Was He Tang San?

This middle-aged man looked to be in his forties or fifties. If he had been a Soul Master with decent talent, he could probably have cultivated to above Level Eighty.

Seeing the laziness in the man's every gesture, Huo Yuhao became even more certain of his guess. This middle-aged man must have relied on his own efforts to cultivate a useless Martial Soul to an extremely high realm. Otherwise, he would never have dared say such things!

Huo Yuhao awaited his answer expectantly.

But to Huo Yuhao's utter surprise, the middle-aged man first froze. Then, rather than displaying the pride Huo Yuhao had expected, his face flushed red. Pointing at Huo Yuhao, he was so enraged that he could not speak.

Huo Yuhao inwardly cried that things were bad. This might not be what he had imagined...

He hurriedly tried to say something to make up for it, but the middle-aged man suddenly let out a long sigh, covered his face, and walked away.

With his exceptional eyesight, Huo Yuhao noticed a tear at the corner of the middle-aged man's eye.

Huo Yuhao froze. He had actually made this middle-aged man cry...

He was already so old. How could he still be so sensitive...? Huo Yuhao could not help grumbling inwardly.

"Master! Master!"

The ordinary little boy who had come in earlier hurried after the middle-aged man.

Hearing what the little boy called him, Huo Yuhao's eyes widened at once. He said in astonishment, "That man was Master?"

No wonder he had seemed somewhat familiar. When Huo Yuhao had entered Shrek Academy in his previous life, he had seen Master's statue!

Of course, Huo Yuhao had only seen the statue, so when he suddenly saw the real person just now, he had not recalled him at once.

Huo Yuhao smacked his forehead. "I'm so stupid. There was no 'Grandmaster'—that gatekeeper guy had just stuttered..."

After a pause, Huo Yuhao muttered, "I remember Master's Soul Power seemed to be only Level Fifty... No, the unofficial histories seemed to record that Master had only crossed the Level Thirty threshold after consuming some heavenly treasures. Before he entered Shrek Academy, he seemed to have been only Level Twenty-Nine..."

Looking at Master's retreating figure in the distance, Huo Yuhao looked somewhat awkward. No wonder Master had covered his face and left. He was only Level Twenty-Nine, yet Huo Yuhao had mistaken him for someone above Level Seventy...

"Still, was Master really this childish? I remember he seemed to have summarized the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls. He should have been a senior with extensive theoretical knowledge. How could he say something like, 'There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters'..."

Huo Yuhao shook his head, asked a student nearby for directions, and headed toward the Academic Affairs Office.

Nuoding Academy was mainly divided into several areas: the main teaching building, the training ground, and the Dormitory Building on the east side of the training ground.

The Academic Affairs Office was on the first floor of the teaching building. The person responsible for receiving new students was a teacher in his sixties, with two young teachers assisting beside him.

When Huo Yuhao arrived at the Academic Affairs Office, he immediately spotted Master helping the little boy with his enrollment. Huo Yuhao gave Master a friendly smile and wanted to go over and explain, but when Master saw Huo Yuhao, his expression changed slightly. He asked, "Are you also a new student enrolling this year?"

Huo Yuhao politely said, "Hello, Master. My name is Huo Yuhao. I'm enrolling this year."

Master asked only that one question and said no more. The little boy, however, curiously looked Huo Yuhao over and said, "Hello, I'm Tang San. We'll be classmates from now on."

Pfft!

Huo Yuhao nearly spat out his saliva!

Tang San!

Huo Yuhao hurriedly took a step back, putting distance between himself and Tang San. He asked, "Y-You are Tang San? Do you have a daughter... Cough, do you have a wife... Cough, you..."

How could this six-year-old Tang San possibly have a daughter or a wife?

For a moment, Huo Yuhao nearly stumped himself with his own questions.

After pondering for a moment, Huo Yuhao asked, "What's your father's name?"

Though Tang San found it strange, he did not think it was anything worth hiding, so he replied, "Tang Hao."

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened as he drew in a slight breath.

Sensing Huo Yuhao's intense emotional shift, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could not help asking, "What's wrong, Yuhao?"

Huo Yuhao said, "This little boy is Tang San."

"What?!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice abruptly rose. "He's Tang San?"

Huo Yuhao did not hear fear or concern in Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice. Instead, he heard a trace of excitement...

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm immediately burst into laughter. "This Tang San is only six years old now, so what are us brothers afraid of? Snatch his God Seat! His God Seat is the Asura God. The Asura God is a God King Seat, so take it from him! God Kings take turns, and this year it's our turn! Yuhao, let's experience what it feels like to be God Kings!"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

"Ahem, I got carried away..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reined in his laughter and said, "But this really is an opportunity. Don't even think about his daughter. Since you're from the same era as Tang San, even if he has Tang Wutong in the future, how could he possibly agree to the two of you being together?"

"Since you won't be father-in-law and son-in-law anyway, and he tortured you in every possible way in your previous life, what's wrong with stealing a God King Seat from him? The God King Seat is ownerless now. First come, first served!"

Huo Yuhao thought about it and said, "Brother Sky Dream, that does seem to make some sense. But I'm still far from becoming a god. It's too early to talk about taking a God King Seat now."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said, "Mm, it is indeed a little early. What we need to do now is raise our cultivation as soon as possible... Yuhao, hurry up and cultivate. I'm going into hiding first!"

After that, there was no more sound.

Huo Yuhao examined Tang San. This little boy looked completely ordinary, with black hair and black eyes, utterly unlike the handsome blue-haired appearance Huo Yuhao knew.

While Huo Yuhao was studying Tang San, Tang San was also studying Huo Yuhao. He did not understand why this handsome boy had reacted so strongly upon hearing his name.

Tang San could not help asking curiously, "Do you know me?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "No... But now we know each other."

As they spoke, Tang San's enrollment procedures were completed. He then left with Master.

Huo Yuhao stepped forward and handed his certificate to the teacher.

The teacher quickly completed the registration and said to Huo Yuhao, "You'll be staying in Dorm Seven in the Dormitory Building. That's the dormitory for Work-Study Students. These items are distributed free of charge. If you want to work during your free time to earn living expenses, go find the teacher at the Dormitory Building. He'll arrange Work-Study Student work for you."

Huo Yuhao accepted the items the teacher handed him and left.

Nuoding Academy did not have many students, and there was only one Dormitory Building, so Huo Yuhao could find it without asking for directions.

Dorm Seven was a rather special dormitory. All Work-Study Students lived there, regardless of age.