Douluo: The Gate to Heaven

"The Soul of Tu Nan... Originally the royal family of the Tu Nan Kingdom, they later joined the Spirit Empire. After the Spirit Empire was destroyed, they became independent under the control of the Heaven Dou Empire. Later, the Heaven Dou Empire split into two, and the control of the Tu Nan Kingdom fell into the hands of the Heaven Soul Empire. They have been stationed in the south of the Heaven Soul Empire for generations, opposing the Star Luo Empire..."

"Possessing the Burning Soul Bloodline, inheriting the Martial Soul of the Tu Nan Spear, known as the Soul of Tu Nan..."

The book "A Study of the Bloodline Records of the Mainland" provides a very detailed account of the Tu Nan family. This is because of the Tu Nan family's special bloodline power, the Tu Nan Soul, which is possessed by only one person per generation. Members of the Tu Nan family who possess the Tu Nan Soul can rapidly increase their soul power by burning their lifespan.

Most members of the Tu Nan family who possess the Soul of Tu Nan are almost certain to reach the Title Douluo realm in their lifetime, but once they reach the Title Douluo realm, their lives will wither away amidst their brilliance.

Ten thousand years ago, the Tu Nan family joined the Martial Soul Empire and led the Tu Nan Kingdom to resist the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, which also sowed the seeds of the Tu Nan family's tragic history.

After the defeat of the Spirit Empire, the Tu Nan family fell completely under the control of the Heaven Dou Empire. The core members of the family were taken to Heaven Dou City as hostages, and members who possessed the soul of Tu Nan were forced to squeeze out their lifespans to serve the Heaven Dou Empire and fight against the invasion of the Star Luo Empire...

The name of the Tunan family comes from this.

"Another remnant of the Martial Soul? No wonder Zhou Yi is so secretive about Tu Nan Bu Po's origins." Tuoba Wu Kong sneered.

The victor is king, the loser is villain.

The Spirit Empire once dominated the world and almost unified the entire Douluo Continent. Although it was defeated under the leadership of the Sea God Tang San, the Spirit Empire's families and sects, which were full of talented people and had deep-rooted influence, were not so easily destroyed.

Some were directly destroyed by the two great empires, some were divided up by various forces within the two great empires, and some went into hiding, disappearing from the continent without a trace.

The Tu Nan family was a force divided and controlled by the two great empires, but the Tu Nan family suffered an even worse fate, being ruthlessly exploited by the Tian Dou Empire, like a dog on a leash.

None of the successive inheritors of the spirit of Tu Nan have lived past thirty years.

Even so, the Heavenly Dou Empire never ceased its vigilance against the Tu Nan family.

Tu Nan Bu Po is the current owner of the Tu Nan Soul. The Tu Nan family spent a great deal of money to send Tu Nan Bu Po to Shrek Academy, hoping to change their fate through this.

Shrek Academy is independent of the three great empires and is a sacred place for Soul Masters to cultivate. However, it is not a place where the world is at peace. The power of the three great empires also has a considerable influence on Shrek Academy.

Although it's unknown how the Tu Nan family managed to get Tu Nan Bu Po into Shrek Academy, it seems that Tu Nan Bu Po has been significantly influenced by Shrek Academy.

"Remnants of the Martial Soul Empire?" Tuoba Wukong scoffed, closed the book in his hand, bowed to Wang Yan who was still searching for information at the door, and then calmly left the library.

After leaving the library, Tuoba Wukong's life remained unchanged, and his relationship with Tu Nan Bupo became increasingly natural.

Tuoba Wukong was not the kind of person who would abandon his friends for wealth, honor, life, death, or fortune.

He attended classes during the day and cultivated at night. He also set aside an hour each day to teach Tu Nan the Unbreakable Soul Guidance System, while also gaining new knowledge through reviewing what he had learned.

With the assistance of the Heavenly Gate and the cleansing of his marrow with three Mysterious Water Pills, Tuoba Wukong's soul power progressed by leaps and bounds.

It took ten days to break through to level fourteen, thirty days to break through to level fifteen, fifty days to level sixteen, and seventy-five days to level seventeen.

In just three months, without the help of any medicine, Tuoba Wukong's soul power rose four levels to reach level seventeen, catching up with most of the standards of Shrek Academy's new students.

Level 15 is the standard for admission to Shrek Academy. After three months of enrollment, most new students only increase their soul power by one or two levels. Geniuses are only a minority, and most people's soul power is only around level 17 or 18. Tuoba Wukong's level has already caught up with theirs.

Compared to his previous predicament of reaching level 5 in seven years, Tuoba Wukong's progress has increased by more than several times.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye. The most crucial and fundamental three months for new students have gone by. Whether they can stay will depend on the practical assessments they will undergo next.

In Class 1, Grade 1, many well-informed freshmen already knew about the freshman assessment and were feeling uneasy.

Shrek Academy enrolls around 1,000 new students each year. After some are eliminated early, there are still more than 900 left. This new student assessment will eliminate at least half of them, leaving no more than 500 students who can continue their studies at Shrek Academy.

By the second year, this number will only decrease year by year, and usually only one or two hundred Soul Masters can successfully graduate from Shrek Academy each year.

"Today's physical education class is canceled." On the podium, Zhou Yi spoke calmly, her expression indifferent.

"Since the start of the new semester, you have spent three months at Shrek Academy. You will soon face your first assessment as first-year students. After this assessment, barring any unforeseen circumstances, you will be able to study smoothly at Shrek Academy for the next year without any additional eliminations..."

"Shrek Academy has always had only one standard for assessing new students: combat. However, considering that you include power-attack type Soul Masters, control type Soul Masters, agility-attack type Soul Masters, and support type Soul Masters, and that everyone has different strengths, simple combat is unlikely to showcase all your talents and abilities. Therefore, this assessment will be conducted in groups of three..."

"There are about 300 teams in this competition. The process can be roughly divided into two stages. The first stage is divided into groups of ten for intra-group competitions. Every victory in the intra-group competitions will be counted in your ranking. Only the members of the top 150 teams can pass the assessment and continue to study at Shrek Academy."

"The top 64 will participate in the elimination rounds, where they will compete in pairs. The loser will be eliminated. The elimination rounds will not eliminate students, but your performance in each match will be watched by numerous academy leaders and teachers. This will determine the level of training you will receive at Shrek Academy in the future. The team that wins the elimination rounds will also receive a generous reward..."

Regardless of whether they understood what Zhou Yi was saying, all the freshmen in Class 1 of the first year listened very attentively, as it concerned whether they could continue to study at Shrek Academy.

"Teacher Zhou, what were the criteria for this grouping? Will all the offensive Soul Masters be grouped together, leaving support Soul Masters unattended? You know, support Soul Masters are definitely not as good as three offensive Soul Masters in a low-level group." After Zhou Yi finished speaking, a frail girl couldn't help but raise her hand and ask worriedly. She was a support Soul Master.

Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's good that you thought of that. But don't worry about that. The assessment requires that each team can only have one offensive-type Soul Master. Moreover, I have already roughly divided you into groups based on your individual characteristics, so the strongest students won't all be grouped together. After my three months of training, you don't need to doubt yourselves. Even if you're not the most outstanding among the freshmen, you won't be at the bottom either. My requirement for you this time is that all 69 students in Class 1 of the first year pass the assessment."

"Does anyone have any other questions?" Zhou Yi asked again after explaining.

At this moment, Tuoba Wukong raised his hand, "Teacher Zhou, may we use soul tools in this assessment?"

Zhou Yi said, "Strictly speaking, the use of soul tools is not allowed in any assessment of the Martial Soul Department. After all, soul tools are just external forces, and it is impossible for some students from ordinary backgrounds to be equipped with soul tools. This is to ensure the fairness of the competition, but ordinary weapons are not restricted."

Tuoba Wukong nodded.

Seeing that Tuoba Wukong hadn't sat down, Zhou Yi frowned and asked, "Do you have any more questions?"

Tuoba Wukong nodded and said, "I'd like to confirm Shrek Academy's classification of soul tools and ordinary weapons. Does it mean that weapons that don't require soul power and can be used by ordinary people are not considered soul tools?"

Zhou Yi glanced at Tuoba Wukong, thought for a moment, and said, "In a conventional sense, what you said is not wrong."

Tuoba Wukong nodded, sat down properly, and said, "Okay, Teacher Zhou, I understand. I have no further questions."

The Shrek Academy freshman assessment is very important, and the reward for first place is quite generous; he must find out more about it.

Zhou Yi nodded and continued, "By the way, after the freshman assessment, we will start teaching according to individual aptitude. Write down your cultivation direction and hand it to me later."

The so-called cultivation direction refers to the four main cultivation directions for Soul Masters: control, strong attack, support, and agility attack.

A strong offensive focuses on breaking through the enemy head-on, while control involves taking charge of the overall situation, commanding, using agile attacks to restrain and kite, and providing buffs and debuffs as support...

After a brief explanation, Zhou Yi coldly stated, "Now I will announce the group assignments..."

"Group 1: Zihao, Ma Qingshuang, Leng Leng."

"Second group, Zhang San..."

Zhou Yi quickly read out each name, clearly already fully aware of the situation of the first-grade class and had made arrangements.

"Group 21: Wang Hao, Zhao Zhi, Gao Sheng."

"If your name hasn't been called yet, come to my office later. That's all, get out of class dismissed." Zhou Yi finished speaking and turned to leave.

Tuoba Wukong and Tu Nanbupo exchanged a glance; neither of them was on the list.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao looked at each other in surprise. Their names had also not been called. The other two whose names had not been called were a thin boy and a short girl.

Song Qinghan and Xiao Xiao.

Tuoba Wukong remembered their names.

He also knew their identities: one was originally Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's companion, and later one of the Shrek Seven Devils; the other was a special student admitted to the Soul Guidance Department, who skipped the freshman assessment and directly entered the Soul Guidance Department.