Chapter 20 Freshman Assessment.
Class 9!
"Classmates, three months have passed since the start of the semester. Tomorrow you will face your first assessment to enter Shrek Academy."
"Let's begin the grouping: Group 1: Wu Xuan, Qian Guming, Nanmen Yun'er."
"Group 2: Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Li Ya"
"Group 3"
"Alright, that's roughly how the grouping is done. If you have any objections, feel free to ask me. The rule is that each group of three can only have one Power Attack type Soul Master; the rest can be any combination."
"Wait a minute, Teacher Mu! Why are there two Power Attack type Soul Masters in Wu Xuan's group?" Wu Feng raised his hand and questioned.
With Wu Feng's question, the whole class turned to look at Mu Jin.
"Oh! It's like this, I consulted with Wu Xuan about his three Soul Skills in detail. His three Soul Skills are more inclined towards support and control. So I had Wu Xuan fill in Control type Soul Master." Mu Jin explained.
"What? Is that even allowed?" The students in Class 9 discussed in astonishment.
"Bang bang!" Mu Jin tapped the table, and the students in Class 9 immediately fell silent.
"Quiet! Before you officially become first-year students, the academy will not interfere with your development. Anyone who can demonstrate to me that their soul skill has the function of controlling and supporting teammates can change departments. Alright, the rest of you can discuss it yourselves. If you want to change teams, come find me after class. Class dismissed!" With that, Mu Jin walked out of the classroom.
After Mu Jin left, the students of Class 9 had another heated discussion. But after discussing for a long time, no one met the requirements.
"Great! Class monitor, we were actually assigned to the same group!" Nanmen Yun'er walked out of the classroom and excitedly came to Wu Xuan.
"Hehe! It's great that Yun'er can join our team. I was really afraid that Teacher Mu would assign Ning Tian to our team." Qian Gu Ming was also delighted.
"Tch~! You're overthinking it. If anyone is going to be assigned, it would be me, the class monitor, and Ning Tian." Nanmen Yun'er glanced at Qian Gu Ming disdainfully.
"You, Yun'er, always trying to put me down. Let's see how I teach you a lesson." Qian Gu Ming was furious and chased after her with a raised fist.
"Ah~! Class monitor, save me!" Nanmen Yun'er hid behind Wu Xuan, making faces, which infuriated Qian Guming.
Not far away, Ning Tian stared blankly at Wu Xuan. Teacher Mu wouldn't lie to them, so why did Wu Xuan's soul skill have an auxiliary control type soul skill instead of a power attack type? Couldn't a wind elemental martial soul with innate full soul power cultivate a power attack type? Then what was the point of her approaching Wu Xuan?
"Young Master! Wu Xuan and the others are too hateful. They actually treat you like someone they can just replace at will, they simply don't take our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School seriously." Wu Feng was furious, her eyes spitting fire, watching the three of them teasing and playing with Ning Tian.
"Alright, Feng Mei! Let them be, just ignore them in the future. This afternoon, let's go find Li Ya to discuss how to coordinate for the upcoming competition." Ning Tian shook his head and said calmly.
"That's great!" Wu Feng excitedly took Ning Tian's arm, her face slightly flushed with excitement.
Shrek Academy's assessment area was located in the north-central part of the Martial Soul Department, adjacent to the Soul Fighting Area. Compared to the Soul Fighting Area, the assessment area was much larger.
The assessment area is oval-shaped, unlike the Soul Fighting area which resembles an enclosed stadium; it is an open space. It is surrounded by a low wall, and the interior is divided into sections by partitions that can be disassembled at any time to change the size of the areas.
The entire assessment area covers approximately 20,000 square meters and has been divided into fifty zones, each about 400 square meters, a square with sides of 20 meters. This is sufficient for the freshmen, who generally only have one or two ring cultivation levels.
After a tense morning of group assignments, the afternoon assessments officially began. Since today is the first day of assessments, to allow the freshmen to adjust, each group will only participate in one round of assessments before leaving.
The academy has dispatched fifty teachers to register students in each of the fifty zones. The teams for today's assessments were drawn and grouped at noon to ensure that teams from the same class do not meet in the next ten round-robin matches.
Except for Class 1 of freshmen, which has only twenty-two teams, other classes generally have more than thirty teams. Unless a student has performed exceptionally poorly during their freshman year, the teachers of the freshman classes generally do not easily eliminate students before the assessments; they always give them a chance to be assessed.
Studying at Shrek Academy is undoubtedly fierce and brutal, but it is precisely because of this intense atmosphere that students are motivated to work harder.
Each freshman class advisor has one spot to recommend a student for training in the Soul Guidance Department. Essentially, this meant staying at Shrek Academy without needing to pass an assessment, making this spot highly competitive among students.
Ultimately, 310 groups of students, totaling 930 individuals, participated in the freshman assessment. Of these 310 groups, only 150 would remain as first-year students to continue their studies; the rest would be eliminated.
A moment later, a loud announcement rang out in the assessment area:
"Attention all freshmen! Attention all freshmen! Please enter the assessment area immediately to prepare for the freshman assessment. There are only ten minutes left to enter; failure to do so will be considered a forfeit of this assessment."
The loud announcement echoed throughout the entire assessment area, reaching every corner. The freshmen's expressions mostly turned serious; their first assessment was about to begin.
Wu Xuan and his two companions were assigned to area 32. Students from other classes participating in the competition there had already arrived. Some looked apprehensive, while others were eager to compete, their hostility clearly visible in their glances.
The teacher in charge of their area was a young woman who appeared to be under thirty.
After counting the number of participants, the female teacher said, "Hello everyone, there will be six groups of examinees in assessment area number thirty-two. Everyone is here now. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Cheng Cheng, and I will be your examiner for the upcoming assessments."
"Hello, Teacher Cheng!" The students bowed to her in unison.
Teacher Cheng nodded and continued, "For this freshman assessment, everyone needs to be careful. Although it is a combat exercise, it is only an academy assessment. Everyone must stop when they have made a move. It is absolutely forbidden to injure your opponent, otherwise you will be disqualified from the assessment."
Her tone was very gentle, but everyone present took her words to heart.
After all, no one wanted to suffer such serious consequences.
Teacher Cheng looked around at everyone, and seeing that no one had any questions, she opened the folder in her hand.
"First round, first match: Class 1 freshmen: Zi Hao, Ma Qingshuang, Leng Leng, vs. Class 9 freshmen: Wu Xuan, Qian Guming, Nanmen Yun'er. You may enter the arena now. Position yourselves in a corner. You may release your martial spirits only when I say 'begin.' Enter the arena."
Wu Xuan hadn't expected their team to be placed in the first match, especially against the second-ranked team from Class 1.
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