"Gu Yuena — martial soul Elementalist, spirit power Level 27. Strong Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
Before everyone could recover from this dreamlike number after watching Gu Yuena coldly introduce herself and sit down, they heard an even more unreal number.
"Huo Yuhao — martial soul Spirit Eyes, spirit power Level 33. Control System Battle Spirit Master."
Huo Yuhao glanced at Luo Yanglu on the podium, probably understanding his intentions. After a brief self-introduction, he sat down quickly, just like Gu Yuena.
The classroom fell into dead silence. Many students looked at Gu Yuena, then at Huo Yuhao, wondering if they should drop out.
Twenty-seven at nine years old — she would probably reach Spirit Elder by ten. And the other was already a Spirit Elder outright. Wasn't the gap between them and him just too wide... Had they started cultivating before their martial souls were awakened?
"This is impossible!"
Wei Xiaofeng's pupils suddenly contracted. He stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao.
Reaching Level 30 at this age what level would he reach by twelve?
Even the legendary Shrek Academy couldn't have such a genius. Or rather if such a genius joined Shrek, they would certainly accept him!
Xie Xie, meanwhile, looked at Huo Yuhao. His cold and stern expression had already cracked. He even had the urge to beat up the version of himself from ten minutes ago.
Oh no. He suddenly felt like he had become a comic relief character.
"Alright. You need to understand there is always a sky above the sky, and there is always someone better than you."
Luo Yanglu clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention and said with a smile: "The person you need to defeat is yourself. Don't compare yourselves to others. All of you sitting in Class One are heaven's chosen. Be a little more confident."
Without needing to do anything to suppress them, just having Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena reveal their spirit power levels was enough to make these geniuses from Eastsea City and the surrounding areas rein in their arrogance.
And at a time like this, they needed more encouragement, to prevent them from falling into self-abandonment because of this.
Now that he was a teacher, Luo Yanglu felt he should have a sense of responsibility. He couldn't just care about Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena. The students below were all his charges he needed to teach them well.
However, it was clear that everyone needed some time to calm down.
Luo Yanglu did not force it. "Consider today as just getting to know each other. Classes officially start tomorrow. I hope all of you can adjust your mindset before then. Class dismissed."
Luo Yanglu did not tuotang tuotang. He finished speaking and turned to leave.
Some students immediately stood up and gathered around Huo Yuhao.
A few had intended to approach Gu Yuena as well, but looking at her cold and aloof expression that kept others at a distance, they retreated under her aura.
This one... didn't seem very easy to get along with.
"Student Huo Yuhao, how did you cultivate so fast? Is there some secret?"
"Are you from one of those big families? Your first Spirit Soul is it an Inherited Spirit Soul that perfectly matches your martial soul?"
"Your eyes are really beautiful. That's your martial soul, isn't it?"
Hearing the conversation over there, Xie Xie snorted inwardly.
How worldly.
If it weren't for Huo Yuhao's strength, these people wouldn't be crowding around him.
He was different. He wouldn't join in the commotion. Instead, he silently... slipped out of the classroom.
Cough, cough. Xie Xie felt it would be better to maintain some distance from Huo Yuhao for now. Otherwise, he would die of social embarrassment.
It was one thing to not measure up to Huo Yuhao, but there were also two people in the classroom with higher spirit power than him, and two more at the same level as him. This made him want to bang his head against the wall when he thought about what he had just said.
He had innate full spirit power no one had higher innate talent than him. It was just that he hadn't been diligent enough... Yes, just like the teacher said he needed to defeat himself. Time to go cultivate!
On the other side, Wei Xiaofeng walked toward Huo Yuhao with his brows tightly furrowed. His features were not bad, but his lips were somewhat thin. Coupled with his unpleasant expression, he gave off a somewhat cold and cold impression.
Seeing this, the surrounding students instinctively made way for this Great Spirit Master.
Arriving before Huo Yuhao, Wei Xiaofeng opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
He had always been proud. After obtaining the hundred-year Green Shadow Snake Spirit Soul, he had been leading all the way. His two childhood playmates had martial souls of better quality than him, but their spirit power levels had never been able to keep up with him. They were still only at peak Level 19.
And today, he himself had finally felt the gap between himself and others. He had thoroughly understood the principle that there was always someone better.
If the difference were only a few levels, he felt he would still have the motivation to catch up, and even the confidence to surpass the other in practical combat. But between them lay a full eleven-level gap a distance that would be difficult to bridge.
Finally, Wei Xiaofeng took a deep breath and said somewhat stiffly: "Student Huo Yuhao — looking forward to working with you."
Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded.
"Student Wei Xiaofeng — looking forward to working with you."
He chatted with a few classmates for a while. Then, declining several invitations, Huo Yuhao left the academy and headed to the Mecha Designer Association.
He had an agreement with President Li Yucheng. If the latter had time, he would notify him in advance via soul tool communicator, and Huo Yuhao could go to the association to receive guidance.
President Li, as the only Grade Eight Manufacturer in Eastsea City, could teach him many things. Huo Yuhao had no reason to refuse.
However...
Huo Yuhao glanced at Gu Yuena, who was following behind, and said with a strange expression: "Your Majesty the Silver Dragon King there's really no need for this."
I know you want to build a good relationship with a God King, but the determination doesn't need to be this strong, and you don't need to be this serious.
"Since you've already entered the academy, just relax a little. Go take a walk, chat with your classmates, maybe even make some friends."
Gu Yuena tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear and gently shook her head.
"I'd rather not. You understand, sir. Not to mention the other gaps between them and me even just lifespan alone is worlds apart. In a hundred or so years, they will be nothing more... than a pile of yellow earth."
"Emperor Tian and the others do I can live a relaxed life at the academy, but they have never me to form deep friendships with humans. They have already experienced that kind of savory."
"You have stayed in the human world for so long. I imagine you can understand that feeling well."
Huo Yuhao fell silent.
Over these ten thousand years, Emperor Tian and the others should have formed quite deep friendships with some members of the Spirit Transmission Tower. Yet in the end, they could only watch those people pass away...
Damn. It was the stench of lifespan theory!
"Besides, I wanted to go to the Mecha Designer Association anyway — to buy some materials to improve myself."
Gu Yuena took out a badge and smiled slightly. "To manufacture Battle Armor, I studied design under Teacher Leng's arrangement. I am now a Grade Three Mecha Designer. I can't neglect this area of study just because I'm attending school."
Not to brag, but her talent in this area was truly not bad. If this one ever needed her abilities in the future, she might be able to use this to draw closer to him.
She was already "slacking off" enough. The Savage Beasts handled most of the work. If she continued to slack off while trying to draw closer to God King Huo, she would regret it when it was too late.
"..."
At the Mecha Designer Association, watching Huo Yuhao finish designing a blueprint himself and then begin manufacturing it himself, Gu Yuena silently put away her badge and fell silent.
Retracting her previous statement. Her talent was not bad, but compared to a God King who had been a Grade Ten Soul Engineer ten thousand years ago, the gap was quite far.
Would it be better for her to switch professions now? Was it too late to learn blacksmithing?
But she wasn't good at in terms of strength...