Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 9 Quantum Reading

Wang Dong was stunned when she heard this, because she had never been treated like this before in her life.

In the Haotian Sect, she could be considered everyone's darling, a pampered little princess.

No matter what happens, her every move will affect the hearts of everyone in the Haotian Sect.

Although she wasn't inherently bad, she still retained a bit of the arrogance of the Haotian Sect, to the point that she didn't know how to interact with her peers as equals.

When she first tried to strike up a conversation with someone, she was met with a cold response, and for a moment she didn't know how to continue the conversation.

If it were an ordinary person giving such an answer, it would be understandable. However, Huo Yuhao's performance in the previous battle had impressed her. A Soul Master with only level twelve Soul Power had actually performed calmer and better than her in battle.

In addition, the sect the other party came from was the Tang Sect, the former number one sect on the continent that I couldn't help but be attracted to just by hearing its name.

Huo Yuhao saw Wang Dong standing there in a daze, but he didn't bother with her. He quickly ran towards the registration area. After all, their group's exam order was relatively early, so registering early would save them from squeezing in with others.

Just as Huo Yuhao crossed the Shrek Academy plaza, he heard a familiar voice: "Over here, Little Yuhao, come quick!"

Huo Yuhao looked in the direction of the sound and saw Tang Ya and Bei Bei wearing school uniforms. It seemed that the two of them had been waiting here for quite some time.

"Teacher Xiaoya, Senior Brother, good afternoon." Huo Yuhao stepped forward and greeted them.

"Hehe, Xiao Yuhao, let's go quickly. Beibei still needs to take you to register. Oh, who is this little cutie?" Tang Ya said with a laugh as she pulled Huo Yuhao along.

Suddenly, he noticed Wang Dong, who was following not far away, glancing at Huo Yuhao from time to time, but not making any other moves. However, Wang Dong stood out in the crowd because of his appearance.

As a Soul Master who wasn't far away, Wang Dong naturally saw Tang Ya's gaze and heard her question.

Huo Yuhao replied nonchalantly, "I'm not very familiar with my teammates from the match just now. I just don't know why they kept following me."

Tang Ya carefully examined Wang Dong and found that neither his clothes nor his accessories were ordinary. Moreover, his soul power was solid and his essence was restrained, indicating that his cultivation level was among the best of the new students.

Then Tang Ya smiled and said to Huo Yuhao, "Little Yuhao, did you use any of our Tang Clan's hidden weapons or secret techniques during the battle just now? We've amazed this little guy with our Tang Clan's amazing skills!"

"Hehe, our Tang Sect only has three people right now. If you, Xiao Yuhao, can recruit this little guy into the sect, our Tang Sect will make a huge profit."

Although Tang Ya's words seemed like a joke, she actually took them quite seriously.

After all, she had witnessed Huo Yuhao's abilities before; she had seen it when Bei Bei sparred with Huo Yuhao yesterday.

Huo Yuhao's mastery and understanding of hidden weapons and Tang Sect's secret techniques are probably stronger than they thought, if it weren't for his low soul power and poor physical condition.

Perhaps in a simple contest of skill, she and Bei Bei, both of whom had practiced Tang Sect's unique techniques for years, might not be a match for Huo Yuhao, a beginner who had only practiced for a few days.

Therefore, she was very confident that Huo Yuhao would serve as the face of the Tang Sect and attract those naive new students.

Tang Ya's voice, whether intentionally or unintentionally, stirred Wang Dong's heart, as if a voice in her mind was guiding her.

"The Tang Clan—once the number one sect on the continent, their hidden weapons are incredibly wondrous and mysterious. This is a golden opportunity; I must join the Tang Clan."

In a daze, Wang Dong walked towards Huo Yuhao and the other two, and said earnestly to Tang Ya, "My name is Wang Dong. Is what you said true? You are the legendary Tang Clan? I want to join the Tang Clan."

Huo Yuhao remained silent, while his Eye of Truth ability had already been activated.

He observed that when Wang Dongtou heard terms related to the Tang Clan, a golden rune seemed to become active in his mind.

At the same time, the rune continued to radiate energy, merging into Wang Dong's mind.

"This is eerie, truly eerie. It's best to stay away from it."

Hearing Wang Dong's words and seeing his seemingly firm expression, Tang Ya was speechless and didn't know how to respond.

Judging from Wang Dong's attire, her background is not simple. Students with such powerful connections are actually the most difficult to manage, unless the power behind her doesn't value her.

At this moment, Beibei stepped forward to help Tang Ya out of the predicament: "It's getting late. This young man is also a new student. Let's go register with Yuhao first."

"Joining a sect is a matter of great importance. You should think it over carefully, and Xiaoya should also think it over. There's no rush."

Tang Ya nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, let's register first, then we'll talk."

The registration was to go to the freshman teaching building, which was all white and located on the south side of the square. It wasn't far away, and Huo Yuhao and his three companions arrived there quickly.

Because of the slight delay, and because it was during the freshman recruitment season, the freshman teaching building was still exceptionally lively, with many freshmen who had passed the assessment registering here.

"Don't be in Class 1, don't be in Class 1." Soon it was Huo Yuhao's turn to report and register. Bei Bei paid Huo Yuhao's tuition, which cost a full ten gold soul coins.

Huo Yuhao silently prayed to all the gods and Buddhas he had heard of in his original world. Of course, he couldn't be praying to Tang San, the Sea God. If Tang San had received his prayers, he would have made arrangements immediately.

However, things didn't go as planned. It's possible that Tang San had already made arrangements, as Huo Yuhao was still assigned to Class 1, and unfortunately, his roommate was Wang Dong again.

"Well, I expected this before I came. I'll just be more careful from now on. If all else fails, I'll just spend the night at the library. With Tianmeng Bingcan here, it doesn't matter whether I sleep or not."

"Oh, Xiaoyuhao and Xiaodong, you two are in the same dorm? That's great!" Tang Ya said with a grin. "Xiaoyuhao, please take good care of Xiaodong and encourage him to consider joining our Tang Clan."

Tang Ya had already thought it through when she registered. Regardless of whether Wang Dong had any background, the Tang Clan was already at its lowest point.

Even if Wang Dong joins the Tang Clan, attracting powerful figures from its backers, they can't do anything to the Tang Clan. At most, they'll just take Wang Dong away, which is completely within acceptable limits.

Huo Yuhao nodded, not directly refusing. After all, things had come to this point, and it was obvious that Tang San was keeping a close eye on him at this stage, so it was best not to cause any unnecessary trouble.

"Then Xiaoya and I will be leaving now." Beibei smiled and said goodbye to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, and then left the freshman teaching building with Tang Ya.

"Let's go." Huo Yuhao didn't say much and quickly led Wang Dong to the dormitory building.

At this moment, Dragon God Douluo Mu En, the Limit Douluo who was nearing his end, was reclining in his chair as usual, enjoying the afternoon sun and the rare youthful exuberance of the newly enrolled boys and girls.

At this moment, he noticed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. The reason was simple: as a Limit Douluo, he could naturally see Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's strength and cultivation level.

"Level 12 soul power, interesting. And judging from their attire, they shouldn't be from a major power. Is that belt... a special recruit from the Tang Sect?"

"However, the child next to him possesses level twenty-one soul power, and judging from his appearance, he should be the child that the Clear Sky Sect sent over some time ago."

'These two little ones seem to get along well. Tang Ya has had some good luck this time, discovering a promising disciple.'

With his eyes half-closed, though his mind was racing, Moon made no move and simply lay on the recliner as before.

Huo Yuhao then led Wang Dong directly to their dormitory, following the room markings on the dormitory key.

Upon entering the dormitory, Huo Yuhao said directly to Wang Dong, "This bed is mine, and that one is yours. We'll split it in half along this line. Each of us is responsible for our own hygiene, and please don't interfere with each other's lives. Any questions?"

Wang Dong first covered his mouth and nose with his hand. At this time, the freshman dormitory had not been cleaned yet, and it was full of dust and waste as the two entered. After a while, no so-called rules were mentioned as in the original work.

He nodded and replied, "Okay."

After all, she had fought alongside Huo Yuhao before, and she inexplicably wanted to join the Tang Sect, so she didn't want to ruin her relationship with her future fellow disciple, especially since that fellow disciple was Huo Yuhao.

Soon, the two had their luggage ready, as Bei Bei had given Huo Yuhao some funds earlier.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao did not live as poorly as in the original novel. At least he could afford a quilt and did not have to sleep on a wooden bed like in the original novel.

Huo Yuhao quickly finished cleaning up and then ignored Wang Dong, who was busy and had a lot of luggage that he had messed up, and walked straight out of the dormitory.

"You keep tidying up, I'm going to the cafeteria now."

"It's time to eat. After that, I'll go to the library and learn more about this world." Huo Yuhao thought to himself as he walked towards the Shrek Academy cafeteria.

Perhaps to set rules for first-year students, the dining hall for first-year students at Shrek Academy does not have tables and chairs. All first-year students, regardless of their background, must eat standing up.

"So what's the practical point of this? Shrek City is right outside the academy. The truly wealthy and powerful can easily go out for a meal. What's the use of this other than ripping off the common people?"

"Besides, those students with connections definitely have their food provided by someone else; why would they need to eat in your cafeteria?"

Huo Yuhao thought helplessly, but he was too lazy to care. After all, he was still just a weakling that everyone could bully. He got some food and ate a simple meal before leaving.

"The library, the library, finally found it!"

After much effort and several inquiries, Huo Yuhao finally found the school library in the outer courtyard.

It has to be said that after thousands of years of accumulation, the Shrek Academy library has a truly vast collection of books, at least in the memories of transmigrators.

However, compared to other places, the huge library seemed rather empty, after all, it was not as convenient as being able to directly improve one's strength and please oneself through cultivation.

Few people can settle down to study various martial spirit theories or knowledge books. At least, that's what Huo Yuhao thought before he actually read the books here.

Upon actually reading them, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel exasperated. "What are all these things?! 'The Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls,' 'On the Impact of Blue Silver Grass on Ecology,' 'The Seven Deadly Sins of the Spirit Hall,' 'The Rise of the Seven Monsters: Chapters One, Two, Three, Four, and Five.'"

"I'm truly speechless at all these messy books with unprovable theories, plus so many biographies written by unknown authors."

"It's all nonsense. No wonder there are so many books; they're all just feel-good platitudes, novels, and information overload, right? It's like trying to find gold in shit. Looks like it'll take a lot of time to find anything useful."

Huo Yuhao thought helplessly, but then he remembered something else: 'No wonder ordinary students aren't interested in this place. Maybe I could try using my soul skill for support?'

Then, through mental sharing, Huo Yuhao said to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, "Brother Tianmeng, could you help me conceal the use of my soul skill? I want to conduct an experiment."

"Huh? Oh? Okay, okay." Tianmeng Bingcan stammered for some reason, and it was unclear what he had been doing before.

Walking to a bookshelf, Huo Yuhao casually picked up a book as a cover, then activated his mental detection. Although he didn't turn the pages, the mental detection covered the area.

However, the contents of the books covered on these shelves were meticulously scanned by the mental detector.

Thanks to the photographic memory of the Eye of Truth, Huo Yuhao memorized the contents of hundreds of books in just a short time.

But then, "Ugh, damn it, my head hurts! What is all this stuff?" Huo Yuhao quickly shut down his mental detection and, feeling a bit dizzy, steadied himself against the bookshelf.

Unlike observing the environment and battlefield during battles, which only required understanding, recording the knowledge in these books required precise memorization after understanding. Therefore, the mental energy consumed in this short moment was far greater than that of ordinary battles.

A massive amount of information flooded Huo Yuhao's mind in an instant, draining most of his mental energy.

If it weren't for the mutation of his martial soul and his powerful mental strength, most people's brains would probably have burned out by now.

"I was too careless. But now I know that the learning efficiency of combining Mental Detection with the Eye of Truth is indeed astonishing. However, I can't use it at full power right now. I should rest for a while and then proceed step by step."

Huo Yuhao casually found a seat, lay down on the table, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, trying to calm his restless mind, which had been agitated by receiving a large amount of information.

"But maybe I could read ten books at a time, then there shouldn't be any pressure."

(End of this chapter)