On the Soul Dueling Arena, the small Wind Wolf trembled all over, frightened by the hundred-thousand-year spirit ring Huo Yuhao mimicked, and very unheroically fainted.
Gongzhang Long announced, "Huo Yuhao, passed."
"What?" Huo Yuhao was startled. His goal wasn't just to pass; he had hoped to use the aura of a mimicked hundred-thousand-year spirit beast to suppress all the spirit beasts here and get today's assessment canceled.
That way, only he would have a score, and he could cleverly win the bet against Dai Huabin and Yuwentuo.
Dai Huabin admitting his mistake and kowtowing to him was something he dreamed of. Yuwentuo's ten-thousand-year spirit bone would also be extremely helpful to him; even if it wasn't suitable immediately, he could exchange it for a suitable one later.
But now, it seemed he had only won the promotion exam. Why were all the other spirit beasts perfectly fine?
"You brat! In the future, you are not allowed to mimic the aura of a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast in the Beast Dueling Arena. If I hadn't discovered it in time just now and used my power to protect the spirit beasts, the rest of the assessment couldn't have continued!" Gongzhang Long admonished.
Huo Yuhao instantly understood. Case solved. It was this old man who had ruined his plan. This was a bit problematic now.
If he had known earlier, he would have chosen a thousand-year spirit beast just now. Now, no matter how perfectly he performed, a hundred-year spirit beast would definitely be a point deduction.
Sure enough, Yan Shaozhe stood up and said, "Huo Yuhao, outstanding performance. The spirit skill mimicry is precisely a manifestation of his flexible use of spiritual power. Skill points: 50. He could have originally received the full score of 150 points, but he chose an opponent that was too weak, so 20 points are deducted from the base score. Final score: 130 points."
130 points was already a very high score, but to ensure victory against Dai Huabin and Yuwentuo, this score was still somewhat risky.
After Huo Yuhao, it was Wang Dong and Xiong Gang.
Wang Dong successfully challenged a thousand-year spirit beast. Unfortunately, his fighting was not rigorous enough. When he only had the upper hand but hadn't secured victory, he revealed an opening due to carelessness and was subsequently docked a hefty 40 skill points by Yan Shaozhe. Final score: 110 points.
Xiong Gang challenged a seven-hundred-year spirit beast and also succeeded. Although this person's strength wasn't exceptional, he was very steadfast and fought with extreme seriousness, utilizing the advantages of his martial soul to counter all changes with constancy, defeating an agility-attack type spirit beast. He originally would have scored 95 points at most, but Yan Shaozhe praised his serious attitude and added 10 points. Final score: 105 points.
Huo Yuhao's group's final score: 345 points.
Next up was Dai Huabin's group. The first one, Zhu Lu, successfully challenged a seven-hundred-year spirit beast. Coupled with bonus points for utilizing the speed of an agility-attack type Spirit Master, her final score was 100 points.
Cui Yajie followed closely behind and also received 100 points.
The two of them combined for 200 points, which made Dai Huabin very dissatisfied. His teammates actually couldn't compare to Huo Yuhao's teammates.
Filled with anger, he personally took action, directly killing a thousand-year Wind Tiger in a head-on battle. Originally, killing a spirit beast in the Beast Dueling Arena was against the rules, and Gongzhang Long was furious.
But Dai Huabin had sound reasoning. He just didn't want to repeat Wang Dong's mistake and get points deducted. In his heart, the examination hall was no different from a battlefield; enemies should be shown no mercy.
These words won Yan Shaozhe's praise, who felt that he was indeed a worthy descendant of the White Tiger Dai family, truly possessing the iron-blooded temperament of a soldier. He gave him an ultra-high score of 145 points on the spot.
But this way, Huo Yuhao's group and Dai Huabin's group were actually tied.
"Tied? How should this be judged?" Huo Yuhao frowned.
"Why don't the two of us have a one-on-one match to determine the winner?" Dai Huabin gestured provocatively at Huo Yuhao with his finger.
In a one-on-one fight, among the freshmen, apart from Yuwentuo, he feared no one.
At this very moment, Yuwentuo stood up and said, "The two of you need not worry, because the one who will ultimately win this bet is me!"
The two were stunned. Right, there was still this guy.
After a few more groups completed their assessments, the current highest individual score was still Dai Huabin's 145 points, but the highest group score was a tie between Huo Yuhao's group and his group at 345 points.
The third place was only 310 points, a full 35 points behind their two groups, showing a huge gap in strength.
Finally, it was Yuwentuo's group's turn. The first one up was Cao Jinxuan. His luck was good; he encountered a humanoid spirit beast, the same one that was Yuwentuo's first spirit ring, the Flame Blade Demon.
And Cao Jinxuan, to be on the safe side, challenged a seven-hundred-year level one, not yet a thousand years, so it shouldn't pose much of a threat to him, who was already at three rings.
"Hehe, a humanoid spirit beast, fantastic! This way, the finger technique Master taught me will have a chance to be used. Behold my power of time, Fleeting Time Bell!" Cao Jinxuan summoned his martial soul, and a clock martial soul appeared directly above him. "First spirit skill, Fleeting Time!"
This move was a basic application of time power. Within a certain range, it could slow down the enemy's time flow.
Then, Cao Jinxuan directly attacked the Flame Blade Demon. Although the Flame Blade Demon's attack power was formidable, its time flow had slowed, so its attack speed naturally slowed as well. Cao Jinxuan very easily dodged its attacks.
Next, his fingers continuously tapped out, heavily striking various acupoints on the Flame Blade Demon's body.
After nearly a year of practice, his finger technique finally had some proficiency. Although not as skilled as Yuwentuo, with the help of time power, his attack frequency could be slightly slower.
It was also fortunate that this was a humanoid spirit beast with acupoints similar to humans; otherwise, his finger technique really wouldn't be able to exert much power.
Not long after, Cao Jinxuan had already struck twelve major acupoints on the Flame Blade Demon's body, rendering it unable to move.
Yan Shaozhe asked with confusion, "Isn't this Yuwentuo's self-created spirit skill? How was it passed on to this Cao Jinxuan? There are rumors in the academy that Cao Jinxuan wants to acknowledge Yuwentuo as his master. Could it be true?"
"Not necessarily. Perhaps they've become friends. It's normal for friends to teach each other," Qian Duoduo said. "However, this finger technique is truly exquisite. I didn't expect this Yuwentuo to be such a prodigy. You locked him up for six years, and he actually had nothing to do but research such a formidable finger technique, and also that saber dance he displayed in the freshman tournament. Truly not simple."
"Indeed not simple, it's just a pity..." Yan Shaozhe sighed silently. He knew that Yuwentuo, even now, still hadn't opened his heart to Shrek.
He stood up and announced, "Cao Jinxuan, good use of the martial soul's time power, excellent finger technique. However, this finger technique is only useful against humanoid spirit beasts; its effect will be greatly diminished against other beast types. The age of the chosen spirit beast is also not too high. Therefore, I give him 120 points."
"Thank you, Dean!" Cao Jinxuan cupped his hands. 120 points was already a very high score. If it weren't for Yuwentuo, he estimated it would be uncertain if he could even get ninety points. Moreover, Yan Shaozhe's judgment was correct; it was a fairly just score.
Cao Jinxuan alone getting 120 points instantly made Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin nervous.
And the next one to appear was Xiao Xiao.
Note: If you want the continuity of this story consider to join Pãtreon/Flokixy to access advance Chapters and To Support The Daily Update
Pay one time and unlock the full story and Future Chapters from the Shop