Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 26 Level 3 Soul Power Circulation - Refraction

Today is the last class of the semester. After this class, the students of Shrek Academy will begin their holiday.

Zhou Yi and Wang Yan were both in the classroom during this class. Upon seeing Zhou Yi's old face, all the students suppressed their previously carefree thoughts, which were already a bit excited about the upcoming holiday.

Zhou Yi coldly glanced at everyone present. Because Huo Yuhao's absence caused a stir by showing off and being humiliated, Zhou Yi did not inexplicably expel several core students from Class One in order to establish her authority.

Zhou Yi then snorted coldly, walked to the back of the classroom, and sat down directly in an empty chair.

Wang Yan then walked up to the podium, smiled slightly, and said, "Classmates, today is the last day of the first year. The academy hasn't assigned any teaching tasks, so I won't waste your time any more."

"I'll briefly mention the arrangements after the holiday, and then everyone can go back and pack their things to prepare to go home."

Upon hearing this, all the students were very excited, but because of Zhou Yi sitting at the back of the classroom, they dared not show it too openly.

Wang Yan then continued, first praising and complimenting the students in Class One to reassure them, before turning his attention to giving them a warning.

"But students, please don't relax or slack off just because it's a holiday. Unlike other schools that have final exams at the end of the academic year, Shrek Academy doesn't have final exams."

"Instead, there will be an opening exam. Next school year, in order to test whether you can become qualified second-year students, you will need to put in more effort during the holidays than you would at school."

"Otherwise, next school year, when we're in class together, I might not see any of you."

"Of course, I like every student in our class, and I am aware of your hard work, so I hope that next academic year, when our class officially starts classes, not a single one of you will be missing."

Huo Yuhao pursed his lips speechlessly. What was there to work hard for during the holidays?

Aside from those students who are born with inherent advantages, have powerful backers, or have inherited skills, most ordinary students will experience a slowdown in their growth after leaving Shrek Academy and returning home.

Although not having to attend classes gives you more time to cultivate your soul power, the resources and assistance you receive are definitely not as good as those in the academy.

Students with connections are different. After returning home, they naturally have access to a wealth of resources. Their elders, fathers, and brothers will not be stingy with resources and will continue to nurture or provide special training for them.

So in fact, Wang Yan's words were just meant to give a little pointer to those students from less privileged backgrounds.

Even if we don't expect to make leaps and bounds, we should at least try our best to improve ourselves during the holidays, otherwise we may fall behind when the new semester starts in second grade.

"Alright, I'm going to go over some key points for the upgrade assessment. Make sure you remember them well."

"Firstly, all students must have a soul power level of 20. This is a strict requirement, and they must be level 20 Great Soul Masters with two soul rings."

"If you don't have two spirit rings by the time you take the upgrade assessment, I suggest you don't come next school year."

"Because no matter how well you perform, the cultivation requirement for the second ring is the benchmark rule set by the academy. If you can't meet it, no one can help you."

"So for the next month, those students whose soul power has not reached level 20 will have to work their butts off, and you will also have to acquire your second soul ring."

"Having reached the second ring level is the key to entering the upgrade assessment."

"Based on past exam experience, the exam for students moving from first to second year in our class will most likely require each student to challenge a random soul beast with at least a hundred years of cultivation under the supervision of a teacher."

"That is why this is an important assessment of the students' individual strength. Although the assessment method is not unique, in previous years, at least 70% of the exams for students moving from the first year to the second year involved beast fighting assessments."

"Most of the remaining ones replaced beast fighting with challenging proctors or senior students."

"But without exception, these assessments are all for individuals; you can't rely on the strength of a team, you have to rely on your own abilities."

"Of course, our academy will not allow students to be put in danger. If any unexpected events occur during the battle, the proctors will come to the rescue, so you can rest assured."

"But this also means the end of the assessment, so unless absolutely necessary, I hope everyone will make the most of every opportunity in the battle."

"Therefore, students whose cultivation is insufficient, this holiday is short and the tasks are heavy. In addition to working hard on your soul power and second soul ring, you should also make sure you don't fall behind in practical combat experience."

"That concludes the individual promotion assessment."

"Next, I want to talk about the class promotion assessment. Because each class is a whole, what's the point if the whole class can't be promoted, and only a few students are promoted?"

"So in addition to the most basic upgrade assessment, three to seven students from our class will be selected to participate in a special assessment."

"The completion rate of this assessment will be counted separately in the upgrade assessment. If the completion rate is good, it can even help those students who are slightly inferior in the practical assessment to upgrade, which is a big bonus."

"However, if the class assessment is not completed well, the difficulty of the individual promotion assessment will also increase dramatically."

"To give you the most intuitive example, if the class assessment task is passed perfectly, then all the students in the class can enter the second year, regardless of their actual performance."

"However, if a student only scores 10% in the class assessment, it means that only the top 10% of students in the individual promotion assessment are qualified to enter the second year."

Wang Yan smiled and said something that made everyone feel like they'd been struck by lightning.

"What kind of idiotic assessment mechanism is this?" Huo Yuhao was speechless, wondering who came up with this assessment mechanism on a whim.

Can such a mechanism really select outstanding students?

If the class assessment pass rate is too low, it means that the selected outstanding students are not capable enough, which also indicates that the overall progress of the class is not good.

But if the class assessment is passed perfectly, then all the students' individual assessments will pass regardless of their actual combat performance. What kind of weird setting is this? Are the seven gods leading a group of scumbags?

"Alright, I've said everything I wanted to say. get out of class dismissed. Everyone, go back and pack your things." Wang Yan waved his hand and announced the end of get out of class.

Although the news about the assessment model came as a surprise, upon closer reflection, most people are actually quite happy about it.

In their view, the strength of Class One was beyond doubt, with Dai Huabin, who possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and was also a Soul Master, plus the Great Soul Master Netherworld Cat Zhu Lu.

In addition, there are Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, the strongest team in the freshman assessment, as well as the Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo sisters who also possess martial soul fusion skills, and Wu Feng, who is not weak.

Their abilities were evident in the previous freshman assessments. Whether three or seven students were selected for the assessment, Class One believed they could definitely do their best, so there was no need to worry too much.

When class ended, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, who were class monitors, were kept behind by Zhou Yi for a few private words of advice, both about returning to school as soon as possible and some matters related to the second semester.

"If I leave tomorrow, will you miss me?" That evening, in the dormitory, looking at the ceiling, Wang Dong suddenly asked Huo Yuhao on a whim.

Huo Yuhao gave Wang Dong the middle finger, then turned over and went to sleep: "Go to sleep early. It's only a month. Just mind your own business."

Seeing Huo Yuhao's expression, Wang Dong sighed and didn't say anything more. He turned off the lights and prepared to rest.

Huo Yuhao then entered his own spiritual sea and poked the small gray ball that was quietly sleeping there.

"Old Master Yi, Old Master Yi, wake up! Is that guy really alright?"

"You've asked me this several times in the past few months, and haven't you observed it yourself?" Electrox's aged voice echoed in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Although there are still not many opportunities to make a move, Electrolux can still chat with Huo Yuhao without taking action.

"I saw it before through your eyes, and the rune in that little guy's sea of ​​consciousness doesn't have the ability to interfere with the outside world."

"It can only affect those beings it has marked, or the little guy himself."

"As long as you don't actively connect or exchange physical, spiritual, or power connections with that little guy, you naturally won't trigger the divine consciousness hidden within that rune."

"For some reason, the owner of that divine sense should be of a high level, but his use of divine sense was very crude. Therefore, he sealed many of the abilities of this divine sense, causing it to fall into a deep sleep."

"Therefore, even I, without your eyes to help me, did not discover that there was such a person related to the gods hidden right beside you."

"It's easy to solve. We just need to find an opportunity to remove the rune without breaking its seal. However, I don't have that ability right now."

"If I want to utilize the strength of your body, you would need to be at least equivalent to a seventh-tier powerhouse in this world to truly unleash a portion of my power. Only then will I be able to help you remove this rune or seal it completely."

Huo Yuhao sighed, "That's a long time from now, Elder Yi. Isn't there any other way?"

"The power of the giant worm is ultimately not your power. Although its power is indeed sufficient, your body cannot withstand such a powerful impact."

"Although I can use the power of the giant insect to seal or remove that divine consciousness, the damage to your body as a transit point is irreversible."

"Unless you can possess physical strength or vitality far exceeding your current level in advance, leaving it alone may be the best option."

"As for other methods, I can't think of any for now. Perhaps there will be other solutions once my consciousness is fully restored and my memories are recovered more."

Huo Yuhao nodded, deciding not to dwell on the matter any longer.

He had other things to do tonight, namely to modify the soul power circulation in his body and go out to hunt souls. Although there were teachers from Shrek Academy leading the team, Huo Yuhao was not at ease.

Although I have two trump cards within me, Electrolux and Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, it's best not to expose them unless absolutely necessary. It would be best to overcome them on my own.

"Defensive-type soul power circulation won't work. A simple head-on confrontation would be too disadvantageous for me given my current soul power and physical abilities."

"To maximize strengths and minimize weaknesses, one should choose soul skills that are more focused on evasion to create a soul power circulation path."

"However, if we also need to consider methods to deal with area-of-effect damage and impact, then this will do."

Huo Yuhao's physical condition has improved significantly compared to before, and he is now able to withstand more soul power circulation.

Compared to before, when it could only support a maximum of four level-one soul power circuits or two level-two soul power circuits, Huo Yuhao's body has now been improved to the point where it can support the operation of a level-three soul power circuit.

A level three soul power circuit must be closely pieced together from at least three level two soul power circuits. Currently, given Huo Yuhao's maximum capacity, he can choose to construct a relatively advanced level three soul power circuit using at most ten level one soul power circuits.

Cover, connect, buffer, deflect, absorb, transform, release, maintain, stabilize, conceal.

Huo Yuhao began to piece together and combine all the first-level soul power circuits that he had observed and analyzed over the past year, including all the soul skills and soul guidance core arrays, that conformed to the above characteristics.

By consuming a large amount of mental energy, Huo Yuhao deduced the optimal combination scheme in his sea of ​​consciousness, so as to fully reveal the soul power circuit he had conceived.

Level 2 Soul Power Circuit - Soul Armor.

It consists of the release, coverage, and maintenance within the first-level soul power circuit.

It allows soul power to be released from the acupoints, covering the body surface and transforming into armor plates with defensive effects. The effect is moderate, but the duration is relatively long.

Because it is released through various acupoints throughout the body, there are some tiny gaps between them.

Level 2 Soul Power Circulation - Deflection

It consists of buffering, connecting, and deflecting within the first-level soul power circuit. It uses the control of soul power to buffer the force it receives, causing it to deflect and shift, thereby reducing the destructive power it receives.

Level 2 Soul Power Circuit - Shadow Escape

It consists of absorption, transformation, stabilization, and concealment within the first-level soul power circuit. It can absorb soul power to stabilize its existence, while concealing its aura and form to a certain extent.

After these three level-two soul power circuits combine, they form the level-three soul power circuit, Refraction, that Huo Yuhao is currently facing. It is also the soul skill that Huo Yuhao plans to use to protect himself when hunting souls.

(End of this chapter)