The Rebirth of the Supreme King Dong'er

Not a single one.

Because commoners simply were not qualified to awaken martial souls. How could there even be any distinction between geniuses, mediocrities, and monsters?

Even if they were lucky enough to awaken a martial soul, what means would they have to meet a city lord of a main-city level, much less get one to issue them a letter of recommendation?

This so-called disregard for background was nothing more than lip service.

By comparison, the legendary Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect still maintained a tradition of accepting commoner soul masters.

Yet once one entered the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, background no longer mattered. Everyone became a member of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, at most using their status as sect disciples and soul masters to secure some benefits for their families.

Though Shrek Academy called itself an academy, it had already taken on the appearance of a sect.

"Dong'er, I can see that you aren't a commoner either. Why would you..."

"You mean, why do I care about commoners?" Wang Dong'er shook her head. "I don't care about commoners."

"I'm just afraid of being assimilated into one of those fanatics whose eyes see nothing but Shrek."

That was a lie.

Wang Dong'er simply couldn't care less about Shrek Academy's antics. Nor was she some local native who knew nothing about Shrek Academy—how could she possibly be assimilated? Still, that was all she could tell Xiao Xiao.

Without caring whether Xiao Xiao had been persuaded, Wang Dong'er returned directly to her bed and began meditating.

Xiao Xiao glanced at Wang Dong'er without saying anything, though a strange light flickered in her eyes.

Time passed quickly. Shrek Academy's new student enrollment had come to an end, all the new students had been assigned to classes, and the dormitory buildings were no longer as quiet as they had been the past two days. They had become lively.

After their conversation on the first night, Xiao Xiao neither asked Wang Dong'er why she had come here despite disliking Shrek Academy, nor did she become distant or estranged. She still ate and drank as usual, cultivating whenever she had free time.

However, one thought that Xiao Xiao had long been deeply conflicted over gradually faded away.

Class One was located at the far left of the first floor of the freshmen teaching building. After finding their classroom, the two entered together.

Quite a few people were already seated in the spacious classroom, and they all turned to look at the door in unison.

When they saw Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao clearly noticed that quite a few girls' eyes lit up, just as hers had when she first spotted Wang Dong'er in front of the statue.

Wang Dong'er looked over the empty seats and led Xiao Xiao to a window seat toward the back.

The moment they sat down, several girls quickly switched seats, moving to the rows directly in front of and behind Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong'er with a mixture of amusement and helplessness, then asked quietly, "Why don't you grow your hair long?"

"I'm not used to it," Wang Dong'er answered casually.

She had not expected her current appearance to be so devastatingly effective.

Her hair was not cut especially short. If she had to compare it, it was the same hairstyle as Ran Bing from the anime "Ling Cage" in her previous life.

Before long, the classroom was nearly full, and the bell rang at that very moment.

A black-haired boy entered right on cue with the bell. He was none other than Huo Yuhao, whom Wang Dong'er had seen that day.

After looking around, Huo Yuhao quickly chose from the few remaining empty seats and sat down.

After Huo Yuhao, an elderly woman in a white robe entered through the classroom door.

At Shrek Academy, colors could be said to be the most obvious distinguishing feature.

White represented freshmen. Whether it was the teaching buildings, dormitory buildings, or student uniforms, everything was white.

The white robe worn by this elderly woman represented her identity as a freshman teacher.

The elderly woman stood straight-backed and full of vigor. She slowly paced up to the podium, her icy gaze sweeping across the entire classroom.

Under her gaze, the previously noisy classroom fell silent in an instant.

After a while, the elderly woman finally spoke. Her hoarse voice, like a broken gong, made quite a few people frown.

"I am Zhou Yi, your homeroom teacher for Freshman Class One. You may call me Teacher Zhou, or simply Teacher."

"Perhaps you think that passing the entrance assessment makes you heaven's favored children. But let me tell you: you are nothing!"

Her words stunned quite a few people on the spot.

Just as Xiao Xiao had said before, those who could enter Shrek Academy were either wealthy or influential. Only a small number of commoners blessed with decent opportunities and luck were fortunate enough to study at Shrek Academy.

Thus, the vast majority of students were proud and arrogant. It was one thing for them to revere Shrek Academy, but Zhou Yi, a mere freshman teacher, actually dared to speak to them like this?

Even Xiao Xiao felt immense pressure and a sense of humiliation. She secretly glanced at Wang Dong'er, only to discover that Wang Dong'er was bold enough to be staring out the window in a daze, looking as though she had not heard a word Zhou Yi said.

Zhou Yi looked around the room. Seeing the anger and humiliation on the students' faces, she nodded in satisfaction.

"What? You think you're capable of anything now? Then let me tell you this: in my class, only monsters may remain. No trash, no idiots, can possibly exist here."

If her earlier words had merely been a small test of strength, then these words practically tore away all pretense. Quite a few faces had already turned livid.

As Zhou Yi displayed her authority at the podium, Huo Yuhao, seated in the front row, recalled what Bei Bei and Tang Ya, the two who had brought him to Shrek Academy, had said.

According to them, Teacher Zhou was extremely strict and had a rather bad temper, but she truly possessed real ability.

On the podium, Zhou Yi showed no intention of stopping. She swept her gaze across the room once more, only for it to suddenly settle on Wang Dong'er's side.

"From the time you registered until now, those who have fought on academy grounds, stand up."

The students looked at one another and fell silent.

They had only just entered the academy. Who would have nothing better to do than pick a fight?

Even Huo Yuhao did not stand up like he had in the original story. Instead, he sat quietly in his seat, since he truly had never fought anyone at the academy.

"Not a single one?" Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow. "As expected, a bunch of trash."

Having been called trash over and over, even a clay figure would have had some temper by now—let alone over such an utterly absurd reason as not fighting.

"Teacher Zhou, is fighting as soon as you enroll really a good thing?" someone questioned.

Zhou Yi shifted her gaze away from Wang Dong'er and turned her death stare on the student who had challenged her. An invisible pressure bore down on him as though it had substance.

"Don't you know what 'Mediocrity is not daring to cause trouble' means?" Zhou Yi said flatly. "All of you, get out there and run one hundred laps around Shrek Square."

"Anyone who fails to finish will be expelled from the academy. No need to come back."

The entire class erupted into an uproar. Another student immediately slammed his hand on the desk and rose to his feet, loudly retorting, "I refuse to accept this. Why should we be punished just because we didn't fight? Does the academy even have rules like that?"

"Exactly!" With someone taking the lead, quite a few students began to echo him.

"This teacher really is just like the rumors said..." Xiao Xiao muttered to Wang Dong'er. "And what she's saying is really awful."

"There's no need to take her seriously," Wang Dong'er said. "Just treat her like a fart."

Bang—

Zhou Yi slammed her hand onto the podium. An incomparably powerful oppressive aura suddenly burst from her body, followed by six soul rings rising beneath her feet—two yellow, two purple, and two black.

A six-ringed Soul Emperor. The powerful fluctuations of her Soul Power instantly silenced the entire classroom.

"The academy has no such rule. This is my rule," Zhou Yi said coolly. "If you refuse to accept it, then get the hell out right now. Within one minute, I want to see you running around Shrek Square. Otherwise, the whole class will be expelled."

"And you two." Zhou Yi abruptly turned toward Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao. Under the crushing pressure of a Soul Emperor's aura, Xiao Xiao's face instantly turned pale. Wang Dong'er, however, showed no change in expression, as though she had not felt any pressure at all.

"Don't think I didn't hear you whispering down there. I heard you say that there was no need to take me seriously, that you should treat me like a fart. Is that right?"

Zhou Yi appeared calm, but everyone could sense the fury contained in her words.

The other students had already been prepared to follow Zhou Yi's orders and go outside to run under her pressure, but now they could not help turning to look at Wang Dong'er.

"Heh." Wang Dong'er smiled. "May I ask, Teacher Zhou, am I a genius?"

"Hm?" Zhou Yi was visibly stunned, and even the anger she had been building up dissipated somewhat.

The other students had never expected Wang Dong'er to disregard all convention and ask such a baffling question.

"Didn't Teacher Zhou just say that Mediocrity is not daring to cause trouble? So does that make me a genius right now?"

"You!" Zhou Yi's expression froze. For a moment, she was so angry she almost laughed.

"Or is it that Teacher Zhou talks about how Mediocrity is not daring to cause trouble, yet she herself does not have the courage to challenge the strong and only dares to bully students who have just enrolled?"

The moment those words came out, Wang Dong'er instantly became the mouthpiece for all the students, and they nodded one after another.

Zhou Yi's face had become so dark it seemed as though water might drip from it. She stared fixedly at Wang Dong'er.

She had found it strange from the start. How could the pressure of a Soul Emperor possibly have no effect on Wang Dong'er?

The only explanation was that Wang Dong'er had secretly used a Soul Tool capable of blocking mental pressure!

At that thought, disgust inevitably appeared in Zhou Yi's eyes.

Using the advantages of a Soul Tool to resist her? Fine. Then she would expel Wang Dong'er today and make an example of her!

"Sharp-tongued little brat. Do you think you can do whatever you want just by relying on a Soul Tool?" Zhou Yi took a deep breath. "Today, I'll let you see what a soul master truly is!"

With that, Zhou Yi narrowed her eyes. Just as she was about to use the strength of a Soul Emperor to forcibly destroy Wang Dong'er's Soul Tool, wherever it was hidden, Wang Dong'er suddenly put on a tearful, pitiful expression, as though she had been terribly wronged.

While Zhou Yi was still wondering what she was doing, Wang Dong'er unleashed her ultimate move.

"Class One's homeroom teacher, Zhou Yi, is going to kill someone! Zhou Yi is going to kill a student!"

"I—" Zhou Yi's vision went dark, and she nearly fainted on the spot.

Wang Dong'er used Soul Power to amplify her voice. Forget the Class One classroom—this shout could probably be heard throughout the entire freshman teaching building.

Sure enough, just as Zhou Yi was about to cover Wang Dong'er's mouth, a voice rang out first.

"Don't be afraid, child! Mu Jin is here! Zhou Yi, you old bitch, I knew a dumbass like you would get what was coming to you sooner or later! Who would've thought you'd actually dare to murder someone in public at the academy?!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was another bang, and the door to Class One's classroom was kicked open by a female teacher who looked to be in her thirties.

Without pausing for even a moment, she rushed straight to Zhou Yi's side and glared at her menacingly.

"I—" Zhou Yi felt as though a stifled breath was about to choke her, but Mu Jin was not the only one who had arrived. Teachers from other classes quickly gathered as well, and several students who had come to watch the excitement trailed behind them, constantly peering into Class One's classroom.

Although the situation did not seem as urgent as she had imagined, Mu Jin had never gotten along with Zhou Yi to begin with. Coupled with Zhou Yi's already displayed soul rings, the pressure she had released, and the clearly oppressed-looking Wang Dong'er and Class One students, there was hardly any need to explain what had happened.

"Children, don't be afraid. I'm Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class Nine. Tell me, what exactly is that old bitch Zhou Yi trying to do?"

"Bullshit!" Zhou Yi finally came to her senses, pointing at Mu Jin with trembling lips.

In all her years of life, this was the first time she had experienced the absurdity of a dignified Soul Emperor being falsely accused by a low-level soul master.

This... this wasn't right, was it? Wasn't she a Soul Emperor? Why was she being falsely accused by a low-level soul master?

She could clearly crush Wang Dong'er to death with a casual squeeze...

The "old face" of Zhou Yi actually began to turn red!

Very few students at Shrek Academy knew that Zhou Yi was actually not much older than Mu Jin. This elderly appearance was makeup she had deliberately put on to maintain her "authority."

Now, the flush on her face was visible even through the Human Skin Mask!

Wang Dong'er glanced at Zhou Yi, and it was as if a voice was sounding warnings in her ear...

With a thought, the system panel appeared before her.

Mission: Mediocrity is not daring to cause trouble

Mission Description: Homeroom teacher Zhou Yi seems to want to give you a show of force. You decide: (1. Fight back in your own way!) (2. I was wrong, meow. I surrender, meow.)

The "Mediocrity is not daring to cause trouble" mission has been completed. Random reward obtained: Mysterious Water Pill x2

Two Mysterious Water Pills? That was quite a valuable reward.

But was this random reward related to the mission's difficulty, or to the target of the mission?

She had clearly met Huo Yuhao this time, yet no mission had appeared. Instead, Zhou Yi had dropped a reward.

"Which child was the one calling for help just now?" Mu Jin kept an eye on Zhou Yi as she used her gaze to signal the teachers who had arrived later to restrain Zhou Yi first.

"It was me, Teacher Mu Jin." Wang Dong'er stepped forward.

"Teacher Zhou said she was going to expel all of us. She even released her Martial Soul and used her pressure to intimidate us. I was so scared that I thought she was an Evil Soul Master. I thought she wanted to expel us first, then secretly capture us and practice evil arts on us."

"Uh..." Even Mu Jin, Zhou Yi's sworn rival, was rather speechless at that explanation. How could there possibly be Evil Soul Masters in Shrek Academy?

"Bullshit! If I were an Evil Soul Master, I'd kill your whole family first!" Zhou Yi had not expected Wang Dong'er to directly accuse her of being an Evil Soul Master, even claiming that she expelled students so she could secretly cultivate an Evil Martial Soul. She was so furious that she immediately started cursing, not even noticing that the Human Skin Mask on her face had split open.

"Teacher Zhou, watch your attitude!" One of the teachers could no longer stand it. Seeing that Zhou Yi was so enraged she was about to make a move, he hurriedly suppressed her.