A journey to the heavens starting from the Red Mansion

Chapter 64 The eve of the freshman assessment

"Yes, Teacher Mu."

Regarding the choice of the soul master's development direction, Lin Yao learned about the important things that happened in the past three months during a chat with Jiang Nannan.

Hibiscus had issued the notice a week ago.

All students are required to choose their own development direction, so all students in Class [-] have already made clear their development direction as soul masters.

"Well!"

Thanks to the preparation in advance, Mu Jin did not need to consider this item at all when confirming Lin Yao's development direction and could directly divide the students into teams.

"As for the teams, we will first consider two students in the same dormitory to form a team, and the other student will be freely combined by you. Students who fail to complete the free combination will be decided by drawing lots."

"There are a total of 100 people in our class. Li Xin has applied to me to enter the Soul Guidance Department before. The remaining 99 people can be divided into 33 groups."

Later, I will tell you my grouping of you for your reference. If anyone is not satisfied, you can come to me and I will consider it as appropriate. "

There was a smile on Mujin's face and she spoke in a kind tone. However, the students in Class [-] did not feel any warmth.

Everyone subconsciously shook their heads.

In three months, everyone has figured out the temperament of this head teacher. He usually smiles and looks harmless.

In fact, he is a hidden smiling tiger who can go toe-to-toe with Zhou Yi, the head teacher of Class [-], without falling behind.

"Next, are the rules for the freshman assessment." Mujin continued.

"The freshman assessment is undoubtedly a whole-year assessment. There will be 33 groups in our class, plus students from other freshman classes, the final number of participating groups will be no less than [-].

The assessment will be divided into two stages. The first stage is the points ranking competition.

In this stage, several rounds of competition will be conducted through drawing lots. Each participating group will need to fight against all groups in the assessment area. The winner will receive one point, and the loser will not receive any points.

After several rounds of competition, the rankings will be based on the winning and losing points of the competition, and the bottom half of the teams with total points will be eliminated! "

Hibiscus' tone was very calm, but her words were extremely cold.

"Although I know that it is impossible for all 99 people here to stay, I still hope that you can work hard for your future!"

All the students looked terrified, and the pressure increased sharply.

"The second stage is the knockout round. The top 64 teams with points ranking will proceed to the second stage of the knockout round, and the top four teams in the knockout stage will receive rewards from the academy.

The value of the reward will be determined based on the specific ranking, but there is no doubt that the reward for the champion must be the best! "

A trace of memory flashed across Hibiscus's face, and then she said softly.

"Teacher, my original freshman assessment was not strong enough, so I had no choice but to stop at the top four. I hope there will be a championship team among you!"

Mu Jin said, looking at Lin Yao. If her guess was correct, Lin Yao must have the strength of a soul master and a top martial soul.

Based on her inner thoughts, Lin Yao was [-]% able to win the championship. How could a top-level soul master fail if he didn't kill all the great soul masters and soul masters in a competition?
If Ning Tian five years later knew what Mu Jin was thinking at this time, he would definitely deduct a 6, even if she was only an auxiliary soul master.

"In addition, I would like to remind some of the top students to show their abilities as much as possible in the freshman assessment, which will involve the selection of the core disciples of the outer school!"

Hibiscus reminded.

"As for who the core disciples of the outer courtyard are, you will naturally know when you are selected. Next, I will announce my grouping for you."

"The first group, Lin Yao, Jiang Nannan, Ye Yutong."

"The second group, Zou Hangjun, Huang Yu, Wu Zhengda."

……

As Hibiscus read out the group list, the students began to commotion.

"That's great, Nan Nan, we are a team!"

Ye Yutong's face was full of excitement and excitement, and she took Jiang Nannan's hand and said.

"Yeah! That's great."

Jiang Nannan also held Ye Yutong's hand and said.

"I am agility and attack type soul master, Brother Yao is a power attack type soul master, and Yutong you are an auxiliary type soul master. The two of us are still roommates, so it was expected that Teacher Mu put the three of us into a group."

Soon, Hibiscus finished reading out the group list.

"These are all carefully considered by me based on the characteristics and complementarity of your martial arts. Anyone who is not satisfied with the grouping can raise objections to me, but only this morning.

Otherwise, once I submit the list to the Academic Affairs Office, there will be no chance of regret.

Today's class is cancelled, you can leave now if there is no problem.

However, I suggest that you take the time to understand each other's martial arts and soul skills, if you want to pass the assessment.

Also, keep the people in the first and second groups. "

The students in the second class of freshmen got to know their teammates, and then walked out of the classroom with their grouped teammates.

Hibiscus was very considerate, and basically no one was dissatisfied with the grouping.

They really want to team up with Lin Yao and others who have stronger cultivation, but they have to be liked by others!
And anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lin Yao, Jiang Nannan and others are the seed team selected by Mu Jin.

In the huge classroom, there were only six people left at this time: Lin Yao, Jiang Nannan, Ye Yutong, Zou Hangjun, Huang Yu and Wu Zhengda.

"Based on my judgment of the strength of our class, this grouping should be the most appropriate. Do you have anything to say?"

For outstanding students, Hibiscus has a very good attitude.

The six people looked at each other and nodded.

Needless to say, the relationship between Lin Yao and Jiang Nannan is not bad. Ye Yutong is also Jiang Nannan's roommate, so their relationship is not bad either.

And Zou Hangjun, Huang Yu, and Wu Zhengda are brothers and sisters. They all came from the same place and are very familiar with each other.

A powerful attack type soul master, a control type soul master, and an agility attack type soul master, they fit perfectly, and there is nothing wrong with Mu Jin putting the three of them together.

Hibiscus looked at everyone with a smile.

“Since you all have no objections, it’s decided like this.

I hope that the champion of the freshmen assessment will be born. Among your two teams, our Shrek Academy has a lot of money, and the championship rewards are always very generous.

Okay, I won't say much more. You go down and prepare first. "

The two seed teams led by Lin Yao and Zou Hangjun are both from the second class of freshmen, but in fact they are also potential competitors to each other.

With the strength of these two teams, it is inevitable to enter the top 64 in the subsequent qualifying rounds.

When it comes to qualifying, teams from the same class also have a chance to meet.

After leaving the classroom, the two teams separated.

Lin Yao, Jiang Nannan and Ye Yutong also walked along the lakeside path towards the outside of the college at Jiang Nannan's suggestion, preparing to find a quiet place to discuss.

There are many quiet woods outside Shrek Academy. It is easy to find a relatively flat forest treasure land.

Lin Yao and Jiang Nannan walked side by side in front, while Ye Yutong skillfully slowed down and fell slightly behind the two of them.

The two seemed so well matched, and she always had a weird feeling standing with them.

He simply fell behind the two tactfully, and he was happy to be at ease.

The warm sunshine is scattered on the clear lake beside the lakeside path, making the waves sparkle.

From time to time, a few gusts of breeze blow in the face, blowing the smooth long hair of the young girl.

Jiang Nannan stretched out her jade hands to smooth her messy golden hair, and secretly looked at Lin Yao beside her from the corner of her eyes. It had been three months since she had walked side by side with her brother Yao.

Lin Yao also noticed Jiang Nannan's attachment and reached out to smooth her silky hair.

In this way, under a warm scene, the three people quickly arrived outside the east city gate.

There are many avenues extending in all directions outside the East City Gate, but there are a large number of vegetation planted on both sides of the avenue, some growing naturally and some artificially planted.

The flow of people at the entrance of the college has decreased today, probably because the freshman assessment is about to take place.

Most of the freshmen have a sense of urgency and stay in the dormitory to study hard in order to improve their strength.

For a seeded team like them, one or two days of practice will not improve them at all, but understanding each other's martial spirit and soul skills is the most important thing.

But such a team is, after all, a minority.

The business of the shops outside the Dongcheng Gate has also become much cooler.

"Brother Yao, after the freshman assessment is over, will we be divided into classes?"

Jiang Nannan looked worried and suddenly said.

"Don't worry, I won't be in class after the freshman exam anyway. We will work together to enter the inner courtyard, which is equivalent to being in the same class."

Lin Yao looked at Jiang Nannan and said calmly.

"Winning the freshman assessment, gaining core status in the outer college, and receiving resource support will allow you to quickly improve your strength,"

"That can only be like this." Jiang Nannan said helplessly.

Ye Yutong, who was standing next to him, rolled his eyes when he saw the two of them in Versailles. These two had already planned to enter the inner courtyard before the freshman examination had even started.

However, even though Ye Yutong was not familiar with Lin Yao's strength, she still quite recognized Jiang Nannan's strength.

After three months of getting along day and night, she learned that Jiang Nannan was one year younger than herself, but her soul power was almost the same.

According to the information Ye Yutong obtained from Mu Jin, level 24 Jiang Nannan is not considered weak among all the freshmen in terms of soul power level alone.

However, for Jiang Nannan, the increase in soul power is the most inconspicuous progress. Her real progress lies in the improvement of her actual combat ability.

Ever since she saw Lin Yao's cross-level fighting ability, she was deeply shocked and silently used it as an example.

In more than ten rounds of practice classes over three months, Jiang Nannan was the only one to achieve a complete victory.

Her actual combat level has also improved from relying on soul power and soul skills to crush her opponents at the beginning, to the point where she can now rely on combat skills to win.Although not as powerful as Lin Yao, he should not be underestimated.

But before they could get far, an exclamation suddenly sounded not far ahead.

"Nan Nan, Xiao Yao, what are you doing?"

The two of them looked forward in unison, and what caught their eyes was Jiang Nannan's mother.

"Mom, we are going to find a place to discuss and prepare for tomorrow's freshman assessment."

Seeing the teasing look on her mother's face, Jiang Nannan blushed slightly and couldn't help but step forward and hug Jiang's mother.

"Hello Aunt Lin!" "Hello Auntie!"

Lin Yao and Ye Yutong stepped forward to say hello.

"Hello there!"

After Jiang Mu responded to Ye Yutong, she turned her attention to Lin Yao.

"Xiao Yao, I haven't seen you a while ago. Nan Nan misses you very much!"

"If you don't mind, you don't have to look for a place, just come to my place to discuss it!"

As soon as she said this, Lin Yao and Jiang Nannan nodded subconsciously, it was indeed a good place.

Ye Yutong also glanced at them and nodded when he saw that they all agreed.
Everyone came to the Shrek family villa area. Jiang's mother was not idle during this time. She planted various flowers at home and decorated them in order.

Lin Yao hasn't been here for three months, so he feels a little strange.

Jiang's mother entertained them very thoughtfully. After giving them some sweet pastries and a pot of fragrant black tea, she left this space for the three of them.

Amid the fragrance of flowers, Lin Yao, Jiang Nannan, and Ye Yutong sat at the wooden table in the backyard and started talking.

Ye Yutong curiously put a piece of pastry into his mouth. This was made by an aunt who was more charming than Nan Nan!

After taking a few bites, Ye Yutong narrowed her eyes slightly and carefully tasted the smooth texture, the taste of her mother.

With the bonus of good looks and her good impression of Jiang Nannan, she felt that this snack was particularly delicious and she felt comfortable eating it.

"Let me tell you first, my martial spirit is called Jiuxin Haitang.

No matter how many soul rings I have, my soul skill only has one area of ​​healing for all, and the degree of healing can be controlled by my will.

The higher the level, the more soul rings, and the more soul power used for healing.

It's a pity that the soul guidance device cannot be used in the freshman assessment, otherwise I would be able to blast those guys. "

After hearing Ye Yutong's introduction, Jiang Nannan didn't have much reaction, obviously she already knew about it.

Lin Yao nodded. He didn't care about the strength of his teammates. With his strength, he could easily defeat the freshmen of this class with one hand.

However, I didn't expect that Ye Yutong's martial spirit turned out to be Jiuxin Begonia that appeared ten thousand years ago. It seemed that she was Ye Lingling's descendant.

The Jiuxin Haitang martial soul is passed down in a single line, and each generation can only have one successor.

There can only be two Nine-Hearted Begonia soul masters alive at the same time, and only after one dies can another one appear in future generations, which can be said to be the least number of soul masters.

Among the soul skills of auxiliary soul masters, he possesses the most powerful healing soul skill.

After Ye Yutong's introduction, Jiang Nannan also took over the topic.

"My martial spirit is the Silky Bone Rabbit, which is good at speed. The first soul skill is called waist bow, and the second soul skill is called gravity control. The effect can be perfectly superimposed with the first soul skill and used at the same time."

When Jiang Nannan said the last sentence, Lin Yao and Ye Yutong raised their eyebrows at the same time.

The fact that the effect can be superimposed perfectly is enough to explain a lot of things.

Not all soul masters' soul skill effects can be superimposed, but as long as they can be superimposed, the power exerted will be particularly powerful.

Only those soul master families with a long history, after generations of attempts by their ancestors, can have the perfect superposition of effects like Jiang Nannan.

Therefore, the first few soul skills of many soul master families are fixed. These are the soul skills that are most suitable for the family's martial soul after experiments by the ancestors.

This is true of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family and the White Tiger Duke lineage of the Star Luo Empire.

After a moment of relaxation, Lin Yao put down the porcelain cup filled with black tea in his hand, and said slowly and calmly: "My martial spirit is the Five Thunder Drum, which is the ultimate martial spirit with thunder attributes."

"The Ultimate Martial Spirit?!"

"..."

The exchange between the three people did not last long, and the effect of words could never be as clear and neat as actual combat.

Of the three, one is strong attack, one is agile attack, and one is assist.

This combination couldn't be more suitable, it's a relatively good combination.

Jiang Nannan and Ye Yutong's soul power had both reached level 24, while Lin Yao directly revealed his true soul power, which was level 36.

There are many powerful people in Shrek Academy, so there is no need to hide them.

He just wants to tell the senior management of Shrek Academy that I am a peerless genius.

But by the time they ended their conversation, it was already afternoon.

Jiang's mother cooked a rich dinner for the three of them, and Lin Yao and the others had a simple dinner here.

Not to mention the close relationship between Lin Yao and Jiang Nannan, Ye Yutong is not the kind of person with low emotional intelligence.

Of course, I don’t think that what Jiang Mu did was a matter of course.

Out of gratitude, she spent the entire afternoon and evening doing whatever she could at Jiang Nannan's home.

As the sun sets and the moon rises, the soul-guided street lamps on both sides of the road emit a soft halo, and the east city outside Shrek Academy becomes lively again.

Only freshmen need to take the assessment, and students from other grades will continue as before after class.

After Lin Yao and the others chatted with Jiang Mu for a while, they saw that night was falling and the freshman examination would begin tomorrow, so everyone said goodbye to Jiang Mu and returned to the college.

the next day.

Lin Yao and the other three came to the classroom, and the students in the class gathered together in pairs and discussed intensely.

Obviously, everyone has their own group and is getting familiar with their teammates.

Team battles are not only an assessment of individual strength, but also an assessment of teamwork.

In teamwork, the most important thing is mutual understanding and mutual trust.

Soon, Hibiscus appeared.

"I have already reported the entry list to the grade level, and the assessment will begin in the afternoon."

Hibiscus said expressionlessly.

“In the first stage of the points ranking competition, your opponents will not only be students from other classes, but you may also meet classmates.

But don’t worry about the friendship between classmates. As long as you don’t beat me to death, I will beat you to death. Do you understand? "

Mu Jin's last words were full of murderous intent. Of course, he was not encouraging the students of Class [-] to take deadly action, but simply wanted the students of Class [-] to understand the seriousness of the matter.

"understood!"

The students in Class [-] answered in unison, everyone was full of confidence.

The fact that they can come to Shrek Academy proves that they are all local geniuses. How could they be timid before fighting?
"Very good, very imposing!"

Hibiscus nodded with satisfaction and then continued.

"Now go to the grouping ceremony."

The assessment area of ​​Shrek Academy is located in the north-central part of the Wuhun department, adjacent to the fighting spirit area.

However, compared with the small spirit fighting area, the area of ​​​​the assessment area is several times larger.

For the students of the outer courtyard of Shrek Academy, this is a paradise for outstanding students to show themselves, but it is also a nightmare for students with lower cultivation levels.

In this assessment area, numerous assessments are held here every year. Here, a large number of students are eliminated because they fail the assessment and leave Shrek Academy sadly.

The examination area was oval in shape, not like an enclosed stadium like the soul fighting area, but an open space.

The periphery is surrounded by a low wall, and the interior is divided into areas with partitions as needed. These partitions can be split at any time to change the size of the area.

In the past years, the freshmen assessment has been the time when the assessment areas have been divided into the most areas.

Not only because of the large number of freshmen, but also because the freshmen's destructive power and attack range are limited, and they don't need a large area to display their abilities.

The entire assessment area is about 25 square meters, and it has been divided into forty areas. Each area is about [-] square meters and is a square with a side length of [-] meters.

For freshmen who generally only have one or two rings, this is enough.

It's more than enough to move around on the field, but it's very unfriendly to agility attack type soul masters.

This morning, Mu Jin, Lin Yao and others gathered in this assessment area to prepare for the grouping ceremony.

There were a large number of new students, and the group work lasted almost the entire morning.

The three of them ate a top-notch dish in the cafeteria and returned to the assessment area before they learned about their grouping.

There are 240 groups of freshmen, totaling 720 people, in this year's freshman assessment. In the end, only 120 groups of students who participated in the freshman assessment were able to stay and officially became first-year students to continue studying hard.

Studying in Shrek Academy, the competition is undoubtedly fierce and cruel, and that is why, in a tense atmosphere, students can work harder and Shrek Academy can last forever.

Under constant victory, there will be a lot of bones!
After passing the lottery, each six groups will be assigned to an examination room, and then a round-robin battle will begin in each examination room.

In this way, in the first stage of the points ranking competition, each participating group needs to compete with five groups in the same examination room, and each group needs to fight for five rounds.

The three of them, Lin Yao, were divided into five areas. Students from other classes participating in the competition had also arrived. Some looked nervous and apprehensive, while others were gearing up.

They looked at each other, showing very obvious hostility. After all, among them, it was very likely that only half of them could stay.

(End of this chapter)