A comparison of the two Douluo, Huo Yuhao, the Lord of Reincarnation

Shrek City, inner courtyard.

Xuanzi stared at the scene on the sky, his expression somewhat stiff.

Yan Shaozhe cautiously asked, "Elder Xuan, back then..."

"I know," Xuanzi interrupted him, his voice a little hoarse.

He remembered this.

Or perhaps he had already forgotten.

But as the sky resurfaced this memory, he realized—

What was that skinny little child thinking when he stood there with his head down and said "I'm fine"?

At the time, he felt that someone with only one level of innate talent really didn't have much potential.

Offering them a year's worth of core benefits is already a concession made out of consideration for Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.

But now, Huo Yuhao from another world, who is also at the first level of the Innate Realm, has become a God King.

The Huo Yuhao standing before him, though only an eighth-ringed student, was a student of Shrek Academy and had made countless contributions to the academy.

"I misjudged him," he suddenly said.

Yan Shaozhe was taken aback: "Elder Xuan?"

Xuanzi didn't explain, but just stared at the boy with his head down in the sky, remaining silent for a long time.

……

Shrek City, Tang Clan.

In the darkness, Huo Yuhao stood alone in the shadows, gazing at his reflection in the sky, his head bowed in the same way, a bitter smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

"Enjoy core benefits for one year..."

he murmured.

He remembered that day.

I remember Wang Dong wanted to speak up for him, but he stopped her.

I remember Xiao Xiao standing there, completely at a loss.

I remember the looks I received—sympathy, incomprehension, and schadenfreude.

I also remember the seed that was planted in my heart.

That seed later sprouted and grew leaves, but he forcibly suppressed it with battle after battle, victory after victory, and loyalty to Shrek Academy time and time again.

He kept telling himself that Shrek Academy was right. At the first level of innate talent, there was indeed no potential. Giving him a year's salary was already a great favor.

But now, looking at myself in another world—

He suddenly became uncertain.

"If only back then..."

He didn't continue.

He just sighed deeply, very deeply.

……

The Dark World, the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Body Sect.

Du Bu Si looked at Huo Yu Hao's experiences on the sky and felt extremely angry.

"Hmph! I knew it. This Xuanzi is short-sighted and only cares about aptitude."

"Those are eyes! The more precious the original spirit is on the body, the stronger its potential. This Xuanzi doesn't know anything about this!"

"Back then, during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, if it weren't for Xuanzi's intervention, Huo Yuhao would have already come to our Body Sect."

"In this way, his talent will be developed more comprehensively!"

"Shrek Academy has included countless geniuses over the past ten thousand years, but compared to the number of those geniuses, very few have actually been cultivated."

"Now that Shrek Academy is in his hands, it risks declining!"

"How hateful! How utterly hateful!"

……

White World: Empire of the Sun and Moon

In the tavern in Mingdu.

The people laughed uproariously as they watched the scene on the sky.

"Hahaha! First place in the freshman assessment, and not a core disciple?"

"Enjoy a year's worth of benefits? What kind of incredible move is this?"

"What did that Xuanzi say? Limited potential? First-level innate is not enough?"

Someone slammed their fist on the table and laughed loudly, "Come on, look at our Mingzun! First level of Innate Realm, first level of Soul Master in two months, and now he's already starting to learn necromancy! Is this what you call limited potential?"

"Do those Shrek students have their eyes on the back of their heads?"

"No wonder there's such a huge gap between the two worlds. With this kind of vision, what kind of talent can they cultivate?"

In the crowd, an old man spoke slowly:

"I think Shrek is right."

Everyone was taken aback and looked at him.

The old man stroked his beard and said slowly, "They think Huo Yuhao is no good according to their own standards. That's fine—the problem is that their standards themselves are flawed."

"They can only see soul power, nothing else. They can't see the spiritual power advantage of the Spirit Eye Martial Soul; they can't see the potential of soul guidance technology; they can't see the child's desperate spirit either."

All they saw were the words "Level One Innate".

The old man shook his head: "So it's not that Shrek Academy is wrong, it's that their vision is too narrow."

Everyone fell silent.

Then, someone murmured, "Then how stifled must our Venerable One be in that world?"

……

The White World, the Realm of Reincarnation.

Gu Yuena gazed at the sky, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Now they know where the gap lies."

Wang Qiu'er frowned: "Just because of a core disciple?"

"It's not a problem with the core disciples," Gu Yuena shook her head, "it's a problem with their attitude."

She paused, then slowly said, "In that world, Yuhao was told 'you can't do it' from the very first day he entered Shrek Academy. Zhou Yi made him class monitor to motivate others, not to cultivate him. Xuanzi said he had no potential because he only looked at soul power and martial soul, not anything else. He didn't get the top spot in the freshman assessment as a core disciple because they felt he wasn't worthy."

"And what about Yuhao on our side?"

She looked at the boy on the right side of the screen who was focused on making a soul tool in the laboratory.

"From the first day he entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, he encountered Wang Qian's patient questioning, Lin Jiayi's personal assessment, and the encouragement and guidance of his teachers. In three months, he became a Level 1 Soul Master, and what he gained was applause and recognition."

"An environment tells you, 'You can't do it, but you have to work hard to prove yourself.'"

"An environment that tells you 'You can do it, as long as you work hard.'"

"That's the difference."

Wang Qiu'er seemed to be deep in thought.

Xue Di gazed at Huo Yuhao, who was standing with his head bowed in darkness, and suddenly asked, "Will he regret it?"

Gu Yuena was silent for a moment, then said softly:

"I have no idea."

"But I know that in that world, he kept convincing himself that Shrek was right."

"But today, the heavens are telling him—Shrek might be wrong."

……

On the right side of the sky, the scene also changed.

In the White World, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy also welcomed its new student assessments, which mainly focused on basic knowledge of soul tools, soul tool creation, soul tool usage, and practical combat.

These tests were clearly no challenge for Huo Yuhao. Whether it was the knowledge of soul tools or the skills to create them, Huo Yuhao handled them with ease, passing the freshman assessment with a perfect performance and winning first place.

[The rewards that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy gives to the top freshman are far superior to those of Shrek Academy.]

In addition to the corresponding points, there are also elixirs/natural treasures for strengthening the body's foundation and rare herbs, as well as blueprints for soul-guided artifacts.

The biggest reward is that Huo Yuhao can choose his own teacher to learn from, instead of studying in a large class.

The teacher Huo Yuhao chose was none other than Xuan Ziwen.