Huo Yuhao quickly deactivated his first soul skill, his body feeling somewhat weak.
He had only just become a soul master.
Although his physical condition had improved due to absorbing a hundred-year soul ring, the soul power consumption of this skill was still too much for him right now.
He would need plenty of time to practice and cultivate to fully master it.
After Zhou Sichen finished processing the Three-Eyed Demon Ape’s corpse, Huo Yuhao roasted some meat for the three of them.
After eating, they set up camp for the night, and the next day, they embarked on their journey to Shrek Academy.
For the four of them, this trip had been a complete success.
Zhou Sichen had obtained the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Electrolux he had dreamed of.
Tang Ya had not only discovered her future cultivation path thanks to Zhou Sichen, but also acquired a perfect third soul ring.
Tang Ya’s harvest made Beibei incredibly happy as well, because he truly loved her; the better she became, the smaller the gap between them would be.
Huo Yuhao had obtained a highly suitable hundred-year soul ring and stepped onto the true path of a soul master.
Furthermore, based on Zhou Sichen’s advice, he planned to pursue the soul engineering route right from the start, learning to use powerful soul devices to complement the development of his Spirit Eyes.
Although this might slow down the cultivation speed of his martial soul, the immense power of soul devices would easily make up for it in the short term.
Big Brother Zhou had even promised that if Huo Yuhao met certain goals, he would personally instruct him on how to cultivate his martial soul so his Spirit Eyes wouldn’t fall behind.
Huo Yuhao naturally couldn’t ask for anything more.
Although they had only spent half a month together, the bond between the four had grown deep, as if they had been friends for years.
It was exactly because of this that Huo Yuhao chose to place his full trust in Zhou Sichen and the plan laid out for him.
After all, he had Tang Ya as a prime example.
Combined with the fact that his first soul ring perfectly matched his Spirit Eyes, no one doubted Zhou Sichen’s theoretical knowledge anymore.
Even Beibei had consulted him on the best cultivation direction for his Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon.
After confirming a few details, Zhou Sichen’s suggestions aligned almost perfectly with the advice Beibei had received from his great-great-grandfather.
This alone proved that Zhou Sichen’s theoretical knowledge was more than enough to teach them.
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It took them three days to walk out of the Star Dou Great Forest.
With Ah Da present, they weren’t harassed by any soul beasts along the way.
Once they left the forest, Zhou Sichen retracted Ah Da and Hellfire; after all, using such powerful soul beasts as mounts in the human world was too eye-catching.
He was also wary of being targeted by people from the Holy Ghost Church right now.
Until he had a sufficiently powerful backer, Zhou Sichen had no intention of making a spectacle of himself.
But he already had a backup plan in mind: if push came to shove, he could always go to the Body Sect.
As long as he revealed his Body Martial Soul, Du Busiwould definitely raise him like his own son.
After all, Du Busisupposedly had a similar Body Martial Soul to his.
The four of them rented a carriage and traveled leisurely toward Shrek Academy.
It was currently the enrollment season.
Countless outstanding young soul masters from across the continent yearned to enter this number one academy to study.
The present-day Shrek Academy was located on the Heavenly Steed Plains, not too far from the Star Dou Great Forest.
In a way, Shrek Academy acted as the first line of defense against the forest.
Over ten thousand years of changes, the former Shrek Academy had grown into a true behemoth.
The area where it was located had developed into a massive city comparable to the capital cities of the major empires, known as Shrek City.
Shrek City was entirely under the academy’s jurisdiction, possessing absolute autonomy.
It owed allegiance to no faction and paid no taxes to any empire.
This point alone made it incomparable to any other academy on the continent.
Today, Shrek City’s permanent population had reached over two million, with countless travelers passing through daily.
It took Zhou Sichen and the group half a month to reach Shrek City.
It was now the third day of Shrek Academy’s enrollment period, which lasted for a full half-month, so they had plenty of time.
Seeing this magnificent city once again, Zhou Sichen smiled faintly.
This wasn’t his first time in Shrek City, but it was his first time arriving as a prospective student.
Shrek Academy wasn’t located in the center of the city, but in the eastern sector, facing the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Shrek City had gates to the north, south, east, and west, with excellent transportation links in all directions.
As the location of Shrek Academy, it was also the most important commercial hub bordering the three major empires of the original Douluo Continent.
Because of the academy, the city’s security was exceptional, making transactions here not only fair but incredibly safe.
Therefore, merchants from the three major empires often chose Shrek City for cross-border trade.
While the north, south, and west gates were open for general access, the east gate belonged exclusively to Shrek Academy.
Led by Beibei and Tang Ya, Zhou Sichen and Huo Yuhao arrived at the east gate.
Although this gate was for the academy’s use only, it was extremely bustling right now, with a crowd of at least five thousand people gathered outside.
Numerous vendors had already set up shop, and the outside of the gate was probably livelier than the inside of the city.
“The academy’s enrollment lasts for half a month, and today is only the third day.
In a few days, the crowd outside this east gate will probably double,” Beibei explained, noticing Zhou Sichen and Huo Yuhao looking around with interest.
“This time of year is always the busiest for Shrek Academy.”
Zhou Sichen was already well aware of these details, and Beibei had explained some of it to Huo Yuhao along the way—like the academy’s admission standards: under twelve years old, a soul power of at least rank fifteen, and a recommendation letter from a major city.
Huo Yuhao obviously didn’t meet any of these criteria.
Fortunately, the Tang Sect had an exemption quota, allowing him to enroll without testing.
However, there would be an incredibly strict freshman assessment three months later.
If he failed, he would still be expelled.
Regarding this, Huo Yuhao solemnly declared that he would definitely pass the freshman assessment.
Although he currently lagged behind most freshmen, with Big Brother Zhou’s guidance, the Tang Sect’s secret techniques, and the help of Teacher Xiao Ya and Eldest Senior Brother, he believed he could pass and become a truly powerful soul master.
Beibei and Tang Ya warmly encouraged him.
Zhou Sichen wasn’t sure what to say; he had already helped Huo Yuhao as much as he could.
Whether Huo Yuhao could stay at Shrek Academy in the future wasn’t something he planned to focus on too much, as he had his own affairs to handle.