind.

Upon hearing the sound, all the teachers turned to look in the direction of the noise.

But then they saw their Martial Soul Department's Dean of Studies, Du Weilun, following closely behind an old man in white as he walked towards them. The words were spoken by this old man.

All the teachers were startled upon seeing the elderly man and respectfully greeted him, "Dean Yan!"

This white-robed elder is none other than Yan Shaozhe, the current dean of Shrek Academy, a level 95 Super Douluo, and the Bright Phoenix Douluo.

"No need for formalities." Yan Shaozhe smiled, his handsome face not showing his age, waved to the teachers, and then looked at Liu Xue, saying, "Teacher Liu Xue, could you show me the battle records?"

"Y-yes! Of course!" Liu Xue stammered, her heart pounding with excitement, and quickly handed the competition record sheet to Yan Shaozhe.

Although Liu Xue had met Yan Shaozhe countless times, she still couldn't help but feel excited.

This is Dean Yan, a powerful figure whose mere presence shakes the entire Douluo Continent!

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(End of this chapter)