Huo Yuhao from The Peerless Tang Sect is incredibly talented.

"...Is it me?" He looked up, his voice low, carrying a hint of hesitation, as if asking, "Are you sure?"

Mu Jin looked at him, her gaze gentle but not dismissive: "It's you, the student by the window. Come on, come to the front and introduce yourself and your dreams."

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly and stood up. Trouble.

All eyes in the class turned to him. He was wearing a faded old coat, and his trousers were too short, revealing a patched lining underneath.

He's obviously a poor bastard; he's so stingy and snobbish.

Huo Yuhao stood next to the podium, facing the whole class.

"Huo Buxiao," he said. "Level 15, mental type. Martial Soul: Ice Silkworm."

"I have admired Shrek Academy since I was a child." This is a lie, merely a way to create a persona.

To ensure he could take over the reins, Huo Yuhao had to reflect Huo Buxiao's reverence for Shrek Academy in every aspect of his life, in every word and deed.

The core idea is to string together, to string together the large colony of Shrek Academy.

"I once heard a saying that I still remember to this day. That saying is from Master Yu Xiaogang: There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters. I regard it as the truth, and it is also the core driving force that has supported me to this day, from the countryside to this holy land of the world, Shrek Academy."

In truth, Huo Yuhao felt nauseous. If it weren't for the need to eliminate Tang San's backup plan, steal the Blue Silver Emperor of the Life Core, and help the Life Core grow, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have bothered coming.

Tang San, how could you be so selfish as to move the Core of Life to your own backyard?

If it weren't for his reputation, his love for his character, and the lives of his men, Huo Yuhao would have already led his men to forcibly seize the Golden Tree.

As for why Huo Yuhao didn't make a move, he had already exhausted the million-year spiritual power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm when he was in the Creation Void Realm. Only in Heaven Dou City could he achieve the status of being invincible below the God King.

Once outside the area covered by the virtual realm, it's truly a weakling.

If you understand how to use the Life Core, then take it.

Scattered giggles rose from all around, like the buzzing of mosquitoes in summer—not loud, but annoying.

Mu Jin didn't laugh. She leaned against the podium, arms crossed, waiting for the snickers to subside on their own. After about three seconds, when that didn't happen, she spoke.

"As for what you just laughed at—I won't punish you, nor will I write down your names. But I hope you remember one thing: mocking someone's starting point is the cheapest form of superiority. Today you laughed at his level 15 white ring, thinking he doesn't deserve to be at Shrek Academy—have you ever thought about how he got in? Were the examiners blind, or did he get in based on his own ability? You haven't even seen his assessment materials, and you've already concluded he doesn't deserve to stand here just because of a level and the color of his spirit?"

"You laugh at him, but what about you who are in the same classroom as him? This is Shrek Academy!"

The audience fell silent. Yes, then what were they?

Mu Jin turned around and looked at Huo Yuhao. Her gaze softened, and her voice became gentler: "Huo Buxiao, thank you. You're very good. I hope you'll always remember that sentence, and I hope you can prove it with your actions in the future—it's not just a slogan."

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, without any extra expression, stepped down from the stage, and returned to his seat.

Mu Jin returned to the podium, picked up her lesson plan, and turned to the first page.

"Continue with the self-introductions. But I'll make this clear from the start—in my classes from now on, regardless of whether you have a two-ring or three-ring martial spirit, or whether you come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School or the Clear Sky School, you are not allowed to show that kind of expression because of someone else's martial spirit or level. This is a place for learning, not a place to compare backgrounds. Do you understand?"

"We understand," the whole class answered in unison, their voices much louder than before.

Mu Jin nodded, her gaze sweeping across the classroom before lingering for a moment on Huo Yuhao. A slight, subtle upturn appeared at the corners of her lips.

But back in his seat, Huo Yuhao, sitting in the last row, saw it clearly—it was an encouraging smile, as if to say: See, it's not that hard.

As everyone took turns going on stage to introduce themselves, the first class at Shrek Academy quickly came to an end.

As Mu Jin stood on the stage and announced the end of get out of class, Huo Yuhao immediately dashed out of the classroom, ran to a secluded spot, and summoned the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. No one was around.

It was very quiet; the only sound was the rustling of the wind through the vines.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was still sleeping in its Sea of ​​Spirit, its silvery-white down gleaming softly in the afternoon light. Suddenly pulled out, it shook its antennae in displeasure, then slowly opened its eyes.

"What are you doing? You're already messing with me right after class?"

"Teach my class in my place," Huo Yuhao said.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm froze.

It stared at Huo Yuhao for a full two seconds, then slowly, enunciating each word, said, "What did you say?"

"Teach me in my place," Huo Yuhao repeated, his tone adding, "Go, transform into my appearance, sit in my seat, and listen to Mu Jin's lecture. I'll go to the library."

The tentacles of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm began to tremble violently, not out of fear, but out of anger.

"Huh? Me, the mighty Ice Silkworm King, an ancient divine beast, you want me to—go to a theory class? Sit with a bunch of kids who haven't even grown their hair yet and listen to some Soul Ring configuration lecture?"

"Whether you understand or not is unimportant," Huo Yuhao squatted down, placed the Ice Silkworm on his lap, and looked at it at eye level. "What's important is that someone has to sit in the seat. Mu Jin remembered me in the first class, and then I disappeared in the second. What will she think?"

"How am I supposed to know what she's thinking!"

"She would feel that Huo Buxiao, who had just established the persona of 'admiring Shrek Academy,' started skipping classes, and that persona collapsed."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was so angry that her fur stood on end: "What does your character design have to do with me! I want to sleep."

"Don't worry, I'm not really making you attend the lecture. I'm just using your body to control you. I'm not actually making you attend the lecture."

Why didn't you say so earlier?

After the conversation ended, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm released its control over the body, allowing Huo Yuhao to take control.

Then, after a moment of distorted light and shadow, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm transformed into Huo Buxiao's appearance and, under Huo Yuhao's control, returned to the classroom to listen to the lesson.

Huo Yuhao was multitasking. On one hand, he was controlling himself, who was transformed from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, to listen to the lectures. On the other hand, he secretly sneaked into the Shrek Academy library, wanting to see the wisdom of the ancients.

To ensure that what Huo Yuhao brings out after entering the sights of Shrek Academy's higher-ups is not too advanced, it must be very reasonable and the reasoning process must be clear.

Shrek Academy's library is located in the northwest corner of the outer courtyard. It is a three-story stone building with ivy climbing all over its exterior walls, leaving only a few clean sections of wall near the windows.

It's obvious at a glance that this place is deserted and neglected, quite remote.

Huo Yuhao approached the library, scanned it with his mental detection, and found it empty.

That's normal. At Shrek Academy, not many people value the research of martial soul theory; they're all sports students.