In the evening, Yan Shaozhe hosted a dinner and treated Shi Yu to a good meal.
Ma Xiaotao was also there; the main purpose of this meal was to resolve the minor conflict between Shi Yu and Ma Xiaotao.
Ma Xiaotao had already apologized to Shi Yu and genuinely thanked Shi Yu, so naturally, she didn't dwell too much on the matter involving Xu Sanshi.
After all, it's not like her relationship with Xu Sanshi was that good.
It wouldn't go so far as hating Shi Yu for a lifetime because of Xu Sanshi.
Shi Yu and Ma Xiaotao didn't have much of a conflict to begin with, and Shi Yu was naturally happy that the other party was willing to let go of their minor dissatisfaction towards Shi Yu.
Through this meal, the relationship between the two immediately became much closer. After eating, Shi Yu returned to Shi Yu's room to rest.
In the beast arena, a group of people gathered around the Great Strength Demon Ape, examining its body.
Yan Shaozhe also came here after finishing dinner with Shi Yu.
"Shi Yu's poison is truly potent. It only took a little over twenty minutes from injection to extraction."
"Yet it caused considerable damage to the Great Strength Demon Ape; a significant portion of its internal flesh and blood was damaged and is difficult to repair, resulting in permanent injury."
"It's also fortunate that Senior extracted the poison in time. If it had lasted one or two more hours, whether this Great Strength Demon Ape could live for another ten years might be a very big question mark," said a relatively authoritative poison-type Soul Master in the Academy after the examination.
Shi Yu was extremely wary of this type of poison; perhaps it couldn't do anything to Shi Yu right now.
But once Shi Yu's strength increased, Senior wouldn't even need to be at the same level as Senior; even a difference of twenty levels might pose a threat to Senior.
"If that's the case, doesn't that mean Shi Yu now has the strength to kill a Soul King, or even a Soul Emperor?" Someone said in surprise.
Shi Yu defeated a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix and should be able to handle or even kill most Soul Kings.
There's also a chance against a Soul Emperor. As long as the Naruto's Instant Transmission ability and this poisonous External Soul Bone are used well, the possibility of killing a Soul Emperor is not small.
The others were all shocked; Shi Yu's strength could be described as historical level.
However, it was fortunate that this person was a student of their Shrek Academy. If it were someone from another power, they would truly have cause for concern.
After Yan Shaozhe got the results regarding the strength of Shi Yu's poison, he left to tell his Teacher Mu En about the matter.
"Try not to press him about his secrets, lest it cause him to resent it."
"Our focus should not be on uncovering the secrets Shi Yu carries, but rather on thinking about how to make Shi Yu feel as much a sense of belonging to the Academy as possible."
"As long as Shi Yu's heart is with the Academy, what does it matter how many secrets Shi Yu has?"
"Everyone has some secrets that are inconvenient to talk about; this is very normal," Mu En instructed.
"Understood," Yan Shaozhe nodded.
The next two days were also assessment Time; this beast arena assessment lasted for a relatively long time.
On the day classes resumed, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao had no expression on their faces when they encountered Shi Yu and Dai Huabin in class.
There was definitely awkwardness, but more than that, there was hidden resentment.
Huo Yuhao's resentment was mainly directed at Dai Huabin, while Wang Dong's was towards both Dai Huabin and Shi Yu.
Shi Yu didn't pay too much attention and just busied Shi Yu.
Besides normal coursework, Shi Yu would also attend classes on related Soul Guidance Devices at the Soul Guiding Device Department.
In the evenings, Shi Yu would also study the Soul Guidance Device books Shi Yu brought back from ten thousand years later.
As for Soul Power cultivation, there's no need to mention it. No matter how busy Shi Yu was every day, Shi Yu would ensure at least five hours of cultivation Time, often cultivating until one or two in the morning.
Shi Yu defeating a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix also caused quite a stir in the Outer Courtyard, further increasing Shi Yu's popularity.
Shi Yu's reputation in the Outer Courtyard now could be said to be unmatched.
After all, Shi Yu was the only one in the entire Outer Courtyard who dared to challenge a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix and defeated it.
The peaceful days lasted for half a month. On this day, Du Weilun called Shi Yu, Dai Huabin, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao to his office and told them that they needed to participate in a combat assessment.
"Soul Master Academy Competition team preliminary selection?" Shi Yu immediately thought of this.
What Du Weilun said afterwards also confirmed Shi Yu's guess; it was indeed about the preliminary selection for the reserve team of the Soul Master Academy Competition.
As long as they performed well, it was possible for them to become a member of the reserve team and participate in the Soul Master Academy Competition held in Star Luo City along with the main team.
Dai Hua Bin, who learned of this news, was somewhat excited and determined to secure a spot.
Huo Yuhao, however, frowned. The Soul Master Academy Competition held in Star Luo City?
Shi Yu was slightly resistant to Star Luo City, but Shi Yu couldn't miss such a rare opportunity because of it.
The Soul Master Academy Competition only happens once every few years; once missed, one would have to wait for several more years.
In the afternoon, Shi Yu and Jiang Nannan came to the location of the combat assessment together.
There were still over twenty people from the entire Outer Courtyard selected to participate in this assessment, and Jiang Nannan was one of them.
Many people had arrived at the scene, and Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu were also among them.
Their strength was considered relatively outstanding among the second-year students, and coupled with their Soul Fusion Skill, being selected to participate in the assessment was not an unbelievable matter.
As for why they weren't selected in the original story, it might be related to Dai Huabin sending people to assassinate Huo Yuhao.
That led to the Academy abandoning Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu was also implicated.
Now, such a thing didn't happen, so these two were selected.
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu proactively came over to greet Shi Yu. With them was an Inner Courtyard disciple who was a few points taller than Dai Huabin and somewhat resembled Dai Huabin.
The clothing the Inner Courtyard disciple was wearing was that of an Inner Courtyard disciple. Shi Yu frequently entered and exited the Inner Courtyard, so Shi Yu easily recognized it.
"Let me introduce you, this is my elder brother, Dai Yueheng, my biological elder brother," Dai Huabin introduced.
"This is Shi Yu, my good friend." Shi Yu glanced at Dai Huabin. It wasn't wrong to say they were friends, but saying "good friend" was a bit much.
However, at this Time, Shi Yu naturally wouldn't correct anything. Such things are inherently difficult to correct.
"Hello, Junior Apprentice Brother Shi Yu," Dai Yueheng proactively extended his hand and looked at Shi Yu with a smile.
Shi Yu extended Shi Yu's hand and shook hands with Dai Yueheng: "Hello, Senior Apprentice Brother Dai."
"Junior Apprentice Brother Shi Yu is quite famous in the Outer Courtyard. I heard Shi Yu can even defeat a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix. This is something some Inner Courtyard disciples can't do. Your strength is already comparable to Inner Courtyard disciples," Dai Yueheng said with a smile.
"Part of the reason for winning was due to a natural advantage; I'm not that impressive," Shi Yu said humbly.
"Le Xuan-jie," at this Time, Jiang Nannan smiled and waved at Zhang Lexuan over there.
Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao walked over together.
"Senior Apprentice Sister," Dai Yueheng proactively greeted Zhang Lexuan.
Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly.
"Le Xuan-jie, you're not going to participate in this assessment too, are you?" Shi Yu asked with a smile.
"My age has long exceeded the participation age for the Soul Master Competition, so naturally, I won't be participating in this assessment. I just came to watch the fun," Zhang Lexuan said with a light chuckle.