Three Months Later, New Student Assessment

Tang Ya patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said, "Little Yuhao, don’t worry. We’re here, so what are you afraid of? Just give us orders!"

Huo Yuhao looked at Tang Ya gratefully. "Sister Xiaoya, thank you."

The nine of them then began moving forward. Following his own ideas, Huo Yuhao arranged everyone into formation. He and Tang Ya stood in the middle, Ma Xiaotao and Xu Sanshi took the front, Bei Bei and Wang Dong’er covered the rear, while Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao stood beside him and Tang Ya.

The formation of the nine was quite good. The four strongest members were placed at the front and rear respectively. This was not the Soul Arena, so they had to stay alert to what was behind them at all times.

The nine gradually encountered several hundred-year and thousand-year Soul Beasts. No one else even needed to act; Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong’er quickly dealt with them.

Su Yu stroked his chin and muttered, "This won’t do. If the two of them handle everything, what kind of training is this…"

As he spoke, Su Yu’s voice reached the nine of them. "Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong’er, from now on, you are not allowed to act unless it is a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast."

Xu Sanshi laughed. "Finally, I have a chance to show what I can do! Nannan, just wait and watch me shine!"

"What are you, a light bulb? Shine brightly, my ass." Tang Ya said with a laugh.

Xu Sanshi said, "…Tang Ya, that’s no fun."

"Hmph, hmph." Tang Ya snorted twice without a care.

Xu Sanshi curled his lip and muttered, "A good man doesn’t fight with women."

Ma Xiaotao suddenly fixed her gaze on Xu Sanshi. "What? Are you looking down on women?"

Xu Sanshi jumped in fright and hurriedly shook both his head and hands. "No, no, absolutely not. I have always believed that men and women are equal. In fact, girls are even better than boys in every respect."

"Ooh~" everyone jeered.

Xu Sanshi’s old face reddened. For the sake of staying alive, so what if he had to speak against his conscience? Heaven and earth might be vast, but staying alive was what mattered most.

With Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong’er unable to act, the strength of the others gradually revealed itself. Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing in particular allowed them to easily locate nearby Soul Beasts and avoid being ambushed.

Over the next two days, the nine also encountered ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, which Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong’er joined forces to kill. Everyone watched in great excitement. Ma Xiaotao was one thing, but Wang Dong’er was only a Soul Grandmaster. Yet because her Fight Heaven Battle Art had reached Fight Buddha, she could battle a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast without losing.

Of course, not losing did not mean winning. It was still quite difficult for Wang Dong’er to defeat a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.

Once the two days had passed, everyone returned to the academy and began their grueling days of studying. Su Yu had practically turned students in a fantasy world into students on Earth preparing for the college entrance examination.

Perhaps Wang Dong’er’s displayed strength made every one of them eager to break through to Fight Buddha. To be honest, these nine had even better talent than Xu Xing and the others back then, so their future achievements were bound to be extraordinary. With Su Yu’s help, they could fully earn the favor of a large portion of the gods in the God Realm.

Three months later.

The time for the New Student Assessment arrived. Su Yu planned to let Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong’er, and Xiao Xiao go have some fun, but the three were somewhat unwilling. They only wanted to stay in the classroom and read.

But Su Yu had already given the order, so the three had no choice but to go. Still, they did not train, because their weekend trials in the Star Dou Great Forest had gradually built up their teamwork, leaving no need to spend more time training.

On the day of the New Student Assessment, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao even brought books with them. Fortunately, Wang Dong’er did not need to read. Otherwise, if all three of them were reading here, they probably would not even know when it was their turn to compete.

There were a great many teams in the New Student Assessment, so fifty areas began simultaneously. It was soon Huo Yuhao’s group’s turn. The three stepped up, but Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao were still holding their books and reading. Knowing they were Heaven Class students, the referee said in a negotiating tone, "Students, you’re in a soul battle right now. Could you read later?"

Wang Dong’er waved her hand. "Referee, just announce the start. I can handle it alone. The two of them are just here to make up the numbers, so don’t disturb them."

The referee said, "…"

Their opponents said, "…"

The spectators said, "…"

Perhaps noticing that the atmosphere was off, Huo Yuhao looked up and saw that their opponents’ foreheads were covered in black lines. He then explained, "Classmates, don’t misunderstand. It’s just that our matters are more important, so we can’t devote too much attention elsewhere."

The three of them were furious. Were they not important too? Fine, maybe they were not important, but could these people at least show them some respect?

The referee gave a bitter smile. "Alright, begin!"

At the referee’s words, Wang Dong’er immediately used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to rush forward, then promptly knocked the three down. Afterward, she grabbed the corners of Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao’s clothes and left with them.

The entire venue fell silent. Huo Yuhao’s group looked more punchable than the last, and no one knew whether they should cheer.

After the match, the three returned to the spectator stands. Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao continued reading, occasionally asking Wang Dong’er something.

In the matches that followed, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao continued standing at the back reading while Wang Dong’er instantly defeated all three opponents by herself. Gradually, whenever it was their turn to compete, everyone’s attention shifted to the other arenas.

Although Huo Yuhao’s group was powerful, the students truly did not want to watch them anymore. They were afraid they would not be able to resist rushing down and beating up the three. Two of them clutched books around the clock, while the other looked down on every opponent. Wasn’t that the ultimate punchable combination?

Huo Yuhao’s group did not care what those students thought. They had not wanted to come in the first place. Wang Dong’er only thought, They’re just a bunch of one-ring and two-ring students. What is there to compete over? Aren’t we obviously crushing an entire grade?

If Shrek Academy had known Wang Dong’er’s inner thoughts, its first group brawl in history might have broken out, with the entire first-year class fighting Huo Yuhao’s group.

The New Student Assessment gradually neared its end. By now, no team had managed to force Huo Yuhao or Xiao Xiao to act. Anyone with eyes could tell that first place was definitely Huo Yuhao’s group’s, but many people were still unwilling to accept it.

The assessment continued. One team after another was knocked down by Wang Dong’er, and before long, the three won first place in the New Student Assessment. The moment the competition ended, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao turned and ran. Rewards and such were nowhere near as important as reading.

Everyone felt utterly stifled. They had racked their brains trying to obtain those rewards, yet these two did not even have the desire to take a look…

After Wang Dong’er collected the reward by herself, she immediately left as well, as though taking first place were something shameful. All the first-year students stood where they were, completely bewildered.