Ice!
Ultimate Ice!
Of all the methods Huo Yuhao had tried to hatch it, ice was the only one he hadn't used!
How could an egg with a fire attribute possibly be hatched with ice?
That was why he had never tried using ice to hatch the Phoenix Egg!
He had simply gone down a blind alley.
But now that he knew how to hatch it, the rest was simple.
He only needed to keep using Ultimate Ice.
[Phoenix Egg (Hatching Progress: 2%)]
[Phoenix Egg (Hatching Progress: 3%)]
And then it stopped moving.
Time passed, and the freshman assessment arrived.
The Phoenix Egg's hatching progress had stalled at 77%.
Huo Yuhao was only at level forty-something, still short of level sixty.
How did Huo Yuhao know that?
Because before this, the Phoenix Egg's hatching progress had been at 66%.
Before he raised his level, no matter how much Ultimate Ice he infused into it, its progress wouldn't increase. But after he leveled up, infusing it with Ultimate Ice made the progress rise.
By that logic, once Huo Yuhao reached Soul Emperor, the progress should be full.
In three months, Huo Yuhao's Soul Power had reached level forty-seven!
He had advanced two levels in a single month!
That rate of cultivation was among the best in the entire Soul Master World!
And as his level rose, Huo Yuhao absorbed more of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's essence!
Huo Yuhao's spiritual power had increased from 2,400 points to 3,600!
It surpassed that of most Soul Emperors!
The Spirit Eye Martial Soul's Soul Skills:
The power of the four Soul Skills Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had given him had risen to thirty-five thousand years!!!
Simulation was still at ten thousand years. Huo Yuhao hadn't given this Soul Ring any of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's essence.
Simulation was good enough as it was.
Huo Yuhao had raised the power of Copy and Paste to their limits!
Thirty-five thousand years!
Their power had increased again!
Copy's speed had increased!
Paste's speed had also increased!
Both Soul Rings of the Ice Empress Martial Soul had gained another five thousand years of power.
Now the freshman assessment really would be like beating up children!
He'd mow through them like cutting melons and chopping vegetables!
Even if the three strongest Soul Elders among the freshmen teamed up, they still wouldn't be enough to beat Huo Yuhao!
"All right, that's all for today's lesson," Wang Yan said.
That was right. The homeroom teacher for Freshman Class One had been changed to Wang Yan, rather than one of the other teachers.
Huo Yuhao didn't know why they had transferred him here, but at least he didn't have a bad impression of him.
He could accept it.
"Three months have passed. Today is the freshman assessment!"
"It's also your first assessment since joining Shrek Academy. You must pass if you want to stay at Shrek Academy."
"Only then can you officially become first-year students."
"Now I'll go over the key points."
"Wang Dong, hand these out."
Wang Dong took a stack of papers, divided them into ten piles, and gave them to the students in the first row.
Then they passed them back.
"Write down your future cultivation direction on these. It will determine which class you're assigned to."
Huo Yuhao sat in the last row, beside the window.
He took the paper from the student in front of him and wrote down his future plans.
"Now, I'll tell you about the freshman assessment."
"It can be summed up in four words: team battle."
"You'll fight in groups of three."
"So you need to choose your teammates wisely."
"Each team can have no more than one Power Attack System Soul Master."
"My recommendation is one Power Attack System Soul Master, one Control System Soul Master, and one Support Soul Master."
"Or you can form a team with one Power Attack, one Support, and one Agility Attack Soul Master."
"Of course, I won't interfere. Form your own teams."
"Each team must fight at least ten battles. You'll earn points for every battle you win, and the teams will be ranked based on their points. The top 150 teams will stay."
"The rest will be eliminated."
"So, you need to manage your Soul Power carefully."
"If you can't win, consider admitting defeat to conserve as much Soul Power as possible, so your team can win more battles."
"Then the top sixty-four teams by points will advance to the knockout rounds."
"The top four will receive different rewards."
"I heard the champion's reward is extremely precious."
"All right, go find your teammates!"
After Wang Yan finished speaking, he went outside the classroom.
Wang Dong naturally flew over to Huo Yuhao.
Everyone else had found their teammates as well.
"C-can I join your team?" Xiao Xiao walked over.
"You want to join us?" Wang Dong asked, somewhat incredulous.
"Yes." Xiao Xiao nodded.
Huo Yuhao turned around. "Why would you want to team up with me?"
"I'm the class's most notorious weakling!"
Wang Dong: "..."
You're a weakling?
Then what does that make me, an ant?
Still pretending, huh!
Wang Dong said righteously, "Of course I'm here to help you pass the freshman assessment!"
"Good, good! You really are a great roommate!"
"You're still thinking of me at a time like this!"
Huo Yuhao laughed so hard his eyes were nearly streaming with tears.
"Then why not bring along one more?"
"There's someone else here already. Bring her along too."
"Young Master Wang, what do you think?"
Wang Dong nodded confidently. "Sure. With my strength, naturally I can handle the freshman assessment with ease."
"Bringing one more along is no problem at all!"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "All right. Since Young Master Wang agrees, I have no objections."
"Then let's call it Team Wang Dong."
"Xiao Xiao, what do you think?"
Xiao Xiao came back to her senses. "Ah, sure. Anything's fine."
Huo Yuhao put the paper on the desk. "Write it down."
"Oh."
Wang Dong picked up a pen and quickly began writing.
Xiao Xiao muttered softly, "Actually, I think Team Huo Yuhao would be a better name."
Wang Dong looked up. "What?"
"Ah, nothing. You must have misheard." Xiao Xiao waved her hands repeatedly.
Wang Dong: "Oh."
Once all the teams had assembled, Wang Yan walked back into the classroom.
"Looks like everyone has formed their teams. I'll hand in the lists now. You can head back."
The students of Freshman Class One began to leave, and Xiao Xiao left on her own as well.
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to leave, Wang Dong grabbed his hand.
"What is it?" Huo Yuhao asked, confused.
Wang Dong replied, "Teacher Xiao Ya wants us to go see her. It seems she's prepared something for us."
"Prepared something for us?"
"Tang Sect Hidden Weapons?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"Probably. Aren't Tang Sect Hidden Weapons what the Tang Sect is famous for?"
"But Teacher Xiao Ya really underestimates you, doesn't she?"
"With you around, why would we need Tang Sect Hidden Weapons?"
Wang Dong couldn't help pouting.
Unlike in the original story, when Wang Dong joined the Tang Sect, Tang Ya hadn't done anything idiotic.
For example, she hadn't demanded that he take first place in the freshman assessment. She had simply let Wang Dong join the Tang Sect.
"Thank you, Teacher Xiao Ya." Wang Dong took the Hundred Treasure Pouch Tang Ya handed over.
"Do your best, and bring glory to the Tang Sect!"
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