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Chapter 64: Walking Sideways
The registration process for senior students was naturally not the same as for freshmen. Seniors only needed to pass the spirit power advancement assessment to gain admission; there was no need to undergo the full series of tests that new students faced.
However, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan insisted on waiting for Huo Yuhao to finish first, only then joining him and the others in the registration queue.
As the four of them chatted idly, a set of somewhat hurried footsteps approached. Turning his head, Huo Yuhao saw a freshman he had noticed earlier, his handsome face wearing a smile that could warm anyone like spring sunlight.
Perhaps sizing up who was easier to talk to, the freshman stopped in front of Jiang Nannan. "Hello, senior. I'm not sure how to get to the Administration Area. Could you please point me in the right direction?"
Huo Yuhao's gaze flicked blankly toward the registration area, where dozens of clearly volunteer seniors stood idly. His eyelid twitched involuntarily.
Jiang Nannan, clearly not expecting to be approached so soon after the academy began, instinctively moved slightly closer to Huo Yuhao. With politeness, she replied, "There are volunteers just ahead; you can ask them."
The freshman's face stiffened for a moment. "Alright, thank you, senior."
"You're welcome."
Jiang Nannan shook her head as if the encounter were no more than a trivial interruption and continued to accompany Huo Yuhao in the queue.
Still unwilling to give up, the freshman's gaze shifted toward Huo Yuhao, smiling awkwardly. "Are you also here to register as a freshman? Maybe we'll be in the same class. Let me introduce myself—I'm a twenty-third-rank Spirit Grandmaster, and my name is…"
"Hello. You can go to find the Administration Area now," Huo Yuhao interrupted calmly, nodding without intending to reveal his name or Spirit power, and ignoring the freshman's attempt at conversation entirely.
Huo Yuhao could read the boy's little scheme at a glance and didn't even bother to argue.
Being ignored again, the freshman's face flushed with embarrassment, a mixture of red and blue, as the surrounding pitying glances pricked at his skin uncomfortably.
Just as he opened his mouth to say something, Tang Ya suddenly turned her head, releasing her Martial Spirit with a cold edge in her voice.
"Do you have any more questions?"
Her appearance—a Martial Spirit manifested with two yellow and two purple spirit rings—instantly drew gasps from everyone present. Especially those seniors familiar with Tang Ya, whose expressions reflected genuine shock.
After all, even the so-called "Twin Stars" of the Outer Academy, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, were only at the Spirit Elder level, and they were a year above Tang Ya.
Under Huo Yuhao's guidance, she had spent the past two years during the holidays working as a middleman in the forest. With the life force that supplemented her cultivation, her progress had far exceeded ordinary expectations.
Huo Yuhao barely reacted in time. Though Tang Ya had told him before that she would scold any would-be suitor, seeing her in action now showed just how fierce she could be in public.
Noticing the attention of those around, Huo Yuhao reached out and pulled Tang Ya behind him.
"Alright, Sister Tang Ya, it's almost our turn."
Being led by Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya's previously stern expression softened significantly. Obediently, she ignored the freshman, swinging their joined hands with an almost teasing flair, as if to boast.
The embarrassed freshman, unwilling to stay any longer, quickly retreated into the crowd, his face sour.
This minor incident didn't disrupt the registration process. Soon, it was Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena's turn. After a simple registration, the teacher nodded.
"Please release your Martial Spirits so I can examine your spirit rings."
Huo Yuhao's pupils gleamed faintly gold. Under the stunned gazes of the surrounding students, two purple spirit rings slowly ascended from beneath his feet.
"Th…thousand years!?"
A Spirit Grandmaster with first and second spirit rings, each at a thousand years!
At that moment, Tang Ya's earlier display of Spirit Ancestor-level cultivation seemed insignificant. Despite years of development and the academy's increasing understanding of spirit rings, it was no secret that older spirit rings could enhance one's abilities—but that required extraordinary strength and considerable effort.
At Huo Yuhao's age, there was only one explanation: his body was capable of directly absorbing thousand-year spirit rings.
Such a feat was not just rare—it was practically unprecedented.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, the registration teacher's gaze turned intense as he asked eagerly,
"What is your spirit power level?"
"Rank 26. Oh, and…" Huo Yuhao paused, then retrieved a vibrant red envelope from his storage ring and handed it to the teacher.
"Will this help?"
The teacher took it in disbelief, eyes wide. After a brief pause, he seemed to realize something and looked toward Huo Yuhao.
"Do you know Zhang Lexuan?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. The teacher's expression brightened.
"No wonder."
Previously, Zhang Lexuan had asked him to watch for any student enrolling with an Inner Academy recommendation. Now, seeing Huo Yuhao's talent firsthand, he understood.
After instructing a colleague to notify Zhang Lexuan, the teacher pondered briefly, then smiled wryly.
"Very well. You may skip the entrance assessment. I'll issue you a certificate, and you can enroll directly—no need to waste time."
At this, the other freshmen turned pale but dared not speak. Though they didn't know the contents of the red envelope, they could see Huo Yuhao's extraordinary talent; those two purple spirit rings alone were shocking.
The teacher then turned to Gu Yuena.
A joke? A genius personally recruited by an Inner Academy disciple? There was no need to go through the normal process.
Yet the next moment further stunned him. One, two…three purple spirit rings slowly rose from Gu Yuena's feet.
Even Huo Yuhao couldn't help a twitch at the corner of his mouth, recalling the day when, after relying on Brother Skydream to form a second spirit ring, she had immediately added one for her without hesitation.
It was deliberate.
"You… you two are together, right?"
Wiping sweat from his brow, the teacher hastily prepared another certificate.
"Alright. You both can skip the exam. Go ahead."
With two fresh certificates in hand, Huo Yuhao and the others walked into the academy under the curious gazes of everyone present.
Upon arriving at the white Administration Area for new students, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan departed for the fourth-year building to register. With their talents, moving directly to the fourth year posed no problem, though there were still many matters to attend to.
Huo Yuhao, after paying tuition and collecting dorm keys and uniforms, was assigned to Class Five with Gu Yuena.
This was no surprise; in his previous life, arriving at Shrek Academy on the first day of registration had placed him in Class One. This time, arriving a day later, Class One was likely full.
In some ways, it was better—otherwise, with Gu Yuena's temperament, she might have clashed with Teacher Zhou Yi on the first day.
Huo Yuhao tried to recall who taught Class Five. In his previous life, he had barely left his dorm outside besides attending class, so he had no memory of the other classes.
His only impression of Class Five was that Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had been in it.
Glancing at the dorm registration list, his sharp eyes caught the two prominent characters beside Gu Yuena's name: Zhu Lu.
What a coincidence.
Huo Yuhao twitched slightly but felt a small relief. Sharing a dorm with someone he at least recognized was far better than with a complete stranger.
As for his own dormitory, seeing a room number different from his previous life made him purse his lips. He still didn't know who his new roommate would be. Many things had changed with his rebirth, and he wasn't sure if Wang Dong would be in Room 108.
Just then, a familiar, excited voice came from the classroom doorway:
"Long time no see, Yuhao."
The gentle female voice made him instinctively turn his head. Zhang Lexuan, whom he hadn't seen in over a year, was walking toward him with a smile.
"Sister Lexuan, why are you here?"
"You're the genius I recruited with a recommendation letter. Naturally, your enrollment reached me immediately."
She smiled, winking. "I promised I'd look after you once you enrolled, didn't I? So here I am."
"Really?" Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow. "Then thank you, Sister Lexuan. With an Inner Academy senior watching over me, I can stride freely through the Outer Academy, can't I?"
After the days last year when she escorted him back to Heaven Dou City, they had already become familiar friends. With this warm, teasing sister, polite hesitation would have seemed unnatural.
"Mm-hmm."
Zhang Lexuan's face bore a mysterious smile as she turned to the registration teacher.
"Don't assign anyone else to Yuhao's dorm. Let him have it alone."
"Understood."
The teacher nodded quickly, handing Huo Yuhao the second key.
At Shrek Academy, Outer Academy teachers were not above Inner Academy disciples in rank. And this wasn't an ordinary Inner Academy disciple—Zhang Lexuan also held an assistant teaching position. Her authority far exceeded that of a regular teacher.
Having someone of her status watching over him was a thrill.
Seeing the starkly different treatment from his previous life, Huo Yuhao was momentarily dumbstruck. Zhang Lexuan's care in arranging a single dorm for him was a major advantage.
Yet it didn't end there. She patted his shoulder, smiling.
"I'll be counting on your guidance in the future, Yuhao."
"Uh… yes?"
(End of Chapter)