Huo Yuhao: You Can Get Lost Now (Part 1)

After Huo Yuhao entered the Shrek Academy dormitory for the outer court, he realized it was comparable to a prison... No, it didn't seem much different from a prison at all.

The dormitory was a slab-style building with a long corridor lined with doors on both sides, each marked with a number. Judging by the peeling paint, the building was quite dilapidated; there was no telling how many years it had been in use.

At each end of the hallway was a communal restroom. The existence of a communal restroom meant... At this thought, Huo Yuhao's face immediately darkened.

They dared to charge such high tuition for a dump like this?! Did Shrek really consider these students human beings?

He would have been better off at the Star Luo National Academy... Was it too late to drop out now?

Forget it. Since he was here, he might as well settle in. Just as Uncle Baili had said, he would see what this so-called holy land for soul masters was really made of before deciding whether to stay or leave.

In truth, Huo Yuhao was overthinking things. Baili Du had insisted he come to Shrek Academy for no other reason than to provoke a certain second-generation Dragon God who had lost the Dragon God bloodline.

"207, 207... Ah, here it is."

He unlocked the door and pushed it open.

To be honest, he was even more disappointed.

The room was tiny, barely ten square meters. Two beds took up most of the space, and aside from those, there was only a desk and two iron wardrobes. On the ceiling hung a soul guidance lamp that required an injection of soul power to light up.

The room appeared to have been cleaned, but his roommate must have been a spoiled rich kid. The wooden bed was covered with a luxurious, thick fur mattress, and his luggage had already filled the wardrobe on that side, with items scattered across the desk and even piled onto Huo Yuhao's bed.

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow. With his things dumped so carelessly on his side, this roommate probably wouldn't be easy to get along with.

Just then, a young man walked in through the door and froze when he saw Huo Yuhao.

Although he looked Huo Yuhao up and down with an arrogant expression, a flash of involuntary awe flickered in his eyes.

I never imagined Shrek Academy would have a student who could rival my own looks... Could he be a girl disguised as a boy?

But after a closer look, she was certain that the Huo Yuhao before her was a genuine, red-blooded male.

Huo Yuhao also studied the youth carefully.

The boy wore a white, form-fitting outfit that looked quite expensive. His skin was fair, almost translucent, and his large eyes were a unique, pale powder-blue. His neat, short hair was the same color, and he appeared to be about the same age and height as Huo Yuhao.

Then there was his temperament—a combination of confidence and refined manners typical of a child raised in a privileged, pampered environment. Such people were truly rare.

What was even more striking was his appearance.

Rather than "handsome," "pretty" or "beautiful" seemed more fitting; there was even a hint of effeminacy to him.

One had to admit, this was a world that judged by appearances. People who looked good easily gained favor, and at the very least, Huo Yuhao felt no immediate animosity toward him.

With a gentle smile on his face, Huo Yuhao politely extended a hand. "Hello, you must be in this dorm too. My name is Huo Yuhao, your new roommate. May I ask your name?"

The youth glared at his hand with annoyance and said coldly, "Move aside."

Huo Yuhao froze at the words, his brow furrowing in displeasure.

As the saying went, one shouldn't strike a smiling face. This youth was going a bit too far.

Still, he retracted his hand and stepped aside.

The youth walked past him, crossed his arms, and looked at him with a cold, arrogant expression tinged with anger.

"You're too late! I cleaned this entire dorm by myself!"

Who knew Shrek's dorms would be this decrepit! Did he have any idea how much effort it took to clean this place?

He had to make this newcomer do the work! Otherwise... Hmph!

Huo Yuhao blinked twice. "Then, thank you. From now on, we—"

Before he could finish, the powder-blue-haired youth interrupted him. "I have a few rules you need to remember. First, you are responsible for cleaning the dorm from now on, but don't touch my bed. Second, you are not allowed to walk around the dorm naked; it's disgusting. Third, no snoring while sleeping at night. Fourth, don't disturb me. Fifth, don't bring people into the dorm as you please. Is that clear?!"

"..."

The youth's high-and-mighty attitude exhausted the last of Huo Yuhao's patience.

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly and retorted coldly, refusing to back down, "Who do you think you are? Why should I listen to you?"

He had originally intended to suggest they take turns cleaning or that he could do a few extra days, but he hadn't expected this person to make so many unreasonable demands.

If he didn't know better, he would have thought he was being hired as a servant rather than meeting a roommate.

The youth gave a disdainful snort. "You've got some nerve! No one has ever dared to speak to me like that! Let me tell you, if you don't listen to me, I'll beat you every single day you stay in this dorm until you crawl out of here. Don't believe me? Try it!"

Huo Yuhao nodded earnestly. "Alright, you said it."

Seeing that he wouldn't back down, the youth actually laughed. His smile was beautiful, but the disdain and contempt behind it only fueled the fire in Huo Yuhao's heart.

If he didn't teach this guy a lesson today, he wasn't Brother Hao.

The youth smiled slightly and suddenly stepped close to Huo Yuhao. "Your name is Huo Yuhao, right? Very well. I think your name will soon disappear from Shrek Academy—"

Before he could finish his sentence, he felt an indescribable, immense force strike his neck.

The wind whistled in his ears, the surroundings blurred, and a few seconds later, there was the sound of his head making intimate contact with the floor.

Huo Yuhao clapped his hands and gave a disdainful snort. "The people I hate most are rich brats like you who have no real skill but are arrogant beyond measure."

"Ahhhhhhh!!"

After a brief silence, a scream echoed from outside the window. Huo Yuhao ignored it and sat down on his bed instead.

The pain radiating from his head caused the youth to clutch his skull and cry out, his face flushing a deep red at a speed visible to the naked eye—though whether from shame or fury, it was hard to tell.

He never could have imagined that he would be grabbed by the collar and tossed out of his dormitory without even noticing it coming!

How humiliating! Never in his life had he suffered such a grievance; let alone being thrown out, no one had ever even given him a sour look before.

He... how dared he...

Many students poked their heads out from the windows, casting strange, inquisitive glances in his direction.

"Ahhh! I'm going to kill you!!!"

The youth's face was twisted in rage as he scrambled up from the ground. Beneath his feet, one yellow and one purple spirit ring rose rapidly, and a pair of butterfly wings manifested behind his back.

The colors at the tips of the forewings shifted constantly between deep blue, azure, and light blue. The entire wing surface resembled the blue sky inlaid with a string of brilliant halos, forming a V-shape that brought light to the mortal world. Its shape and color were incomparable, possessing a beauty that was beyond reproach.

With a powerful shove against the ground and a beat of his wings, he soared toward the second-floor dormitory.

"Wow, is that his martial soul? What beautiful wings!"

"Indeed, only such a beautiful martial soul could be worthy of such a handsome guy."