At the Zhang family ruins in the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Zhang Lexuan silently gazed at the buildings that had long since become the territory of another family, remaining silent for a long time.
Since leaving Shrek Academy after leaving that letter, Zhang Lexuan first went to the Star Dou Great Forest to see the location where they had hunted for a soul ring previously. Because Elder Xuan had told them to train on their own, but as a result, she didn't know where she was, drinking fine wine and gnawing on chicken legs, ultimately leading to eight out of the twelve of them dying at the hands of a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast.
Although Zhang Lexuan had obtained the soul ring and soul bone of that hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, she couldn't be happy no matter what.
Afterward, she came to the Zhang family ruins based on her memory, and for nearly three months, she had been searching for the reason why her family was exterminated overnight.
However, even though Zhang Lexuan had tried all sorts of methods, she hadn't found any clues. Even if she had more unwillingness in her heart, she could only give up now.
Zhang Lexuan actually had another doubt that had troubled her for a long time. There were indeed suspicious points in the matter of her family's destruction, but why hadn't she suspected anything all these years?
It wasn't until Huo Yuhao pointed it out in his diary that she truly realized something was wrong. What exactly was going on?
However, upon seeing in the diary copy that Huo Yuhao had already set off for the Extreme North with Gu Yue Na, Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath, turned her head towards the direction of the Extreme North, and murmured to herself.
"The Extreme North? Kong Deming, the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family's Grand Elder, shares my Moon Spirit Soul. Could there be a connection between us? Huo Yuhao, I hope you, the Child of Destiny, can give me a definite answer to these questions!"
Zhang Lexuan glanced one last time at the building that didn't belong to the Zhang family. The last trace of her attachment vanished. She took out the flying soul tool she had specifically purchased from her storage soul tool and flew towards the direction of the Extreme North.
Although Zhang Lexuan had never contacted other people with diary copies since obtaining hers, she could roughly guess their situation.
When she saw Huo Yuhao say that soul tools represented the future, even those who clung to their own opinions had begun to come into contact with soul tools.
At Zhang Lexuan's current age and cultivation, it was indeed too late for her to learn to make soul tools, but she had no problem using them.
Moreover, after actually using them, Zhang Lexuan finally realized just how much convenience soul tools could bring!
Just as Huo Yuhao had said in his diary, those who only wanted to cling to old traditions and uphold their so-called glory would be the first to be eliminated when the new era truly arrived!
Zhang Lexuan wasn't the only one who took action after learning that Huo Yuhao had already set off for the Extreme North.
Even Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire and Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire had each called upon their protectors and set off for the Extreme North at the first opportunity.
For over three months, they had seen the winners listed in the diary copies every day. Without exception, they were all the names of the girls who had recklessly sought out Huo Yuhao at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.
Having been envious for so long, they finally saw hope. Of course, they couldn't give up no matter what!
The only thing that made them uncertain was that Huo Yuhao was accompanied by the Silver Dragon King Gu Yue Na, the overlord of soul beasts, on this trip to the Extreme North.
Their original idea of bringing Huo Yuhao to their respective countries at all costs was probably shattered completely!
After all, Huo Yuhao had said in his diary that after the God Realm lost contact with the Douluo Continent, Gu Yue Na was undoubtedly the strongest! Even though Gu Yue Na's injuries hadn't fully recovered until now, her strength was definitely not comparable to that of a Title Douluo. Even a Limit Douluo wouldn't be a match for Gu Yue Na!
Therefore, if they wanted to win over Huo Yuhao, they couldn't use force; they could only try other methods!
'But, looking at Huo Yuhao's behavior in the diary, it's exactly as he said, he's a complete workaholic. Even Gu Yue Na, the number one beauty in the Douluo series, couldn't make Huo Yuhao budge. The beauty trap won't work, so what method should we use to win Huo Yuhao over to our Star Luo (Heavenly Soul) then?'
Xu Jiujiu and Vina, while leading their people to the Extreme North, were lost in thought, frantically pondering how to successfully win over Huo Yuhao.
At the same time as they began their actions, someone within Shrek Academy also had unusual thoughts.
At this time, the new student assessment at Shrek Academy had ended. The students had been reassigned to classes and teachers. Ning Tian, the young master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had also become a member of Class One. Her homeroom teacher was still Mu Jin.
Even Ning Tian didn't expect that her teacher, Mu Jin, seemed to have some hidden grievances with Teacher Zhou Yi. During the new student assessment, the two of them had even made a bet with a very high stake to vent their anger.
That meant that if the students from their two classes faced off, the losing side would not only have to forfeit a soul bone but also withdraw from Shrek Academy and resign as a teacher.
Even Ning Tian couldn't understand where Zhou Yi got the confidence to make this bet with Mu Jin.
After Huo Yuhao defected to the Sun Moon Empire, and Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao had also withdrawn from school, the so-called Class One of the freshmen was just an empty shell. The remaining students were no match for Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er's team.
Ning Tian only knew that after their team personally eliminated the last hope of Class One, Zhou Yi's face became extremely ugly. In front of so many teachers and students, she actually called those students trash and even wanted to expel them all.
Perhaps she was blinded by anger, or perhaps Zhou Yi was used to handling things this way, but as soon as she spoke, Mu Jin stopped her.
Mu Jin stated that since the bet was lost, Zhou Yi was no longer the homeroom teacher of Class One and had no right to expel the students.
Zhou Yi was speechless, and Mu Jin pressed on, insisting that Zhou Yi fulfill the bet.
What was most unexpected was that after Zhou Yi couldn't take it anymore and said she would resign and stormed off, the students of Class One seemed to have been reborn, all couldn't help but shout and cheer loudly.
Ning Tian didn't know what happened afterward. She only heard that Zhou Yi's husband, an eighth-rank soul engineer, often came to chat with Mu Jin, seemingly wanting to nullify the bet and let Zhou Yi continue to be a teacher at Shrek.
But now, seeing that Huo Yuhao had already set off for the Extreme North on the diary's copy, Ning Tian hesitated. Should she try her luck and go as well?
Even if, due to her identity, she couldn't stay with Huo Yuhao in the Sun Moon Empire, at least she might be able to get some rewards if she could meet him in the Extreme North.
Ning Tian rested her chin on the table, lost in thought.
At the same time, Yan Shaozhe, the Dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy, knocked on Ling Luochen's door, his voice earnest as he pleaded.
"Luochen, Xiao Tao's evil fire has flared up again. This time, we really need your help!"