novelhk Chapter 251 The Amorous Douluo
Chapter 251 The Amorous Douluo
Just moments before, Shen Yi's mind was preoccupied with how to handle the thorny issue of Huo Yuhao not participating in the final exams.
But now, the chaotic thoughts in her mind have quietly shifted in a different direction.
She stopped thinking about how to deal with Huo Yuhao and started wondering if arranging the exam this way was reasonable.
The more Shen Yi thought about it, the more he felt a chill creep down his back.
She has been coaching at Shrek Academy for many years and has gone through this final exam format countless times.
As a student, I gritted my teeth and persevered; as a teacher, I took it for granted to push it forward.
She never felt there was anything wrong with it.
But now, she's a little uncertain.
Shen Yi stood on the podium, his lips pressed into a thin line, the light in his eyes flickering uncertainly.
She hadn't felt this "lost" in a very, very long time.
Just then, a slow, deliberate knocking sounded, breaking the almost frozen silence in the classroom.
Shen Yi frowned slightly, glanced at the door, and then suddenly shuddered.
A figure in emerald green stood outside the door, her long dress as fresh and elegant as new leaves in spring. A gentle smile played on her lips as she looked at Shen Yi inside the classroom through the glass window in the door.
Shen Yi recognized the person almost instantly. The dazedness and solemnity on her face were replaced by astonishment in an instant. She subconsciously ran to the door and even opened it with a hint of panic.
"Your Holiness the Holy Spirit? What brings you here?"
Yali said softly, "I've come to find a few people."
"Call out Yuhao and the other kids from Class Zero. The academy has other arrangements for them; they don't need to take the final exams this time."
Shen Yi was slightly taken aback. She wasn't sure if Ya Li had heard the commotion in the classroom earlier, or if her appearance was a coincidence or a deliberate attempt to help her out.
But judging from Yali's expression, it seems that it really was just a coincidence.
However, even though this gave Huo Yuhao an excuse to skip the exam, the words he had just spoken to her had already taken root in her heart.
She was genuinely wavering about the content of this final exam.
Shen Yi took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing his turbulent thoughts. Chong Yali nodded and turned to walk back to the classroom.
She stood in front of the podium, her gaze precisely finding those few figures among more than a hundred faces, and then clearly calling out each name.
"Huo Yuhao, Gu Yue, Na'er, Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie."
"You six, depart with His Holiness the Holy Spirit. You do not need to take the final exams this semester."
Huo Yuhao had already said everything he needed to say.
He immediately left his seat and walked towards the classroom door.
Gu Yue and the others followed closely behind, and in the blink of an eye, the six figures disappeared from everyone's sight.
The classroom door closed again with a soft thud.
Shen Yi stood on the podium, silent for a long time.
Her gaze slowly swept over each young face in the audience, and then she said, "The final exam content will be temporarily disregarded. Tomorrow, I will announce the new exam format."
Upon hearing this, the classroom fell into a deathly silence at first, then erupted into chaos.
But Shen Yi didn't explain further. He just stood quietly in front of the podium, letting the noisy voices surge around him.
As a homeroom teacher, she may not be able to change the traditions that have been passed down for countless years at Shrek Academy.
However, within the first-year class she was in charge of, she still had a certain degree of autonomy in setting the exam content.
Shen Yi had made up his mind to start making changes from the first grade, starting with one class. Even if it was just a small change, it would be better than doing nothing.
Huo Yuhao and the other five were unaware of what happened inside the classroom afterwards.
They were following behind the Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li, walking out along the long, secluded corridor of Shrek Academy.
After walking through several corridors, Yali finally stopped in front of a door.
Yali reached out and pushed open the door, gesturing for everyone to follow.
The moment the door opened, everyone's eyes were drawn to the figure inside.
The reception room was softly lit, with a window on one side half-open, and a gentle breeze was slowly stirring the edges of the curtains.
A person was sitting quietly at the tea table in the center of the room.
He looked to be in his early thirties, with a tall and well-proportioned figure, a handsome face, and a natural, gentle smile in his eyes. Just sitting there, he exuded a refined and gentle aura.
After Ya Li led everyone into the house, she introduced, "This is Zang Xin, the Amorous Douluo, the Vice Hall Master of the Tang Sect's Douluo Hall."
Although they were only first-year students at Shrek Academy, they had some understanding of the powerful figures on the continent.
Almost simultaneously, the six men composed themselves, bowed in unison, and said in unison, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Amorous One!"
Zang Xin looked at the six young men and women in front of him, waved his hand casually, and said in a voice as gentle and refined as his temperament: "No need for formalities, please sit down."
The six people took their seats as instructed, and Zang Xin's gaze fell on Huo Yuhao, scrutinizing him discreetly.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "It's so similar!"
This was the first time he had seen Huo Yuhao in person. Huo Yuhao's appearance was almost identical to that of the Tang Sect ancestor from ten thousand years ago in the Hall of Heroes of the Tang Sect, only their temperaments were slightly different.
Zang Xin didn't linger on this shock, nor did he engage in any unnecessary pleasantries. He simply raised his hand and flicked his long, slender fingers.
A streak of light shot out from his hand, tracing a smooth arc in the air before drifting precisely towards Huo Yuhao.
Almost instinctively, Huo Yuhao reached out and caught it. He opened his palm, and the object landed steadily in his hand, with a slightly cool touch.
He looked down and examined it; it was a token no bigger than the palm of his hand, with ice blue and fiery red intertwined on it.
The token is engraved with an ancient seal character on each side: "ice" on the left and "fire" on the right.
At the center where ice and fire meet, a unique mark of the Tang Clan is clearly visible.
Zang Xin's voice rang out at the opportune moment: "This is the Tang Clan's Ice and Fire Token. Keep it safe."
Huo Yuhao looked up and met Zang Xin's eyes, which held a faint smile.
"Meet at the academy gate at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. I will personally lead you to the forbidden area of the Tang Clan."
Huo Yuhao carefully put away the Tang Clan Ice and Fire Token. From the moment he stepped into the reception room and saw Zang Xin, he had a general idea of what would happen next.
His soul power had already reached the critical point of level 70, and he was just one step away from breaking through.
After obtaining the immortal herb from the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, he can now prepare for his breakthrough.
Seeing Huo Yuhao calmly accept the token, Ya Li's smile remained gentle and warm: "Alright, that's all for today. Everyone, go back and rest. Don't forget the time for the assembly tomorrow morning."
The six people stood up, bowed, and filed out.
The door closed gently, leaving only the two people in the reception room.
Facing Zang Xin, a peer, Ya Li no longer maintained her saintly and dignified demeanor. Instead, she wore a playful smile, and her eyes and brows revealed a liveliness that only a young girl could possess.
She looked at Zang Xin and asked, "How is it?"
Zang Xin naturally knew what she was asking, and he nodded solemnly: "In terms of appearance, they are exactly the same."
Upon hearing this, Yali's smile deepened.
"Not only his appearance, but his martial soul also inherited the Spirit Eye of the Spirit Ice Douluo from ten thousand years ago."
The fact that Huo Yuhao is the "bloodline successor" of the Spirit Ice Douluo from ten thousand years ago is known only to Yun Ming and Ya Li in the entire Shrek Academy.
Even with the deep friendship that Shrek Academy and Tang Sect have maintained for ten thousand years, Zang Xin would not have easily given up the spot in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well if Huo Yuhao did not have the bloodline of that ancestor flowing in his veins.
Zang Xin remained silent for a moment. The gentle smile on his face had disappeared, replaced by an extremely rare seriousness.
He raised his head, looking intently at Ya Li, his voice lower than before: "Speaking of talent, perhaps he is stronger than Ling Bing Douluo."
"A Soul Emperor at the age of thirteen? That's unheard of!"
However, after saying this, Zang Xin sighed softly.
His voice was tinged with an indescribable sense of emotion and regret: "However, being born in this era is also a tragedy."
"With his talent, if he had lived in the era ten thousand years ago, he might have been able to reach the level of a god."
"But now that the realm of gods is far away, I am destined never to become a god."
Ya Li fell silent. Zang Xin's words reminded her of her husband, Yun Ming, who was widely recognized as the person on the continent closest to godhood.
A fleeting hint of sadness crossed her eyes, but she quickly smiled and said, "Perhaps, he can create miracles like our ancestors?"
Zang Xin was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and the image of Huo Yuhao's composed demeanor from earlier involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
Zang Xin did not answer, but instead cast his gaze out the window at the azure sky, a cryptic smile playing on his lips.
After a long silence, he slowly uttered two words, neither confirming nor denying: "I hope so."