Wang Dong

The pink-blue-haired youth was exceptionally handsome, his pink-blue eyes strikingly beautiful, yet none of it could conceal the arrogant aura radiating from him.

The youth landed with a cold snort. "My name is Wang Dong. Remember to stay out of my way whenever you see me at the academy."

A flicker of struggle flashed through the boy's eyes as he lay on the ground. He twisted his body, trying to stand and fight back, but after two attempts, he still could not rise. He could only grip the longsword in his hand tightly and hold it before himself.

The anger in Wang Dong's eyes intensified. "You still dare resist?" Her second soul ring lit up as she prepared to attack again.

Seeing the boy's miserable state, Huo Yuhao was inexplicably reminded of the abuse he had suffered at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Instinctively, he raised a hand and erected a mental barrier in front of the boy.

Her punch was blocked. Huo Yuhao's mental barrier, condensed from mental power comparable to that of a Soul King, was incomparably hard, leaving even the bones in Wang Dong's right hand faintly aching from the impact.

Yet due to the concealment of mental power, Wang Dong had no way of discovering who had cast the thin mental barrier before her.

She could only swallow her fury and search for the person who had used the soul skill, but after scanning the area, she saw no one releasing a martial soul.

When Huo Yuhao spoke, Wang Dong immediately understood who had intervened. She flew into a rage. "So it was you launching a sneak attack here! Kid, who do you think you are? You dare meddle in my business?"

"You two should be roommates, right? He offended you, and you have already taught him a lesson. Why do you have to go so far as to kill him?" Huo Yuhao's voice was soft, but it carried an unquestionable resolve. "Shrek Academy teaches students to spar and improve, not to bully the weak with strength."

"Bullying the weak?" Wang Dong sounded as though she had heard a joke. "He is my roommate. If he lives with me, he has to follow my rules! You want to stop me?"

Before she had finished speaking, Wang Dong's body flickered as she lunged forward, leaving behind an afterimage of butterfly wings. She was incredibly fast, far surpassing an ordinary twentieth-level Soul Master.

Huo Yuhao had long been prepared. Spiritual Detection broke Wang Dong's movements down into countless details—the angle at which her right foot exerted force, the path her Soul Power took toward her fist, even the instant she blinked was captured with perfect clarity.

His Spirit Eye lit up. Wang Dong suddenly felt a wave of dizziness before her, and her movements slowed for half a second. In that half-second, Huo Yuhao had already pulled the boy from the ground and retreated three steps, avoiding her fist.

The boy collapsed weakly against Huo Yuhao. A frail voice reached him. "My name is Li Cheng. Thank you, brother, for helping me."

Apparently unable to understand how Huo Yuhao had made her mind go blank, Wang Dong stood there awkwardly for a moment, warily watching Huo Yuhao withdraw his hand.

Huo Yuhao took the opportunity to ask Li Cheng what had happened.

The first thing the system had taught Huo Yuhao was some basic principles of conduct, as well as the formation of proper values.

Though it seemed highly likely that Wang Dong was the problem, Huo Yuhao still cautiously asked for the specifics so that he would not judge too broadly and wrongly blame a good person.

Thinking of what had happened in the dormitory, Li Cheng gritted his teeth in hatred.

"When I first arrived at the dorm, no one else was there. My parents told me to build good relationships with my classmates at the academy. After I finished cleaning the whole room, Wang Dong came in."

At this point, Li Cheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva tinged with blood. "I saw that my roommate was quite talented, so I thought we could improve together. Who knew that the moment she came in, she started laying down rules for me? I only argued back a few times, and she attacked me directly."

After listening carefully to Li Cheng, Huo Yuhao turned to Wang Dong. "Wang Dong, you heard what Li Cheng said. Do you admit that it is true?"

"That's right. What he said is true. Anyone who becomes my roommate must follow my rules, including but not limited to not bringing people back to the dorm, not being naked in the dorm, not disturbing me, and taking care of the dorm's cleanliness for me from now on."

Seeing Wang Dong standing opposite him with her arms folded and chin raised, wearing a superior expression, Huo Yuhao could not help but laugh.

"Wang Dong, Wang Dong, do you really think you're some young mistress, and the whole academy has to revolve around you?"

"We are all students of Shrek Academy. We are all equals. Why do you think you are above everyone else?"

"Or did your parents never teach you what it means to respect others?"

Wang Dong froze for a moment, then flew into a rage.

The first two points had not sounded like much. At home, she had always been cherished and doted on by everyone, so those words truly had no effect on her. But Huo Yuhao's final sentence was like a sharp blade stabbing straight into Wang Dong's heart.

Lies did not hurt people. The truth was the sharpest blade.

Wang Dong had never actually seen what her parents looked like from childhood to adulthood. Ever since she was young, she had envied other children for having parents to spoil them, while she had only her First Father and Second Father by her side.

Huo Yuhao's heart-piercing remark thoroughly enraged Wang Dong. Her first soul ring lit up almost instantly.

The wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly spread fully open. Sharp golden edges gleamed along the rims of the wings behind her. Wang Dong leaped into the air, turning sideways as her wing slashed down at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao had not expected Wang Dong to be so overbearing. With Spiritual Detection active the entire time, he naturally was not affected by her sudden attack. He released Spiritual Interference, and Wang Dong's slash struck empty air.

"Wang Dong! I have no intention of starting a conflict." Huo Yuhao looked directly into her phoenix eyes. "If you attack again, I'll call a teacher."

His voice was calm, but it made Wang Dong's movements stiffen. At Shrek Academy, private fights were common, but anyone caught by a teacher would inevitably be punished. More importantly, purple light flickered in Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes, and an immense mental pressure swept toward her.

Together with the inexplicable failure of her first soul skill's lock-on, it wrapped Huo Yuhao in a veil of mystery.

Li Cheng tugged at Huo Yuhao's sleeve and said in a trembling voice, "Yuhao, I'm fine. Forget it..."

Wang Dong glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao, her chest heaving violently. In the end, she snorted and withdrew her martial soul. "Consider yourself lucky." She shot Huang Yuan another vicious glare. "Move to another dorm yourself. You won't be this lucky next time."

After thinking for a moment, she turned back and tossed a bottle of pills to Li Cheng before turning and leaving.

Li Cheng's face was slightly ashen. He clutched the bottle tightly, staring at the two soul rings that had appeared around Wang Dong. His eyes were filled with deep unwillingness.

That was right. He had been considered a small genius in his own little family, but at Shrek Academy, a Soul Master who had not even reached level twenty was nothing. Wasn't he supposed to simply accept his fate?

As though he had seen his former self being relentlessly bullied, Huo Yuhao helped him up. "How about I switch dorms with you? Wang Dong's Soul Power level has only just reached Great Soul Master. My level is higher than hers, so I should be able to keep her in check."

Li Cheng's face was pale. With Huo Yuhao supporting him, he went to the administrative office to apply for a dorm change. His injuries made even his voice tremble. "Thank you so much. I don't have anything to repay you with. I only have one Blackwater Pill left that can still be considered valuable. Please accept it."

Taking the key to Room 108 from Li Cheng, Huo Yuhao returned to the dormitory building. The moment he opened the door, a slender fist swung toward his face. Huo Yuhao reached out and caught the fist, far fairer and slimmer than an ordinary person's, then spoke coldly to its owner.

Her fist caught, surprise flashed through Wang Dong's eyes. "Why are you here?"

"Wang Dong, Li Cheng and I have switched dorms. A roommate relationship must be maintained by both people. If you still hold those ideas, feel free to try attacking me."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Huo Yuhao, a level-twenty-seven Two-Ring Great Soul Master. I hope we can get along well during our time at the academy. Of course, you may disagree with my views, but I can guarantee that if you dare attack me, you will pay a painful price."

Wang Dong pulled her hand from Huo Yuhao's grasp, then spread her palm and held it out before him.

"I acknowledge you, Huo Yuhao. Remember my name. Although my Soul Power level is lower than yours right now, one day, I will defeat you and prove that my views are not wrong."

"A genius is someone who makes the rules. A genius is meant to trample those mediocre fools beneath their feet."