Douluo: Wuhun Qimen Formation, control everything!

Ma Xiaotao's hands trembled, and she almost couldn't hold the crystal steady.

Even Master Mu and the teacher couldn't solve it, but it was solved just like that?
"Really?"

"I have no reason to lie to you. This is a method I deduced using a soul-guided computer, and it's theoretically feasible. Whether it works or not ultimately depends on you."

"Soul-guided computer?" Ma Xiaotao repeated the five words in a low voice.

Having been in a coma for several years, the entire Shrek Academy felt somewhat unfamiliar to her: "I understand, thank you."

After Zhou Xuan finished speaking, he said no more, turned around and left without any intention of stopping.

"Wait!" Ma Xiaotao called out instinctively.

Zhou Xuan paused, turned to look at Ma Xiaotao, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

“I…” Ma Xiaotao looked at him, the rest of the words stuck in her throat, and she could not say them anymore.

"I'm sorry!" In the end, she still bowed deeply.

The words "I'm sorry" seemed so pale and powerless in the face of Zhou Xuan's actions.

Zhou Xuan shook his head and waved his hand dismissively. He might not have helped if Elder Xuan hadn't spoken up.

Watching Zhou Xuan's departing figure, Ma Xiaotao tightly gripped the crystal, looking down at it, the icy touch seeming to penetrate her skin.

After watching for a long time, Ma Xiaotao slowly raised her head and looked in the direction where Zhou Xuan had disappeared.

Finally, she murmured, "I'm so sorry."

A few days later.

The tranquility of Poseidon Lake has been completely transformed.

As night falls, one after another, soul-guiding lamps resembling lotus flowers are lit up, floating on the vast lake surface, illuminating the entire Poseidon Lake as if it were daytime, with shimmering light and shadow, like a dream.

The air was filled with a faint fragrance of flowers and the sweet scent emanating from the young girls. The disciples of the inner courtyard gathered in twos and threes by the lake, their faces filled with excitement.

The annual Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event is the grandest event in Shrek Academy's inner court, and the most anticipated night for all single disciples in the inner court.

Zhou Xuan found an inconspicuous corner, leaned against a weeping willow by the lake, and idly watched the huge lotus leaves on the lake.

Jiang Nannan naturally followed Zhou Xuan.

"You don't like these kinds of occasions?" Jiang Nannan asked jokingly, standing beside Zhou Xuan.

The lights on the lake reflected on her face, adding a touch of gentleness to her already beautiful features.

“If I said I was interested, you wouldn’t be happy,” Zhou Xuan said, rolling his eyes.

Jiang Nannan smiled faintly: "Who said that? Am I such a petty person?"

Zhou Xuan curled his lip, thinking, "Women's words are deceitful."

"Then I went?"

Jiang Nannan's beautiful eyes widened slightly, then she grabbed his arm: "You dare?"

Just then, a clear voice, aided by soul power, resounded throughout the entire lakeside.

"Welcome, fellow disciples, to the annual Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event!"

Zhang Lexuan, dressed in a gorgeous long dress, stood on the largest lotus leaf in the center of the lake. Her posture was upright and her smile was gentle, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"Tonight, with its beautiful scenery and talented men and women, I hope everyone can find their own destiny here!"

Zhang Lexuan pressed her hands together lightly, and after her voice subsided slightly, she continued, "I'm sure everyone is aware of the rules, but for the sake of the new juniors, I'll briefly reiterate them once more."

Our activity consists of five stages. Falling into the water in any stage will result in elimination!

"Now, let's welcome our leading ladies to the stage tonight!"

As she finished speaking, seventeen small boats slowly approached from the distance on the lake, each carrying a graceful woman.

They were all wearing the college's uniform dark green long dresses and a veiled hat on their heads, obscuring their faces.

Seventeen female students lined up in the water a hundred meters from the shore, each standing on a water lily leaf, swaying gently on the water like fairies.

"Alright, let's move on to the first segment." Zhang Lexuan's voice rang out again, "The thirty-nine male students present will draw lots to determine their order of appearance and take turns showing their 'love' to our fairies."

"Your goal is to use your own methods to lift the straw hats off their heads. Remember, you can only lift the hats, not hurt them! Our female trainees can only defend, not retaliate, and cannot help each other. Once the hat is removed from their heads or falls into the water, they are eliminated!"

"Now, let's welcome our first challenger!"

A tall male student eagerly leaped onto the lake, his spirit rings lighting up as a massive battle axe appeared in his hand.

He was clearly a strength-type Soul Master, without many fancy techniques, and simply swung his battle axe fiercely towards one of the female students!
A violent gust of wind howled out, whipping up layers of waves, and rushed straight towards the female student.

The water lily leaves beneath the female student's feet shook violently, but she remained calm and composed. A small shield spirit appeared in front of her, steadily blocking the axe wind.

"Bravo!" A cheer erupted from the shore.

The next few male students also made their moves, displaying a wide variety of soul skills, including manipulating vines, releasing wind blades, and condensing water arrows.

The female students displayed their unique skills, dodging and blocking, causing the lake surface to surge with spiritual energy and creating a dazzling display of light and shadow.

One after another, the male trainees leaped onto the lake, each displaying their unique skills.

Some tried to use mental attacks, but were repelled by the shield that lit up between the female students' eyebrows; others tried to use ingenious hidden weapons, but were blocked by an ice wall that suddenly appeared.

The scene was lively and bustling, but very few people succeeded.

Of the seventeen female fairies, only three have had their hats lifted so far, revealing their faces.

"Next up, Huo Yuhao."

As Zhang Lexuan called out his name, an ordinary-looking young man walked to the lakeside.

Unlike his previous challengers, he didn't rush to make a move. Instead, he stood on the shore, a strange golden light shining in his eyes.

An invisible spiritual force instantly spread out, enveloping the entire lake surface.

He quickly identified a target: a petite female student.

Huo Yuhao made a move.

With a light touch of his toes on the ground, he shot out like an arrow, stepping on the water lilies and covering dozens of meters in an instant.

The female student clearly sensed his intention and immediately activated her soul power, causing a diamond-shaped ice shield to condense in front of her.

But Huo Yuhao's target wasn't her at all.

When he was still ten meters away from her, Huo Yuhao flicked his wrist, and a barely perceptible gust of wind shot out, bypassing the ice shield and precisely hitting the straw hat on her head.

The female student gasped and tried to reach out to press it, but it was too late.

The straw hat was lifted upwards by that clever force and gently landed on the water's surface.

"Such strong control!" someone on the shore cheered.

Without the Snow Empress's spirit, Huo Yuhao's fighting style has also changed somewhat.

Huo Yuhao bowed slightly to the female student who had revealed her delicate face and seemed somewhat at a loss, then retreated back to the shore. The whole process was clean and efficient, drawing much praise.

The challenges continue.

Soon, only a few female students still wearing straw hats remained on the field.

Two of them were particularly eye-catching. One stood tall and straight, and when faced with various attacks, he simply touched the lotus leaves with his toes and turned gracefully to easily dodge them, like a fluttering butterfly, exuding an indescribable nobility and elegance.

Huo Yuhao looked at the figure, his brows furrowing slightly. For some reason, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

The other one was even stranger.

She barely moved at all.

No matter what kind of attack it is, it will be blocked by an ancient-looking small cauldron that appears out of thin air when it gets within three feet of her.

This martial spirit... there's no need to guess, everyone knows who it is.

"Is that Xiao Xiao using the cauldron?" Jiang Nannan's voice rang in Zhou Xuan's ears, tinged with amusement.

Zhou Xuan followed her gaze and, sure enough, the woman who had blocked all the attacks with an ancient cauldron had a figure and temperament that matched Xiao Xiao perfectly.

"Why don't you give it a try?" Jiang Nannan turned her head and blinked.

Xiao Xiao's attitude towards Zhou Xuan was unusual, and she had known this for a long time.

However, she never said anything.

“There’s no need for that,” Zhou Xuan said, shaking his head.

Although Xiao Xiao's current appearance is indeed to his liking, he has no interest in matters of the heart right now.

Jiang Nannan gave a soft hum and crossed her arms, continuing to gaze at Poseidon Lake.

At this moment, several more male trainees came up, and without exception, they all targeted the two female trainees who had not yet had their straw hats removed.

But without exception, they all failed.

"Hiss..." A collective gasp rippled across the shore.

This is too strong!
One challenger after another took the stage, only to be defeated and sent away one by one.

The atmosphere on the field grew increasingly heated, and everyone's attention was focused on the last two fairies.

As the last challenger was forced to leave, the last two women wearing straw hats on the lake remained standing tall, their water lilies beneath their feet as steady as rocks.

Zhang Lexuan's voice rang out again: "The first segment is now over! Next, we will move on to our more exciting second segment, Love at First Sight!"

“The rules are simple,” Zhang Lexuan said with a smile. “Next, our thirty-nine male students will come forward one by one, and our fairies will light up the lamp of attraction for you.”

Each fairy has a lotus-shaped soul-guiding lamp in front of her; if she is interested in you, she will light it for you.

You can remain on the field as long as you receive a lamp. However… if no fairy leaves a lamp for you, then I'm sorry, your journey with the Sea God ends here.

These words caused an uproar on the shore, and the atmosphere instantly became several times more tense. This was a competition of strength that was even more brutal; it was practically a public execution.

"Now, let's welcome our first male student!"

A burly young man stepped forward with a stiff upper lip; he was the first to attack with his battle axe. He nervously rubbed his hands together, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the seventeen figures on the lake's surface.

Time passed second by second, and the lake remained silent, with not a single light lit for him.

The young man's face went from expectant to embarrassed, and finally turned bright red, making it look like a major social disaster.

Zhang Lexuan's voice carried a hint of regret: "It's a pity."

Soon, it was Huo Yuhao's turn.

He took a deep breath and slowly walked to the lakeside. His appearance was not outstanding, and his temperament was rather reserved. Among the many excellent inner court disciples, he was not particularly noticeable.

However, as soon as he stood still, a lotus lantern in front of a figure on the lake suddenly lit up.

It was the woman whose hat was never lifted from the beginning.

Immediately afterwards, two more lights flickered on.

Three lamps!
Huo Yuhao was somewhat surprised. He bowed to the three female students whose lights were on, but his gaze involuntarily fell on the first one whose light was on.

For some reason, that figure always gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if they had known each other for a long time.

But I went to Sun Moon as an exchange student after arriving at the Inner Court and only recently returned. How could I know a senior student from the Inner Court?
After Huo Yuhao, several more male students stepped forward.

Some were full of vigor, attracting a few lotus lanterns to light up, and then retreated with smiles on their faces; others were unlucky, standing on the shore for a long time, but the lake remained still, and in the end, they could only leave dejectedly under the sympathetic gazes of the crowd.

The atmosphere fluctuated with each light coming on and off, filled with both anticipation and disappointment.

Zhou Xuan yawned listlessly, and Jiang Nannan nudged him lightly with her elbow.

"What? Feeling bored? Why don't you go up and give it a try? Maybe you can get all the lights to turn on for you?" Jiang Nannan's tone was slightly teasing.

"No need," Zhou Xuan replied lazily, his gaze sweeping across the lake before finally settling on the two figures still wearing bamboo hats, their postures elegant.

The girl using the tripod was most likely Xiao Xiao.

As for the other one, it's probably Wang Dong. Just thinking about Huo Yuhao's expression later makes him want to laugh.

Finally, all the male trainees completed the second test.

Zhang Lexuan counted the number of participants and announced loudly, "The second round, 'Love at First Sight,' is over! Congratulations to the twenty-five male students who successfully stayed, and to our seventeen beautiful fairies!"

"Next up is our third segment, 'Love at First Sight'!" Zhang Lexuan's voice rose again, with a hint of a smile. "The rules are as follows: Each male trainee who successfully stays will have one minute to introduce himself."

These words immediately heightened the tension on the field, implying that the male trainee's previous choice was merely an intention, and the final initiative still rested with the female trainee for the time being.

"Now, let's welcome the first male student to introduce himself!"

A young man of medium build stepped forward, took a deep breath, and began to introduce his martial spirit, soul power level, and hobbies.

A minute isn't a long time; after everyone had introduced themselves, it was soon Huo Yuhao's turn.

He walked to the lakeside, his gaze lingering for a moment on the graceful figure in the straw hat who had lit the first light for him, a strange sense of familiarity still lingering in his heart.

"Dear senior sisters, my name is Huo Yuhao. My martial soul is the Spirit Eye, my main martial soul. I am a level 41 control-type Soul Master and a level 4 Soul Master."

His introduction was very simple, even a little too plain.

After speaking, he bowed slightly to the female students and then walked to Zhang Lexuan's side.

Soon, all the male trainees completed their self-introductions and initial selections.

Zhang Lexuan returned to the lotus leaf in the center of the lake, now holding a list in her hand.

"Alright, the male students have expressed their feelings. Now, it's our fairies' turn to make their choices." Her gaze swept over the seventeen women wearing bamboo hats. "Fairies, please consider carefully. Once you've made your choice, it cannot be changed."

The male trainees on the shore were nervously rubbing their hands together.

Time passed bit by bit.

One of the female students made a move; she chose a male student.

One by one, the female students made their choices and went to meet their preferred partners.

Some male trainees even had two female trainees standing in front of them, which drew envious glances.

Of course, some male trainees found themselves alone.

Huo Yuhao's heart was in turmoil. He didn't care whether others chose him or not. What he cared more about was the female senior who felt familiar to him. How would she choose?

She had previously turned on the light for herself, but now, will she choose herself? (End of Chapter)