Chapter 77 Hei Zhouyi made a fool of herself again. Didn't she know that her Martial Soul Fusion Skill had a cooldown?
Above the sky, in the constant comparison with White Shrek Academy, Black Shrek Academy was utterly humiliated.
Countless soul masters in the underworld questioned the "incompetence" of Black Shrek Academy.
But that's not how Huo Yuhao did it.
He kept defending the Black Shrek students as if he were "self-hypnotizing" himself.
This filled everyone around him with deep pity when they looked at him.
"This child... is so 'sensible,' so sensible that it breaks my heart."
An older Soul Master looked at Huo Yuhao's humble yet resolute expression and sighed, "It seems that growing up in a cannibalistic place like the Duke's mansion has instilled in him a 'servile nature' ingrained in his bones."
"He was used to enduring, used to exchanging 'good performance' for that little bit of condescending attention."
"So even though Black Shrek was already so rotten, he still subconsciously felt that it was his salvation."
This "servility" stemming from childhood trauma caused Hei Huo Yuhao's first reaction to injustice not to resist, but to self-examine—"I am not strong enough, I did not perform well enough, so the academy does not value me."
He had no idea that, in the eyes of the higher-ups at Black Shrek, his so-called "desperate efforts" were nothing more than a mayfly trying to shake a tree.
Shrek Academy's arrogance is deeply ingrained; they only value so-called "innate soul power" and "bloodline purity." Huo Yuhao's innate level one soul power, which could be considered crippled, had already been nailed to the pillar of shame as a "good-for-nothing" on his very first day at the school.
No matter how much sweat or blood he sheds in the freshman competition, as long as that metric remains unchanged, he will never catch the eye of those big shots.
...
[In the overhead projection, the atmosphere in the classroom was so heavy it was suffocating.]
Zhou Yi's hawk-like eyes swept over the list, and she coldly announced, "The group assignments are finalized. Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, you three will be in one group."
"If you can't even pass the first round of assessments, then pack your bags and get out of my sight!"
Upon hearing the group assignments, Huo Yuhao, who had been somewhat worried, visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
He was indeed very lucky. Wang Dong's strength and Xiao Xiao's abilities were both top-tier in their class, which made him feel that his goal seemed to be within reach.
"get out of class dismissed!" Zhou Yi slammed the door and stormed out.
[In the scene, Huo Yuhao and his two companions quickly gathered together and began some basic practice and tactical discussions in a corner of the academy's sports field.]
To be honest, after working together, the team performed quite well.
Therefore, this made the Soul Masters in the underworld sigh with emotion.
"To be fair, although the management of Black Shrek Academy is utterly rotten, these kids are indeed promising talents. Seeing how seriously they are studying tactics, I'm actually looking forward to the upcoming freshman competition."
"Hehe, that's for sure. Those who weren't good enough were kicked out long ago by that old hag Zhou Yi. Of the rest, which one didn't crawl out of a pile of corpses?"
"But... to be honest, seeing this 'desperate' atmosphere, I feel a bit depressed. What do you think the freshman competition in the White World would be like? They don't have this kind of crazy rule with a '50% elimination rate' over there."
These words immediately resonated with everyone.
"Is that even a question? The students from the White World are stronger, better equipped, and have soul spirits to cooperate with. After seeing the White Shrek Academy, who would want to watch this kind of 'survival of the fittest' mud pit game? I'm more looking forward to the White World's freshman competition. That's what you call a real battle of geniuses. Our side is just a bunch of defective products fighting each other."
Hei Xuanzi sat to one side, listening to the people around him repeatedly calling it "White World" and "defective product," and he gritted his teeth in anger. He slammed his wine gourd on the table and began to curse loudly:
"White Shrek! White Shrek! You bunch of ingrates, is White Shrek your father?!"
"They always say that! That's a parallel world, it's fake! Even the worst students I've taught are still real people made of flesh and blood!"
However, no one paid attention to his breach of defense; everyone's eyes remained fixed on the sky.
...
The scene changes rapidly.
That night, the dormitory was dimly lit. During a chance resonance of their soul powers, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong unexpectedly discovered that their soul powers blended perfectly, without a single flaw.
"This...this is a sign of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" Wang Dong stared in shock at his clasped hands with Huo Yuhao.
The two held their breath, trying repeatedly in the cramped space of the dormitory.
Finally, with the eruption of a vast and sacred power, the prototype of a powerful skill called 'Withering Amidst Brilliance, the Golden Path' was born in their hands!
The Soul Masters of the Underworld were once again in an uproar upon seeing this scene.
"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill! This is the greatest masterpiece in the world of Soul Masters!"
"With this move, Huo Yuhao's team is like a tiger with wings in the freshman competition. It seems this kid is really going to make a comeback!"
"If Zhou Yi can guide them properly and teach them how to better control this power, the championship is just around the corner!"
An old Soul Master analyzed matter-of-factly, "Zhou Yi is, after all, a senior teacher at Shrek Academy. Although she has a bad temper, she should have no problem instructing people on the common sense of this kind of Martial Soul Fusion Technique, right?"
"Heh, brother, you're still too young," a rogue Soul Master sneered.
"You think this is the Zhou Yi from the White World? The Zhou Yi here... she's just a good-for-nothing who only knows how to yell at people! She can't give any guidance whatsoever."
...
[In the scene, early the next morning, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong knocked on Zhou Yi's office door with great anticipation.]
"Teacher Zhou, we...we discovered yesterday that we can create a Martial Soul Fusion Technique!" Huo Yuhao said excitedly, his eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge.
However, Zhou Yi, sitting behind her desk, paused for a moment, a hint of confusion flashing across her wrinkled face.
She paused for a moment, then asked Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao to demonstrate again.
However, spirit fusion skills have a "cooldown period." How could you possibly use one today when you just used it yesterday?
Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao tried for ages but still couldn't get it to open.
[But the strangest thing is that Zhou Yi didn't know this kind of knowledge?]
[It's understandable that Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao didn't know, but Zhou Yi didn't know either?]
She glared at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, her face darkening, and coldly asked, "Are you two making fun of me? Where did you get this Martial Soul Fusion Technique?"
After witnessing this scene, many of the Soul Masters in the Underworld could no longer contain themselves.
"Holy crap! See? I told you she was a good-for-nothing!"
"She didn't even know that martial soul fusion skills have a cooldown period."
"The teaching level of Black Shrek is absolutely terrible!"
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