Douluo: The Gate to Heaven

"Attention first-year students! Attention first-year students! All first-year students, please enter the assessment area within ten minutes to participate in the assessment. Failure to do so will be considered as voluntarily forfeiting the assessment." The noisy announcement echoed throughout every corner of Shrek Academy's outer campus.

Of course, no freshman would be foolish enough to challenge Shrek Academy's authority at this time, since it concerns their future. Everyone was already waiting in the assessment area.

Tuoba Wukong and his two companions arrived at the seventh area early.

In the seventh area, the remaining five teams had all arrived, their gazes clashing with tension and fighting spirit. They had arrived early, not only because they all had matches to play, but more importantly, because all the teams in the same area were competitors. Observing the strength of their opponents in advance would be helpful for the upcoming battles. Those who could enter Shrek Academy were not stupid.

A short while later, a middle-aged man with a cold expression walked over and said in a tone as if everyone owed him eight million, "Are all the people from District Seven here? I am your referee, Du Ruoshui. Never mind, I'm too lazy to call roll. The groups whose names I call will go up to compete later. Those who don't go up will be considered to have forfeited."

"Let me briefly explain the rules: no soul tools are allowed, no malicious injury to opponents is allowed, and no questioning the referee's decisions is allowed..."

"Now the first round of the first assessment begins. Class 1 freshmen: Tuoba Wukong, Tu Nanbupo, Song Qinghan; Class 7 freshmen: Huang Chutian, Lan Ruoruo, Lan Susu. Those whose names I call, please come to the arena. You may only activate your martial spirit after I say the competition has begun."

Perhaps because Du Ruoshui's expression was too cold, no one dared to question what he said, and the six freshmen quickly went up on stage.

Tuoba Wukong and the others lined up in a row, with Tuoba Wukong at the very front, followed by Tu Nanbupo, and finally Song Qinghan. Tuoba Wukong and Tu Nanbupo's tall figures almost completely blocked Song Qinghan from view.

Huang Chutian and his two companions formed a typical triangular formation. The tall and strong Huang Chutian took the lead, standing at the very front, while Lan Ruoruo and Lan Susu were positioned behind him. It is worth mentioning that Lan Susu and Lan Ruoruo are both girls, and they are rare twins with striking long blue hair.

The arena wasn't very big; the two fighters stood on opposite sides of the arena, less than twenty meters apart.

A team can only have one offensive-type Soul Master. Huang Chutian looked at Tuoba Wukong and Tu Nanbupo. Apart from Song Qinghan being rather thin, neither Tuoba Wukong nor Tu Nanbupo seemed to be an agility-type or support-type Soul Master.

While judging a person by their appearance is unacceptable, in the world of Soul Masters, physique generally indicates the Soul Master's attribute bias. Power-attack Soul Masters primarily use strength attacks and are generally tall and imposing. Agility-attack Soul Masters excel in speed and must maintain a petite physique to reduce the resistance caused by rapid movement. Control-type Soul Masters tend to be the brains of the team and do not have a significant physique bias, but most are of normal size. Support-type Soul Masters cannot train their bodies and are therefore physically weak.

"My name is Huang Chutian, an offensive-type Soul Master. To their left is Lan Susu, and to their right is Lan Luoluo, a control-type Soul Master. Please enlighten me." Huang Chutian took the initiative to introduce himself, which was a little clever move of his own, as he proactively introduced his cultivation direction in order to find out his opponents' cultivation direction.

Tuoba Wukong seemed to know Huang Chutian's thoughts, smiled, and said, "Tuoba Wukong, behind me are Tu Nan Bupo and Song Qinghan. Apart from Tu Nan, Old Song and I are both Soul Masters."

"Soul Master, no wonder you're so tall." Huang Chutian suddenly realized, and the tension in his heart eased. Power-attack type Soul Masters have absolute strength in low-level small-scale melees. He was really afraid that Tuoba Wukong was a power-attack type Soul Master who was hiding his cultivation direction. After all, the cultivation direction is determined by oneself. Who says that power-attack type Soul Masters cannot choose agility-attack or control type as their cultivation direction? Tuoba Wukong's physique is too misleading. However, if he is a Soul Master, there are many Soul Masters who are tall, so it's not surprising.

With two Soul Masters in the team, Huang Chutian was somewhat excited. He had been a little nervous about his first assessment, but now... Soul Masters do have a wide range of skills and are good at ranged attacks and group battles, but don't forget, the use of Soul Tools is not allowed in this assessment. Two students who are good at Soul Tools are like tigers without claws or sick cats.

Tuoba Wukong glanced at the smug Huang Chutian, but didn't say anything. Pride comes before a fall, and they would soon find out what kind of Soul Master they were facing!

"Enough with the nonsense, are you done? If you're done, let's start the competition!" Du Ruoshui said impatiently.

As soon as the words fell, Huang Chutian let out a low roar and forcefully pounded his chest, releasing his martial spirit.

Although he was much more relaxed, Huang Chutian reacted very quickly, demonstrating the excellent qualities of a Soul Master, and quickly entered battle mode.

The moment his martial spirit possessed him, his size instantly increased dramatically, reaching 1.8 meters in the blink of an eye. He was even taller and stronger than Tu Nan Bupo, with a blue face, fangs, a pointed mouth, and monkey cheeks, looking like a gorilla. Two yellow spirit rings rose from beneath his feet.

The Mighty Ape Martial Soul is for Great Soul Masters of level 20 or above.

The Lan sisters behind him also released their martial souls. They were also using their own martial souls, but their martial souls were their own hair. Their long blue hair fluttered in the wind, growing several times longer, like two long ribbons. Two spirit rings also rose up on their bodies.

This is a team of three, all of whom are Great Soul Masters.

Shrek Academy has many new students, but most of them are below level 20. Those above level 20 are already the top students among the new students. A team with one person above level 20 is already better than most teams, let alone a team with three people all above level 20. This is the core team of Class 7 in the first year.

The spectators below the stage gasped and groaned in unison. No one wanted to face such a powerful dragon in one of their groups.

On the other side, Tuoba Wukong and his two companions responded in a very simple way. Tuoba Wukong let out a low roar, and a "door panel" taller than them appeared in his hand. The thick giant shield blocked the figures of Tu Nan Bupo and Song Qinghan.

Then, Tuoba Wukong, with the giant shield on his head, charged directly at Huang Chutian.

"Trying to outmuscle me?" Huang Chutian was taken aback for a moment, then roared, feeling slighted. His martial soul was the Mighty Ape, and the name "mighty" was well-deserved. The Mighty Ape martial soul was known for its strength. Although the giant shield blocked the figures of Tuoba Wukong and the other two, Huang Chutian still channeled his soul power. His thick arms swelled up again, with exaggerated muscles bulging, and he pushed his palms directly towards the giant shield.

Although it was a bit exaggerated for Tuoba Wukong to take out the giant shield, soul tools were not allowed to be used in this assessment, so no matter how exaggerated it was, it was just an ordinary weapon.

Behind him, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo's long hair continued to spread out like two long whips, seemingly trying to bypass the giant shield and wrap around Huang Chutian and the others behind it.

However, the giant shield in Tuoba Wukong's hand seemed to have eyes, swaying left and right, and the resulting gusts of wind swept away Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo's long hair, before crashing into Huang Chutian's outstretched palms.

boom--

Huang Chutian felt as if he had crashed into a chariot that was moving at full speed. His arms went numb and his body flew backward uncontrollably.

That's terrifying strength.

Just then, the spectators below the stage couldn't help but gasp in surprise. A figure stepped on Tuoba Wukong's shoulder and leaped up from behind the shield. A blood-red, twelve-foot-long spear crashed down, its tassel as red as blood, swirling through the air.

"Tu Nan Spear!" The moment the blood-red twelve-foot spear appeared, Du Ruoshui, who was acting as the referee, had a flash in his eyes. He finally understood what the deputy director had meant when he told him earlier, which was also the reason for his bad mood.

With the Tu Nan spear drawn, even Huang Chutian, with his body of bronze and iron, could not maintain his balance as he staggered.

The combined tactics of Tuoba Wukong and Tu Nan Bupo were clearly premeditated. The moment the giant shield in Tuoba Wukong's hand collided with Huang Chutian's, Tu Nan Bupo had already moved, and the Tu Nan Spear, which had been accumulating power for a long time, was completely unleashed.

"Hair Net!" Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo shouted in unison, releasing their first soul skills at the same time. Their long hair quickly intertwined, turning into two blue hair nets that blocked Huang Chutian's view from one in front of the other.

Their hairnets were extremely resilient, and they could overcome strong attacks with softness. With the two of them working together to form a net, it was difficult for Huang Chutian to break through with his full-force attack.

However, Tu Nan Bu Po's expression remained unchanged in the face of all this. The massive Tu Nan spear crashed down with unwavering force, and wherever the spear went, the two extremely resilient blue nets were as fragile as paper, unable to even block the spear for a moment.

Huang Chutian had not expected Tu Nanbupo's attack to be so powerful. In his haste, he only had time to raise his arms, intending to use his copper-skinned, iron-boned arms to block Tu Nanbupo's attack.

Then, a power even more terrifying than the giant shield in Tuoba Wukong's hand erupted from Tu Nanbupo's spear. He felt a strong shock emanating from the spear, shaking his arm away.

Tu Nan Bu Po held back. The Tu Nan Spear is one of the most renowned martial spirits in the world, known for its domineering and destructive power. Even the mighty ape with its copper skin and iron bones would find it difficult to withstand the attack of the Tu Nan Spear.

Moreover, Tu Nan Bu Po's soul power was ten levels higher than Huang Chu Tian's, and he also had the added soul ring attribute of a thousand-year soul ring. Just like Lan Su Su and Lan Luo Luo's first soul skills had no effect whatsoever under Tu Nan's spear.

If Tu Nanbupo's long-prepared attack had landed with full force, Huang Chutian's arm would probably have been broken long ago.

Even so, Huang Chutian had no power to resist.

Tuoba Wukong followed, striking out with a palm that sent Huang Chutian flying off the stage.

Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu were also surprised that Huang Chutian couldn't even withstand Tu Nanbupo's attack. Their expressions changed drastically. They exchanged a glance, their bodies became somewhat ethereal, and they opened their arms to hug each other.

However, a long spear suddenly appeared between them, piercing through the air. With a jolt, the spear sent both of them flying...