manynovel Chapter 103 Upgrade Assessment
Chapter 103 Upgrade Assessment
Three days later, in the Colosseum.
The huge circular arena is surrounded by high walls, and the air is filled with a faint animalistic scent and a faint fishy smell.
On the stands, the students of Class 1, Grade 2, were talking in hushed tones, some nervous and some excited, but their eyes were involuntarily drawn to the wide field covered with sand below.
Du Weilun, the head of the Martial Spirit Department of the Foreign Academy, and several senior teachers in charge of scoring were already seated on the judging panel.
Zhou Yi and Wang Yan stood at the front of the class line, their expressions solemn.
Wang Yan explained the assessment rules and scoring standards in detail again, especially emphasizing the principles of "doing what you are capable of" and "safety first".
With his command, the upgrade assessment officially began.
Huo Yutong was the first to step out of the queue, calmly announcing her name and choice: "Huo Yutong, applying for the assessment. Opponent: A thousand-year-old soul beast."
As soon as he finished speaking, a low murmur arose from the stands.
A thousand-year-old soul beast—that's the highest age limit allowed for the second-year assessment!
She leaped lightly into the arena.
As the four spirit rings—two yellow and two purple—rose from beneath her feet, undulating rhythmically like ripples on water, a brief silence fell over the entire fighting arena, only to be replaced by even louder exclamations.
"Fourth Ring! Soul Master!" Du Weilun leaned forward slightly, his eyes flashing with astonishing light as he stared intently at the calm figure in the arena.
A Soul Master in the second year is extremely rare in the history of Shrek Academy!
The iron gate roared up, and a thousand-year-old soul beast called "Steel Armored Leopard," which was three meters tall, shaped like a cheetah but covered with metallic bluish-gray scales, roared as it charged into the arena. Its emerald green eyes were locked on Huo Yutong. With a powerful kick of its hind legs, it transformed into a bluish afterimage and pounced, its sharp claws tearing through the air with a shriek.
Huo Yutong stood still, a faint purple light flashing in her spiritual eyes.
She didn't even move her feet; her spirit rings simply lit up.
A mental shock!
Silent and still, as if an invisible hammer had struck Steel Panther’s soul.
Its charging body suddenly froze, the fierce light in its eyes was replaced by intense pain and chaos, its forward momentum stopped, it staggered and almost fell down, letting out a painful howl.
In that instant of dizziness, the emerald green halo of Huo Yutong's second martial soul—the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion—suddenly bloomed beneath her feet.
She raised her hand and pressed down, and an extreme chill instantly descended.
It is not a wide-ranging domain skill, but rather a highly compressed and precisely released application of extreme cold power.
Visible icy blue frost shot out like a serpent, instantly enveloping the massive body of the steel-armored leopard.
With a cracking sound, a thick layer of crystal-clear ice spread rapidly upwards from its four legs, freezing it into a lifelike ice sculpture in an instant, maintaining the posture of dizziness and stiffness, even the pain in its eyes was frozen.
The entire process took only a few breaths. From the moment the soul beast charged out to the moment it was frozen, Huo Yutong didn't even move a single step.
The stands were completely silent. This was not a fierce battle, but more like a demonstration of precise control.
What she displayed was not destructive power, but rather her exquisite mastery of her own soul skills and absolute control over the battle.
Huo Yutong twitched her fingertips slightly, and the solid ice quietly shattered, vaporized, and dissipated into white cold mist.
The armored leopard collapsed to the ground with a thud, its body trembling from the cold, its eyes unfocused, but apart from mental trauma and frostbite, it had no serious external injuries.
"Precise control, masterful control of soul power, minimizing irreversible damage to the testing soul beast—demonstrating excellent control-type soul master skills and compassion." Suppressing his excitement, Du Weilun announced loudly, "Huo Yutong, full marks!"
Applause erupted, filled with amazement and admiration.
The second person to take the stage was Dai Huabin. He strode into the arena, naturally exuding a cold and fierce aura, as if a faint smell of blood lingered around him.
The trials he underwent during the holidays not only enhanced his strength but also etched an indelible aura of malevolence upon him.
"Dai Huabin. A thousand-year-old soul beast." His voice was deep and carried an undeniable force.
When four spirit rings—two yellow and two purple—rose beneath his feet, it caused another tremor. Yet another Spirit Master!
A thousand-year-old "Ironclad Rhinoceros" known for its strength and defense has been released.
Its body resembled a small fortress, covered with a thick, rock-like hide. It lowered its head, aimed its single horn, which was powerful enough to pierce through metal, at Dai Huabin, pawed at him, and charged forward with a thunderous roar, causing the ground to tremble.
A fierce glint flashed in Dai Huabin's eyes. Instead of dodging, he roared and charged towards the armored rhinoceros!
His third spirit ring shone brightly, and the White Tiger Vajra Transformation was activated. His body swelled up again, his muscles bulged, his body was covered with white fur, and the "King" character on his forehead shone brightly, as if he were possessed by a god of war.
Just as he was about to collide with the Ironback Rhinoceros, Dai Huabin moved his body to the side in an uncanny way, narrowly avoiding the sharp horn. His arms, with muscles as strong as steel, suddenly shot out and gripped the tough skin on both sides of the Ironback Rhinoceros's head.
"Roar—!" With a deafening tiger's roar, Dai Huabin unleashed his full power, and the terrifying baleful aura mixed with soul power surged out.
He actually managed to stop the charging iron-backed rhinoceros, which weighed several thousand kilograms, with sheer brute force and then lifted it up with all his might!
The iron-backed rhinoceros let out a startled and angry roar, its four hooves kicking wildly off the ground.
Dai Huabin's face was contorted with rage, veins bulging on his arms. He used his core strength to lift the enormous thousand-year-old soul beast high above his head, under the horrified gazes of countless onlookers, and then—
"Sizzle—!"
A tooth-grinding tearing sound rang out, accompanied by the Iron-backed Rhinoceros's mournful and desperate screams.
Dai Huabin used his unparalleled brute force to tear this tough-skinned, thousand-year-old soul beast in two from the waist!
Hot blood and shattered internal organs sprayed down like a torrential rain, staining half of his body red, but he seemed oblivious, casually tossing the remains on the ground and letting the blood meander across the sand.
The entire arena was deathly silent. Many students were pale-faced, covering their mouths, unable to bear the extremely bloody and violent scene.
Some timid girls even turned their heads away, too afraid to look.
Dai Huabin stood in a pool of blood, his body covered in blood, exuding a murderous aura, like a demon god returned from hell.
He licked the blood that had splattered on his lips, a cruel glint of pleasure flashing in his eyes.
On the judging panel, Du Weilun frowned, quickly exchanged a few words with the teachers beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Dai Huabin's strength is astonishing, and his decisiveness in actual combat demonstrates the powerful frontal breakthrough ability of a power-attack type Soul Master. However, his methods are too cruel. Score... close to full marks."
At this moment, a tall, bearded old man stormed into the arena. He was none other than Gong Changlong, the elder of the Sea God Pavilion and the person in charge of the Beast Fighting Zone.
He pointed at Dai Huabin and scolded, "Kid! The assessment is to test your combat abilities, not for you to torture and kill soul beasts to vent your anger!"
These are all valuable assets that the academy has carefully nurtured!
If you dare to use such a brutal method again in the next assessment, you'll be disqualified, and the arena will be permanently closed to you! Do you understand?
Dai Huabin glanced coldly at Gong Changlong, snorted, and without responding, turned and walked back to the stands, leaving behind a mess and a crowd still in shock.
Later, after Dai Yueheng learned about this, he personally took Dai Huabin to the fighting area to apologize to Gong Changlong and compensate him for the losses.