stonecrandall Chapter 31 Battle Soul Zone
Chapter 31 Battle Soul Zone
Chapter 31 Battle Soul Zone
During a family dinner, Qian Duoduo gave Huo Yuhao a level seven melee soul tool—the Xuanlong Ruler—as a gift. Afterwards, Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo checked Huo Yuhao's homework together and answered his questions.
Afterwards, Huo Yuhao returned to the experimental area with the two deans and began his practice with a few pieces of primary metal.
As night deepened, Huo Yuhao finally returned to his dormitory before curfew.
As soon as he entered the dormitory, he saw Wang Dong flipping through a book at his desk. Huo Yuhao couldn't help but wonder, when did Wang Dong change his personality?
He took the snacks he had brought back from Xianlin'er from his soul tool and handed them to Wang Dong. "What are you looking at?"
Wang Dong was puzzled. "I was looking at the classification of martial spirits. What is this you gave me?"
As he spoke, he opened the packaging bag, revealing two cream cakes filled with pineapple jam.
Wang Dong's eyes lit up with excitement, and she asked in surprise, "Where did you buy these? Are they all for me?"
Huo Yuhao shrugged. "You can't buy this anywhere. My teacher—no, my mom—made it. It tastes great. You should try it."
Wang Dong was stunned. "Your mother? Wait, I'm not quite sure! Are you saying your teacher is your mother?"
Huo Yuhao explained, "My teacher is Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department. When I went there today, she and the vice dean Qian Duoduo were both there. They both recognized me as their adopted son, so Dean Xian Lin'er is now my mother, and Vice dean Qian Duoduo is now my father."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's astonishing statement, Wang Dong's pupils dilated in shock. "Wait, the two deans of the Soul Guidance Department are husband and wife? They adopted you as their godson? How did you manage that? You've only been in school a few days and you've already developed a relationship with the higher-ups in the academy? Is it too late for me to curry favor with you?"
Huo Yuhao smirked. "Weren't you ignoring me just a few days ago? You're so materialistic and snobbish! The world is going to the dogs! People's hearts are no longer what they used to be!"
Forcing himself to keep his sharp tongue out, Huo Yuhao laughed and scolded, "Come on! Your second spirit ring is a thousand years old. Unlike me, who struggled on my own since childhood and relied on luck, your family background is definitely not weak. You even said you need to latch onto me? You're kidding me!"
Wang Dong scoffed and retorted, "Tch, how can that be the same? I'm in the academy now, I can find a high-ranking official to suck up to, why wouldn't I?"
Huo Yuhao said sarcastically, "Fine, fine, I'll let you hug me, but you'd better fulfill your previous bet first."
Wang Dong's face flushed red instantly. She ran to the bedside, grabbed Huo Yuhao's pillow, and threw it at him hard. "Are you trying to kill me?! Don't you dare tell!"
Huo Yuhao didn't dodge, enduring the blows while continuing his sarcastic remarks, "I, Wang Dong, have always been upright and honorable; I honor my bets!"
"Ughhhhh! Shut up! Huo Yuhao, aren't you annoying me?!"
On the second day of class, Wang Yan elected a class monitor. Many people originally hoped that Huo Yuhao would be the class monitor, but Huo Yuhao had his own homework to do in the Soul Guidance Department and did not have much time to coordinate with Wang Yan. On Huo Yuhao's recommendation, the students of Class One finally chose Wang Dong as the class monitor.
The morning classes passed quickly, and in the afternoon's practical class, Wang Yan gave quite pertinent advice based on the characteristics of each student's martial spirit and soul skills.
When he learned about Huo Yuhao's three soul skills, he was slightly shocked. The first soul skill, Spiritual Detection Sharing, was simply a divine auxiliary control skill; the second soul skill, Simulation, was also a remarkable stealth and assassination skill; and the third soul skill, Illusionary Eyes, was an exceptionally powerful control and interference soul skill. Apart from his lack of offensive means, all of Huo Yuhao's skills were extremely practical and powerful.
Wang Yan only told him to master these three skills and to combine them as well as possible with his soul skills. As for advice, he really didn't have much to say. On the contrary, the uniqueness and rarity of his original martial soul made him often come to Huo Yuhao for advice.
After a full day of classes, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao had a simple dinner and then went to the Soul Fighting Zone together.
The Soul Battle Zone is a very important place at Shrek Academy. It's located in the northwest corner of the Spirit System, near Shrek City, and very close to the Soul Tool Testing Area that Huo Yuhao visited. Many students frequent this area, as practical combat performance accounts for a significant portion of the grade-level assessments, and the main evidence of these performances comes from the various competitions held in the Soul Battle Zone.
Here, there are dedicated instructors who act as referees, responsible for determining the winner, protecting the students, and providing assistance and treatment. Of course, students need to pay for all of these services themselves.
To participate in a Soul Battle, both sides must pay at least ten Gold Soul Coins as venue fees. Despite this, a considerable number of students still enjoy it immensely. After all, with teachers acting as referees, they don't need to worry about serious injury and can fight without restriction. Furthermore, the academic credits awarded for a victory in a Soul Battle are quite substantial, sometimes even playing a crucial role in grade-level exams.
After the fourth grade, Battle Spirit Credits become an essential part of advancing to the next grade. To advance from fourth to fifth grade, at least ten matches against opponents of the same grade are required. The requirement is even higher for advancing from fifth to sixth grade, and reportedly, Battle Spirit Credits are even more crucial for entering the Inner Academy in sixth grade.
The Soul Fighting Tournament is open to all students. The prerequisite is paying one Silver Soul Coin as an entrance fee.
After paying the fees, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong walked into the Soul Arena side by side and found two seats to sit down.
The match will be between Tang Ya, a fifth-grader, and another fifth-grader from the sidelines.
At this moment, a beautiful girl with a black ponytail and an ordinary-looking muscular man stood facing each other on the field. With the referee's whistle, the match began.
Both of them had a spirit ring configuration of two yellow and one purple. Tang Ya summoned Blue Silver Grass and released her first spirit skill, Entanglement. The muscular gorilla possessed him and released his second spirit skill, Gorilla Fist, which deflected Tang Ya's attack and then smashed towards Tang Ya.
Tang Ya used the Ghostly Shadow Steps to dodge and unleash her second soul skill—Parasitism. A large number of blue spores landed on the muscular man, and then Tang Ya wrapped him up completely with an Entangling Strike.
At this moment, the muscular man's third spirit ring shone brightly, and the purple light reflected off the white fur on his body, causing it to tinge slightly with purple. He roared, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his muscles swelled to more than double their size. He forcefully broke free from Tang Ya's entanglement and pounced on her.
This is the muscular man's strongest soul skill at this moment—Boiling Blood Ape.
Tang Ya used Ghost Shadow again to avoid the muscular man's attack. Then, with Crane Control Dragon Capture, she used the muscular man's momentum to throw him away. Taking advantage of these few precious seconds, Tang Ya's last purple spirit ring lit up, and she used Sand Serpent Net to completely wrap him up like a dumpling.
The match ended, and Tang Ya emerged victorious.
Wang Dong looked at Tang Ya in the arena, his eyes shining slightly. "This senior is quite amazing. Her footwork and grappling techniques must be self-created soul skills, right? She seems to have a powerful background."
Huo Yuhao chuckled with a hint of amusement, "You haven't fallen for her, have you? Let me tell you, Senior Tang Ya has a boyfriend, and you definitely can't beat her."
Wang Dong glanced at him and said, "Tch, I'm just more interested in her self-created soul skills."
Huo Yuhao gave her a deep look, then changed the subject, saying, "How about we go up and give it a try?"
Wang Dong said nonchalantly, "Then let's go!"
(End of this chapter)