You can't expect the auxiliary-type Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul user, Ning Tian, to go one-on-one with an examiner, can you? Is she supposed to smash people with that little pagoda that has almost no attack power?
The team assessment also had its distinctions. For a one-on-one fight, the examiner would be a high-level student from the outer court with a similar soul power level. For a team of two or three, the examiner would be a level thirty Soul Elder. For a team of five, it would be a Soul King, and for a team of up to seven, the examiner would definitely be a Soul Emperor.
If defeated by the examiner, one could get one to twenty points based on their performance. Holding one's ground against the examiner could earn a good score of twenty to forty points. Being able to suppress or even defeat the examiner would surely earn an excellent score of over forty points.
If one could instantly kill the examiner, they would get a full score directly.
New students who completed and passed the new student assessment would be given different treatments and class arrangements based on their total score.
Having witnessed Huo Yuhao's terrifying spiritual power, Ning Tian didn't hesitate and decided that the three of them would register as a team for the assessment, which was exactly what Huo Yuhao wanted.
Only by acting as a support in a team battle could his true strength go unnoticed.
While the assessment team was selecting a suitable examiner for Huo Yuhao's group, Mu Jin also received Huo Yuhao's physical fitness assessment results backstage.
On the score column, there were big, bold sixes: six, six, six, six, six!
This kid is definitely hiding his skills! Mu Jin was so angry she almost ground her silver teeth. If she arranged another physical fitness test for him, would he give the assessment office a "six-six for good luck"?
After obtaining their first soul ring, every soul master basically began to work on their future development direction: power-attack, control, agility-attack, auxiliary, or food-type. It was rare to see a "hexagon warrior." An exception was someone like Tang Wulin, who was originally positioned as a control-type battle soul master but later ended up personally hammering a group of power-attack types.
Huo Yuhao, of course, didn't know that Mu Jin was now keeping an eye on him. When he and Wu Feng arrived at the martial arts arena, a level thirty-nine Soul Elder examiner was already waiting for them.
"State your level, name, and development direction."
Wu Feng reported loudly, "Wu Feng. Level twenty-five power-attack type Battle Soul Master."
Ning Tian was much calmer. "Ning Tian, level thirty-one auxiliary-type Tool Soul Elder."
Finally, it was the lazy-sounding Huo Yuhao: "Huo Yuhao, uh, level twenty-nine auxiliary-type Soul Grandmaster."
Isn't this awkward? Huo Yuhao complained in his heart.
Two auxiliaries? The examiner's brow furrowed slightly. It seemed that only the red-haired girl with the lowest soul power would be fighting him. Let's see how much of a boost these two auxiliaries can give her first.
"You may begin," the examiner said, activating his martial soul, the Great Power Demonic Bear, a beast soul known for its strength.
Wu Feng let out a sharp cry, her delicate body suddenly shooting forward. A thick wave of heat surged from her body, and there was even a faint dragon's roar. Wu Feng's petite body suddenly became slender. When she was in the air, she looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl who had just finished developing. Her slender body directly burst her outer clothes.
She was clearly prepared. Underneath was a very elastic leather suit, revealing a pair of fleshy and shiny thighs. The leather suit was a one-piece, cinching upwards. Huo Yuhao couldn't help but secretly praise it. Isn't this much sexier than that Ning Tian?
A layer of faint red light rippled across Wu Feng's skin. Starting from the left side of her face, a layer of fine dragon scales appeared, extending down her neck, along her shoulder, and down to her entire left arm and hand.
Wu Feng's figure looked slender and beautiful, yet it gave off a feeling of explosive power. In a flash, she was in front of the examiner. Her left arm swept out, striking directly at the examiner's body.
Faced with her powerful attack, the examiner didn't directly use a soul skill either. His body half-turned in the air, and his right leg kicked out like lightning, colliding with Wu Feng's left arm.
With a muffled "bang," the examiner's body swayed in the air and shifted half a step. Wu Feng, however, fell towards the ground and took several steps back. In this first clash, it was clear that Wu Feng was at a disadvantage. Although they were both power-attack type battle soul masters, their soul power levels were not the same.
At the same time, Ning Tian, standing in the distance, stretched out her right hand and shouted clearly, "Seven Treasures are born from colored glaze." Her body spun gracefully on the spot, and a dazzling seven-colored light was instantly released from her body. At the point where the seven-colored light converged, a seven-colored pagoda, over a foot tall, had appeared in the palm of her right hand.
The pagoda shimmered with flowing light and color everywhere, seeming to be inlaid with countless gems. The moment it appeared, it attracted the attention of the assessment staff.
Two yellow and one purple, three soul rings rose from Ning Tian's palm, rhythmically moving around the seven-story pagoda in her hand.
On the spectator platform, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on Mu Jin's face. "It's actually the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
Ning Tian's clear voice sounded at the same time the pagoda appeared:
"The Seven Treasures have a name, the first is: Speed." The first soul ring on the pagoda lit up. The thick yellow light made the pagoda look even more magnificent. A brilliant light instantly shot out from the pagoda and landed on Wu Feng, who was fighting the examiner.
Empowered by the buff, Wu Feng's movements became much faster than before. A fierce diagonal kick almost made the examiner unable to parry, forcing him back several steps.
"First Soul Skill, Air Cannon!" The part-time staff who could work at Shrek were clearly no pushovers. A yellow hundred-year soul ring lit up, and he clenched his right fist. The air crazily compressed around his fist, and then he threw a punch.
Seeing this, Ning Tian chanted her soul incantation again at the fastest speed. "The Seven Treasures have a name, the third is: Power." The purple soul ring lit up quickly. The power amplification brought by the thousand-year soul skill directly brought Wu Feng's attack power to the level of a battle Soul Elder.
"First Soul Skill, Dragon's Fire!"
"Second Soul Skill, Dragon's Rage!"
Ning Tian and Wu Feng's coordination was extremely tacit. The moment she activated her skill, a red light suddenly burst from Wu Feng's body on the other side. Her second soul ring shone, and the rising Dragon's Fire on her body suddenly turned dark red. The original half-body scale armor suddenly became thicker. As a red light shone in her eyes, her left hand had completely transformed into a dragon's claw.
In the state of Dragon's Rage, her offensive and defensive strength instantly skyrocketed. At the same time, it could amplify all her other soul skills. The heat of the Dragon's Fire almost instantly increased by a hundred degrees, causing the surrounding air to distort violently.
Seeing this wave of explosion coming so swiftly, the examiner no longer held back. He used his second and third soul skills at the same time. Rampage and Bloodshed gave his first soul skill even stronger attack power.
Just as Wu Feng's dragon claw, carrying the rising flames, was about to collide with the examiner's extremely compressed air cannon fist, Huo Yuhao finally made his move. The other two skills of his million-year first soul ring: Spiritual Interference and Soul Shock.
Spiritual Interference. The Soul Elder-level examiner only felt his vision blur for a moment. The Air Cannon lost its aim and grazed past Wu Feng. And Soul Shock instantly blanked the examiner's mind.
Not good! The examiner was battle-hardened. The moment his fist missed, his body subconsciously rolled to the side. But he never expected Wu Feng's fiery fist to be like sticky candy, still heavily smashing into his chest. His entire person was sent tumbling and flying away.
When Wu Feng's fist landed, she had ultimately pulled back some of her strength. Otherwise, she would have at least broken a few of the examiner's ribs.
The two girls both looked at Huo Yuhao, and couldn't help but think more highly of him again. From the beginning of the battle, they had all been under the shared Spiritual Detection. Every move they made anticipated the enemy's, placing them in an invincible position. As for why the examiner missed later, they could only think it was related to Huo Yuhao's second skill.
From the beginning of the battle to the end, Huo Yuhao had been simulating and maintaining the color and brightness of his soul rings, making people even think he hadn't used a soul skill and was just standing foolishly at the back.
The entire arena was silent.
"We won!" Wu Feng jumped up and hugged Ning Tian, her excitement overflowing.
"Yeah, we won..." Ning Tian also didn't expect victory to come so easily. Having Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection shared was simply too convenient. All they had to do during the entire battle was listen to his will and use their soul skills.
But to outsiders, Huo Yuhao was just a lucky guy who had hidden at the back and incidentally obtained a victory. As for whether he had played a role, only the unconscious examiner would know.
"Defeated the examiner. Ning Tian's team scores: Ning Tian, fifty points. Wu Feng, fifty-five points. Huo Yuhao, forty points!"
Because the main examiner was unconscious, the results had to be announced by other assessment staff who were watching.
Hearing the scores, Ning Tian and Wu Feng were just about to cheer, but they were stunned by the score they heard for Huo Yuhao at the end.
That's right, Huo Yuhao, who clearly had the biggest contribution, only got the lowest possible score of forty. Could it be that the other assessment staff failed to notice Huo Yuhao's ability?
"This is unfair!" Wu Feng was a hothead and was about to rush up to argue with the assessment staff but was stopped by Ning Tian beside her. After all, Huo Yuhao, who had suffered the greatest injustice, hadn't said anything yet. Who knew what he was thinking?
Sure enough, after the results were announced, Wu Feng only saw Huo Yuhao behind her with a long face, muttering to himself, looking lost. She couldn't help but feel sorry for him and went over to comfort him, but she never expected him to be muttering—
"Why did they give me forty points? It would have been so much better if they gave me thirty so I could just barely scrape by..."
He's making me so mad! This person must have a masochistic streak! Wu Feng turned her head away angrily, not wanting to bother with him anymore.
Just then, a refreshing, fragrant breeze blew over. The two girls looked up and saw the smiling Mu Jin walking towards Huo Yuhao.
"How was the test? You should have passed, right?"
"Mmm... roasted... smells so good..." The dejected Huo Yuhao bumped his head into Mu Jin's chest, getting attacked from the left and right. He sucked in a deep breath in pain and groaned.
Wu Feng and Ning Tian watched, their faces twitching uncontrollably, the corners of their mouths spasming.