Douluo Continent, I, Huo Yuhao, defy fate with my spiritual eyes.

After listening to Mu En's teachings for a while, Huo Yuhao did not linger and returned to his dormitory.

The next day, Mu Jin walked into the classroom and was furious when she saw Huo Yuhao.

"Who is this? Is there anyone like this in our class?"

The crowd burst into laughter, teasing Huo Yuhao and his companions as exceptional individuals, noting the powerful and profound aura emanating from Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. He could say he hadn't attended many classes; he was either on leave or on his way to do so.

However, Mu Jin didn't ask any further questions and started the class.

This lesson was about Martial Soul Fusion Techniques. As Mu Jin explained it in a simple and easy-to-understand way, an idea suddenly popped into Huo Yuhao's mind.

Natural evolution began, exploring that possibility.

A few days later, Du Weiren gathered the new students in a huge square, smiling and holding a document in his hand, his loud voice echoing throughout the square.

Every new student was excited, knowing that the next announcement would be made regarding whether they would receive a significant allocation of resources at Shrek.

Du Weilen spoke slowly and deliberately, first offering some standard remarks, the gist of which was praising the trainees for their perseverance and courage to compete.

The list of core disciples was quickly brought up.

Since it concerned their core interests, the once noisy square became completely silent, with everyone breathing slowly and listening intently.

"Based on the freshmen's performance in the assessment, the core disciples who have been approved by the academy are: Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huarong, Zhu Lu, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, and Huo Yuhao."

The disciples in front were all convinced of their abilities, and their strength in the freshman competition was enough to impress them as well.

But who is Huo Yuhao? What makes him qualified to be a core disciple?

The freshmen below the stage started discussing it. Mu Jin's students naturally recognized him, and looking at Huo Yuhao's innocent face, they were also very puzzled.

Their class monitor doesn't seem to have any background as the investigation suggested! He took a semester off and came back to find his cultivation level had caught up with theirs. He obtained the qualification of a core disciple without doing anything.

Dai Huarong looked bewildered. He hadn't received news of the attack on the Duke's mansion and thought Huo Yuhao hadn't returned. He was disdainful.

He's a coward; he didn't even dare go back to his mother's grave after it was dug up.

Wu Feng was indignant and eager to expose the mastermind behind the cover-up.

Ning Tian stopped Wu Feng and looked at Huo Yuhao with a look of shock in her eyes. Even her family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, couldn't influence the selection of core disciples.

However, Huo Yuhao could do it, either because he had a powerful background at Shrek Academy, or because his talent was so extraordinary that Shrek Academy was willing to give him special treatment.

The other disciples gradually learned about Huo Yuhao's actions from others, and became even more indignant.

I've worked so hard and I'm not even qualified, but some nobody who's never been to class has been selected!

In Zhou Yi's class, Wang Dong became furious upon hearing Huo Yuhao's name, and his whole body trembled slightly.

That bastard actually took leave! He took leave for the entire freshman competition!

Is he even a man?!

Wang Dong cursed inwardly in frustration. If Tang San's thoughts had influenced him before, he really wanted to beat Huo Yuhao up right now.

Hearing the increasingly loud discussions from the audience, Du Weiren felt somewhat helpless.

There was no other way. He wanted to secretly give Huo Yuhao the treatment of a core disciple to avoid arousing public anger, but the higher-ups directly stated that Huo Yuhao's status as a core disciple should be publicly announced.

This is just asking for trouble for Huo Yuhao.

Du Weiren sighed, pretending not to hear the discussions below.

"Given that some freshmen, despite lacking certain talents and abilities, 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 achieve a breakthrough in next year's promotion exam, they will be considered for formal core disciple status. The list is as follows: Cui Yajie, Huang Chutian, Long Xiangyue, and Nanmen Yun'er. That concludes the announcement."

Then came the announcement of the temporary core disciples' status, but no one in the audience had the patience to listen anymore.

A strong, masculine voice rang out.

"I'm not convinced! Huo Yuhao, who didn't participate in anything, can become a core disciple, while those of us who worked hard to showcase ourselves can only have a temporary status."

The speaker was a dark-skinned, very muscular boy whose skin shone slightly in the sunlight.

Everyone present was a teenager, and each of them was proud and arrogant. Who would want a complete stranger to sit on top of them for no reason?

Once one person takes the lead, a group of followers will follow.

"Exactly! It's not fair!"

"Then what's the point of our new student assessment? Why not just pre-select them?"

"If you want to become a core disciple, show me your strength!"

The calls for support came in waves, and Du Weiren's temples throbbed as he mobilized his soul power.

"quiet!"

The powerful soul force propelled the sound outwards, suppressing all the newborns.

Du Weilun took a deep breath, his face serious, and pointed to the disciples below the stage.

"Are you rebelling? The academy evaluates each disciple carefully; how can you so easily judge it as unfair!"

After glancing around, Du Weiren adopted a slightly sorrowful tone and continued.

"Every teacher observes you outside of the competition, gives you scores, and the list is compiled based on a combination of factors. Are you questioning the teachers who gave the scores by doing this?"

When the label of disrespecting teachers was placed on them, the freshmen's expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly shook their heads in denial.

Seeing that the new generation's momentum was being suppressed, Huang Chutian thought about his temporary core disciple spot, and the more he looked at it, the more irritating the word "temporary" became.

Damn, it's just Shrek Academy! If Shrek isn't fair, I'd rather go back to my clan and have the elders teach me than stay here studying!

With this thought in mind, Huang Chutian spoke up again.

"But the academy needs to give us a convincing reason! How about this, I'm a temporary core disciple. If Huo Yuhao can defeat me, I'll admit he has the strength of a core disciple!"

Du Weiren looked at the troublemaker who had jumped out again with a grim expression, and secretly wrote his name down in his notebook.

But how do we solve this now?

Just as Duvelen was in a dilemma, a gentle, aged voice rang in his ear.

"Let him go. This is what Yuhao needs to go through."

Du Weilun was taken aback, but quickly realized that this was an attempt to cultivate Huo Yuhao's prestige among the younger generation, and that he was to be given special attention!

Looking at Huo Yuhao, Du Weilun asked for his opinion.

"Huo Yuhao, do you agree to this battle?"

Everyone followed Du Weiren's gaze.

"I agree, otherwise people will think I'm a good-for-nothing."

Huo Yuhao remained calm, and everyone around him looked over, staring at his face, trying to memorize it.

Huang Chutian also sized up Huo Yuhao with a look of disdain.

That small frame, that frail body, one slap and he'd be down. He's definitely got connections.

Huang Chutian was secretly pleased. He knew he had made the right choice. If he could defeat this person with connections, he should be able to take his place and become the new core disciple.

The people around them were very sensible and dispersed, making room for the two of them. Some even cheered loudly for Huang Chutian.

"Brother Tian! Defeat this nepotism case!"

"Brother Tian! Brother Tian!"

Perhaps it was the shared hatred of people towards those with connections that led to a growing chorus of cheers for Brother Tian, ​​a loud and overwhelming chorus that was extremely oppressive.