The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 84 Still Wants to Win the Championship?

In reality, although Long Feng's team had a significant gap in strength compared to Xu Zihuang's group, a large part of the reason stemmed from the advantage of having a superior martial spirit.

For example, Tuoba Yu's martial soul is inherently highly resistant to high temperatures, and Nanmen Yun'er's martial soul, the Jade Bird, is a natural counter to Chen Rui's flying squirrel martial soul.

Finally, not to mention Xu Zihuang and Long Feng.

As a supreme lightning soul master, Xu Zihuang's soul power inherently possesses the properties of supreme lightning. Long Feng's first soul skill is entirely constructed of lightning; under such absolute attribute suppression, how could it possibly cause Xu Zihuang the slightest harm?

Even so, this battle, which ended in an instant, was enough to shock everyone.

After a long silence, the female teacher first made a note on the document in her hand.

"The Yu Tianhuang team from Class 9 of the freshmen team has won a victory."

Upon hearing the results announced by the female teacher, teams from several nearby areas preparing for the assessment all turned to look in this direction.

It seems like less than five seconds passed between the start of the match and the result being decided.

At that very moment, in the nearby assessment area number 33, another teacher in charge of the assessment announced the results.

"Wang Dong's team from Class 1 of the freshmen group wins."

As Xu Zihuang left the venue, he subconsciously looked towards the thirty-third assessment area.

Among the three people in the thirty-third assessment area, two were familiar faces: Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, whom he had met once before. The other was a pretty young girl, not exceptionally beautiful, but very pleasing to the eye.

Wang Dong stood at the very front, chin held high, a look of pride on his face. And he certainly had reason to be proud: the powerful Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul, coupled with his second Soul Ring being at the thousand-year level. Apart from Xu Zihuang, who hadn't yet revealed his true strength, and a few other Soul Master-level freshmen, no one in this cohort could rival him.

Huo Yuhao, standing beside him, also clenched his fists excitedly, his burning gaze seeming to say something.

See? I'm not useless!

My martial spirit and soul skills are no worse than yours; what I lack is only the basics!

Zhou Yi's decision to assign Huo Yuhao to Wang Dong's team was not entirely out of personal motives.

Huo Yuhao's spiritual attribute soul skill, which originated from the Fear Demon Dragon, is quite powerful. At least, any soul master who is not at least a Soul Master will be greatly affected. Combined with Wang Dong's formidable strength, they can easily sweep away the vast majority of teams.

Wang Dong shook his hand with a sigh of relief, "Huo Yuhao, your soul skill is really powerful. It feels great to work with you. We won easily without Xiao Xiao even having to lift a finger."

Xiao Xiao, who was standing to the side, also said apologetically in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Huo Yuhao. I underestimated you because you were only an eleventh-level Soul Master."

She's a straightforward girl who says what she thinks without mincing words.

However, Huo Yuhao, who had been emotionally traumatized in the Battle Soul Zone, paid attention to Xiao Xiao's last words and couldn't help but bite his lip.

"That last sentence is your true thought, isn't it?"

He still remembers Xiao Xiao's slightly disdainful look when Gao Tu told the class about how he cheated using his soul skill.

Regardless of whether he was influenced by Gao Tu, the contemptuous look in his eyes truly stung him.

That time, only Wang Dong didn't show any disdain. But he also knew that Wang Dong was essentially no different from those other people.

I still vividly remember his arrogant attitude when we first met.

Who told him he was just a Soul Master with only level eleven Soul Power?

These things diminished much of the joy of victory in his heart.

"Huo Yuhao, long time no see. Congratulations on your victory." Hearing this familiar voice, Huo Yuhao composed himself and looked up.

Seeing Xu Zihuang walking towards him, he suddenly remembered that the team led by Yu Tianhuang had achieved victory even earlier than theirs.

"Long time no see." Huo Yuhao forced a smile.

Xu Zihuang chuckled, and seeing that Huo Yuhao wasn't in high spirits, he didn't say anything more. He nodded in acknowledgment and then left.

He's not Huo Yuhao's lapdog. If Huo Yuhao is in a bad mood, does he have to coax him?

Xiao Xiao's pride was always hidden deep inside, while Wang Dong's pride was always openly displayed. He remembered that too. Frowning as he looked at Xu Zihuang's back, he reached out and patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, with me here, we've got this freshman assessment championship in the bag. If we work together well, we can easily beat them a little earlier."

Just then, Long Feng, who had just lost to Xu Zihuang's team, walked past them with Xu Haolong and Chen Rui, preparing to leave. Hearing Wang Dong's arrogant words, he scoffed disdainfully, "You guys, you think you can win the championship?"

Are you guys kidding me?

"Let alone Huo Yuhao being just an eleventh-level Soul Master, even if he were a Great Soul Master like you, he wouldn't have the slightest chance against Yu Tianhuang and the others."

Perhaps because he was in a bad mood and wanted to vent his negative emotions, or perhaps he wanted to indirectly elevate himself by belittling Wang Dong and the other two, Long Feng was extremely sarcastic.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao, who was clearly the one with the lowest cultivation level in the class, was placed in the same team as Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, who had the cultivation level of a Great Soul Master, because of Zhou Yi's favoritism. He had always been dissatisfied with this.

"Long Feng, what do you mean?!" Wang Dong was instantly enraged.

Xiao Xiao also looked at the three of them with dissatisfaction, "We're all in the same class, it's a bit too much for you to say that."

“I didn’t say anything wrong! Isn’t Huo Yuhao’s soul power only level eleven? He wouldn’t have won today’s victory without your help!” Long Feng retorted, wanting to say something more, but was stopped by Xu Haolong and Chen Rui beside him.

They were not afraid of Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, but who didn't know that Zhou Yi always favored Huo Yuhao and the others?

If they are assigned to Zhou Yi's class next, wouldn't they be asking for trouble?

Hearing the two men's reminder, Long Feng calmed down, snorted coldly, and then strode away.

Wang Dong glanced at Huo Yuhao, whose face was gloomy and who was looking down, seemingly lost in thought. He couldn't help but speak up to reassure him, "Huo Yuhao, don't listen to their nonsense. If it weren't for your soul skill, we would never have won so easily today."

“Yes, Wang Dong is right.” Xiao Xiao was a kind-hearted girl, and she also felt sorry for Huo Yuhao when she saw him like this.

Huo Yuhao slowly loosened his clenched fists, raised his head, and gave the two of them a strained smile.

"They're right, my soul power is indeed only level eleven. I can't blame anyone else."

After what happened last time, he realized that his impotent rage was completely meaningless.

All he could do was hide this hatred deep in his heart.

But what he didn't know was that there is a limit to the amount of negative emotions a person can bear. Once a certain threshold is exceeded, the outburst of negative emotions is enough to completely overwhelm him.

Chapter 85 The Round Robin Ends

Tuoba Yu then came to Xu Zihuang's side and asked thoughtfully, "They are the seed team of Class 1, right?"

Xu Zihuang nodded casually.

"Let's go back."

"Hey, aren't you going to look at the other people's assessments?"

"Do you think this is necessary?" Xu Zihuang glanced at Tuoba Yu speechlessly.

"You'd be better off using this time to rest and prepare for tomorrow's assessment."

Tuoba Yu was taken aback at first, then chuckled, "That's true. Before the ranking matches, even if you don't make a move, there shouldn't be many teams that can pose a threat to us."

Today's overwhelming victory undoubtedly boosted his confidence immensely. After spending the last three months together, he subconsciously compared himself to Yu Tianhuang, to the point that he himself lacked confidence in his own abilities.

In fact, among this year's freshmen, there are no more than five people who are stronger than him in terms of martial spirit and cultivation.

Following behind the two, Nanmen Yun'er looked at Xu Zihuang's tall and straight back, and a gentle smile appeared in her dark green eyes.

How can one not admire a strong and confident young man?

She is more rational than most girls her age, but Yu Tianhuang's excellence is undeniable.

Wang Yan, who was standing at the edge of the field, did not look away until Xu Zihuang's figure disappeared from sight.

He had been paying close attention to Xu Zihuang ever since the three of them began their assessment.

As a representative of Shrek Academy's theoretical and moderate faction, he possesses solid theoretical foundations and strong teaching abilities. Despite being only in his forties, he is a top-tier senior teacher in the Department of Foreign Languages.

At Shrek Academy, it's even more difficult and clearly defined for teachers to advance in rank than for students. Zhou Yi and Mu Jin are only intermediate-level teachers. Wang Yan, on the other hand, is fully qualified to teach inner-court students, demonstrating the depth of his theoretical research.

But now, he couldn't see at all the methods Xu Zihuang used when he blocked Long Feng's first soul skill.

Before level 30, especially for weapon spirit masters like Long Feng who are strong attackers or agile attackers, their attack power is always stronger than that of beast spirit masters.

Beast Soul Masters can possess a Martial Soul, which brings an overall improvement in their abilities, while Weapon Soul Masters are more focused on one aspect.

However, Xu Zihuang managed to crush Long Feng's first soul skill, which was activated with all his might, simply by relying on his soul power. This was simply too incredible.

In his view, even if his main spirit had undergone a second awakening and his physical attributes had been greatly improved, it would still be difficult to achieve this, since Yu Tianhuang should essentially still be a spirit master with spiritual attributes.

However, he didn't stop Xu Zihuang to ask questions again as he had before. One reason was that Xu Zihuang and the other two were busy with their assessments these past few days, and he didn't want to waste their time. Another reason was that he was struggling with himself.

He claims to be a researcher of martial spirit theory, yet he couldn't even see through his own student's techniques. Really...

Wang Yan adjusted his glasses, gave a wry smile, and left.

The first round of the new student assessment ended quickly. Today's assessment mainly aimed to help the new students adapt to this intense, competitive assessment style. Tomorrow's assessment will be significantly more demanding, with two rounds each in the morning and afternoon, for a total of four rounds. The third day will be even more grueling, with each team undergoing five rounds of assessment. The entire new student assessment process will only take three days.

This not only trains the trainees' practical combat skills, but also their ability to fight a protracted war.

However, this problem did not occur to Xu Zihuang and the other two.

Today, the other teams in the 36th assessment area all knew their strength. In order to accumulate as many victories as possible, they naturally did not choose to confront them head-on. They all put up a token resistance and then directly conceded defeat, saving their physical strength, soul power, and energy to prepare for the next few assessments where they had a chance to win.

In stark contrast to the exhausted teams of other new recruits, Xu Zihuang and his two companions easily won all four assessments on the second day, achieving a perfect record of five wins out of five.

Teams that lose all five rounds will be eliminated, and the remaining teams will be regrouped. Teams that win all five rounds will continue their assessments in the 36th assessment zone.

Since the team that lost all five battles has been eliminated, the teams that have been reassigned to their 36th assessment zone are relatively stronger.

However, there were only two teams with Great Soul Masters, and they still posed no threat to Xu Zihuang and his companions. Just as Tuoba Yu said, Xu Zihuang didn't even need to lift a finger; he and Nanmen Yun'er easily resolved the situation.

After three days of intense assessment, the new student assessment is basically over. Whether to stay or leave depends solely on the assessment results, without considering anything else.

After a day of rest, the teams that make it into the top 64 will continue with the subsequent ranking matches. This is also to give those eliminated students a buffer period before they leave Shrek Academy.

Nearly half of the students looked dejected as they packed their belongings in their dorm rooms before leaving the freshman dormitory in a slump.

Xu Zihuang, who had just had breakfast with Tuoba Yu in the cafeteria, saw many freshmen from Class 9 packing their luggage on his way back to the dormitory.

They understood and refrained from offering empty words of comfort, thus preserving a last shred of dignity for them.

Xu Zihuang closed the dormitory door and, as usual, watered the Mo Xue Ji plant on the balcony. Looking at Tuoba Yu's hesitant expression, he chuckled softly.

"Feeling deeply moved? But that's reality."

"Hoo—" Tuoba Yu sighed deeply and couldn't help but smile bitterly at Xu Zihuang: "I really don't know what you've been through since you were a child, that you see things so clearly."

Meanwhile, in Du Weiren's office on the top floor of the teachers' office building.