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Huo Yuhao only felt as if he had a dream last night, a very beautiful dream. In the dream, he saw a massive Glacier Conjoined Ape and a double-pupiled White Tiger engaged in a scene that completely shattered his worldview.
Immediately after, he was slapped awake by a resounding backhand to the face.
"Ouch, what are you doing..." Huo Yuhao muttered, nursing his burning cheek in pain.
"You tell me what you did!" Dai Huabin was both mortified and furious.
Only then did Huo Yuhao realize what had happened. Consequently, he appeared completely at a loss, reacting exactly like Xiao Yan from Battle Through the Heavens facing a exasperated Medusa after refining the Fallen Heart Flame.
Right at that moment, a knock sounded on the dormitory door, followed by Zhou Yi's voice from outside. "Huo Yuhao, Dai Huabin, are you awake? If you are, get out here right now. I'm giving you ten minutes."
The two exchanged glances, their hearts sinking in unison as they caught a glimpse of panic in each other's eyes.
Not daring to delay, they immediately began packing up. The bed, blankets, and everything else were entirely swept into Dai Huabin's storage soul tool.
The two quickly dressed neatly and stepped out of the dormitory door.
Outside the door, aside from Zhou Yi, the hallway was crowded with other students.
Under normal circumstances, Zhou Yi naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony with them and would have threatened them with expulsion.
However, since she had not been reinstated to her position yet, absolutely no one respected her authority, leaving her with no choice but to forcefully endure it.
When she saw Dai Huabin walk out alongside a hulking giant standing over two meters tall, the final shred of hope in her heart completely evaporated.
The rest of the students began pointing and whispering at them.
Zhou Yi had absolutely no interest in what exactly had transpired between the two of them last night. The only thing she truly cared about right now was Huo Yuhao, specifically his second martial soul.
"Are you Huo Yuhao?"
She asked tentatively, closely inspecting the glacier-like, heavily muscled giant before her.
"Yes, Teacher Zhou. I ended up like this because I awakened my second martial soul."
Huo Yuhao explained awkwardly. If possible, he really didn't want to admit his identity. However, given that Zhou Yi had treated him exceptionally well, and based on the principle that he couldn't be an ungrateful wretch or give Feng Piaoling cause for mockery, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer.
"Oh my goodness, it really is you." Joy and shock warred in Zhou Yi's heart.
She was joyful because her student, Huo Yuhao, had indeed awakened a second martial soul. This meant not only was her reinstatement well within sight, but she might even be able to lead the team to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
She was shocked because Huo Yuhao's transformation was simply too drastic.
To say he had become an entirely different person was an understatement.
"Yeah, I never expected it to turn out like this either." The moment he thought of his second martial soul, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but inwardly complain about the Skydream Ice Worm.
It was all its fault. If it hadn't insisted on having him absorb some Glacier Conjoined Ape soul ring, his appearance wouldn't have altered so dramatically, and he wouldn't have been plagued by the martial soul's side effects.
"Alright, go take a shower quickly. I'll wait for you downstairs. Dean Yan Shaozhe is looking for you, and I also want to brief you on a few matters along the way."
Zhou Yi forcefully held her breath against the foul stench emanating from the two of them, urging them along.
Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin dared not delay, sprinting toward the public bathrooms to wash up.
It was worth mentioning that this time, Dai Huabin broke all precedent by stepping into an individual shower stall and tightly wrapping himself in a towel.
Furthermore, whether it was because the water was too hot or for some other reason, Dai Huabin's face remained as red as an apple from start to finish, with steam literally rising from the top of his head.
A short while later, the two finished washing up and came downstairs.
As Zhou Yi inquired about the Glacier Conjoined Ape, she dropped subtle hints along the way, telling them that as long as Huo Yuhao could secure a spot on the Shrek Seven Monsters preparatory team, she would be reinstated.
From beginning to end, she made no mention of what had happened last night.
This at least spared the two of them a bit of embarrassment.
Faced with Zhou Yi's questions, Huo Yuhao naturally remained vague, claiming only that during the final days before the first-year graduation, he felt his martial soul showing signs of fracturing. Consequently, he traveled to the Far North alone, intending to end his days there, only to encounter the Glacier Conjoined Ape in a daze and awaken his second martial soul.
Adhering to her principle of drawing the target around the arrow, Zhou Yi completely skipped the verification process for anything beyond her understanding. After flipping through her copy of the "Ten Great Core Competencies of Martial Souls," she concluded that the Glacier Conjoined Ape had become Huo Yuhao's soul ring.
This act of a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse made Huo Yuhao admire her deeply once again.
Noticing Huo Yuhao's reverence toward her, Zhou Yi accepted it with a serene composure.
Before long, the pair of unfortunate brothers was led by Zhou Yi to a pavilion on the shores of Sea God Lake.
There, they saw Yan Shaozhe, the Dean of the Martial Soul Department, alongside Ma Xiaotao, who was dressed in crimson attire with her hair tied up in two buns.
"Dean." The three of them bowed politely to Yan Shaozhe.
Upon spotting Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin, Ma Xiaotao instantly let out a disgruntled snort. "It's actually them? Teacher, did you make a mistake?"
After a night of fermentation, the events of last night had already spread across both the Inner and Outer Courtyards of Shrek Academy.
This made Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin wish they could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Zhou Yi simply turned her head, acting throughout as though she hadn't heard a thing.
"But Huo Yuhao possesses the ice-attribute martial soul, the Glacier Conjoined Ape, which is second only to Ultimate Ice. He is the only one in the entire academy capable of suppressing your evil fire. What, do you no longer want to participate in the Soul Master Tournament?"
Yan Shaozhe's brief explanation successfully silenced Ma Xiaotao.
He turned his gaze toward Huo Yuhao and said, "Huo Yuhao, release your second martial soul and let me see it."
"Yes, Dean." Huo Yuhao didn't waste any words. A purple soul ring rose from beneath his feet, and he instantly completed his Glacier Conjoined Ape possession, transforming into an exceptionally massive great ape.
Yan Shaozhe nodded in satisfaction. "It really is the Glacier Conjoined Ape. Let me introduce you, this is the current leader of the Shrek Seven Monsters, Ma Xiaotao, who is also my disciple."
"Senior Sister." The massive great ape spoke in human tongue, nodding to Ma Xiaotao.
"Alright, cut the chatter and let's get started." Due to Huo Yuhao's notorious reputation, Ma Xiaotao had no desire to exchange needless pleasantries with him.
Six soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—rose from beneath her feet as she released her Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul.
Yan Shaozhe gestured with a nod to Zhou Yi and Dai Huabin, and the three of them stepped back.
Under their watchful eyes, Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao walked toward each other. Ma Xiaotao instantly felt the evil fire that had tormented her for years placate significantly.
Similarly, Huo Yuhao felt the inexplicable 'burning heat' within his body soothe over. The faint flush that had constantly remained on his face due to the aphrodisiac nature of the ice receded completely in an instant.
Zhou Yi said excitedly, "It seems Elder Mu was right after all. The evil fire and the aphrodisiac ice can actually suppress each other. This way, as long as the two of them cultivate together in the future, we won't have to worry about them being affected."
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