Getting Smarter

"Getting smarter!"

Watching Na'er flee in apparent collapse, Xia Yi secretly shook his head. Na'er had indeed broken down, but not completely.

As the avatar of the Master of Soul Beasts and the prized disciple of the current Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, how could she break down so easily?

If she were truly capable of breaking down, she would have done so long ago.

She had clearly only pretended to collapse and flee so Xia Yi would not continue threatening her.

As long as she left, Xia Yi would no longer hurt Tang Wulin.

"Na'er!" Tang Wulin had no idea what was going on, but seeing Na'er so "devastated," she was terribly worried and immediately chased after her.

"Zhangkong, go keep an eye on Na'er for me, in case she does something foolish." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li looked at Wu Zhangkong.

"Let's go!" Wu Zhangkong was no fool. He could tell that Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li was deliberately sending him away. After signaling Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan with his eyes, he led them off.

Only then did Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li turn to Xia Yi and Gu Yue, asking in a deep voice, "Now, shouldn't you explain what exactly happened to Na'er?"

"Didn't she try to assassinate me and get beaten by me?" Xia Yi replied flatly.

"I want to know the details. How did you defeat Na'er, and why did she end up like that?" Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li asked solemnly. She understood Na'er and knew that Na'er must have suffered some sort of shock.

"It was nothing much." Xia Yi shrugged and said casually, "She came to assassinate me before, and I couldn't beat her, so I lied and told her I'd left a bit of Soul Power inside Tang Wulin's body that I could detonate at any time. I didn't expect her to actually believe me. To make sure I didn't hurt Tang Wulin, she kept kowtowing and apologizing to me."

He actually dared to say it? Gu Yue's eyelids twitched wildly. She had never expected Xia Yi to reveal the entire truth right in front of Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li.

Sure enough, Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li's face immediately darkened. She asked sinisterly, "Did you threaten Na'er with that just now as well?"

"What else could I have done? My cultivation is far below hers, and my only soul skill is merely a support-type soul skill. What other choice did I have? Was I supposed to hope I could beat her?" Xia Yi retorted in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Don't you think that was a little excessive?" Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li asked gravely.

"She didn't think trying to kill me was excessive, so why should I?" Xia Yi snorted coldly.

"Fine. Then let me ask you this: Soul Masters value fairness in sparring. Why did you use such despicable means to deal Tang Wulin such severe injuries?" Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li continued.

"I'll say the same thing as before. I couldn't beat him, so I had no choice. Besides, Teacher Wu said there were no restrictions." Xia Yi shrugged as he answered calmly.

"Your soul skill can heal Tang Wulin's injuries. This matter began because of you, so you should save him," Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li said in a deep voice.

"I won't. I'm not interested." Xia Yi shook his head without hesitation. He had done nothing wrong, so why should he save him?

"Do as you please. But as someone with more experience, I sincerely advise you: leave some room for others, so you may meet again in the future." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li shook her head and did not press the matter.

Unless Xia Yi agreed to become her student, she had no relationship with him. What right did she have to demand anything of him?

She did not mention taking Xia Yi as her disciple again and simply turned to leave.

She truly admired Xia Yi's soul skill and respected how clever he was at such a young age.

But kind by nature, she could not accept Xia Yi's way of handling matters.

She felt he had gone too far and carried too much hostility, which made her uncomfortable.

Watching Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li's departing back, Xia Yi curled his lip. He did not think he had gone overboard.

Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li only thought he had been ruthless because she did not understand his circumstances.

Besides, Na'er had wanted to kill him. Why would he care whether they could meet amicably in the future?

"Come on. I'll take you to see First Class's homeroom teacher." Gu Yue looked at Xia Yi. Although Xia Yi had defeated Tang Wulin, Wu Zhangkong obviously would never agree to let Xia Yi join Zero Class.

"All right." Xia Yi knew the class-ranking rules of Eastsea Academy. The lower the class number, the stronger the class.

Xia Yi had originally wanted to disgust Wu Zhangkong a little, but he also knew that Wu Zhangkong would never agree to let him join Zero Class.

Since that was the case, there was no need to waste time on this matter.

He was already three to four years behind other Soul Masters. Time was especially precious to him; not only did he need to raise his cultivation as quickly as possible, but he also had to learn the martial soul knowledge that other Soul Masters had studied for years.

He had no time to waste disgusting Wu Zhangkong himself.

Before they reached First Class's homeroom teacher's office, Gu Yue introduced her to Xia Yi in advance. "First Class's homeroom teacher once confessed to Wu Zhangkong. After he rejected her, she bore a grudge against him ever since, so be careful what you say later."

First Class's homeroom teacher was a woman named Ye Yingluo. She looked only twenty-four or twenty-five years old, stood over 1.7 meters tall, and had an excellent figure. Her large eyes were bright and spirited, while her rare light-green hair was tied into a neat ponytail. Her skin was fair, and she had an oval face and a cherry-red mouth.

Judging by her appearance alone, people would believe she was a senior division student.

To become a teacher at Eastsea Academy at the age of twenty-four or twenty-five, and as a five-ring Soul King at that, she was already exceptionally outstanding for her age.

"Gu Yue, what are you doing here?" Sure enough, Ye Yingluo's expression darkened the moment she saw Gu Yue.

During Eastsea Academy's Class Advancement Tournament, it had been Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie who defeated her three genius students.

Because of that defeat in the Class Advancement Tournament, she had also lost Zhang Ziyang and Wang Jinxi, two geniuses who possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

She had remembered Gu Yue deeply from that time, because she often felt that the arrogance revealed between Gu Yue's brows surpassed even Wu Zhangkong's.

What she hated most was Wu Zhangkong's arrogant attitude, so naturally she did not treat Gu Yue kindly either.

"Teacher Ye, I have a friend who wants to join your First Class." Gu Yue forced herself to say it.

"Level ten? What do you take my First Class for? If I'm not mistaken, this friend of yours must have gone to Zero Class first, been rejected, and only then did you think of our First Class." Ye Yingluo's gaze fell on Xia Yi. The moment she sensed the fluctuations of his Soul Power, her expression became even uglier.

Aside from Xia Yi's low Soul Power, what she found even harder to accept was that Gu Yue had actually introduced this "trash" rejected by Zero Class to her.

Sure enough, Soul Power is a fatal flaw. Xia Yi could not help sighing inwardly. No matter how extraordinary he was, he would still be looked down upon.

Wu Zhangkong had been the same. He had clearly sensed Xia Yi's Soul Power, yet made him say it himself before rejecting him on the spot.