boyutpedia Chapter 45 First Battle
Chapter 45 First Battle
Chapter 45 First Battle
"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."
Hearing the announcement, Huo Yuhao and his two companions calmly entered the assessment area. The three had gotten to know each other fairly well the day before; while they weren't exactly perfectly in sync, they were fairly familiar with each other. In the early stages of the assessment, the distribution of combat power across each examination area was relatively even. Since the academy aimed to select outstanding students, teams with Soul Masters were unlikely to meet in the initial phase of the assessment.
Therefore, with Huo Yuhao, probably the most powerful among the freshmen, as their backup, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao weren't nervous at all; in fact, they were a little excited. With their shared mental detection, they truly didn't believe anyone below the Soul Venerable level could be their match. Even without Huo Yuhao's intervention, they were more than capable of handling ninety percent of the situation!
Soon, a somewhat unfamiliar man in his forties walked straight toward them with a blank expression.
"Looks like everyone's here. Let me introduce myself first. I'm Li Xian, and I'll be in charge of your assessments for the next two days."
The teacher's words were completely calm and emotionless; it was clear he was just an ordinary person coming to work. He didn't consider the nervousness of the new students at all, instead unconsciously putting equal pressure on everyone present.
"Enough with the chit-chat, let's begin the first assessment."
After briefly reciting the basic instructions for the assessment, Li Xian opened the folder in his hand and continued reading emotionlessly, "First match, Class 1: Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao versus Class 3: Ouyang Junyi, Chen Junfeng, Zhao Haochen. Now, please enter the arena and wait quietly at the edge. After I say 'begin,' you may release your martial spirits to start the assessment."
Huo Yuhao and his two companions walked into the arena with composed expressions, while the three opposite them appeared somewhat nervous. The reason was simple: Huo Yuhao's reputation was now known to everyone in the entire outer courtyard.
His actions in taking down Zhou Yi were considered outrageous by many. Later, he also took down Xu Sanshi, one of the twin stars of the outer academy, without taking any damage. This made everyone aware that there was such a monstrous mental-type soul master among the freshmen, whose methods were even more unpredictable!
After the incident with Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao went to the Soul Arena a few more times. At first, some people challenged him to a duel, but without exception, they all inexplicably lost and left the arena. From then on, whenever Huo Yuhao went to the Soul Arena, everyone who encountered him would choose to admit defeat immediately.
There was really no other way. There weren't many spirit-type soul masters in the entire Shrek Academy. Even if the upperclassmen ganged up on Huo Yuhao, who had mastered the art of manipulating spiritual power, they would only be at his mercy. What was the point of fighting him?
Huo Yuhao could tell that the other side was nervous, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm just a support player, the two of them are the main force. Let's try it out, just treat it as a friendly match."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Ouyang Junyi and the other two finally breathed a sigh of relief. The three boys were still somewhat concerned about their reputation, and they would lose face if they admitted defeat without even fighting. But if Huo Yuhao personally stepped in, they would still lose face even if they fought.
With Huo Yuhao's assurance, the three felt somewhat reassured; they couldn't afford to lose too badly.
Li Xian knew Huo Yuhao's situation, and the interaction between the two before the match couldn't be entirely considered a violation. Since Huo Yuhao was confident that the remaining two could also win the match, he didn't bother to interfere. Seeing that both sides were in position, Li Xian nodded and said, "The assessment begins."
Both sides immediately released their martial souls. Huo Yuhao stood motionless, showing no movement except for a faint golden halo in his eyes. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, who had also released their martial souls, simultaneously entered Huo Yuhao's detection field of vision. The entire arena was displayed in their eyes as if a full map had been opened, showing them a 360-degree view without any blind spots.
Wang Dong released a pair of dazzling blue-purple wings and soared high into the air. The shimmering golden light spots and beautiful blue-purple wings instantly attracted everyone's attention, leaving both the three opponents and Wang Yan in a state of brief astonishment.
Those wings were almost too beautiful, so much so that Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao's actions were deliberately ignored for a moment. With the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron atop her head, Xiao Xiao darted to Ouyang Junyi's side and tentatively swung the cauldron down hard!
Ouyang Junyi quickly dodged the attack and, together with Chen Junfeng, released their martial spirits as they moved closer to Zhao Haochen.
At this moment, Zhao Haochen was loudly chanting his somewhat nonsensical soul incantation, "Come quickly! My big chicken legs!" A yellow soul ring rippled gently behind him, and two yellow lights gathered in his hands. Then, two fragrant braised chicken legs appeared in his palms, which he quickly threw to Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng, who were approaching him.
While releasing their martial spirits to guard against Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao approaching them, Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng quickly swallowed the chicken leg in large mouthfuls.
This wasn't the first time Huo Yuhao had encountered a food-type martial soul, but he still couldn't determine the specific effects of this chicken leg.
Although Zhao Haochen only has one spirit ring, it is at least at the hundred-year level, so the effect of his spirit skill is probably not too bad. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, are encountering a battle between two food-type spirits for the first time. Watching the opponent's actions of eating dry rice in the match, they couldn't help but laugh out loud, and even their attack, which was about to rush forward, stopped.
Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng both possessed beast-type and weapon-type martial souls, but coincidentally, they were both agility-type soul masters. This meant that their attack output was exceptionally lacking, and the advantage of agility-type soul masters in ambushing opponents from behind was rendered useless by Huo Yuhao's strength.
Ouyang Junyi released his Sword-Beak Hummingbird Martial Soul, passively facing Wang Dong's attack. Wang Dong had already used his first Soul Skill - Winged Guillotine, with a layer of golden light added to the edges of his two wings, which slashed down at Ouyang Junyi with irresistible force.
Sensing the sharp aura, Ouyang Junyi dared not block it head-on. He quickly dodged Wang Dong's attack. Only then did Wang Dong realize that the chicken leg had increased his speed.
On the other side, Chen Junfeng unleashed his soft sword martial spirit and engaged in a fierce battle with Xiao Xiao. Due to the effect of the chicken leg, Xiao Xiao was unable to grab Chen Junyi and could only passively use the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron to block the opponent's attacks.
However, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao still have Huo Yuhao as their external brain, so even if their speed is temporarily suppressed, Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng cannot be completely without flaws. As long as the two of them make the slightest mistake or carelessness, what awaits them is Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's complete suppression in terms of strength.
Soon after Chen Junfeng's soul skill failed and he fell into a brief state of stun, Xiao Xiao, who had been passively blocking, immediately released the first soul skill of the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron under the precise control of mental detection!
The cauldron trembled!
Chen Junfeng was stunned and was knocked unconscious when the three black cauldrons fell. Li Xian immediately took action and took Chen Junfeng away from the examination room.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Junyi, who was locked in a stalemate with Wang Dong and dodging back and forth, noticed out of the corner of his eye that Chen Junfeng had Li Xian take him away from the examination room. He immediately panicked, and his dodging steps became erratic. In an instant, Wang Dong seized the opportunity to completely suppress him, eliminating any possibility of continuing the fight.
The only remaining food-type Soul Master who could still move, Zhao Haochen, could only sigh and say dejectedly, "We surrender!"
Li Xian immediately blew the whistle and announced, "Class 1 Freshmen: Huo Yuhao's team wins."
(End of this chapter)