Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 149 Freshman Assessment Final

The outer courtyard of Shrek Academy.

Although they are both students of Shrek Academy, the assessment standards for the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department are still different.

For students in the Martial Soul system to become true disciples of Shrek Academy, the only way is to pass the academy's freshman assessment, also known as the elimination tournament.

However, the assessment within the Soul Guidance Department is completely different from that of the Martial Soul Department. Students in the Soul Guidance Department do not need to undergo the so-called freshman assessment, because the freshman assessment is used to screen out students with average talent, while those with high talent will not enter the Soul Guidance Department.

Therefore, the assessment for the Soul Guidance Department is only the most basic soul tool making, which includes the making of the outer and inner shells of the soul tool, the research of the soul tool, and the inscription of the core array of the soul tool.

Most students in the Soul Guidance Department get stuck on making Soul Guidance Devices when they first enter the department. Let alone inscribing the core Soul Guidance array, very few can even successfully make the most basic Soul Guidance Device shell.

It can be said that the assessment requirements for the Soul Guidance System are simpler than those for the Martial Soul System because the difficulty in making Soul Guidance Devices is more demanding than that in Soul Master combat.

Even so, every year a large number of students transfer from the Martial Soul Department to the Soul Guidance Department. After all, if they are eliminated in the Martial Soul Department's freshman assessment, they will not be able to become disciples of Shrek Academy.

However, if one transfers to the Soul Guidance Department and becomes a student there, it will allow them to remain at Shrek Academy.

Although not all students in the Soul Guidance Department are those with extremely poor talent, they are all pretty much the same. Anyone with even a little talent in their Martial Soul would not enter the Soul Guidance Department.

This was also what Luo Chen concluded after taking a stroll through the Soul Guidance Department. He found that those studying in the Soul Guidance Department were either just slacking off or completely lacking in ambition. Compared to Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, these students didn't even meet the minimum standard.

At this moment, because the freshman assessment was about to begin, Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao also walked out of the Soul Guidance Department and came to the square of Shrek Academy.

Although Luo Chen is now able to perfectly inscribe the core array of a Class 2 Soul Tool, he still cannot be considered a true Class 2 Soul Tool Master.

After all, becoming a true Soul Master requires more than just inscribing the core Soul Guidance Array; it also requires extensive knowledge of Soul Guidance Devices and experience in crafting them.

However, Luo Chen was not in a hurry. Today was only his first time dealing with soul tools. He was already quite satisfied to have completed the inscription of the core array of the soul tool so early in his career.

According to Fan Yu, what he needs to do now is to learn a lot about soul tools and then make different kinds of soul tools until he has memorized them. Then he can become a true level two soul tool master.

Such a request might take an average person several years to complete, but in Luo Chen's eyes, it was a very simple matter.

He has successfully mastered the inscription of the most important soul tool core array, so the subsequent production of the outer and inner shells of the soul tool, as well as the assembly of the soul tool, will be very simple.

There's still some time before the final assessment for the first-year students of the Foreign Languages ​​Department begins. The Foreign Languages ​​Department's square, where students will compete in three-on-three matches, has already gathered quite a few students, most of whom are first-year students who came here to study tactics before the assessment starts.

"Yuhao, I was busy dealing with the Soul Guidance Department's matters and forgot to ask you. You're making it into the top few in the freshman assessment; you can't possibly fail to even make it to the final round, can you?"

Luo Chen casually found a seat in the viewing area next to the square and then asked Huo Yuhao next to him.

Although Luo Chen knew that Huo Yuhao's current strength was far beyond what ordinary first-year students could compare to, Luo Chen was not sure. After all, this year's freshman assessment had too many uncertainties due to his influence.

Due to his butterfly effect, Tai'an, who now possesses the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul and is only at the second ring cultivation level, is already able to fight against a fourth ring Soul Master. His extreme power makes him almost invincible in the outer court!

A first-year student whose actual combat strength has already reached the threshold of the inner academy is someone who would completely crush everything in a normal freshman assessment!

Even so, Luo Chen couldn't guarantee that Tai'an would definitely make it into the finals of the freshman assessment. His strength was formidable, but that only gave him an absolute advantage in individual battles.

However, if it were placed in the three-on-three competition of the freshman assessment, it would be hard to say. After all, in a Soul Master duel, if the three Soul Masters cooperate properly, they can completely defeat Soul Masters with higher cultivation levels than themselves.

Take the Wufeng team, which has the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul as an auxiliary, for example. Even though the two main combat Soul Masters are only two-ring Great Soul Masters, they are fully capable of fighting against a four-ring Soul Master with their cooperation!

The effect of one plus one is greater than two. Even if Tai'an could sweep aside any student in the first year with his own strength, it would not guarantee that he would be able to successfully pass the freshman assessment.

After all, there are more than one team with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill in this year's freshman assessment!

According to Luo Chen's assessment, unless Tai'an can form a team with Ning Tian, ​​a support-type Soul Master with the cultivation of a three-ring Soul Master, they will have no chance of winning against either Huo Yuhao's or Dai Huabin's team.

While the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul is indeed powerful, capable of suppressing everything with its extreme strength, it pales in comparison to a Martial Soul Fusion Technique that is completely unreasonable.

Even if it's just a Martial Soul Fusion Skill released by two two-ring Great Soul Masters, its power is something that a four-ring Soul Grandmaster cannot withstand. The boost that Martial Soul Fusion Skills provide to Soul Masters is exceptionally terrifying.

Take a seven-ring Soul Saint and a nine-ring Title Douluo as an example. With a difference of one major realm in cultivation, there is almost no comparison between the two. A casual strike from the Title Douluo can easily defeat the other!

However, if two Soul Saints at the seventh ring level unleash their Soul Fusion Skill, the result will be completely different. The original gap of several times or even dozens of times will be instantly reduced under this attack!

Although the Martial Soul Fusion Skill unleashed by the two Soul Saints might not be able to cause any substantial damage to a Title Douluo, it is still far beyond what an ordinary eight-ring Soul Douluo can achieve.

Both of these seven-ring Soul Saint level Soul Masters possess their own Martial Soul True Body. After unlocking their Martial Soul True Body, their combat power will increase several times over. If they then unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill under these circumstances, they will be able to truly unleash the power of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

The Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which combines the soul power of two seven-ring Soul Saints, is powerful enough to threaten ordinary Title Douluos.

What was originally a situation where it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot could achieve a brief period of resistance after the release of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill. This is the most fundamental difference.

This is why Luo Chen doesn't have much hope for Tai An. Unless Tai An can defeat the opponent before he releases his Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the chances of winning will be extremely slim once the opponent successfully uses the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Upon hearing Luo Chen's question, Huo Yuhao was taken aback for a moment before replying:

"We've just made it into the top eight. If nothing unexpected happens, today should be the last day of the freshman assessment. What's up, Brother Luo?"

When Luo Chen suddenly brought up the rankings of the freshmen assessment, Huo Yuhao's eyes also showed a hint of doubt.

However, Luo Chen chuckled lightly and then explained:

"It's nothing. I was just wondering if you can make it to the final stage. After all, the academy's higher-ups are taking this year's freshman assessment very seriously. I bet even the two deans of the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department will come to watch the competition."

"If you can successfully win the championship in this year's freshman assessment, then I estimate that the reward will be very generous. In addition to the title of a core disciple of the Martial Soul system, you will definitely receive a lot of cultivation resources, including soul bones and the like. So you should try your best to reach a higher ranking."

The reason Luo Chen knew so much detail was that before the freshman assessment began, Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, often came to talk to him.

Although Luo Chen has now transferred from the Martial Soul Department to the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy, he still needs to participate in this year's freshman assessment. Only when his own combat strength is comparable to that of a seven-ring Soul Saint can he truly assess the strength of these genius students in this year's freshman assessment!

At the same time, this can also be seen as a formality for Luo Chen to smoothly advance from the outer academy to the inner academy. After all, if he doesn't achieve some results, even if the academy's higher-ups unanimously agree, he won't be able to convince the outer academy students.

Even within the inner academy, Yao Haoxuan, who had become one of the main members of Shrek Academy's team for the next continental elite soul master competition, was only promoted to the inner academy by the academy after he had convinced all the students of that year with his strength.

Due to some special circumstances, Luo Chen is currently unable to participate in the competition as a regular participant in the freshman assessment, so he can only achieve some results through this method.

The college assigned him to be a judge in the final round of the freshman assessment. After competing against two of the top two teams, he would judge the final champion of the freshman assessment based on their performance.

This is already the most appropriate way to handle it. After all, with Luo Chen's strength, if he were to form a three-person team like the other students and participate in the assessment competition normally, then there would be almost no need to compete.

Luo Chen's current strength is already enough to defeat a six-ring Soul Emperor in a head-on confrontation, and that's without him using his additional abilities or his own Soul Skills much.

If Luo Chen were to unleash his full power without reservation, even a seven-ring Soul Saint who had released his Martial Soul True Body would not be able to gain any advantage over him!

The academy's higher-ups had taken this into consideration, which is why they changed the rules for this year's freshman assessment finals. Otherwise, if Luo Chen had been included in the freshman assessment, his class would have almost certainly been the winning class for this year's freshman assessment.

However, only Luo Chen himself knew about these things. In order to avoid some unnecessary impact, the academy did not inform the first-year students about this in advance. The dean of the Martial Soul Department would explain it personally after the semi-finals.

"A soul bone? No way, Brother Luo, is the academy that rich? The champion team actually got a soul bone?"

Upon hearing Luo Chen's words, Huo Yuhao's eyes widened involuntarily, and he quickly asked Luo Chen for confirmation.

Having studied at Shrek Academy for several months, he naturally understood the preciousness of soul bones. They were treasures that could greatly enhance a soul master's strength, and each soul bone could be described as priceless!

To his surprise, Luo Chen said that the champion team of this year's freshman assessment would actually receive a soul bone, which was beyond his understanding of the word "reward".

That's a soul bone! It's a treasure listed on the Soul Master's Dream List. Even a powerful expert like Zhou Yi, who is at the level of a six-ring Soul Emperor, doesn't possess it. Even some sects with deep foundations can't have it.

Luo Chen simply nodded in affirmation of his words.

For Shrek Academy, which has accumulated tens of thousands of years of history, a few soul bones are nothing to be ashamed of. After all, Shrek Academy's business is quite extensive, not just teaching students.

Privately, they also sell low- to mid-level soul tools made by students or teachers in the Soul Guidance Department. Among them are high-level soul tools made by the two deans of the Soul Guidance Department or high-level soul masters like Fan Yu.

Each high-level soul tool that is completed can bring great benefits to the academy, not to mention that the academy also has industries such as the Treasure Pavilion that are located all over the continent, and their profits are no less than those of soul tools.

It is precisely because of such enormous profits that Shrek Academy has been able to cultivate one powerful individual after another!

However, based on Luo Chen's understanding of Yan Shaozhe, even if the other party could offer a soul bone as a reward for the champion team of this year's freshman assessment, its grade would not be too high, probably just an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bone at most.

After all, higher-quality soul bones are not something that can be easily given away. A single ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul bone is already comparable in value to several high-level soul tools. Even a martial soul system with a deep foundation would suffer significant damage from it.

(End of this chapter)