Huo Yuhao was at a loss. Brother Skydream, I dont understand.

The Skydream Iceworm replied in a mysterious tone, Youll naturally understand once youve gotten your second soul ring. Now then, do you really think you look that good butt-naked? Quickly clothe yourself so that we can get going. Times not moving any slower while youre standing here. You should probably know that your schools about to re-open. In fact, Im not particularly clear as to how long we actually have left until it does. I lost of track of time in the outside world while I was helping the Ice Empress fuse with you.

When he heard this, Huo Yuhao immediately became astonished. According to his calculations, more than fifteen days shouldve passed since the holidays had started. It would take him quite a while to get back as well, thus he couldnt afford to not rush.

A pale gold light flashed through Huo Yuhaos eyes as he withdrew the Ice Empress and released his Spiritual Detection. However, he nearly jumped from shock the moment he released his Spiritual Detection.

As his cultivation had increased in the academy, the range of his Spiritual Detection had also continued to increase. When hed left, it had surpassed eighty meters in all directions. If he were to focus it in a single direction, it could surpass two hundred meters.

However, the moment that he released his Spiritual Detection, Huo Yuhao immediately felt his eyes release an indescribable flow of air. Immediately afterwards, the ground in a two hundred meter radius around himincluding a meter deep into the snow and some parts of the mud underneathwere encapsulated within the range of his Spiritual Detection. As soon as it did, a large amount of information surged into his mind. How could the large increase in the range of his Spiritual Detection and the amount of information he received not astonish him?

How how could this have happened? Huo Yuhao asked blankly, having managed to find the nearby Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges using his Spiritual Detection.

You didnt just suffer that pain for nothing. Havent you realized that your spiritual sea has nearly doubled in size? If youd followed the usual routine of obtaining your second soul ring, your spiritual sea would only be this big once you reached three rings. However, you relied on your own willpower to withstand that pain. As such, your spiritual sea has evolved. Of course, Ive also used my spiritual origin to help you out a bit. Congratulations. As of now, you can release power equivalent to that of a five thousand year soul ring, while your bodys endurance now permits you to both obtain and perfectly absorb a three thousand year soul ring.

When he heard the Skydream Iceworms words, a single emotion was left in Huo Yuhaos heart: Happiness.

After experiencing such an extreme amount of pain, a few shadows had been left in his heart. At this moment however, the pain and bitterness were over, while the rewards hed gained were just beginning to show themselves. He finally felt that everything was worth it. After receiving the proper reciprocation for his efforts, the shadows in his heart naturally shrunk by a large amount.

He took a set of clothes out of the Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges, but decided to only wear a regular shirt, as he didnt feel cold at all.

What a joke. With an existence such as the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion connected to him, the number of things in the entire world that could even make him feel cold was practically zero. His own body was basically a representation of extremely cold ice!

Go! The Skydream Iceworm shouted, jolting a certain person who was foolishly giggling to himself back to their senses. This certain someone then hurriedly scrambled to his feet.

The originally-cold climate was no longer a problem to Huo Yuhao, as the soul ring and soul bone hed obtained from the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion made it so that the quality of his physique now far exceeded what it had previously been. He wildly rushed through the snow, leaving only a few shallow traces behind him. In fact, he wasnt hindered by the snow at all anymore.

The soul power in his body continued to circulate, but it didnt seem like it was being drained at all. Right now, Huo Yuhao was unexpectedly relying only on his physical strength to maneuver through the snow. He didnt know how long it had been since hed eaten or drank anything, yet he didnt feel hungry or thirsty at all. At this very moment, he only felt that everything within the boundless, vast plains of ice was extremely beautiful.

Within Shrek Academy.

The start of the new term had now arrived, which was the most important period of time every year. A large stream of people had already arrived outside of Shrek Academy by dawn. Besides the returning students, there was also an overwhelming number of parents whod brought their children to register for the newcomers assessment.

No matter what background you had, or who you were referred by, youd still have to go home if you didnt pass the newcomers assessment.

A few of the upperclassmen were outside the school gates, helping the teachers conduct the assessment. Although they were only students, they were still able to represent Shrek Academy, as they were all at least at the three-ringed Soul Elder rank. Since theyd reached the rank of Soul Elder, they held considerable status within the continent. The lowest requirement for a student to graduate from Shrek Academys outer courtyard was to become a four-ringed Soul Ancestor. If you werent able to become a Soul Ancestor, you wouldnt be able to become a Year 6 student. In the end, youd only be eliminated during the assessment.

Twenty-eight days of the vacation had passed by, and the new school year would begin in just two days. Even though the newcomers were rushing to participate in the academys entrance test, the older students werent just lazing about; their advancement assessments were about to start too. They would only be able to truly advance to a higher year group once theyd passed their advancement assessments. If they didnt, theyd have to do the exact same thing that the newcomers who werent able to pass the entrance exam had toreturn home.

At least two-thirds of the older students in the academy had returned by thise point. They hadnt dared to relax at all during their vacation period. Seeing that school was about to start, theyd naturally come back earlier in order to ask their teachers about the contents of their various assessments. In addition to this, theyd also asked their teachers for extra pointers. Students who were strong enough naturally werent scared of the assessments; on the contrary, they enjoyed them. Through them, they could truly test the fruits of their cultivation. However, every single assessment would be an extremely difficult barrier to the vast majority of students. Thus, why wouldnt they grasp every opportunity they had?

A figure rushed past the Sea Gods Lakes lakeside path with astonishing speed, and quickly passed through Shrek Plaza. When he arrived at the Year 1 dorms, he muttered to himself, Aih, Im late, Im late. Hes definitely come back early and is probably waiting impatiently for me. Aih, its all my fault! Whyd I have to go and go all-out! Whatever, Ill definitely give that guy a big surprise, haha.

With that, the youth arrived at the door to the dorm. The elder that was always present by the dorms was still lying on his recliner in an easygoing manner when, giving off an indescribable sense of leisureliness when he arrived.

Grandpa, hello. The youth excitedly blurted out as he rushed into the dormitory.

A funny look appeared on the elders face, but he quickly returned to normal. Squinting his eyes, he comfortably immersed himself in a half-sleep state.

Peng, peng, peng. The youth rushed back towards his room, then forcefully knocked on the door, causing dust to fall off of it.

Eeh? The youth hurriedly ducked away from the dust. Feeling that something was off, he said, Huo Yuhao, quickly open the door. Just look at how lazy youve become! You truly only know how to cultivate. Theres already enough dust on the door to bury someone, yet you havent even cleaned it.

Right, the youth who had hastily rushed over was Wang Dong. He didnt seem to have changed much compared to one month ago. He was still wearing the Year 1 uniforms, but his short, pinkish-blue hair had grown slightly. His large, bright eyes were also slightly livelier, and were filled with excitement,.

Theyd been separated for almost an entire month, however Wang Dong had been held up because of a few issues on his way back. Hed only managed to arrive three days before school started with great difficulty, which was much later than the time that he and Huo Yuhao had previously agreed on. He thought that Huo Yuhao would definitely have arrived earlier. After all, the quickest way they could cultivate was by being together. Having returned late, he was extremely apologetic. He was just about to apologize to Huo Yuhao and say a few good words to him; that was why he hadnt used his own key to unlock the door and enter on his own.

No response? Wang Dong couldnt help but be dazed when the dorm remained silent.

Hey, dont be petty. Are you still angry at me? I didnt come back late on purpose. I was held up by something. Wang Dong knocked on the door again, however there was still no response.

Huo Yuhao, you little miser. If you dont open the door, Im going to open it myself. Wang Dong said fiercely.

There was still no response.

At that moment, Wang Dong couldnt help but feel stunned. He felt that, even though hed arrived late, with the relationship between him and Huo Yuhao, combined with Huo Yuhaos character, he wouldnt stoop so low as to ignore him like this!

Wang Dong took out his key and unlocked the door.

The dorm was quiet on the inside. Everything was identical to when theyd left; there werent any changes at all. Wang Dongs mattress had been rolled up and covered in a white bedsheet to shield it from dust. On the other hand, Huo Yuhaos bed was still empty. A layer of dust had already appeared on the ground and the table, as if nobody had recently been in the room at all.

Wang Dong rushed into the dorm room. After looking at his own bed and then Huo Yuhaos bed, he felt his heart sink with a thunk. His face immediately turned somewhat pale.

He didnt come back. He actually hasnt come back yet. Wang Dong instantly felt a wave of goosebumps travel from his feet to his head. He wouldve preferred to have Huo Yuhao waiting for him in advance to scold him the moment he saw him rather than the scene in front of him. The feeling of his heart being emptied caused his breathing to become rushed all of a sudden.

How is it possible that he hasnt come back yet? Didnt he say that there was a teacher waiting for him outside the Great Star Dou Forest? He only left to get his second soul ring; there was even a teacher accompanying him. Why hasnt he returned after so long? Hes an orphan, where else could he have gone?

Wang Dong immediately became anxious. He violently took in a few deep breaths of somewhat dirty air from the dorm room, then suddenly turned around and rushed back towards the dorm entrance.

When he reached it, he instantly kneeled beside the reclining elder. Grandpa, have you seen Huo Yuhao? Hes living in a room with me; hes the guy who always comes back with me.

The old man squinted his eyes and shook his head.

Wang Dong bit his lower lip and stood up. Afterwards, he immediately dashed towards the faculty buildings.

Once he reaching the faculty buildings, he headed directly towards Zhou Yis office. The door to her office was wide open, and inside a few students were talking to her.

Wang Dong was extremely anxious, thus he didnt even bother to knock on her door. Like a gust of wind, he rushed inside. Teacher Zhou, Teacher Zhou.

The students standing in front of Zhou Yis desk were all first year students, and they were all jolted by Wang Dongs hurried entrance. They were all aware of the fact that Zhou Yi hated students who broke the rules the most. Even though Wang Dong was a class monitor, he was still acting too gutsy.

However, they were astonished by the fact that not only had Zhou Yi not flown into a rage when she saw Wang Dong, shed even stood up. The two of them then spoke in an impatient voice at the exact same time.

Wheres Huo Yuhao?

Teacher Zhou, have you seen Huo Yuhao?

The instant they finished speaking, both of them simultaneously became stunned. Afterwards, they spoke at the exact same time again, Youre also looking for Huo Yuhao?

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