Uninvited Guest

"Wu Feng concedes! The winner is Huo Yuhao!" Wang Yan seemed to have anticipated this; the moment Wu Feng announced her surrender, he stood up and led the applause for Huo Yuhao.

The other students followed suit, applause surging toward Huo Yuhao, and even Wu Feng, still standing on the stage, joined in the clapping.

"You didn't have to give up so quickly; for all you know, my soul power might have been nearly exhausted soon," Huo Yuhao said as he walked up to Wu Feng.

"Ha, don't think I didn't notice. Those physical techniques you used against me didn't require any soul power at all. Continuing to fight you would have been asking for trouble." Wu Feng shrugged, retracted her Martial Soul, and patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder.

"Although I lost today, I'm fairly convinced of your skill. But don't get too carried away; the Unlimited Division is not short on geniuses, Mr. Class Monitor."

With that, Wu Feng acted as if nothing had happened, walking toward the spectator area with Huo Yuhao trailing just behind her.

The first to greet Huo Yuhao was, without a doubt, Dong'er.

"I knew you could do it!" She rushed straight to Huo Yuhao and threw herself into a hug. It was fortunate that Huo Yuhao was prepared this time; otherwise, given Dong'er's strength, he likely would have been tackled to the ground.

"Mm, of course I could." Huo Yuhao's reply was firm and confident. He couldn't help but glance at Wu Feng, who had run over to Ning Tian's side. There was no frustration of defeat on her face, only the joy of having met a worthy opponent.

He felt a wave of emotion. Could this be considered a successful reconciliation with his past self?

In his previous life, he had also fought Wu Feng over the class committee elections, but the process and outcome of that battle were certainly not as smooth as today's.

In that fight, Wu Feng's hostility had been far greater. Compared to the purely competitive atmosphere of today, she had felt pure hatred toward him back then—Huo Yuhao could still remember the look in her eyes as she tried to kill him.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao's own state of mind at the time hadn't been much better. He knew clearly that he and Wu Feng had no deep-seated blood feud, yet he had projected his own hatred onto her because of her words. If not for the help of his teacher, Huo Yuhao might have committed a grave mistake back then.

Huo Yuhao could clearly feel that despite the short time he had spent in this world, the thick layers of hatred and negative emotions he carried immediately after his rebirth had almost entirely vanished.

It was possible that the academic pressure left him no time to focus on those negative emotions, but Huo Yuhao preferred to believe that the kindness this world showed him had led him to voluntarily choose to overlook those things.

A world full of kindness toward him...

Huo Yuhao finally seemed to understand why he had been reborn into this world.

When everyone returned to the classroom, two periods had already passed. Neither Huo Yuhao nor Wu Feng had expected that the battle would have taken so long when they saw the time displayed on the wall.

"I... did we really fight for that long?" Wu Feng was also surprised. She had been planning to find time to challenge Huo Yuhao again, but to think two whole periods had passed already—she hadn't even had her fill of the fight...

"Sister Feng, there will be plenty of opportunities in future practical classes. Although we lost the monitor position, I am glad you didn't act on impulse like you used to back in the sect. This is your progress." Ning Tian patted Wu Feng's shoulder, then shifted her gaze to Huo Yuhao, who was sitting in the front row.

"Young Mistress, you flatter me... but come to think of it, this Huo Yuhao really is quite special."

Wu Feng also looked toward Huo Yuhao:

"At first, when I found out he had taken your position, Young Mistress, I was truly unhappy. You know that in my heart, you are undoubtedly the best in the world."

"There have been others who were arrogant enough to challenge your status, but those people usually just took advantage of the fact that you are a support-type soul master. They couldn't even last three rounds against me."

"What I hate most are those who are all talk but have no real substance. But when my fight with Huo Yuhao began, I could feel it—this boy truly possesses strength commensurate with his position."

"Exactly, which is why you respect him," Ning Tian added.

"Find an opportunity to get on good terms with him later. Given his aptitude, the Martial Soul Hall won't just sit by and watch. Besides, I have a premonition that the girl who is always with him is definitely not simple either." Ning Tian pointed to Dong'er, who was sitting to the side.

"Unlike Huo Yuhao, that girl is a genuine assault-type soul master, and she surely possesses a first soul ring that exceeds the threshold limit. Thirteen levels of soul power—although not as stunning as Huo Yuhao's thousand-year soul ring, she is definitely a hot commodity in the soul master world."

"Assault-type, huh..." Wu Feng caught the keyword immediately, her eyes shifting from Huo Yuhao to Dong'er.

"I wonder how strong she is."

Wu Feng was already impatient to challenge both of them to a match in tomorrow's practical class.

Just as their conversation ended, Wang Yan saw that the students had finished their chatter and clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention.

"Since the battle between Wu Feng and Huo Yuhao has been decided, I assume no one has any further questions about the class committee list?"

The students below, including Wu Feng and Ning Tian, all shook their heads in unison, indicating they had no objections.

Wang Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then he announced the candidates for the other class positions.

Huo Yuhao held both the positions of Class Monitor and Control-type Group Leader. Dong'er had no additional title other than Deputy Class Monitor; in fact, aside from those from her hometown, no one knew exactly how much combat power she possessed, so the position of Assault-type Group Leader naturally fell to Wu Feng.

"Class is almost over, so that's all for now. Since today is Friday, I'll take the liberty of canceling the last two periods; you may return to your dorms early to rest. But don't get too relaxed and forget your cultivation."

With that, Wang Yan left the classroom without looking back, and the other students erupted into a loud cheer in unison.

"Is this the freedom of the Unlimited Division? To be able to decide whether to hold class or not..." Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed. In Zhou Yi's class, there were even teachers patrolling to check on the progress and discipline of the day's lessons, yet here, even attending class was at the teacher's discretion.

"It is the 'Unlimited' division, after all..." Dong'er echoed. This suited her perfectly; she remembered Huo Yuhao mentioning long ago that his grilled fish was excellent, and to be honest, she had been craving that taste for a while.

"By the way, Yuhao, didn't you say you were great at grilling fish? I've been wanting to try it for a long time!" Dong'er looked at Huo Yuhao with anticipation, her mouth nearly watering.

"Grilled fish..." Huo Yuhao found it strange. He didn't remember mentioning grilled fish in front of Dong'er; how did she know?

However, looking at Dong'er's expectant expression, Huo Yuhao didn't overthink it and simply agreed.

But just as Huo Yuhao and Dong'er finished packing their desks and were preparing to head out to find a place to fish and start a fire, Wu Feng and Ning Tian appeared at Huo Yuhao's desk.

"Class Monitor, I wonder if Sister Feng and I could take advantage of Dong'er's luck and get a taste of your cooking?"