Chapter 109 Big Shots Gather at the Arena, Xiao Xiao's High Score Shocks the Entire Audience
The Colosseum is located on the south side of the Soul Arena and is a semi-circular enclosed building.
The inner circle of the arena is huge, and it is divided into three areas according to the age of the soul beasts: the hundred-year area, the thousand-year area, and the ten-thousand-year area.
The high observation platform is equipped with mentor seats and soul guidance devices for emergency termination of the assessment.
When Mu Jin led her class of students into the arena, Dai Huabin immediately sensed something was wrong.
There were too many people sitting in the stands.
In the very center, at the head of the table, Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Spirit Department, held a cup of tea, looking relaxed.
To his left sat a young, beautiful woman with an exceptionally well-maintained face, dressed in a magnificent robe, and exuding a sharp and imposing aura. She was Cai Meier, the vice dean of the Martial Spirit Department.
To Yan Shaozhe's right was a tall woman with heroic features and an air of pressure emanating from her. She was none other than Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department.
Next up is Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department.
In the shadows of the last row stood a somewhat disheveled old man holding a chicken leg; it was none other than Chicken Leg Douluo Xuanzi.
Dai Huabin slowed his pace slightly.
Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier came to observe the promotion assessment, which makes sense, since he is the dean of the Martial Spirit Department.
Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo are both from the Soul Guidance Department, and Xuanzi is even an elder of the Sea God Pavilion. This entourage is definitely not here for the promotion exam.
They came for the Snow Emperor.
Dai Huabin understood.
News of the Ultimate Ice Spirit spread among the academy's higher-ups.
This group of people gathered at the arena today, ostensibly to supervise and assess, but in reality, they came to see for themselves what kind of person this "Xue Qingyao" really is.
A faint voice came from behind.
"Hua Bin, those people up there are all quite strong."
"Okay, don't be nervous, just behave normally," Dai Huabin replied in a low voice.
Ice Emperor curled her lip: "Who's nervous?"
Snow Emperor didn't say anything, but simply raised her head slightly, glanced around the viewing platform, and then looked away.
The atmosphere on the spectator stands was quite subtle.
Cai Meier held her teacup, glancing at Xian Lin'er sitting opposite her out of the corner of her eye. She smiled, but her tone was not very polite.
"Lin'er, Xue Qingyao possesses the Ultimate Ice Spirit, and she should be a promising talent that our Martial Spirit Department should focus on cultivating. What are you Soul Guidance Department doing here?"
Xian Lin'er leaned back in her chair, legs crossed, her posture composed. Today, she had specially worn a sharply tailored dark green dress, which made her look incredibly dashing.
"Mei'er, you're wrong. Do you think I, Martial God Douluo Xian Lin'er, am incapable of teaching her?"
Cai Meier's smile remained unchanged, but her tone rose slightly.
"When it comes to teaching the Ultimate Spirit, it has to be our Martial Spirit Department. Your Soul Guidance Department, don't even try to get involved."
The two exchanged words, their voices not loud, but every word was barbed.
Yan Shaozhe sat in the middle, with his wife Cai Meier on his left and Xian Lin'er on his right. He took a sip of tea without saying a word.
If those two women start arguing, he'd be asking for trouble if he interrupted.
Qian Duoduo sat behind Xian Lin'er, shrinking his neck and not daring to make a sound.
Xuanzi, sitting in the last row, was munching on a chicken leg, completely unaware of this underhanded battle.
His attention was entirely on the arena below, or more precisely, on the boy named Dai Huabin.
…
Below the Colosseum.
Mu Jin stood in front of the trainees, holding the assessment roster in her hand, confirming the information of each person one by one.
She wore a plain-colored long dress, her features were gentle, and her voice was soft.
"Dear students, you are all familiar with the rules of the promotion assessment. You can choose to defeat or subdue a spirit beast in your own area, either individually or in a team. The assessment will be jointly scored by three instructors, and a score of 60 is required to pass."
Mu Jin paused, then glanced around at the queue.
"When choosing a region, act according to your ability and don't overexert yourself. If you get injured, the mentors on site will intervene, but your assessment score will be affected."
Dai Huabin stood at the front of the line, with Zhu Lu to his right, and Bing Di and Xue Di standing in the back row.
Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Cui Yajie stood close together, whispering to each other.
As soon as Mu Jin finished speaking, Dai Huabin chimed in.
"Don't worry, Teacher Mu Jin, there's a surprise in today's assessment."
Mu Jin paused for a moment, then looked up at him.
Dai Huabin spoke casually and confidently.
Mu Jin smiled and didn't ask any further questions. She knew Dai Huabin; he generally kept his word.
"Then I'll wait and see."
…
Xiao Xiao was the first to go on stage.
When she walked out of the queue, she was not tall and looked very petite, but her delicate face had a serious look on it.
The head referee, Gong Changlong, stood in the center of the field, flipped through the information card in his hand, and looked up at Xiao Xiao.
"Xiao Xiao, a level 30 Quasi-Soul Master, challenges a thousand-year-old Soul Beast single-handedly?"
Gong Changlong asked one more question: "Are you sure?"
He was a veteran referee in the Soul Fighting Zone and had seen too many freshmen overestimate their abilities.
It's not impossible for a level 30 player to solo a thousand-year-old soul beast, but the risk is very high.
Xiao Xiao straightened up and nodded.
"Sure."
Gong Changlong didn't try to persuade him any further, and raised his hand to signal the gate to open.
The metal gate slowly rose, and a thousand-year-old rock-armored porcupine covered in gray-brown rock spikes rushed out of the secret passage.
This thing is not large, but its rock spikes are exceptionally hard and have a very strong impact force.
The destructive power of a fully grown, thousand-year-old rock-armored porcupine charging at full speed is enough to smash through a three-foot-thick stone wall.
Without hesitation, the rock-armored porcupine plowed its way out of its cage, braced itself on all fours, and charged straight at Xiao Xiao.
The ground trembled slightly under its footsteps, and the rock spikes stood up as it ran, like a moving ball of iron spikes.
The trainees on the sidelines gasped.
Xiao Xiao did not retreat.
She lowered her body and changed her footwork, moving with a ghostly, elusive grace.
She drifted to the right like a falling leaf, the rock-armored porcupine's charge grazing her clothes, missing her by less than half a foot.
As Xiao Xiao turned to the side, her second Spirit Ring lit up.
"Second Soul Skill, Cauldron Control!"
The three Soul-Suppressing Cauldrons coalesced in front of her and then merged into one.
The combined tripod shimmered with a pale golden light and was nearly twice the size of the single tripod.
The rock-armored porcupine stopped its charge, turned around, and followed with a second charge.
Xiao Xiao stood in front of him, taking the porcupine's head-on impact head-on.
The dull thud of metal colliding echoed across the arena. Xiao Xiao was pushed back two steps, but she regained her footing and remained perfectly still.
The porcupine was momentarily dizzy from the shock.
Just this one moment.
Xiao Xiao's first Spirit Ring lit up.
"First Soul Skill, Cauldron Tremor!"
The combined cauldron emitted an invisible shockwave that spread outwards from the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron as its center.
The rock-armored porcupine was within a meter of the cauldron, and the shockwave directly entered its brain.
The porcupine's four legs suddenly went weak, it staggered a couple of steps, and its whole body swayed.
Dizziness effect.
Xiao Xiao didn't waste this window; she controlled the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron to fly out and accurately smash it into the porcupine's left foreleg joint.
The porcupine cried out in pain, struggling to stand up.
Xiao Xiao's steps didn't stop. The Ghostly Shadow technique led her around the porcupine, always maintaining a distance of about three meters from the soul beast.
After the porcupine recovered, it charged again. Xiao Xiao used Ghostly Shadow to dodge, then used Cauldron Defense to block the frontal attack, and Cauldron Shock to provide additional control.
The entire process was executed flawlessly.
Yan Shaozhe put down his teacup on the viewing platform.
A full five minutes.
Xiao Xiao, with only level 30 soul power, used two soul skills and a set of footwork to completely outmaneuver the Thousand-Year Rock Armored Porcupine.
She wasn't touched at all, nor was she injured in the slightest; her soul power consumption was controlled with extreme precision.
Gong Changlong blew the whistle to signal the end.
The Rock Armored Porcupine was subdued by the instructors and taken back to the secret passage. Xiao Xiao put away her Spirit, exhaled, and had fine beads of sweat on her forehead.
The three assessment mentors raised their scoreboards almost simultaneously.
Total score 120, excellent!
There was a two-second silence on the sidelines, followed by a burst of noisy discussion.
"120 points? That's amazing. 60 points is a passing grade, right?"
"Who is Xiao Xiao in?"
"Class 1, Grade 2, Dai Huabin's class."
Mu Jin stood on the sidelines, her fingers unconsciously clenching the roster.
Her understanding of Xiao Xiao was limited to "twin Spirits, good talent," and she mostly regarded Xiao Xiao as an accessory to Dai Huabin and the others.
But what was demonstrated in today's assessment far exceeded her expectations.
It's not about brute force, it's about controlling the battle.
A level 30 Soul Master who can maintain zero injuries and zero mistakes when facing a thousand-year-old Soul Beast is considered to have outstanding combat skills even among senior students in the outer Academy.
Du Weiren sat on the side of the spectator stand, his pen pausing for a moment.
He was responsible for recording each trainee's performance in the assessment, and he watched Xiao Xiao's assessment from beginning to end.
How did this girl manage to get 120 points in a game with a level 30 character?
Du Weilun glanced subconsciously at Dai Huabin, who was standing in the queue.
The boy was talking to Zhu Lu beside him, his expression calm, as if he had known this would be the outcome all along.
…
Xiao Xiao returned to the queue, and Cui Yajie came up to her and patted her on the shoulder.
"Wow, Xiao Xiao, you're amazing! 120 points!"
Xiao Xiao wiped the sweat from her forehead and curled her lips slightly: "It was alright, but the porcupine was too fast. There was one time I almost couldn't dodge it."
"Almost? I think you handled it with ease."
Wang Dong'er crossed her arms, her tone slightly sour, "Did you two spend the whole holiday training with that guy?"
Xiao Xiao and Cui Yajie exchanged a glance but neither of them spoke.
Wang Dong'er snorted.
Dai Huabin looked back and gave Xiao Xiao a thumbs up.
Xiao Xiao's face flushed slightly, and she quickly turned her head away.
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