Huo Yuhao's Transformation

A pitch-black force of fear erupted violently from Lin Yun's forehead, blocking the Mental Shock released by Huo Yuhao.

Lin Yun controlled it perfectly, not drawing out the fear within Huo Yuhao's heart, but merely forcing his mental power to recoil.

Huo Yuhao was instantly struck by the mental backlash, stumbling back a step.

Zhou Yi clapped her hands and said to Lin Yun, "Interesting. The captains of the two seed teams I have on hand didn't even last three rounds against you."

Lin Yun couldn't help but retort, "Teacher Zhou, now they've suddenly become captains of two seed teams?"

Zhou Yi coughed lightly, straightened her face, and said, "If I had told you from the start that one of these two was going to be your teammate, would you have been able to fight them properly with your real skills?"

Lin Yun said speechlessly, "You could have just said that you realized my level was acceptable and changed your mind on a whim."

At this moment, Wang Dong interrupted immediately, effectively shielding Lin Yun as she said to Zhou Yi, "Teacher Zhou, I'll take Lin Yun with Xiao Xiao and me. I can switch to an agility-attack type; I can always change my specialization later if I have to."

Lin Yun also added, "I can switch to control type as well. Since my current power output is still somewhat limited, calling myself a control type is barely a stretch."

Zhou Yi said to Wang Dong, "Alright, alright, look at the two of you. How about this: control and power-attack types aren't so different, but agility-attack and power-attack are quite far apart. Lin Yun, I'm sorry, but you'll have to register as a control type."

Lin Yun nodded, and Zhou Yi continued, "You, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao are a group. The three of you should spend these next two days getting used to each other's situations. Huo Yuhao, you stay behind."

Lin Yun walked out with Wang Dong. Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong in confusion and asked, "Aren't you and Huo Yuhao roommates and desk-mates? Why does it seem like your relationship has only gotten worse since you moved into the dorms?"

Wang Dong said with disgust, "Don't even mention that lunatic. He's not a normal person. Not only does he get up earlier than a rooster and go to bed later than a dog, but he spends all day muttering to himself in the room. The soundproofing in the dorms is so bad that it makes no difference whether you change rooms or not. Plus, he's always 'involutional,' adding extra training for himself, and then acting like he didn't put in any effort at all."

"With things going back and forth like this, our training programs have doubled. Tell me, is that human? It's absolutely heaven-defying, this thing."

Lin Yun nodded and said to Wang Dong, "Is that the only reason you two had a complete falling out?"

Wang Dong looked at Lin Yun and said, "It's not just that. Haven't you noticed that quite a few people are missing from our class?"

Lin Yun nodded and then said, "I heard most of them were expelled by Teacher Zhou?"

Wang Dong nodded and said to Lin Yun, "Most of them, yes. But some were during group sparring sessions when Huo Yuhao was provoked by some trash and stabbed a knife straight into their stomachs or other vital points."

"The most brutal one had his throat bitten out by him. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't gain any Soul Power from it, he would have been dealt with as an Evil Soul Master long ago!"

Lin Yun was shocked by this, immediately looking back at Zhou Yi's office, and said in surprise, "No way? I thought the kid was pretty honest usually?"

At the same time, Lin Yun began to ponder. This was highly likely the result of him intercepting Electrolux. Without Electrolux's guidance, the "Prisoner Huo" had completely walked down the absurd "what-if" path of the Holy Spirit Cult's Blood-Eyed Holy Son.

Lin Yun looked ahead, deep in thought, while Wang Dong said to him, "Don't be fooled by him. He usually blinks those eyes and looks so cute and innocent, but in reality, he's the most cruel and vicious of them all."

Lin Yun suddenly remembered Chu Zhengzhang, and from there, thought of that viscount from the Heaven Spirit Empire.

The previous ambush, followed by Yan Shaozhe's intervention, had temporarily pushed this task to the back burner due to the front-line command. He would still have to ask for Zhang Lexuan's opinion later; after all, it would be too absurd to just ignore this matter.

However, for now, he had to muddle through the round-robin tournament.

Thinking of this, Lin Yun spoke up, "Wang Dong, I have to be honest with you. This freshman assessment isn't important to me."

As he spoke, Lin Yun told Wang Dong what Yan Shaozhe had told him. Wang Dong said unhappily, "Huo Yuhao has the nerve to act all bitter and deep. Compared to your experience, what does Huo Yuhao even have? With his character, it's actually a perfect matching mechanism with his father."

Lin Yun looked at Wang Dong, patted her shoulder, and advised, "That's not right either. They are both tragedies; there's no such thing as who is more miserable than whom. I only hope that one day, true light will shine upon the continent, so that tragedies like mine and Huo Yuhao's will never happen in this world again."

Wang Dong said, "Your ideological level is still high. Fine, just do whatever you want during the round-robin. Xiao Xiao and I can handle them on our own. You go do what you need to do."

Lin Yun looked at Wang Dong and then said, "Are you sure you can handle this? It would be a shame if you crashed and burned, ruining your own future in the process."

Wang Dong, however, spoke to Lin Yun with absolute certainty.

"Don't worry about it. This Young Master isn't just for show. Xiao Xiao and I have already been practicing well; you're just the icing on the cake."

And just like that, it was tentatively decided that Lin Yun would go off to handle the matter in the Heaven Spirit Empire during the round-robin tournament. This was confirmed after returning to the classroom and discussing it with Xiao Xiao.

However, Lin Yun still decided to add one more layer of insurance.

Lin Yun had been to the Inner Court before. After confirming that Mu En was not playing the role of a security guard at the entrance of the Outer Court freshman dormitory, he flew straight into the Inner Court.

The disciple on duty in the Inner Court happened to have seen Yan Shaozhe bring Lin Yun back before. Knowing that this possessor of an evil Martial Soul shrouded in dark energy meant no harm, he simply registered him and let him pass.

Hearing that Lin Yun had arrived, Zhang Lexuan stepped out of her dormitory and met him head-on.

"You really did come. Elder Mu said you wouldn't forget about this, and he truly wasn't wrong."

Zhang Lexuan smiled at Lin Yun as she spoke, and Lin Yun gave her a sheepish laugh in return.

"The old man really understands me. He is truly worthy of being Elder Mu."

After Lin Yun finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan stretched, then draped a dark green cloak over his shoulders and said to him:

"Alright, we are about to enter the Heaven Spirit Empire to investigate a certain noble. You must be careful, keep everything confidential, and above all, follow orders. Do not act on impulse."

Lin Yun looked at Zhang Lexuan, puzzled, and asked:

"Investigate? Isn't the evidence conclusive? Aren't we just going in to kill the target?"

Zhang Lexuan looked at Lin Yun and smiled.

"Of course it can't be that simple. This has been a long-standing tradition of our Shrek Inspection Team since its inception..."