MM Racing Chapter 34 Selection of Core Disciples
Chapter 34 Selection of Core Disciples
A few days later, the bell rang, and the day's classes came to an end.
Class teacher Zhou Yi finished tidying up her lesson plan, glanced at the whole class, and said in a deep voice, "All core disciples, stay here. You will come with me to the Soul Battle Zone in a while."
Upon hearing this, the core disciples in the classroom immediately perked up, their eyes gleaming with anticipation. They had been waiting for this day for a long time; the selection for the Shrek Seven Devils' reserve team was finally about to begin!
The number of core disciples in this year's second year far exceeds that of previous years. In their class alone, there are nine people: Dai Youheng, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Huang Chutian.
Adding Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue, Zhu Lu, and Wu Feng from Class 2, and Ning Tian, the support-type Soul Master from Class 3, the total number reached thirteen. This number is extremely rare in the history of Shrek Academy's outer court, and is even comparable to the total number of core disciples in the third and fourth years.
Led by Zhou Yi, the thirteen second-year core disciples arrived in the Soul Fighting Zone in a grand procession.
After a short wait, Dai Youheng spotted several familiar figures. Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan arrived together. They were the core disciples of the fifth grade and among the highest-ranking students in the outer academy, all having reached the fourth-ring Soul Master level.
At this age, the Fourth Ring Road is a huge watershed.
In addition, someone from the Soul Guidance Department also came; it was He Caitou. He was tall and had an honest face. The original owner of this body hadn't really flattered him before, mainly because He Caitou was from the Soul Guidance Department, and they rarely had the chance to meet.
Soon, all the core disciples who participated in the selection, from the second to the fifth grade, a total of 27 people, stood in a neat row.
Dai Youheng's gaze swept across the crowd, and he could clearly sense two obvious signs of hostility: one from Dai Huabin, whose face was gloomy, and the other from Xu Sanshi, whose eyes were unfriendly.
"Interesting!" Dai Youheng immediately had a plan in mind. Perhaps he could make good use of the conflict between these two and their hostility towards him.
At this moment, Yan Shaozhe also arrived, but he did not immediately announce the start, as if he was waiting for something.
Sure enough, a swaying, unsteady figure slowly approached from afar. He carried a huge gourd of wine in one hand and a greasy chicken leg in the other. He reeked of alcohol, his disheveled hair obscuring his face, and he walked with a limp, as if he might fall at any moment.
"Xuanzi?" Dai Youheng thought to himself. This was none other than Xuanzi, the Gluttonous Douluo, one of the true giants of Shrek Academy.
In Shrek Academy, who else besides this person, who is jokingly called the "Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult," would have such an image?
Its martial soul, the Gluttonous Divine Ox, is a top-tier beast martial soul with immense power, but its side effect is that it will give the host a gluttonous characteristic like the gluttonous beast, keeping them perpetually hungry.
Therefore, Xuanzi always ate meat and drank wine.
"Shao Zhe," Elder Xuan greeted him, his eyes glazed with drunkenness.
"Elder Xuan." Yan Shaozhe immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"Is everyone here?" Elder Xuan asked, taking a swig of wine.
"Reporting to Elder Xuan, everyone has arrived. There are twenty-five core disciples from the second to fifth year of the Martial Soul Department, one core disciple from the Soul Guidance Department, and Huo Yuhao, a dual-department core disciple, for a total of twenty-seven people," Yan Shaozhe reported.
"Well, let's go in then." Elder Xuan mumbled a reply and staggered into the Soul Fighting Zone first.
Many core disciples, especially the younger ones, had never seen Elder Xuan before, and they exchanged bewildered glances and whispered amongst themselves. Dai Huabin couldn't help but mutter to Xie Huanyue beside him, "Who is this drunkard?"
Elder Xuan walked to the center of the Soul Fighting Area, let out a drunken hiccup, and said, "Listen up, you little brats! Today's assessment is very simple; it's called a free-for-all! Within this Soul Fighting Area, you can fight however you want, without any rules. Anyone who surrenders, is knocked out, or rescued is eliminated! The seven people who are still standing at the end are the winners! Alright, teachers, all of you go out. Wait for me to say 'start,' and you can begin!"
Such a simple and straightforward rule left many trainees stunned, looking at each other in bewilderment.
The teachers, naturally not daring to disobey Elder Xuan, quickly withdrew from the center of the arena.
Just then, a slight rumble came from the ground of the Soul Arena! Thick stone walls suddenly rose from the ground, instantly dividing the entire arena into a complex and ever-changing moving maze!
"Brother Youheng!" Lan Susu exclaimed. She was standing on the edge of a rising stone wall, trying to pull her sister Lan Luoluo towards Dai Youheng, but it was too late. The moving wall instantly separated them and randomly divided everyone else into different areas of the maze.
This maze is not only complex and constantly changing in structure, but its area also shrinks inward over time, eventually forcing all survivors to the central area for a final battle. To gain an advantage before the final melee, you must eliminate as many opponents as possible during the maze phases.
Many lower-year students' first thought is to find and cling to the coattails of upper-year students.
But Dai Youheng had no intention of searching for or protecting the Lan sisters; instead, he hoped they would be eliminated.
This competition is destined to be turbulent. In the original story, the reserve team was attacked by evil spirit masters shortly after its formation, and Xuanzi's team suffered heavy casualties. It is far safer to let them stay at the academy and focus on acquiring their third spirit rings than to go on this adventure with them.
He walked slowly and deliberately through the maze, not rushing towards the central area, but calmly observing and thinking.
"My goal isn't to win, but to be eliminated fairly. But I can't make it too obvious... It would be best to create some chaos and cause some trouble for those two guys who don't like me."
As the saying goes, what you think about comes to pass.
Just as he turned a corner, he bumped into someone he didn't want to see at that moment: Dai Huabin.
The moment Dai Huabin saw Dai Youheng, his eyes blazed with fury and fighting spirit. "Dai Youheng, I've finally found you!"
Dai Youheng was speechless, but he subtly showed a hint of "fear" on his face and turned to run without hesitation!
"Stop right there, you bastard! Don't even think about running away!" Dai Huabin roared and immediately activated his soul power to give chase!
However, the maze walls moved again at just the right moment, and a stone wall rose up with a "boom," blocking Dai Huabin's path of pursuit, leaving him with no choice but to angrily punch the wall.
"What bad luck! I ran into Dai Huabin first." Dai Youheng slowed his pace after shaking off the pursuers. "But it's good, at least I've confirmed his approximate location. Now I need to find—Xu Sanshi!"
Ideally, Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin should appear together so that his plan can be executed perfectly.