Chapter 57 The Colosseum, the Beast Fighting Area.
As the largest exclusive area of Shrek Academy and its largest building, the Beast Fighting Area covers an area equal to the size of all the teaching buildings and dormitories of the Spirit Department combined with Shrek Square.
In the entire Douluo Continent, academies capable of raising spirit beasts on their own are extremely rare. Those reaching the scale of Shrek Academy's Beast Fighting Area are unparalleled; even the royal families of the major empires wouldn't undertake such a feat.
Raising spirit beasts is no easy task. Maintaining their wildness, understanding the different dietary habits of different spirit beasts, ensuring their safety, and managing their behavior are all crucial. The investment required is unimaginable for ordinary spirit master academies.
All of Shrek City's annual tax revenue goes to Shrek Academy, and a third of this enormous sum is invested in the Beast Fighting Area. One can only imagine how incredibly high the investment required for this area is.
Newly enrolled students generally find the tuition expensive, but anyone who has been to the Beast Fighting Zone wouldn't feel that way. Compared to their tuition, Shrek Academy's investment is like fireflies compared to the moon.
Besides taxes from Shrek City, Shrek Academy's other source of income comes from its Soul Guidance Department. Every year, the department produces Soul Guidance Devices for sale. However, these sales are limited to the three great empires: Heavenly Soul, Fighting Spirit, and Star Luo. The Sun Moon Empire is excluded.
Of course, whether the Sun Moon Empire even considers Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Devices is another matter.
The Beast Fighting Zone is mainly divided into two parts. One part, invisible to students, is the area specifically for raising Soul Beasts, called the Beast Pen. The other part is the Beast Arena.
Besides the Beast Pen above ground, there's also a section underground. When this Beast Pen was built, in addition to craftsmen, over a hundred Soul Guidance Masters assisted, using various powerful Soul Guidance Devices to restrain the raised Soul Beasts. Furthermore, powerful Soul Masters and Soul Guidance Masters are stationed here year-round. It is said that even ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts are kept here.
The arena is specifically provided for Shrek Academy students to conduct practical training and assessments. At this moment, the second-year students are entering the arena one after another, preparing to undergo their advancement assessment.
The arena is oval-shaped, with a long diameter of 187 meters, a short diameter of 155 meters, and a maximum height of about 57 meters. From the outside, the entire building is divided into four levels. The bottom three levels are arched structures, with stone pillars supporting each archway on both sides. The fourth level has wall decorations, and there are four large archways facing the four radii, which are the entrances to the inner stands and corridors of the arena.
The stands inside the arena are divided into four groups from low to high. Under special circumstances, Shrek Academy will divide the area into specific zones. The entire project is so vast and magnificent that it can be described as glorious and grand.
This huge arena can accommodate about ten thousand spectators, as more of the area is used for the interior of the arena. Just like the Soul Fighting Zone, this arena allows multiple battles to take place simultaneously, or a single battle to be held.
From the fourth year onwards, each class has at least one arena lesson per week, and the results of each lesson contribute to the students' final exam scores.
When Wu Xuan, Qian Guming, and Xiao Xiao entered the large arena together, they were somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer number of things. All second-year students first had to collect their promotion assessment forms, which indicated their order of appearance and their ranking.
After collecting their forms, led by Wang Yan and Mu Jin, the students entered the large arena. It's worth noting that Huo Yuhao was placed last due to being late.
Because it was a promotion assessment, they didn't go to the viewing platform but instead lined up neatly outside the arena's fighting area to await their assessment.
There were over a hundred students from Class 1 and Class 2 taking their second-year promotion assessments here.
Since it was their first time taking an assessment at the large arena, the academy took it very seriously, ensuring their safety.
Twenty teachers were already waiting here early. They were responsible for guiding the spirit beasts, protecting the students, and scoring the exams.
Although there were quite a few participants, to familiarize everyone with this method, the arena wasn't divided into sections; instead, each student was assessed individually.
This also made it easier for the scoring teachers to see clearly.
The Dean of Studies, Du Weilun, was also there; he was the chief examiner for the day, and he and four other teachers responsible for scoring were on a high platform to one side, offering a clear view of the arena.
While collecting the forms, Wu Xuan even ran into several acquaintances from Class Two.
Nanmen Yun'er, and Xie Huanyue, the strongest student in Class Two. Nanmen Yun'er even waved to Wu Xuan.
At this moment, Du Weilun's voice rang out from the high platform. "This year's situation is different, so the assessment order will be changed. Class One of the second year will send out their top three students first. Then Class Two. And so on. If you understand, let's begin the assessment."
Wang Yan, standing to the side, heard Du Weilun's words and glanced at Wu Xuan, Dai Huabin, and Wang Dong. "The first student to go on stage will set an example. Which of you three will go first?"
"I'll go first!" Wang Dong responded, then impatiently took his assessment form and strode out. He handed the form to a teacher responsible for passing it on, who placed it in the lift below the judging platform. Soon, Wang Dong's assessment form was in Director Du Weilun's hands.
Wang Dong walked to the center of the field, where two teachers were acting as referees to better protect the students' safety.
The referee on the left asked, "What's your major?"
Wang Dong calmly replied, "Power Attack."
"Choose the spirit beast you'll be testing. Remember, you only have one chance, so be careful. Spirit beast levels are measured in centuries, from one hundred to a maximum of one thousand years."
The students of Class 1 and Class 2 in the second year all focused their attention on Wang Dong. Facing a spirit beast alone was a first for most of them, and it would be a lie to say they weren't nervous. Naturally, they all hoped to learn some experience from Wang Dong.
After all, the upgrade test was related to whether they could continue studying at Shrek Academy.
"I choose a thousand-year spirit beast."
"A thousand-year spirit beast, are you sure?" the examiner confirmed again.
"Sure!" Wang Dong nodded firmly.
Seeing this, the examiner didn't say anything more.
"Wang Dong, are you ready?"
"Ready." Wang Dong nodded, his face serious.
Even Xiao Xiao, who was quite familiar with Wang Dong in the class, was stunned.
"What is Wang Dong preparing for?" Xiao Xiao muttered to herself.
But soon, everyone knew where Wang Dong's confidence came from.
A dazzling blue light flashed as Wang Dong unleashed his Martial Soul.
"Wow!"
Exclamations instantly filled the academy, even surprising many teachers.
Their surprise wasn't due to Wang Dong's magnificent Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul, but rather the three Soul Rings rising from beneath his feet.
On the high platform, Du Weilen's eyes lit up. He nodded slightly, "Good, one yellow and two purple. This child's talent and Martial Soul are both top-notch."
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