Learning and Asking for Directions

Another morning, another session of practicing the Purple Demon Eye. After keeping at it for so many days, this habit had become ingrained in Huo Yuhao's bones. It seemed to have immense benefits for his Martial Soul, the most intuitive of which was that the world was becoming clearer and clearer to him. However, Huo Yuhao did not delve deeper into it; this training method, combined with his Martial Soul, had already touched the threshold of the Body Sect's method for training a Body Martial Soul. It was just that, limited by his own knowledge, Huo Yuhao did not realize that a Martial Soul could still evolve. If things continued this way without accepting the systematic training of the Body Sect, his Spirit Eye would still sublimate at some opportune moment, fundamentally improving his poor aptitude.

After finishing his cultivation, Huo Yuhao felt the consequences of not properly protecting his body. The injuries he had sustained during the new student enrollment had mostly healed, and the pain had subsided significantly, but this training made his body start aching all over again. Furthermore, Wang Yi had previously used a method similar to shielding to reduce his pain, but this time, he simply ignored it, leaving Huo Yuhao to bear the full brunt of the agony.

The answer Huo Yuhao received when he questioned him was: "Bear the consequences of your own actions. If you want to act tough, you have to pay the price yourself. Why should I support behavior that only brings you a sense of satisfaction?"

"Do you know how tiring this behavior is? I finally understand why Tian Meng always likes to sleep; it really is quite comfortable. Don't bother me if there's nothing important; repairing your Sea of Spirit is already a huge headache for me."

This response made Huo Yuhao feel a bit embarrassed, as it seemed this really was his own fault. It was only after a while that he realized this was just an excuse Wang Yi made because he was lazy and didn't want to deal with him. One could only say that little Yuhao still had much to learn; having too high a bottom line would only lead to his own disadvantage.

Just like that, Huo Yuhao endured the pain throughout his body and headed out to school. This sensation was truly intense; the suffering he hadn't endured before was now being made up for all at once. Every movement felt as if his body were being torn apart, especially the first few motions, which were particularly painful. It was foreseeable that such exercises would not be rare in the future, and all he could do was adapt to this life. Only after passing this period could Shrek Academy be considered to have truly accepted this group of new students.

This was directly reflected in the final exams for the new students. Regardless of the difficulty, the academy looked at rankings when evaluating results; no matter how poor your performance was, as long as you were above the average line, there was no problem. The hardest part of this exam was the elimination rate.

Half of the students who were eliminated fell at this very first hurdle, which showed just how high the elimination rate was. The number of people eliminated in half a year was the same as those in five and a half years. If you didn't adapt to the study life at Shrek Academy, you would definitely be kicked out. You absolutely could not be arrogant; everyone here was among the top students on the continent, and even if the gap between students was as wide as a chasm, it was still a gap among the very best.

Here, all you could do was work hard, work hard, and work even harder. You had to give your all just so that you, in your mediocrity, wouldn't be eliminated. Even if some people seemed to find their studies and life easy, whether it was because of their incredible talent or secret hard work, they were not your target. You had only one goal: to touch your own limits. You didn't need to think about the rest; there would be someone to help you solve those problems.

Thus, while pursuing his limits, Huo Yuhao discovered that as long as he started moving, his body, which had been aching from the exercise, felt much lighter. This discovery made him somewhat incredulous, almost making him think he had misfelt or that the lazy dog Wang Yi had helped him. Unfortunately, neither was true; moving really did reduce the pain. This counterintuitive piece of knowledge was thus learned by Huo Yuhao.

What could be a better morning than gaining knowledge while the pain subsided? In a cheerful mood, Huo Yuhao skipped and hopped toward the classroom, beginning his journey of absorbing knowledge, ready to swim in the ocean of learning.

As for whether he would drown or not, that was Huo Yuhao's own business, Wang Yi thought as he watched Huo Yuhao's retreating figure. Huo Yuhao clearly hadn't noticed what was missing from his Sea of Spirit, which was exactly why Wang Yi and Tian Meng were able to slip out without being detected, as Huo Yuhao couldn't yet skillfully enter and exit his Sea of Spirit. As for why they had to leave their comfort zone to come outside, it was naturally to clean up the mess for this child, Huo Yuhao.

He had felt refreshed after beating up Dai Huabin, but he had no idea how to handle the aftermath. Even children knew how to dispose of all evidence of a crime after doing something bad, but Huo Yuhao was too carefree and simply didn't think about it.

Actually, that was fine too; looking forward like this could help maintain a good mood. As for the villains and the bad deeds, let us people handle those. A bitter and deep-seated attitude toward life easily led to depression, and now with the mysterious Electrolux here helping in the wrong way, it gave Huo Yuhao's negative emotions a chance to erupt. Let's wait until he's an adult, or after he's fallen in love, to tell him about these messy affairs.

"I'll confirm one more time, Tian Meng, are you sure no one can discover us?" Because of Tian Meng's usual behavior, Wang Yi really couldn't trust him one hundred percent, so he asked again.

The worm-like Tian Meng said impatiently, "Stop dawdling. If you have a plan, just say it. Let's finish this quickly and go back to sleep on Yuhao; what if something happens to little Yuhao?"

"We are going to solve the root cause of Huo Yuhao's problems right now. Even if we don't make it in time, we still have Electrolux. If you can't even beat him, just put your heart at ease."

The two of them walked out of the dormitory, bickering, and found themselves somewhat at a loss on the road. The path wasn't a main road for vehicles, but a shaded trail specifically for students to walk on. It had to be said that the scenery was beautiful; they must spend a lot of money maintaining these views every year—truly wealthy and imposing.

But with Shrek Academy being so large, where were they supposed to find the gathering place of the Evil Eye White Tiger Family?

"Tian Meng, you're familiar with this form, you go ask for directions. Ask where the Evil Eye White Tiger Family's office in Shrek is."

"Get lost! You want me, a Spirit Beast, to ask for directions? Do you have any conscience? I don't even know what the situation is in human society, and you want me to ask for directions?"

Just as they were about to start arguing again, an old man who had been watching the dormitory spoke up. Wang Yi had originally thought he was just an ordinary dormitory manager.

"I know a little. The Evil Eye White Tiger Family should be at No. 32 Jingxi Street. That's their meeting point; it shouldn't have changed yet."

"Also, walking around at will is not allowed during class hours. Don't make any noise."

Wang Yi got the location he wanted and, very happily, pulled—or rather, dragged—the somewhat stiff Tian Meng away. He didn't forget to say thank you before leaving. How very polite, Wang Yi thought.

It wasn't until they were far away that Wang Yi realized his body felt a bit weak. Since he was a spirit body, his legs couldn't go soft, so his entire body was affected instead.

"What exactly was that old man?" Tian Meng, who had been scared to death, finally caught his breath.

"How would I know? What did you tell me? Didn't you say no one could see us? You're unreliable at critical moments; I'm the one who had to drag you out."

"How was I supposed to know there was such a terrifying person here, acting as a dorm manager? No, let's hurry back into Yuhao's body; it's too dangerous here."

"He already told us not to make any noise; that's permission for us to go take a look and investigate the situation."

"Since we're already out, we have to go take a look."