Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 100 Making Trouble

All sixteen core disciples of the second year left the teaching building under the guidance of three teachers and went straight to the Soul Fighting Zone.

After a short wait, several acquaintances appeared.

Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan, three core disciples in the fifth grade, all appeared in the Soul Battle Zone.

The most eye-catching are the twin stars of the Foreign Languages ​​Department, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.

Of course, there were more than just these three core disciples in the fifth grade. But they were the only three who hadn't yet turned fifteen. Undoubtedly, they were also the strongest in cultivation among all the core disciples of the outer academy, besides Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er.

The cultivation level of the third ring is quite common in the outer academy, but it is very rare for students below the fifth grade to reach the fourth ring level.

In fact, besides Bei Bei and her two companions, and Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er, there were no other core disciples present today at the fourth ring level. The third and fourth-year core disciples arrived one after another. As for the Soul Guidance Department, only He Caitou came. The total number finally settled at thirty-one. Half of them were second-year core disciples.

Actually, there was another core disciple in the Soul Guidance Department, Huo Yuhao. However, Huo Yuhao had just broken through to level 20 and was taken by the Soul Guidance Department teacher to obtain a Soul Ring, so he could only regretfully miss this assessment.

Students from different classes stood quietly behind their respective teachers, waiting patiently. Although this core disciple assessment had come somewhat unexpectedly and involved no punishment, those who became core disciples were all exceptionally talented. With talent came confidence, and no one wanted to lose easily.

Dai Huabin stood behind Wang Yan, already eager to try his luck. His soul power had reached level thirty-seven, so he wasn't afraid of the senior core disciples. Moreover, he looked at Ji Lin with fighting spirit in his eyes, clearly wanting to have another match with Ji Lin. His improved cultivation had made him arrogant again.

Just then, a swaying figure slowly walked over from a distance. Judging from his unsteady steps, he seemed as if he might fall at any moment.

Ji Lin looked into the distance and exclaimed, "Oh ho! It's another familiar face. Who else could it be but Xuan Zi? The disheveled state of him eating and drinking could only belong to Xuan Zi."

Xuanzi staggered over to the group of students, his eyes glazed with drunkenness, and said, "Little Wang."

"Elder Xuan." Wang Yan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Is everyone here?" Elder Xuan asked.

Wang Yan said, "Everyone has arrived. There are thirty-one core disciples from the second to fifth year of the Martial Soul Department, while only one person from the Soul Guidance Department has come."

"Hmm. Let's go in then." With that, Xuanzi turned and staggered into the Soul Fighting Zone.

Everything in the Soul Fighting Zone remains the same, but today there seem to be no teachers here, nor any students coming to fight.

Xuanzi walked all the way to the center of the Soul Battle Zone before stopping, and the core disciples also stood still under the guidance of their teachers.

Xuanzi said in a deep voice, "Listen up, you little ones. The core disciple assessment you're about to undergo is very simple. I call it a free-for-all. Within this Soul Battle Zone, you can attack freely, however you want. There are no rules. Anyone who surrenders or is rescued is eliminated. The last seven remaining are the winners. Alright, teachers, please leave. I'll say 'start,' and you can begin."

"This works?" Upon hearing Xuanzi's words, the students' eyes widened, and they looked at each other in disbelief. They had never seen such an assessment method before.

The teachers naturally wouldn't disobey Xuanzi's orders and all withdrew from the Soul Fighting Zone.

Before the students in the Soul Fighting Zone could react, Xuanzi suddenly raised his wine gourd and shouted, "Begin!"

With a "whoosh," Xuanzi's body vanished. Only thirty-one core disciples from the outer academy remained in the Soul Arena.

All of this changed so suddenly that all the students were momentarily stunned the instant Xuanzi shouted "Begin!" Then, each person made a different choice.

Ji Lin held Wang Qiu'er's hand, their eyes met, and they nodded in tacit agreement. Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er quickly came up behind them.

What to do about a chaotic fight involving dozens of people? Although there is bound to be a significant difference in cultivation levels between students from the second to the fifth year, this difference absolutely cannot compensate for the problem of numbers.

If five or six people attacked Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi at the same time, they wouldn't be able to withstand it either! Therefore, after a brief moment of stunned silence, almost everyone's first thought was to rally allies.

The competition started too quickly, leaving the trainees no time to think. Ji Lin and his three companions were able to gather together immediately because they were always inseparable. Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan were obviously the same, meeting up immediately. Although Jiang Nannan disliked Xu Sanshi, she didn't dislike Bei Bei.

Just as everyone was looking for allies and forming groups, He Caitou from the Soul Guidance Department directly revealed his fixed-installation Soul Guidance Device launcher. Huge metal tubes appeared all over his body, and the most terrifying thing was the two huge metal cannons as thick as the sky legs that he carried on his shoulders, which exuded a terrifying danger.

As numerous soul tools appeared on his body, four soul rings suddenly shone with two yellow and two purple lights. He had clearly advanced to become a Soul Master level expert.

After all the metal tubular objects appeared, He Caitou unleashed a volley of fire without hesitation towards the area with the largest number of people.

At least twenty beams of light shot out from his body, and the burst of soul power that erupted at that moment shocked everyone.

Several unlucky students were immediately struck by the terrifying light; the attack came too suddenly and too fast. Moreover, soul tool attacks are always without warning, and this was their first time facing one, so they were momentarily stunned.

They didn't realize what was happening until Xuanzi pulled them out of the Soul Battle Zone.

Clearly, they were eliminated, including Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, two unfortunate souls.

Seeing that He Caitou's sweeping attack had eliminated several core disciples, including two of his underlings, Ji Lin's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Wang Qiu'er.

Wang Qiu'er saw through Ji Lin's thoughts and nodded, saying, "Come on."

Ji Lin's lips curled into a smug smile as he said, "As expected of my good Qiu'er, you really understand me."

Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er shuddered as they looked at Ji Lin's smile, which was different from his usual gentle and elegant demeanor and instead carried a hint of ferocity.

They knew that Ji Lin was clearly trying to make a big splash.

(End of this chapter)