radicalducati Chapter 98 Sacrifice?!
Chapter 98 Sacrifice?!
Yan Shaozhe's gaze fell on Huo Yuhao, a hint of undisguised curiosity and anticipation flashing in his eyes. He asked, "Ultimate Ice?"
Huo Yuhao met his gaze, his expression calm, but he did not answer the question directly.
He knew that the person who could truly make the decisions had finally appeared.
With a slight thought, the two awe-inspiring blood-red soul rings on his body quietly retracted, dispelling the state of martial soul possession.
The frozen domain that spread out from him did not disappear immediately after the martial soul possession was removed.
The glistening ice layer still existed, and the biting cold still lingered, but without Huo Yuhao's soul power to supply it, its spread stopped, and its power began to slowly diminish.
The thick layers of ice on the frozen Shrek Academy students made a soft cracking sound as they gradually peeled away.
They staggered out, their faces pale and their teeth chattering. The way they looked at Huo Yuhao was completely different from what they had done moments before.
The pride and sense of superiority he felt as a Shrek Academy student had long since been crushed.
Instead, there was a deep sense of awe, the lingering fear of surviving a catastrophe, and an instinctive dread of that absolute power!
They huddled to one side, barely daring to breathe loudly, a stark contrast to their previous aggressive and menacing demeanor.
Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over the disheveled students, finally settling on Yan Shaozhe.
This time, he finally had the opportunity to fully explain the purpose of his trip.
"My original intention was simply to enroll and join Shrek Academy to study."
"Unexpectedly, your academy has a rule that only those with a recommendation letter from the city lord of one of the three major empires are eligible to participate in the assessment."
He paused, a very faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Now it seems..."
"I'm afraid I'm destined to never be with Shrek Academy."
After saying that, Huo Yuhao decisively turned around, took a step, and started walking back the way he came.
Huo Yuhao had only taken a few steps when Yan Shaozhe appeared as if by teleportation, firmly blocking his path.
With what he considered a sufficiently friendly smile on his face, he said, "A letter of recommendation is indeed one of the college's long-standing admission requirements, mainly for initial screening to ensure the quality and standardization of the student body."
Then he changed the subject, looking intently at Huo Yuhao.
"However, rules are rigid, but people are flexible."
"For exceptional talents, the college naturally has special policies for exceptional admission."
"I am Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the outer academy of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy."
"Now, I can make the decision on behalf of the academy and agree to your enrollment at Shrek Academy!"
"Furthermore, given the talent and strength you have demonstrated... you can be exempted from all assessments and directly enter the inner academy for cultivation!"
"The academy's top resources and best teachers will all be geared towards you!"
As soon as he said this, countless gazes turned to Huo Yuhao, filled with almost overflowing envy and jealousy.
Go straight into the inner courtyard!
That's something that many Shrek Academy outer disciples might not be able to achieve even after years of hard work and countless competitions and trials!
However, when they recalled those two blood-red soul rings and the terrifying domain that instantly froze dozens of students, they had to admit that Huo Yuhao was qualified.
Huo Yuhao knew that Dean Yan had obviously taken a liking to the talent he had shown. In the world of Soul Masters, true geniuses are always a scarce resource, and no discerning force would easily let them go.
Having achieved his goal, Huo Yuhao had no intention of putting on airs or engaging in pointless entanglements.
"I can join Shrek Academy."
He readily agreed, but then immediately changed his tune and rejected the generous offer.
"However, there's no need to go straight into the inner courtyard."
"I... hope to start my studies and life normally in the School of Foreign Languages, just like all the other freshmen."
His goal was to "find a wife," but he wouldn't find one in the inner courtyard, so he decided to start from the outer courtyard.
Upon hearing that Huo Yuhao had refused the invitation to enter the inner courtyard directly, a clear look of surprise flashed in Yan Shaozhe's eyes.
But in order to keep Huo Yuhao, he agreed without hesitation.
"Alright! Then we'll do as you say, starting with the outer courtyard."
"Later, I will have Director Du Weilun personally assist you with all the enrollment and registration procedures."
Then Yan Shaozhe's eyes flickered slightly, and he finally couldn't help but ask Huo Yuhao the question that everyone present wanted to ask.
"I wonder... if it would be convenient for you to tell me what exactly happened with those two 100,000-year-level spirit rings you just displayed?"
The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul cannot be easily displayed ten thousand years later, but there were no taboos about it ten thousand years ago.
Having decided to reveal this power, Huo Yuhao had already prepared a corresponding explanation in his mind.
Facing Yan Shaozhe's gaze, Huo Yuhao remained calm and slowly spoke, "Dean, you should have heard of... sacrifice, right?"
A sacrifice?!
These two words exploded in Yan Shaozhe's mind like a thunderclap!
In the history of Soul Masters, the word "sacrifice" represents the most extreme and rarest opportunity!
Soul beasts voluntarily burn their life and soul, giving all their essence, soul rings, and even soul bones to soul masters without reservation!
This process has almost no requirements on the Soul Master's physique and Soul Power level. Theoretically, even a Soul Master with only one Soul Ring can obtain a sacrifice from a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast and naturally have a 100,000-year-old Soul Ring as their first Soul Ring.
But... this is just too rare!
In Yan Shaozhe's memory, the last time a soul beast sacrifice was clearly recorded was ten thousand years ago, by Tang San, the Shrek ancestor who founded the Tang Sect and left behind countless legends!
Huo Yuhao has two 100,000-year soul rings. Could it be that... this young man in front of me has actually encountered two sacrifices?
This is just too "lucky"!
Even if he was raised by Di Tian, he might not have had such an opportunity!
Yan Shaozhe was shocked, but he did not ask for further details.
Because he could tell from Huo Yuhao's expression that even if he asked, the other party probably wouldn't tell him.
Excessive investigation might offend this exceptional genius, which would be counterproductive.
Yan Shaozhe quickly suppressed the turmoil in his eyes, turned to Du Weilun who was still in shock beside him, and instructed, "Director Du, he's in your hands now."
Du Weilun snapped out of his daze and quickly replied, "Yes! Don't worry, Dean!"
He gave Huo Yuhao a smile as kind as possible: "Please come with me."
Huo Yuhao followed behind Du Weilun, and the two passed through the academy gate one after the other.
Only when their figures were completely out of sight did the crowd outside the East Gate slowly withdraw their almost frozen gazes.
However, that soul-stirring scene has been deeply etched into everyone's mind.
It is likely that what they saw and heard today will remain in their memories for a very, very long time.
The Soul King girl clenched her fists, walked up to Yan Shaozhe, and called him Dean.
Yan Shaozhe nodded, looking at the girl's pale face and surprised expression, and slowly said, "Luo Chen, don't think too much."
Ling Luochen's gaze involuntarily drifted back to the academy entrance, and he asked, "Dean, is it a spirit suppression?"
Yan Shaozhe nodded, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes: "That's right, it's very likely the ultimate ice."
Upon hearing this, Ling Luochen took a deep breath, and then his gaze gradually returned to its usual calm.
Being at Shrek Academy, she already knew she had to accept the existence of people more talented than herself.
But today was the first time she had ever felt that soul-shaking sense of invincibility from such a young child!