Let's be fair, the original novel mentions that Zhou Yi was shocked by Huo Yuhao's persistence.
However, Su Yu could only laugh it off. As a six-ring Soul Emperor who had taught at Shrek Academy for so many years, to be shocked by something as simple as running? Wouldn't that be shocking someone's mother for a hundred years?
It was just a forced addition to the story.
In these three months, Su Yu had refined all the pills his father had given him. It was precisely because of this that he was able to resolve the aftereffects of the increasingly heavy weight training. But Huo Yuhao was Huo Yuhao; he was completely unaffected!
Huo Yuhao, with one Mysterious Water Pill, one Soul Ascension Pill, and the new version of the Mysterious Heaven Technique cheat, broke through to the peak of level sixteen.
Su Yu, is also relying on the Mysterious Heaven Technique that he obtained through cheating, two Profound Water Pills, one Soul Ascension Pill, and several other pills, rushed all the way to level twenty.
It's no exaggeration to say that just as Huo Yuhao was able to turn the tide in the early stages of the story with the help of elixirs, Su Yu can also use a shortcut to overtake others. Anyone can accelerate on a straight line, but speed on a curve is what truly matters.
Three months later, Zhou Yi will have everyone decide on their future development paths: offensive, control, defense, and support – these are categories they will need to choose from.
Taking the paper from Huo Yuhao, Su Yu casually wrote down two words: "Control."
However, after Su Yu finished writing, Wang Dong curiously leaned over to look. Su Yu flipped his wrist and handed the paper directly to Huo Yuhao.
"Su Yu, what did you write? Don't be so stingy, let me see!" Wang Dong couldn't help but ask.
Looking at Wang Dong's expression, he probably didn't want to team up with anyone else anymore. After all, with Wang Dong's arrogant personality, he was probably too lazy to interact with others.
Su Yu replied rather bluntly, "I don't know."
"Fine, don't tell me then. I don't care anyway."
Wang Dong turned his head away, sulking and refusing to speak further.
"We still have seventy-nine people left in our class, more than I expected. Although one more was eliminated a few days ago, it won't affect our freshman assessment."
"I will categorize you according to the characteristics and features of your martial souls. After careful analysis, I will complete the group assignments for you. If any of you have any complaints, you can raise your objections before tomorrow morning."
"Song Qinghan," Zhou Yi said in a deep voice.
"Here!" A slender student quickly stood up. He was in a corner of the classroom and occasionally interacted with Su Yu, who vaguely remembered him.
A minor character in the original story, assigned to the Soul Guidance Department by Zhou Yi, and then forgotten—it was unclear whether the author had forgotten him or what.
"Now, let's begin the group assignments. First group: Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao."
As soon as Zhou Yi spoke, Wang Dong's eyes widened. Su Yu, however, remained calmly seated. He wanted to see if Wang Dong's choice would change the protagonist's halo effect, or if the protagonist's halo was simply unstoppable.
Standing up alongside Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao was a little girl, not very tall and somewhat petite. While not exceptionally beautiful, she was pretty like Huo Yuhao, with delicate features. Her gaze towards Wang Dong held a hint of shyness.
Ah, the lilies of my hometown are blooming again, Xiao Xiao, are you sure you don't want to come back and see?
"Second group, Zi Hao, Ma Qing Shuang, Leng Leng."
"Third group..."
Actually, Zhou Yi's grouping based on the characteristics of martial souls wasn't wrong, but she overlooked one issue: the relationships between classmates.
Due to Su Yu's appearance, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's relationship wasn't good; even now, they were merely classmates.
"Alright, that's it. If you have any objections, speak up quickly. You'll have a day to consider them. Other classes are also forming groups now, but definitely not as quickly as us. Let them dawdle."
"Give all the papers you have to the Foreign Affairs Department, and then you can go home. Go back and get some rest. Nobody is allowed to cause any trouble. Tomorrow is the freshman assessment, and my final goal is for all of you to advance. Anyone who gets eliminated will not only have to pack their bags and leave, but I'll also leave you with some unforgettable memories."
Zhou Yi's current appearance was truly frightening. Even Su Yu couldn't help but shiver. Without a doubt, if you were eliminated, this old woman would probably torture you severely. The pain mask would be ready to appear at any moment!
"Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, you three stay behind."
Looking at the white paper in her hand, Zhou Yi's eyes began to twitch. The next moment, Wang Dong darted behind Su Yu, who was about to leave.
Bang!
"Su Yu, you come here too!"
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao all trembled, while Su Yu calmly looked at Zhou Yi.
"Teacher, what's wrong?"
Judging from Zhou Yi's impending anger, Wang Dong must have noticed that he had written "control," resulting in a bizarre situation with four "control" characters.
"Control! Control! Control! And more control!" Zhou Yi slammed four sheets of paper onto the table. With each slam, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao's faces paled.
In the end, all three hid behind Su Yu, looking at Zhou Yi with terror.
Bang!
The podium was finally smashed to pieces by Zhou Yi's slam, and the sheets of paper scattered all over the floor.
"Su Yu, what should we do?" Huo Yuhao grabbed Su Yu's sleeve, his eyes filled with fear.
"Vice class monitor, please think of something, help me..." Xiao Xiao shrank behind Su Yu, refusing to peek out at Zhou Yi.
Wang Dong wasn't much better off, grabbing Su Yu's shoulder and timidly peeking out half his head, looking at Zhou Yi on the verge of exploding on the podium.
"Fine, you've grown some guts, haven't you? Trying to intimidate me one by one, are you? Su Yu, you go first. With your Mirror Martial Soul, your future development path is clearly more suited to the support type, so why did you write control type? If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I'll make you wear five layers of iron armor to class tomorrow!"
Zhou Yi's face began to twitch, and his six-ring Soul Emperor cultivation level made the classroom tremble slightly.
"Teacher Zhou, I know you think my spirit is a mirror, which should be suitable for a support-type path, but that's not what I want to do. My future spirit rings will lean towards offensive capabilities. Besides, compared to a support-type, my mirror spirit could actually go for other offensive, control, or even defensive types. However, support is the least desirable, and also the most conventional, choice."
Su Yu was extremely familiar with his own strengths and weaknesses. The mirror spirit had great potential for development; if his spirit could awaken a second time or mutate, he might actually be able to get a power boost.
Hearing Su Yu's words, Zhou Yi nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. Since you have your choice, I won't force you. You've passed. But Wang Dong, what are you hiding for? Come out and explain yourself!"
"Uh... I..." Wang Dong cautiously peeked out, smiling awkwardly, "Teacher Zhou, please don't be angry. Actually, I think my abilities are also suitable for a control-type battle spirit master. I can fly to attack and suppress, and after landing, I can also control the field with attacks. I can attack and defend, and I can both travel long distances and fly. What else is this but control? So I think a control-type battle spirit is the most suitable for me!"
Wang Dong became more and more confident as he spoke. Su Yu just wanted to cover his face. Was this a typical case of trying to fool someone and then fooling himself?
"You..." Although Wang Dong's words differed from the original story, they almost made Zhou Yi laugh in anger. Zhou Yi glared at Wang Dong angrily, then said, "Don't think I don't know you just don't want to be separated from Su Yu. If I didn't say anything, you would have asked me to team up with Su Yu later, wouldn't you?"
Zhou Yi casually waved her hand, picking up the scattered white papers on the ground, and continued, "If I say you're stupid, your cultivation and aptitude are among the best in the class. If I say you're smart, the lessons clearly taught that teamwork is extremely important. Have you ever seen a team with only control-type characters? You're simply hopelessly stupid. Get back to your original state right now. Huo Yuhao, you come out here too!"