Shrek's Only Dual-Core Disciple

Shrek's Only Dual-Core Disciple

He claimed the spotlight in a single battle during the freshman assessment.

Overnight, Huo Yuhao's name spread throughout Shrek Academy. Stories of him dismantling a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his bare hands and possessing the terrifying Soul Ring configuration of one purple and two black Rings were told in increasingly exaggerated ways. Some even claimed he was the peerless prodigy of a hidden family.

Meanwhile, a fierce "battle" over who would claim Huo Yuhao was unfolding inside the Sea God Pavilion.

On either side of the long table, Yan Shaozhe, dean of the Martial Soul Department, and Qian Duoduo, dean of the Soul Guidance Department, glared at each other. The air was thick with tension.

"Is there anything to discuss?" Yan Shaozhe slapped the table, spittle flying. "Twin Martial Souls! Ultimate Attribute! Body Martial Soul! He's a treasure bestowed upon Shrek by heaven. Huo Yuhao must devote himself entirely to cultivating his Martial Souls. He'll be the bedrock of Shrek Academy in the future! You want him tightening screws? That's a criminal waste of his talent!"

Qian Duoduo gave a cold laugh, calmly pulled a badge from his robes, and slapped it onto the table.

"Old Yan, don't get worked up. Take a look at this first."

Yan Shaozhe stared at it, his pupils contracting. "A Level 3 Soul Engineer badge? What are you showing me this for?"

Qian Duoduo folded his arms, looking smug. "Huo Yuhao earned this just a month ago. And for your information, he'd only been studying Soul Tools for two months. Two months—from knowing nothing to becoming a Level 3 Soul Engineer. Tell me, isn't that genius? He's the future of the Soul Tool world!"

"What?!" Yan Shaozhe nearly bit his tongue in shock. "Two months? That's impossible!"

"Facts speak louder than words." Qian Duoduo shrugged. "His talent with Soul Tools is even more terrifying than his talent with Martial Souls. You Martial Soul Department types want him all to yourselves? Not a chance!"

Neither side would back down. They argued furiously, nearly rolling up their sleeves and coming to blows.

Just then, Mu En, who had been resting with his eyes closed on a reclining chair, slowly opened his cloudy eyes.

"Enough."

His aged voice was quiet, but the entire Sea God Pavilion fell silent at once.

"Since this child has such astonishing talent in both fields, we shouldn't limit his development." Mu En spoke calmly. "He can cultivate in both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department. The academy won't interfere, and he'll receive double the resources."

Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo exchanged a glance. Though neither was pleased that he hadn't been claimed exclusively, they knew this was the best outcome.

"Mu En is right."

The next day, at Shrek Square.

When Dean of Studies Du Weilun announced the list of core disciples, Huo Yuhao's name wasn't on it, and the crowd began buzzing with discussion.

Du Weilun spoke again. "In view of student Huo Yuhao's outstanding performance in the freshman assessment and his studies of Soul Tools, the academy's leadership has decided to grant him the status of core disciple in both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department! He will receive double the top-tier resources!"

A dual-core disciple!

In Shrek's ten thousand years of history, there had never been another!

Huo Yuhao remained calm. Fan Yu had already told him about it.

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, standing beside him, were proud to share in his glory.

After the award ceremony, the three members of Huo Yuhao's team gathered together, each holding a Soul Bone.

Huo Yuhao introduced the Soul Bone awarded to them for winning the freshman assessment. "This is the left leg bone of a Ten Thousand Year Kongming Demon Leopard. Its main attribute is speed, and it comes with an attack skill. What do you think?"

Wang Dong glanced at it and raised his chin haughtily. "I'm the Light Goddess Butterfly. This dark, gloomy Soul Bone doesn't suit my attributes. I don't want it."

Huo Yuhao wasn't interested in it either. The two Soul Bones he already had came from a four-hundred-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Empress Scorpion and a seven-hundred-thousand-year-old Ice Heaven Snow Empress. A mere ten-thousand-year Soul Bone would only lower his standing.

So both of them turned to Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao blinked and pointed at herself. "F-for me?"

"Who else?" Huo Yuhao smiled. "It doesn't suit Wang Dong or me. You have Twin Martial Souls, and this Soul Bone can increase your speed and make up for your lack of mobility. It's perfect for you."

"But..." Xiao Xiao was at a loss, her little face flushing red. "It's a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone! It would sell for at least hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coins, and it might not even be possible to buy one at any price... You're just giving it to me?"

In the Soul Master World, there were countless examples of siblings turning against each other over a Soul Bone.

Yet Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong didn't even bat an eye. They handed it over as casually as if it were a cabbage.

"Take it. We're a team." Huo Yuhao simply pushed the Soul Bone into Xiao Xiao's hands. "Stick with me, and I'll take you to the top."

Xiao Xiao held the Soul Bone, feeling its considerable weight, and her eyes instantly reddened.

She looked up at Huo Yuhao's handsome profile and carefree smile, her gratitude surging like a tide.

At that moment, the girl gazed at the boy with such tenderness it seemed to seep from her eyes.

"Thank you, class monitor... Thank you, Wang Dong..." Xiao Xiao's voice was barely a whisper, but in her heart, she secretly swore she would follow this class monitor for the rest of her life.

"What about me? What about me?" Wang Dong crowded in, too.

Huo Yuhao waved his hand. "Then we'll fly as a trio!"

"Oh, right. There's this, too."

Huo Yuhao picked up the other Soul Bone in his hand. "This is the reward Old Madam Zhou gave me—the Soul of Secret Arts Soul Bone she won from Mu Jin, the class adviser of Class Nine."

"This thing..." Wang Dong leaned over and gave it a disdainful look. "It's like a rock. I want it even less."

"It really is a dud." Huo Yuhao turned the Soul Bone over in his hand and shook his head. "It's a Soul Bone, sure, but it was created by extremely cruel means, and all it does is increase your Soul Power limit by five percent."

"Forget it. We can sell it if we get the chance and split the money three ways."

After dividing the spoils, the three headed to the classroom.

According to academy tradition, after the freshman assessment, students would be reassigned to classes based on their Martial Soul types. The Power Attack and Control systems were combined into Class One, the Agility Attack System went to Class Two, the Auxiliary System to Class Three, and the Food System and other special types to Class Four.

There was no doubt that the "Iron Triangle" of Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao would remain in Class One.

As the three entered the classroom, the noisy room fell momentarily silent.

Then a wave of exceptionally friendly gazes turned their way.

"Hi, Huo Yuhao! We'll be classmates from now on. Please take care of us!"

The speakers were a pair of pure-looking twin girls: Lan Susu and Lan Ruoruo.

Though Huo Yuhao had mercilessly torn apart their Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the quarterfinals, the Soul Master World had always respected the strong.

His terrifying strength had instead won them over.

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly and nodded. "Welcome to Class One. I'll look out for you from now on."

After a few brief pleasantries, the three sat down. Before long, Zhou Yi's aged face appeared at the lectern, and the air in the classroom instantly turned tense.

"I'll skip the nonsense." Zhou Yi's gaze swept over the room. "Even though you've been reassigned, the rules in my class haven't changed. Whoever has the strongest fists is right."

She paused, her gaze settling on Huo Yuhao. "Huo Yuhao will remain class monitor. Who agrees, and who objects?"