Zhen Hua stared eagerly at Arthur clutching the heaven forging metal, his face instantly breaking into a smile, as if his previous exasperated look was just an illusion.
It's good that he knows to accept it.
Mu Ye shook his head from the side; this old fellow had no shame left. How was this any different from being a simp?
Completely forgetting that he wasn't much better at the start... The trip to Heaven Dou City concluded, and Arthur returned fully loaded.
Before leaving, Mu Ye specifically instructed Arthur not to rush his Breakthrough to Spirit Ancestor after Cultivating to level thirty-nine, but to visit him first.
The one-month period was up, and the new semester began.
Arthur returned to his loyal East Sea City.
Inside the Class Zero classroom, everyone gathered. While waiting for Wu Zhangkong to arrive for class, almost everyone was secretly sizing up Gu Yue.
Arthur was different from them; he leaned right in front of Gu Yue and stared intently. Finally, he asked in a hesitant tone, "This classmate... did you walk into the wrong classroom?"
"Hmph." Gu Yue rolled her eyes, still giving Arthur her profile.
Unlike before, her profile was stunning this time.
The features were the same, yet they seemed completely different from before the break. At this moment, Gu Yue's expression seemed to have a bit more vibrancy between her brows.
The corners of her eyes were slightly upturned with a hint of inadvertent pride, her nose was pert, and the lines of her profile were like finely polished jade. Her originally ordinary features now added a breath-taking beauty to her face.
Gu Yue seemed like a different person; her beauty made Arthur gasp, and he couldn't help but voice everyone's thoughts: "Gu Yue, did you... get plastic surgery?"
"Pfft!" Xie Xie, who was nearby, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
After receiving a cold glare from Gu Yue, he immediately shut up and hurriedly lowered his head to stare at his desk.
Gu Yue turned her face forward and blinked her clear eyes. "Haven't you heard that a girl's appearance changes as she matures?"
"Huh?" Arthur was uncertain. "But it's only been a month since we last met."
She raised her hand and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear.
Having high looks really is different.
Now, even the curve traced by Gu Yue's fingertips carried a hint of charm. "Maybe my change happened within this month?"
"Is... is that right?"
"It's right, it's right." Na'er, unable to watch any longer, decided to speak up for Gu Yue.
She didn't know what had suddenly triggered Gu Yue to overturn her plan of taking things slowly and change her appearance back directly.
Na'er couldn't figure it out. On the night she first arrived, she had mocked Gu Yue like that, yet Gu Yue had managed to resist changing back. Now, she had suddenly decided to revert.
"Quiet."
At that moment, Wu Zhangkong walked into the classroom, drawing everyone's attention.
Having not heard it for a month, hearing Wu Zhangkong's cold voice again felt somewhat familiar to everyone.
This was the vibe.
"A new student is joining our class today."
A blue-haired girl with twin tails walked in from outside.
"Introduce yourself." Still the same efficient Wu Zhangkong.
Xu Xiaoyan bowed to everyone, her expression looking a bit shy. "He... hello everyone, my name is Xu Xiaoyan. I'm nine years old. My Martial Soul is the starwheel ice staff, and my Soul Power is level seventeen."
Having spent time together in the Spirit Ascension Platform before, everyone naturally knew Xu Xiaoyan.
Precisely because they had spent time together, her cowardly performance was clear to see. Based on her performance back then, she shouldn't have been able to enter Class Zero, right?
This was when Xie Xie had to step up; he was always on the front lines when it came to asking questions.
"Teacher, Xu Xiaoyan is so weak, how did she get into Class Zero?" Xie Xie asked curiously, speaking bluntly.
Weak?
In the eyes of the informed Arthur, Xu Xiaoyan was incredibly strong. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the strongest control system Soul Master in history.
Not to mention the future, even the current Xu Xiaoyan, with her absolute success rate, could forcibly control an enemy for at least one second no matter what.
To the current Xie Xie and the others, one second might be too short.
But to Arthur, one second was far too long.
He could take a dump on the enemy's head!
Before Wu Zhangkong could answer, Xu Xiaoyan tilted her head and said as if it were a matter of course, "By going through the back door, of course."
Hiss, such a familiar scene.
As soon as these words came out, the classroom suddenly went quiet. Everyone looked at Arthur in unison.
Indeed, this girl had the potential of Arthur. Arthur was the same when he entered Class Zero and faced the doubts of the students on the playground; he was even more shameless, leading the charge himself.
Arthur felt his skin crawl from everyone's stares and slapped the table. "If Xu Xiaoyan went through the back door, then she went through the back door. Why are you all looking at me?"
Why look at you? Don't you have any idea?
Xu Xiaoyan noticed the strange atmosphere and was a bit confused. Arthur also went through the back door?
But with his strength, he shouldn't have needed to.
However, Xu Xiaoyan suddenly felt that this was an opportunity.
She excitedly ran to the empty seat behind Arthur and sat down, her twin tails swaying as she said flatteringly, "Did you also go through the back door? What a coincidence."
As a side note, the person in front of Arthur was Gu Yue, and to his right was Na'er. To his left was the permanent window.
"Um... something like that?" Thinking back, Arthur realized with a start that he really did go through the back door.
Although he had the strength, he hadn't entered Class Zero because of it, but rather because of his background.
He didn't even need the contract that was mandatory for entering Class Zero.
Seeing this, Na'er's gaze was unfriendly. She stared intently at Xu Xiaoyan, having immediately discovered the other's little scheme.
Wu Zhangkong's gaze swept over Na'er's tense profile and then landed on Xu Xiaoyan.
He was quite enjoying this little drama.
Originally, when Na'er first arrived, she and Gu Yue were at each other's throats every day. Unlike the other students who were still young in mindset, Wu Zhangkong, as a teacher, silently enjoyed the drama.
Now, add Xu Xiaoyan to the mix.
Three women make a play; it was simply unimaginable.
Arthur is someone who can be my close friend. Wu Zhangkong thought silently. Where else could he find such a good person who could spar with him and let him watch a little drama?
However, he still had to maintain his persona; it was time to interrupt them.
Wu Zhangkong's voice remained flat. "Quiet. And Xu Xiaoyan, sit properly. Prepare for class."
Xu Xiaoyan was a bit intimidated by Na'er's stare and quickly sat up straight to look at the blackboard, but she still couldn't help but steal glances at Arthur, wondering how to further close the distance.
Tapping the lectern, Wu Zhangkong's cold voice instantly suppressed the restlessness in the classroom. "Today is the first day of the new semester, prepare for combat simulation. Let me see how much you've improved this month and if you've slacked off on your Cultivation. Everyone, assemble on the playground in five minutes."
"Huh? Combat training right at the start of school?" Xie Xie wailed.
"Less talk." Wu Zhangkong gave Xie Xie a cold look. "If you don't want to train, you can speak up."
"How could that be? I'll train, I'll definitely train like my life depends on it." Xie Xie immediately switched to a grinning face and patted his chest in assurance, while in his heart, he complained about Wu Zhangkong's 'devilish teaching' through and through.
Five minutes later, the Class Zero group lined up on the playground on time.
Wu Zhangkong's gaze swept over everyone, finally stopping on Arthur, his brow twitching imperceptibly.
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