What happened next was quite simple.
The remaining squad encountered Lin Xi and his group, and surrendered without even fighting.
No one blames them; everyone can see who the winner will be. Continuing to make futile efforts at this point would be truly foolish.
Unlike the original story, this time, thanks to Lin Xi and her incredible performance of defeating the Hell White Tiger in a one-on-one fight, Huo Yutong successfully retained her position as a core disciple.
Neither Du Weilun nor Yan Shaozhe dared to underestimate her anymore.
The Soul Bone that Lin Xi received as a prize for winning the championship was given to Wang Dong.
This Soul Bone is a trap; its quality is poor, but it symbolizes the academy's favoritism.
Lin Xi is destined to leave the academy with Huo Yutong in the future, so it's best for the two of them to avoid this type of thing.
Wang Dong, on the other hand, was deeply moved, looking as if he wanted to repay her with his body, which made Lin Xi's lips twitch.
Now that he had a better understanding of this woman's feelings, he couldn't help but seriously consider: would repaying her with his body be a way of repaying a debt of gratitude or a reward?
In the end, he still couldn't figure it out. Having been a virgin for two lifetimes, he genuinely didn't know how to handle relationship issues.
He secretly decided to find an opportunity to talk things out with Wang Dong.
Next comes the storyline of class assignments, Wang Yan once again becomes everyone's homeroom teacher.
However, unlike in the original story, Yan Shaozhe kept his promise to Lin Xi and did not allow Zhou Yi to continue teaching them.
After Wang Yan took over, Lin Xi finally realized that Shrek did have normal teachers, and that oddballs like Zhou Yi were rare.
As expected, Lin Xi and Huo Yutong were assigned as class monitor and vice class monitor, respectively.
No one objected; their record was simply too impressive, leaving no room for dissent.
Even Dai Huabin, who had just managed to wake up from a deep coma, could only glare at the two of them with hatred, unable to utter any objections.
Wu Feng calmed down considerably this time and didn't dare to challenge Huo Yutong again.
After all, Huo Yutong had already thoroughly defeated her once before, and not just in an ordinary way. Even now, when Wu Feng thinks back on that experience, her mind is still buzzing.
In addition, her young master had warned her not to provoke Lin Xi and the others, so she now avoids getting involved with them as much as possible.
Speaking of Ning Tian, not long after the freshman assessment ended, she came to our door with news of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Just as Lin Xi had thought, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect agreed to Lin Xi's proposal.
Unlimited Blade Works and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect officially formed an alliance and began dumping Soul Tool on them at low prices.
The cooperation between the two parties was very pleasant.
Then eight uneventful months passed.
In these eight months, Lin Xi, Huo Yutong, and Wang Dong have all shown new signs of life.
Lin Xi and Huo Yutong had both reached their bottlenecks early on, but neither of them rushed to acquire Soul Ring. Instead, they steadily accumulated Soul Power.
After all, the two of them were different from others. Huo Yutong's second Soul Skill had to be developed simultaneously with the subjugation of the Ice Empress, while Lin Xi had to find Soul Beast that could serve as a sacred relic.
His next Heroic Spirit's class is Berserker, a class that gives him a real headache.
After all, when people talk about berserkers, the first thing that comes to mind is the power brought by Mad Enhancement, and Lin Xi has no shortage of combat power.
Just like Lin Xi's current three Heroic Spirit, the weakest is Emiya, but if he had to replace one of Heroic Spirit, Emiya would definitely be his last choice.
He's long since surpassed his combat prowess; he cares more about functionality.
After searching through the entire encyclopedia of Soul Beast, Lin Xi finally found a Soul Beast that suited his taste.
Of course, whether he can summon the one he envisions depends on his luck.
And most importantly, how to handle interpersonal relationships with that person after summoning them? Just thinking about it made Lin Xi's stomach ache.
Huo Yutong's most notable breakthrough was in the area of Soul Tool.
For her, whose Soul Power growth has stagnated, it will be difficult to make any progress in the use of her Martial Soul in the short term.
Although she has been persistently practicing the use of Power of Emotions, she has long since reached a bottleneck.
After all, whether she was sensing emotions or interfering with them, she used the power of her Soul Skill. If she really wants to take it a step further, the key is still to accumulate experience.
After eight months of study, Huo Yutong has truly become a Level 2 Soul Engineer.
If it weren't for the limitation on Soul Power, she might even be able to try and reach the position of Level 3 Soul Engineer.
This unprecedented speed of progress exceeded everyone's expectations, and Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo even doubted whether they were dreaming.
Unfortunately, not everyone is like Huo Yutong, whose Martial Soul Skill, and personality are all suitable for Soul Tool creation.
Lin Xi, for example, is only a Level 1 Soul Engineer; she still has a long way to go to reach Level 2.
Qian Duoduo and the others weren't in a hurry, since Lin Xi's role in the Ultimate Individual Soldier Plan was primarily combat. As long as he knew how to use Soul Tool, that would suffice. The task of making Soul Tool could be handled by He Caitou and Huo Yutong.
Rather, the fact that Lin Xi is still willing to study in the Soul Tool Department at this point is already beyond their expectations; they originally thought they would definitely not be able to keep Lin Xi.
The fact that they thought that way shows that they underestimated Lin Xi. Lin Xi could not learn much in the Soul Tool Department, but joining the Soul Tool Department was something he had agreed upon with Fan Yu when he enrolled.
Although he has now become a core disciple of both departments under the academy's arrangement, it is still impossible for him to leave the Soul Tool Department; otherwise, what difference would there be between his words and farts?
For someone to have influence, a crucial element is keeping their promises; only then will people trust what they say.
Perhaps spurred by the tremendous progress of Lin Xi and Huo Yutong, Wang Dong's efforts over the past few months even surprised Lin Xi.
Although he rarely went back to the dorm, every time he did, he would find her practicing her cultivation.
Sometimes Lin Xi really wondered, is this still the same Wang Dong from the original novel who only works sporadically? Could it be that he's been possessed by Tang Wutong beforehand?
The moment the thought crossed his mind, he shook his head with a wry smile.
Come on, Tang Wutong's level of effort might not even be as high as Wang Dong's. Lin Xi really looks down on guys who rely on synthesis for their Martial Soul and charity for their Soul Core.
Despite lacking Haodong Power compared to the original story, Wang Dong managed to catch up with the original's pace of progress and reached level 30 before the holiday.
I believe that by the time she returns from this holiday, she will have already reached the Soul Elder realm.
The last day of the semester has finally arrived.
"Students, today is your last day of first year. The college hasn't assigned any teaching tasks. I'll just say a few words, and then you can go back and pack your things."
As Wang Yan spoke, the whole class cheered.
They were still just a group of eleven or twelve-year-old kids. After a year at the academy, they were all eager to go home and see their families.
Looking at their joyful smiles, Lin Xi couldn't help but smile slightly as well.
He was happy, just like them.
The difference is that they were happy to be able to go home, while he was happy about what was about to happen.
One of the biggest turning points in the original story is about to arrive. I believe that after this holiday, both he and Huo Yutong will be able to reach a new level of strength.