Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 268 Spring Outing (10,000 words per day)

Wang Dong was clearly still not fully awake, dazed and confused, unaware that there was still sleep in the corners of his eyes. He walked along, yawning. He was immediately chilled back to his dormitory by the cold wind as soon as he went out, but he had no choice but to go out again. So, in order to preserve the last bit of sleepiness he had left, he simply wrapped himself in a thick blanket and went out.

A dozen or so people walked in twos and threes, not very fast.

The whole group exuded a relaxed vibe, as if they were really going on a spring outing, especially Wang Dong, who was wrapped in a blanket and still sleepy as he walked forward.

At this moment, the sun had just peeked halfway up the east. This time, the leader of the team was not only Elder Xuan, but also Mr. Wang Yan, Huo Yuhao's homeroom teacher.

Huo Yuhao only learned this morning that Elder Xuan was actually Teacher Wang's grandmaster, but Elder Xuan simply didn't allow him to address him that way.

He had always thought that Teacher Wang Yan was just a laborer whom Elder Xuan had used to do his work, and that he was more comfortable with him. It turned out that there was another layer of relationship between them.

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a little amused and exasperated.

A dozen or so people walked together in twos and threes. Elder Xuan was still dressed the same as before, with messy hair, a gourd of wine, and chicken legs. His food always seemed to revolve around chicken legs and chicken wings. Only occasionally, when Huo Yuhao was at the shop on weekends, would he bring some precious soul beasts to Huo Yuhao for him to help him make barbecue.

Perhaps because he was about to eat meat and drink alcohol, Elder Xuan's pace was not fast, just about the same as an ordinary person. This gave the others traveling together a relaxed and leisurely feeling. With their physical abilities, traveling at this ordinary pace was simply a pleasure.

Huo Yuhao held onto the corner of Wang Dong's blanket to make sure the drowsy Wang Dong wouldn't get lost while walking around. At the same time, he was also circulating his soul power. Huo Yuhao had always been the one in charge of the fusion of their soul power, so Wang Dong often didn't need to do anything. He could just let Huo Yuhao do whatever he wanted, and their soul power would increase together.

The soul power of the two began to circulate strangely through the medium of the quilt. Soul power with four colors flowed from their bodies and through the quilt, making Wang Dong's silk quilt look incredibly strange.

Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong with some envy, then thought for a moment and glanced at Huo Yuhao with envy. She didn't know who she should envy now.

On one hand, Xiao Xiao envied Huo Yuhao for being able to get along with Wang Dong so well, as if they were one person. She had tried countless times but couldn't even get into the third-party role. On the other hand, Xiao Xiao also envied Wang Dong, who not only had such a high compatibility with Huo Yuhao but could also be passively guided in cultivation without her having to lift a finger.

What's so special about that? Just because you've abandoned your brain, you've gotten rid of your worries?

Xiao Xiao pouted, looking dissatisfied, unaware that Ling Luochen was also listening intently to Huo Yuhao's situation.

Xu Sanshi was talking to Jiang Nannan again, his face full of eagerness, but it gave Jiang Nannan goosebumps. She turned her head and gave him a cold look, saying, "It's better if you get lost."

Huo Yuhao was engrossed in cultivation and couldn't hear clearly, but he vaguely heard Xu Sanshi say things like "forging," "thick skin and flesh," and "please feel free to beat yourself up."

Suddenly, Elder Xuan, who was walking at the front, stumbled inexplicably and spat out the mouthful of wine he had just taken a sip of. He turned around and glared fiercely at Xu Sanshi.

Beibei was laughing so hard his stomach hurt. What a great idea it was to let Jiang Nannan hit him all she wanted! How could he not know that Xu Sanshi had this kind of tendency?

Wang Dong seemed to have caught a whiff of the sweet gossip in the air and immediately woke up. Like a ground mouse, he poked his little head out from under the covers, blinking his blue and pink eyes at Huo Yuhao, hoping that the other party would share some of the gossip with him.

Elder Xuan said in a deep voice, "We're not far from the academy, so I have something to say beforehand. You little ones in the reserve team, listen carefully, this will determine your future direction at the academy."

Old Master Xuan, who was usually carefree and easygoing, was unusually serious this time.

"Our Shrek Academy has a history of tens of thousands of years. Generally speaking, a powerful Soul Master can live for at least two hundred years, or even longer."

"Although the academy sends students to the inner court almost every year through exams, there are currently fewer than one hundred inner court disciples remaining in the academy. Do you know why that is?"

Xu Sanshi said, "Because the seniors have all graduated and left."

Elder Xuan shook his head and said, "You're right about part of it. It's true that some inner court disciples left the academy after graduation. But I'm talking about another group—those disciples who didn't graduate from the academy."

At this point, Elder Xuan's voice clearly carried a hint of sorrow, "They were all good children. Although they didn't truly graduate, their names will always be on the academy's roster. They took the academy's ideals as their own. It wasn't that they lacked the ability to graduate; rather, they died fighting for the academy's ideals."

Huo Yuhao naturally knew these things. When Teacher Wang Yan first took him to the inner courtyard to see the memorial stone for the victims, Huo Yuhao already knew the reason.

Elder Xuan continued his narration, recounting the Shrek Academy's efforts to combat evil spirit masters and wicked spirit masters. However, when Elder Xuan mentioned that Shrek Academy had killed bandits, outlaws, and corrupt officials, Huo Yuhao suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.

This is not the responsibility of the academy, but the authority of the court. Moreover, it can only be carried out on the premise that all three empires believe in the same god.

He didn't believe that the legitimacy of the three great empires' rule was established through divine authority. The gods were merely witnesses to the monarchical power. The Star Luo Empire was even older than the Sea God, and the monarchical power of the Dou Ling and Tian Hun Empires had nothing to do with the gods. Under these circumstances, why would Shrek Academy play this game?

Huo Yuhao felt that Shrek Academy was like a highly skilled and daring tightrope walker, who could fall off the tightrope at any moment and never recover.

Electrolux and Qian Daoliu looked at each other in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, clearly experiencing this kind of ruthless work for the first time.

"You, are all the academies on Douluo Continent this powerful, even more so than the Holy See?"

Electrolux couldn't help but swear.

Qian Daoliu's lips twitched as well.

"I don't know, it's irrelevant. Our Spirit Hall Academy only trains students; only Shrek Academy is this awesome."

Qian Daoliu shook his head like a rattle drum.

Elder Xuan nodded and said, "Alright, now you need to give me an answer. Join or leave."

Finally, Elder Xuan's story came to an end.

"join in!"

Seven voices rang out simultaneously, firm and powerful.

(End of this chapter)