Schemes and the first lesson

The Divine Realm, the Sea God's Mansion.

Tang San was troubled by Douluo Continent's use of fortune to seal off the lower realm just now. Breaking through the seal required the power of the Divine Realm Center, but that would expose Douluo Continent to the other gods. He had only managed to block their perception of Douluo Continent after considerable effort.

"Third Brother, are you still watching Douluo Continent?" Xiao Wu slipped her arm through Tang San's from behind.

"Xiao Qi went down there to play, after all. As her father, of course I worry about my daughter." Tang San wore a tender expression.

"I saw a rising star of fortune who seems connected to the Tang Sect by countless threads. Perhaps he can revive it."

"Ever since the Tang Sect declined four thousand years ago, you've been keeping an eye on this, Third Brother. Now that a rising star has appeared, you can relax quite a bit."

"Yes. I plan to pass on my godhood. When the time comes, our family will go traveling."

Tang San's words were full of ease, but inwardly, he was far from calm. Not long ago, someone had stolen the opportunity meant for the child of fortune he had originally favored-the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. How was that possible? Was a child of fortune's opportunity so easily stolen?

Just now, he had traced the experiences of that person named Xu Yang and discovered that he had visited the vicinity of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's sacrifice site several times. Had he not stolen the opportunity, that would have been one thing, but putting the two together immediately aroused Tang San's suspicions. How had he known that an opportunity for the child of destiny lay there? Could this be some god's handiwork?

Who was it? Who dared interfere with the fate of the lower realm? Who in the Divine Realm didn't know that Douluo Continent was the homeland of Sea God Tang San? Could it be that fellow Destruction? No, that rigid fellow wouldn't do something so underhanded.

Still, it didn't matter. So what if he had obtained the opportunity? It only meant that he had replaced the original child of fortune. The arrangements for the child of fortune could simply be applied to him instead. The problem now was to first find out who had interfered with Douluo Continent. Since directly observing the lower realm was no longer possible, Da Ming and Er Ming would have to work a little harder.

And there was that fellow named Tang Yin. He had the same twin Martial Souls, Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, innate full Soul Power, and even an appearance far too similar to my younger self. Fortunately, he didn't know the Tang Sect's techniques. If he hadn't nearly ended up sharing a dorm room with my daughter, I wouldn't even have noticed him.

His original plan had been disrupted. Unlike Huo Yuhao, he had no family members he cared about. At this thought, Tang San could not help recalling how, not long ago, he had brought Huo Yun'er's soul to the Divine Realm, only for a streak of golden light to fly into her and send her straight into a deep sleep.

Not daring to let the other gods know, Tang San had placed her in the Asura God Temple. Since he possessed two gods in one body and preferred using the Sea God Godhood, that place had been left vacant, and no other gods normally went there. Over time, the Asura God Temple had become Tang San's secret base. Even the splitting of Xiao Qi's soul had been done there.

It was not that Tang San had never tried to break through that golden light. It was not the power of any god in the Divine Realm, but it was extraordinarily powerful. Tang San had even been severely injured. That power had revealed a clear loathing for him. Though he appeared entirely at ease now, he urgently needed to stabilize his own condition.

Xiao Qi would have to put up with continuing to interact with Huo Yuhao. I originally intended to give him a First-Level God's position, but now that he has lost his status as the child of fortune, if he knows what's good for him, a Second-Level God's position will do as compensation. After all, if I can obtain that golden power, it will be even stronger than a child of fortune. Then I won't need to bow to Destruction's moods.

Still, Huo Yuhao certainly isn't worthy of Xiao Qi anymore. There's no need to influence her into liking him. As for Xu Yang, I won't let Xiao Qi interact with him too much for now. First, I'll find out exactly who stands behind him! Afterward, all I need to do is have him enter Qiankun Asking Love Valley. Won't what he's like when he comes out be entirely up to me?

At these thoughts, a smile returned to Tang San's face. As expected of me, whose wisdom is said to astound the world!

Early in the morning, sunlight spilled through the window onto the bed. Huo Yuhao had long since woken up. Though cultivation was important, sleep was equally important, so he had still chosen to sleep for two hours. After washing up, he saw Wang Dong still sleeping soundly and could not help waking him. After last night, Huo Yuhao had still decided to treat him as a man.

"Ah! I'm going to be late!" Wang Dong immediately realized she had overslept, hurriedly washed up, and rushed out. Fortunately, she still entered the classroom before the bell rang. But as she passed Freshman Class Nine, she saw a pair of very pretty girls sitting beside Huo Yuhao. "What a playboy!"

Huo Yuhao was rather helpless too. He had seen the two sisters waiting for him as soon as he left the dormitory building, and people had kept glancing at their group along the way. Most of those looks had been jealous, even though he had been quite popular before. After they reached the classroom, the girls had even sandwiched him between them, one on each side. Gu Qiu'er was one thing, but Gu Yuena, why were you joining in?

Meanwhile, in the front few rows, a girl with short golden hair gave them several extra looks, and the red-haired girl beside her stared at them with hostility. This... A possibility occurred to Huo Yuhao.

The bell rang, and the classroom quieted down. A moment later, it erupted again. The teacher had entered the classroom. She looked to be in her early twenties, with long black hair and lovely features, like moonlight in the night.

"Hello, everyone. I'm your homeroom teacher. My name is Zhang Lexuan. It's a pleasure to meet everyone here."

Zhang Lexuan swept her gaze across the classroom, pausing briefly on Huo Yuhao's group of three. They were easy to distinguish; the two girls were simply too stunning.

"Originally, I wasn't going to be your homeroom teacher, but for certain reasons, I've taken the position. Unless something unexpected happens, I'll be spending the next few years with many of you."

Zhang Lexuan's voice was very gentle, enough to melt the hearts of quite a few students.

"But don't slack off just because I'm young."

With that, rings of light rose from beneath her feet-eight Soul Rings in total. The final red Soul Ring, in particular, made the students in the classroom draw sharp breaths.

Huo Yuhao glanced at Gu Yuena, who immediately transmitted her voice to him. "I heard Di Tian mention that Soul Ring. It was entirely an accident, and that Soul Beast was vicious. It was an unstable element to begin with."

"She's here because of us," Huo Yuhao replied.

Zhang Lexuan glanced at the three again. She had detected the fluctuations of their voice transmission. They really are worthy of Mu En asking me to keep an eye on them.

Just last night, Mu En had summoned her.

"Lexuan, are you still troubled by what happened a few years ago..."

"It's already in the past, Mu En."

"Ah... How about this? Go teach students in the outer court for a few years. You mentioned it before, too.

"Spending more time with young students should help you feel a little better."

"Thank you, Mu En."

"But I'd like you to help me observe a few people." As he spoke, Mu En handed Zhang Lexuan the information on Huo Yuhao's group of three.

"Silver Dragon, Golden Dragon, and both are Soul Elders." Zhang Lexuan was somewhat surprised. These were all supreme Martial Souls. "It seems two monsters have joined the academy."

"Yes, true monsters. But the one I really want you to watch is the other one."

"Hmm? Huo Yuhao, rank seventeen Soul Power. He's only just met the admission standard. His Soul Ring is... a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring? How is that possible?"

"It's not impossible."

"Mu En, do you mean a sacrifice?"

"Correct. In other words, this boy's original cultivation actually fell short of the admission standard.

"But I have an intuition that perhaps he's the most unusual of them all."

"I understand."

Gathering her thoughts, Zhang Lexuan continued, "Today is our first day of class, so let's simply have everyone introduce themselves."

"Let's also choose a class monitor and a deputy monitor. Would anyone like to volunteer?" After speaking, Zhang Lexuan scanned the students, a hint of anticipation in her gaze as she looked at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao, however, had no interest in this.

At that moment, the girl with short golden hair stood up of her own accord, followed by the red-haired girl beside her.

"Ning Tian and Wu Feng. Would any other students like to volunteer?"

Seeing that it was Ning Tian, no one else stood up. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul still carried considerable prestige, not to mention that Ning Tian's cultivation had reached Soul Elder. Some did look toward Gu Yuena and Gu Qiu'er in the back rows, though. Those two had also reached Soul Elder cultivation! Unfortunately, neither of them was interested.

Seeing no response from Huo Yuhao's group of three, Zhang Lexuan sighed inwardly, but did not show it.

"We still have some time. Let me teach you a little about Soul Masters."