Upon seeing Du Weilun, Ma Xiaotao immediately retracted her released soul power. Du Weilun was also a capable subordinate of her teacher, and she definitely had to give him face.
Zhou Yi took a deep breath and said calmly, "Director Du, what brings you here?"
Du Weilun forced himself to suppress his anger, glanced at the students of Class One who were gathered together, and said in a low voice, "Come with me to the Teaching Office. I've already had another teacher temporarily cover the morning classes for the freshmen."
Zhou Yi didn't need to think to know it was those dozen or so students who had gone to complain.
"Old Du, can I take someone with me to my teacher's place? Is that alright?" Ma Xiaotao didn't want to make a big deal out of it, mainly because there was no need. Since Du Weilun had come, she might as well go with the flow.
"Yes." Du Weilun agreed.
Zhou Yi's eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything.
"Yuhao, come with me for a bit," Ma Xiaotao said to Huo Yuhao, turning around.
"Okay." Though unsure what Ma Xiaotao wanted, Huo Yuhao followed.
Soon, Class One's homeroom teacher, Zhou Yi, was taken away by Du Weilun.
Huo Yuhao was taken away by the Inner Court student, Ma Xiaotao.
The remaining freshmen of Class One looked at each other, and finally returned to the classroom to wait for the substitute teacher.
"Sister Xiaotao, what are we doing?" Huo Yuhao asked, walking on the Shrek Academy campus.
"We're going to the Inner Court," Ma Xiaotao explained. "Mainly to check your Martial Soul. Lan Mei-jie asked me before, saying your Martial Soul might have a second mutation. So, as soon as I came out of seclusion, I came to find you."
Hearing Ma Xiaotao's explanation, Huo Yuhao understood everything in an instant. His heart warmed slightly. Although he used the second mutation of his Martial Soul as an excuse, he didn't expect Lan Mei-jie to care so much, even asking Ma Xiaotao for help.
"I didn't expect your homeroom teacher to be that old hag, Zhou Yi," Ma Xiaotao said, changing the subject when Huo Yuhao didn't respond.
"Sister Xiaotao, it seems like you don't get along with her," Huo Yuhao observed.
"It's nothing much. It's just that when I was still in the Outer Court, I wiped out the assessment team Zhou Yi had meticulously cultivated," Ma Xiaotao explained casually.
Huo Yuhao understood.
Ma Xiaotao continued, "Zhou Yi does have teaching ability, but to say how strong she is… not necessarily. Frankly speaking, how many of those who can enter Shrek Academy are truly ordinary soul masters? Even without Shrek's teachers, these people might still succeed."
"Shrek Academy, especially the Outer Court, is essentially a place for a group of talented soul masters to get to know each other. The Outer Court was established at the request of the three great empires, mainly to screen for talented soul masters. That's why there's a requirement for a recommendation letter from a city lord to enroll."
"Actually, some of Shrek's secret skill teachings are only taught in the Inner Court. And the students of the Inner Court are the real Shrek students."
Huo Yuhao nodded as he listened.
He agreed with Ma Xiaotao's first point. Put simply, as long as the teachers at Shrek Academy maintained the general direction of development, the students could still become powerful even if the teachers didn't care about anything else.
After all, Shrek Academy had a lot of elimination assessments. If you didn't work hard, you would eventually be eliminated and expelled. This indirectly encouraged the students to strive.
This was also the teaching method of many Outer Court teachers at Shrek Academy.
As for the second part...
Put simply, the Inner Court was the core of Shrek Academy, while the Outer Court was a melting pot of various forces and interests.
As for what the Inner Court taught, you wouldn't believe it, but they actually did teach things.
Like Ring Fusion, Soul Power Superimposed Burst, Mind Lock, Divided Mind Control, and Martial Soul True Body Descent. These were all powerful skills mentioned in the original story that only Inner Court students would be taught.
"Speaking of which, there are quite a few top talents among your freshman class. Several of them have already been selected by the Inner Court in advance. In a few years, they might even be able to advance to the Inner Court directly without an assessment."
Seemingly thinking of something else, Ma Xiaotao added another sentence.
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow.
He didn't need to think; it was probably Ning Tian, Dai Huabin, and Xie Huanyue.
"Come on, sis will take you flying."
Chatting, the two arrived at Sea God Lake. Ma Xiaotao walked behind Huo Yuhao and, just as she had when she brought him to Shrek City, supported his armpits. In the next second, before Huo Yuhao could react, a pair of wings unfolded from Ma Xiaotao's back, and with a whoosh, she flew towards Sea God Island in the center of the lake.
Huo Yuhao only felt the howling wind blowing fiercely against his face, making it difficult to breathe.
But after flying for an unknown amount of time, Huo Yuhao finally felt like he was standing on solid ground. He shook his head, and looked around, only to find that he had arrived on a densely vegetated island.
Small paths branched out in all directions among the vegetation, leading to unknown destinations.
The soul power here was also of a much higher quality than in the Outer Court, almost twice as much.
"Let's go." Ma Xiaotao's lips curled into a smile as she patted Huo Yuhao on the back.
Huo Yuhao quickly followed, but the instant he took a step, he froze. In his vast Sea of Consciousness, the Sun God Pillar, which had been mostly still, strangely released a trace of movement.
This movement came precisely from the first star ring.
What's going on?
Huo Yuhao was puzzled.
"What's wrong?"
Ma Xiaotao turned back, confused.
"Nothing." The confusion in Huo Yuhao's eyes vanished quickly, and he hurried to catch up with Ma Xiaotao.
After entering Sea God Island, one could see many pavilions hidden within the dense vegetation. These were the living quarters of the Inner Court students. Huo Yuhao could see the massive tree from afar, which almost covered half of Sea God Island.
It was the Golden Ancient Tree where the Sea God Pavilion was located.
However, the place Ma Xiaotao was taking Huo Yuhao to was clearly not the Sea God Pavilion. The two chatted as they walked and eventually arrived in front of a very unique building.
This building had a peculiar shape, resembling an inverted bowl.
"We're here," Ma Xiaotao said, reminding him, "I begged my shimu for quite some time before she agreed to ask Old Man Zhuang for help, just to see if there was really a problem with your martial soul."
"Thank you for your trouble, Xiaotao jie," Huo Yuhao scratched his head.
"No trouble at all, let's go." Ma Xiaotao took the lead and walked into the building called the Herb Garden.
The interior of the building was very quiet, and various plants filled the space, just like stepping into a primeval forest.
"Old Man Zhuang." Ma Xiaotao stood respectfully on the grass and called out.
As soon as Ma Xiaotao finished speaking, an old man brimming with energy and spirit walked over from a distance.
He wore a simple white robe, and his face was gentle and kind.
"This is the person you asked me to help, right?" Old Man Zhuang's gaze fell on Huo Yuhao.
"That's right, I'll trouble you, Old Man Zhuang." Ma Xiaotao nodded respectfully.
"Alright, let's begin the examination here." Old Man Zhuang said with a smile, then turned to Huo Yuhao. "Young man, no matter what I do next, remember not to panic. Just remain calm. Also, release your martial soul."
"Understood, junior." Huo Yuhao nodded. The next second, a golden light filled his eyes, and they possessed a captivating beauty.
"Body Martial Soul? And it's in the eyes." Old Man Zhuang's eyes flickered.
After a moment of surprise, Old Man Zhuang's expression turned serious. When he got down to business, he was completely absorbed.
He raised his right hand, his middle fingertip aimed at Huo Yuhao's brow. Soon, strands of green, ethereal light flew out and slowly landed on Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Huo Yuhao felt as if his eyes had been coated with something like essential oil, incredibly stimulating. But before he could continue to feel it, he instantly felt his eyes start to heat up. At the same time, his entire brain seemed to be locked by some kind of power, constantly being examined.
"Eh." Soon, Old Man Zhuang let out a hint of confusion.
Ma Xiaotao stood to the side, immediately becoming a little worried. This kid, his Martial Soul wouldn't really have a problem, would it?
It seems that Old Man Zhuang can't detect the situation with the Heavenly Eye and Sea of Consciousness, so that's safe.
Huo Yuhao thought to himself.
The examination didn't last long, only about two minutes.
When Old Man Zhuang retracted the released soul power, Ma Xiaotao immediately spoke, "Old Man Zhuang, is there a problem?"
Old Man Zhuang looked at Huo Yuhao with a strange expression. "No trouble, but there's a surprise."
"Huh?" Ma Xiaotao was taken aback.
The Shrek Outer Court was established at the request of the three great empires—I'm not making this up. The original text, chapter six, has Tang Ya explaining this to Huo Yuhao.
The original text is as follows:
Tang Ya said, "It's not easy to enter the Shrek Academy Inner Court. The Shrek Academy's school motto has never changed. The Outer Court was only established later, at the request of the three great empires, to cultivate more talent. However, only the students who enter the Inner Court are, in a sense, true Shrek Academy students. They are all geniuses, freaks, and even monsters.
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