Running

The person beside Wang Dong was none other than Qing Ling, Ye Mo's former personal maid.

Qing Ling wore twin ponytails, and with her slightly baby-fat face, she was practically a perfectly legal loli. Yet her little face bore a cold expression, and she paid Ye Mo no attention.

"Do you two know each other?" Wang Dong asked from the side.

"More than that." Ye Mo rubbed his temples. Shouldn't she be back with the clan? How did she end up here?

Come to think of it, Ye Mo had not seen Qing Ling for a long time. Ever since he had returned to the clan after obtaining his Soul Ring, he had not seen her again.

He had never expected Qing Ling to come to Shrek Academy.

By now, nearly everyone in the class had arrived. Wang Dong and Ye Mo were surrounded by layers of girls from the class. They were simply too handsome; there was no helping it.

At that moment, an elderly woman walked slowly onto the podium. Her calm gaze swept across the students below, and everyone she looked at felt an invisible pressure settle over their hearts.

"My name is Zhou Yi, and I am your homeroom teacher. I am not sure how many of you will make it through the next year with me. But I will tell you this: in my class, no trash will ever pass the assessment. What I intend to cultivate are monsters, not idiots."

Just as in the novel, that opening. Then what came next should be that thing, right?

"Since registration began, those who have fought, stand up.

Just as Ye Mo had expected, things were about to get interesting. Originally, it had been Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao; now, it was him and Huo Yuhao.

Ye Mo stood up without the slightest hesitation. Next came the running, didn't it? With his current physical condition, he could easily run a hundred laps even without using Soul Power or True Essence.

The entire class focused their gazes on Ye Mo. He was simply too conspicuous, and quite a few male students even wore gloating expressions.

Then someone in a corner stood up. He looked calmly at Ye Mo. He had guessed that Teacher Zhou Yi would not play by the rules, but he had not expected Ye Mo to stand up so decisively.

Since Ye Mo had stood up, what reason did he have to shrink back?

A trace of confusion appeared on Qing Ling's cold little face. She did not understand why the Young Emperor had stood up.

However, the Young Emperor's indifferent expression seemed to reassure Qing Ling, and she quickly returned to her cold demeanor.

"Only two?" Zhou Yi raised her brows. "What a bunch of trash. Don't you know that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre? Other than those two, all of you get out and run one hundred laps around Shrek Plaza. Whoever fails to finish will be expelled immediately."

The entire class erupted in an uproar at her words, but Ye Mo nodded. This was more like the normal plot.

Ye Mo was now looking forward to the newcomer assessment three months later. Only fighting geniuses could temper him.

Under the pressure of Zhou Yi, a Soul Emperor-level expert, the entire class quickly went out to run on the field.

Only Ye Mo, Huo Yuhao, and Zhou Yi remained in the huge classroom.

Looking at the two before her, Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction. "You two aren't bad. You've got some backbone. Tell me, who did you fight, and why?"

Huo Yuhao had just been about to speak when Ye Mo beat him to it. "He and I are roommates. We got into a fight over a small misunderstanding."

A small misunderstanding?

Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched nonstop. Knocking someone unconscious and tossing him into the Star Dou Great Forest was one thing, but taking all his clothes too? The hell kind of small misunderstanding was that?

Zhou Yi seemed quite interested. "Oh, roommates. Good fight. Roommates fighting is best. That creates competition and promotes mutual progress."

If a teacher like Zhou Yi were placed in modern times, she would probably raise an entire generation of thugs.

Standing before Zhou Yi, cold sweat kept pouring down Huo Yuhao's back, while Ye Mo remained completely relaxed. Zhou Yi could not help giving him another look, a strange glint flashing in her eyes.

What a joke. Ye Mo had experienced the pressure of a Titled Douluo before, and his spiritual power was exceptionally strong now. How could a Soul Emperor's aura possibly overwhelm him?

Naturally, Ye Mo knew what followed. There was still no escaping the running, but this time, he wanted to see how Huo Yuhao would hold on without Wang Dong. Originally, Huo Yuhao had only endured with Wang Dong's help.

Ye Mo and Huo Yuhao soon joined the long-distance running group. Shrek Plaza, only a little over three hundred meters around, did not even require an hour for Ye Mo.

To finish those hundred laps as quickly as possible, Ye Mo directly circulated his Soul Power at full force and began running at an astonishing speed.

Some of the weaker students only felt a violent gust whip past them. They could vaguely make out a figure within that gust.

Only a few stronger students could see it clearly. It was an exceptionally handsome figure.

Purple hair streamed and danced behind him, creating a powerful visual impact. Looking closely, one could see a sheen of purple light beneath Ye Mo's feet.

Even Zhou Yi, who was watching the students run, could not help focusing her attention on Ye Mo, an inexplicable smile appearing at the corner of her lips.

To ordinary people, that smile was probably uglier than crying.

Ye Mo soon completed a hundred laps and stood beside Zhou Yi without so much as a flushed face or labored breath.

Wang Dong also accelerated at this point, while Qing Ling's speed was comparable to Wang Dong's. As for Huo Yuhao, he was naturally left far behind.

The Spirit Eye Soul had not improved his physical condition in the slightest. Although Huo Yuhao had now acquired the Mysterious Heaven Skill and his physique had barely improved, it was nowhere near enough to run a hundred laps.

Wang Dong and Qing Ling soon finished as well, and the people behind them gradually completed their hundred laps.

An hour quickly passed. Huo Yuhao was the only one still running on the field, his face filled with stubborn determination.

Wang Dong hesitated for a moment. Then, as if making up her mind, a pair of blue butterfly wings suddenly spread from her back. The colors at the tips of the forewings shifted continuously from dark blue to azure to light blue. The entire wing surface resembled a string of brilliant halos set into a blue sky, forming a V shape and bringing light to the world. Its shape and colors possessed incomparable, flawless beauty.

Though she did not have the best impression of him, he was still their roommate. Roommates should probably help each other, and besides, he would be responsible for cleaning in the future.

However, just as Wang Dong made up her mind, a figure had already rushed out, trailing what seemed to be a streak of purple light behind him.

No, upon closer inspection, it was a purple fox.

End of Chapter