After giving his instructions, Xuan Ziwen left the classroom, the heavy sound of the door closing echoing in the empty space. Huo Yuhao leaned back in his chair, his fingertips rhythmically tapping the desk, a half-smile playing on his lips as he surveyed the three people before him, "Everyone, is there anything else you'd like to say?"
His smile was gentle, but his eyes flashed with a cold, razor-sharp light.
The three looked at each other, and finally Zi Mu broke the silence first.
He elegantly straightened his clothes, forcing a smile, " Student Huo, I apologize for my rudeness earlier. With your abilities, you must be a prominent figure at the Shrek Academy, right?"
Ke Ke quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, it's all a misunderstanding! We were just worried about Sister Ju Zi..." She secretly glanced at Huo Yuhao's expression, her voice growing softer and softer.
Wang Shaojie lowered his head, but a defiant glint flashed in his eyes. As a member of the royal family, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
He'd settle this score sooner or later. Wang Shaojie, however, had some reservations. After all, he was a member of the royal family; if his family found out he'd gotten into trouble when he got home, he'd be finished.
Ju Zi looked at the three people's unusual behavior with confusion, not understanding why they were so afraid of Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao had a faint smile on his lips, "I accept your apologies, after all, you didn't say anything too outrageous."
"However," Huo Yuhao suddenly straightened up and slowly walked towards Wang Shaojie. Every step he took felt like stepping on the tense nerves of the three of them.
"Hey, big guy." Huo Yuhao stopped in front of Wang Shaojie. Although he was half a head shorter than Wang Shaojie, his imposing aura made Wang Shaojie breathless. "Who are you calling a little beast???"
Wang Shaojie's Adam's apple bobbed, and he pointed to his nose. "Me, this classmate."
He stubbornly defended himself, saying, "I didn't do it on purpose. I was just trying to protect my classmate. Besides, the misunderstanding has been cleared up now, hasn't it?"
"Release?" Huo Yuhao suddenly sneered, his voice chillingly cold. "Release my ass! I'm an orphan, born of nature, and you keep calling me a little beast. Do you even consider me human?"
He approached Wang Shaojie step by step, "Tell me, do you even consider me a human being?"
Ju Zi felt a tremor in her heart. Looking at Huo Yuhao's tall and straight back, she suddenly felt that the figure exuded an indescribable loneliness.
A complex emotion flickered in her eyes. So... he was an orphan too?
"I've already apologized!" Wang Shaojie's forehead veins bulged. "What else do you want?"
"An apology?" Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed coldly as if he had heard a joke. "If apologies were enough, what would be the point of fists?"
He slowly raised his right hand. "You should pay the price for what you say."
"Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?" Wang Shaojie completely lost his temper and sneered, "Kid, don't push your luck! I gave you a way out just now because I thought you were doing me a favor. Do you really think I'm afraid of you? Just tell me what you want. Let me tell you, you'd better not mess with me. I only let this go because I gave you face earlier."
A dangerous smile curled at the corner of Huo Yuhao's lips; he was, of course, deliberately provoking Wang Shaojie. Behind this seemingly impulsive act lay multiple calculations: firstly, Wang Shaojie's royal background was indeed not to be underestimated;
Secondly, this person had used the most offensive and forceful insults, and the reborn Huo Yuhao was no longer the bullied boy he once was; he was now a man who would hold a grudge.
Furthermore, he also wanted to take this opportunity to temporarily leave the academy. On the one hand, he could cultivate a relationship with Ju Zi, and on the other hand, he could acquire Soul Ring —although with his current strength, the Soul Ring was more of a cover for others.
"Heh, barely letting it go?" Huo Yuhao sneered, a cold glint in his eyes. "Yes, I did let what happened earlier go. I can overlook what happened then, but what I'm asking now is, why did you call me a little beast?"
He turned to Ke Ke and Zi Mu, his tone softening slightly. "They made mistakes too, but at least they kept their mouths clean."
Ju Zi stepped forward anxiously, her slender fingers unconsciously gripping Huo Yuhao's sleeve. "Don't do this... we're all classmates... let's not cause any more trouble here."
Huo Yuhao looked down at the slightly trembling hand, his gaze softening for a moment, but quickly returning to its icy tone. "I can avoid causing trouble, but judging from this fellow's skin color, he should be a nobleman from the Sun Moon Empire."
"Or perhaps it's the royal family. I can't guarantee this guy won't tell his family because of my fight with you. If that happens, I'll be in big trouble."
"I'm curious, if I swallow my anger today, will a royal guard come to 'invite' me for tea tomorrow?"
The temperature in the laboratory dropped at an alarming rate, and ice crystals began to condense on the surfaces of the instruments.
Huo Yuhao's eyes gleamed with an eerie blue light. "Logically speaking, as an exchange student at Shrek, I shouldn't dare to provoke the royal family, but..." His voice suddenly turned dangerous.
"Regarding the claim that others call me a beast, that's debatable. Even if he apologizes to me now, I will never forgive him."
"Ah!" Wang Shaojie suddenly let out a shrill scream. To everyone's horror, they discovered that his right hand had been completely covered by a layer of crystalline ice crystals.
That was Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice attack, which contained the Ice Dragon King's primordial power.
This level of freezing means that the hand will be completely ruined unless the caster removes it personally.
"Moreover, what I hate most is being called that." Huo Yuhao's voice was icy.
"This... this is..." Wang Shaojie was horrified to discover that his Soul Power was completely unable to dispel the strange ice. Even more terrifying, the chill was slowly spreading along his arm, relentlessly eroding it, starting from his arm and then moving to other parts of his body.
" Ultimate Ice," Huo Yuhao explained softly, his tone calm and relaxed, "If it's not untied within three days, this hand of yours will..." He made a crushing gesture.
Ju Zi gasped, while Ke Ke was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. Zi Mu's hair was covered with tiny ice crystals, but she didn't dare to move.
Wang Shaojie roared with a ferocious expression, his voice distorted by extreme anger and fear.
After all, when people are filled with fear and anger, they may do things that are hard to understand because of death. "You damned beast! You vile bastard! Untie me right now!"
His body trembled uncontrollably within the ice crystals, yet he still stubbornly maintained the last vestiges of royal arrogance, "Otherwise... otherwise you will definitely regret it!"
Seeing this, Ke Ke and Zi Mu quickly stepped forward to plead, " Student Huo, Wang Shaojie did speak recklessly, but... but his crime doesn't warrant death!"
Zi Mu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his voice trembling, "He already knows he was wrong, please be merciful..."
"Noisy." Huo Yuhao uttered two words casually. Suddenly, the ice layer on Wang Shaojie's body spread and enveloped him completely in the blink of an eye, leaving only his terrified face exposed.
The laboratory was completely silent, with only Wang Shaojie's rapid breathing echoing in the air.
Ju Zi instinctively covered her mouth, and Ke Ke and Zi Mu's faces turned deathly pale.