socalfunplaces Chapter 8: Entering Shrek
Chapter 8: Entering Shrek
Chapter 8: Entering Shrek
Huo Yuhao and his two companions traveled towards Shrek Academy at a relatively slow pace, as they had to bypass the Star Dou Great Forest, making their journey nearly a thousand miles long.
On the way, Tang Ya and Bei Bei taught him the Tang Clan's unique skills one by one. Among them, Huo Yuhao comprehended the most about the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eye, while he only scratched the surface of the Crane Control and Dragon Capture, Ghost Shadow Step, and Mysterious Jade Hand.
Huo Yuhao's diligence deeply impressed Tang Ya and Bei Bei. Whenever possible, Huo Yuhao could be seen meditating cross-legged. Even when traveling, he was still studying Tang Sect techniques. If it weren't for his mental detection ability to keep track of the road, he might have tripped and fallen.
Even Bei Bei and Tang Ya couldn't stand it anymore and suggested that Huo Yuhao should relax a bit.
However, Huo Yuhao agreed on the surface, but when it came time to rest, he still went his own way and diligently cultivated the Xuan Tian Gong. In the novel, after all the soul power is converted into the Xuan Tian Gong version of soul power, a hidden function can be unlocked. At this time, if you work hard, you can unlock it and enjoy it sooner.
Because of his focus, the time on the journey seemed to pass quickly. They were almost at Shrek Academy when Bei Bei interrupted Huo Yuhao, who was in the midst of his arduous training, and introduced him to the current situation at Shrek Academy.
"Yuhao, after you enter the academy, you will be training in the outer courtyard. The outer courtyard is divided into many departments, so you can temporarily enter the control department to train. At the same time, you can also study the soul guidance department. What do you think?" Tang Ya said to Huo Yuhao after giving a brief introduction to Shrek Academy.
"Um... Ms. Xiaoya, can I join the Soul Guidance Department directly?"
"No, that won't work. We need to register at the Martial Soul Branch first. We need to pass the first freshman assessment before we're qualified to register for the Soul Guidance Branch."
"Huh? Do I have to register for the Martial Soul Department first?" Huo Yuhao was dumbfounded. He was thinking of joining the Soul Guidance Department directly so he wouldn't have to share a dorm with the Martial Soul Department students. He wanted to stay away from Wang Dongyuan when he had no power to take the initiative. But now he was being told he couldn't directly register for the Soul Guidance Department? Why didn't he notice this when he was reading the novel? Huo Yuhao frantically searched his memory for related information and actually found the original sentence in the original work. Damn it, those fanfictions that allow you to directly enter the Soul Guidance Department are misleading people.
Is it too late for Run to go to the Sun Moon Empire at this point? Probably, maybe, it's too late.
However, Bei Bei's words shattered Huo Yuhao's illusions: "Yes, we at Shrek Academy have always focused on martial soul cultivation, while soul tools are secondary. That's why we added this condition. What, are you very interested in soul tools?"
Huo Yuhao nodded: "It was thanks to the White Tiger Dagger that I was able to defeat that Ten-Year Wind Baboon. In my opinion, soul tools can give soul masters with weak combat power enough to protect themselves. In addition, my abilities are very compatible with soul tools, so I am thinking of joining the soul tool system directly."
"Spirit cultivation is the foundation of everything. Soul tools are ultimately external objects; they can be used, but you shouldn't rely on them excessively."
Huo Yuhao was speechless, but since he had already joined the Tang Sect, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
With Beibei's help, the registration process was completed very easily.
"Xiao Yuhao, the dormitory is right behind the teaching building, the largest building in the entire academy. You can go there by yourself later. The new school year officially starts in three days, so you can familiarize yourself with the environment these few days. We've paid your tuition for the first year, but after that it's up to you. The academy has various competitions, all with prize money. Also, you're already a Soul Master. After registering at the academy, you'll receive a monthly salary from the three great empires. If you're frugal, it should be enough for food."
"Teacher Xiaoya, could you do me a favor? Could you prepare some cooking utensils, seasonings, and fresh fish for me? I want to set aside some time each day to sell grilled fish to earn money. Ordinary food is no longer enough to provide the energy I need for my full-fledged cultivation, and my meridians need some high-grade ingredients to nourish them..."
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's request, Tang Ya confidently patted her chest and assured him, "Don't worry about it, leave it to me. I'll contact the cafeteria staff to prepare it for you. But it's already late, and today's ingredients should have been purchased by now. How about tomorrow? I'll deliver what you need tomorrow afternoon."
After receiving assurances from Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao found Bei Bei's figure in front of the bulletin board, but his expression changed. Huo Yuhao was assigned to Class 1 of the freshmen class, just like in the original story, and ended up in Zhou Yi's hands.
Damn it, I hope I don't get expelled on the first day for not finishing the lap! I hope Yuhao doesn't get expelled from Shrek Academy after only half a month of time in the game!
After inquiring about Zhou Yi from Tang Ya Beibei, Huo Yuhao parted ways with her.
With slow and heavy steps, Huo Yuhao walked towards the dormitory, practicing the original movements all the way.
Passing between the white freshman teaching building and the black second- and third-year teaching buildings, Huo Yuhao saw the dormitory building. The dormitory building occupied a vast area, and although it was a single building, it was painted in four colors: white, yellow, purple, and black. Clearly, this represented the living areas for students of different grades from the four teaching buildings, and it had six floors in total.
Huo Yuhao arrived at the entrance of the white building, where an elderly man sat. The man was dressed in gray cloth, his face lined with wrinkles deep enough to trap several flies, his eyes were dim and yellow, and his eyelids drooped, giving him an appearance of advanced age. The sunlight filtering through the buildings fell perfectly on him, and the reclining chair looked quite comfortable.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward and respectfully said, "Hello, sir. I'm a freshman here to move into the dormitory. Would you like to check my freshman badge?"
The old man, without looking up, stretched out his trembling right hand, and his somewhat hoarse and low voice rang out, "Let me see your badge and dormitory key."
Huo Yuhao quickly handed it over.
The old man waved the sign in front of him and then handed it back. "Go ahead. Room 108 is the third room on the left on the first floor. The fourth floor and up are girls' dormitories; you can't go up there. If you're caught, you'll be expelled."
"Thank you." Huo Yuhao bowed to the old man again before walking into the dormitory building.
The old man remained motionless, muttering to himself, "A rare, polite child, but the way he looked at me seemed a little..."
No matter how well Huo Yuhao performed, his lack of experience still made Mu En notice something was wrong.
Just as he was speaking, several more freshmen walked by, but they clearly didn't notice the old man by the building entrance and went straight in. The old man didn't stop them; he just sat there, seemingly drowsy.
Pushing open the door to dormitory 108, Huo Yuhao stepped into the dormitory with somewhat complicated feelings. On one hand, he was excited about officially embarking on the path of cultivation, and on the other hand, he was nervous about officially entering Tang San's chess game. At the same time, he also felt strange about meeting the female lead, who was "himself" in the original work, his lover.
Shaking his head to clear these distracting thoughts from his mind, he picked up the cleaning tools and gave the dormitory a thorough cleaning.
(End of this chapter)