Recovery

After waking all the students up one by one, Huo Yuhao's spirit power and mental strength were nearly exhausted. He slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Dong'er throwing herself at him.

Caught off guard, he was pinned directly to the ground by Dong'er.

"You're okay... thank goodness, you're okay..." Dong'er sobbed as she held Huo Yuhao tightly. Huo Yuhao was physically and mentally drained, and while he felt this was perhaps a bit inappropriate...

"It's alright... everything is resolved." In the end, Huo Yuhao offered a soft smile and placed his hand on Dong'er's back, patting it gently.

A short while later, in the infirmary.

Dong'er and Li Na were acting as insiders, currently in the classroom helping the cultivation teacher fabricate excuses for the other students. Only Huo Yuhao, Zhou Yi, and the doctor remained in the infirmary.

"There are no major issues, but your spirit power has reached its absolute limit. It's best not to use your spirit soul frequently for a while; get some good rest for a few days."

The infirmary doctor pushed up his glasses and looked toward Zhou Yi, who was standing to the side: "What did this child do in his practical class? To exhaust his spirit power to this extent—you teachers should be keeping a closer eye on things."

"My apologies, it won't happen again." Zhou Yi didn't offer much explanation. The conflict with the Body Sect absolutely could not be exposed to the public. Given the scale of the Spirit Soul Academy, it could easily spiral into a massive public opinion crisis before the facts were even investigated.

While Body Spirit Souls were rare within the Spirit Soul Academy, they certainly weren't non-existent.

Huo Yuhao might be fine as the hero of this incident, but the other students with Body Spirit Souls could easily become targets of inexplicable criticism, potentially even spiraling into rumors that "Huo Yuhao is a mole sent by the Body Sect."

Never underestimate the chasm in human communication; such information could absolutely emerge. Fortunately, aside from Li Na, the other students believed they had simply fallen asleep and knew nothing else. Zhou Yi had also coordinated with Li Na and the cultivation teacher in advance, which was the only reason they had successfully locked down the information.

"Teacher Zhou... I remember you used to bring students here quite often... but back then, those students were always coming in with broken bones or internal injuries. In the blink of an eye, it feels like I haven't seen you in years," the doctor suddenly remarked.

"I know you've changed quite a bit, but for a student to exhaust his spirit power so completely... there must be some unspeakable circumstances behind it, right?"

"Ha, what am I saying... perhaps it's just that old habit of yours acting up again. Why think so much?" The doctor crossed his legs and gave a helpless smile.

"Ah... yes, it's just my old habit of lecturing students acting up, nothing special." Zhou Yi and the doctor exchanged a look, and after that, both tacitly avoided mentioning the matter again.

"Teacher Zhou..." Just then, Huo Yuhao suddenly called out.

"What is it? Is there still somewhere you feel uncomfortable?" Zhou Yi walked closer and placed her hand on Huo Yuhao's forehead to check.

"It's nothing... just, I might have to disappoint your expectations. I won't be able to run for class monitor in the Unlimited Division." Huo Yuhao smiled, looking somewhat apologetic.

"Don't worry about that. The Dean specifically postponed the class monitor election for the Unlimited Division; we'll prepare for it once you've recovered. Oh, the Dean also left word that you don't need to participate in the practical assessment against spirit beasts. Dong'er is exempt as well—consider it a reward for your performance this time."

"Is that so..." Huo Yuhao looked up at the ceiling. Since that was the case, he didn't need to be in such a rush regarding the Unlimited Division.

Even so, after he was cleared following his check-up that day, he personally requested that Zhou Yi send him back to his dormitory, claiming he would sleep more comfortably there.

Once Zhou Yi confirmed there were no other issues with Huo Yuhao, she agreed to his request.

"I'm leaving now. If you feel any discomfort, just press that Spirit Guidance Signal Transmitter I gave you, and I'll be there in a flash." After giving these final instructions, Zhou Yi closed the dormitory door.

Once he was certain Zhou Yi had left, Huo Yuhao sat up, placed his belongings on the table, and began to circulate his Mysterious Heaven Skill to recover his spirit power.

After several cycles, a ball of warmth appeared in his lower abdomen. Huo Yuhao stopped the circulation of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, letting the warmth continue to flow automatically.

"Phew... to think the Body Sect would appear here at this time." Huo Yuhao recalled his memories. The first time he had heard of the Body Sect in his previous life was when he first met Wang Yan.

His first actual encounter with the Body Sect had been during his first time participating in the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament, when two spirit masters from the sect tried to forcibly abduct him.

Lang Ya was one of those two.

Huo Yuhao hadn't had much contact with him afterward, but he remembered that he had a brother named Yu Tao. He wondered if he would run into him again.

He knew clearly that the Body Sect coming to cause trouble this time—or more accurately, Lang Ya coming to the Spirit Soul Academy to cause trouble—was absolutely linked to him. In his past life, the Body Sect had come knocking because he had displayed his proud talent as a Body Spirit Soul during the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament.

Now that Lang Ya had sought him out, someone from the Body Sect must have learned of his existence in advance.

However, in reality, Huo Yuhao couldn't be entirely certain that this operation was the Body Sect's idea. Lang Ya's mental state was significantly more deranged than when they first met in his past life; he was like... a madman.

Well, Huo Yuhao admitted that the Body Sect certainly had its share of madmen, but based on his impression of their Sect Master, Du Busi... the man wouldn't stoop to such underhanded tactics as turning children into cripples.

Although it was possible that the Sect Master had changed from a reckless man who valued loyalty into a sinister villain, Huo Yuhao preferred to assume the best of others until he saw the man himself.

"If this was just Lang Ya's own idea... what could the Body Sect have gone through to raise someone with such a twisted personality?" Huo Yuhao had a vague premonition. In his past life, the Body Sect had developed a grudge against Shrek because Mu En had killed Du Busi's brother, Du Bisi.

As for this time... Huo Yuhao guessed that perhaps a more severe conflict had arisen between the Spirit Soul Academy or Martial Soul Hall and the Body Sect. It might not just be the Sect Master; perhaps even some of the Body Sect disciples from back then...

Huo Yuhao shook his head. Though curious, he felt it would be better to verify such guesses by finding the person himself.

After these thoughts, his spirit power had recovered by more than half, so he simply sat cross-legged on the bed and began his daily cultivation.

But just then, his stomach suddenly let out a loud growl.

"Tsk... I forgot I haven't eaten yet."

Huo Yuhao rubbed his stomach... come to think of it, he hadn't eaten a proper meal all day, and Teacher Zhou Yi seemed to have subconsciously overlooked that fact as well.

"The cafeteria should still be open... I'll go get something to eat."

With that thought, he opened his dormitory door, only to find a carefully wrapped food box on the floor, with a note attached in elegant handwriting.

"Remember to eat it while it's hot -- Dong'er."