Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 58 Freshman Assessment! (Part 4) (3.2k) (36)

"Hehe! That would be perfect." Yu Beibei laughed upon hearing this. "I've also been wanting to spar with Ziyang for a long time to see the difference between us."

"Count me in!" Xu Sanshi said.

"Sure, I'm available anytime," Zhu Ziyang replied with a smile.

"I heard Xiaoya mention it, Beibei, are you already level 28?" Jiang Nannan asked doubtfully.

"Yes, that's right." Yu Beibei didn't try to hide anything and said, "I just broke through a few days ago."

"Isn't it all thanks to me?" Xu Sanshi said smugly from the side. "If it weren't for that Qi Gathering Pill I gave you, how could you have broken through so quickly!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Thank you for your generosity, Young Master Xu." Yu Beibei looked at the smug Xu Sanshi and retorted with a smile.

They were completely oblivious to the strange expressions on Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan's faces.

"Sigh, you guys are all almost Soul Masters, while I'm still struggling at level 22. It's so hard!" Tang Ya sighed, looking dejected.

"Xiaoya..." Yu Beibei wanted to offer words of comfort, but didn't know where to begin. He thought of what Mu En had told him, and a sense of urgency rose within him. He hoped to obtain that thing as soon as possible.

"Oh, by the way, Beibei, you're almost a Soul Master, why don't you let Zhu Ziyang help you with your Soul Ring selection?" Yu Beibei was still worried about Tang Ya's situation, but Tang Ya herself had already put her earlier frustration behind her and her thoughts had jumped to another topic.

With such a carefree personality, it's no wonder she's so lively. Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi, and Xue Weiwei all exclaimed in unison.

"Well, I won't trouble you with that, Ziyang." Yu Beibei politely declined Tang Ya's suggestion. "My elders have already chosen a spirit beast for my third spirit ring, and they're just waiting for me to break through."

"I see, alright then." Tang Ya nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

"As far as I know, the first three spirit rings of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex clan are fixed, so there's no need for someone like me to give unsolicited advice," Zhu Ziyang said, looking somewhat helpless. Tang Ya really treated him like one of her own.

"Sigh! It's so nice to be a noble child like you. Someone will find soul beasts for you, unlike us, who have to find them ourselves." Xue Weiwei, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but sigh after hearing Yu Beibei's words.

Jiang Nannan nodded in agreement.

"Hehe." Faced with such words, Yu Beibei could only laugh.

"Don't worry, as long as we make it into the top three, we'll get the same treatment," Zhu Ziyang comforted Jiang Nannan, holding her hand. "You're almost a Soul Master anyway, so make sure the academy helps you find a Silver Moon Golden Armor Beast as your Soul Ring!"

The top three teams in the freshman assessment can all members request a spirit ring from Shrek Academy whenever they need one. The academy will then help them obtain a spirit ring from a spirit beast of their choice, one that they can afford. This reward is extremely valuable because the opportunity is permanent; it remains valid even after graduation and leaving Shrek Academy. If they desire a 100,000-year spirit ring, Shrek Academy will do its best to fulfill their request. This is a privilege enjoyed only by inner court disciples of Shrek Academy!

"Okay!" Jiang Nannan immediately perked up, full of anticipation.

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The new student assessments are in full swing.

Zhu Ziyang's team won all six matches on the second and third days with ease, and their current record is eight wins and zero losses, firmly holding first place in the twelfth examination room. Now they only have one match left.

The fourth day of the new student assessment was also the last day of the points ranking competition.

morning.

Zhu Ziyang and his two companions arrived at the examination hall; the final day of the competition was about to begin.

Because there were twelve matches to be held each day, they got up very early, quickly ate breakfast, and rushed to the examination venue. Everyone on the sidelines looked sleepy; they were exhausted from the past three days, and this period was about to end.

The first match of the day started quickly.

"The 34th ranked match is between Lu Shaoyou, Du Shaofu, and Wang Shaowei from Class 3 of the freshmen class, and Ou Zeyu, Wang Baoer, and Li Xia from Class 5 of the freshmen class," Liu Xue read aloud.

As the two teams stepped onto the field, Zhu Ziyang and his two companions went to a corner.

"Same as always, I won't make a move unless it's a team composed entirely of Great Soul Masters," Zhu Ziyang said to Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya.

"No problem, don't worry, leave it to me and Nannan!" Tang Ya hugged Jiang Nannan's arm, patted her chest confidently, and said.

Apart from the first match where they encountered Lu Shaoyou's team, which consisted entirely of Great Soul Masters, in the subsequent seven matches, except for the fifth match, only two other teams they encountered had Great Soul Masters, both of whom were newly promoted Great Soul Masters at level 21. They didn't even need Zhu Ziyang to take action; Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya alone could handle them.

Therefore, starting from the second match, Zhu Ziyang only made a move in the fifth match when he encountered the second team of all-great-soul masters in the twelfth examination hall. He did not make a move in the other matches, as he still had some arrogance.

Before long, Zhu Ziyang's team's last match began. They already knew their opponents, since there was only one team left out of the nine that they hadn't faced yet.

Liu Xue didn't waste time with idle chatter and directly addressed the students from both teams: "Examination Hall 12, Ranking Match 39, Class 1 Freshmen Gao Hongyue, Qiu Ning, and Jiang Yutong versus Class 4 Freshmen Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya. Both teams, please enter the arena."

As usual, Zhu Ziyang and his two companions walked to the left side of the examination room, with Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya in front and Zhu Ziyang behind.

Their opponents were three girls, whose expressions hadn't relaxed for a moment since they arrived, filled with tension and anxiety. They hadn't expected to be so unlucky, encountering winning teams in three consecutive matches; frankly, they were almost numb.

Three girls, looking worried, walked to the other side of the examination room and lined up in a row.

"The assessment begins," Liu Xue announced.

Gao Hongyue and the other two immediately released their martial spirits. Although they knew in their hearts that the chances of winning were slim, they knew that if they didn't even have the courage to fight, they would definitely be expelled by their homeroom teacher!

Gao Hongyue's martial soul is actually the Swift with a Sharp Tail, and she only has one yellow spirit ring. Qiu Ning's martial soul is a spider martial soul; judging from the eight spider legs with yellow lightning patterns growing from her back, it's not hard to guess that her martial soul is a lightning-patterned spider, and she also only has one yellow spirit ring. The last girl, Jiang Yutong, has a plant martial soul, water vine, an aquatic plant with water attributes; she is also a one-ring spirit master.

Upon seeing their opponents, Zhu Ziyang and his two companions responded. Zhu Ziyang took a few steps back to the edge of the arena, while Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya stepped forward, simultaneously releasing their martial souls. Four yellow soul rings shone brightly behind them, confronting their opponents' three yellow soul rings.

"Sister Hongyue, it seems Zhu Ziyang isn't planning to make a move again!" Qiu Ning said with some surprise.

"Then let's join forces to defeat Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya first, and then see if we can join forces to defeat Zhu Ziyang!" Gao Hongyue's face showed no surprise, but was still very solemn, because even Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya had more soul rings than them combined!

"Tongtong, control it. Ningning, let's go!" Gao Hongyue shouted, her first spirit ring lighting up. Her body instantly became illusory, creating four versions of herself that surrounded Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya. Swift's first spirit skill, Illusion!

Qiu Ning and Jiang Yutong also unleashed their soul skills, sending out a large spider web woven from lightning and a large vine web woven from water, rushing towards Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya.

Faced with their opponents' offensive, Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya remained calm and composed. Jiang Nannan activated her first soul skill, Moon Shadow Body, instantly doubling her speed and easily breaking through the range of the two large nets and Gao Hongyue's encirclement, then charging straight towards Jiang Yutong. Tang Ya also nimbly dodged the attacks of the spider webs and vine nets using Ghost Shadow Steps, then activated her second soul ring, a blue silver grass shimmering with starlight wrapped around her body, and then rushed towards Gao Hongyue.

Jiang Yutong noticed Jiang Nannan attacking her and immediately released her Water Vine Martial Soul to try and stop her. Qiu Ning also assisted her, his eight spider legs crackling with electricity as they charged towards Jiang Nannan. Jiang Nannan completely ignored Qiu Ning, easily dodging her and several more water vines. To Jiang Yutong's horror, she reached her, grabbed her waist, and threw her away.

Liu Xue caught Jiang Yutong with practiced ease.

On the other side, Gao Hongyue was dumbfounded as she watched Tang Ya charging straight towards her. Wasn't Tang Ya a control-type Soul Master? How come her fighting style didn't resemble a control-type Soul Master at all, but rather a power-attack-type Soul Master! She didn't dare to take the attack head-on, after all, the Swift's body was notoriously fragile. At such a high speed, even two ordinary people colliding would be in trouble, let alone two Soul Masters! She didn't dare to gamble, so she slowed down, trying to avoid Tang Ya's charge. However, this slowdown gave Tang Ya the opportunity to seize the chance.

"Haha, you've fallen for it!" Tang Ya couldn't help but laugh, stopping abruptly. Her first spirit ring lit up instantly, and a large net made of blue silver grass flew from her hand, trapping Gao Hongyue in the blink of an eye. Then, Tang Ya flicked her hand, sending out a piece of blue silver grass that entangled the net, and ignoring Gao Hongyue's struggles, flung her away.

In an instant, only Qiu Ning remained of the three girls, struggling to hold on. Faced with the combined attack of Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, how could she, with only one ring, possibly withstand it? She only offered a token resistance before surrendering and being thrown off the battlefield by Jiang Nannan.

"The match is over, Team Zhu Ziyang from Class 4 has won!" Liu Xue caught Qiu Ning and immediately announced.

She then noted down the result of the match on the schedule in her hand. A smile played on her lips as she thought to herself, "Sure enough, nine consecutive wins! It seems Zhu Ziyang and his team are very likely to be this year's freshman champions."

The three walked off the field.

"Not bad, very efficient!" Zhu Ziyang praised Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, smiling as he spoke.

"Of course!" Tang Ya said proudly, stretching. "It's finally all finished, I'm exhausted!"

"Yes, it's finally over!" Jiang Nannan exclaimed.

"Haha, it's still early. There's still the knockout stage waiting for us, isn't there?" Zhu Ziyang said, slightly dampening the mood.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya rolled their eyes at Zhu Ziyang and answered in unison.

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(End of this chapter)