Thus, having ruled out many factions that were either troublesome, impractical, or best approached only after acquiring formidable strength, the optimal choice left for Huo Yuhao was Shrek Academy, which had a heritage of just over ten thousand years. As an academy, among all the factions with a millennia-old legacy, Shrek imposed the fewest restrictions on those who joined it, which aligned very well with Huo Yuhao's needs.
After spending a few days on the road, Huo Yuhao soon returned to Xingluo City. Huo Yun'er was exceptionally overjoyed at the First Soul Ring that had emerged beneath Huo Yuhao's feet. She looked at it from the left and examined it from the right, feeling that no matter how she looked, she could never see enough, and a faint glimmer welled up in the corners of her eyes.
Seeing the proud look in Huo Yun'er's eyes, Huo Yuhao could not help but feel a wave of genuine joy from the bottom of his heart. Although the journey to acquire the soul ring was undoubtedly torturous and even carried a touch of the fantastical, seeing the pride in Huo Yun'er's eyes for him made everything worthwhile.
Chapter 25