Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao's Path of the Knights

"Sorry, armored guys, for making you eat this kind of grilled fish..."

"It's just a burnt fish, it's alright, kid. We've eaten worse things before."

The armored man gently stroked Huo Yuhao's head and comforted him softly.

Huo Yuhao didn't speak, but lowered his eyes and stared absently at the charred grilled fish in his hand.

"Well then, young man, although I know you should be able to adjust soon, you do look like you're not feeling well right now, so... I'm going to leave you a little something."

Huo Yuhao subconsciously looked up and saw something being tossed up by the armored man.

The boy's gaze followed the object being thrown into the air, and after it reached its highest point, Huo Yuhao was able to see clearly what it was.

Is it a round, gold coin?

Before Huo Yuhao could get a good look, the coin fell quickly and was caught by the armored man.

"This is a coin that a senior once gave me. Although it's just an ordinary coin, it has great significance for her, and of course it does for me as well. So, young man, you must take good care of this coin."

The armored man gently placed the coin in Huo Yuhao's palm, the cool touch traveling from his hand to his heart.

Huo Yuhao looked closely, and the full picture of the golden coin came into the boy's view.

The edges show signs of wear and are engraved with simple patterns. The obverse of the coin features a profile relief of a person wearing a laurel wreath, while the reverse features crossed swords and a crown.

The gold coin wasn't brand new; it looked somewhat old, but it was clearly well-preserved.

Holding the golden coin in his hand, the boy looked up again, only to find no one there.

"Armored guy, big shot?"

Huo Yuhao looked around, but did not find them.

Have they already left?

Huo Yuhao did not continue searching, but silently lowered his eyes.

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao noticed the grilled fish in his hand getting cold.

After hesitating for a moment, the boy finished the grilled fish in his right hand.

Swallowing the last bit of bitterness, the boy raised his head again, his eyes regaining their former brilliance.

"I definitely won't let you down, Armor Guy, Boss!"

Clutching the coin tightly in his hand, Huo Yuhao was filled with determination!

……

With his already packed luggage in hand, Huo Yuhao headed alone toward the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

The armored guy and his group left behind a lot of things for themselves, mostly daily necessities, as well as many special soul tools, such as the space soul tool that the boy temporarily used to store his luggage.

Besides his luggage, Huo Yuhao also had the money that Armored Guy and the others had left for him before they left.

For an eleven-year-old boy, that amount of money was a lot, enough for him to live a normal life at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy for a long time.

He didn't want to accept the money at first, since it was too much, and he could also try to make a living by selling grilled fish.

But after saying a bunch of strange things, the armored guy still stuffed the money into his hand.

Besides these, the Knight's Belt and the Armored Insect Device were not taken by the Armored Guy and his companions; instead, they were left behind as protection for the boy.

He always carried his knight's belt with him, as for the Kabuto insect device...

It seems to have its own ideas, and I don't know where it flew off to.

Fortunately, as Armor Guy once said, it's normal for the Armored Insect Device to go missing; as long as it senses a call, it will return to the chosen person at the right time.

As his thoughts raced, Huo Yuhao returned to the gates of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

"You must be junior Huo Yuhao?"

At the entrance of the college, a senior student with a buzz cut, dressed in student uniform, was standing there.

The other person had a sunny and confident appearance, and wore an exquisite badge with three stars on his left chest, clearly indicating that he was a Level 3 Soul Master!

"Yes, senior, I am Huo Yuhao."

"Also, my name is Hu Jiantian. I'll be taking you to your dorm and telling you about the college. You can call me senior or Senior Hu."

"Okay, Senior Hu."

"Come with me."

Following behind senior Hu Jiantian, Huo Yuhao entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy as a freshman.

"I won't go into too much detail about the history of the college; you can learn about it yourself if you're interested. I mainly want to introduce you to the college's rules."

As they walked, Hu Jiantian explained the rules of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy to Huo Yuhao.

"Our academy does not divide students into grades based on age. We only look at the level of the Soul Master. If you meet the standard, you are promoted; if you do not meet the standard, you are held back. Once you reach the first level of Soul Master, you can be promoted to the second year. Once you reach the second level of Soul Master, you can be promoted to the third year, and so on."

"In addition, one thing to note is that if you do not reach the level of a Level 3 Soul Master before the age of 18, you will be forced to drop out of school. However, if you reach the level of a Level 3 Soul Master, you can stay in school until the age of 25."

"If a student is talented enough, they might even be selected by Mingde Hall and, after rigorous testing, join Mingde Hall. The resources there are much better than those for ordinary students in the academy. Unfortunately, I don't have that chance."

When talking about Mingdetang, Hu Jiantian's words clearly carried a hint of longing and regret.

Hu Jiantian explained the rules of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy step by step, and Huo Yuhao carefully memorized them all.

Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the student dormitory area.

"This is your dormitory. Your school uniform, class schedule, and student handbook are all on your bed. Since the college has not assigned you a roommate, you will be living alone for the time being."

"By the way, Senior Hu, are there any teachers in the academy who have done in-depth research on spirit rings?"

Huo Yuhao remembered his first spirit ring, whose situation was unknown, and asked his senior, Hu Jiantian, about it.

"A teacher who studies spirit rings? I'm not too sure about that. Maybe you can ask your instructor tomorrow. Teachers usually know more about these things."

"Okay, thank you, senior."

"You're welcome. I wasn't much help. And if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

After giving a few final words of advice, Senior Hu Jiantian left.

After scanning his dorm room, where he was all alone, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath.

His college life was about to begin, and he needed to pull himself together to embrace this new phase!

……

While Huo Yuhao was organizing his belongings, a short, stout old man was reviewing documents in the dean's office.

The old man was looking through a lot of materials, including all sorts of things, big and small, about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

Most of the information is glanced at and then skipped over; only when it comes to a few more important pieces of information will the other party stop to examine it carefully.

This old man is none other than Jing Hongchen, the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and the current head of the Mingde Hall.

Jing Hongchen kept flipping through the documents in her hand until she came across an information sheet with a photo.

The information sheet shows a photo of a young boy who looks to be only eleven or twelve years old.

"Huo Yuhao, eleven years old, has a spirit-type main body martial soul and excellent talent in soul tools... He's quite a promising talent, but we don't know his specific abilities or whether he has the capacity to join the Mingde Hall."

Jing Hongchen had seen students who were exceptionally talented at the beginning but ended up becoming just another ordinary person.

Therefore, when he saw Huo Yuhao, he only sighed once and then glanced at it without paying much attention.

Whether he is good or bad, a genius or a mediocre talent, only time will tell.