When Huo Yuhao returned to the outer academy, he had just stepped out from the small path and reached the fork heading toward the cafeteria when he stopped.
On the main road to the cafeteria, a group of people was standing there, chatting and laughing. Weren't they Beibei and the others who had left before him?
All six of them were present.
"Huo Yuhao is back." Wang Dong deliberately glanced toward the fork and just happened to see Huo Yuhao walking over.
Immediately, the other five all stood up.
"What are you all doing?" Huo Yuhao walked over, puzzled.
Beibei smiled, patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder, and, seeing no one else approaching, whispered, "Since the seven of us are the preparatory Shrek Seven for the next competition, we discussed and decided to follow the example of the first-generation Shrek Seven from ten thousand years ago and set a sequence."
"Sure," Huo Yuhao smiled, agreeing. "Let's arrange according to age."
"That's exactly what we planned," Beibei said with a smile. "Everyone, state your age and month."
Starting with Beibei, who was the oldest, followed by He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and finally Wang Dong.
"From now on, I'll just call you Old Six, how about that?" Xu Sanshi said cheerfully. "Much friendlier than calling you Yuhao."
Perhaps because of Huo Yuhao's strategic contributions, Xu Sanshi's favor toward him had risen sharply.
Old Six… Huo Yuhao felt embarrassed. "Better just call me Yuhao; Old Six sounds weird."
After the order was set, Beibei, as the eldest brother, immediately led everyone to the cafeteria, ordering seven or eight dishes to celebrate everyone being selected.
Unlike the original story, in this life, Xu Sanshi and He Caitou did not bring up joining the Tang Sect, and Beibei rarely mentioned the Tang Sect either.
With Tang Ya dropping out, many things had changed.
After the meal, He Caitou sought out Huo Yuhao alone to have a chat.
Wang Dong understood. "Then I'll head back to the dorm first."
Huo Yuhao felt a bit surprised. In this life, he only took elective courses in the Soul Conduction System and did not apprentice under Fanyu as in the original—so what did He Caitou want to talk about?
Curious yet cautious, he followed He Caitou to a quieter place to talk.
By now, night had fallen, and the clear sky was dotted with brilliant stars.
"Yuhao, I heard from the teacher that you are strongly opposed to the Extreme Solo Warrior Program?"
He Caitou sat on a wooden chair opposite Huo Yuhao and asked in a serious tone.
Ah, so that's what he was asking… Huo Yuhao understood and nodded. "Yes, I oppose the Extreme Solo Warrior Program. It's purely a scheme to swindle funding."
He Caitou was stunned. "Swindle…"
Huo Yuhao smiled, gazing at the bright moon. "According to Dean Qian, the Extreme Solo Warrior, simply put, is about training a top-tier Soul Master to manufacture and use soul-tech devices, then undertake a series of special missions like infiltration, sabotage, and rescue."
"Only the strongest Soul Masters can achieve this level. If your level is low, most soul-tech devices are unusable—how can you be an Extreme Solo Warrior?"
"And if your level is high, you can complete these missions relying on your own combat power, or carry some high-damage soul-tech devices, like fixed-config soul artillery. Then why bother cultivating a so-called all-around Extreme Solo Warrior?"
"On the battlefield, I can assign a Super Douluo as an assassin. Whenever the situation is critical or tending toward defeat, the assassin strikes the enemy precisely and immediately retreats. Who can catch him?"
"Even if the enemy anticipates it, defending against a sudden attack from a Super Douluo requires significant forces, which still buys time for our side, right?"
"So, instead of spending too much effort cultivating an Extreme Solo Warrior, it's better to cultivate more Super Douluo and invest in soul-tech research, like Mingde Hall does."
"In the future, combining Soul Masters and soul-tech is the correct path. On Douluo Continent, unless one can single-handedly stand against everyone, no battle can be truly changed—Extreme Douluos can't, and neither can Level Ten Soul Masters."
In the original story, Huo Yuhao ran around in the later stages, seemingly sabotaging, but it was useless—just like a flea irritating the Sun and Moon Royal Family. In the end, the Sun and Moon Empire almost destroyed the Xingluo Empire, and if Tang San hadn't intervened, the continent would have unified thousands of years earlier.
Hearing Huo Yuhao, He Caitou fell silent.
"He Ge, you're from the Sun and Moon Empire, right?"
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao asked softly.
He Caitou's body stiffened instantly, but his face remained calm.
"The Cigar Martial Soul—records of this martial soul do not appear in the three kingdoms of the original Douluo Continent, but many times in the Sun and Moon Empire. A food-type Soul Master, yet your physical quality is not inferior to same-level offense-type Soul Masters, maybe even better. This isn't just natural talent. If I'm correct, you have a second martial soul, right?"
"And this second martial soul is related to fire."
Huo Yuhao analyzed boldly.
He Caitou's pupils froze completely, his expression exquisite.
"You…"
"So I guessed right. The reason I think your second martial soul is fire-type is because the last time you lit your cigar, due to time constraints, you didn't use a lighter but subtly drew a flame with your fingers."
"My soul skill, you know, after activating spiritual detection, nothing within a certain range escapes my perception."
Huo Yuhao's eyes met He Caitou's, catching his shocked expression.
He Caitou tried to refute, but no words came. After a few seconds, he said with a complex expression, "Yes, I do have a second martial soul, and yes, I'm from the Sun and Moon Empire."
"You're saying this today—planning to report to the academy's higher-ups?"
He Caitou's gaze was serious.
"No, no. I don't care if you're from the Sun and Moon Empire, or if you have a second martial soul. What matters is whether you're truly part of Shrek Academy or still loyal to the old empire."
"Of course I'm part of Shrek Academy," He Caitou said passionately. "Since I was nine, brought to the academy from the streets by the teacher, I've been He Caitou of Shrek Academy."
"That's enough. As for being afraid I'll tell the higher-ups, I can already see your secret. Those elders who study martial souls for a century would notice your cigar martial soul and its power, yet no one paid attention. Have you thought why?" Huo Yuhao smiled.
He Caitou's face changed slightly. Even if many in the Soul Conduction System disliked his martial soul, soul skills don't lie. If anyone leaked his soul skill, his learning would never have been so smooth.
Someone was doing it deliberately.
"By the way, what is your second martial soul?" Huo Yuhao shifted the topic.
He Caitou exhaled, "It doesn't matter, Yuhao. In front of you, I might as well be running naked."
Huo Yuhao: "…"
"My second martial soul is the Sun." He Caitou raised his head toward the sky.
"So you're still part of the Sun and Moon royal family?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"You see, I'm naked in front of you," He Caitou said helplessly. "Technically, I'm a former royal family member."
"Top-tier fire-type martial soul, Sun, inherited from the Sun and Moon royal family, left on the streets… if I'm not mistaken—"
"Alright, enough guessing, just as you thought," He Caitou interrupted.
Huo Yuhao smiled.
Many knew the Sun and Moon royal family had suffered a catastrophe years ago.
Although the current royal family claims all former members died, who really knows? Nobody saw the corpses.
Claims of mass food poisoning? Ridiculous—royalty, all poisoned? Laughable.
But no one questioned it; everyone knew the truth.
"Actually, I approached you today because the Extreme Solo Warrior program is crucial to me. I want revenge, and I need it. I know my personal power is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot compared to the Sun and Moon royal family, but I'm unwilling to give up."
He Caitou's eyes turned blood-red, a wave of fierce energy arising.
"I cannot forget my family's tragic deaths; even now, I sometimes dream of them."
"How about we help each other?" Huo Yuhao smiled.
"What do you mean?" He Caitou blinked.
Huo Yuhao stood, patting his shoulder. "Literally— I help you with revenge, you assist me. In the future, when we go to the Sun and Moon Empire via the exchange program, there will be things I need you to help with."
"It's late, think it over, and come back. I can tell you clearly, I have designs on the Sun and Moon Empire; our goals align."
With that, Huo Yuhao turned and left, leaving He Caitou sitting alone in thought.
Huo Yuhao knew he was smart and would not leak this. This exchange was their secret.
What He Caitou didn't know was that Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection had been active the whole time, ensuring no one could overhear.
In this life, Huo Yuhao hadn't apprenticed under Fanyu and wasn't He Caitou's junior; neither were part of the Tang Sect, so their relationship was more distant, making it necessary to clarify things.
The title Shrek Seven acted as an alert, motivating Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and the others to train harder.
This also made their academy studies more vibrant.
Huo Yuhao divided his time efficiently, never wasting a moment. Whether attending classes, training divine thread skills, or forging and learning necromancy basics, he executed everything perfectly, like a robot.
Only Wang Dong was unlucky. He thought he could finally relax after escaping the cruel training of the Ming Sect, but now he was busier than ever.
As for Xiao Xiao, she was thrilled to hear about the Shrek Seven honor, training as hard as Huo Yuhao.
Under this high-intensity training, two weeks flew by.
During this time, the seven followed Elder Xuan for special mixed-combat training, coordinating among students, sparring, and refining optimal soul skill combinations.
Sometimes they used extreme methods, like Huo Yuhao and Beibei teaming up against five.
As Elder Xuan said, people are "pushed" to see their limits. It sounded rough, but it was true.
Although Xuanzi often made mistakes on missions, when training for real combat, he never erred. When someone was about to be seriously injured, he intervened.
Every exhilarating, consequence-free battle left the seven fully satisfied.
During this period, Xiao Xiao's soul power broke through to level 29, one step from the third Soul Ring.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong each advanced a level as well, to 34 and 33, respectively.
By the third week, it was training day again. The seven preparatory Shrek members paused classes and gathered at the Dou Soul Area.
On the way, Xu Sanshi excitedly put his arms around Huo Yuhao and Beibei's shoulders. "I've brought Auntie to Shrek City. Should we surprise Nannan?"
"We don't know; it depends on your execution," Beibei and Huo Yuhao said, cautioning Xu Sanshi not to rush.
Xu Sanshi wanted to say more, but…
"Cough, cough," He Caitou coughed.
Looking up, they saw Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong had stopped.
They had arrived at the Dou Soul Area.
Xu Sanshi gave He Caitou a "thanks, bro" glance and fell silent.
"Let's go. Time for both hardship and joy," Beibei said cheerfully. As the eldest, he usually led the team.
The group walked in.
As they entered, He Caitou quietly approached Huo Yuhao. "I agree."
Huo Yuhao chuckled, "Pleasure working together."
During the day, the Dou Soul Area's dome was open, sunlight flooding the massive beast-like structure. Upon reaching the main combat area, they noticed a few extra people.
Seven students, all in red uniforms—inner academy students.
Everyone except Huo Yuhao was surprised.
Elder Xuan did not appear.
"Yuhao."
Suddenly, as the main team's seven looked at Huo Yuhao and his seven, Ma Xiaotao's face brightened with a smile.
Her long hair was tied in a ponytail, looking very capable.
"Sis," Huo Yuhao greeted with a smile.
Most present knew Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao's relationship, so reactions were minimal.
Only a blond youth on the edge of the main team, Dai Yaoheng, eldest son of the White Tiger Duke's household, looked at Huo Yuhao oddly.
He didn't understand how a maid's son could become the academy director's direct disciple.
But Huo Yuhao's conflict with Dai Huabin pleased him—his younger brother had been expelled, increasing his chance to claim the dukedom.
"Huo brother."
"Huo junior."
At that moment, several others from the main team emerged, greeting Huo Yuhao:
Yao Haoxuan, Xixi, Chen Zifeng, and Ling Luocheng.
Beibei and Xu Sanshi froze.
Ah… you all know each other?
What's this, a class reunion?
Huo Yuhao smiled and greeted them one by one.
"Junior, senior's been busy, craving your grilled fish. When will you satisfy senior's wish? I remember you promised to treat me to that pickled chili grilled fish," Yao Haoxuan said, casually putting an arm on Huo Yuhao's shoulder.
Upon hearing this, Xixi, Chen Zifeng, and Ling Luocheng smiled.
Huo Yuhao's grilled fish had been unforgettable, but as Shrek Seven, they had too many tasks. By the time they were free, the shop was closed.
Even cold-hearted Ling Luocheng had to eat. Who could resist good food?
Huo Yuhao immediately patted his chest. "No problem, Yao Ge. Whenever you and the other seniors want, I can arrange it."
"Heh, you're good," Yao Haoxuan gave a thumbs up.
"Grilled fish? What grilled fish?"
Suddenly, a voice came from afar, and a light brown glow descended from the sky. Left hand holding a wine jug, right hand a chicken leg—none other than Xuanzi.
"Greetings, Elder Xuan."
Next, all fourteen members of the main and preparatory teams saluted.
"Save it. Not necessary here," Xuanzi said, taking a swig. "I just heard Yao Haoxuan mention grilled fish. Yuhao, you made it?"
"Yes," Huo Yuhao nodded.
Xuanzi smacked his lips, laughing. "Next time I'll try it. You know I love food."
Everyone chuckled.
"Cough," Xuanzi coughed, clearly about to get serious.
Everyone calmed and looked at him.
"Starting today, there are only ten days until the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Dou Soul Competition. Seeing you chat so animatedly, I assume you already know each other's identities."
Both sides nodded.
Xuanzi nodded. "The purpose of today's meeting is for you to understand each other and familiarize with each other's abilities." He looked at Huo Yuhao and others.
"Although the preparatory team usually just tags along during the competition, it doesn't mean you won't get a chance to participate. For weak teams or unimportant matches, the preparatory team often plays."
"This trains the preparatory team and hides the main team's abilities."
Beibei, Jiang Nannan, and others' eyes lit up. Being allowed to participate was a huge surprise; they had thought they would just watch.
Seeing them smile, Xuanzi chuckled. "Playing is fun, but if you lose—hehe…"
Everyone tensed, a bad premonition spreading through them.
Sure enough, the bad premonition came true: "Anyone who doesn't take the match seriously and loses, as long as I'm at Shrek Academy, forget about entering the inner academy."
"Understood."
Hearing this, everyone's breathing quickened slightly but they responded in unison.
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