For the next day, Huo Yuhao stayed in the Soul Tool Testing Area, receiving guidance from Fan Yu.
It has to be said, Fan Yu's level was truly different from that Level 6 Soul Engineer.
Before, Huo Yuhao had many novel ideas, but when he asked the Level 6 Soul Engineer who was his teacher, the answer was always "I don't know." However, Fan Yu could not only answer most of Huo Yuhao's questions, but even for the remaining ones he didn't know the answer to, he could provide his own unique insights.
In just one day, Huo Yuhao felt his level had made a huge leap.
At this rate, it was possible for him to reach the threshold of a Level 4 Soul Engineer before he entered his second year.
Before leaving the Soul Tool Testing Area, Fan Yu asked Huo Yuhao:
"Oh right, Yuhao, which class were you assigned to?"
Huo Yuhao respectfully replied:
"Freshman Class 1."
"Freshman Class 1?"
Fan Yu raised an eyebrow, his expression becoming playful.
"Is your homeroom teacher named Zhou Yi?"
"Yes."
Huo Yuhao nodded affirmatively.
He had already inquired about Zhou Yi; it was said she was an extremely strict old woman with a very bad reputation among students.
But looking at Fan Yu's expression, it seemed there was more to it?
He asked curiously:
"Teacher, do you know my homeroom teacher?"
"Yes, we go way back."
Fan Yu showed a meaningful smile, patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder, and said to him:
"Yuhao, if you have any issues, just tell Zhou Yi. She'll make things a bit easier for you on my account."
At this point, he paused, then reminded him:
"Ah, but you absolutely cannot mess around. If you really cause a huge fuss, I won't be able to help you either."
"Don't worry, Teacher, I understand."
Huo Yuhao smiled helplessly and left the Soul Tool Testing Area.
The way he said it, it was as if he was someone who would cause trouble.
However, it seemed that the old woman named Zhou Yi and Fan Yu had quite a good relationship. It looked like many things would be much easier from now on.
As soon as he left, Fan Yu called out to the side:
"Dean, what do you think?"
A middle-aged man walked over, showing him a satisfied smile.
"This child is good, Fan Yu. You must teach him well. I'll speak with Lin'er, and in a couple of days, we'll arrange the necessary procedures for him to become a core disciple."
He was Qian Duoduo, the Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department. In fact, he had been here for several hours, just hidden in the crowd, quietly observing Huo Yuhao.
After half a day of observation, he was extremely satisfied with this young genius. He was already impatient to make him a part of the Soul Tool Department.
Fan Yu nodded and said with emotion:
"I never expected our Soul Tool Department would one day encounter a genius of this level. I will definitely cultivate him with all my might."
"Good, I'll leave him to you. I trust you to handle things. If you need funding, just tell me."
Qian Duoduo laughed heartily, patted Fan Yu's shoulder, and then also left the Soul Tool Testing Area.
Huo Yuhao naturally didn't know about everything that happened after he left. For him, the Dean of the Soul Tool Department was someone he would only interact with later.
After finding Zhu Yun and briefly explaining the situation, he returned to his dorm room to cultivate.
And the following day was the official start of the school year at Shrek Academy.
On this day, Huo Yuhao finished his cultivation early, pulled Wang Dong out of bed, and led him out of the dormitory building.
After meeting up with Zhu Yun, who was waiting outside the dorm building, the three walked towards the teaching building together.
"Ugh—ah—"
On the way, Wang Dong let out a big yawn, rubbed his eyes, and asked:
"There's still half an hour until class, do we really need to get up this early?"
Seeing his lazy appearance, Huo Yuhao twitched the corner of his mouth and said speechlessly:
"Half an hour really isn't early. It's the first day of school, getting to class a bit early won't hurt."
"That's true, but..."
Wang Dong let out a long sigh.
In the past two days, he had discovered that his roommate was truly ambitious.
He had never imagined before that someone could use meditation instead of sleeping. Moreover, this guy went to the Soul Tool Department every day. Although Wang Dong didn't know what he was doing there, he figured he wasn't going to the Soul Tool Department just to play.
Why was this guy so hardworking? Was it really necessary?
Wang Dong grumbled inwardly.
But he didn't dare say this out loud. If he did, he'd probably be met with a lengthy lecture.
The three of them arrived at the classroom unhurriedly, only to find that there were already over thirty people seated there.
A faint light flickered in Huo Yuhao's eyes. After scanning the students in the classroom, his gaze deepened.
Among the total of thirty-four students, only four had soul power fluctuations no weaker than his. It seemed that even in Shrek Academy, which gathered geniuses, very few people could reach Level 20 before the age of twelve.
From this, it could also be seen how astonishing it was that Dai Huabin could reach the Soul Elder realm at this age.
He wondered if there were any other Soul Elder level geniuses in the same grade. If there were, he definitely had to get to know them.
Huo Yuhao casually found a seat and sat down, while Wang Dong and Zhu Yun sat on either side of him.
Perhaps attracted by Wang Dong's outstanding looks, a circle of girls soon surrounded him, excitedly chattering about something around Wang Dong.
Huo Yuhao ignored the girls. He sat calmly in his seat, closing his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.
But only Zhu Yun, who was sitting on his other side, knew that he had hidden his soul ring in the drawer and secretly activated Spiritual Detection Sharing.
All the students in Freshman Class 1 were under the control of his Spiritual Detection.
Due to Shrek Academy's relatively strict admission requirements, the backgrounds of most students were unusual, so the information they knew was considerable.
At a time like the first day of school, they would definitely talk about gossip. Huo Yuhao came to the classroom this early precisely hoping to extract some useful information from their conversations.
And soon, he got the information he wanted.
"Did you hear? Ning Tian, the young mistress of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, went to Freshman Class 9. With her cultivation and status, she'll definitely become the class leader of Class 9."
"Ning Tian? Is that the genius who broke through to the Soul Elder realm not long ago?"
"Yeah, I'm so envious of her. Not only is her background so good, but her talent is also so strong. She really doesn't leave a way for us ordinary people to live."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao suddenly opened his eyes and exchanged a glance with Zhu Yun.
It seemed the target he needed to interact with next had been determined.