Chapter 40: Success Through Assessment!

On the other side of the competition arena, the two members of the Ouyang Junyi team who had fallen down had already gotten back up.

Wu Feng's strike didn't use her full strength, so naturally, they weren't really injured.

But being defeated instantly made them feel extremely ashamed and indignant. Without saying a word, they got up and hurriedly ran away, covering their faces.

"Wow, we're really awesome, aren't we?" Huo Yuhao walked from the back of the team to where Wu Feng and Ning Tian were, laughing heartily.

Hearing this, the teams around watching nearly stumbled and fell.

"Do you have any shame? What does it have to do with you? I'm asking you, what does it have to do with you?"

"You just stood there at the beginning of the fight, activated your martial soul, and then AFK'd. The buffs were from Ning Tian, and the damage output was from Wu Feng. What qualifications do you, as a team leader, have to say such things?" Seeing Huo Yuhao standing between Ning Tian and Wu Feng, the surrounding teams were grinding their teeth in frustration.

This is flaunting, this is naked flaunting! Does the academy even care? Can you still pass the freshman assessment while being carried by others? Damn it, so jealous!

At this moment, Wang Yan also looked surprised. The freshman Class Nine team was called the Huo Yuhao team, which meant that Huo Yuhao was the captain of this team.

However, from the perspective of cultivation alone, Ning Tian and Wu Feng undoubtedly surpassed him, especially Ning Tian, who was even the direct heir of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, with a very noble status.

But Huo Yuhao was the captain of this team, which meant that the seemingly only ten-year soul ring student was the core of this team. Why is that?

Huo Yuhao: Why bother thinking about it? Because I'm the protagonist, of course.

The freshman assessment progressed quickly, and the results of the first round were announced soon after.

Huo Yuhao's one-month close combat training had been quite effective. After all, in the freshman assessment where there weren't many soul skills to use in combat, most of the students fought in close combat, especially among beast martial soul masters.

And because of Huo Yuhao's rigorous training, the combat capabilities of the Class Nine students improved by leaps and bounds. All thirty-three teams of the freshman Class Nine won without a single defeat.

Of course, this also had to do with the good luck of the Class Nine students.

If they hadn't coincidentally encountered a few super-strong teams, the little they learned from Huo Yuhao might not have been enough to make a difference.

The second day saw a significant increase in assessment intensity, with two rounds of assessment in the morning and afternoon, totaling four rounds.

The third day was even more terrifying, with each team undergoing five rounds of assessment, and the entire freshman assessment only lasted three days.

This wasn't just about exercising the students' combat skills but also their endurance.

Starting from today, the students of Class Nine began to realize the benefits of the targeted physical training that Mu Jin had conducted for them.

They felt that they were much stronger in endurance and physical strength than their opponents from other teams, and as they progressed, this became increasingly evident.

One Class Nine team, in the situation where one of their members was eliminated by their opponents first, had two members with horse-type martial souls running around the assessment area for a full fifteen minutes, completely exhausting their stronger opponents and successfully turning the tables.

However, Huo Yuhao's trio seemed to lack some creativity, as every battle followed the same routine without any variation.

Ning Tian accelerated, Wu Feng unleashed a burst assault, while Huo Yuhao watched from the sidelines. This process was as systematic as an assembly line, smooth and efficient, but also dull and monotonous.

The trio easily won all four matches on the second day, thus achieving a perfect record of five wins out of five matches. With this impressive performance, they could practically consider the freshman assessment passed.

But this left Wang Yan feeling frustrated. He had hoped to see the true strength of Huo Yuhao's trio, but apart from Ning Tian and Wu Feng's initial soul skills, the three of them didn't use any new soul skills during the battles.

As a theoretical flow teacher, Wang Yan couldn't see through the true strength of the Class Nine team, nor could he understand Huo Yuhao's abilities, which left him feeling quite uncomfortable.

Could he really be the moneybags behind the scenes, letting Ning Tian and Wu Feng carry him through the freshman assessment?

No, that doesn't make sense. The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is so poor that all they have left is money. Why would they take on such a thankless task?

"Huo Yuhao, come over here with your team." After the matches ended on the second day, Wang Yan called Huo Yuhao's trio over.

Naturally, Huo Yuhao stood between Ning Tian and Wu Feng, occupying the central position. This further convinced Wang Yan that Huo Yuhao was indeed the core member of the Class Nine team.

"You three have achieved a perfect record of five wins in the first five matches. You need to continue to strive in the upcoming matches and aim to enter the top sixty-four to participate in the ranking competition. However, after today's matches, there will be a redraw, taking into account not only avoiding intra-class battles but also considering the performance in the previous matches. This means you will inevitably face challenges from strong opponents!"

After exchanging glances with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, Huo Yuhao shrugged and said, "No problem, as long as we pass the freshman assessment, it's considered a success."

Wang Yan shook his head helplessly. Over the past two days, he had also noticed Huo Yuhao's indifferent attitude towards everything.

But out of a sense of responsibility as a teacher, he still reminded Huo Yuhao and his team to rest well today and not to become complacent because of their previous achievements.

Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "Thank you, Teacher Wang. We'll keep that in mind."

Wang Yan smiled slightly and said, "That's good. Go back and rest early."

He still didn't ask what Huo Yuhao's martial soul was because, as a scholar, he had his pride. He believed that when they encountered the few strong teams in the freshman assessment, Huo Yuhao would inevitably reveal his true strength.

"Let's go, I'll treat you guys to barbecue! Wu Feng, you're responsible for paying!" Huo Yuhao joked with his two companions as they walked away from the Shrek Academy.

If they wanted him to reveal his true strength, they would have to see how capable their opponents were tomorrow!

The next morning, because Huo Yuhao's trio had the best performance in the previous five rounds of matches, they remained in Zone Thirty-Three. After the groups were redrawn, they were matched with five new teams of freshmen for the assessment.

These freshmen were definitely not the top students from other zones, as if the few strong teams started internal conflicts early, it would diminish the value of the ranking competition.

So, in the upcoming five matches, they were unlikely to encounter the strongest opponents, but compared to before, it might not be as easy.

After giving Huo Yuhao's trio a meaningful look, Wang Yan announced, "Okay, everyone is here. Since the Huo Yuhao team of Class Nine achieved the best results in this zone in the previous five rounds of matches, they are the seeded team for this zone. According to the match order, they will be the first to compete."

"Round six, match one, Class Nine's Huo Yuhao team versus Class Seven's Huang Chutian team!"

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