Douluo Continent: Saving Zhang Lexuan at the Start

Chapter 115 A Surprise from Zhang Lexuan

Ye Ying's indifference also caught Gu Yue's attention, and a dark glint flashed inadvertently in her pair of jewel-like purple eyes.

After everyone finished making their soul tools, Fan Yu checked them one by one.

Everyone present who participated in the assessment completed the production of their soul tools, and all of them were level four soul tools.

Although their work was rather crude, it cannot be denied that they had already reached the level of making level four soul tools.

Of course, their level would only be around level three and a half in the Sun Moon Empire.

Therefore, Fan Yu could only eliminate the unlucky few based on the quality of their soul tools.

"Duoxuesong, Mi Zhiqi, Lin Tianshui————"

Fan Yu read out the names of several people one by one, but Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan were not among them.

"Those of you whose names were called have been eliminated. You'll have to participate in the inner court assessment again next year."

After being judged to have failed by Fan Yu, the group was quite disappointed, but failure is failure, and Fan Yu wouldn't target them, who were small Soul Sect members with weak backgrounds.

Eleven people were eliminated by Fan Yu, leaving two people who were nearly twenty years old, along with Ye Ying, Zhang Lexuan, and Gu Yue, to successfully enter the next round of practical assessment.

The second round of assessment involved using the soul tools they had created in the first round for an elimination competition.

This is also a unique feature of Shrek Academy. After all, even though they are students of the Soul Guidance Department, they are still Soul Masters at heart, and can only be considered as half Soul Guidance Masters.

Five people advanced to the second round. According to the general admission rate issued by the Soul Guidance Department, only three people, including Ye Ying, can pass the second round and be admitted to the Inner Academy.

At the start of the second round, the five participants drew lots to determine the competition process. Zhang Lexuan was incredibly lucky; she was the first to draw lots and received a bye.

However, this is quite normal, since Zhang Lexuan is already a Soul King, and no one will object to her advancing by a bye.

Ye Ying drew a young man named Lan Cheng, a level 47 Soul Master who was not yet twenty years old, and could be considered a little genius.

However, Ye Ying was drawn to play the second match, while the first match was between Gu Yue and another student from the Soul Guidance Department.

Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan sat on chairs near the Soul Guidance Battle Arena. Zhang Lexuan, who was leaning on Ye Ying's shoulder, glanced at Gu Yue on the stage with considerable surprise.

Although she was a girl, Zhang Lexuan still felt a sense of awe when she saw Gu Yue's stunning beauty.

Before she could even react, Ye Ying's hand was already gently placed on her soft cheek. "Sister Xuanxuan, isn't the beautiful girl prettier than me?"

Hearing Ye Ying's somewhat resentful voice, Zhang Lexuan chuckled and naturally wrapped her arms around his waist, saying with a smile, "Brother Ying, why are you jealous of girls?"

Feeling the warm, smooth cheek leaning against him, Ye Ying rubbed against it contentedly. "Of course, you're mine. I can't let you be lured away by some woman of unknown origin."

As Ye Ying said this, she didn't see that Gu Yue's body visibly swayed as she stepped onto the arena.

After Fan Yu announced the start, four spirit rings, one purple and one black, appeared around her, and a long, silver-white spear, a full ten feet long and covered with fine dragon scales, appeared in her hand.

Propelled by the level-four soul-guided thruster behind him, he charged straight at the opponent.

The student opposite him was momentarily dazed; for some reason, he felt that something was amiss.

Just as the student had sensed, Gu Yue's attacks were extremely ferocious. With the assistance of two level-four soul tools, her attacks were incredibly swift, and in the end, she directly smashed the level-four soul tool longsword of the soul tool system student with a single spear thrust.

Fan Yu frowned deeply. "Gu Yue, even if it's a competition for an inner court spot, it's still a friendly contest between classmates. Why did you use such a heavy hand!"

"Sorry, I'll be more careful next time."

A clear, melodious voice, yet one that seemed to distance itself from everyone, rang out. Fan Yu felt a sense of helplessness. "Alright, next round, Ye Ying and Lan Cheng, it's your turn!"

He casually handed the advancement certificate to Gu Yue, and Fan Yu didn't say anything more. Whether Shrek Academy could keep her or not was none of his business.

"Keep it up, Ying-ge! I'll give you a surprise when you get back!"

Ye Ying gently rubbed Zhang Lexuan's soft cheek and said softly, "You said it yourself, and I've remembered it."

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When Ye Ying arrived on the arena, he casually held the level four ring-pommel sword he had previously crafted in one hand, and in the other hand he held a level four soul-guided shield for defense.

On a stage no more than three thousand meters long, melee soul masters have a significant advantage over ranged soul masters.

Lan Cheng, who was also vying for a spot in the next round, looked solemn upon seeing Ye Ying.

He's already twenty years old this year, and he's basically reached the end of his career in the foreign language department.

If he cannot enter the inner academy, he can only follow in the footsteps of his senior classmates and work his way up in the Shrek City defense force.

His martial soul was a relatively weak support martial soul, and even though his soul power level was five levels higher than Ye Ying's, he still felt immense pressure.

As Fan Yu announced the start of the match, Lan Cheng, wielding a soul-guided ray cannon, immediately channeled his soul power, and a pale yellow beam of soul power struck the shield held by Ye Ying.

Surprisingly, the beam of soul power dissipated immediately upon contact with the shield.

Ye Ying seized the opportunity, lunged forward, and unleashed a white blade of light from his ring-pommel sword, slashing directly at the target.

Having spent many years in the Soul Guidance Department, Lan Cheng immediately discarded the Soul Guidance Ray Cannon in his hand and grasped a black heavy sword that was 1.5 meters long.

The greatsword was a superior-grade level four soul tool. Its dark red soul tool array was activated, directly blocking the white blade light.

After blocking the attack, Lan Cheng did not relax and chose to continue his attack, smashing his black heavy sword directly onto the shield.

That's right, it's all about smashing. That's the romance and domineering nature of heavy weapons, or blunt weapons.

But what happened next was something he never expected. The moment the heavy sword touched the shield, Lan Cheng's face turned pale, and he decisively let go.

The heavy sword landed on the ground, a flash of white light, and in an instant, Ye Ying placed the ring-pommel sword against Lan Cheng's neck.

"Ye Ying passed the promotion assessment. Lan Cheng, don't be disappointed. If you fight hard in the city defense army for a few more years, you might be able to enter the inner court."

Fan Yu offered him a few words of comfort, something she rarely did. She said that if it weren't for Ye Ying, his advancement would have been inevitable.

However, Shrek Academy, for the sake of its own interests, naturally had to make some sacrifices, and Lan Cheng was one of those sacrifices.

After receiving the certificate from Fan Yu, Ye Ying immediately took Zhang Lexuan's hand and eagerly returned to the dormitory building.

At this moment, the dormitory building was deserted. A glimmer of hope appeared in Ye Ying's eyes. "Sister Xuanxuan, you promised a surprise—"

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