Huo Yuhao said quietly, "Arrogance makes people regress; be a little more humble."
Wang Dong snorted coldly, "Do you think I can be humble with that Martial Soul?"
"Uh... That's true!" That Radiant Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul shook the entire field every time it appeared; it was truly not easy to be a little humble.
A silent night passed in cultivation. The next morning, after the two finished breakfast, they went to the Teaching Building again. As soon as they entered, they felt a fervent atmosphere.
Yesterday, the groups had already been divided. Today was when the three students would gather together.
Xiao Xiao had arrived early. As soon as she saw the two enter, she quickly waved to them.
As soon as Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong walked over, Xiao Xiao immediately said, "The assessment officially begins this afternoon. Let's discuss our strategy now."
Wang Dong said confidently, "What's there to study? We just fight our way through."
Xiao Xiao gently shook her head and said, "It's not that easy. I heard that each class has an elite vanguard team formed by their most outstanding students, to compete for the championship. They are also quite difficult to deal with. We absolutely must cooperate seamlessly to have a chance."
Wang Dong still wanted to say something, but was stopped by Huo Yuhao, "Wang Dong, be serious. Otherwise, I'll ask Teacher Zhou to change teams."
Xiao Xiao, perhaps holding a slight grudge because of Wang Dong's rejection yesterday, immediately chimed in, "That's right, overconfidence is arrogance."
Wang Dong snorted, but said nothing more.
Huo Yuhao put an arm around his shoulder and said, "Alright, don't be angry. Let's just cooperate well first; won't it be even more comfortable to defeat our opponents in the assessment later? Let's see, first, everyone talk about their own strengths."
Although the entire class had trained together for three months, that was only training alongside each other, while cultivation was all done individually. Some people didn't even know what others' Martial Souls were.
Huo Yuhao said, "Let me go first. My Martial Soul has a spiritual attribute. Its skill is Spiritual Detection Resonance. Within a ten-meter radius, I can let you know of any movement so you can be careful. At the same time, it also has a slight predictive effect on enemy movements."
Wang Dong said, "I am an Assault System Battle Soul Master. I can attack from both long and close range, and I can fly."
Although he was a bit arrogant, he truly had the capital to be so. Whether it was his soul power cultivation, soul skills, or Martial Soul, he could be said to be number one among his peers. Just the fact that his second soul ring was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, it was feared that no one in the entire academy could compare.
Xiao Xiao nodded and said, "My Martial Soul is the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron. It integrates offense and defense, and has some battlefield control effects. Its main effect is to make enemies feel fear. This skill will stun the opponent and simultaneously produce an attack effect. My second Martial Soul is a Flute, the Nine Phoenixes Auspicious Flute, primarily focused on auxiliary control. Currently, my second Martial Soul only has one soul ring, which is a Hundred-Year Soul Ring. When fighting, it can slow down the opponent's speed."
Wang Dong asked with a hint of surprise, "Isn't your auxiliary Martial Soul supposed to buff your own people?"
Xiao Xiao smiled somewhat smugly and said,
"No. Sometimes, weakening an opponent is more effective than buffing oneself. You'll understand when the time comes. However, my second Martial Soul isn't easy to use, so it would be better if we concealed some of our true strength."
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both realized a problem: Xiao Xiao was probably even stronger than they had imagined.
What they didn't know was that if Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao cooperated, the two Control System Soul Masters would unleash astonishing control power.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three sounds rang out, and immediately after, the entire class fell silent, so quiet you could even hear the buzzing of a fly's wings.
Zhou Yi stood at the classroom door, her right hand hanging down. The sounds just now were her knocking a teacher's ruler against the classroom door.
Zhou Yi still wore an icy expression as she slowly walked up to the podium.
"I've already submitted the list of participating teams. This afternoon, the assessment will officially begin. It's a ten-round robin competition; you won't face each other, only students from other classes. I only have one thing to say: whoever prevents you from passing the assessment, beat the living hell out of them. Alright, everyone dismissed. Gather at the assessment area this afternoon."
Having said that, the old woman coldly turned and walked away.
Wang Dong leaned over and whispered to Huo Yuhao:
"Don't you think Old Woman Zhou is getting more and more handsome?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at him and said:
"Not handsome, but imposing."
Xiao Xiao, who was standing nearby, walked over, giggled, and said:
"That's called aura. Let's go, let's find a place to practice a bit. Otherwise, how will we coordinate this afternoon?"
Huo Yuhao immediately nodded in agreement, not waiting for Wang Dong to speak.
"Wang Dong, if you still want to eat grilled fish in the future, then during this assessment, you must follow all our instructions. Do you agree?"
"Uh..."
Wang Dong saw Huo Yuhao's extremely firm gaze and said with a pained expression:
"Huo Yuhao, you're taking advantage of my predicament."
Huo Yuhao said indifferently:
"You can choose not to eat it."
Wang Dong hesitated for a moment, then finally conceded:
"I'll bear it, I'll listen to you then. However, you'll have to clean the dorm room from now on."
Huo Yuhao said with a disdainful expression:
"Have you cleaned the room at all in the past three months?"
"Well..."
Wang Dong stared blankly, speechless:
"Consider yourself impressive."
Xiao Xiao now seemed to have completely sided with Huo Yuhao, blurting out a laugh and saying:
"Laziness is a sin."
Wang Dong suddenly said something that made the young girl Xiao Xiao's face flush red with a smile:
"Classmate Xiao Xiao, don't be infatuated with *ge*, *ge* is just a legend."
"You..."
Xiao Xiao raised her hand and pointed at Wang Dong's face, her expression angry, even carrying a hint of grievance.
"Alright, alright. Didn't we say we needed to practice? Let's go quickly. I think we should head outside the academy. There are quite a few forests outside the academy, so we won't be disturbed by others."
Wang Dong stuck out his tongue at Xiao Xiao, then turned and ran off. Huo Yuhao comforted Xiao Xiao with a few words, and only then did she stop crying and smile. The two of them chased after Wang Dong, following the Lake Shore path out of the academy.
Outside Shrek Academy, it was very easy to find a quiet spot. Although this area was accessible from all directions with many main roads, the wide roadsides also had numerous trees. Some grew naturally, while others were planted by humans.
The three of them found a relatively flat clearing in the forest. Wang Dong asked:
"How should we practice? Or should each of us just unleash our soul skills?"
Xiao Xiao immediately said:
"What's the point of that? Practice obviously yields the best results through actual combat. You're a Strength Attack-type Soul Master, so you'll be on one side, and the Class Monitor and I will be on the other. Let's have a match."
"You two against me?"
Wang Dong raised his right hand, wagging his index finger, and said:
"You two have absolutely no chance!"