Chapter 17: The Feeling of Having Someone Blocking for You Up Front Is Just Good

"Achoo..."

Hua Yichen sneezed, subconsciously furrowing his brows.

Who's talking about me?

"Tower Master Hua? Tower Master Hua?"

"Oh, sorry, I spaced out. Please continue, Dean Yu."

Hua Yichen looked at the old man before him.

Medium build, looking quite ordinary, hair graying, wearing glasses, with a scholarly air.

Dean of Donghai Academy — Yu Zhen, also an old acquaintance of his.

"How have you considered it? Can you let Huo Yuhao join Donghai Academy? He's already reached enrollment age. If he doesn't plan to leave Donghai for now, our Donghai Academy is a good choice."

Yu Zhen looked at Hua Yichen expectantly.

Ever since a teacher from the academy encountered Huo Yuhao on the way to the Spirit Ascension Platform with students and told him about it, Yu Zhen had been waiting for today.

A Body Martial Soul possessor who would only appear in a top academy, and a local of Donghai City to boot. If he joined their academy, maybe he could help them turn things around at next year's Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition and make the academy's name known!

He was so envious of those top big city academies that could recruit across the entire Alliance...

"..."

An old man staring at him like this — even though his actual age was older than the other's — made Hua Yichen feel a bit awkward, and he couldn't help but let out a light cough.

"Cough, I'll respect Yuhao's choice. If he's willing to enter Donghai Academy, I won't stop him."

"This..." Yu Zhen was momentarily at a loss for words.

Huo Yuhao is a core disciple of the Spirit Pagoda; he lacks for no resources, teachers, or money. What can their academy offer to attract someone like him?

Or rather, what can they give to such a person?

Yu Zhen sighed. He knew he was deluding himself, but still couldn't help saying:

"The academy has a teacher from Shrek Academy's Inner Court who, due to some conflicts, is being transferred from the high school division to the intermediate division. With him teaching, it won't delay Huo Yuhao's..."

A knock on the door sounded, interrupting Yu Zhen's words.

"Teacher Hua, I'm back."

The corner of Hua Yichen's mouth curved up slightly.

"Come in."

Huo Yuhao opened the door and walked in, seeing Hua Yichen and Yu Zhen sitting opposite him. His eyes flickered; he smiled and nodded slightly at the latter, then looked at Hua Yichen, as if asking whether he had disturbed their conversation.

"It's fine. I had the work staff call you back here. After all, this matter concerns you."

Hua Yichen nodded at Huo Yuhao, then looked at Yu Zhen and said with a smile:

"The person's here, Dean Yu. Don't say I didn't give you a chance."

"Many thanks, Tower Master Hua!"

Yu Zhen said, standing up solemnly and looking at Huo Yuhao. "Student Huo Yuhao, may I ask if you have the intention to enroll in Donghai Academy?"

"Our academy will provide you with the best resources and environment, letting the academy's most outstanding faculty teach you..."

Yu Zhen listed many of the academy's advantages, but he knew in his heart that compared to the Spirit Pagoda's environment, Donghai Academy had no advantages at all.

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment upon hearing this, shook his head, making Yu Zhen's heart sink halfway — then heard Huo Yuhao say: "I'll join Donghai Academy, but I don't need special treatment. Just handle me as a regular student."

"This..." Surprise suddenly hit Yu Zhen in the face, making him a bit excited. "But you're different from other students..."

"What's different? A specially recruited student?"

Huo Yuhao chuckled lightly and shook his head. "Dean, if only I get special treatment, it'll instead provoke dissatisfaction from other students and parents. I don't want to just join the academy and have people corner me in a dead end, demanding to know if I got in through the back door."

Yu Zhen: "..."

Hua Yichen: "..."

With your current soul power cultivation, who in the same grade would dare corner you.

In the end, Yu Zhen left with a heart full of joy and excitement.

After he left, Hua Yichen looked at Huo Yuhao and asked, "Really decided? Donghai Academy isn't outstanding among the Federation's intermediate academies."

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "If you didn't want me to go, you wouldn't have called me here."

"That's also true."

Hua Yichen smiled and gave his take. "I've already told you about Headquarters' matters. Going to Headquarters now isn't the right timing. Going to study at another first-tier city's intermediate academy, borrowing Spirit Pagoda resources, you'd still have to watch other people's faces — that's even worse."

"Going to Donghai Academy, at least this Spirit Pagoda branch will be your background, your backing. No need to watch anyone's face! Here, I've got you covered!"

Huo Yuhao's expression shifted slightly. He didn't say anything, just nodded lightly.

Tang Shen Wang, look. This is a normal person's attitude toward mentoring a junior — not the nine twists and eighteen turns of torture and suffering!

After staying in the Spirit Pagoda's library for a while, Huo Yuhao returned home, entered his cultivation room, and began reviewing.

"The Mecha Master Association side has drawn President Li's attention. Just have to see what follows... But, joining Donghai Academy?"

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly.

Donghai Academy ranks middle to lower among the major Spirit Master academies. It's always wanted to raise its prestige. Finding a genius born locally in Donghai and trying to recruit him isn't strange.

For him, as long as there's a quiet place to cultivate, it's all the same wherever he is.

It's just that, with the Spirit Pagoda's intelligence, Huo Yuhao had already confirmed that Tang Wu Lin got into Donghai Academy same as originally. If he appears before Tang Wu Lin, he might be exposed to Tang San's Divine Sense.

In Tang San's eyes, what is Huo Yuhao?

The Plane's Chosen One from ten thousand years ago — the one Tang San wanted to invite over to behead and take as a dog.

But ten thousand years ago, Huo Yuhao kept running outside Tang San's designs. Back then it could still be explained by Huo Yuhao being abused since childhood, developing a reclusive personality.

But now?

The Huo Yuhao who should have died reappeared after vanishing in the God Realm. If Tang San sees him, how could he not overthink it?

Tang San: You brat, do you know something? Got a problem with the God Realm? Want to rebel against me? You're truly courting death!

Seeing him, it's not strange for Tang San to have such a thought.

So Huo Yuhao appearing before Tang Wu Lin now is actually a dangerous matter, but since Huo Yuhao promised Hua Yichen, naturally he has confidence.

In the original work, Tang San's Divine Sense state roughly has three phases.

First phase, because the God Realm is far away, Tang San's Divine Sense has no Body God to supplement energy, usable power is limited, most of the time it's in a slumbering state, no perception of the outside world, and still needs Tang Wu Lin to provide intelligence.

Second phase, Tang Wu Lin obtains the Hanhai Qiankun Cover, Tang San's Divine Sense connects to the God Realm Body God through him, energy gets supplemented, even bringing his adoptive father and adoptive mother across endless distance to the God Realm.

Third phase, the three chances to act Tang San left behind, the so-called God King Three Strikes, the strongest strike pits a First-Rank God, the Abyssal Saint Lord, to death.

Second phase is most dangerous, first phase has lowest danger, even this phase... with preparation, not necessarily unable to eliminate that wisp of Divine Sense.

But Huo Yuhao thought carefully, then gave up this idea, truly provoke Tang San into urgency, Tang Hao might therefore act, the loss outweighs the gain.

He carries a bunch of people on him, gathered the whole village's hope, mutual destruction that kind of thing isn't fun, before having capability to deal with Tang Hao, best not touch that wisp of Divine Sense.

"In that case, can only take the middle strategy, seize the Hanhai Qiankun Cover, make Tang San's Divine Sense have no chance to connect to the God Realm..."

Thinking here, Huo Yuhao suddenly laughed lightly and shook his head, "Am I being too cautious? Choosing the lesser of two evils, right now there's someone helping me hold the front line."

Abyssal Saint Lord, hasn't even acted yet, makes God King's Divine Sense dare not move rashly, makes Plane Master preserve himself wisely and dare not show face, worthy of a First-Rank God!

So to speak, having someone hold the front line feels really good.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao thought of another person who in a certain sense holds the front line, expression became somewhat colorful.

He already heard the news from Hua Yichen, Gu Yue Na is currently mixing thrivingly in the Spirit Pagoda, didn't run to Ao Lai City.

Silver Dragon King, her brain finally normal? Actually didn't get amnesia to go experience human life?

Hmm... think carefully, seems indeed no need?

The reason Silver Dragon King sealed memory and strength to go to human world was to make herself become like a human.

Huo Yuhao doesn't want to complain how absurd this reason is.

Just speaking of now, soul beasts integrated into human world nearly ten thousand years, Di Tian's photos all published in newspapers and books, you say soul beasts don't know how humans live? What a joke?

No need to enter human society, soul beasts can help her integrate into human society!

Then this time... what is she joining the Spirit Pagoda for?

Huo Yuhao frowned.

Same as original work?

Or another plan?

(End of Chapter)