Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 105 You said Xian Lin'er kidnapped Huo Yuhao? (Part 2)

As the sun set, Huo Yumiao left the testing area. After an afternoon of testing, he had gained a preliminary understanding of the sharpness attribute attached to the Ice Phoenix Carving Knife.

The strength of the sharpness is not only related to the amount of soul power injected, but also closely related to the material of the soul tool itself.

After Huo Yumiao tested several rare metals, judging from the degree of influence, soul power had a greater impact on the strength of sharpness than metal material.

This theory currently only applies to common rare metals, and it's impossible for the laboratory to have a large quantity of rare metals available for students to practice with. Even if it did, Huo Yumiao's current abilities wouldn't be able to perform the engraving.

After dinner, Huo Yumiao returned to her dormitory and began meditating.

Early in the morning, Lin Jiayi appeared in person and led Huo Yumiao and the other into the teaching area. He took them to the door of a classroom with a sign that read "Class 1, Grade 4".

A middle-aged man had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing Lin Jiayi, he quickly greeted him with a smile, "Director Lin."

"This is Mr. Lu Jinyan, the best teacher in the entire fourth grade. You will be studying in his class from now on."

Hearing Lin Jiayi introduce him to Huo Yumiao and the other person immediately, it was clear that he valued the two students more than himself, but Lu Jinyan still maintained a smile throughout and showed no dissatisfaction.

This is Master Guan's disciple. Who is Master Guan? He is a very famous figure in the Sun Moon Empire. When Lin Jiayi said that he would put Master Guan's disciple into his class, Lu Jinyan was extremely excited.

"Old Lu, this is Huo Yumiao, and this is Huo Yuhao." Upon hearing this, Lu Jinyan immediately distinguished the two. Although they looked somewhat alike, their temperaments were worlds apart.

Huo Yuhao appears to be a reserved child, while Huo Yumiao exudes a calm and composed aura. Her eyes are calm, but her gaze is extremely sharp, as if she can see right through people.

After Lin Jiayi finished speaking, he left. Lu Jinyan led the two into the classroom. At a glance, there were thirty or forty boys and girls sitting in pairs. Although they were all wearing the same school uniform, each of them had a certain air of luxury.

This elegance comes partly from their demeanor and partly from their attire. Apart from their identical school uniforms, each person has several accessories that are clearly not ordinary.

Hairpins, bracelets, rings, and all sorts of ornaments, each shimmering with light and radiating soul power.

As the most prestigious academy in the Sun Moon Empire, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy naturally attracts countless children from renowned families. These children of top-tier nobles are undoubtedly assigned to the class with the best teaching resources.

Being powerful and wealthy does not necessarily mean being spoiled. It is rare for the descendants of powerful families to have exceptionally poor talents. Moreover, the students in Class One are not only the offspring of powerful and wealthy families, but also have their own considerable talents.

There are no commoners in Class One. No matter how talented a commoner is, they will eventually be assigned to Class Two. This is the difference in class, unless these people become members of a large family through marriage.

As a fourth-year student, which is a level three Soul Master, a level five Soul Master would be more than enough to teach these students. However, Lu Jinyan, as the instructor of Class One, is a level seven Soul Master.

Having a level 7 Soul Master teach a level 3 Soul Master is undoubtedly a waste of talent, but it also indirectly proves the students' strong background.

Upon seeing Huo Yumiao and her companion led in by Lu Jinyan, all the students couldn't help but show curiosity. Everyone knew perfectly well what had happened to them that allowed them to enter Class One.

Therefore, upon seeing two completely unfamiliar faces, they were naturally filled with curiosity.

"This is……"

After hearing Lu Jinyan's brief introduction, they were even more puzzled. The name and appearance clearly indicated they were twins. So the question was, were there any families with the surname Huo in Mingdu? They had never heard of them.

Huo Yumiao and Huo Yuhao were assigned to empty seats at the back. The class passed quickly, and after Lu Jinyan left the classroom, the girl in front of Huo Yumiao immediately turned around, making no attempt to hide her curiosity, and asked directly:

"My name is Ruan Huan, and I'm from the Ruan family of Mingdu. Which family are you from? It seems there's no Huo family in Mingdu, is there?"

Ruan Huan has a sweet appearance, a clear voice, and distinctive light purple hair and eyes. Judging from her appearance, she is a typical loli girl.

As Ruan Huan finished speaking, many people around turned to look at her, clearly also wanting to know the answer.

"I am Master Guan's disciple," Huo Yumiao replied softly. He could roughly guess his teacher's thoughts, which were simply to let him first make contact with the forces located at the center of power in Mingdu.

"Elder Guan? Elder Guan from our academy?" Ruan Huan exclaimed in surprise. Seeing Huo Yumiao nod, she immediately showed an expression of understanding, and her friendliness in her eyes deepened.

There are only a handful of level nine Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire, and each one of them is a pillar of the nation. Elder Guan, in particular, is the pillar among pillars.

The status of a level nine soul master is no lower than that of the leaders of major forces, and may even be higher. If someone is accepted as a disciple by a level nine soul master, they will most likely become a level nine soul master in the future.

The existence of Class One itself allows fresh blood from various forces to get to know each other and make friends, and these forces may be able to achieve closer cooperation in the future.

Given the prestige of Elder Guan, a ninth-level Soul Master among the older generation, Huo Yumiao's status is not only no less than theirs, but far surpasses it.

"Huo Yumiao, how old are you this year?"

"Huo Yumiao, how did you and Elder Guan meet?"

……

Ruan Huan continued talking to Huo Yumiao, and some other students joined in. Before enrolling, they had all been told by their parents to make more friends in Class One.

As they grew older, they came to understand the meaning behind these sayings: having more friends means having more options, and having more connections makes things easier. As members of a large family, these social skills and interpersonal relationships had been instilled in them since childhood.

The day ended quickly, and almost everyone in the class became familiar with Huo Yumiao. This is the prestige of a level nine Soul Master in the Sun Moon Empire.

For the next week, Huo Yumiao lived a monotonous life, which could be summarized as her daily routine revolving around her soul tool and soul power.

Huo Yumiao is very enthusiastic about cultivating his soul power and exploring soul tools every day. His skills in soul tools are improving rapidly, and he is absorbing new knowledge every day.

In comparison, the growth of soul power seems extremely pitiful. The cultivation speed of extreme attribute suppression is simply too exaggerated. Huo Yuhao's previous statement about growing into a Soul King in four or five years is completely impossible.

At this rate, Huo Yumiao roughly estimated that it would take him at least two years to become a Soul Master, and at least four years to reach the Soul King level. An eighteen-year-old Soul King was already quite fast, especially considering he possessed an Ultimate Martial Soul, but for Huo Yumiao, it was far from enough.

If Huo Yuhao were to break through to the Title Douluo level at the age of forty, it would be too late. Once Huo Yuhao enters the Sun Moon Empire, the Douluo Three Kingdoms would have no chance of winning, and even with Shrek Academy included, there would be no suspense.

With that old bastard Xuanzi, without the Qiankun Creation Pill, he would never have a chance to break through to the Limit Douluo level in his lifetime. Without the support of the Limit Douluo, Shrek Academy would just be an ordinary major power.

Let's look at Huo Gua's method for overcoming the significant reduction in cultivation speed caused by the extreme ice before breaking through to the Soul Saint realm:

The death of Mu En raised his soul power to level 40, saving him half a year. The fall of Elder Yi during the trip to Haotian Sect raised his soul power to level 50. Qiu'er's sacrifice during the hostage rescue operation propelled his soul power to level 70.

Who but a chosen one could improve their soul power like this?
The only solution Huo Yumiao could think of was to enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and use immortal herbs to improve his cultivation, but the problem was that he simply didn't have the strength to go there.

Once he has that strength, he basically won't need the immortal herbs anymore. Unless a group of high-level soul masters form a sweeping team, even a level nine soul master wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

The plant-type soul beasts inside are all exceptionally talented and possess unpredictable abilities. Among them are many with a cultivation of 100,000 years. Furthermore, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is their home ground, and they can even temporarily control the Ice Spring and the Yang Spring.

These two things are so powerful that even a Super Douluo wouldn't be able to withstand them, let alone a Title Douluo.

Therefore, the only way to capture the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes is through pure firepower suppression.

Unlike Tang San, who says one thing and does another, Huo Yumiao claims that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is a place prepared for those with a destined connection, while simultaneously controlling those destined individuals. She truly lives up to the reputation of the wise and insightful God King Tang.

Huo Yumiao had only one idea about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well: to take it for herself. This would inevitably provoke strong resistance from the plant-type soul beasts inside, which is why she needed to suppress them with firepower.

However, Huo Yumiao is currently weak, and if he were to expose the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, it would undoubtedly be a waste of his efforts for someone else.

What should I do...?

"Classmates, let's land here." Looking at the outline of Shrek City in the distance, Wang Yan said in a low voice. After several days of flying, they were finally about to arrive at Shrek Academy.

Wang Yan knew without even guessing that he would be punished. Those higher-ups didn't care about the process; they only cared about the result.

The reserve team members looked at Shrek City before them with mixed feelings. Just two weeks ago, they thought Shrek was an excellent academy with a glorious and extraordinary image.

Who knew that the competition would expose everything? The team leader's dereliction of duty almost led to the annihilation of the entire main team. In order to improve their ranking in the competition, he even wanted them to risk their lives by taking forbidden pills.

Now, they have long since removed the halo filter of being the number one in the mainland from Shrek Academy, and what they see is a vicious place that devours people without spitting out their bones.

At this moment, everyone had some thoughts about Shrek Academy that they had never had before. Although they were different, they were all undoubtedly negative.

"Yuhao and Dean Xian should have returned by now." Wang Dong's expression was helpless, and his tone was somewhat tired.

The others had similar expressions upon hearing this. They had originally thought that Elder Xuan, a level 98 Super Douluo, would carry them away as before, and that they would arrive at the academy in a few days.

As a result, the Gluttonous Douluo never appeared again after being eliminated from Shrek Academy. They managed to fly all the way from the Star Luo Empire to Shrek City on their own.

Among them is Xiao Xiao, a Great Soul Master, so their speed is naturally not very fast. It's common for them to fly and stop frequently. How could they possibly catch up with Yu Hao and Dean Xian?

Unlike in the original story, the reserve team was not greeted by several senior members, but only by Du Weiren, the head of the teaching department.

Seeing Wang Yan and the others, Du Weilun forced a smile. The competition was not over yet. Although Shrek Academy was eliminated in the round-robin tournament, the news only spread in Star Luo City and did not spread throughout the continent.

Of course, ordinary people and soul masters don't know yet, but that doesn't mean that people with power and background don't know. Du Weilen can almost predict that once this news spreads, the academy's reputation will definitely drop significantly.

If it were second place, that would be acceptable, but being eliminated in the round-robin stage, not even making it into the top 32, is meaningless no matter what the reason.

"Director Du," Wang Yan spoke first, sighing inwardly. The academy was far too pragmatic, seemingly unconcerned about influencing the children's perception of the institution.

"Teacher Wang." Du Weilun nodded slightly in response, his gaze casually sweeping over the group. He immediately frowned. Why were there only seven students?

"Teacher Wang, it seems like someone is missing? Where is Huo Yuhao?" Du Weilun had a deep impression of Huo Yuhao, after all, the other party's talent had betrayed him, allowing the Soul Guidance Department to reap a huge benefit.

"Huo Yuhao left with Dean Xian first. Haven't they returned yet?" Wang Yan wondered. With Xian Lin'er's strength, it would only take a day to bring Huo Yuhao back to the academy.

Wang Yan recalled Xian Lin'er's words when she came to him before: What matter took so long to handle?
Wang Yan still had one thing he couldn't understand: Xian Lin'er must have explained to the academy's higher-ups before taking away Huo Yuhao, a genius that the academy was paying close attention to.

The fact that Du Weilun asked this question indicates that Xianlin'er did not explain this to the academy, which is very strange.

Suddenly, Wang Yan recalled Xian Lin'er's strange behavior before, and for some reason, a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

"Dean Xian? Xian Lin'er!" Upon hearing Wang Yan's words, Du Weilun was stunned, which immediately caused the surrounding crowd to frown.

Dean Xian is a level 95 Super Douluo, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, and an elder of the Sea God Pavilion. It's extremely impolite for Du Weilun to address him by his first name with his current strength.

"Wang Yan, are you saying that Huo Yuhao was taken away by Xian Lin'er?" Du Weilun called out Wang Yan's full name, his facial muscles trembling, his voice full of disbelief.

"That's right. Dean Xian came to Xingluo City to watch the competition. After the academy was eliminated, he took Huo Yuhao away, saying that he had some things to do and had to leave early."

Seeing Du Weilun's expression and hearing his strange words, Wang Yan realized that something big must have happened at the academy while they were in Xingluo City for the competition, and it was related to Xian Lin'er.

"Director Du, what exactly happened? Is it related to Yuhao?" Wang Dong was completely confused and asked Du Weilun directly.

“While you were participating in the Soul Fighting Tournament, Xian Lin’er had already resigned from all her positions and left Shrek Academy. What she said was probably just an excuse to take Huo Yuhao away.”

"What!"*8
(End of this chapter)