Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao's Path of the Knights

A first-year classroom at the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

The man on the podium wore a black and gold-trimmed instructor's uniform, with thin-rimmed soul guidance glasses perched on his nose, the lenses shimmering, and a striking gold emblem on his collar.

"Let me introduce our new classmate, Huo Yuhao."

The bespectacled teacher's voice was clear and steady, without any inflection, yet it clearly reached the ears of every student.

Subconsciously, all the students in the classroom turned their gaze to the blue-eyed boy standing next to them.

Standing next to the teacher, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and briefly introduced himself.

The boy's joining the class as a transfer student was merely a passing phase for the other students in the class.

Aside from a few students who were somewhat interested in Huo Yuhao, most of the rest were focused on the lesson.

Even Huo Yuhao himself was the same; after finding a suitable seat, the boy focused all his attention on the class.

Having missed several months of classes, even though I learned some knowledge about soul tools on the way, there were still some parts I didn't understand when faced with the knowledge taught by the teacher.

Fortunately, Huo Yuhao was not anxious about this. He simply calmed down, listened to the teacher's lecture, and took careful notes.

After class, after hurriedly dealing with some classmates who were curious about me, I quickly caught up with the teacher who was leaving the classroom.

"Yuhao, is there something you don't understand?" Teacher Zhang gently adjusted his glasses and asked.

"Yes, Teacher Zhang, and I have other questions I'd like to ask you."

"You have quite a few questions, don't you? But this isn't the right place to explain. Come with me to the office."

"Okay, teacher."

I followed the teacher to the office and placed the textbooks I was holding on the desk.

Then, Mr. Zhang Hong sat down in his office chair.

"Tell me your question, Huo Yuhao."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao raised the questions he had previously noted down, and Teacher Zhang answered them one by one.

After asking the questions he had written down, Huo Yuhao asked the teacher how to catch up on the lessons he had missed.

"The best way is to come to me and I will tutor you, but my time is limited, and I can only tutor you for a short time, so it depends more on you."

Zhang Hong stared at the young man before him. He knew some information about Huo Yuhao, not only that he possessed a spirit-type martial soul, but he also had considerable talent in soul tools.

Therefore, he was willing to help this talented young man, but he couldn't help him every moment.

Whether he can succeed depends on himself.

"I recommend a few books to you. They cover the knowledge needed in first grade, and they will naturally include the material you've missed."

"Thank you, teacher."

"Any other questions?"

"One more thing, teacher, do you know of any situations where someone obtains a spirit ring but is unable to use their spirit skill?"

"A spirit ring that prevents the use of spirit skills?"

Zhang Hong glanced at Huo Yuhao in surprise.

"Yes, teacher, my martial soul has obtained its first soul ring, but I have been unable to unleash its first soul skill."

"This situation is indeed rare. However, I don't know much about spirit rings. I only know some very special cases, such as when the spirit and spirit ring are too incompatible, but the spirit is absorbed successfully by accident. In this case, it may cause the spirit skill to fail to be released."

After a pause, Teacher Zhang gazed at the eleven-year-old boy in front of him.

"As for other details, I am not aware of them."

"I understand, thank you, teacher."

Zhang Hong took off his glasses and placed them on the table. He gently rubbed his forehead with his left hand and said in a calm tone:

"Huo Yuhao... Is it alright if I call you Yuhao?"

Huo Yuhao was taken aback, then nodded in response:

"No problem, Teacher Zhang."

"Yuhao, I've seen your file. Your first spirit ring was a ten-year spirit ring, right?"

"Yes, Teacher Zhang."

"As you should know, our academy's research focuses primarily on soul tools, and even in combat, we mainly rely on soul tools rather than martial souls and soul skills."

Zhang Hong lowered his hand, picked up his glasses and put them back on, his brown eyes calmly looking at Huo Yuhao:

"Yuhao, you have good talent and are very ambitious. To be honest, I have high hopes for you. If you can maintain your current level, your future achievements in soul tools will definitely be quite high."

Huo Yuhao didn't speak, but listened quietly as Teacher Zhang continued.

"Yuhao, your first spirit ring is only a ten-year spirit ring. When you become stronger, you will have other spirit rings. Even if you leave that one spirit ring, you will still be you, and your future will not be exciting just because of one spirit ring."

"So Yuhao, don't be sad about the spilled milk. If you still can't release a soul skill with your first soul ring, then don't worry about that soul ring. Your life is not limited to just one soul ring."

Zhang Hong placed his hand on Huo Yuhao's shoulder and patted it gently:

"That's all the teacher can say. This is just my opinion. I don't know how these words will affect your development, nor do I know how you see it or what you think. But in any case, it's up to you to decide what to do."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao bowed deeply to Teacher Zhang:

"Thank you for your guidance, Teacher Zhang."

"I was just sharing my thoughts; it wasn't really instruction."

Zhang Hong waved his hand, his voice indifferent.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go back now. I have things to do."

"Okay, goodbye teacher."

Huo Yuhao turned and walked towards the office door. Just as he was about to push the door open, Teacher Zhang's voice suddenly rang out:

"Normally I don't have any other work on Friday afternoons."

Huo Yuhao paused, then turned to look at Teacher Zhang in the office chair.

"Thank you very much, Teacher Zhang."

Zhang Hong simply waved his hand gently in response to Huo Yuhao's thanks, without saying anything.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao didn't linger and quickly left the office.

After leaving the office, Huo Yuhao went straight to the library of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

"It seems that the matter of the first spirit ring needs to be put aside for now. I should catch up on the missed lessons as soon as possible, cultivate my spirit power, and also find time to train."

Although Armor Guy and the others have left, the necessary training is still required; this is Huo Yuhao's requirement for himself.

He had planned what he would do in the next few days, mostly studying and training, with a small part being tidying up his personal belongings.

"The money Armor Guy and the others left is enough for me to use for a while. I don't need to worry about money these days; I can just focus on my studies!"

The money left by the armored man freed up a large portion of the boy's time; otherwise, some of his time for cultivation and study would inevitably have been taken up.