After returning to the hotel, Huo Yuhao spent the next two days doing little besides eating and making one trip to the Treasure Pavilion to collect the Soul Tool he'd commissioned.
The rest of the time, he trained hard in his hotel room, cultivating his Soul Power and Mental Power.
For his Mental Power, he had the unique God Forging Technique Electrolux had taught him. With it, his Mental Power grew steadily more solid with each passing day.
As for his Soul Power cultivation, the remaining medicinal effects of the Black Water Pill had been completely absorbed within those two days.
Huo Yuhao discovered that after having his meridians cleansed and his marrow purified, he was now cultivating more than five percent faster than before.
Then, on the morning of the third day, the time had finally come for the first-year students at Shrek Academy to officially begin classes.
Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes and awoke from meditation.
Daylight was already streaming in through the window. Dressed and ready, Huo Yuhao headed for Shrek Academy.
When he arrived at the familiar Martial Soul Department teaching building, he found the white building for first-years standing with its doors open, as new students streamed inside.
When he registered, Huo Yuhao had learned that he'd been assigned to Class One. He quickly found the classroom and went in.
Inside, he saw that the classroom was arranged in tiers and could hold about a hundred students. It was already packed, and he was among the last to arrive.
As soon as Huo Yuhao entered, every student in the class turned to look at him.
Some of the girls' eyes lit up when they saw how handsome he was, and they began whispering to each other.
Another handsome guy!
Some of the boys silently snorted, then turned away with disdainful expressions.
Another pretty boy!
Wang Dong, sitting in the upper-left corner, looked furious when she saw Huo Yuhao. Through clenched teeth, she muttered, "That guy's in Class One too?"
A crowd of girls had gathered around Wang Dong. Her deskmate was a sweet, adorable-looking girl with delicate features and long hair tied into twin ponytails.
Hearing Wang Dong mutter, the girl's eyes lit up. "Wang Dong, you know that handsome guy with black hair?"
Wang Dong glanced at her. "Sort of. We got into a fight on the first day of registration. Xiao Xiao, that guy's no good. You'd better stay away from him."
Xiao Xiao replied offhandedly, "Really? But he's so handsome. He seems like he ought to be a good person."
Wang Dong rolled her eyes and fell silent, annoyed.
What a hopeless, looks-obsessed lovesick fool.
Xiao Xiao kept staring at Huo Yuhao, her gaze growing unfocused as she thought to herself, Another handsome guy, and completely different from Wang Dong. He seems a bit more manly than Wang Dong, though. Maybe I should sit next to him later. But Wang Dong would get mad, wouldn't she? If they both tried to court me, who would I choose?
Xiao Xiao secretly pictured the scene in her mind.
If Wang Dong had heard Xiao Xiao's thoughts, she would probably have started sweating.
Wait, girl, you're already choosing?
Huo Yuhao looked around the room, then sat in an empty seat in the corner.
Just as he sat down, an elderly woman entered the classroom. Her hair was white, her face wrinkled, and her pale hair was coiled atop her head. She wore a water-blue robe, stood of average height, and had a pair of glasses on.
She looked old, but her back was ramrod straight. Striding up to the lectern, she swept her sharp gaze across the room.
The classroom, which had been somewhat noisy, fell silent at once.
The elderly woman wore a stern expression, and her sharp gaze gave off an intense mental pressure.
"My name is Zhou Yi, and I'm the homeroom teacher for Class One. I'll be teaching you for the next year, but let me make one thing clear: most of you will be eliminated. I train monsters, prodigies, true geniuses."
"And from what I can see, most of you are nothing but useless trash. Trash has no place studying at Shrek Academy."
Zhou Yi's voice was awful, hoarse and shrill, like a cracked gong.
At her words, most of the students in the room grew indignant. They'd known this old woman for less than three minutes, and already she thought they were trash?
Who does she think she is?
Most students who made it into Shrek were either noble Soul Masters or Soul Masters from wealthy families.
Not only did they have powerful family backgrounds, they were also among the most talented of their generation in their hometowns.
Every one of them had some pride.
And the few commoner Soul Masters in the room needed no introduction. Anyone who'd made it this far as a commoner was bound to be an exceptionally talented young person.
She'd known them for less than three minutes and already decided they were all idiots. Was this teacher some Limit Douluo?
Even a Limit Douluo would have a hard time seeing through everyone's aptitude at a glance. Only a god might be able to do that.
Just who the hell are you?
But Zhou Yi remained expressionless. She ignored the students' anger and continued, "Anyone who got into a fight during the past few days of registration, stand up."
The students glanced at one another, none of them understanding what the old woman was getting at. Even if they had fought, who'd be stupid enough to stand up?
At her words, Wang Dong quietly glanced back at Huo Yuhao. He was sitting with his eyes closed, resting as if he thought the old woman's words were complete bullshit.
She gave a cold snort, then slowly stood up.
Out of the hundred or so students in the class, Wang Dong was the only one on her feet. In an instant, every eye in the room was on her.
"Just one?" Zhou Yi looked around in displeasure. "It seems my judgment was right. You really are a bunch of useless trash, without a shred of spirit. Don't you know that those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocre? Everyone except her, go outside and run a hundred laps around Shrek Plaza. Anyone who doesn't finish will be expelled!"
Her words caused an uproar. They were being punished just for not fighting? And they'd be expelled if they didn't finish? Who could put up with that?
For a moment, not one person in the classroom moved.
Seeing this, a look of displeasure crossed Zhou Yi's wrinkled face. The next moment, six Spirit Rings rose beneath her feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.
A Spirit Emperor!
A terrifying aura spread out from her, and the overwhelming pressure made it impossible for anyone but Huo Yuhao, who was still resting with his eyes closed, to even breathe. In less than a minute, everyone's faces had turned red.
"I'm a Spirit Emperor! Can any of you useless trash compare? Get running! If you don't, I'll expel every last one of you!" Zhou Yi threw her weight around, and the pressure radiating from her grew stronger.
Intimidated by her tyranny, the students had no choice but to get up and head for the plaza outside.
"Throwing your weight around against brand-new students, calling rule-following a lack of spirit, and expelling anyone who can't keep up with you. You really are something. What a fine Shrek Academy. You talk about training monsters, but then you let a piece of trash train them. Truly outrageous. If Shrek Academy ever does produce a monster, all that proves is that those people were monsters to begin with. What does that have to do with a piece of trash like you?"
Just then, Huo Yuhao—who had been sitting quietly in the back corner with his eyes closed, listening to Zhou Yi's bullshit—slowly opened his eyes and spoke with utter disdain.
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