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

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 95 Cai Meier

It was another early morning, the air was fresh, and a gentle breeze was blowing. Students from Shrek College gathered in Shrek Square.

Soon, Yan Shaozhe led a group of teachers to the front of all the students. A beautiful woman walked alongside him.

The beautiful woman appeared to be in her thirties, with a charming temperament, graceful figure, willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and supple skin, exuding the gentle and alluring charm of a married woman.

Judging from the respectful attitude of the other teachers towards her, Huo Yuhao knew that she was most likely Cai Meier, the wife of Yan Shaozhe, the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department. Indeed, she lived up to her name.

No wonder Yan Shaozhe ultimately chose Cai Meier over his teacher Xian Lin'er.

Although the two women were beautiful in their own way, Teacher Xian Lin'er possessed a cool and noble air, a strong personality, and was difficult to approach. Cai Mei'er, on the other hand, was completely different; she appeared charming and graceful, gentle and quiet, and easily won the favor of others.

Yan Shaozhe held a folder in his hand, his sharp gaze sweeping over all the students below, pausing for a moment on Huo Yuhao.

One of his purposes in organizing the Challenger Arena was to teach Huo Yuhao a lesson and tame him into the kind of "talent" he envisioned for Shrek Academy. This desire intensified after Huo Yuhao had ruined his beloved disciple, Ma Xiaotao. Beyond that, he also wanted to use this opportunity to thoroughly punish Huo Yuhao.

Therefore, he specially arranged for senior contestants to fight against Huo Yuhao, but unexpectedly, this only enhanced Huo Yuhao's reputation!

The second purpose of the Challenger's Arena was to promote the "practical" meaning of the school motto "Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre," but this was not achieved due to Huo Yuhao's meddling.

Despite the publicity, due to the influence of the campus newspaper and the Soul Hall, the students paid more attention to the gossip about Tang Ya and Bei Bei, the Soul Hall, and even the new student Huo Yuhao.

The challenger tournament he organized completely benefited others.

He remembered Huo Yuhao thoroughly and was determined to find an opportunity to teach Huo Yuhao a lesson and let him know the rules of Shrek Academy.

Perfect timing! Didn't Huo Yuhao create some kind of campus newspaper? This is a powerful propaganda tool that must be kept under the control of the academy!

Didn't he also create that Soul Hall? Shrek Academy doesn't allow any student organizations on campus.

Yan Shaozhe smiled and said loudly, "As you all know, the Challenger Arena has come to a successful conclusion. The purpose of this arena competition was to promote the school motto that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre, and to encourage everyone to be brave and daring to take on challenges. I believe that everyone has correctly understood the true meaning of the school motto and will not misinterpret it."

"This competition has also produced a group of winners. Among them, thirteen people achieved eight or more consecutive victories. The academy has decided to commend these thirteen people."

"First place, Huo Yuhao, with twenty-four consecutive wins, step forward."

Immediately, enthusiastic cheers erupted throughout the venue, and even the teachers, led by Cai Meier, applauded.

Having defeated numerous upperclassmen to win first place as a freshman, they could foresee that he would become another rising star in the academy.

"Second place, Beibei, fourteen consecutive wins, step forward."

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As Yan Shaozhe finished reading out the names one by one, the thirteen people stood at the front of all the trainees.

Yan Shaozhe looked at the thirteen people and smiled gently, saying, "Now I will announce the rewards for the thirteen winners. These thirteen people will all receive a unified reward from the academy. Each person can make a request to the academy when they need a spirit ring, and the academy will assist them in obtaining a spirit ring that they can afford and that is most suitable for them."

Huo Yuhao just pursed his lips when he heard about the reward.

This reward is just a nice-sounding promise. If they were to ask the academy for a 100,000-year soul ring, they'd see if the academy would agree.

Yan Shaozhe continued, "In addition, in view of the outstanding performance of the top three students in this arena competition, the academy has decided to give each of them a Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue as a special reward."

Hearing about the special reward, everyone was immediately surprised. However, no one raised any objections. These three, especially Huo Yuhao, had all defeated one strong enemy after another, ultimately achieving a high winning streak.

Ten-thousand-year whale glue can improve a Soul Master's physical attributes and increase the number of years a Soul Master can absorb Soul Rings.

This reward is better than nothing for Huo Yuhao.

His physical condition was already sufficient to support him absorbing a spirit ring that was 20,000 to 30,000 years old, so adding a few hundred years would be icing on the cake.

Yan Shaozhe said, "The three of you, come up on stage to receive your awards!"

On the platform, Cai Meier smiled and took three pieces of whale glue from Du Weilun's hand.

The award was originally to be presented by Du Weilin, but she noticed Huo Yuhao and decided to present the award to him personally.

She knew about Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao, but her attitude towards Huo Yuhao was completely different from that of Yan Shaozhe.

She and Yan Shaozhe never had children, so she always raised Ma Xiaotao as her own daughter. At this moment, she looked at Huo Yuhao like a mother-in-law would look at her son-in-law.

She was very satisfied with Huo Yuhao. Not only was he incredibly strong and exceptionally talented, but he was also the most handsome and charismatic person she had ever met—a perfect match for Ma Xiaotao. If Huo Yuhao had lived in the same era as her, she probably wouldn't have fallen for Yan Shaozhe.

Huo Yuhao took the whale glue from Cai Meier's hand. The beautiful woman looked him up and down with a smile in her eyes, making him feel quite uncomfortable.

After receiving his award, he quickly left the podium.

Yan Shaozhe continued after everyone had returned to the line, "Alright, you can go back to the classroom now. Huo Yuhao, come with me."

Huo Yuhao was taken aback. What did Yan Shaozhe want with him? Could it be about the campus newspaper and the Soul Hall?

Realizing something was wrong, Huo Yuhao quickly said to Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, "Go to the Soul Guidance Department and ask Dean Xian Lin'er for help!"

Huo Yuhao followed quietly behind Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier. Yan Shaozhe's office was on the top floor of the faculty office area. The room was spacious and bright, unlike Xian Lin'er's office, which was a bit cramped because of the lab table.

Yan Shaozhe sat upright in his office chair, his face solemn, staring silently at Huo Yuhao. His aura gradually intensified, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became heavy.

Huo Yuhao glared back at Yan Shaozhe without fear, showing no sign of resistance.

He understood the pressure of a gaze; it was a form of psychological pressure. As long as he wasn't afraid, this pressure was less real than the pressure of soul force.

Cai Meier watched the two facing off quietly, showing no intention of getting involved.

She knew that the reason she could beat Xian Lin'er was that her personality was not as assertive as Xian Lin'er's, and she mostly shared the same attitude as Yan Shaozhe in matters of the academy, which was why she was able to become the winner.

In front of others, she doesn't really oppose Yan Shaozhe. Even if she has opinions, she will only bring them up with Yan Shaozhe after she gets home, and Yan Shaozhe happens to like this.

After a brief standoff with Huo Yuhao, Yan Shaozhe, seeing that Huo Yuhao remained unmoved and unaffected, had no choice but to say sternly, "Huo Yuhao, do you know that your actions have seriously damaged the academy?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 96 Huo Yuhao: Dean Yan, you are actually just a selfish person

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly and said, "Dean, please don't slander me. As a student of Shrek Academy, I haven't caused any harm to the academy. As a Title Douluo, Dean, you wouldn't slander me just because of Sister Xiaotao's matter, would you?"

Although he does intend to take a large group of people away from Shrek Academy in the future, he hasn't done it yet, has he? He can't possibly know what he's thinking, can he?

Yan Shaozhe's temper flared up whenever Huo Yuhao mentioned Ma Xiaotao.

What is this? This is a blatant provocation! It's a blatant disregard for him, a titled Douluo.

Yan Shaozhe slammed his hand on the table, and the pressure of his soul force suddenly pressed down on Huo Yuhao, forcing him to kneel on the ground.

Yan Shaozhe finally felt much better and said coldly, "You say you didn't harm the academy, then tell me, what did the campus newspaper say? And what is the Soul Hall?"

Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, staring coldly at Yan Shaozhe, and sneered, "I didn't know that publishing gossip about men and women and cultivation insights in the campus newspaper could endanger the academy? Is this information a secret of the academy? Then I think Brother Beibei and Sister Xiaoya should be quite honored. Their relationship and breakup have become the secret of the number one power on the continent. I have to have a good talk with them."

"As for the Soul Hall, it's a student organization dedicated to serving and helping fellow students. Dean Yan, does helping fellow students mean harming the academy? I'd like to ask, how does helping fellow students harm the academy?"

"Eloquent and deceitful!" Yan Shaozhe's eyes were icy. In his view, Huo Yuhao's words were nothing but sophistry. He believed he had seen through Huo Yuhao; he felt Huo Yuhao was far too calculating and self-serving, not truly caring about the academy—something he absolutely could not allow. If such a student became the leader of all the students, it would be extremely harmful to the academy. Young man, it's best not to have too many ideas; just obediently accept the academy's education.

“I’ve said before that the Challenger’s Arena is for promoting the school motto, but you’re selling the campus newspaper at this time. You were the one who questioned the school motto back then, and now you’re hindering the academy from promoting the true meaning of the school motto. What exactly are you up to?” Yan Shaozhe narrowed his eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that such a genius would never become a spy, he would have thought Huo Yuhao was sent by an enemy force.

Huo Yuhao sneered, "Dean Yan doesn't reflect on why the publicity effect of the entire academy is not as good as the campus newspaper that we students put together, but instead suspects that I have ulterior motives? Then can I reasonably suspect that those whose cultivation is higher than mine are evil soul masters?"

"Dean Yan should reflect on why he did not do his job well, rather than resent those who did it better."

Yan Shaozhe saw the contempt in Huo Yuhao's eyes and was instantly enraged, but he had no way to refute it.

The effort to promote the project with the full support of the academy was hampered by a few gossip stories, which clearly indicates a lack of competence.

The challenger arena was mainly managed by Du Weilun. Yan Shaozhe felt that Du Weilun's thinking was problematic, and if things got really bad, he would replace him with a different head teacher.

Du Weiren, who suffered an undeserved misfortune: ? ? ?

Yan Shaozhe continued to question, "Then tell me about the Soul Hall. Under the guise of helping students, you've established a country within a country within the academy! Not only have you disrupted the academy's management, but you're also trying to incite students to oppose the academy! Are you students forming cliques to divide the academy? Your first step was to lure students into joining the Soul Hall within the academy, and your second step is to induce students to join the Soul Hall outside the academy, isn't it?"

Huo Yuhao's voice remained cold: "Dean Yan may have misunderstood the Soul Hall. The Soul Hall exists to assist the academy in better managing its students and will not interfere with the academy's management. There are some things the academy hasn't done well, and that's where the Soul Hall needs to make up for it. Isn't that a good thing?"

"As for inciting conflict between students and the academy, and sowing discord within the academy, I have no idea where Dean Yan got his prejudice from. As for which faction students who join the Soul Hall may choose to join in the future, that is their freedom, and the Soul Hall will not interfere. Would the academy interfere with where its students go after graduation?"

Huo Yuhao countered. Why does Shrek Academy have such a great influence in the Douluo Three Kingdoms? Isn't it because its students are spread throughout their armies and high-ranking officials? By the time of Douluo Three Kingdoms, Shrek relied on this to collude with the Tang Sect, betray national interests, and consider themselves superior to the Federation, ultimately suffering the consequences of their own actions.

Yan Shaozhe said coldly, "Who gave you the right to assist the academy in its management? Who gave you the right to monitor and report teachers? These are the academy's own affairs, and the academy will make its own adjustments. What you should do is obey management!"

Self-centered and domineering—that's how Huo Yuhao felt about Yan Shaozhe, and also about Shrek Academy.

He was too lazy to argue with Yan Shaozhe anymore; it was a clash of ideas, and as a one-ring Soul Master, nothing he said mattered. All he needed to do now was stall until Xian Lin'er arrived.

Huo Yuhao continued, "The establishment of the Soul Hall is to make the academy better and to help more students succeed. I don't believe Dean Yan can't see the benefits to the academy."

Yan Shaozhe could naturally see the benefits brought by the Soul Hall, but in his view, Shrek Academy was not a place to cultivate talent, but a place to cultivate "their own people." According to the Soul Hall's charter, the academy might be able to cultivate more talent, but the discipline of the students would be greatly reduced, and it might even cause the students to develop bad habits of questioning and rebelling against the academy.

This is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.

“Before you established the Soul Hall, the academy was already the number one academy on the continent. The academy doesn’t need such an unstable organization as the Soul Hall. Today, you must disband the Soul Hall and bring the campus newspaper under the academy’s management.”

Yan Shaozhe commanded.

Huo Yuhao suddenly sneered and said, "Dean Yan seems to be doing things for the academy, but in fact, they are all for his own selfish desires, right? Whether it is not allowing the establishment of the Soul Hall, suppressing the Soul Guidance Department, or stubbornly sticking to the old ways, you have never considered the academy's interests. You just stubbornly believe that what you are doing is right, that it conforms to the image of the academy in your mind, so you force others and force the academy to do it."

"You speak grandly of everything for the academy, and you even believe it in your heart, but the truth is that it's all just your self-indulgence and self-satisfaction."

"Ask yourself honestly, have you really considered the gains and losses and the future of the academy in every decision you made? Have you really seriously asked for the opinions of others?"

"All these decisions you made stemmed from your selfish desires and prejudices."

Huo Yuhao was certain of this. If Yan Shaozhe had seriously considered that suppressing the Soul Guidance Department would be more beneficial than detrimental to Shrek Academy, he would never have easily changed his stance and supported the development of the Soul Guidance Department because of Mu En's dying words.