Le Zheng Yu slapped Arthur's hand away, his face flushing red. "I don't believe it. There's a faint aura of darkness on her, and my Angel Spirit is most sensitive to evil!"
Looking at the anxious Le Zheng Yu before him, Arthur showed understanding.
If he didn't know Yuan En Yehui, he might have treated her like a wild Evil Soul Master and taken her down himself.
When it came to killing Evil Soul Masters, Arthur was incredibly fast, and it was easy for him to fail to hold back his sword.
"Be good, listen to your Uncle. If I say she isn't, then she isn't."
When one is under another's roof, one has to bow their head.
Facing Arthur, who held a higher seniority, Le Zheng Yu chose to back down for now. "Fine..."
He would investigate slowly once Arthur wasn't around... After the gathering ended, the next day arrived.
The opening ceremony.
The venue was set at Spirit Ice Plaza.
Students gathered one after another. Among them, the age gap was enormous.
On one side stood a group of teenagers, while on the other side stood a group of middle-aged men.
This was because the Shrek Academy Outer Court recruited new students every three years.
There were six grades in total, each with a different number of students, roughly maintained at around a hundred each, totaling over seven hundred students across the six grades.
Thus, the students in the Outer Court's sixth grade were generally older, most over thirty, each with a steady demeanor and cultivation... well, their cultivation was average.
Those who were truly powerful had already entered the Inner Court or graduated.
The First Year freshmen were the youngest group in the entire academy; without exception, every student was under fifteen, with twelve and thirteen-year-old boys and girls making up the majority.
Each grade in the Outer Court had only one class, without further subdivision.
Once all the students had gathered, over twenty figures descended from the sky. This shocking scene made all the freshmen hold their breath.
Among the descending crowd, the one in the central position was none other than Zhuo Shi.
Beside him was a group of middle-aged teachers—well, some weren't even as old as the sixth-grade students.
Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi were among them.
In truth, Wu Zhangkong had only two purposes for coming to Shrek: one was for his teacher.
The second was his desire to continue teaching his own students.
A moment later, a middle-aged man stepped out from the crowd, walking forward through the Void Realm.
Then came a long, rambling series of speeches; after the teachers finished, the leaders spoke.
This was Zhuo Shi's first opening ceremony since becoming Dean, and he babbled on for a long time without hitting any key points.
Regarding this, Arthur felt... he wasn't as good as Yu Zhen.
Do you even understand the value of finishing an opening ceremony in fifteen minutes? "Finally, teachers of each class, please lead your students back to the classrooms. The opening ceremony is over."
As soon as he finished speaking, the figures in the air flew toward their respective classes.
The two teachers, Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong, flew toward the First Year freshmen.
As per his usual routine, Wu Zhangkong fully unleashed his icy aura, making the freshmen shiver from the cold.
He said coldly, "I will be the Homeroom Teacher for this year's freshman grade. This is Teacher Shen Yi, who is responsible for assisting me. Back to class."
None of the other teachers had any objections to Wu Zhangkong being parachuted into the position of Grade Director as soon as he arrived at the academy.
Those who did have objections had been called in for a talk by Zhuo Shi.
Of course, if any teacher could withstand Zhuo Shi's pressure, there was still Arthur as the second obstacle.
They entered the Main Teaching Building.
The First Year classroom was on the first floor, just over a hundred meters to the left after entering the building.
It was a lecture hall that could accommodate nearly three hundred people.
After entering the classroom, Shen Yi arranged, "All students, please take your seats according to the order I call out."
"Arthur, Row 1, Seat 1."
"Gu Yue, Row 1, Seat 2."
"Na'er, Row 1, Seat 3."
Seat number one was in the very center. It was the best position.
But what happened next made Shen Yi's eye twitch.
Arthur said nothing, simply walking toward a seat in the back row by the window.
Seeing this, Gu Yue still sat at the desk in front of him.
Na'er walked straight to the desk behind Arthur.
Xu Xiaoyan... Xu Xiaoyan didn't dare, so she obediently sat in the seat Shen Yi had assigned.
Taking a deep breath, Shen Yi looked to Wu Zhangkong for help, only to see him turn his head away without hesitation.
Tsk, whatever, let it be.
Once all the students were seated.
Wu Zhangkong walked to the center of the podium and lightly tapped the table with his fingertip. Cold air filled the entire classroom, instantly suppressing the whispers within.
"In the Shrek Outer Court, there is no such thing as'slacking off.' From today onward, every point of your grades is linked to whether you'stay'."
His gaze swept across the room, passing over the upright Xu Xiaoyan in the front row and the cheek-propped Arthur by the back window, finally settling on the tense faces of the freshmen. "There will be a comprehensive assessment once a month, covering Soul Power, Actual Combat, and theory. The final assessment at the end of the year will use bottom-out elimination."
"Being late for a theory class once will result in a penalty of one hundred laps around the playground. Slacking off in Actual Combat class will mean double training until the early hours. Those who engage in private brawls, regardless of who is right or wrong, will be confined for a week, and their assessment score will be recorded as zero..."
Cold rules were laid down one after another, Wu Zhangkong's voice devoid of any inflection. "I don't care what talent or background you had before; once you are here, you have only one identity: student. If you want special treatment, let your strength speak for itself."
This terrifying display left the students looking horrified.
Oh, there were a few exceptions.
Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the others had expressions of nostalgic sighs.
This was the taste, this familiar feeling.
This was just how Wu Zhangkong was... Afterward, they had a theory class.
After class, bypassing the many classmates who came up to chat, Arthur ran outside without stopping.
He had important business to attend to.
Familiar with the way, he arrived at the shore of Sea God Lake. After circling around, he found Cai Yueer fishing.
Arthur stepped quickly across the grass by the lake and sat down beside her. His casual tone broke the lakeside tranquility. "Little Cai, still fishing here? Did you go to see the opening ceremony today?"
One look and it was clear Arthur was here to make trouble.
Cai Yueer's hand tightened on the fishing rod. She glanced at him from the corner of her eye but didn't speak.
"My, Dean Zhuo Shi's opening speech was truly impressive. It got all the students so fired up."
Arthur spoke against his conscience.
Hearing this, Cai Yueer also admitted she was affected.
In previous years, this had all belonged to her. Her greatest pride was her identity as the Outer Court Dean.
If only... Dammit!
It was all the fault of this naturally evil brat, Arthur!
Cai Yueer suppressed her anger; she knew very well that if she dared to strike...
In the next moment, Ya Li's righteous iron fist would arrive.
Seeing that she ignored him, Arthur simply picked up a wooden stick, casually wrapped a thread around it, and said, "I say, Little Cai, your fishing skills aren't up to par. I've been sitting here for three minutes, and your rod hasn't even budged."
"Come, I'll teach you."
Cai Yueer looked on with a disdainful expression.
If that could catch a fish, she would eat it on the spot... Unfortunately, she was going to have something to eat.
Not two seconds after Arthur's stick sank, the thread suddenly tightened. With a flick of his wrist, a palm-sized Silver-scaled Fish landed on the grass with a "thud," still flopping around.
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