In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 12. Huo Yuhao's secret is exposed.

Helpless, Huo Yuhao could only obediently find a seat and sit down. Looking at Ning Tian not far to his left, his irritation increased even more.

With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda now allowing Soul Masters to possess combat power and even fight against opponents of higher levels, it's truly an era of chaos and disorder. This is not the kind of situation that Great God King Huo wants to see.

Qin Yi stood on the podium, picked up the chalk and...

He wrote his name on the blackboard.

"My name is Qin Yi, a level 99 Limit Douluo, the vice sect master of the Body Sect, and I will be the class teacher of the 10002nd class of the Heavenly Class at Shrek Academy. If nothing unexpected happens, I will spend these six years of outer academy life with you."

"As for my age, well... all you need to know is that I am ten years older than the two leaders of the Sea God Pavilion, Long Xiaoyao and Mu En."

Before the words were even finished, apart from Qin Xue and Qin Mengmeng, the other seven students all widened their eyes, their gazes filled with disbelief.

Don't be fooled by the abundance of geniuses and titled Douluo these days. Super Douluo and Limit Douluo still hold a very high level of prestige, at least much higher than during the Dragon King Legend era. Having a Limit Douluo as their homeroom teacher would be something to brag about for a year.

After briefly lightening the mood, Qin Yi finally got down to business.

"Alright everyone, let's get back into the swing of things and get ready for class."

"Um... before we officially begin the lesson, I have a question for everyone. Do you know... what's the difference between you top-tier students and ordinary Soul Masters?"

Qin Mengmeng tentatively asked, "Daddy... oh no, Teacher, is it because we possess combat methods other than soul skills?"

Qin Yi nodded and said, "That's right, that's the reason. The limitations that spirit rings bring to spirit masters are too great. If a titled Douluo-level spirit master has not undergone the divine trial, the lifespan of the first four spirit skills will be less than ten thousand years, which is of little use."

"On the other hand, even seemingly simple sword techniques, if you just focus on increasing your sword speed to achieve a hundred or even a thousand sword strikes without a trace, their power is enough to surpass the ninth soul skill of all titled Douluo."

The students nodded as if they suddenly understood, and all turned their gazes to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao: "??????"

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Huo Yuhao asked, puzzled, wondering what was wrong with his classmates.

Qin Xue pondered, "According to the conclusion the teacher just gave, our ability to fight beyond our level is because we've broken free from the limitations imposed by our spirit rings. The one you, Huo Yuhao, used... seems to be a spirit skill from your spirit ring."

"Exactly, exactly," Qin Mengmeng chimed in. "Xiaoxue is right. Wang Dong'er used the Exploding Rings technique inherited from the Haotian Sect. Qian Suli and Xu Bin's martial souls are among the top-tier known martial souls. Based on their martial soul abilities alone, they can easily defeat opponents of higher levels. But what do you, Huo Yuhao, have?"

Wang Dong'er frowned and said, "Yes, Huo Yuhao, you have no inheritance to rely on, and you don't have a higher-level martial soul. The only condition that can support you to fight enemies above your level seems to be the age of your soul rings."

"Having two soul skills on a single soul ring isn't unusual in the world of soul masters. Huo Yuhao, your first soul ring's age should be... over 100,000 years, right?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

No, this isn't right. That's not how the script was written. The trainees in this life are all so smart that they exposed his biggest secret in just a few words.

No, absolutely not. The exact age of his first spirit ring must not be revealed to anyone else.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly retorted, "How could that be? I'm just a commoner Soul Master, I don't know any important figures. I almost died hunting a Wind Baboon there, how could I possibly have a chance to obtain a 100,000-year Soul Ring?"

"I've already said, my martial soul is just a bit special. There are all sorts of strange martial souls out there, and no one has stipulated that a single martial soul ring can only have one martial skill, right?"

Huo Yuhao stubbornly refused to admit it, trying to fool people with this method.

Qin Mengmeng questioned, "Special? How special can your martial soul be? Is it so special that the quality of your Spirit Eye martial soul is a level higher than that of the Six-Winged Angel?"

The decisive blow is unstoppable!

Even if Huo Yuhao were foolish, he wouldn't be foolish enough to admit that his martial soul quality was a level higher than that of the Six-Winged Angel. The Six-Winged Angel was a god-level martial soul, and even his Asura Eye from his previous life might not be able to compare to it.

For a moment, Huo Yuhao couldn't think of a suitable reason to refute it. Should he insist that his original spirit, the Spirit Eye, was special? Heh, Qin Yi was the vice sect master of the Body Sect, his authority was there, and lies... would always be exposed one day.

Helpless, Huo Yuhao could only admit, "Yes, that's right. My first spirit ring was a 100,000-year spirit ring. When I went to the Star Dou Great Forest, I accidentally encountered a 100,000-year spirit beast that was on the verge of death. After I realized what was happening, it... it sacrificed itself to me."

Huo Yuhao was not a good liar, and his right index finger trembled uncontrollably as he spoke, a scene witnessed by the other trainees.

"Let's assume you have a 100,000-year soul ring." Qian Suli said thoughtfully, "You said you're a soul master from a commoner background? Hmm... Huo Yuhao, I think you've misunderstood something. Children from commoner families usually do some farm work, but your hands aren't rough at all. It doesn't seem like you're from a commoner background."

As she spoke, Qian Suli opened her slender hands to the crowd. Even though she had awakened the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and had lived a life of luxury for many years, there were still faint traces of calluses on her fingers.

"Of course, some ordinary families are reluctant to let their children do farm work, so we can't generalize. Hmm... let me ask you a question, something even a child from an ordinary family would know to try: after the grain is harvested, why do you repeatedly dry it?"

Huo Yuhao said quietly, "My family doesn't grow grain. My father died early, and I depended on my mother for survival. She washed clothes for the master to support me."

Qian Suli pressed on, "A woman, a woman who washes clothes for her master's family, can't possibly earn much money. Where did your mother get the money to help you awaken your martial spirit?"

"Furthermore, after awakening a martial soul, one needs to borrow the 'Soul Power Meditation Method,' which is an expense that an ordinary woman cannot afford."

"Huo Yuhao, your mother was a maid in the main family, a maid who washed clothes, a maid who had an affair with the main family. You! Huo Yuhao! You must be the illegitimate son of the main family. With your status as a noble illegitimate son, you have obtained a free opportunity to awaken your martial soul!"

(End of this chapter)