Chapter 81: Yan Shaozhe's Excitement
Staring at the three ice sculptures that had suddenly appeared before him, the referee teacher opened his mouth, but the words stuck in his throat.
Wait, A Zhen, are you serious?!
Although the rules of the freshman assessment did not explicitly forbid the use of soul beasts, freezing the opponents directly into ice sculptures—surely this was not right?
Sensing this familiar chill, the Skydream Iceworm, who had been sleeping, suddenly woke up.
"What the—this feeling… Bingbing?" The Skydream Iceworm shivered, leaping up at once. "No, not Bingbing, but one of Bingbing's clan, the Ice Jade Scorpion King?"
"No way, impossible! How could a human soul master tame a royal Ice Jade Scorpion, and even raise it to a three-thousand-year level?"
The Skydream Iceworm was dumbfounded. Its whole body went stiff on the sea surface, its pair of golden eyes filled with confusion and shock.
How proud were the Ice Jade Scorpions?
Having dealt with the Ice Emperor many times, it understood this far too clearly. Not to mention the Ice Emperor—even ordinary Ice Jade Scorpions would rather die than submit.
How on earth had Lin Yun managed it?
Although Huo Yuhao had been frozen into an ice sculpture by Qing'er's Ice King's Wrath, due to the Skydream Iceworm's protection and his still-forming ice-type martial soul, he was not completely frozen like Wang Dong and that nameless girl beside him, whose very thoughts had been stilled.
Within his spiritual sea, Huo Yuhao remained conscious, though unable to move his body. Thus, he heard clearly the Skydream Iceworm's murmuring.
"Ice Jade Scorpion…? Brother Tianmeng, what kind of soul beast is an Ice Jade Scorpion, why have I never heard of it?" In the spiritual sea, Huo Yuhao's spiritual form condensed and asked curiously.
"Heh, Yuhao, this you wouldn't know. Not just anyone has the qualifications to even recognize an Ice Jade Scorpion!" At this subject, the Skydream Iceworm's tone carried an odd hint of pride.
Wait a second—Ice Jade Scorpions were the mortal enemies of the Iceworm clan! What exactly was it proud about?!
Under the Skydream Iceworm's explanation, Huo Yuhao finally understood just how formidable the Ice Jade Scorpion race truly was.
In the end, the Skydream Iceworm chuckled and added, "Remember that Ice Jade Scorpion in his hand. Before long, you'll obtain a martial soul even stronger than that one!"
"Really?!" Huo Yuhao's eyes instantly lit up like two lamps.
"When has your brother ever lied to you? Believe me. Hurry and raise your cultivation to the twentieth rank. That will be the time when you shed your old self and are reborn!" The Skydream Iceworm's voice was full of grand vigor.
"At that time, even if your talent doesn't surpass that Lin Yun kid, it will certainly not fall much behind!"
"Don't worry, Brother Tianmeng, I will definitely work hard!"
Then followed a moment of happy dreaming.
Back at the arena, though the referee teacher was a little doubtful of life itself, he still declared Lin Yun the victor. After all, Lin Yun's reasoning was correct. The freshman assessment had no explicit prohibition against using soul beasts.
That was his own ability, wasn't it?!
After hurriedly settling the matter, the referee—already drenched in sweat—quickly dragged in a substitute to host the next match, then vanished in a flash.
When Huo Yuhao and the others were released from the hard control of Qing'er's Ice King's Wrath, all they saw were the departing backs of Lin Yun's group.
"Ba… bastard!" Wang Dong shivered violently, a trace of frost still clinging to his long lashes. "The freshman assessment actually allows soul beasts to be used in battle? This is clearly cheating! I'm going to report it!"
Beast control? Control your nonsense!
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao quickly stopped the flustered goose, "Forget it, forget it. Didn't you see the referee teacher was replaced? He must have gone to report this matter to the academy's upper echelon. These are things the academy has to worry about, not us!"
"No matter what the final result is, it's not like we could have beaten them anyway. Let's just wait for the notice."
Under Huo Yuhao's persistent comfort, the Tang princess sheepishly shrank her neck and left the arena with him.
All five matches were finished. Out of the ten battles in the freshman assessment, their team had won eight, losing one to Xie Huan Yue and one to Lin Yun.
Passing the freshman assessment was inevitable. The only question was whether they could enter the top sixty-four and join the freshman ranking tournament.
On the other side.
With ten consecutive victories, Lin Yun cheerfully brought Xiao Xiao and Zheng Xiaolong out for a good meal. But under Xiao Xiao's subtle gaze, Zheng Xiaolong wisely claimed he suddenly had something to do, leaving the two of them their private time.
I, Zheng Xiaolong, am far too clever.
Though I missed out on a delicious feast, I gained a bright future!
As everyone knew, energy must remain balanced. Wang Dong was no longer frozen, but someone else was stiff with shock.
Facing the uneasy expression of the outer court teacher before him, Yan Shaozhe felt as though ten thousand wild horses trampled through his heart.
After a long silence, Yan Shaozhe finally spoke slowly, "Tell me carefully, the soul beast in Lin Yun's hand—what were its physical traits?"
Earlier, the referee teacher had only said that during the freshman assessment, Lin Yun had pulled out an ice-attribute scorpion-type soul beast, freezing Huo Yuhao's team into ice sculptures in an instant. With only the two keywords—ice and scorpion—Yan Shaozhe could not determine what soul beast Lin Yun had actually used.
If it truly was the one he suspected…
Then that would be…
Incredible!
"Its whole body was a turquoise-green color, as if covered by a layer of ice crystals, extremely beautiful. Its tail hook had nine segments, each like jadeite, and its body radiated a strong chill." As a Soul Emperor-level expert, the referee's memory was flawless. In just moments, he recalled every detail of Qing'er's appearance.
Beside him, Yan Shaozhe's eyes grew brighter as he listened, until finally they even gleamed with excitement.
For someone of his status as a Titled Douluo, this reaction was rare. At least in this referee teacher's time at Shrek, he had never once seen Yan Shaozhe lose composure like this.
"Ahem, you may go back first. I understand the matter now. Being able to drive a soul beast is also a soul master's ability and does not count as a violation." Yan Shaozhe cleared his throat and restored his dignified, serious expression.
"Yes, Dean." The referee teacher nodded.
After he left, Yan Shaozhe could no longer restrain himself. He clenched his fist hard, his face flushed with excitement.
"Ice Jade Scorpion, it really is the Ice Jade Scorpion!!!" Yan Shaozhe muttered, his expression even carrying a trace of relief.
"Xiao Tao can be saved, Xiao Tao can be saved!"
(End of this chapter)
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