Douluo Dalu: Huo Yuhao Knows the Plot

Chapter 86: The Grand Melee

The next day, in the afternoon, things were different than usual. After class, Wang Yan kept all the core disciples of the class behind, without explaining the specific reason. He only told them that the academy would hold an assessment for the core disciples. There would be no punishment for failing the assessment, but he didn't mention any rewards either.

In short, under Wang Yan's leadership, the group left the teaching building in a daze and arrived at the Soul Dueling Zone. During this time, they noticed that core disciples from other classes were also being led to the Soul Dueling Zone by their teachers.

The core disciples who arrived at the Soul Dueling Zone weren't just from the second year; there were also core disciples from the third, fourth, and fifth years, totaling twenty-eight people. Among them, the second-year students were the most numerous, making up almost half of the group. These were all from the Martial Soul Department. Only one person came from the Soul Tool Department: He Caitou, the Soul Tool Department's top dog, as Huo Yuhao had heard him called.

Being a core disciple sounded impressive, but it really just meant that the academy valued their potential, not their current strength. For example, among the twenty-nine people present, most were at the two-ring or three-ring level. Besides Huo Yuhao, only Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan from the fifth year had reached the four-ring level.

While everyone was whispering and discussing the purpose of the assessment, a staggering, disheveled old man walked over. He held a wine pot in his right hand and a large chicken leg in his left, which he gnawed on as he walked, his mouth covered in grease. His hair was like a messy bird's nest, and his clothes were as plain as could be.

If he had a bowl and a stick, he would have looked like a professional beggar.

Of course, no one would actually think he was a beggar. How could a beggar appear at Shrek Academy?

The old fellow staggered to a stop in front of the students, his cloudy old eyes looking at Wang Yan. "Little Wang, are all the people here yet?"

Wang Yan quickly took two steps forward and bowed, saying, "Elder Xuan, everyone is here. Twenty-eight core disciples from the Martial Soul Department, and only one from the Soul Tool Department."

"Okay, the teacher is waiting outside. The rest of you, come in." Elder Xuan finished speaking, took a swig of wine, and swayed his thin body as he walked inside.

The core disciples followed him in, while the teachers waited outside.

Elder Xuan led the core disciples to the center of the Soul Dueling Zone. "Listen up, your assessment this time is very simple. We call it the Grand Melee. Next, you can attack anyone you want in this Soul Dueling Zone, without any rules. Anyone who admits defeat or is rescued will be considered eliminated. The last seven remaining will be the winners. Alright, let's begin."

After speaking, Elder Xuan disappeared from the arena. Everyone was a little stunned. What kind of assessment was this? What could it test? In this situation, those with higher cultivation would definitely be ganged up on, and then a bunch of rookies would peck at each other. What was the point?

A clever student was the first to react, shouting, "Let's join forces to take care of the four-ring seniors first!"

The others woke up as if from a dream, and one by one, they released their martial souls. In an instant, colorful soul rings appeared.

The soul rings that appeared around Huo Yuhao were one yellow and three purple. He had always concealed the true colors of his third and fourth soul rings, and this time was no exception. It was impossible for these students to discover the truth. However, Elder Xuan could see that Huo Yuhao had used some kind of concealment method, but he couldn't determine the true age of the soul rings.

Everyone understood the principle of 'lips are cold if the teeth are gone'. Whenever someone was attacked by a four-ring student, others would come to their aid. But even so, eleven people were eliminated within a minute.

At this point, only eighteen people remained in the arena, and they had tacitly formed two camps. The four-ring students had undoubtedly joined forces: He Caitou, Huo Yuhao, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan.

Their camp also included Wang Qiuer and Wang Dong. Wang Qiuer's strength was definitely at the Soul Elder level, and although Wang Dong wasn't a four-ring, his top-tier martial soul made him much stronger than others of the same level.

He Caitou was also a four-ring, and his attacks covered a wide area. When Huo Yuhao and the others attacked, He Caitou would use soul tool shells to help them intercept other students.

At this time, the situation reversed. Nine students gathered together to form a circle, each with their backs facing outwards, looking nervous.

The seven people in the other four-ring Soul Elder camp were scattered around, forming an encirclement.

Two other people were taking advantage of their speed to stir up trouble, obviously planning to 'camp' for points.

"Attack!" Huo Yuhao shouted, and his first soul ring lit up. Mental Interference was activated. He saw that four of the nine people could use martial soul fusion skills, so he couldn't give them the chance.

Beibei, Jiang Nannan, and the others were relatively familiar with Huo Yuhao. After he spoke, they all rushed forward. This time, they didn't hold back their soul power, and soul skills rained down on the rookies.

Dai Huabin's expression was ugly. He had originally planned to let the four-ring Soul Elders clear out the riffraff before using his martial soul fusion skill to show off his power. Furthermore, martial soul fusion skills consumed too much soul power, so he wouldn't use them unless absolutely necessary.

He had been about to use it just now, but Huo Yuhao seemed to be deliberately targeting him. Just as he was about to activate the martial soul fusion skill, his brain suddenly felt a dizzy spell. Although it was very brief, it was still too late. The attacks from several Soul Elders came crashing down.

Huo Yuhao used Rasengan, Beibei used his fourth soul skill, Lightning Dragon Head, Xu Sanshi charged forward with a shield, He Caitou fired soul tool cannons from his hands, Wang Qiuer used the Golden Dragon Head, and Wang Dong used his third soul skill, Butterfly God Slash.

For a time, explosions rang out in the arena, and the light from the soul skills illuminated the entire Soul Dueling Zone with vibrant colors.

After the explosions, only three people remained in the arena besides the four-ring Soul Elder camp: Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue, and a speed-type Soul Master.

Huo Yuhao and the others weren't in a hurry to attack at this time. They were waiting for them to admit defeat.

The three people looked grim and remained silent for a moment. Although they were unwilling, they obediently admitted defeat.