Shrek Academy.
Dormitory.
"Buddy, who are you?" The moment he saw Lu Cheng, Ning Cong was stunned, staring in bewilderment at the handsome youth before him, feeling a hint of envy.
"You don't recognize me...?" Lu Cheng subconsciously touched his face, only then remembering that after his martial soul's second awakening, his appearance had undergone a world-shaking change. Just like in the simulator, he was now handsome—to the point of being beautiful. Especially those deep black pupils; even without his martial soul possession, they were enough to make girls swoon.
"I… awakened a second martial soul." Lu Cheng took a deep breath and spoke concisely.
Xiao Huo and Ma Xiaotao didn't react much; they had long since become familiar with this handsome face in the simulator.
However, compared to the 'evil soul master version of Lu Cheng,' who had been soaked in the Holy Spirit Cult and carried an aura of bloodthirst and brutality, he was now much cleaner and more youthful.
"Lu Cheng?!"
Ning Cong's mouth fell open.
"You like Xue Linger's legs; you said the happiest thing in your life was when she let you use them as a lap pillow..." Lu Cheng said indifferently.
"Stop talking!!" Ning Cong's face turned red as he held a finger to his lips: "I believe you! I believe you!!"
"So where on earth did you go? I thought you were dissatisfied with Shrek Academy and just dropped out. If I hadn't gone to find Sister Nannan and the teacher, I wouldn't have known you were still enrolled."
"To hunt for my third soul ring. I remember asking the teacher for leave." Lu Cheng's expression was equally surprised.
"Hunting a soul ring shouldn't require half a year's leave, right?" Ning Cong rolled his eyes. "Besides, the second semester requires re-sorting the classes. If I hadn't made up an excuse and used my family's influence to pull some strings, the academy probably would have expelled you already... School has been back for half a month now. Director of Teaching Du Weilun has come looking for me several times, saying if you don't show up, he'll expel you!"
"Heh, I'd welcome it," Lu Cheng chuckled.
"Speaking of which, this trip out... you probably didn't just advance to Spirit Elder, right?" Ning Cong raised an eyebrow with a gossiping look. "Going out with Senior Xiaotao from the Inner Court, could there be some... ahem... business? I heard Senior Nannan has been looking forward to your return with wide eyes."
Hearing this, Lu Cheng's head felt like it grew a size larger.
Fortunately, there was no movement in his spiritual sea. Xiao Huo had just sacrificed herself and was still in a deep sleep, while Ma Xiaotao had returned to the Inner Court.
"That..."
"No time for that; hurry to the second-year enrollment assessment!" Before Lu Cheng could explain, Ning Cong suddenly remembered something and urged him, sprinting toward the Great Spirit Arena.
"Second-year student assessment?" Lu Cheng realized, tapping his forehead.
Pushing off with his toes, his body blurred into an afterimage. In an instant, he bypassed Ning Cong. Under the latter's dazed gaze, he grabbed Ning Cong's arm and sped forward.
With the hundred thousand-year spirit bone and the body tempering from the Blazing Sun Spring, his current physical body strength was at least comparable to a peak spirit emperor. As for a spirit saint, he was still a bit short, because the difference in physical strength with or without a martial soul true body was like heaven and earth.
A pair of fire wings sprouted from his back, and his figure turned into a streak of crimson light, soaring over the Shrek Outer Academy.
This flamboyant display attracted many gazes.
"Such speed! Is that a senior from the Inner Court?"
"I couldn't see clearly, but that strength is definitely beyond us. Only those Prodigies from the Inner Court could probably do that."
"Those guys are so mysterious. I wonder if I'll ever be able to pass the Inner Court assessment in this lifetime."
Many Outer Academy disciples looked with envy toward the direction where the crimson figure had disappeared.
Blegh...
The Great Spirit Arena.
Ning Cong leaned against the wall, dry-heaving. This guy's speed was ridiculously fast, and he had suffered for it; his head was still spinning.
Fortunately, they made it just in time for the roll call.
"Ning Cong." A middle-aged female teacher held a list, looking over the gathered students of Class 2-1.
"Here... blegh..." Ning Cong leaned against the wall, weakly raising his hand.
"Lu Cheng." The female teacher subconsciously read the next name.
"Here..." Lu Cheng stood calmly beside Ning Cong and raised his hand.
"Huh... weren't you on leave?" The middle-aged female teacher looked at Lu Cheng with a strange expression, scanning him up and down.
She repeatedly compared him to the photo on the list, her eyes gradually narrowing.
"Wait, are you really Lu Cheng?"
"Yes." Lu Cheng's expression was indifferent.
"Is this really you?" The female teacher adjusted her glasses, almost pressing them against Lu Cheng's eyes as she held the photo from the list next to his face, suspicion practically carved into her features.
"Back then... I was very thin," Lu Cheng said seriously.
"This is not you!" the female teacher said angrily.
"Maybe I hit puberty, so the changes are a bit large..." Lu Cheng said.
Female teacher: "..."
That was true. In just half a year, his height had reached about 1.75 meters, a significant increase. His frame had become slender and upright; if he took off his clothes, he would have a V-tapered physique with perfectly defined muscles.
Even though she was still hesitant, Ning Cong stepped in to testify, allowing her to leave with lingering doubt.
Inside the Great Spirit Arena.
As time passed, many students arrived one after another.
Following their homeroom teachers, they were eager for the upcoming assessment.
Quite a few students also noticed Lu Cheng.
The boys sighed, some even feeling a bit jealous, while the girls whispered to each other and cast flirtatious glances.
Lu Cheng's previous appearance was considered handsome, rated around a six or seven by the simulator's standards, but after his second awakening, it had soared to at least a ten.
With this kind of peerless handsome look and invisible charm, even the Snow Empress would be dazed for a moment if she were here.
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