Level Test

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Mm-hmm. Sword Douluo was so valiant and heroic—no wonder he had clansmen like you. The Chen Family truly is a sect with one of the finest Martial Souls in the world."

Meng Shenji stroked his beard and chuckled.

"You flatter me, Senior."

At that moment, Zhi Lin chuckled and stepped forward. The air around him suddenly began to distort.

Perhaps the others felt nothing, but Liu Yi noticed the air around him warping, making it somewhat difficult to breathe.

A violent Soul Power Fluctuation surged toward him. It felt as though his entire body had been pinned beneath a massive boulder, leaving him completely unable to move.

Under that pressure, Liu Yi's expression turned slightly grim. The Seven Kill Sword within him stirred restlessly, as if it would burst forth the next second and sever the surrounding soul power.

Qian Renxue sat in her chair without changing expression, slowly drinking the tea in her cup.

"Rest assured, Your Highness. Zhi Lin knows his limits."

Qian Renxue chuckled. She did not believe her man would be suppressed by Zhi Lin's soul power.

Sure enough.

When Zhi Lin raised his soul power to level sixty, Liu Yi still had not been forced to summon his Martial Soul, leaving the three members of the Education Committee staring at one another.

Ordinary soul masters rarely withstood soul power suppression from someone stronger than themselves.

Even if they could, they had to summon their Martial Souls. Even geniuses needed to use their Martial Souls to resist it.

Yet the young man before them did not seem uncomfortable in the slightest. Instead, he looked utterly relaxed, as though nothing had happened.

Zhi Lin could not help frowning. In all his years, this was the first time he had encountered someone like this.

It deeply stirred him. As a Soul Douluo powerhouse, he had his pride as well.

How could he simply let it go if he were outdone by a junior?

Although his Martial Soul was the Sky Azure Vine, which was naturally afraid of bladed weapon Martial Souls, he still had nearly twenty levels of soul power suppression over Liu Yi.

As the suppression grew stronger and stronger, Zhi Lin's expression shifted slightly, and his surprise deepened.

Was the person before him really still an eighteen-year-old youth?

"How is this possible?" Meng Shenji thought to himself. "Even if he has four ten-thousand-year soul rings, he shouldn't be able to endure this without summoning his Martial Soul!"

Sixty-one.

Sixty-two.

Sixty-three!

When his pressure reached level sixty-three, a trace of pain finally appeared on Liu Yi's face.

Liu Yi slowly raised his right hand, and a dazzling white light instantly enveloped him.

Four feet three inches long, three inches wide, with a hilt one foot two inches long—its name was the Seven Kill Sword.

The moment the Seven Kill Sword appeared, Zhi Lin felt as though his body had been slashed by blades and cleaved by axes, the piercing pain making him knit his brows tightly.

Zhi Lin had initially believed that Liu Yi could no longer endure the soul power test and had therefore summoned his Martial Soul.

But after feeling the searing pain from his body, he knew the matter was far from over.

Seven Kill Swords appeared one after another, arranged in orderly formation around Liu Yi, forcibly blocking the soul power released by Zhi Lin.

"Eh!" Zhi Lin could not help exclaiming. After turning to look at Meng Shenji and the other man, he strengthened the soul power in his hand once more.

Sixty-four.

Sixty-five.

Sixty-seven.

The soul power continued to rise, and Liu Yi's body finally neared its limit.

At that moment, Liu Yi could not move his body at all—not even a single finger.

Finally, when the soul power reached level seventy, Liu Yi could no longer hold on. With a thud, he dropped to one knee.

A pained expression appeared on Qian Renxue's face as she hurriedly said, "Three members of the Education Committee, that should be enough."

Zhi Lin nodded and withdrew his released soul power, a trace of shock visible in his eyes.

There were not many young men this talented left in the world.

Qian Renxue strode to Liu Yi's side and asked worriedly, "Are you all right?"

Liu Yi waved his hand and slowly pushed himself upright with the Seven Kill Sword.

"Whew... Thank you, Senior."

Zhi Lin frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Thank me? What do you mean?"

"If not for you, Senior, my soul power would not have risen to level sixty-four."

"What?!"

Under Zhi Lin's Soul Power suppression, Liu Yi, who had originally been at level sixty-three Soul Power, had forcibly broken through by one level.

Meng Shenji rose to his feet and let out a breath. "I never expected such a terrifying genius to emerge in our Soul Master world. I'm very glad that you could join Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

Qian Renxue said, "Since that is the case, make the arrangements."

Meng Shenji placed his right hand over his chest and bowed. "Yes, Your Highness."

At that moment, a man slowly walked in from outside the grand hall.

"Qin Ming pays his respects to the three Education Committee members and to Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Qian Renxue said flatly, "No need for formalities."

"May I ask why the three Education Committee members summoned me?"

Meng Shenji said, "Qin Ming, this is a newly arrived teacher. Like you, he is a Heaven Supreme Grade teacher. Go arrange a class for him."

Qin Ming looked at Liu Yi. "All right. Please follow me."

Liu Yi looked at Qian Renxue, then followed Qin Ming out of the Education Committee under her reluctant gaze.

"If there is nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

The three immediately cupped their hands in farewell. "We respectfully see off Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Elsewhere.

Qin Ming led Liu Yi to a classroom.

Inside, all the students lowered their heads in greeting upon seeing Qin Ming.

It was clear that Qin Ming held no low status within the academy.

"I still don't know your name," Qin Ming asked curiously.

"My name is Liu Yi."

"Oh, Liu Yi. I'm Qin Ming, a level sixty-one Battle Soul Emperor. My Martial Soul is the Blazing Fire Wolf."

Liu Yi nodded. He knew a little about Qin Ming—one of Shrek's most promising students, and one of Headmaster Flender's most prized disciples.

"Let me explain. There's currently a class in need of a teacher, and it's right next to mine."

"How should I put it... This class has gone through many teachers, but every one of them left Heaven Dou Royal Academy before teaching for even a month."

Liu Yi was intrigued. What kind of class could make a Heaven Supreme Grade teacher unable to last even a month?

When they reached the classroom door, Liu Yi looked up.

Class Two-Three.

"This is the one. I still have something to take care of, so I'll be off."

After saying that, Qin Ming turned and headed for the classroom next door.

Liu Yi did not think much of it and pushed open the classroom door.

Whether the noise had been too loud or for some other reason, the students in the classroom were all startled. They stared coldly at the young man standing at the door.

Liu Yi walked to the podium. "Hello, everyone. I'm your class teacher, Liu Yi. From now on, I will not allow any of you to behave recklessly in this classroom. Every action must follow my instructions. Otherwise, get out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

"Hmph. Who the hell do you think you are, talking to us like that?"

Liu Yi looked over. A boy of fourteen or fifteen stood up, raising his head with a proud expression, as though he did not regard the teacher at all.

"If you know what's good for you, crawl out of here now. Otherwise, don't blame me for spanking you."