"Teacher, aren't you coming with us?" Bai Zhou raised his head and looked at Xian Liner.
"This is the Martial Soul Department's assessment, what would I go for?" Xian Liner rolled her eyes slightly, saying speechlessly, "Besides, didn't I give you my reward?"
Of course, the main reason Xian Liner didn't want to go was that she didn't want to see Yan Shaozhe, because seeing Yan Shaozhe would always remind her of her past heartache.
Now that she had Bai Zhou and was living well, she naturally didn't want to recall past events.
"Alright~"
Bai Zhou felt a little disappointed, but didn't say much more.
After all, Xian Liner was busy, and he was already very satisfied that she could spend so much time with him.
...
After showering and having breakfast with Xian Liner, Bai Zhou returned to the Outer Courtyard.
At this moment.
The new student plaza in the Outer Courtyard was sparsely populated, with only over three hundred people, all of whom had passed the new student assessment and become official Shrek Academy students.
Due to Huang Chutian's team forfeiting, Bai Zhou and Wang Dong directly won the championship, and Huang Chutian's team took second place.
As for third place, it was jointly held by Dai Huabin's team and Ning Tian's team.
Originally, another match was required, but because both teams were extremely outstanding, Du Weilian gave them another option - forfeit the match, directly secure third place, and receive the third place reward.
Dai Huabin's team was clearly hit hard by Bai Zhou and naturally had no desire for another round.
Ning Tian's team was likely intimidated by the Spirit Fusion skill and was also unwilling to face them again, so they agreed as well.
...
On the central high platform in the plaza, more than a dozen teachers stood behind Dean Du Weilian.
Bai Zhou saw the gloomy-faced Zhou Yi.
At this moment, Zhou Yi's expression was extremely unpleasant because the championship was originally hers from Class One, but it had defected to Class Nine!
What she hated most were such traitors!
Students who could even betray their own class, no matter how outstanding, carried the risk of rebellion.
She now greatly regretted not expelling Bai Zhou and Wang Dong immediately!
Mu Jin followed behind Zhou Yi, and at this moment, Mu Jin's smile was brilliant, surrounded by a group of teachers from other classes.
"Congratulations, Teacher Mu Jin, your students won the championship~"
"Teacher Mu Jin, congratulations, your application for promotion to Senior Teacher has been approved. Starting next semester, you'll be a Senior Teacher at the academy~"
"Teacher Mu Jin, please take good care of us in the future~"
The other teachers looked at Mu Jin with envy and spoke with flattery.
Because being promoted to Senior Teacher was not just a promotion in title, but also in authority and status. Most importantly, it meant having more power in resource allocation, and the salary was also higher.
"Hmph! Isn't it just good luck, getting two traitors in the class? What's so great about that!" Zhou Yi's face immediately turned ugly as she listened to these teachers' flattery, scoffing disdainfully.
"Hey, Teacher Zhou, watch your words. These two are future core pillars of our Shrek Academy. Isn't what you're saying a bit too much?" A teacher softly advised.
"Exactly, Teacher Zhou should know why they left Class One," another teacher said sarcastically.
"She drove the students away herself and still blames others, just because she has a good husband..." Similarly, someone else spoke with a sour tone.
Zhou Yi faced joint resistance from so many students and their parents, causing considerable losses to the academy.
Many students had powerful forces behind them that cooperated with Shrek Academy. After these students were forcibly expelled by Zhou Yi, the friendly cooperation between Shrek and these forces naturally collapsed.
If not for Fan Yu from the Soul Guidance System bearing the pressure, Zhou Yi would have been suspended long ago.
"Crack, crack, crack—"
Listening to the sarcastic remarks from the surrounding teachers, Zhou Yi's face was so gloomy it looked like water might drip from it.
If the occasion weren't unsuitable, she would have already beaten up all these useless teachers.
A bunch of useless Spirit Kings, daring to discuss her, a Spirit Emperor? Did they really think she was made of mud?
"Alright, everyone quiet down!"
Du Weilian, who was walking in front, could no longer bear it and low-key reprimanded them.
Du Weilian held a folder in his hand and slowly walked to the front of the stage. After smilingly scanning the group of young students, he said, "I believe everyone knows that the new student assessment elimination rounds have concluded. Now, I will officially announce the top three..."
"Third Place: Dai Huabin's team and Ning Tian's team, tied!
Second Place: Huang Chutian's team!
First Place: Bai Zhou's team!"
"Please, the four winning teams come onto the stage."
"Clap, clap, clap—"
As Du Weilian made the announcement, applause immediately erupted below, and every student looked at the four teams on stage with envious eyes.
"The top three teams will all receive unified rewards from the academy. Each person can request the academy's assistance in obtaining a spirit ring that they can withstand and is most suitable for them when they need a spirit ring."
The next moment, Du Weilian also announced the rewards, immediately causing an uproar.
After all, although most of the people present were nobles, it was still very difficult to obtain a spirit ring that was most suitable for oneself.
But now, they could choose the spirit ring and its age themselves, which was very satisfying!
Unfortunately, only the top three had such treatment.
...
However, when Bai Zhou heard this reward, he was quite speechless.
This trashy Shrek was as stingy as ever.
Those who could enter the top three almost all had a powerful backing.
He and Wang Dong, needless to say, didn't need Shrek's help at all.
Ning Tian and Wu Feng came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Nanmen Yun'er came from the Nanmen Family.
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu came from the massive Dai and Zhu families, and Cui Yajie's Cui Family, the Nine-tailed Fox Family, was also incredibly powerful.
Only the families of Huang Chutian, Lan Luoluo, and Lan Susu were slightly less prominent, but they wouldn't be unable to obtain a decent thousand-year spirit ring.
These families would naturally invite their strongest members to help their most talented juniors obtain the strongest spirit rings, and would not let Shrek intervene at all.
Of course, this reward could be saved and used later when obtaining ten-thousand-year spirit rings. Theoretically, the later it was used, the higher the cost-effectiveness. It could even be used to request the academy's help in obtaining a 100,000-year spirit ring.
And by that time, these students who had placed in the top three of the assessment would 100% be able to enter the Inner Courtyard.
Entering the Inner Courtyard was equivalent to completely becoming dogs of Shrek Academy, working for Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy already had the obligation to obtain the most suitable spirit ring for every Inner Courtyard Disciple.
Therefore, this seemingly top-tier reward was actually useless.
...
After Du Weilian announced the rewards for the top three, he immediately announced the list of Core Disciples and reserve Core Disciples for the Outer Courtyard in this session.
Bai Zhou, Wang Dong, and several Spirit Elders naturally directly Advanced to Core Disciples. Some Spirit Grandmasters who hadn't Advanced to Spirit Elder but performed excellently, such as Nanmen Yun'er and Cui Yajie, became reserve Core Disciples and temporarily enjoyed the treatment of Core Disciples.