Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 22 Freshman Assembly

If even the one who used the technique suffered a backlash and was injured, then it goes without saying that Dai Huabin, as the one being attacked, would be even more vulnerable.

The moment the soul impact made contact with Dai Huabin, the outer shell of soul power condensed on the outside of the soul impact collided with Dai Huabin's own protective soul power.

Although Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin had a huge difference in soul power, Dai Huabin's soul power was only in an instinctive protective state at this time, and he did not use soul skills to solidify it.

However, Huo Yuhao's mental attack was equivalent to an attacking soul skill from two or three thousand years ago. Even though the strongest aspect of this soul skill was not its ability to restrain soul power protection, it was still something that a powerful attacking soul master's instinctive soul power protection could not withstand.

As the soul impact forcefully penetrated Dai Huabin's brain, Dai Huabin, who hadn't even opened his own sea of ​​consciousness yet, naturally rolled his eyes and fainted without any power to resist.

At the same time, due to the brain damage, blood trickled from all seven orifices of Dai Huabin. If he hadn't been a powerful offensive Soul Master with an excellent Martial Soul, this single Soul Impact might have turned him into an idiot.

On stage, Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo, who were keeping a close eye on Huo Yuhao, noticed this scene.

Because of the powerful soul impact, Huo Yuhao's eyes suddenly shone with a platinum-gold light, which was noticed by many people. Then, Dai Huabin, who had been charging forward headfirst, collapsed to the ground.

"Very good, very good. This shouldn't be Huo Yuhao's soul skill. His first soul skill has already been reported. It should be an insight-type ability." Yan Shaozhe praised from the viewing platform.

As a Super Douluo, Yan Shaozhe quickly understood Huo Yuhao's actions after a cursory glance at the stands. People at their level could naturally sense the fluctuations in spiritual power.

He also discovered that although Dai Huabin appeared to be in a terrible state, the mental attack he had just suffered could not possibly damage the essence of a powerful attack-type Soul Master. Therefore, he did not intend to stop the match.

"It seems that this is a self-created soul skill that he created based on his own martial soul and by leveraging the advantages of his spiritual power."

"He has mastered the art of gathering his spiritual power and using soul power as a medium to strike the enemy's mind and brain. It seems to be a well-developed technique, not something he came up with on the spur of the moment. This technique is likely to be invincible in battles between low-level soul masters."

After saying that, Yan Shaozhe looked at Qian Duoduo with a hint of sarcasm, and his meaning was very clear: Old Qian, don't try anything funny. I almost got fooled by you before, but now you can't lure Huo Yuhao to your Soul Guidance Department.

Having opposed Yan Shaozhe for decades, Qian Duoduo naturally understood what Yan Shaozhe wanted to say but didn't, seeing this situation. Her eyes twitched, and she snorted coldly before turning away and leaving.

Looking back at the battlefield, seeing Dai Huabin suddenly collapse unconscious, Zhu Lu, as the Netherworld Cat, an accessory of the Evil Eye White Tiger and a material for the synthesis of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, was at a loss for what to do and hurriedly tried to help Dai Huabin up.

However, the proctor arrived at this time and stopped Zhu Lu's actions. After quickly taking Dai Huabin off the field for a check-up, they found that he was not seriously injured and did not continue to interfere with the competition.

Although Huo Yuhao expended a lot of mental energy to unleash the soul impact, temporarily holding back the Netherworld Cat, which was at the level of a Great Soul Master, was not a problem for him.

A continuous barrage of hidden weapons seemed to have eyes as they were thrown out of Huo Yuhao's hands.

Despite her agility thanks to the Netherworld Cat's martial spirit, Zhu Lu was unable to escape the pursuit of hidden weapons.

A barrage of hidden weapons rained down on Zhu Lu. Despite possessing the Netherworld Cat, a top-tier agility-based martial soul, Zhu Lu couldn't get close to Huo Yuhao at all.

She could only watch helplessly as Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao quickly dealt with Cui Yajie and then helped Huo Yuhao take care of her as well.

Despite its apparent complexity, the final round of the freshman assessment, which the Shrek Academy students had high hopes for, was resolved in a completely unentertaining manner.

This made all the teachers watching the game feel like they were punching cotton.

While this certainly proves the strength of Wang Dong's team, what they really want to see is an even fiercer battle!

Most of them knew what the appearance of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and the Netherworld Cat together meant; it must be because their martial soul compatibility had reached the level of martial soul fusion, which was why they were inseparable.

Otherwise, like Dai Huabin's older brother, Dai Yueheng, although he is also an Evil-Eyed White Tiger, there is no Netherworld Cat that can match him. So, he has been a loner all these years in the academy.

Although they were engaged to a woman from the Zhu family, their martial souls could not be fused, so they each specialized in their own martial soul category. Forcing them together would only slow down their cultivation.

As a result, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu were defeated before they could even display the Evil-Eyed White Tiger that the Dai and Zhu families were so proud of. What kind of situation is this?

Du Weilun, the dean of the Martial Soul Department of the Outer Court, coughed twice and then flew down onto the field: "Very good, now I announce that the final champions of the freshman assessment elimination round are Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao's team!"

"The freshman assessment has come to a successful conclusion. Tomorrow morning, we will hold a freshman assembly to award prizes to the top three teams and to assign first-year students to classes. Alright, go back now. You must all be tired from the battles these past few days. Get some rest."

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao both raised their hands and cheered.

"We won."

"We are the champions."

Huo Yuhao smiled and cheered with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, embracing each other. However, despite this...

However, he was mostly just trying to act in a way that was appropriate for his age.

As the homeroom teacher, although she actually relied on the students' own qualities, Zhou Yi still came to Huo Yuhao and his two companions and showed them a rare smile of satisfaction.

At this moment, Dai Huabin, who had been in a daze, had been treated by a healing-type soul master and had regained consciousness. Although he was still not very clear-headed, he looked at the cheering Huo Yuhao and others, as well as his homeroom teacher who came to comfort him.

Dai Huabin's eyes were filled with only cold hatred. He believed the championship should be his! Why should it be taken away by someone else! This time it was just his carelessness. Next time, next time he would definitely not lose!

Huo Yuhao didn't care about Dai Huabin's thoughts. After all, given Dai Huabin's personality, there were only a few things he could do, and he would either provoke trouble or act recklessly.

No matter what Dai Huabin wants to do, Huo Yuhao will not be afraid. After all, his trump card, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, is still very powerful in the early stages, not to mention he also has Electrolux as a backup hidden energy source.

"Alright, let's go back first," Huo Yuhao said to Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong, who had calmed down a bit.

"Yes! I also want to tell Sister Xiaoya and the others this good news!" Wang Dong said excitedly.

"By the way, Huo Yuhao, let's have dinner together tonight! Let's celebrate properly with Sister Xiaoya and the others!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded: "Okay, no problem on my end."

Huo Yuhao's value has now been demonstrated in the eyes of the higher-ups at Shrek Academy. The next step is to strengthen the connection with Shrek Academy in order to achieve the effect that Huo Yuhao desires.

After a night of celebration, Xiao Xiao joined the Tang Clan under Tang Ya's influence, but she was insignificant in Huo Yuhao's eyes, even though Tang Ya was now the sect leader.

However, Tang Ya's strength and talent are far from sufficient to support the framework of a true sect. Once her own strength is fully developed, Huo Yuhao can naturally use the Tang Sect to achieve his goals.

Anyway, didn't Shrek Academy do the same thing ten thousand years ago? If they can do it, why can't Huo Yuhao?

The next morning, under bright sunshine, all the freshmen who had passed the assessment gathered at Shrek Square.

With the arrival of Du Weilun, the Dean of Instruction of the Martial Soul Department of the Outer Academy, and more than a dozen teachers, the freshman assembly officially began.

With a smile, Du Weiren announced the awards for the top three students in the freshman assembly, one by one.

"Third place in the freshman assessment, Huang Chutian's team, team members Huang Chutian, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo step forward."

"Second place in the freshman assessment, Dai Huabin's team, team members Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie step forward."

"First place in the freshman assessment, Wang Dong's team, team members Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao step forward."

However, the expressions on the faces of the members of the three teams were all different.

Huang Chutian, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo's faces were filled with excitement and anticipation.

Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie, however, looked rather grim.

Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao wore faint smiles, but in Dai Huabin's eyes, their smiles were so glaring, as if they were intentionally or unintentionally slapping him in the face.

As the winning team made their final appearance, at Du Weiren's signal, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers and applause, congratulating the top three teams. As to how much of this was genuine, it remains to be seen.

"Alright, I'm announcing the reward for the top three teams in the freshman assessment. Each member of the top three teams can request a spirit ring from the school whenever they need one, and the school will assist them in obtaining the most suitable spirit ring that they can afford."

Upon hearing this, the first-year students were all amazed, but in Huo Yuhao's eyes, this reward was really child's play.

After all, you can't have your cake and eat it too. Besides, the so-called auxiliary soul hunting usually refers to soul rings under ten thousand years old.

Most importantly, any Soul Master family or power with even a little bit of background would do their best to obtain the most suitable Soul Rings for their young masters and ladies.

Aside from the rare slackers, how many of the freshmen who are able to become the top three in the freshman assessment have no background or opportunity and have cultivated to this level purely as ordinary people?

After the gasps subsided, Du Weiren continued, "In view of the champion team's outstanding performance and undefeated record throughout the competition, the academy is prepared to award an additional special prize."

"This special reward will be kept secret for now. You will come with me to collect it after the class assignments are completed."

After Du Weiren launched into another round of flowery and over-the-top praise, the freshman orientation finally got down to business.

"Alright, everyone return to your teams and let's continue the freshman orientation."

After Huo Yuhao and the others returned to the team, Du Weilun began to announce the list of core disciples of the outer academy's martial spirit department for this year.

"Based on the freshmen's performance in the assessment, the core disciples who have been approved by the academy are: Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Ning Tian, ​​and Wu Feng."

"Given that some freshmen, despite lacking in talent and ability, still demonstrated outstanding performance during the freshman assessment, the academy has decided to temporarily grant them the treatment of core disciples."

"If they make a breakthrough in next year's promotion exam by the end of this academic year, they will be considered for promotion to formal core disciples. The list is as follows: Cui Yajie, Huang Chutian, Long Xiangyue, and Nanmen Yun'er."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. In this way, at least he could rely on the resources of Shrek Academy to solve his immediate problem. Wasn't the reason he didn't pretend to be a fool like in the original story for this moment?

At least Shrek Academy didn't completely turn a blind eye, but instead gave Huo Yuhao, a core disciple, the normal treatment.

To be honest, the way Shrek Academy behaved in the original work is quite absurd. The resources required for a so-called core disciple are only a drop in the ocean for the huge Shrek Academy.

In the original novel, Huo Yuhao, as the champion of the freshman assessment, even if he performed poorly, would only require a little more resources to be made a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department.

Shrek Academy, however, treated the original owner like a core disciple, but then failed to include him in the core disciple category.

It can only be said that this was a forced arrangement made to give Huo Yuhao the status of a dual core disciple of the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System.

However, none of that matters now. Huo Yuhao is definitely not going to waste time at Shrek Academy learning those soul tool technologies that have been phased out by the Sun Moon Empire.

Moreover, the resources that come with being a core disciple of a martial soul system are more than enough for him to get through the most difficult early stages.

After the disciples' identities were announced, the second-year classes were divided into four groups: Class 1, consisting of offensive and control types; Class 2, consisting of defensive and agile types; Class 3, consisting of support types; and Class 4, consisting of various special types including food and healing types.

(End of this chapter)