Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 102 Grant

"In that case, Dean, why don't we follow Luo Chen's suggestion and promote Huo Yuhao to the core disciple of the Martial Soul Department? After all, it's not too late."

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's somewhat regretful words, Du Weilun frowned and then asked him a question.

In his opinion, Huo Yuhao's strength is now sufficient to be a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department. Even if he has not yet achieved the corresponding results, based on his own performance, he is qualified to be named a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department ahead of schedule.

However, after hearing Du Weilun's words, Yan Shaozhe shook his head helplessly.

"It's too late. That old guy Qian Duoduo came to see me specifically for Huo Yuhao. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, after all, Huo Yuhao is only a one-ring Soul Master, and his Soul Ring is only a ten-year Soul Ring."

"So when he proposed to promote Huo Yuhao to a core disciple of the Soul Guidance Department, I did not refuse. But who knew that Huo Yuhao's strength would change so drastically in such a short time?"

"Vellen, as the dean of the Spirit Department, I cannot take back what I've already said. Now that Huo Yuhao has become a candidate for the core disciple of the Spirit Guidance Department, I cannot promote him to the core disciple position. Alas..."

As he spoke, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but sigh. In his eyes, it was a real pity to miss out on Huo Yuhao, after all, he was a student who could defeat a three-ring Soul Master in a head-on battle. Such a performance was extremely rare among the genius students of the outer academy!

What frustrated him even more was that Huo Yuhao was someone he had personally released. He hadn't cared much about Huo Yuhao to begin with, and he never expected that Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, would make a special trip for such a student.

It can only be said that all of this was caused by his own lack of attention, which led to the loss of an outstanding student.

However, Yan Shaozhe did not regret any of this. After all, Huo Yuhao's strength was indeed very strong, but his spirit-attribute martial soul and the white soul ring had lowered his impression of him considerably.

Therefore, even though Huo Yuhao performed exceptionally well in this competition, Yan Shaozhe did not consider him indispensable. After all, even if he were given a student with talent in mental strength, he would not be able to teach him in the Martial Soul system.

Since Qian Duoduo would go to such lengths to come to his office to ask for Huo Yuhao, he naturally knew that Huo Yuhao must also have exceptional talent in the Soul Guidance Department, and that he was even valued by Qian Duoduo. Therefore, Yan Shaozhe didn't want to get involved in the matter of Huo Yuhao being snatched away by the Soul Guidance Department.

In any case, whether Huo Yuhao studies in the Martial Soul System or the Soul Guidance System, it will not affect his future or Shrek Academy. After all, no matter which side Huo Yuhao belongs to, he will still be a student of Shrek Academy.

As for Shao Zhe, he had already secretly planned how to treat Huo Yuhao after the freshman assessment. After all, Huo Yuhao's performance was outstanding. Since all the students in the outer academy had noticed it, he, as the dean, naturally could not pretend not to have seen it.

But just then, Du Weiren seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but show a strange expression before speaking:

"Dean, since Dean Qian is asking you for people, but I haven't received any information about this matter, even if the Soul Guidance Department wants to snatch people, it won't be that easy. As long as I grant Huo Yuhao the status of a core disciple first, then I don't think the Soul Guidance Department can do anything about it."

Regarding Qian Duoduo's request for people from Yan Shaozhe, Du Weilun swore to God that he hadn't received any information whatsoever. Therefore, he made this suggestion to Yan Shaozhe.

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe's eyes widened slightly, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

"This method is feasible, but that old fox is not so easy to negotiate with. If you really make Huo Yuhao a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department ahead of schedule, then that old guy will definitely not be satisfied and will definitely come to my door in a fierce manner."

"By then, this matter will be difficult to resolve. Although I can find a way to smooth things over, if word gets out that the two deans of the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department are fighting over a student, it will undoubtedly be a disgrace to Shrek Academy."

Although Du Weilen's idea was good, Yan Shaozhe had foreseen the consequences of doing so and couldn't help but speak with some helplessness.

Although he wasn't an indecisive person, he really didn't want to get involved with Qian Duoduo. After all, the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy had been at odds for a long time.

Almost all the teachers working at Shrek Academy knew about this, so Yan Shaozhe was also somewhat helpless about it.

Du Weilun, standing beside Yan Shaozhe, fell into deep thought after hearing Yan Shaozhe's words. Although he really wanted to take Huo Yuhao as a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department, this was also because of his own promise to him.

However, this matter now involves Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, which makes things more complicated. He is only the dean of the Martial Soul Department. If Qian Duoduo blames him, then this matter will be difficult to handle.

However, he made a promise to Huo Yuhao in front of Luo Chen. If he fails to keep it, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction from Huo Yuhao and Luo Chen. After all, Huo Yuhao's current strength can be said to have completely exceeded the assessment standards of the Martial Soul System for core disciples!

A Soul Master who can defeat a Three-Ring Soul Master with only one ring is certainly worthy of the title of genius, even if he only has one white soul ring. After all, Shrek Academy has always focused on the students' own strength, not their so-called background.

If he cannot give Huo Yuhao a satisfactory explanation, then not only will Luo Chen's side be dissatisfied, but even the freshmen of Shrek Academy who are participating in the freshman assessment will probably not be satisfied.

The matter will be resolved, but people's hearts will be hard to please. So when Du Weiren thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

What Du Weilun could think of, Yan Shaozhe naturally also thought of. However, even as the dean of Shrek Academy, he found it difficult to handle this matter, since it involved more than just his Martial Soul Department.

"Dean, what do you think should be done about this?"

Du Weilun thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution, so he turned to Yan Shaozhe for help.

However, Yan Shaozhe remained silent for a long while before finally shaking his head and replying:

"Let's do it your way. Since Huo Yuhao's performance in terms of martial soul is so outstanding, we naturally can't let him down. Besides, this is something you promised him a long time ago."

"If we can't even keep what we've already promised, then what kind of image will our Shrek Academy Martial Soul Department have in the eyes of our students?"

"Just go ahead and handle it. If Qian Duoduo blames you, then let him come to me and say it was my idea. With Huo Yuhao's talent in the Martial Soul system, even if he wanted to make him a core disciple of the Soul Guidance system, it wouldn't be that easy."

In the end, Yan Shaozhe decided to appoint Huo Yuhao as a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy. This was for Huo Yuhao's own sake, as well as for the promise Du Weilun had made.

"Yes, Dean."

When Du Weilun heard Yan Shaozhe speak, he was delighted. Since Yan Shaozhe could say such a thing, Du Weilun naturally understood that Yan Shaozhe must have already come up with a solution. After all, the dean was far more far ahead than him, the head of the teaching department.

However, just as Yan Shaozhe finished speaking, as if he had thought of something, his brows furrowed again. This made Du Weilun's heart tighten, and he couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong, Dean? Is there some problem with Huo Yuhao being granted the title of core disciple?"

Just as Du Weilun was about to ask a question, Yan Shaozhe raised his hand and said:

"No, it's not Huo Yuhao's problem, it's that girl Xiao Tao. I remember not long ago, Xiao Tao fought against that little guy Luo Chen. She almost lost during the fight, and then suffered a qi deviation while in seclusion, so she attacked two outer court disciples, right?"

"Yes, Dean, I was the one who resolved this matter... Dean, what do you mean?"

Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe bring up this matter, Du Weilun nodded and spoke up. However, the next moment, he seemed to remember something, raised an eyebrow, and asked.

"I know the situation of every teacher and every strong person in my Shrek Academy, but there is absolutely no teacher or Soul Master who can stabilize Xiao Tao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul."

"That requires extremely high ice-attribute energy, but if such high-level ice-attribute energy were to appear in the outer courtyard, how could I possibly be completely unaware? How rare are those who possess extremely high-level ice-attribute martial souls?"

As Yan Shaozhe spoke, Du Weilun, who was standing beside him, seemed to have made a connection to something and couldn't help but tentatively ask:

"So you suspect that the two students who were attacked were the ones who resolved Ma Xiaotao's martial soul issue?"

Seeing that Du Weiren had finally pointed out the problem, Yan Shaozhe nodded, his eyes brightening as he spoke:

"If it weren't for that, with Xiao Tao's Soul Emperor-level evil fire, those two students would probably have been burned to death long before the rescue arrived. How could they possibly have survived?"

"By the way, since you're in charge of this matter, do you know which class the two students who were attacked belong to?"

As he spoke, Yan Shaozhe looked at Du Weilun beside him, but at this moment Du Weilun's eyes had a strange look in them.

"Of course I know that. One of them is Wang Dong, a kid from Class 1 of the freshmen. He has the Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul, and his second Soul Ring is a rare thousand-year Soul Ring."

"The Goddess of Light Butterfly? An interesting martial soul. It's incredible that this legendary martial soul has appeared among this year's freshmen. But I remember there was a kid on the field just now whose martial soul seemed to be the Goddess of Light Butterfly, and he seemed to be quite strong, right?"

Upon hearing Du Weilun's words, Yan Shaozhe was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled and asked.

"That's right. That student is Wang Dong, whom I was talking about. He is also the vice class monitor in Zhou Yi's class. He is quite strong and has good aptitude in the outer academy. He is qualified to be a core disciple of the outer academy's martial spirit department."

"I just don't understand why that little girl would transform into a man and share a dormitory with Huo Yuhao. Even I can't ask too many questions about that."

As Du Weilun spoke, the corner of his mouth twitched. A female student disguised herself as a man and shared a dormitory with another male student. Wouldn't that be inconvenient?

However, even if they are high-ranking members of Shrek Academy, they cannot interfere in the students' own affairs. After all, it is the students' private matter. Moreover, the female student was the one who suffered a loss in this matter, and she herself did not say anything, so they naturally cannot meddle.

"Sharing a dorm room with Huo Yuhao, huh, looks like there are quite a few interesting kids in this year's class. But that's not the point. The Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul is only passed down to women, not men. That's not important. What about the other student who was attacked?"

Yan Shaozhe first carefully considered the information about the Goddess of Light Butterfly in his mind, and then put it out of his mind. After all, although the Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul was rare, it was not enough to attract his attention.

However, right after he finished speaking, a name that Du Weiren mentioned made his pupils dilate slightly:

"Dean, the other student who was attacked is none other than Huo Yuhao, whom we just mentioned..."

"How could it be him?!"

Even with all his calculations, Yan Shaozhe never expected that the outer court student attacked by Ma Xiaotao was none other than Huo Yuhao, whom he had just mentioned to Du Weilun. This only intensified his curiosity about Huo Yuhao.

"If that's the case, then it's even more necessary to appoint Huo Yuhao as a core disciple of the Martial Soul system. Regardless of whether he and Wang Dong were responsible for that extreme ice attribute energy, it must be closely related to them."

"This concerns the future of Shrek Academy and is also related to Xiao Tao's safety. We cannot be careless about this matter. Velen, keep an eye on things. If Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, those two little guys, encounter any special circumstances, you must report to me immediately."

As Yan Shaozhe spoke, Du Weilun nodded heavily in agreement.

"yes!"

(End of this chapter)