Transmigrating into Huo Yuhao, my abilities are refreshed every month.

The young girl didn't possess a striking beauty, but she was pretty and pleasing to the eye. From the beginning, she had a slightly shy expression, her gaze constantly shifting to the left. However, to Huo Yuhao's dismay, she wasn't looking at him; her gaze remained fixed on Wang Dong's handsome face. When Huo Yuhao tried to shield her, he felt as if she was trying to push him aside with her gaze.

When Huo Yuhao recounted the story of Wang Dong sobbing in his arms, the little girl who had been eavesdropping immediately pictured it in her mind. Her eyes widened, and she stared intently at the two of them.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 34 Xiao Xiao

Huo Yuhao felt uncomfortable being stared at by the little girl, so he greeted her, "Hello, my name is Huo Yuhao."

The little girl realized what was happening, and shyly looked away, saying softly, "Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao."

Huo Yuhao carefully examined the girl from head to toe. So this was Xiao Xiao. She was delicate and petite, with a loli-like appearance. It was obvious that her future life would be uneventful and she would not amount to much.

The little girl glanced at Wang Dong again, and finally mustered up her courage to ask, "Huo Yuhao, what's the name of the classmate next to you? Can you tell me?"

Huo Yuhao paused. Well, the girl's thoughts are written all over her face; another girl bewitched and led astray by Wang Dong. But, young lady, don't fall for her; lesbian relationships never last.

"Wang Dong."

Hearing the answer, the little girl was visibly much happier, and asked with curiosity in her eyes, "Are you two good friends? Like, really, really good friends?"

Huo Yuhao's lips twitched. "What do you mean by 'very, very good friends'?"

Xiao Xiao blushed slightly, her eyes darting around, and she said softly, "I've heard that there can be a kind of friendship that goes beyond mere friendship between two boys. I think between you two—"

"We didn't!" Wang Dong, who had been eavesdropping nearby, immediately shouted upon hearing this.

Her pretty face turned even redder, and her long neck was also covered in blush. Her big eyes, filled with both shame and anger, glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao, who was pretending to be innocent.

Xiao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; she was afraid that the two handsome men would be consumed by internal strife. Huo Yuhao was fine, but Wang Dong was a real pity.

Xiao Xiao introduced herself to Wang Dong with a smile on her face.

Just then, someone shouted, "The Abbess Miejue is here!" and the classroom fell silent instantly. All the students' eyes turned to the classroom door.

As the students watched, an elderly woman entered through the classroom door. She had wrinkled skin and white hair, which was coiled on top of her head. She wore a white robe and was of medium build. What was particularly striking was her pair of very bright eyes; her black pupils shone with a sharp light.

The old woman had a gloomy face, but her back was ramrod straight. She walked a few steps to the back of the podium.

The old woman's gaze swept calmly from left to right, and instantly everyone felt as if they were being watched by her, an invisible pressure appearing in their hearts.

"Who shouted that just now? Stand up straight, or I'll drag you out."

The classroom was completely silent. Huo Yuhao was still wondering how the nickname he gave Zhou Yi had spread to the whole class.

The old woman stared sharply at everyone in the classroom. After a long while, she said in a hoarse voice, "What a bunch of good-for-nothings! They don't even dare to admit what they said. How can they expect to become powerful Soul Masters? They should just drop out of school and go home now."

Hearing her words, many students showed indignation on their faces. Those who were able to pass the test and become students of Shrek Academy were carefully selected from various countries on the continent. They were all proud and arrogant. How could they have suffered such an insult?

Immediately, a student stood up and shouted, "I'm not useless. I was the one who shouted that!"

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly. What a young man! With Zhou Yi's temper, she'll probably be expelled.

Zhou Yi sneered, "Very well, you've got guts! You can pack your bags and leave the academy now. From this moment on, you are no longer a student of Shrek Academy."

"Huh?" The student was taken aback, and the other students were also in an uproar.

"Why should I?" the student shouted angrily.

Zhou Yi coldly said, "Disrespectful to teachers, possessing ability but lacking morality, once nurtured, will only bring disaster rather than help to any country. Therefore, Shrek Academy will not accept students like you."

Huo Yuhao coldly watched the farce unfold before him, taking in the indignant, cowardly, approving, or indifferent gazes of all the students.

Huo Yuhao realized that this was a perfect opportunity to win people's hearts.

He has made up his mind to create a power in the future, mainly to collect faith and leave himself a way to become a god through faith. He also found the method of becoming a god through faith from Electrox's memories.

The best foundation for his future power base will be the freshmen who enrolled with him. He can start influencing them gradually now. As for those who have already matured and developed their own ideas, even if he recruits them in the future, they will only be talented individuals, not like-minded people.

Winning hearts and minds starts now.

Immediately, Huo Yuhao stood up and said loudly, "Teacher, there's no need to make such a big deal out of it. Giving people nicknames doesn't rise to the level of being immoral or harmful to the country."

Huo Yuhao wasn't worried about being expelled; he had Teacher Zhiwei to back him up. Could Zhou Yi really expel him? So, offending Zhou Yi was no big deal.

The classmate, seeing that someone had actually stood up for him, immediately looked at Huo Yuhao with gratitude. The surrounding classmates also turned to look at Huo Yuhao with various expressions.

Huo Yuhao continued, "Respect for teachers is contingent on the teacher possessing professional ethics and fulfilling their responsibilities. What are a teacher's responsibilities? To impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts. But just now, I didn't see you fulfill any of those responsibilities at all. I only saw you pressuring students and forcing them to drop out. Teacher, what knowledge did you impart? What skills did you teach? What doubts did you resolve? You expect students to respect you, but why should they respect you? Because of the shameless old man on your face?"

"Good! Very good! You're young, but you're quite eloquent. I wonder how strong you are?" Zhou Yi suppressed her anger and stared coldly at Huo Yuhao, saying, "Let me tell you why I'm good enough! It's because I'm a six-ring Soul Emperor, and because I'm a teacher at Shrek Academy."

Six spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—rose from beneath Zhou Yi's feet, their overwhelming spirit power pressing down on Huo Yuhao.

Despite the overwhelming pressure, Huo Yuhao was still able to persevere.

At this moment, Wang Dong also stood up and approached Huo Yuhao, circulating his soul power to help Huo Yuhao resist Zhou Yi's soul power pressure. Huo Yuhao turned his head and smiled gently at Wang Dong.

Wang Dong glared back at Huo Yuhao with a reproachful look, as if to say, "All you ever do is cause trouble." Wang Dong took two more steps closer to Huo Yuhao.

Xiao Xiao, who was standing to the side, also suddenly stood up. Huo Yuhao looked at the girl with a puzzled expression, wondering why she was meddling in his affairs. Was she really such a kind person?

If Xiao Xiao could hear Huo Yuhao's inner thoughts, she would definitely burst into tears.

She was sitting there quietly, enjoying the show, when the teacher's imposing presence suddenly came down on her. Sitting next to Huo Yuhao, she couldn't help but feel some of the impact. If she didn't stand up soon, even if she could withstand it, the chair she was sitting on wouldn't be able to hold up.

To avoid falling to the ground, Xiao Xiao resolutely stood up. Then, she saw all eyes in the class turn to her again.

Xiao Xiao: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ.

Feeling a little guilty under everyone's gaze, Xiao Xiao could only try to open her eyes wide and stare back at each of her classmates.

The students in the class were being stared at by this petite, delicate-looking girl who clearly appeared to be a support-type Soul Master. Her gaze seemed to say: "A bunch of trash! Even a girl like me dares to stand up against tyranny, but you don't! Useless!"

So, under Xiao Xiao's watchful eye, and guided by Huo Yuhao's soul interference that he had used at some unknown time, these students stood up one after another and confronted Zhou Yi.

As each classmate stood up under her gaze, Xiao Xiao was stunned.

I've read a lot of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect fanfiction, and Xiao Xiao's character is rarely mentioned, which is a bit of a shame. I'll probably give Xiao Xiao more screen time. Regarding the female lead, there are two types: one is someone who is both emotionally and physically attractive, like Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Tang Ya, the auspicious beast, and the Snow Empress; the other is someone who is purely sexually attractive, like Xiao Wu and Bibi Dong. Anyway, it's definitely going to be a harem novel. Whether it's erotic or not depends on the censors.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 35 Teaching Zhou Yi a Lesson

Zhou Yi was at a loss.

She never expected that expelling just one student would unite all the other students against her.

Although she likes to expel students to establish her authority and force them to work hard, she's not stupid; she can't expel all the students, can she?

The academy will definitely tear her apart!

However, if she easily gives in to the students, she won't be able to continue teaching. Not only will she lose the prestige she's built up among the students over the years, but she'll also be labeled as lacking professional ethics.

Therefore, Zhou Yi turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao.

In her view, Huo Yuhao was the culprit who caused all of this. As long as she dealt with him and expelled him, the students would be intimidated by her again.

Huo Yuhao sensed the coldness and sharpness in Zhou Yi's eyes, but he was not flustered at all. He took the initiative to speak and break the standoff, "When I was with Teacher Zhiwei before I enrolled, I thought that all the teachers at Shrek Academy were as humble, polite and knowledgeable as him. I didn't expect that you would shatter that impression on the first day of school."

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao mention Zhiwei, Zhou Yi's expression changed for a moment, and Huo Yuhao smiled gently.

This was his first step: to make his intentions clear, so that Zhou Yi would not dare to act rashly, and to use his strength to overwhelm him.

Huo Yuhao continued, "As a student, I find it hard to agree with your professional ethics and teaching qualities. But you did say one thing right: in this world, strength ultimately prevails. As a six-ring Soul Emperor, it's only natural that you think we students should respect you, and that's true. In this world, the weak should indeed show respect to the strong!"

This is the second step: to build a high platform for Zhou Yi.

"However, this world isn't as simple as it seems. Sometimes, the weak aren't necessarily weak, and the strong aren't necessarily strong. I suppose you, teacher, also dislike disobedient students like me, right? How about this: if you can hold my hand for thirty seconds without falling, I'll take that student's place and be expelled. If you lose, then you can't expel any student in the class today. How about that? A six-ring Soul Emperor shouldn't be afraid, right?"

The final step: Succubus form, strike!

Zhou Yi gave Huo Yuhao a deep look; she could no longer fathom the young man's thoughts.

"Okay!" Zhou Yi agreed. If she were afraid of a challenge that could last for thirty seconds against a one-ring Soul Master, she would lose all her authority. The fact that Huo Yuhao mentioned Zhiwei also prevented her from expelling this student at will, so she had no choice but to agree.

As for whether Huo Yuhao's claim of holding on for thirty seconds was part of a conspiracy? That's a joke! She's a Soul Emperor; even if there were a conspiracy, she doesn't believe a mere one-ring Soul Master could outmaneuver her! Are you sure Huo Yuhao didn't get it backwards?

The students standing there were all stunned, their questioning gazes all focused on Huo Yuhao. They were now wondering if they had misheard. To think that letting Zhou Yi, a Soul Emperor, last thirty seconds against him was a victory? Was this student just trying to get expelled from Shrek Academy because he didn't want to stay there?

The student who was about to be expelled was now incredibly grateful to Huo Yuhao. In a moment of impulsiveness, he shouted, "Benefactor, even if you lose, you don't need to be expelled. Just expel me, Su Hang! If you leave Shrek Academy, whichever academy you go to, I, Su Hang, will go with you. I'd rather not stay at Shrek!"

"Don't worry, I won't lose, and none of us will be expelled." Huo Yuhao smiled and reassured everyone. His calm words seemed to have the power to stabilize people's hearts, making even his classmates who doubted him believe that he could win.

Only Wang Dong saw through everything, because she was very familiar with Huo Yuhao's talk of holding on for thirty seconds!

She was so young and fearless that she was tricked by Huo Yuhao. To this day, she still vividly remembers the humiliation that pierced her soul.

However, having suffered herself, she wouldn't remind the old woman teacher. Right now, she just wanted to watch the show—to see others suffer the same hardships she had endured and fall into the same pitfalls she had fallen into. Wasn't that a kind of fun too? She couldn't be the only one to embarrass herself.

Huo Yuhao walked up to the podium, extended his hand, and said calmly, "Teacher, let's begin."

Zhou Yi's gaze sharpened, and after a moment's hesitation, she reached out and shook hands with Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao quietly watched Zhou Yi, observing her reaction. If Zhou Yi's reaction was mild, Huo Yuhao wouldn't use the simulation to cover it up for her; if her reaction was strong, in order to prevent Zhou Yi from taking drastic measures, Huo Yuhao would have to use the simulation to cover it up for her.

Zhou Yi's hands, unlike her face, did not wear any disguise. When Zhou Yi's slender hand grasped his, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but rub the back of his hand with his thumb.

Huo Yuhao felt that the skin was smooth and soft, like jade, completely different from the smooth and delicate feel of young girls like Wang Dong and Tang Ya. As expected of a mature young woman, in a word—soft.

Before Huo Yuhao could even process what was happening, Zhou Yi had already knelt down behind the podium and used her last bit of strength to break free from Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao looked down at Zhou Yi, who was lying on the ground, but her disguise was so ugly that Huo Yuhao had no interest in appreciating it.

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "Teacher, you lost."