Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 28 Two Rewards
It was another sunny morning. Because there was the Sea God Lake on the campus, the air in Shrek Academy was not only fresh but also very humid.

All freshmen who passed the assessment gathered in Shrek Square, waiting for the upcoming class placement.

Du Weilun, the director of the Wuhun Department, came to the front of the students with more than ten teachers.

Wu Xuan looked up and saw that these teachers were all homeroom teachers or theory teachers for the ten freshman classes. The only one missing was Zhou Yi.

Humph! Humph! Wu Xuan sneered twice, thinking that Zhou Yi had been dismissed by the Spirit Department.

Du Weilun, holding a folder in his hand, glanced at the group of students with a smile before saying, "I believe everyone knows that the freshman assessment elimination rounds have concluded, and the top three have been decided. Now, I will officially announce them and the rewards they will receive. The third place freshman assessment is Huang Chutian's team. The team members are Huang Chutian, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo. Step out."

Led by Huang Chutian, the three of them walked out together and stood before Du Weilun. Their young faces flushed slightly with excitement. Getting third place was already beyond their expectations!

All the first-year students burst into applause. After the elimination round, there are approximately 300 first-year students remaining, which is nearly two-thirds less than when the school just started.

"Second place, Dai Huabin's team. Team members are Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie. Step out."

Applause rang out again, but after Dai Huabin and the other two walked out, there was no excitement on their faces, especially Dai Huabin, whose expression was tense, and he lowered his head slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Applause started again.

Du Weilun paused briefly before speaking in a slightly raised voice, "Now, please give a warm round of applause to the final champions of the freshman assessment. They are the Wu Xuan team from Freshman Class 9, and their members are Wu Xuan, Qian Guming, and Nanmen Yuner."

Suddenly, the audience burst into warm cheers.

Wu Xuan's reputation had long spread throughout the Outer Court. He was gifted, powerful, handsome, and possessed a distinguished demeanor. His control and attacking abilities were unmatched by even the most skilled support spirit masters. He was the legendary perfect teammate.

The three of them walked forward quickly, Wu Xuan walked in front, Qian Gu Ming and Nanmen Yuner lagged behind half a step.

Du Weilun smiled at the three of them and gestured for them to stand in the center.

Du Weilun continued, "Okay, now I will announce the rewards for the top three teams in the freshman assessment. The top three teams will all receive a unified reward from the academy. Each team can submit a request to the academy when they need a spirit ring, and the academy will assist them in obtaining a spirit ring that they can afford and is most suitable for them."

As soon as these words were spoken, the first-year students immediately burst into exclamations of surprise and praise. This reward was equivalent to the academy's promise that the next spirit ring of the top nine people would definitely be an extreme spirit ring.

"Director Du, can you specify the type of soul beast?" Wu Xuan asked.

Du Weilun was stunned, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he looked at Wu Xuan. But remembering Yan Shaozhe's instructions before he left, he responded decisively.

"For the first place in the elimination round, your team can naturally designate the type of soul beast." Du Weilun smiled and continued:

"In view of the Wuxuan team's outstanding performance and undefeated record throughout the competition, the academy has decided to award them two special awards. The academy will keep these awards confidential. After the class division is completed, you can come with me to claim them."

Two special rewards?

This is what makes the champion different from the second and third place.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao in the audience looked a little unhappy. They only found out today that Teacher Zhou was expelled from the Spirit Department because they lost the game. He could only go to the Spirit Guidance Department as an assistant teacher and even lost his title as a teacher.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao looked at Wu Xuan with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

"Okay, you can return to the team."

Du Weilun waved his hand and faced the crowd again.

"The quality of this year's freshmen is even better than before. I hope you will keep up the good work. No matter how talented you are, without hard work, you won't reap the rewards. Our Shrek Academy is the continent's premier soul master academy. I hope you will all graduate successfully and achieve excellent results. In view of the outstanding freshmen who emerged in this year's freshman competition, the academy has specially approved some of them to become core disciples of the outer courtyard. Now I will announce the list."

Shrek Square fell silent. Core disciples were never just the top three teams. Although Du Weilun hadn't mentioned it, who didn't know that the core disciples of the outer courtyard would receive more resources from the academy? With their own interests at stake, each of the young students listened intently, fearing their names would be missed.

Du Weilun opened the folder in his hand and read out, "Based on the performance of the new students in the assessment, the core disciples who finally passed the review are: Wu Xuan, Qian Guming, Nanmen Yuner, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Xie Huanyue, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Huang Chutian, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Ning Tian, ​​and Wu Feng."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the students in the audience cheered in unison.

Huo Yuhao, who had just come back to his senses from his resentment towards Wu Xuan, burst into anger and resentment when he found that he was not on the list of core disciples.

Looking at Huo Yuhao with bloodshot eyes, Wang Dong was about to step forward and say a few words of comfort, but Huo Yuhao, who was mentally broken at the moment, didn't care about that at all.

Applause is over!!
Du Weilun continued, "Given that some freshmen, despite lacking talent and ability, have also shown outstanding performance during the freshman assessment, the academy has decided to temporarily grant them the status of Core Disciples until the end of this academic year. If they achieve breakthroughs during next year's promotion exams, they will be considered for promotion to full Core Disciples. The list is as follows: Cui Yajie, Long Xiangyue, and Huo Yuhao."

Huo Yuhao, whose mood was unbalanced, suddenly calmed down after hearing his own name. "Yes! The academy still recognizes my abilities, but my strength is still lacking."

The next step is to divide the classes. The entire first grade is divided into four classes. The first class is the powerful attack and control system battle soul masters. The second class is the defense system and agility attack system battle soul masters. The third class is the auxiliary system battle soul masters. The fourth class is the auxiliary system battle soul masters. Classes are battle soul masters and weapon soul masters with various other special attributes including food system and healing system.

Undoubtedly, the strongest class overall was naturally Class One, where Wu Xuan, Qian Guming, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were all assigned. The strongest class in Class Two was undoubtedly Xie Huanyue, who excelled at defense. His Pipi Elephant spirit was truly unique. Class Three, however, was comprised of support staff, but it lacked core disciples, such as Ning Tian, ​​who possessed the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda spirit.

As for Class 4, they were a mix of spirit masters. Relatively speaking, they had little combat power, but often possessed exceptional abilities in certain special areas. The two most important of these were the food and healing systems.

Almost every grade was divided into classes in this way, but the higher the grade, the smaller the number of students in each class. Shrek Academy's dropout rate has always been extremely high.

Then came the assignment of class teachers. Theory teacher Wang Yan became the class teacher of Class 1. After Zhou Yi was dismissed, Mu Jin became the deputy class teacher of Class 1.

"Okay, everyone, return to the teaching building under the leadership of your class teachers according to the latest class divisions. Wu Xuan, the three of you come with me to receive your rewards." After Du Weilun made the announcement, Wu Xuan and the other two followed Du Weilun to the teacher's office area behind the senior teaching building.

Du Weilun's office is on the top floor. It doesn't have many gorgeous decorations, but there are four bookcases. Each library has a rich collection of books.

After sitting down, a huge ruby ​​ring on Du Weilun's right hand flashed, and two wooden boxes and a leather bag appeared on the table in front of him.

A faint medicinal fragrance wafted through the air, and Wu Xuan instantly knew what kind of elixir was inside the box.

Du Weilun waved his right hand, and under the control of his powerful soul power, the two wooden boxes fell accurately into the hands of Qian Guming and Nanmen Yuner.

When the wooden box was opened, a refreshing medicinal fragrance filled the air. The pill was emerald green in color, and there seemed to be a faint halo flowing inside. It was crystal clear and full of the breath of life.

Qian Gu Ming and Nanmen Yuner, who recognized the elixir, both showed obvious interest.

"This is the Soul-Boosting Pill. I won't explain its function to you in detail. If you don't know, you can ask your class teacher." After saying this, Du Weilun handed a leather bag to Wu Xuan.

The leather bag also seemed to be a soul guide device. There were some dark patterns on the brown leather, and there were also subtle fluctuations of soul power on it.

"Actually, this is the prize I prepared for you for winning the Freshman Assessment. There's only one prize, and you three need to decide who to give it to. But this is the most precious prize the academy has given out in the Freshman Assessment in at least the past thousand years. Open it and take a look."

Wu Xuan untied the rope on the leather bag.

A ball of light blue light emerged from the skin without warning, and slowly floated in the air under the gaze of Wu Xuan and the other two.

"This, this is... a soul bone?" Qian Guming leaned forward, his eyes nearly popping out of his head. Although Du Weilun had previously warned them that the reward would be very high, he had never imagined it would be a soul bone. For a soul master, a soul bone is a hundred times more precious than a soul ring!
Du Weilun smiled and said, "This soul bone is from the right leg. It was taken from a 40,000-year-old wind-attributed soul beast called the Wind Tiger. You should have learned about this soul beast in your freshman theory class. After the academy's appraisal, the soul master who fuses this soul bone will gain a wind-attributed attack soul skill."

"I'll give you this skin as well. It can mask the fluctuations of your soul power. After you return, integrate it as soon as possible. Also, you must keep the matter of receiving the soul bone reward a secret for the academy. I believe you know how to do it."

Although Du Weilun did not say it explicitly, Qiangu Ming and Nanmen Yuner both understood that this soul bone was obviously prepared by the academy specifically for Wu Xuan.

But Wu Xuan looked down on this soul bone. A mere 40,000-year soul bone, with only a wind-attribute attack soul skill attached, was of little use to Wu Xuan. He considered fusing such a soul bone a complete waste of space.

But he would not be stupid enough to give away his soul bones. After all, a soul bone of ten thousand years level could be sold for nearly ten million gold soul coins.

Du Weilun's office was on the top floor of the faculty building. After Wu Xuan and the other two left, they walked down the stairs. As soon as they reached the next floor, they ran into Mu Jin, who was waiting there.

"Teacher Mu?" the three of them said almost in unison.

Mu Jin smiled slightly. "I was promoted to senior teacher a few days ago, and my office has moved here. You won first place among freshmen, so I have a prize for you." As she spoke, a silver pendant in Mu Jin's hand flashed, and a leather bag appeared in her hand.

"No way?" Except for Wu Xuan, Qiangu Ming and Nanmen Yuner said almost in unison.

Mu Jin was also stunned, "What can't you do?"

Wu Xuan coughed twice and took out the leather bag he had just put away.

"What is this? Is it a reward from the academy?" Mu Jin asked in surprise.

Wu Xuan and the other two nodded.

"I see. No wonder Director Du is so secretive. The reward he's prepared for you is so generous." Having said this, Mu Jin couldn't help but turn her gaze to Wu Xuan. Given Wu Xuan's talent, the academy's reward was quite reasonable.

Mu Jin didn't ask any more detailed questions and directly opened the skin bag. A blazing red light burst out from it.

"According to my assessment, this left arm soul bone was taken from a Flame Orangutan with seven thousand years of cultivation. Although the quality of this soul bone is relatively low, it is still a rare treasure for soul masters with fire-attributed martial spirits. Also, I won this soul bone in a bet with someone else, Zhou Yi from the freshman class. It was you who won the competition, so there's no need to feel any burden."

After Mu Jin finished speaking, she put the soul bone back into her leather bag and handed it to Wu Xuan.

"The specific distribution is up to you guys to decide! Okay, go back to class first."

"Thank you, Teacher Mu." The three of them bowed to Mu Jin and continued to walk towards the next staircase.

(End of this chapter)