Confronting Zhou Yi!

"There was no need for that. If not for you, this fragment of my shattered divine consciousness would have dispersed between heaven and earth. I should be the one thanking you."

The aged, feeble voice made Huo Yuhao's opinion of the person before him rise somewhat, though he was also puzzled. "Then, Senior, do you remember your past?"

"I do not! I only remember one sentence: With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars! There is no one like me in this world!" The aged voice reverberated through the Spirit Sea, making both Wei Qing and Huo Yuhao take the gray little sphere before them seriously.

"I still need to sleep for a while. Once I remember some things, I will give you the cultivation methods of my world." After the gray sphere spoke calmly, it seemed to fall asleep again.

"Thank you, Senior!" Huo Yuhao clasped his hands in gratitude, but received no response from the gray sphere. It seemed the other party had gone back to sleep.

"Next, I can start preparing to withdraw from the academy." With that thought, Huo Yuhao's consciousness returned to his body. A wave of exhaustion immediately washed over him. It seemed the run was nearing its end.

He mobilized the spiritual power circulating through his abdomen to nourish his muscles and meridians, and the exhaustion gradually eased. Still, some fatigue remained. After all, one hundred laps were no small challenge for new students.

Feeling the changes in his body, Huo Yuhao decisively stopped running. If he continued, he would likely leave behind hidden injuries. That would not be worth it!

Seeing Huo Yuhao stop, Wang Dong ran over worriedly. "What's wrong? Are you completely exhausted? Do you want this young master to help you out?"

Seeing that Wang Dong still had the leisure to joke around, Huo Yuhao helplessly shook his head and said with a light laugh, "Wang Dong, I suggest you stop too. There's no need to leave hidden injuries in your body just to avoid being expelled!"

"But we still have more than ten laps left! And if we don't finish..." Wang Dong did not quite understand, while also voicing the consequences. However, Huo Yuhao merely shook his head.

"There's no need. Zhou Yi is merely a homeroom teacher at the academy. Expelling students at will is an insult to this profession!" Huo Yuhao's tone was calm, yet his words were resolute!

"Yuhao... I understand!" Wang Dong stopped as well and openly went to the side with Huo Yuhao to rest.

The moment the two sat down to rest, they caught Zhou Yi's attention. "Hmph! Just as I thought, there are troublemakers!"

Zhou Yi gave a disdainful snort. She would deal with these fellows once everything was over.

As time passed, everyone finished running. The students sprawled on the ground, gasping heavily, too exhausted to move. Zhou Yi turned her gaze toward the healing-type Soul Master waiting nearby.

The other person nodded and immediately released their martial soul. In the next instant, a great tree radiating intense life energy appeared. Fallen leaves drifted onto the students, instantly washing away everyone's exhaustion.

"A treatment that addresses the symptoms but not the root cause. It can heal the physical damage caused by excessive exertion, but permanent injuries are not so easily treated."

Huo Yuhao gave it a disdainful glance, then adjusted his breathing and circulated his spiritual power to mend the injuries in his body. Wang Dong also sat cross-legged to regulate soul power, hoping to repair the bodily damage caused by overexertion.

Feeling the soreness in his muscles, Wang Dong was glad she had listened to Huo Yuhao and stopped running earlier. Otherwise, she would probably have suffered some lasting injuries!

As the young sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, she had received specialized instruction regarding her body. She understood her current condition very clearly.

Zhou Yi clapped her hands and spoke with an indifferent expression. "All right! Get up, all of you! You're all trash! After only a few laps, you look half dead!"

Hearing Zhou Yi's words, everyone was angry but dared not speak. Who knew what else this homeroom teacher might come up with to torment them?

"Hmph! All right! Next, those seven students over there! You truly don't take me seriously at all, openly running off to slack!" Zhou Yi's gaze fixed tightly on Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and the others.

Yet Huo Yuhao did not even spare her a glance. He silently examined his body. Seeing this, Zhou Yi felt that her authority had been challenged.

"You there with the short hair, I'm talking about you! Are my words as a teacher no longer effective? Just wait to be expelled!" Zhou Yi said angrily.

"First, I'm not 'the one with short hair.' My name is Huo Yuhao! Second, I respect people, but that depends on whether they respect me!" Huo Yuhao spoke calmly, yet Zhou Yi let out a cold laugh.

"Respect you? What are you supposed to be! A one-ring Soul Master who only got in through a special admission quota! What is there about you that deserves my respect?" Zhou Yi's face was filled with contempt.

"That's exactly why I can't be bothered talking to you!" Huo Yuhao did not even look at Zhou Yi. After saying that, he turned to leave.

"Stop! You really don't take me seriously, do you? Do you believe I'll expel you?" Zhou Yi pointed at Huo Yuhao as he prepared to leave, but he did not even glance at her and walked straight toward the edge of the training field.

"You brat! Fine! Just you wait! I will definitely expel you!" Zhou Yi roared, her entire face flushed red as anger lodged in her chest.

"Yuhao!" Wang Dong called out worriedly and immediately chased after him. After they left the training field, Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao with concern, only to see that he did not care at all about Zhou Yi's words.

"Yuhao, you're not worried at all that that old hag Zhou Yi will expel you?" Wang Dong asked fearfully, but Huo Yuhao looked utterly unconcerned.

"Don't worry. I'm not. I'm rather disappointed in this academy. If all the teachers here are like this, then the title of number one academy on the continent carries no value at all!"

With that, Huo Yuhao headed straight for the library. If the teachers were no good, the knowledge surely would not be a problem. He could use his Spirit Eyes to record information on soul beasts, making it easier to select soul rings later.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's determined stride, Wang Dong had no choice but to follow him. The two soon arrived at Huo Yuhao's destination.

"Yuhao? You're going to read?" Wang Dong found it strange. Huo Yuhao nodded and walked inside. As someone who got sleepy whenever she read, Wang Dong hated places like libraries. But seeing Yuhao enter, she could only follow him in.

The moment they entered, Huo Yuhao looked at the library, which resembled a grand hall, and immediately grew interested. His first stop was the soul beast illustrated guide.

"A soul beast illustrated guide?" Wang Dong did not understand. What was there to look at? And Huo Yuhao did not seem to have reached level twenty yet, did he?

"Yes! Learning some things in advance means I'll have ways to deal with unexpected situations. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!" As he spoke, he opened the guide and looked through the entries on mental-type soul beasts.

"Mental-type? Why are you looking at soul beasts like that? Are you a mental-type Soul Master?" Wang Dong curiously looked at the section, which only had a few dozen pages, while the others spanned hundreds.

"Of course. I'm a mental-type Soul Master. My martial soul is my eyes, called Spirit Eyes!" Huo Yuhao pointed at his eyes, his expression calm, but Wang Dong beside him could no longer remain calm!