Douluo Continent: Saving Zhang Lexuan at the Start

Chapter 114 Inner Court Assessment, Silver-haired Beauty

As dawn broke and the sky began to lighten, Ye Ying, having finished washing up, was using the leftover roasted meat and spiritual vegetables from yesterday to sandwich in a sesame seed cake bought from the canteen. She then used her soul power to gently heat it up, and the aroma of the food filled the small room.

Afterwards, Ye Ying brought two more fruit drinks and went to the bedside, shaking Zhang Lexuan, who was wrapped up tightly.

"Sister Xuanxuan, wake up, don't sleep anymore. Didn't you say you had to take the assessment? (ω)"

A sleepy little head peeked out from under the tightly rolled-up blanket, its dark hair disheveled and its rosy lips slightly pursed. "Get out, I need to change my clothes!"

Although she was reluctant to leave, Ye Ying obediently departed.

Fortunately, Zhang Lexuan isn't the kind of girl who spends half an hour or even an hour on makeup.

Even without makeup, she was still stunningly beautiful. She simply washed up, knocked on the door, and called Ye Ying in.

Because she was about to enter the inner courtyard, Zhang Lexuan did not change out of her school uniform, but instead wore a black outfit.

Her long, loose hair was tied into a ponytail, which kept swaying and always attracted Ye Ying, making him want to tug at it.

Of course, Ye Ying restrained her inner impulse and only scratched it lightly (~▽).

Zhang Lexuan, who was eating a sesame seed cake, still noticed something was wrong, but she understood when she thought about how young Ye Ying was.

In just a quarter of an hour, Ye Ying, who was having breakfast, led Zhang Lexuan to the place where the Soul Guidance Department was taking the exam.

The most important aspect of the Soul Master assessment at Shrek Academy is the Soul Master's level. As long as one can reach level four, with Soul Power above the Soul Master level, one is basically considered to have passed the assessment.

Because one of the girls overslept, most of the people who were going to take the assessment had already arrived when they came.

When the two arrived, their air of being from a prominent family attracted the attention of many.

Fortunately, all the participants in the assessment were veteran students. Upon seeing Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan, they immediately recognized them and greeted them.

The Ye family has indeed made quite a few moves this past year, to the point that many students from less privileged backgrounds who don't want to be tied to Shrek Academy are considering befriending them.

Ye Ying would certainly welcome such a person.

Don't forget, his main purpose in coming to Shrek Academy was to make friends. It would be great if he could recruit a few half-baked Soul Masters.

Those who can come to Shrek Academy are all top-tier geniuses, even if they were kicked out by the Martial Soul system, it doesn't mean they are not good.

As for their mediocre skill in making soul tools, that's not their fault, since Shrek Academy's soul tool system is too poor.

Of course, even if they joined the Ye family, they would only be considered retainers, and their status would be far below that of the Ye family members.

After the two arrived, he walked in with a cold face. He had recently returned from further studies in the Sun Moon Empire and successfully broken through to the eighth level of Soul Master.

Of course, he also had the right to be cold, even in the Sun Moon Empire.

Unlike Soul Masters of various combat types, research-oriented Soul Masters, who are capable of continuous exploration and research, are naturally a level above other Soul Masters in status.

"For this assessment, each participant needs to design one level-four soul tool (offensive) and one level-five soul tool (defensive) to pass the first round. Understand?"

As Fan Yu's voice rang out, a few scattered responses came from the dozen or so people on the field.

Fan Yu didn't say much, sitting indifferently to the side, monitoring the participants.

Just as Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan picked up their carving knives, a clear, melodious, yet utterly cold voice suddenly rang out, "Wait a minute, I'm here to take the assessment too."

The trainees taking the exam all looked towards the outside of the invigilation area, but Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan chose to ignore it. The two of them smiled at each other and then started carving the list with their engraving knives.

Fan Yu frowned and looked at the beautiful figure standing outside the assessment area.

Her long, snow-silver hair was loose, her skin was slightly pale, her eyes were like purple gemstones, her nose was straight and delicate, and her lips were red and rosy. It was as if all the beauty in the world was embodied in her. If it weren't for her still somewhat immature appearance, she would definitely be a stunningly beautiful woman.

"Gu Yue, I remember you only arrived a year ago, why are you in such a hurry to enter the inner courtyard?"

It's only because Fan Yu, a married tech geek, that he could have ignored the silver-haired girl's charm.

Gu Yue, the stunning silver-haired girl, smiled and said, "I have mastered everything you taught me, Fan Yu. I also want to see if Shrek Academy's inner courtyard is as full of hidden talents as the legends say."

Hearing this, even Ye Ying, whose attention was focused on carving the soul guide core, was somewhat surprised, and Zhang Lexuan almost destroyed the half-finished soul guide core in her hand.

Fan Yu, who was proctoring the exam, fell into deep thought and said, "Alright then, but if you can't pass, you'll have to wait until the year after next."

Thank you, teacher!

The girl named Gu Yue went directly to an operating table behind Ye Ying. Even someone as strong as Fan Yu didn't notice. When her gaze fell on Ye Ying, it lingered for two or three times longer than the others.

The girl was tall and slender, and her fair hands casually picked up the rare metal used to carve the soul guide core.

A flash of emerald green light appeared, and a delicate carving knife full of vitality appeared in Gu Yue's hand. She then began to carve earnestly.

Although she couldn't keep up with Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan, she was still much faster than the others. It was hard to believe that she had only been using soul tools for a year.

Even Fan Yu was shocked and signaled to the teacher who was also proctoring the exam to quietly check Gu Yue's background.

Although he's a homebody, he's not stupid. If it were a small power, he would naturally try his best to invite them to join Shrek Academy.

If one has a powerful background like Ye Ying, then it's natural to be able to establish good relationships and motivate the Shrek Academy's direct descendants to work harder.

Although you may have ulterior motives, that's just how reality is. If there's no benefit to be gained, who would bother with you?

In just half an hour, Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan completed the carving of the fourth-level soul guide core and directly entered the stage of outer shell forging.

Because the soul tools made during the assessment were to be collected by Shrek Academy, the two of them didn't make any particularly good soul tools; they could only be described as being at a mid-to-high level of level four.

The sudden arrival of Gu Yue was truly astonishing; achieving four grades in a single year was simply unheard of.

It was at this moment, after finishing the first round of assessments, that Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan finally saw this incredibly beautiful girl.

Even Ye Ying had to admit that Zhang Lexuan was far inferior to Gu Yue.

But so what? He couldn't be bothered to look at her, no matter how beautiful she was. After all, he was content with having someone by his side as a single man in his past life.