After the battle ended, Lin Yun's trio left the assessment area without hesitation.
Watching their retreating figures, the remaining four teams fell into deep thought.
Lin Yun's one-punch knockout of Wang Chunpeng was terrifying.
Xiao Xiao's one-versus-two fight left her opponents completely unable to retaliate.
Even the seemingly useless support-type member, when cheering, had a very rhythmic sense of enthusiasm.
But these weren't the main points...
The main point was that the assignments for the first two days of the freshman assessment—meaning the two matches they needed to fight tomorrow morning and afternoon—were still within this group. The remaining four teams would each have to face Lin Yun's team once!
"I say, why don't we just forfeit when it's our turn?" Huang Chutian asked helplessly, looking back at the twin sisters behind him. "Wouldn't it have been better to fight them in the first match? Now that we've seen their strength, I feel even more pressured!"
"Forfeit... But don't we still have our secret weapon?" Lan Luoluo hesitated for a moment, twirling a strand of her hair around her finger.
Martial Soul Fusion Skill...
Lan Susu lowered her head in thought before shaking it. "It's useless. How long do you think we could trap him with our strength? Even if we could eliminate his two teammates, he alone would be enough to defeat all three of us."
Normally, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between two Great Soul Masters could at least control a Soul Elder for over ten seconds. But after comparing their combat abilities, it was clear that such a scenario was impossible.
"Susu's right. Our goal is to achieve a good ranking in the later tournament. There's no need to fight a completely unnecessary battle here," Huang Chutian said.
In the end, Lan Luoluo was convinced.
Using their trump card wouldn't guarantee victory, and even if they won, the benefits wouldn't be significant. Why bother fighting such a battle?
If Huang Chutian's team felt this way, the other three teams were even more inclined to agree.
On the second day, during the four matches, all four teams only exchanged a few symbolic moves with Lin Yun's team before forfeiting.
After all, this was the freshman assessment. Rather than being beaten up by Lin Yun, it was better to save their energy for battles against other teams. They had four matches to fight today, and soul power recovery wasn't that fast.
The actions of the other four teams made Wang Chunpeng's trio, who had been thoroughly crushed by Lin Yun the previous day, look like complete fools.
In the end, among the six teams in Area 27, Lin Yun's team emerged with a perfect five-win record, while Huang Chutian's team came in second with four wins and one loss.
This ranking wasn't meaningless.
After the first two days of five battles each, the teams would be reshuffled on the third day. Teams with a five-win record in the first two days wouldn't face other teams with the same record from different areas.
Third day.
"It's supposed to be the freshman assessment, but I didn't even get to enjoy yesterday's four matches. They all forfeited before I could warm up," Xiao Xiao grumbled, clearly still dissatisfied with yesterday's matches.
"Don't worry, today you'll definitely get to fight!" Lin Yun smiled.
Today was different from the previous two days. After the teams were reshuffled, each team would need to fight five matches. As a result, there were now twelve teams in Area 27, double the number from yesterday.
The match order was randomly assigned, with each team needing to fight five of the other eleven teams.
Among the other eleven teams, Lin Yun spotted two familiar faces.
'Why are they teamed up again?' Lin Yun thought, feeling somewhat speechless as he looked at the two figures in the distance. One was a unlucky soul with short black hair, bright eyes, and a somewhat skinny build, while the other had pinkish-blue medium-length hair and looked as pretty as a girl—the daughter of the God King.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
Beside them was a female student with a somewhat arrogant expression. She was decent-looking, though not as striking as Wu Feng.
Just by looking at them, Lin Yun could tell that the two had been assigned to the same team again. As for the third member, she was probably anotherlooks-obsessed person who had been captivated by Wang Dong's disguised appearance.
It was just too obvious.
The way she looked at Huo Yuhao was filled with disdain, while her gaze toward Wang Dong was practically dripping with admiration.
Truly worthy of being the God King's daughter. Even though the two had almost no interaction, they still ended up in the same team, allowing Huo Yuhao to experience the feeling of being carried.
However, Lin Yun was mistaken this time. It wasn't the doing of a certain Buddha. He didn't have that kind of power. The decision to team up with Huo Yuhao was entirely the little princess's own idea.
After experiencing Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing, the kind of battle that required no brainpower had thoroughly enchanted the little princess. Huo Yuhao's abilities were simply too suited for her.
Brainpower: -1
Happiness: +999
On the other side, Huo Yuhao, with his sharp eyes, also spotted Lin Yun's group standing out like a crane among chickens. The pressure instantly skyrocketed.
In the previous round, when facing Xie Huanyue, the heavyweight physique of that胖子 (fatty) had left a lasting impression on Huo Yuhao. Wang Dong's ability to break through defenses was also limited, which led to their loss.
And now, in the second round, they had to face a team with a Soul Elder?
Not just any Soul Elder, but the most troublesome one among the four freshman Soul Elders?
Huo Yuhao fell into deep thought.
A 1/11 chance... Surely they wouldn't be that unlucky, right?
Against all odds.
After Lin Yun's trio crushed four teams with a few punches, the fifth draw—a one in seven chance—perfectly matched them against Huo Yuhao's team.
"Next match in Area 27: Lin Yun's team from Class 8 versus Wang Dong's team from Class 4!" The referee's voice echoed across the arena, and the six teams that hadn't been selected breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao's face turned pale, and Wang Dong's expression was ashen.
"Uh... should we... fight?" Huo Yuhao asked cautiously.
He and Wang Dong had witnessed Lin Yun punch the smug Zhou Yi into the air. That terrifying golden dragon claw—who wouldn't be intimidated by that?
"Fight... fight! Of course we fight!" The little princess shrunk her neck, then immediately got angry at her own lack of courage. "Didn't you always say that I only bully those weaker than me? Today, I'll show you that even if he's stronger than me, I'm still willing to fight!"
Wang Dong puffed out her chest and strode toward the stage without looking back. If Huo Yuhao could see her face, he would have noticed that her expression was anything but that of someone heading into a match.
It was more like someone walking to their execution.
Still, Wang Dong's words ignited a spark of fighting spirit in Huo Yuhao.
'That's right. If I'm even afraid of Lin Yun, what right do I have to seek revenge against the White Tiger Duke's mansion?'
(End of Chapter)
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