Huo Yuhao's two palms clasped together. As his shout fell, the ground suddenly trembled violently. Thick cracks opened up in the ground beneath their feet, and countless tree branches drilled out from them, converging in front of Huo Yuhao to form a ferocious giant dragon.
"Wood Release?" Among Chang Cheng'an's group, there were some who were well-versed. They immediately spoke the name of the thing they had seen in their past lives.
The moment the wood dragon was formed, it dived towards the seven of them, carrying an incomparable sense of pressure, its dragon tail sweeping horizontally.
The first to bear the brunt was Gou Luanshi. As the only two-ring Soul Grandmaster in the team, he was unavoidable in the face of such a behemoth. He was sent flying directly, spraying blood in mid-air.
Liu Furong and Zhu Lu, as the only two agility-attack type Battle Soul Elders among them, reacted at the first moment and dodged the wood dragon's offensive. They flanked Huo Yuhao from the left and right, determined to close in at the fastest speed. As long as Huo Yuhao didn't take out that extremely threatening Soul-Slaying Blade, they would have a great advantage in close combat.
Chang Cheng'an barely blocked the impact of the wood dragon's tail with his Golden Body. His body, however, was already covered in bloody marks. Pei Xiaoqi beside him hurriedly used his soul skill to treat him. It was foreseeable that if the force of this wood dragon's tail sweep had been just a little bit greater, it would probably have shattered him into pieces on the spot.
Facing the charging Zhu Lu and her companion, Huo Yuhao sneered coldly. His palms remained clasped together. He stomped his foot fiercely on the ground and continued to shout.
"Sage Art, All-Wood Imprisoning Hands!"
In an instant, countless wooden hands drilled out from the ground, appearing one by one like ghosts, directly grabbing Zhu Lu and Liu Furong firmly. Zhu Lu, with her beast martial soul, actually had her martial soul directly dismantled and let out a shrill, miserable cry.
"What kind of soul skill is this?" Xu Qiexing's face changed drastically. The sharp Soul-Chasing Sword in his hand hacked wildly at the drilled-out wooden hands. However, the trees, blessed with natural aura, even if they were cut, would instantly grow back from the broken section.
In just one exchange, the six people on the opposite side had all been controlled by Huo Yuhao with a single soul skill.
Instant kill!
Gou Luanshi prostrated on the ground, his face filled with terror as he watched Huo Yuhao walk towards him step by step. The killing intent in his eyes made him feel as if he had returned to that bloody night once again.
"Chaotic World Dog, you mad dog are too dangerous. To prevent my important companions from being harmed by you in the future, I have no choice but to send you on your way again," Huo Yuhao controlled the wooden hand to pinch him like a dog, and the increasing pressure made Gou Luanshi's bones all over his body emit crisp sounds.
"I know some of the evil soul masters' means of dealing with souls. This time, I will make your soul fly away and scatter, never to be reborn for all eternity!"
The killing intent on Huo Yuhao had reached a certain peak. Even the sky above Shrek City became covered with dark clouds. This made the faces of the spectating Xie Huanyue and the others turn pale. The baleful aura wrapped around Huo Yuhao actually made the heavens and the earth change color!
"Sigh—" An old sigh sounded in Huo Yuhao's ear. At some point, a stooped old man had already appeared in front of him. With just a light wave of his hand, the wooden hands on the ground broke off. The seven trapped people fell to the ground on the spot, panting heavily.
It was a severely hunchbacked old man. Huo Yuhao had naturally seen him before. It was none other than the strongest existence in Shrek Academy, the contemporary master of the Sea God Pavilion, the Dragon God Douluo, Mu En!
"Child, do not let hatred blind your mind. Getting along peacefully with others will allow your future to be filled with more possibilities," Mu En taught earnestly. Since he had already appeared, Huo Yuhao naturally could not make a move to hunt them down again. With his current strength and trump cards, he was really no match for Mu En in Shrek Academy.
"Only those who have experienced pain can understand the so-called peace," Huo Yuhao did not think that the old man before him could understand his pain. There was no point in talking more if they didn't see eye to eye. He turned his head and walked towards Xie Huanyue and the others.
"Let's go."
Xie Huanyue and Cui Yejie's group of girls had unwilling looks on their faces. They were just that little bit away, and Huo Yuhao could have personally slaughtered that beast.
Mu En watched Huo Yuhao's group leave and let out a long sigh. He turned to Gou Luanshi's group. "You go to the academy's medical office to check your injuries. Remember, do not easily provoke him again."
"Yes, Senior," how could Chang Cheng'an dare to defy the will of this old man? He immediately replied with the utmost respect.
Gou Luanshi was carried away on a stretcher. All the bones in his body were shattered. If this kind of serious injury was not handled well, it would have a huge impact on his future.
His eyes were once again filled with venomous hatred. Huo Yuhao, in this life, I will make you pay the price!
...
"Yuhao."
Cui Yejie followed Huo Yuhao on the way back to the teaching building and suddenly called out.
"Hmm?" Huo Yuhao turned his head and sized up these few delicate and beautiful girls. They hadn't seen each other for almost two months, and they had each matured a lot. Wu Feng's dimensions were even more exaggerated. Nanmen Yun'er's delicate body had gradually become more voluptuous. Even the flat-as-a-plain Ning Tian had started to show some curves.
"Welcome back."
Cui Yejie's voice was a little choked. In the ten-odd days that Huo Yuhao was out of contact, they didn't know how many nightmares they had, for fear that they would lose this youth forever.
"It's alright, I'm back," Huo Yuhao forcibly suppressed the killing intent that had just risen and stretched out his hand as gently as possible, stroking her pink hair.
Seeing that Ning Tian and the other two girls also had a resentful look, Huo Yuhao felt amused, and at the same time, a long-lost warmth rose in his heart.
"I'll accompany you all properly tonight."
"What about me?" Xie Huanyue pointed at himself with a look of astonishment.
"Get lost!" Unexpectedly, Huo Yuhao raised a foot and kicked him away. "You're a grown man. What are you trying to do with that lovey-dovey attitude with me?"
Seeing this, Ning Tian and the other girls let out a long-lost laugh. Huo Yuhao also understood Xie Huanyue's mischievous meaning. Now was not the time for billing and cooing—
Huo Yuhao's group returned to the new classroom of the second year and happened to run into Mu Jin, who was getting off work.
Looking at the familiar yet slightly unfamiliar face before her, Mu Jin's eyes immediately turned red. No longer caring about being a teacher, she threw herself into Huo Yuhao's arms and fired off a series of questions.
"Where have you been for this past month? You still know how to come back?"
"Do you know how much effort I spent contacting you from all sides? You heartless bastard! Woo woo..."
Being pressed by the peaks in front of him to the point of almost being unable to breathe, Huo Yuhao struggled to break free from the restraint at the tip of his nose. He had grown a lot taller, but in front of a mature woman like Mu Jin, he was still a head shorter.
"So many classmates are watching. Teacher Mu, you should still take me to handle the promotion procedures."
Only then did Mu Jin come back to her senses. Facing the strange gazes of Ning Tian and the others, a rare blush quickly rose on her face. She hurriedly grabbed Huo Yuhao's hand and strode towards her office.
"You brat, come with me! I must give you a severe punishment!"
Huo Yuhao followed behind her, shrugged at Xie Huanyue and the others, and showed a helpless look.
"As expected of Young Master Huo!" Xie Huanyue gave Huo Yuhao a thumbs-up.
Huo Yuhao's promotion procedure was very simple, just signing some materials. The auxiliary-focused Class Three he was in did not need to undergo those beast dueling assessments. As long as one's soul power level reached two rings, one could be promoted smoothly. He had already been a three-ring Soul Elder before the end of the last school year, so Mu Jin had simply reported his promotion spot for him before he had even returned to school.
Looking at this woman who had silently done everything for him, Huo Yuhao's heart was also extremely moved. He handed the materials in his hand to Mu Jin and said softly, "Thank you."
The next moment, he was once again lost in Mu Jin's heavy peaks, unable to extricate himself.
"Can't you just tell me your true background and where you've been?" Mu Jin buried her snow-white chin in his hair, her eyes teary, her voice hoarse and with some grievance.
Huo Yuhao was at a loss for words. What he had to do was too fantastical, even could be said to be exaggerated. Even if he said he had gone to the Land of Extreme North and fought with two ferocious beasts, and then had a negotiation and a deal with the common lord of soul beasts, would Mu Jin believe him?
"Sigh..." Huo Yuhao straightened up and carefully looked at her tear-stained pretty face. "I don't want to lie to you. My identity might make things difficult for everyone. I don't want you to be in a difficult position because of it."
Mu Jin was stunned by his serious attitude and words. She lightly bit her teeth, her breathing becoming rapid. "Why won't you tell me?"
Huo Yuhao was silent. After a long while, he finally faced this tear-stained woman. "One day, I will tell you. But not now."
"But you are my man!"
Mu Jin suddenly blocked the words Huo Yuhao was about to continue saying. Salty tears mixed with a strange fragrance. With each opening and closing, accompanied by the stirring of longing, it made Huo Yuhao's defenses break in an instant.
His hand skillfully tore off Mu Jin's teacher uniform, pushed her onto the teacher's desk, and lightly took the majestic peak pressed against his heart.
Mu Jin raised her two long legs and hooked them around his waist, letting him roughly pull off her black stockings, passionately responding to each other's longing.
Thus, the two of them, as always, saw each other frankly.
It was just that this was the first time in the teaching building office.
Downstairs, in the corresponding Class Three classroom, many students seemed to have sensed something and couldn't help but raise their heads.
"Is there an earthquake?"
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It wasn't until the bell rang for the end of class in the evening that Huo Yuhao limped out of Mu Jin's office. It seemed the punishment had not been light.
Having not seen Huo Yuhao return to the classroom for a whole day, the simple-minded Nanmen Yun'er hurriedly came over. "Yuhao, are you okay? Was Teacher Mu very angry?"
Huo Yuhao licked the corner of his mouth, savoring the memory. Angry? She was quite angry... "It's fine. Let's go eat something good."
Ning Tian and the others were still girls in the spring of their youth and naturally couldn't understand the world of adults. Seeing that Huo Yuhao was fine and hadn't been viciously whipped, they didn't think too much about it.
Hearing that they were going to eat something good, Xie Huanyue was instantly interested. Before Huo Yuhao had returned, he couldn't eat at all, only able to eat five meals a day.