Bonus Chapter. Enjoy!
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"Th-this... how is this possible?!"
Ning Tian stared blankly at the scythe held against her neck, then looked at Wu Feng, who was struggling to get up in the distance. She was completely stunned.
From the beginning of the battle to the end, it hadn't even taken a minute.
"Pu... purple second Spirit Ring..."
Wu Feng struggled to climb up from the ground, the look of shock on her face impossible to conceal. Her gaze swept over the one yellow and one purple Spirit Ring at Huo Yuhao's feet, then shifted to Xi'er, who also had one yellow and one purple.
This completely overturned their understanding!
You must know, the recognized common knowledge in the Spirit Master's world is that there is a limit to the Spirit Ring age a Spirit Master's body can withstand.
Generally speaking, when a Spirit Master obtains their second Spirit Ring, the maximum age they can withstand is just under a thousand years. Even though they came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and had seen many geniuses, they had never seen anyone capable of absorbing a thousand-year-level Spirit Ring for their second Spirit Ring!
Yet now, two people with thousand-year second Spirit Rings had suddenly appeared!
What made her feel even more incredulous was that the effect of Huo Yuhao's Spirit Ability was simply too terrifying!
Although Wu Feng's strength was not as great as Ning Tian's, she knew very well the power of Ning Tian's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Just now, when Huo Yuhao unleashed that "Spiritual Weakness" Spirit Ability, she only felt her body become as heavy as if it had been filled with lead; her attack power was weakened, and her attack speed was also significantly slowed.
Ning Tian tried to use her second Spirit Ability to dispel this negative status, but that colorful light fell upon her without having any effect at all!
"What on earth was that Spirit Ability?"
Ning Tian was equally shocked, her fingertips trembling, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her hand seemed to have lost its usual agility.
You must know that her Spirit was hailed as the World's number one support system Spirit, yet just now, it had been unable to eliminate even a tiny fraction of Huo Yuhao's influence.
Even for a thousand-year Spirit Ability, this was just too terrifying, right?
Exactly how old was Huo Yuhao's second Spirit Ring?
At the very least, Ning Tian judged that the age of Huo Yuhao's second Spirit Ring was definitely over 1,500 years, perhaps even close to 2,000 years!
"Is this the true Shrek Academy?"
Wu Feng muttered to herself, a storm raging in her heart.
She and Ning Tian were top-tier geniuses in that previous Counterfeit Shrek Academy, rarely encountering rivals among their peers.
Yet here, facing two students who appeared to have lower Spirit Power than them, they were actually defeated within a minute, without any ability to fight back!
"If... if I had chosen him from the start, would the result have been different?"
Wu Feng's gaze involuntarily fell upon Tang Wulin again, her eyes carrying a hint of unwillingness.
That Tang Wulin, who looked so harmless, even made her wonder if he was just a one-ring Spirit Master.
"One ring... he couldn't possibly have a thousand-year First Spirit Ring too, right?"
Wu Feng smiled bitterly in her heart, but then, she thought of the Spirit Ring configuration of Huo Yuhao and Xi'er, and her heart shook.
Perhaps, in this academy, nothing was impossible.
Sensing Wu Feng's gaze, Huo Yuhao saw the hesitation and unwillingness in her eyes and just smiled awkwardly.
"Um... actually, the two of us have the lowest Spirit Power here."
Huo Yuhao coughed lightly and explained somewhat embarrassedly.
"We also just absorbed our second Spirit Ring not long ago, so for now, we count as the weakest here."
Once these words were spoken, Ning Tian and Wu Feng's worldview suffered another heavy blow, as if struck by lightning.
Th-the weakest?!
Even the two weakest ones could easily defeat them within a minute?!
Is... is this even human?!
Is this something a human could say?
Originally, Wu Feng and Ning Tian thought that since Huo Yuhao and Xi'er's second Spirit Rings were thousand-year Spirit Rings, they were at least the elite among the seven, but it turned out they were just the weakest?
And they had been defeated by the two weakest ones within a minute?
This blow was not insignificant, especially for the two who were also famous as geniuses in the outside World.
"Alright."
Ye Zhi spoke up at the right moment, interrupting their shock. Her eyes swept over Wu Feng and Ning Tian, her expression calm.
"Wu Feng, Ning Tian, your score for this test is zero."
Zero!
Hearing this evaluation, Wu Feng and Ning Tian's hearts sank abruptly.
They had originally thought that with their talent and strength, they could at least achieve a decent score, but now, it was zero!
They knew full well what this meant.
Ye Zhi looked at their dim expressions without showing the slightest sympathy, and she continued in a flat tone.
"Since your performance in this round is zero, there is no need to continue with the following assessments."
"You cannot enter the Inner Court; the two who defeated you are also members of the Outer Court."
This sentence made Wu Feng and Ning Tian's bodies shudder, but there was no unwillingness in their eyes anymore. After all, they couldn't even defeat people from the Outer Court, so how could they have the face to go to the Inner Court?
Being able to enter this school was already quite good.
"Although you cannot enter the Inner Court, you can participate in the ninth round of testing. If you can pass, you can enter the Outer Court."
"Of course, after entering the Outer Court, you must also complete the tasks arranged by the academy every week on time."
Upon hearing these words, Wu Feng and Ning Tian looked at each other and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was still a chance. As long as they could enter this academy, even if there were tasks for them every week—no, every day—they would be willing.
After all, the performance of Huo Yuhao and Xi'er was already quite dazzling, and what they could gain by staying in this academy was definitely more than in the Counterfeit Shrek Academy!
"We are willing to accept the assessment!"
"Very good."
Ye Zhi nodded with satisfaction, then her gaze turned to Huo Yuhao and the other six.
"The seven of you may leave first."
"Your performance in this assessment was good. One thousand Contribution Points for each of you have already been credited to your accounts."
"One thousand Contribution Points?!"
Hearing this, the seven of them were instantly energized, expressions of uncontrollable surprise appearing on their faces.
"We got one thousand Contribution Points just like that?!"
Xie Xie couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, gold light appearing in his eyes.
This was simply a windfall!
Moreover, he hadn't even made a move; the only ones who fought from beginning to end were Huo Yuhao and Xi'er. This was a free ride to victory!
But well, he had at least contributed to Huo Yuhao and Xi'er obtaining their Spirit Rings, so it didn't strictly count as a free ride.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go eat!"
Tang Wulin felt his stomach was about to collapse from hunger and urged them quickly. It was fortunate that this matter was resolved quickly, and they had managed to keep their meals for the week; it was just great.
Ye Zhi's gaze fell on Ning Tian and Wu Feng, and then she had them follow her.
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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