New Student Assessment

Huo Yuhao slept until the next morning. After waking up, he changed back into his school uniform and headed toward the classroom.

As soon as he entered the class, he saw everyone's gaze converge upon him.

"Classmate, where did you go after taking such a long leave? The key is that Teacher Zhou actually approved it. Many people are saying you got into Shrek Academy through connections," a student sitting in the front asked curiously.

"Oh, you mean that? I took leave to obtain my third soul ring, so Teacher Zhou agreed."

As he spoke, three soul rings appeared on Huo Yuhao's body. The students in Class One stared in shock at the pitch-black third ring.

"Brother Huo, I might have been disrespectful earlier. From now on, you're the boss of our class." The student in the front row immediately prepared to cling to Huo Yuhao's thigh.

"I have no interest in that," Huo Yuhao replied indifferently before sitting back at his desk to cultivate.

Not long after, Zhou Yi walked in, and Class One began its first lesson of the day.

Near the end of the morning session, Wang Dong came to find Huo Yuhao.

"Huo Yuhao, can you tell me how you managed to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring as your third ring?"

Like Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong had a thousand-year second ring, and she was desperate to know the method for a ten-thousand-year third ring.

"It's because of my martial soul. I have a Body Martial Soul, which is quite special. You can't learn this," Huo Yuhao replied in a flat tone.

Upon learning that Wang Dong no longer lived in the dormitory, Huo Yuhao felt very pleased. By keeping his distance, their relationship would become more distant, and he would be further away from the schemes of the Tang God King.

"Fine, I understand." Sensing that Huo Yuhao seemed unwilling to talk to her, Wang Dong said no more.

"So stingy, holding a grudge about the start of the semester until now," Wang Dong muttered softly, feeling a bit angry.

She wasn't even living in the dormitory anymore, yet Huo Yuhao hadn't asked her why even once, and he was usually dismissive when she asked him questions.

Of course, Huo Yuhao was consistent in this regard; aside from Bei Bei and Tang Ya, Wang Dong had never seen him interact with anyone else.

Even when he revealed his strength this morning, he had looked like he was just avoiding trouble.

Wang Dong couldn't understand what Huo Yuhao was thinking at all.

She wanted to be friends with Huo Yuhao, but he always wore an "unapproachable" expression, leaving Wang Dong with no opportunity.

Time passed quickly, and the time for the new student assessment was almost upon them. Huo Yuhao had also increased his soul power by one level a few days prior, reaching level 36.

After returning from the Far North, Huo Yuhao's soul power had been at the halfway point of level 35; normally, it shouldn't have taken this long.

However, the period from level 30 to 70 was a slow cultivation phase for an Ultimate Martial Soul. Even though Huo Yuhao now possessed innate full soul power, he had only gained half a level in a month.

One day before the new student assessment, Zhou Yi began explaining the competition rules and precautions in class.

"The new student assessment uses a three-on-three format. Because this is an assessment of a soul master's foundation, the use of soul tools is prohibited. Did you all remember that?"

"Remembered," the students below responded.

"Write down your future development paths in a moment and hand them to Wang Dong." After saying this, Zhou Yi looked at Wang Dong.

"Wang Dong, collect them and bring them to my office in a moment."

"Yes," Wang Dong replied.

With Huo Yuhao absent, Wang Dong, as the student with the highest soul power in the class, had been chosen as the class monitor, so these trivial matters naturally fell to her.

"I will begin grouping you now. If anyone has objections, come find me directly after class. Don't wait until I've submitted the groups to tell me this or that isn't suitable."

After reiterating the precautions, Zhou Yi began reading the list of groups she had divided.

"Group One: Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao."

"Group Two..."

Listening as Zhou Yi finished reading the twenty-some groups, Huo Yuhao casually wrote "Control System" and handed it to Wang Dong, then began looking forward to the day he would meet Dai Huabin.

Huo Yuhao would naturally not spare a beast like Dai Huabin, but it was a pity that the tournament format was far too long.

After hearing the groupings, most students accepted the result and chose to leave first.

Xiao Xiao ran over, secretly looking at Wang Dong as she said, "Since the three of us are in a group, should we introduce ourselves?"

Wang Dong felt a bit moved upon hearing this; after all, this environment was very suitable for making friends.

"You two can get to know each other. I have my own arrangements for this new student assessment, but our group will definitely achieve the best results. I won't say anything more."

After Huo Yuhao finished speaking, he ignored Xiao Xiao's attempts to keep him and went back to cultivate.

There was no way to have a conversation like this. What if Wang Dong got close to him and decided to move back into the dormitory instead of staying at a hotel in Shrek City?

To avoid this from happening prematurely, Huo Yuhao did not intend to participate much in the team's interactions.

Watching Huo Yuhao leave, Wang Dong secretly added another mark against him. They were all in the same team, yet he was still so cold.

Huo Yuhao had a lot to consider after returning to his dormitory.

If he planned to reveal his Ultimate Ice during tomorrow's match, then Ma Xiaotao's trouble would soon come knocking at his door.

With his current level 35 Ultimate Ice, combined with Simulation and Spirit Shock, the outcome of a real fight was uncertain, but he was certain he could retreat unscathed.

Next, it would be time to negotiate terms with Yan Shaozhe.

In the afternoon, after class, Zhou Yi called Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to her office.

Huo Yuhao knew it was likely because of how they had filled out their specialization forms.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao didn't intend to pay it any mind and continued to busy himself with his own affairs.

On the day of the new student assessment, Huo Yuhao arrived at the arena early.

As more and more new students entered, the noise gradually grew louder.

Huo Yuhao was about to face their first round of opponents.

Both sides announced their names.

"Huo Yuhao, level 36 Control System Battle Soul Grandmaster."

"Xiao Xiao, level 22 Control System Battle Soul Master."

"Wang Dong, level 24 Assault System Battle Soul Master."

Ouyang Junyi, level 18 Assault System Battle Soul Master.

Chen Junfeng, level 18 Assault System Battle Soul Master.

Zhao Haochen, level 16 Food System Battle Soul Master.

The moment the referee announced the start of the match, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate. He directly released his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion martial soul and moved at extreme speed in front of the three opponents, freezing them all solid.

At that moment, Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng were just preparing to eat the chicken legs their teammate had created to boost their attributes, only to be frozen into ice sculptures by Huo Yuhao.

The match ended in an instant, and Huo Yuhao called out to the stunned Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to leave the arena.