Freshman Assessment, Return to the Academy

Having realized that the terrain might let the cold power within his Martial Soul transform into an Ultimate Attribute, how could Huang Jinxu pass up the opportunity?

As soon as he came out, he wrote several letters to the academy.

One was for Mu En. It only said that he would be staying here for a while; he did not explain why.

He also asked Mu En to look after his two disciples, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao.

He wrote letters to both disciples and to his daughter as well, giving them instructions for their upcoming cultivation.

"You really don't notice until you need someone. I don't have a single person at my side I can call on."

After finishing the letters, Huang Jinxu gave a self-mocking smile.

All these years, he had worked alone to improve his strength, never gaining a capable subordinate.

Even at his Restaurants and other businesses, he replaced the staff every so often.

He had no choice. It was for their own good.

Fortunately, the Earth Dragon Sect could handle matters for him now.

That counted as a force of his own, didn't it?

After sending the letters, Huang Jinxu spent most of each day cultivating in the Profound Ice Cave. He also had the Earth Dragon Sect find materials so he could craft a few things, and from time to time, he gave Nan Shuishui guidance in her cultivation.

All was well at Shrek Academy.

Before long, it was time for the Freshman Assessment.

As a Soul Engineer, Huo Yuhao could already design a complete level-one Soul Tool. The Freshman Assessment posed no problem for him.

The assessment was much harder for Xiao Xiao.

Without Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao—those two overwhelming advantages—on her team, and without a new Soul Ring for her Second