Wang Dong stared at Huo Yuhao with a face full of shame and anger, then reached out and twisted his waist hard!
"Huo Yuhao! You did that on purpose just now, didn't you!? When you inject soul power, it can clearly travel through the body's meridians—why do you always pour it into my lower abdomen!?"
Facing her questioning, Huo Yuhao's expression didn't change at all.
"No, not at all. Isn't that normal?"
"The purpose of injecting soul power is to prevent you from running out of your own. And your dantian is in your lower abdomen—if I don't pour it there, then where else should I pour it?"
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao's gaze swept up and down Wang Dong's body. That aggressive look in his eyes made Wang Dong instantly scream.
"Ahhh! You pervert! I'm ignoring you from now on!!!"
Seeing Wang Dong's shame turn into fury, Huo Yuhao burst into laughter, then quickly changed the subject.
"Come on, try it out—see what new soul skill this soul bone has given you."
Wang Dong rolled her eyes at him but still helplessly gave in. She raised her left arm, and the Guangming Nüshen Die wings unfolded behind her, spreading open gracefully. Her left arm instantly turned into a brilliant golden-red color.
Golden-red light rippled, and with a faint dragon's roar echoing, a layer of golden-red flame suddenly flared up on her wings.
The already gorgeous wings now looked as if they had been cloaked in another layer, growing even larger and more dazzling.
In an instant, the entire room was filled with the aura of the Guangming Nüshen Die.
"Huangjin Zhi Mang — an auxiliary skill."
"I can attach it to any of my existing soul skills. I'll need to test it more to understand the full effect, but it should enhance the destructive power of my Light attribute."
As Wang Dong released Huangjin Zhi Mang, more and more surprise appeared in her eyes.
"My soul power recovery speed is increasing. Normally, when my martial soul is active, my soul power gradually depletes—but right now, I can actually feel it increasing slowly! It's not a huge difference, but it's definitely there."
"That's amazing!"
Huo Yuhao cheered and threw his arms around Wang Dong in a big hug.
Wang Dong froze for a moment, her face turning bright red, then awkwardly reached out and hugged him back.
Leaning against Huo Yuhao's shoulder, feeling the warmth of his chest, Wang Dong murmured without thinking,
"Huo Yuhao… why do you always bully me…"
However, before Huo Yuhao could respond, the dormitory door suddenly swung open.
Bing Di had returned.
The moment she saw Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong hugging, she immediately jumped up in outrage!
"Well, well! You two!!"
"Taking advantage of my absence to start some underground romance, huh!?"
As she spoke, Bing Di ran forward and dove straight into Huo Yuhao's arms, sticking out her little pink tongue.
"Bleh bleh bleh—"
For a while, the dormitory was filled with laughter and cheerful noise.
——
The next two days were incredibly relaxing for Huo Yuhao.
Since his spot was already secured, he didn't need to worry about anything. But for Wang Dong and the others, life was miserable—they spent their days training bitterly.
No one knew exactly what form the Core Disciple Selection Tournament would take, but for every core disciple, it was a challenge they couldn't avoid. Fortunately, this particular assessment didn't come with any punishment for failure.
When the school bell rang—ding!—classes for the day finally ended, and the students of Second Year Class One let out a collective sigh of relief.
At Shrek Academy, getting from freshman to second year meant surviving intense elimination. Those who remained were all exceptionally talented and strong.
After a year of study, they understood well what it took to stay here. That's why no one dared to slack off in class—any lack of effort meant elimination.
Graduates of Shrek Academy were highly sought after across the continent—but graduating from here? That was another story entirely.And this was only referring to the Outer Court.
Wang Yan organized his lesson plans, then said, "Core disciples, stay behind. You'll be coming with me to the Douhun Area shortly."
It was time! All the core disciples straightened up, spirits rising. They knew—the selection tournament was about to begin.
Contrary to their expectations, though, the assessment didn't interrupt their regular classes. Instead, it was held after school in the afternoon.
This year, the number of core disciples in Huo Yuhao's cohort was unusually high—far more than in previous years, something rarely seen in the Outer Court's history.
Even combining the third- and fourth-year core disciples together barely reached the same number.
At the front of the group, Huo Yuhao walked calmly, but behind him, Dai Huabin's eyes burned with poisonous malice.
Although his position as a core disciple hadn't been stripped, he had received a severe warning from the academy.
And just recently, he learned that the bodies of the six experts from the Duke's Mansion who had died were all returned to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion—just within the last few days.
Fortunately, his father wasn't home, and his mother, the Duchess, managed to suppress the matter. Otherwise, with the Duke's temper, Dai Huabin would have suffered dearly.
Because of that, though the hatred in his heart grew deeper and deeper, he could only keep it buried, not daring to show it outwardly.
Shrek Academy had already given the Duke's Mansion face by not expelling him despite lacking hard evidence. Otherwise, with the academy's authority, would evidence have even mattered?
They could've easily expelled him regardless.
Thinking of these possible consequences made Dai Huabin shudder.
Thus, he decided to endure—for now. But in his heart, he swore he would deliver Huo Yuhao a fatal blow!
He wanted Huo Yuhao to disappear completely from this world.A dead genius—could he still be called a genius?
Soon, under their teachers' lead, the group left the classroom building and arrived at the Douhun Area.
After a short wait, some familiar faces appeared in Huo Yuhao's view.
Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan arrived one after another—they were fifth-year core disciples.
Having three soul rings (San Huan) was common in the Outer Court, but reaching four rings (Si Huan) was rare for anyone below fifth year.
The process of breaking through from three to four rings was many times harder than advancing from two to three.
Now, Dai Huabin had somehow advanced to Hun Wang (Soul King). Whatever his method, his talent was undeniably high.
In the history of Shrek Academy, such progress ranked among the top—one of the reasons the academy hadn't easily expelled him.
Still, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel that lately, there was always a disgusting, unsettling aura coming from Dai Huabin.
When Beibei and the ever-loyal Xu Sanshi saw Huo Yuhao, anger flashed across their faces.
As for Jiang Nannan, she simply smiled gently at him—and Huo Yuhao returned the smile.
Students from each class stood behind their respective teachers, quietly waiting.
Although this Core Disciple Selection had come out of nowhere and had no punishment for failure, everyone here was a genius in their own right—confident and proud. None of them wanted to lose easily.
Standing there, Dai Huabin was already itching to fight. Having reached Hun Wang, he wasn't even afraid of higher-grade core disciples.
To him, this was the perfect opportunity to prove himself.
And since Huo Yuhao's place was already guaranteed and he didn't need to participate—didn't that make him, Dai Huabin, the center of everyone's attention?
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