Hearing Wang Yan's words, the students began to murmur. How could they determine the standard for the graduation exam without scoring? The academy was really weird.

Wang Yan waved his hand, signaling the students below to keep quiet.

"This year is different from previous years. We will inform you of the graduation assessment method in advance. You have been in the academy for a long time and have been busy recently. You may not know what is happening outside. I think everyone has heard of the Sunset Forest. The Sunset Forest is also a famous soul beast forest, located on the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Douling Empire. But since some time ago, the entire forest has been filled with poisonous fog, and soul masters can no longer enter it to hunt soul beasts. Even if there are people who are not afraid of poison and go in, they have never come out."

Hearing what Teacher Wang Yan said, Zhao Xin couldn't help but think of the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire in the Sunset Forest. Ten thousand years have passed, and what is it like now? No one knows.

“What’s strange is that the fog in the Sunset Forest has become thinner recently, and there have been occasional riots by soul beasts. Just a few days ago, a large-scale beast tide broke out in the Sunset Forest, and the casualties on the border between the two empires were very serious.” When Wang Yan said this, his face was very serious.

"The armies of the two empires rushed over to suppress the rebellion, but they discovered that the spirit beasts that were rioting in the Sunset Forest were very powerful. The spirit beasts in the Sunset Forest had not been hunted for a long time, so they were gathering strength. Now they are rioting again for some unknown reason, bringing great disaster to ordinary people on the border."

"So in the end, the academy decided to send your graduates to Sunset Forest to support the imperial army. You must remember that for you, this is not a graduation test, but a way to save others from danger and to resist the atrocities of soul beasts."

"It is for this reason that the academy has decided not to evaluate your scores for this graduation assessment. We will only look at your performance. We have already contacted the government officials and the military of the two empires. The day after tomorrow you will set off to Sunset Forest to support the army's operations."

"You must remember that in this operation, you are no longer Shrek students, but soldiers. As soldiers, you must obey the orders of your superiors and cannot act recklessly."

"At the same time, you must pay attention to protecting your own safety. The dangers in the beast tide are countless, and you must act within your capabilities. The academy will send teachers to follow you secretly, but if you are rescued by the teachers, do you think you will be embarrassed? This mission is urgent. I reiterate my requirements. You must obey the arrangements of the military, act within your capabilities and do not act recklessly. Gather at Shrek Square at 8 o'clock the day after tomorrow morning. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" All the students answered seriously and loudly.

"All classes are over, dismissed!"

At 8 o'clock in the morning, in Shrek Square, all the sixth grade students stood in the square. They were all wearing the black school uniforms of the sixth grade, standing upright and serious. The lower grade students passing by looked at them curiously from time to time.

"Wow, Beibei, what are the seniors going to do?" Tang Ya asked with a smile. Ever since her problem with the blue silver grass was solved, there was always a bright smile on her face.

"I heard from Xu Sanshi that the sixth grade will have the graduation examination. This should be the preparation for the examination!" Beibei guessed.

"Hey, look." Tang Ya pointed at the handsome young man in black clothes and black hair in the middle of the first row. When she saw that young man, it seemed that the light of everyone around them dimmed.

"It must be Senior Zhao Xin. He is going to take the graduation exam. I don't know if he is in danger."

Bei Bei ruffled Tang Ya's long hair and said gently, "Don't worry, Senior Zhao Xin is so strong. It's just the graduation test of the outer school. It won't be a problem for him."

"That's right. Then when they come back from the exam, let's go find Senior Zhao Xin. I want to thank him in person."

"Of course, Teacher Xiaoya, let's go quickly, we're going to be late for class."

Zhao Xin did not notice the two boys and girls standing at the edge of Shrek Square, so he did not know that the people from Tang Sect had come to Shrek Academy to study.

Dean Yan Shaozhe stood at the front and said in a deep voice: "Children, what you are about to participate in cannot be called a graduation examination, but a battle, a battle of life and death. The situation over at Sunset Forest is not good. You will know how bad it is when you get there. Your class teacher has already explained everything that needs to be said, so I will not be sentimental anymore. Without further ado, tell me, can you complete the task?"

"Yes!" The resounding voice echoed throughout the Shrek Square. Even Tang Ya and Bei Bei, who had already entered the classroom for class, heard it.

"Everyone, let's go!"

It would take three days for a four-ring soul master to rush to Sunset Forest at full speed. But they were so numerous now, and if they rushed at full speed, some four-ring auxiliary soul masters would not be able to hold on.

In order to arrive as quickly as possible, Elder Xuan and several inner court elders took them back to the academy after a day's journey. Then they rested for half a day and then headed to the Sunset Forest on foot.

Two days later, the exhausted group finally arrived at Sunset City, the closest city to Sunset Forest.

On the walls of Sunset City, there stood rows of soldiers holding spears, their eyes fixed on the people outside the city gate.

"Who is coming?"

Mu Xuhui stepped forward, showed a dark green token, and said loudly: "Shrek Academy."

Yes, Mu Xuhui is here too. He stayed at the academy after graduating from the inner courtyard and is the person in charge of the academy's connection with the two empires. And Zhao Xin was also appointed by Dean Yan Shaozhe as the captain of this mission.

"Squeak." The heavy city gate slowly opened and the Shrek people entered.

A middle-aged man in armor stood at the city gate, and behind him stood two ordinary soldiers.

The man saluted the Shrek students in a standard military salute. "Thank you very much for coming, Shrek students. I am Captain Chen Yao of the Southeast Army of the Sky Soul Empire."

Everyone at Shrek returned the greetings. Mu Xuhui shook hands with Chen Yao. "Hello, Captain Chen Yao. I am the person in charge of the handover between Shrek Academy and the Empire. My name is Mu Xuhui."

Captain Chen Yao nodded and continued, "We are about to hold a strategic meeting. You Shrek will also have to send people to participate. I will ask the soldiers to arrange for the rest of the people to rest in the tents. If nothing unexpected happens, the battle will start in the afternoon."

"Zhao Xin and I will just go to the meeting."

Captain Chen Yao then noticed the handsome young man standing next to Mu Xuhui and couldn't help but sigh: "Heroes are born young, and each generation is stronger than the last."

This was the truth in Chen Yao's heart. He had no idea of ​​Mu Xuhui's depth. As for Zhao Xin, he also had no idea of ​​his depth.

Mu Xuhui could understand that, as all the students in the inner courtyard of Shrek were elites. But Zhao Xin was only a sixth-year student in the outer courtyard, and he was only a fourth-ring soul master anyway! It was strange that he, a fifth-ring soul master, could not see through others' depth.

The crowd walked towards the city. On both sides of the road were injured civilians, crying bitterly. The houses on both sides of the street were severely damaged. From the traces, it was obvious that it was the work of soul beasts. There was a porridge shop on each street, providing free porridge to the suffering civilians who had lost their loved ones and homes. From time to time, doctors carrying medicine boxes passed by. These doctors were just ordinary people, so most of the injured civilians were not cured.

Captain Chen Yao whispered, "A long time ago, Sunset City was a very prosperous city, and most of the people coming and going were soul masters who went to Sunset Forest to hunt soul beasts. But since the fog in Sunset Forest prohibited humans from entering, Sunset City gradually declined, but there are still 300,000 people in Sunset City. Some time ago, the fog in Sunset Forest gradually faded, and you can see about a hundred meters of forest inside. But everyone living in Sunset City knows the dangers in the forest, so no one goes to check. But suddenly one day a group of soul beasts ran out of the forest, they directly broke through the East City Gate, entered the city and slaughtered and attacked. These houses were destroyed by them, and the people were also injured by these soul beasts."