Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu kept their word. The two eight-soul masters worked together and produced ten recording soul tools in less than half an hour. These things had no grade classification, and their manufacturing difficulty was equivalent to a level five soul tool, since inscribing the core magic array was quite difficult.
After the ten recording soul tools were handed over to the Shrek Academy students, everyone showed a rather philosophical smile.
Damn it, if the Sun Moon Academy students caused trouble again, they could accumulate evidence in advance and then explode later.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. The incident in the cafeteria seemed to have never happened. Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi did not receive any notification about the cafeteria conflict.
But that's understandable, since there were Sun Moon Academy students everywhere, they would definitely stick together, and no one would want to be isolated and report these things.
But this was exactly what the Shrek Academy students wanted. If they had been stopped in advance, wouldn't the scolding have been for nothing?
Inside the cafeteria, Huo Yuhao was eating breakfast alone. He had gone to stroll around the academy, so he was not with the main group.
Around him stood more than twenty Sun Moon Academy students, their gazes occasionally falling on Huo Yuhao, each with a somewhat inscrutable expression.
"Is he also from Shrek Academy?"
someone whispered.
"Yes, I saw him leaving the dormitory with that group of Shrek students this morning,"
someone replied.
"He's alone, should we scare him a bit?" someone said fiercely.
As soon as the pockmarked student spoke, the group's eyes instantly hardened, though some Sun Moon Academy students remained calm, clearly not wanting to get involved.
Little did anyone know, their conversation had been overheard by Huo Yuhao. "
Looks like this powder keg is going to explode right next to me..." Putting down his chopsticks, Huo Yuhao wiped his mouth. He sensed three auras approaching.
"Good morning, Yuhao."
Just as the three approached, and the others were watching the spectacle, a figure rushed in, heading towards the food counter to get some food, greeting Huo Yuhao as he went—it was Ju Zi.
In an instant, the three people who had been walking towards them stopped in their tracks, staring at Huo Yuhao in astonishment, then at Ju Zi.
Clearly, they recognized Ju Zi.
After Ju Zi got her food, she sat down opposite Huo Yuhao,
and the group that had been planning to cause trouble immediately retreated, looking rather embarrassed.
"I saved you from being bullied, so I'm repaying you with an extra grilled fish," Ju Zi said softly, happily sipping her meat porridge.
"These people should thank you for saving them," Huo Yuhao chuckled, then got up and left.
Ju Zi was startled, turning to look, only to see Huo Yuhao already outside the cafeteria.
"That guy," Ju Zi shook her head helplessly; young people, after all, have a strong sense of pride.
However, neither Ju Zi nor the Sun Moon Academy students noticed that wisps of cold air were slowly dissipating from the floor tiles beneath the feet of the three who had just passed by.
Over the next few days, Xuan Ziwen explained his concepts about soul tools while having Huo Yuhao create them for his critique. As for Ju Zi, she seemed to have her own research methods, only occasionally consulting Xuan Ziwen.
Whether to protect Huo Yuhao from other Sun Moon Academy students or simply because they were all food enthusiasts, Ju Zi ate with Huo Yuhao in the cafeteria for the past few days.
Their conversations mostly revolved around food, but compared to Huo Yuhao, a transmigrator from a country with eight major cuisines, the food of Douluo Continent was child's play. Many of the dishes Ju Zi described made her incredibly hungry, but unfortunately, she didn't have any of them.
There was this foreigner who claimed to have eaten all of China's cuisine, but after a few years, he hadn't even left the Sichuan region.
Of course, this might be a joke, but it illustrates the sheer variety of Chinese cuisine.
After all,
food is the most important thing for people. When people call or meet, the first question is always, "Have you eaten?" before getting down to business.
Their conversation attracted the attention of some Sun Moon Academy students, who seemed to be waiting for someone.
After several days of exchange and learning, the Shrek Academy students had accumulated quite a few curses. Some Sun Moon Academy students, seeing that the Shrek students weren't actually fighting, became even more enthusiastic, feeling restless if they didn't curse at least once a day.
What they didn't know was that the more satisfying their cursing was now, the harsher the consequences would be later.
Of course, not all Sun Moon Academy students were like this. Those with a very high chance of entering the Mingde Hall ignored these curses, while those with no hope of passing the exam were incredibly enthusiastic.
...
"Finally back! I need to ask Teacher Xuan for leave to go out and have some fun."
At the entrance of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, three figures were allowed to enter after being checked.
The speaker was a petite girl, barely reaching 1.6 meters tall with shoes on, but with bright, piercing eyes. Her name was Keke.
"I wonder if Ju Zi has missed me these past few days." To Keke's right, a tall, slender young man with long golden hair excitedly gazed in the direction of the teaching building.
"Daydreaming in broad daylight," a bronze-skinned youth to Ke Ke's left couldn't help but tease. He was tall and bore a striking resemblance to He Cai Tou, with brown hair.
"Zi Mu, Zi Mu, if you want to conquer Ju Zi, you'll have to work harder on your cooking skills," Ke Ke said earnestly, glancing at the blond youth.
"I am working on it, but cooking skills aren't something you can master overnight. Besides, I don't have much time to learn cooking while working with soul tools," the blond youth, called Zi Mu, replied helplessly. The
tall, bronze-skinned youth was named Wang Shao Jie.
"Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's go to the teaching building and report the results of this experiment to Teacher Xuan," Wang Shao Jie said.
The three stopped chatting and headed straight for the sixth-grade teaching building.
The learning atmosphere at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was generally quite free, and many lower-grade students could be seen walking around the campus at this time.
Because of the unique system for students advancing to higher grades, many students are actually quite unfamiliar with each other. In their lower grades, everyone is focused on quickly improving themselves to advance to higher grades and gain more resources, which makes them reluctant to socialize.
Unless it's a stable situation like in the fifth or sixth grade, student relationships are usually quite good.
"Zi Mu, you're finally back!"
Just as the three were about to enter the soul-guided elevator to head to the laboratory, several urgent voices rang out.
The three turned around in surprise and saw several students from their grade running towards them.
"What's wrong?" Zi Mu asked, puzzled.
Ke Ke and Wang Shaojie also looked over.
Seeing that they were students of the same grade, they waited patiently.
The newcomer hurriedly said, "Teacher Xuan recently had another student. That person is an exchange student from Shrek Academy. He's been getting really close to Ju Zi lately. The two of them were having a great time chatting in the cafeteria. Brother, you'd better be careful."
"What?" Zi Mu's pupils shrank, and he grabbed the man's arm. "Are you serious?"
As a close-combat Soul Master, Zi Mu was quite strong. He squeezed the man until he gasped and said in a pained tone, "Why would I lie to you? Ouch, let go first."
"A Shrek Academy exchange student? It's been so long. I thought the academy had canceled the program." Wang Shaojie frowned, his face turning cold. "Let's go, let's see what this exchange student is like."
Ke Ke's eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything.
Soon, the three of them took the Soul Guidance Elevator to the laboratory.
Watching them leave, the students who had come to tattle immediately smiled.
"Alright, given Zi Mu's fondness for Ju Zi and Wang Shaojie's dislike for Shrek Academy students, they'll definitely make a move. Let's just watch the show." The pockmarked student, rubbing his sore shoulder, looked expectant.
The other students immediately exchanged smiles. For several days, they hadn't physically attacked the Shrek Academy exchange students, only verbally, because they were afraid of the academy's punishment. Anyone who
could reach the fifth-level Soul Master level wasn't stupid. The exchange program was a collaboration between the two schools; if it was messed up, the academy would definitely be furious.
That's why they were waiting for Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu to return. Wang Shaojie's mother was from the royal family, and Zi Mu was the son of Duke Ziyun, whose status was much higher than theirs.
The academy's punishment for physical violence was different from that for verbal abuse. Moreover, with Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu, two noble descendants, protecting them, they might even get away with it, getting a free dressing-down of the Shrek students and venting their frustration from the war.
"Let's go tell the others to watch the show."
"Let's go, let's go!"
The group left excitedly. On the other side, Huo Yuhao was creating a level five baby bottle soul tool. Ju Zi was watching closely, astonished by Huo Yuhao's ability to inscribe the core array.
Just as Huo Yuhao finished the final inscription and stopped, the laboratory door suddenly opened.
"Teacher Xuan, come quick! Yuhao succeeded on his first try!" Ju Zi shouted without turning around.
But this time there was no reply.
Ju Zi turned around, puzzled, and her eyes lit up. "Ke Ke, you're back?"
Ke Ke greeted Ju Zi with a smile. Ju Zi was about to say something when she noticed the strange expressions on Zi Mu and Wang Shaojie's
faces. Zi Mu looked at Huo Yuhao, who had been standing quite close to him, and her expression darkened slightly, but she held back.
On the table, Huo Yuhao casually took out the spherical soul tool he had created a few days ago from his storage ring and placed it beside him.
At the same time, he activated his recording soul tool.
With his mental perception, he sensed hostility from the people at the main entrance behind him.
Ju Zi frowned, wanting to introduce Huo Yuhao to her companions, but suddenly, Wang Shaojie walked up, saying sarcastically, "We just got back and heard that Shrek Academy came to our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to beg? Well, after all, the whole world knows that our soul tool technology is the best in the world. They've come to the right place to beg."
Huo Yuhao turned around calmly, putting away the core array of the milk bottle. "You look down on Shrek Academy?"
Wang Shaojie stared intently at Huo Yuhao and sneered, "Coincidentally, I really don't think much of them. It's only because the academy's higher-ups are merciful that they let Shrek Academy come here for some kind of exchange program. If it were me, I would have sent them packing long ago." "
In a few years, when the Empire is ready, Shrek will be the first to be wiped out. What's the point of exchanging with an academy like that?"
Ju Zi's heart skipped a beat, and she subtly gave Ke Ke a look, signaling her not to do anything rash.
In this life, Ju Zi hadn't clashed with Huo Yuhao, and after a few days of interaction and her fondness for the fish he grilled, she was actually quite friendly towards him.
Ke Ke understood, subtly moving away from Zi Mu and Wang Shaojie.
The atmosphere was tense. Ju Zi realized Wang Shaojie was there to cause trouble, and immediately said, "Wang Shaojie, the academy's exchange student program is a well-thought-out plan. Don't you know your words will cause unnecessary trouble for both academies?"
"What's there to be afraid of? There's nothing here to record what I said," Wang Shaojie said nonchalantly. "Besides, I'm telling the truth."
Huo Yuhao grinned. The recorded audio could be used to extort a lot of good stuff from Jing Hongchen later.
Damn it, should I choose a soul bone later?
No, the Sun Moon Empire seems to be quite short of soul bones, so I'll have to get a few rare metals or soul tools.
Hmm, that's settled then.
Huo Yuhao nodded inwardly.
Although it's common knowledge that the Sun Moon Empire wants to destroy Shrek Academy, everyone at least tacitly keeps it hidden. You dare to say it outright, kid? You're really brave.
Even the God of War, Kratos, wouldn't dare sit down if you didn't come to the table.
Orange's face showed dissatisfaction, and she immediately wanted to say something, but her seemingly protective actions towards Huo Yuhao made Zi Mu, the sycophant, immediately lose his temper. "Shao Jie is quite right. Besides, if it weren't for Shrek Academy's help back then, we would have unified the continent long ago."
His family's Duke Ziyun title was obtained back then, but unfortunately, they didn't completely help the empire conquer the Douluo Continent, otherwise their status would be even higher than it is now.
"You..." Orange helplessly covered her forehead. Huo Yuhao came from Shrek Academy; if this got out, it would be a huge problem.
However, a shrewd glint flashed in Orange's eyes. If a conflict arose, the Red Dust Hall Master would be quite troubled. If His Highness the Crown Prince could resolve it, he might be able to directly win over the Red Dust Hall Master.
The struggle among the princes was about to reach its climax. Having the support of the Mingde Hall Master would be a significant benefit to His Highness the Crown Prince, and she herself could also make a considerable contribution.
Thinking this, Ju Zi didn't make a fuss, but her expression betrayed her displeasure.
"Oh right, I haven't asked yet, who are you?" Wang Shaojie smiled disdainfully and asked Huo Yuhao.
"I'm the Shrek Academy student you mentioned who was supposed to be wiped out by the Sun Moon Empire and is now begging at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy." Huo Yuhao grinned.
Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu were stunned. Why was this guy still smiling? Wasn't he angry?
Why was he smiling? If he hadn't seen a god of wealth, would he have cried?
If he wasn't afraid of being too presumptuous, Huo Yuhao would have even laughed out loud.
"It seems I'm not welcome here. In that case, I'll leave." Huo Yuhao walked past them, transmitting his soul power, "Senior Sister Ju Zi, I suggest you come out as soon as possible."
Ju Zi's heart skipped a beat. Soul power transmission?
Huo Yuhao was only fourteen years old. How much mental strength could he possibly have, yet he could already transmit his voice through soul power?
"I'll go report to Teacher Xuan."
Surprised, Ju Zi deliberately gave a light snort and pulled Ke Ke out of the laboratory.
The door closed.
Leaving behind Wang Shaojie with a disdainful look and Zi Mu with an ugly expression.
"Alright, brother, I told you Ju Zi wasn't worth your effort, but you didn't believe me." Wang Shaojie put his arm around Zi Mu's shoulder and comforted him.
Zi Mu's face was cold, and he didn't say anything. He had worked hard to learn cooking for so long and had never been protected like this by Ju Zi. An outsider had surpassed his efforts in just a few days.
"Beep beep!"
Suddenly, a sharp beeping sound rang out, attracting the attention of the two.
Wang Shaojie released Zi Mu and walked straight over, seeing the spherical soul tool emitting an ice-blue light on the experimental table.
"What's this?" he asked, puzzled. "Left by Teacher Xuan?"
Zi Mu looked up, but the next second, under their gaze, the clear beeping sound suddenly stopped, like a time bomb being completely swallowed up in its last second.
In their bewildered eyes, a dazzling and profound icy blue light suddenly burst forth, and an extremely chilling gust of air instantly poured out from the honeycomb-shaped opening.
"Whoosh!"
Almost instantly, most of the entire laboratory was frozen solid, every inch filled with hard ice.
Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu were instantly turned into ice sculptures, their figures frozen in place.
"Yuhao, why did you call me out?" Ju Zi walked up and couldn't help but ask Huo Yuhao, who was pressing the elevator button.
Ke Ke stood behind, watching the two of them, feeling somewhat lost.
"You'll know when you get back," Huo Yuhao said with a calm smile, then boarded the soul-guided elevator and left.
Ju Zi and Ke Ke stopped, exchanged a glance, and immediately ran back to the laboratory door.
Seeing the intact door, Ju Zi quickly took out her identity card and swiped it on the soul-guided light screen.
However, no matter what Ju Zi did, the soul-guided door remained completely still.
"This?" Ju Zi was stunned. How could the door break so soon after she left?
What were Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu doing inside?
"What's this?" Ke Ke exclaimed in surprise.
Ju Zi quickly looked and saw wisps of cold mist emanating from the bottom of the soul-guided door.
"Oh no, something terrible has happened!" Seeing this, Ju Zi instantly understood Huo Yuhao's words about her leaving the laboratory, and her expression changed slightly. "Ke Ke, go and inform Teacher Xuan immediately."
While Ke Ke was still confused, Ju Zi had already pulled her downstairs via another soul-guided elevator.
Once downstairs, Ju Zi immediately ran out, disappearing without a trace.
Leaving Keke alone, remembering what Ju Zi had said, she hurriedly went to the place where Xuan Ziwen usually held his morning meetings.
"What...what exactly happened?"
I was worried some readers might accuse me of whitewashing Ju Zi, but that's not true; the development is clearly different from the original story.
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