Wang Yan's appearance in District 11 this time was specifically for Huo Yuhao.
After speaking with Elder Xuan that day, Wang Yan happened to witness the soul battle between Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi—or, more accurately, a one-sided crushing.
Due to the ice-attribute soul skills displayed, Wang Yan vaguely guessed that Huo Yuhao might possess a second martial soul. The combination of body martial soul with another martial souls was nothing short of shocking!
Moreover, after consulting a wealth of information, Wang Yan even entertained a bold idea: Huo Yuhao might be the kind of rare genius whose innate body martial soul had undergone a second awakening!
At just eleven years old, as a civilian with limited cultivation resources, Huo Yuhao had managed to reach the twenty-seventh level. This was a feat that marked him as a once-in-a-generation prodigy.
In addition, Huo Yuhao's physical fitness far surpassed that of his peers. He had even defeated Xu Sanshi, who was close to becoming a fourth-ring soul master, despite only being a Soul Grandmaster himself.
Coincidentally, one of the most significant features of a second awakening of the body martial soul is a substantial improvement in physical fitness and soul power. Everything seemed to align perfectly!
Therefore, Wang Yan later approached Elder Xuan again. While continuing to recommend talented individuals, he also sought to understand Huo Yuhao's future training plans.
What he learned from Elder Xuan was even more astonishing: Huo Yuhao not only possessed twin martial souls, but his second martial soul was the ultimate ice attribute! Such a unique talent had earned Huo Yuhao an exception to become an inner court disciple.
This was why Wang Yan was so invested in Huo Yuhao. Such a rare case! He was eager to conduct research on the body martial soul, as well as Huo Yuhao's hidden spiritual soul skills.
Under Elder Xuan's guidance, Wang Yan had already applied to the Academic Affairs Office for the position of class teacher after the freshman assessment and class division. His plan was to observe Huo Yuhao closely.
After counting the number of students present, Wang Yan smiled and nodded. "Very good. We have a total of six groups of students taking the assessment, and everyone is here. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Wang Yan, and I will be your assessment teacher for the next two days."
"Hello, Teacher Wang," the students greeted him with hurried bows.
Wang Yan smiled gently. "No need to be so formal. My teaching style has always been to treat everyone as friends. From now until the end of the assessment, you are all my friends. However, I must emphasize that no one is to injure their opponent during the assessment. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to ask them to leave and report the incident to the academy."
The new students nodded in understanding. Everyone knew what Wang Yan meant: being asked to leave was equivalent to direct elimination, a disguised form of expulsion.
With that, Wang Yan opened the folder in his hand. "Without further delay, let's begin. The first round, first test: Freshmen Class Three—Xu Yuanhao, Sun Jiabing, Yu Ying; Freshmen Class Nine—Huo Yuhao. Please enter the venue and take your positions in separate corners. You may release your martial souls once the match begins. Begin!"
The four entered and took their positions. Wang Yan glanced at them, ensuring they were ready, and gave a slight nod. "The match begins."
As soon as his voice fell, the three opponents facing Huo Yuhao immediately released their martial souls.
They consisted of two second-ring Soul Grandmasters and one soul master. Initially, upon seeing Huo Yuhao, they had considered admitting defeat and withdrawing.
After all, this was a round-robin tournament, and they didn't need to win every match to qualify. It would be wiser to conserve their strength for weaker opponents in the coming days.
But Huo Yuhao was alone! Even if he was the strongest freshman, could he really take on three opponents at once?
They had witnessed Huo Yuhao's battle three months ago, and their class teacher had even analyzed the fight in detail.
In their view, Huo Yuhao's victory over Xu Sanshi was largely due to Xu Sanshi's carelessness and being caught off guard.
Losing the initiative, Xu Sanshi had been unable to release his soul skills under Huo Yuhao's relentless assault.
Therefore, the trio believed they stood a chance. With two Soul Grandmasters on their side, they felt confident as long as they didn't face a team of soul elders. Three against one—they had the advantage! They could win!
With their martial souls activated, they charged at Huo Yuhao, shouting about bonds, friendship, and their future.
Huo Yuhao, however, was not about to indulge them. A purple-gold light flashed in his eyes as his Spirit Eyes were activated. Three soul rings—yellow, purple, and purple—rose from beneath his feet. The onlookers then saw the third soul ring behind Huo Yuhao flash, and his figure vanished from the spot.
In the next moment, Huo Yuhao reappeared. Simultaneously, three dull thuds echoed through the arena as the three charging opponents were sent flying backward.
The audience fell silent.
"Team Huo Yuhao of Class Nine wins the match," Wang Yan announced, recording the result in his documents.
Only after his voice echoed did the spectators snap out of their daze.
"Hiss—is it over already?"
"Damn! He really is the strongest freshman!"
"Brothers, I surrender first. There's no shame in admitting defeat. I'm convinced."
Huo Yuhao's team, consisting of just one person, had won. The trio had overestimated themselves.
Seeing the three defeated students, the crowd swallowed hard, unable to suppress their shivers. These three were among the top freshmen, after all.
Most freshmen were only at the 15th or 16th level as soul masters, with only a handful reaching the level of Soul Grandmasters. With two Soul Grandmasters leading their team, they were practically guaranteed a spot in the top 64 knockout round.
Yet, their defeat had been swift and decisive. The crowd hadn't even seen how the trio was defeated—it was simply outrageous!
Was this the true strength of the strongest freshman? And what was this about a three-ring soul master? Three months had passed, and he had already reached the soul elder level? Fellow freshmen, what were they even showing off?
'Help, there's a monster here!'
All the freshmen in Area 11 lost their fighting spirit. They had initially hoped to bully the weak and use Huo Yuhao as a stepping stone to fame. Clearly, they had thought too much.
Wang Yan silently observed Huo Yuhao, his heart equally shocked.
Even with his own strength as a soul king, he had only been able to catch a glimpse of Huo Yuhao's figure flashing a few times before his opponents were effortlessly defeated.
Was this a spiritual soul skill? It had to be a space-type teleportation soul skill! The mysteries surrounding Huo Yuhao only deepened.
But at the same time, Wang Yan's curiosity was piqued. With his reputation as a theoretical master on the line, he was determined to uncover the secrets of Huo Yuhao's martial soul!
[Achievement Triggered!]
[Achieved Wang Yan's "A Genius That Cannot Be Missed" achievement. Reward: Shadow Gu.]
[Shadow Gu: A second-level consumable Gu worm capable of recording images.]
[Evaluation: You wouldn't want your secrets to be made public, would you?]
This achievement, which had been stuck for three months, had finally been completed. Huo Yuhao wasn't sure what the criteria for the judgment had been. A disposable recorder that couldn't capture sound seemed rather useless.
Calmly, Huo Yuhao met Wang Yan's fiery gaze.
[Wang Yan]
[Relationship: Friend]
[Locked]
It didn't matter. There would be plenty of time to interact in the future.
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