Take Me to See Ye Xishui

A year later.

Inside the training room, Huo Yuhao swept his gaze over the crowd, who looked like walking corpses, then clapped his hands and nodded. "That's all for today's lesson. Go back and get some rest early. The Academy is about to break for vacation, and this is our last class before the holiday."

Everyone's eyes lit up at the first half of his words, but the latter half left them somewhat at a loss.

"That's it?"

Tang Ya muttered softly, visible disappointment on her face. The others also looked reluctant to part with the class. It had been tiring, sure, but upon suddenly hearing that vacation had arrived, they felt an inexplicable emptiness and sense of loss.

It was not merely because they would not see Teacher Huo for two months. Another reason was that their improvement over the past year had been absolutely beyond imagination.

Although they were still far from mastering the Inch Step Huo Yuhao had spoken of, he had taught them far more than just that during their everyday lessons.

Ji Juechen's sword intent, Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao's ability to control fire and ice—the more they interacted with Huo Yuhao, the more they realized just how terrifying this teacher without Soul Power truly was.

It was like they thought they had already stripped Huo Yuhao bare and could see every inch of him clearly, only for another layer to suddenly appear beneath. Of course, rather than disappointing them, this feeling of exploring the unknown made them even more excited, like a bit of flirtatious fun between lovers.

More than once, the students had secretly discussed Teacher Huo's true identity, wondering what great figure he truly was. After all, someone like him should never have been unknown. It was impossible that he had simply