Chapter 64: Walking With Confidence

The registration process for senior students is naturally different from that of new students. Seniors only need to pass a soul power level assessment to enroll successfully, unlike new students who must go through a series of tests.

However, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan insisted on waiting for Huo Yuhao to finish, so they queued together with him and Wang Dong at the registration area.

While the four of them were chatting, a sound of hurried footsteps approached. Turning his head, Huo Yuhao saw a new student he had noticed earlier during his scan. The boy walked toward them with a warm, friendly smile on his handsome face.

Judging by their expressions, the new student seemed to have figured out who was the most approachable. He stood before Jiang Nannan and politely asked, "Hello, senior sister, I don't know the way to the new student teaching building. Could you kindly point me in the right direction?"

Huo Yuhao cast a blank glance at the group of seniors and volunteers who had nothing to do at the registration desk, his eyelid twitching slightly.

Jiang Nannan hadn't expected someone to hit on her right after the school year had started. After spending two years with Huo Yuhao, he was the only male friend she was familiar with. Instinctively, she moved slightly closer to Huo Yuhao and replied politely, "There are volunteers ahead. You can ask them."

The new student's expression stiffened briefly. "Alright, thank you, senior sister."

"You're welcome," Jiang Nannan said with a shake of her head, treating the encounter like a minor incident before continuing to stand in line with Huo Yuhao.

Not giving up, the new student then turned his gaze toward Huo Yuhao, his smile strange. "Hey, are you also a new student? Maybe we'll be in the same class. Let me introduce myself: I'm a Level 23 Soul Grandmaster, and my name is—"

"You can go find the teaching building now," Huo Yuhao interrupted calmly, nodding briefly without revealing his own name or soul power. He had no intention of engaging further.

The new student's subtle motives were clear to Huo Yuhao at a glance, but he didn't bother to dwell on them.

Being ignored again, the student's face alternated between shades of red and blue, and the pitying looks from those around him made his skin crawl.

Before he could say anything else, Tang Ya suddenly turned her head and released her martial soul, her expression frosty as she asked, "Do you have any other questions?"

The sight of her four soul rings—two yellow and two purple—caused gasps from the crowd, especially among the seniors familiar with Tang Ya, who were visibly shocked.

Even the so-called "Twin Stars of the Outer Court," Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, were only at the Soul Elder level, despite being a year ahead of Tang Ya.

Thanks to Huo Yuhao's guidance, Tang Ya had spent her breaks over the past two years working as a middleman in the forest, benefiting from the life energy that had drastically accelerated her cultivation speed.

Huo Yuhao, almost caught off guard by her sudden fierceness, recalled that Tang Ya had mentioned scaring off anyone who tried to hit on her at the academy, but witnessing it firsthand was a different experience. Seeing the stares from those around them, Huo Yuhao gently pulled Tang Ya behind him.

"Alright, Sister Tang Ya, it's almost our turn."

At his touch, Tang Ya's stern expression softened, and she obediently dropped the matter, swinging their intertwined hands as if to flaunt them, making sure everyone could see.

Embarrassed, the new student quickly disappeared into the crowd.

This small incident didn't disrupt the registration process, and soon it was Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na's turn. After a brief registration, the instructor in charge nodded.

"Please release your martial souls and show me your soul rings."

Huo Yuhao's eyes glowed faintly gold, and to the astonishment of those around him, two purple soul rings slowly rose at his feet.

"A-A thousand years!?"

A Soul Grandmaster with two thousand-year soul rings!

In that moment, even Tang Ya's Soul Ancestor cultivation seemed insignificant. Although people had become more knowledgeable about soul rings over the years, with it now common knowledge that soul ring levels could be enhanced, achieving that still required great power and considerable resources.

For someone as young as Huo Yuhao to have such powerful soul rings, there was only one explanation: his physical body was strong enough to withstand the absorption of thousand-year rings directly.

This level of talent was beyond rare—it was practically unheard of.

The teacher took a deep breath to calm himself, his gaze heated as he looked at Huo Yuhao. "What is your soul power level?"

"Level 26. Oh, right." Huo Yuhao paused, pulling a bright red envelope from his storage space and handing it to the teacher. "Does this help?"

"This…"

The teacher hesitantly accepted the envelope, his eyes widening in disbelief. After a brief moment of realization, he quickly turned to Huo Yuhao.

"Are you acquainted with Zhang Lexuan?"

When Huo Yuhao nodded, the teacher's expression cleared. "No wonder…"

Earlier, Zhang Lexuan had instructed him to keep an eye out for any student presenting an Inner Court recommendation letter. Now, seeing Huo Yuhao's talent, he finally understood.

After instructing a colleague to notify Zhang Lexuan, the teacher pondered briefly before shaking his head with a wry smile.

"Alright, you're exempt from the entrance exams. I'll write you a certification, and you can head straight in. No need to waste time."

The other new students glanced around but didn't dare to say anything. While they weren't sure what the red letter signified, Huo Yuhao's extraordinary talent had left a deep impression. Two purple soul rings were enough to silence any complaints.

The teacher, ignoring any potential protests from the crowd, turned his attention to Gu Yue Na.

However, the next moment, something happened that further shattered his understanding of the world.

One, two… three purple soul rings slowly rose from Gu Yue Na's feet.

Even Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched as he recalled how Tianmeng had casually added an extra ring to him after condensing his second soul ring.

He must have done it on purpose...

"You two… are together, right?" The teacher wiped the sweat from his forehead, hurriedly wrote another certification, and waved them on.

"Alright, both of you are exempt from the exams. You can go in."

With that, holding their certifications, Huo Yuhao and the others walked toward the academy amidst a sea of bewildered stares.

Upon arriving at the white teaching building for new students, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan left for the fourth-year registration area. With their talent, advancing to the fourth year was no problem, but there were plenty of things they needed to handle.

After paying their tuition fees, collecting dormitory keys, and receiving their uniforms, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na were both assigned to Class Five.

This didn't surprise Huo Yuhao. In his previous life, he had arrived on the first day of registration and was placed in Class One. This time, he came a day later, so Class One was likely already full.

In a way, this was a good thing. Otherwise, given Gu Yue Na's personality, she might have clashed with Teacher Zhou Yi on the first day of class.

Speaking of which, who was the teacher for Class Five?

Huo Yuhao searched his memory but couldn't recall anything specific. In his past life, he had kept to himself, attending class and then immediately returning to his dorm to cultivate, so he knew little about other classes.

The only thing he remembered about Class Five was that Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had been students there in his previous life.

His gaze shifted to the dormitory list the teacher had, and with his sharp eyesight, he easily spotted a familiar name next to Gu Yue Na's.

Zhu Lu.

What a coincidence.

Huo Yuhao's lips twitched, but he felt a bit relieved. Sharing a dorm with someone he somewhat knew was better than rooming with a complete stranger.

As for himself, looking at the dorm key with a number different from the one in his past life, he pressed his lips together.

He still didn't know who his roommate would be this time.

Given how many things had changed since his rebirth, he couldn't be sure if Wang Dong would still live in Room 108.

At that moment, a familiar voice came from the classroom door, tinged with surprise.

"It's been a while, Yuhao."

The soft voice made Huo Yuhao instinctively turn his head, and there, smiling as she walked toward him, was Zhang Lexuan, whom he hadn't seen in a year.

"Sister Lexuan, what brings you here?"

"You're the genius I personally recommended. Of course, the moment you enrolled, the news came to me."

Zhang Lexuan winked playfully, smiling. "I promised to take care of you when you enrolled, didn't I? Here I am."

"Did you now?" Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow. "Then I suppose I should thank you, Sister Lexuan. With you backing me, won't I be walking around the outer court like I own the place?"

After spending a few days together when she had taken him back to Heaven Dou City a year ago, the two had become good friends. Given Zhang Lexuan's warm and approachable nature, refusing her kindness would only seem out of place.

"Hmm." Zhang Lexuan smiled mysteriously before turning to the teacher handling registrations.

"Don't assign anyone else to Huo Yuhao's dorm. Let him have a room to himself."

Once again, Huo Yuhao's eyelid twitched.

This really is walking around like I own the place…

(End of Chapter)