Wang Dong's Little Thoughts!

Zhou Yi picked up Lin Yuan's paper and looked closely. Sure enough, after the control system, there was a line of small text: offense and control system. Her expression softened slightly, but she still turned to Wang Dong with anger in her eyes. "I won't even mention Huo Yu Hao. His Martial Soul is Spiritual Eye, which can be auxiliary or control. What about you, Wang Dong? You're clearly an offense and control type, why did you write control system?"

Wang Dong poked his head out from behind Lin Yuan, a flicker of panic in his pink-blue eyes. He forced himself to calm down and said, "Teacher Zhou, please don't be angry. Actually, I think my abilities are fine as a control system Soul Master. Think about it, if I can control the entire field with my attack power, wouldn't that be controlling? And I can fly and attack from a distance, so controlling the field makes sense, right?"

He couldn't possibly say that he had been too hasty in peeking at Lin Yuan's note, missed the word "offense," and had scribbled "control system" in a daze.

Zhou Yi almost laughed at Wang Dong. She glared at him with a knowing look. "Don't think I don't know you don't want to be separated from Lin Yuan. If I call you stupid, you're the second-ranked cultivator in the class, barely qualifying as a genius. If I call you smart, you're sometimes incredibly foolish. When have you ever seen offense system Soul Masters and control system Soul Masters separated? Class division is class division, but offense and control system Soul Masters are grouped together. Change it for me." As she spoke, she threw the white paper in her hand to Wang Dong.

Wang Dong hastily caught the white paper and looked down at the three words "control system" on it, his earlobes turning red. He secretly glanced at Lin Yuan, saw him looking at him with a half-smile, and quickly lowered his head, picked up a pen, changed "control system" to "offense system," and handed it back to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi snorted and turned her gaze to the last person. "What about you, Xiao Xiao? If I recall correctly, your Martial Soul is the rare Soul Suppressing Cauldron among tool Martial Souls, considered a top-tier tool Martial Soul. The main function of this Soul Suppressing Cauldron is support, so why did you also write control system?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao glanced at Lin Yuan before explaining, "Teacher Zhou, my Soul Suppressing Cauldron is a mutated Martial Soul, integrating offense and defense. It's called the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron. Therefore, I primarily chose offense and defense for the abilities of the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron. However, I have another Martial Soul that can handle both control and support."

"Twin Martial Souls?" Zhou Yi's pupils contracted, her tone full of disbelief. She had taught at Shrek for many years and seen countless geniuses, but a talent like Twin Martial Souls, which only existed in legends, had actually appeared in one of her students.

She quickly walked up to Xiao Xiao and scrutinized her with sharp eyes, trying to sense the aura of the second Martial Soul. After a while, Zhou Yi slowly withdrew her gaze, her expression complicated. "No wonder you dared to write control system, you had such a trump card hidden. What is your second Martial Soul?"

Xiao Xiao replied softly, "It's the Nine Phoenixes Arrival Flute, which can achieve control and support through sound waves, and can also release Soul Skills to weaken opponents."

Zhou Yi took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and looked at the four of them with a slightly softer gaze. "The four of you have given me quite a few surprises. Lin Yuan's Elemental Dragon integrates control and offense, Huo Yu Hao's Spiritual Eye is top-tier mental control, Wang Dong's offense ability is top-tier, and Xiao Xiao is a Twin Martial Soul user with offense, defense, support, and control all covered. Although the freshman assessment is your first test at Shrek Academy, it is very important for your future cultivation path. Only by achieving a good ranking in the freshman assessment can you have a chance to be on the academy's training roster. Among our class, you are the ones I have the highest hopes for. Work hard and strive for good results. Go, go back and adjust your state, I believe in your strength."

"Yes." The four of them responded in unison before leaving the classroom.

As soon as they stepped out, Xiao Xiao seemed to gather her courage and said, "Class monitor, can I talk to you?"

"Definitely next time. I'm going to eat now, or I'll starve to death," Lin Yuan said with a faint smile, waving goodbye to Xiao Xiao.

Seeing the disappointment in Xiao Xiao's eyes, Huo Yu Hao smiled at her, and Xiao Xiao forced a smile back. They were still very young, and their vague affection for the opposite sex mainly stemmed from appearance. Although Lin Yuan's refusal made Xiao Xiao a little disappointed, she didn't overthink it, just secretly encouraged herself in her heart.

Before Lin Yuan finished speaking, he quickly pulled Wang Dong away, leaving Huo Yu Hao and Xiao Xiao standing there. Huo Yu Hao looked at Xiao Xiao's dejected expression, scratched his head, and clumsily comforted her, "Don't mind it, Lin Yuan is just like that. He's always in a hurry to eat when it's mealtime, he doesn't mean anything else."

Xiao Xiao forced a smile and nodded, "I know, he's our academy's big eater." Even so, the disappointment in her eyes hadn't completely faded.

Huo Yu Hao didn't linger either. He turned and walked towards the outside of the academy. He was going to sell grilled fish. If he guessed correctly, what Lin Yuan meant by "eating" was waiting for his grilled fish.

As usual, Huo Yu Hao went to the cafeteria to buy processed grass carp and headed straight for the academy gate. The crowd at the academy gate today had noticeably decreased, perhaps due to the upcoming freshman assessment. Most freshmen felt the urgency and stayed in their dormitories to cultivate diligently.

However, Huo Yu Hao's business was not affected. By the time he arrived, a line had already formed. The person at the front of the line was Lin Yuan and Wang Dong.

Lin Yuan leaned against a nearby tree trunk, his silver hair fluttering in the wind, idly playing with a twig in his hand. Wang Dong stood in front of the grill, his eyes fixed on the grass carp on the rack that hadn't started grilling yet, his nose twitching slightly, clearly captivated by the aroma of the grilled fish.

"Yu Hao, you'll have to grill a few more today. Xiao Dong'er and I are both hungry," Lin Yuan said with a smile, his voice carrying a hint of laziness.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dong immediately glared at him but didn't refute the nickname "Xiao Dong'er." He just added in a low voice, "Grill them a little burnt. I like the skin crispy."

Huo Yu Hao smiled and nodded as he looked at their familiar interaction. "Don't worry, I'll make sure you're satisfied." As he spoke, he skillfully started the fire, skewered the grass carp, brushed on the special sauce, his movements fluid and natural.

Just then, Xu San Shi, who was behind Lin Yuan, tossed a silver coin to Huo Yu Hao and said, "No need for change, give me a big one."

Seeing this, Huo Yu Hao chuckled and said, "Brother Xu, you're always here, rain or shine!"

Three months had passed. The unpleasantness between them from back then had long since disappeared. Now that they saw each other every day, they had become quite familiar.

Xu San Shi chuckled and said, "Who told me to be addicted to your cooking? If I don't have this every night, I can't enjoy my dinner. I've eaten a lot of grilled fish before, but none of them could control the heat as well as you. By the way, I heard you guys are participating in the freshman assessment?"

Huo Yu Hao nodded and said, "Yes!"

Xu San Shi said, "Then you have to work hard and don't get eliminated. Otherwise, I won't have anywhere to eat grilled fish."

Huo Yu Hao smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I won't be eliminated." As he spoke, he flipped the skewer. The surface of the grass carp had already turned a tempting golden yellow, the oil sizzling, and the aroma becoming even more intense.

"Xiao Xu." Just then, a clear, cold voice suddenly rang out.

Upon hearing this voice, Xu San Shi shivered. Huo Yu Hao saw a hint of fear in his eyes, but more than that, helplessness. The others lined up behind Xu San Shi also instantly fell silent.

Lin Yuan, who was sitting at a small table with Wang Dong, also heard the voice. However, unlike others, he was somewhat speechless at the moment.

A woman in a red dress emerged from the academy gate. The crowd naturally parted to make way for her, and they didn't even dare to look at her, lowering their heads.

The newcomer was a slender and well-proportioned woman in a red dress. The most striking feature was her slightly exaggerated curves, yet her waist was very slender, and the curve only widened dramatically at her hips. Her legs were perfectly straight. However, no one could see her face clearly, as she wore a red veil. But from the outline of her eyebrows, it was not difficult to tell that she must be a beauty.

Xu San Shi clearly knew Ma Xiao Tao. He braced himself and turned around, but didn't dare to look her in the eye, lowering his head slightly. "Sister Xiao Tao."

Ma Xiao Tao's gaze didn't linger on Xu San Shi. She merely swept her eyes over him and then, bypassing the crowd, landed directly on Lin Yuan not far away. The eyes beneath the veil had a faint pink hue, carrying a hint of inquiry and a trace of imperceptible heat.

After her inner evil fire erupted last time and was completely devoured, she didn't have to suffer from the evil energy of her own Martial Soul for the next three months. However, as time passed, the backlash of the evil fire gradually reappeared. She sought out Xu San Shi because his Mysterious Nether Turtle Martial Soul was the most outstanding water-attribute Martial Soul among the current students, and she could use its power to suppress the evil fire within her.

For Xu San Shi, this process was actually a tempering like forging steel; it only brought benefits, but the process was extremely painful. This was also why Xu San Shi looked so bitter when he saw her; he had been "tormented" like this more than once or twice.

Ma Xiao Tao's gaze lingered on Lin Yuan for a moment before she withdrew her attention and turned to Xu San Shi. "Xiao Xu, let's go."

Xu San Shi's face was filled with bitterness. "Sister Xiao Tao, can you go easy today?"

Ma Xiao Tao glanced at him faintly, and Xu San Shi immediately changed his tune. "No problem, no problem at all." As he spoke, he quickly moved to the front, making a gesture to lead the way for Ma Xiao Tao.

Ma Xiao Tao didn't say anything further. Her steps didn't stop. As she passed Lin Yuan, she glanced at him again, subtly. Her gaze carried a hint of inquiry, as if she wanted to find a clue on him from the day she suppressed the evil fire.

Lin Yuan, holding the freshly grilled fish, slowly tore off the meat, his purple eyes calm and undisturbed, as if he hadn't noticed the gaze.

Wang Dong, however, frowned sharply and moved closer to Lin Yuan, lowering his voice. "Why is she looking at you?"

"Maybe she thinks I'm good-looking."