Chapter 448: Shrek, Heh Heh
After facing a series of punches as fierce as raging waves, Xuan Zi finally showed a change in expression.
He could feel that the girl in front of him was concentrating her power in one spot, and his soul power shield was about to break!
It was hard to believe, considering the gap in their soul power levels over 70 levels apart!
Everything has its limit. Even though Ye Wen could control Huo Yu´er's body beyond its limits, Huo Yu´er was still just a 23rd level Great Soul Master.
"This ends here. Remember this feeling, Little Rain. If you don't want to feel this powerless again, then work hard and train," Ye Wen's calm voice echoed in her mind.
Huo Yu´er nodded seriously. At this moment, she understood that it wasn't that she couldn't overcome the shadows of her childhood, but that she hadn't worked hard enough.
Just as Xuan Zi was about to reinforce his shield, Huo Yu´er's body suddenly paused for a moment, then launched a punch with tremendous force.
"Boom "
This sound wasn't as loud as the bone crushing collisions from earlier, but it sent a chill through all the teachers who understood the power behind this punch.
The punch surpassed the speed of sound, creating a sonic boom.
Xuan Zi looked at the pale fist in front of him in disbelief. His soul power shield had been broken this was a shield strong enough to withstand a Soul Saint's attack. And it was shattered by this 13 year old girl, using an unknown self created soul skill!
As the fist slowly withdrew, Huo Yu´er's cold voice, laced with disdain, echoed through the arena.
"Is this how Shrek's matches allow outsiders to interfere?"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a sharp insult. Only then did everyone realize someone had interfered with the fair and just freshman tournament.
Although Director Du Weilen was just a Soul Douluo, he was also one of Shrek Academy's high ranking officials, so he naturally knew Xuan Zi's identity.
Because of this, he couldn't allow Xuan Zi to lose face, and had no choice but to step forward and explain.
"Huo Yu´er, I understand your anger, but your self created soul skill was so powerful that this Shrek teacher intervened. However, you don't need to worry. What is yours will be yours. I officially announce that the champion of this new student competition is Class One's Huo Yu´er's team."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yu´er reluctantly nodded. She then turned and left with her teammates, heading back to their class to await the awards and the conclusion of the competition.
But just as Huo Yu´er was about to leave the stage, Xuan Zi called out.
"Little girl, what was the name of the self created soul skill you used just now?"
Huo Yu´er simply glanced at him and coldly replied, "None of your business."
Xuan Zi didn't get angry. Instead, he casually pulled out a chicken leg from somewhere and started eating it, a wicked grin spreading across his face.
"Heh heh heh, this little girl thinks I don't know? With Shrek's resources, it's not difficult to find out who you are."
Unfortunately, Xuan Zi had miscalculated. After being hidden away by the Baihu Dai family for so many years, coupled with the modifications to her spirit rings and Ye Wen's lavish training, Huo Yu´er was no longer the same pitiful girl she used to be.
Her entire background was a blank slate to the Douluo Continent. Thanks to Ye Wen's intervention, Huo Yu´er had never exposed her talent for soul tools, so there was no "pig eating tiger" plot here.
However, due to her stunning performance in the battle, Huo Yu´er was now firmly established as the top new talent, earning the title of the strongest freshman. She would be receiving preferential treatment for core disciple resources during the awards ceremony.
In the original timeline, Huo Yuhao had only one spirit ring, a deceptive white soul ring, which caused him to miss out on the core disciple status despite becoming the champion.
Indeed, in Shrek, strength is everything, heh.
This time, Huo Yu´er didn't act as a supporting character. She truly demonstrated her value.
But the rewards for the champion team were not limited to core disciple spots. After the competition, Huo Yu´er and her teammates were summoned to Director Du Weilen's office.
Director Du looked kindly at the three talented students before him.
To teachers, excellent students were always given special treatment.
Aside from Huo Yu´er's formidable combat abilities, Tang Wulin possessed dual martial souls, and even the weakest Xiao Xiao had a powerful soul skill capable of forcing opponents with a ten level difference to submit.
However, since Huo Yu´er's strength didn't reveal Xiao Xiao's dual martial soul secret, Director Du was even more excited.
At that moment, a red gem ring on Director Du's hand glowed, and a small red pouch appeared in his hand. It was clearly a soul tool for storage.
He solemnly handed it to Huo Yu´er and her team, speaking softly.
"Children, in light of your victory over three Soul Respect level teams and your eventual championship, I've requested an extraordinary reward for you. Although it's only one item, you three will need to decide how to distribute it. This is the most precious gift the academy has given in over three hundred years. Open it and see."
As he spoke, he passed the pouch to Huo Yu´er.
After the intense battle, Ye Wen didn't feel safe relinquishing control of Huo Yu´er's body just yet, so he continued to control her actions.
Ye Wen had seen all kinds of treasures, so he opened the soul tool with a casual expression. Inside was a soul bone.
Tang Wulin and Xiao Xiao were stunned by Shrek Academy's generosity. Though soul bones had become more numerous with time, they were still scarce.
Based on Ye Wen's knowledge, any soul bone at the auction houses in Douluo Continent would fetch no less than 100,000 gold soul coins. Even Shrek Academy's vast wealth couldn't afford many of them.
However, Ye Wen understood that there was no such thing as a free lunch.
Did Shrek Academy believe that Huo Yu´er's team would bring more value than the soul bone in the future?
Ye Wen sneered internally. It seemed Shrek had inherited Flander's tradition of never making a bad deal.
But if they weren't going to give anything, why give only one soul bone? It was as if they were trying to play divide and conquer. What if one of these kids turned greedy? That would be a disaster.
Shrek's intelligence was really something else.
And now, Huo Yu´er wasn't like the Huo Yuhao in the original plot who couldn't even secure a core disciple spot. A soul bone wouldn't be enough to pacify her.
(End of Chapter)
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