Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 40 - First Battle

In the afternoon, the freshmen from all ten classes arrived at the Shrek Academy's assessment area, which was located in the north-central part of the Martial Soul Department, under the guidance of their teachers. Similarly, the Battle Soul area was also nearby.

Compared to the Soul Battle Zone, which is specifically used for Soul Masters to compete, the assessment zone is much larger.

This is a stage for the strong, but also a nightmare for some weaker elementary school students.

The entire assessment area is an axially symmetrical ellipse. Unlike the Soul Fighting Area, which resembles an enclosed stadium, it is a large open space.

The outer perimeter is surrounded by a low wall, while the interior is divided into sections by partitions that can be disassembled at any time to change the size of the sections.

Every year, the freshman assessment is the time when the assessment area is divided into the most regions. This is not only because there are many freshmen, but also because the freshmen's destructive power and attack range are limited, so a large area is enough for them to display their abilities.

The entire assessment area covers approximately 20,000 square meters and has now been divided into fifty zones, each approximately 400 square meters in size, and is a square with varying side lengths of 20 meters.

For freshmen who generally only have one or two ring cultivation levels, this is enough.

After careful grouping in the morning, the assessment officially began in the afternoon. Since today was the first day of the assessment, there was only half a day to complete it.

After careful consideration, it was decided that each group would only need to complete one assessment session today before leaving. The college dispatched fifty teachers to conduct assessment registration in fifty different areas.

The list of candidates for today's assessment was completed during the group drawing at noon.

To ensure fairness, the teachers try their best to prevent teams from playing against each other during the round-robin tournament.

There are a total of fifty regions for the new student assessment, meaning that each region is assigned to six or seven teams of students to participate.

Not only today, but they will also play against other teams assigned to the same area tomorrow, until they have all met before being regrouped and each team completes ten matches.

Qian Lingyun and the other two were assigned to the twelfth district. When they arrived, there weren't many people there yet.

The area was clearly marked, and the three of them quickly found their assigned area.

Students from other classes who were also participating in the competition arrived quickly. Once there, they looked around the arena and their opponents. Although it wasn't obvious, Qian Lingyun could sense the hostility emanating from these teenagers.

"Ning Tian, ​​show them your spirit rings and scare them!" Qian Lingyun teased Ning Tian's arm. Ning Tian jumped, looking at Qian Lingyun in surprise, his face seemingly filled with a big question mark.

"What's the point of scaring them?" Ning Tian asked, puzzled.

In her view, these opponents were no match for her, so there was no need to activate her spirit rings to intimidate them so early.

However, Qian Lingyun insisted that Ning Tian open his soul ring. The reason was simple: there were no fools among those who hadn't been expelled within three months. Ning Tian's premature exposure of his cultivation level was to let these guys know that he was not to be trifled with.

Whether they can win or not is another matter. Just considering the surrounding teams eyeing them covetously, who would be willing to use all their trump cards to fight this Soul Master team to the death?

With this mindset, other teams will subconsciously conserve their strength in battles against them, which will make them less tired.

Having figured this out, Ning Tian could only nod, take two steps forward, raise the glass pagoda in his hand, and reveal his three soul rings.

As expected, upon seeing the three spirit rings on Ning Tian's body, the other six teams gasped in shock. They turned around and began to exchange ideas, seemingly reconsidering their tactics.

"That team has a three-ring Soul Master, so they must be a top team from that class. When we compete against them, we should hold back a bit. Losing to them isn't shameful; we can win back the points from other teams."

"Just don't lose too badly to them, save your energy for competing against other teams..."

Whispers like these rose and fell, and Qian Lingyun gave Ning Tian a knowing look.

"Attention all new students! Attention all new students! Please proceed to the assessment area immediately to prepare for the new student assessment. There are only ten minutes left to enter; failure to do so will be considered a forfeit of this assessment."

A loud broadcast rang out throughout the outer courtyard via the soul guide device, causing all the new students to tense up.

Soon, the female teacher in charge of the referee walked into Zone Twelf with a brisk pace. The arrival of this teacher made Zone Twelf a bright spot. With her beautiful face and curvaceous figure, she exuded youthful energy with just a simple high ponytail.

She raised her hand, counted the number of people, and then smiled and nodded, saying, "Not bad, you all have a good sense of time! Let me introduce myself. My name is Mu Tong, Mu as in wood and Tong as in parasol tree. I am a third-grade teacher."

"Hello, Teacher Mu," the students quickly bowed to her.

Instead, Ning Tian asked curiously, "The surname Mu is quite rare. Apart from my teacher, I haven't seen anyone else with the surname Mu."

"Hey, you're my sister's student, right?" Mu Tong smiled gently and encouraged, "Do your best, don't embarrass my sister."

After saying that, Mu Tong said softly, "Let me reiterate the rules here. This is just an assessment. Do not try to seriously injure or cripple your opponent. If you intentionally harm your opponent, don't blame me."

"Understood, teacher," the students nodded obediently. Mu Tong smiled with satisfaction and said, "It's getting late, so I won't keep you from going back to rest. Let's begin!"

As he spoke, Mu Tong took out a folder, opened it, glanced at it briefly, and then looked up and said, "District Twelve, First Round, First Assessment, Class Nine of Freshmen: Bai Xue, Bai Yun, Ning Tian; Class One of Freshmen: Zi Hao, Ma Qingshuang, Leng Leng."

"Don't just stand there! Hurry up and go inside, stand in the corner, and wait for me to say 'start'!"

"I've run into Class 1 of the freshmen in the very first round! What a small world!" Ning Tian's lips curled into a meaningful smile as he looked at the three nemesis opposite him, his thoughts unknown.

"Neither of you should interfere. I'll handle them by myself," Qian Lingyun said softly, twisting her stiff neck a little awkwardly.

"Alright, I'll be watching!" Ning Tian nodded, clearly still vividly remembering how Qian Lingyun had single-handedly overwhelmed her and Wu Feng...

After taking the stage, Qian Lingyun's team's positioning was very careless. Qian Renxue and Ning Tian stood to the side with their arms crossed, looking relaxed and indifferent, while only Qian Lingyun stood in front.

The three troublemakers from Class 1 of freshmen consisted of two boys and one girl, all of whom were quite good-looking. Zihao was a boy who looked very masculine; he was tall and imposing, like a small mountain standing there.

His imposing physique created a striking visual contrast with the petite Ma Qingshuang beside him, while Leng Leng was a handsome young man with a well-proportioned build. Seeing that Qian Lingyun had chosen the northeast corner of the arena, they naturally moved to the southwest corner.

Seeing that both sides were in position, Mu Tong nodded and said, "The assessment begins."

(End of this chapter)