Douluo Continent: Transmigrating into Huo Yuhao's world, I start by becoming Yao Lao's app

Chapter 60 Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential!

(A friend asked me to go out and run some errands later, but it will still be around 4 AM, just a little later. Please understand.)

"I'm sorry, our Soul Guidance Department will not accept Huo Yuhao as a core disciple."

After Fan Yu finished speaking, Du Weiren was stunned and stood there.

Wait a minute, that's not how the script was written! If you had said earlier that your Soul Guidance Department didn't want it, our Martial Soul Department might have accepted it!

Du Weilun's eyes flashed, and he immediately saw Zhou Yi standing next to the freshman class.

This year's freshman class was extremely fierce. Apart from Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's team, only three unlucky guys who were also defeated by Huo Yuhao passed the freshman assessment.

Before the freshman assessment, only five groups of students remained in Class One. Ultimately, only two groups passed the assessment, a result that led the Martial Soul Department to re-evaluate Zhou Yi's teaching abilities. This made it even more difficult for Zhou Yi to regain her position as class teacher.

At this moment, Zhou Yi's gaze toward Huo Yuhao was filled with resentment and pleasure. Indeed, she was the one who instigated this scene.

It was she who whispered in Fan Yu's ear, portraying Huo Yuhao as a disrespectful, arrogant, and ignorant problem student. She even used despicable means to make her lose her position as class teacher, which led Fan Yu to fly into a rage for the sake of his beloved.

Before Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo went into seclusion to conduct soul guidance research, they had already informed Fan Yu that when he brought back those soul guidance students, he would also grant Huo Yuhao the status of a core disciple of the soul guidance system.

However, Fan Yu chose precisely at this critical juncture, right after Du Weiren finished his announcement, to deliver another blow to Huo Yuhao.

"Kid, no matter how sharp-tongued you are, no matter how talented or strong you are, without a background, you're still just a nobody who can be easily manipulated!" Zhou Yi thought to himself with a cold laugh. "Being unable to become a core disciple basically cuts off your path to the inner academy. Your future is over!"

Meanwhile, Dai Huabin, standing to the side, also had a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes. The scene of being defeated by Huo Yuhao was still vivid in his mind. Now, seeing his enemy being humiliated in public by two major departments of Shrek Academy at the same time, he felt as refreshed as drinking ice-cold soda on a hot summer day.

"Huo Yuhao, you've finally met your match! Hahahaha!"

Du Weiren stared intently at Fan Yu, then glanced at Huo Yuhao, and sighed inwardly. Even if he knew Fan Yu might be forging an imperial edict, the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department had their own division of labor, and he had no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Soul Guidance Department.

Shaking his head with some regret, he continued, "Given that some freshmen, despite lacking in talent and ability, still demonstrated outstanding performance in the freshman assessment, the academy has decided to grant them the status of core disciples temporarily until the end of this academic year. If they make a breakthrough in next year's promotion exam, they will be considered for promotion to formal core disciples. The list is as follows: Huo Yuhao, Cui Yajie, Huang Chutian, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Long Xiangyue. That concludes the announcement."

"I'm sorry, Director Du, I choose to give up the core disciple benefits offered by the academy."

Suddenly, a deep, resonant voice rang out from among the many students below. All eyes swept around the room, finally settling on Huo Yuhao.

"Huo Yuhao, what did you say?" Du Weilun asked, his expression changing.

"I'm sorry, I choose to give up the core disciple benefits offered by the academy. I only need to take the upgrade exam as an ordinary disciple," Huo Yuhao said calmly.

"Among all the students who entered the elimination round, I am the only one whose cultivation level is less than level 20. I am also aware that my talent is too low and my strength is insufficient. I only became the champion of the freshman assessment with the help of my teammates. Therefore, I do not think I deserve to enjoy the treatment of core disciples and I have chosen to give up."

Although Huo Yuhao's words were all self-deprecating, they sounded a bit off to the others.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu exchanged a glance, their eyes almost spitting fire with anger.

You claim to have low talent and poor skills, but what about the other teams that you personally defeated?

Lower talent, weaker strength? You don't deserve the treatment of a core disciple, so the rest of us don't deserve to stay at Shrek Academy?

Damn it, this is practically a slap in the face to the teams that Huo Yuhao defeated!

Du Weiren could naturally hear the sarcasm in Huo Yuhao's words, but he represented the authority of Shrek Academy. If Huo Yuhao voluntarily gave up the treatment of a core disciple, it would be tantamount to disregarding the honor of Shrek Academy.

"Huo Yuhao, I know you have grievances about the academy not training you as a core disciple, but since you chose to study at Shrek Academy, you should obey the management of Shrek Academy," Du Weilun said in a deep voice.

"You're still young, so I can take this as a slip of the tongue in a fit of anger. If you take back what you just said, I can pretend nothing happened."

Ning Tian reached out, trying to stop Huo Yuhao from continuing. However, Huo Yuhao waved his hand, smiled at her, and then stood up straight and spoke to Du Weilun word by word.

"Director Du, you and the other teachers should be able to see how I performed during these past few days of the freshman assessment. From the day I entered Shrek Academy, I have given it my all, cultivating diligently every day and striving to improve. While others were resting, I was cultivating; while others were lazing around and dozing off, I was still cultivating."

If Tang Ya were here, she would definitely expose Huo Yuhao's lies without hesitation.

What do you mean you're cultivating yourself while others are resting? You're clearly grilling skewers at the East Gate, and your business is even growing bigger and bigger. Now you have franchise stores at other city gates!

"After the new student assessment began, I worked even harder with my teammates, and ultimately achieved the highest honor. But even so, I wasn't selected as a core disciple? Why is that?"

"Ten thousand years ago, that master said, 'There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters,' and our Shrek Academy even regards this as one of our school mottoes. But why, despite demonstrating overwhelming strength in the freshman assessment, am I not receiving the treatment I deserve?"

Though autumn grasses wither and turn yellow, spring will bring forth verdant hills and fields! Though a rusty sword has no edge, it still possesses the power to cleave all things! Fortune changes every thirty years; never underestimate a young man's potential!

(Any readers who have read this book, please let me know.)

"The reason I chose to give up the benefits of being a core disciple is not to prove how great I am, but to prove myself! When the promotion exam comes, I'll see which core disciple is qualified to fight me!"

Huo Yuhao: I'm standing on the moral high ground and pointing fingers at you.

Du Weilun fell silent upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, while the surrounding teachers and students all showed expressions of shock.

That's incredibly bold!

This is Shrek Academy, the number one holy land in the Soul Master world of Douluo Continent. How dare Huo Yuhao question the decision of the Shrek Academy's higher-ups in public?

He even used a passionate speech to ridicule the higher-ups at Shrek Academy.

"Hahahaha, well said! What a wonderful saying, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river,' never underestimate a young person's potential!"

Suddenly, a long laugh, as loud as thunder, came from the distant sky.

"Gao Qiqiang, we've finally found you!"

(End of this chapter)