Look, Medusa is here

Just as the class bell rang, someone entered through the classroom door—a somewhat older woman. Her snowy white hair was coiled atop her head, and she wore a long white robe. She walked at an unhurried pace, yet radiated an imposing presence.

Especially those black Eyes. A mere sideways glance from her was like Medusa's stare, enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Holy crap, she's this scary? I finally graduated from university, only to transmigrate and end up facing Zhou Yi, who's no less terrifying than a homeroom teacher. Isn't this just asking for my life?

In an instant, Jiang Yuheng's original plan to slack off vanished without a trace. With those Eyes and that presence, who would dare?

Seeing a teacher approach, the previously noisy classroom immediately fell silent, and everyone turned their attention to the podium.

Zhou Yi's sharp gaze calmly swept from left to right. At once, everyone seemed to have been petrified by Medusa. An invisible pressure spread through the room, leaving them too frightened to even breathe.

Seeing the students cowed by her presence, Zhou Yi finally adjusted her glasses and said, "My name is Zhou Yi, and I'm the homeroom teacher of Class One. I don't know how many of you will make it through the coming year with me. But let me tell you this: in my class, trash will never pass the assessment."

"Because what I intend to cultivate are monsters, not idiots."

Hearing her words, quite a few students showed anger on their faces. Anyone who had passed Shrek Academy's assessment and become a student was a genius carefully selected from across the continent's nations. Among their peers, they could absolutely be called elites.

Yet in this teacher's eyes, they were trash? Idiots?!

For a moment, quite a few students began whispering among themselves.

Jiang Yuheng, however, felt that such words did not hurt in the slightest. If he looked at it another way, it was easy enough to understand.

Back in high school, his homeroom teacher had been an exceptionally outstanding teacher. The first thing the teacher said every day was, "You're the worst class I've ever taught."

There was not much difference between that and Zhou Yi calling them idiots. Once he had heard it enough, he had naturally become immune to it.

"Students who got into fights during registration, stand up." Zhou Yi's next sentence shocked the entire class once more.

Holy crap, does this teacher have mush for brains? We've only been in school for a few days. Who'd be bored enough to fight at school?

And even if they had, they definitely wouldn't admit it.

Just as the entire class remained silent, Jiang Yuheng stood up without hesitation. At the same time, he did not forget to signal Huo Yuhao.

Though he did not understand why, Huo Yuhao trusted Jiang Yuheng without the slightest hesitation. He practically sprang to his feet.

Seeing the two of them stand, Wang Dong followed right after.

Out of the hundred students in the class, only the three of them stood. They instantly became the focus of the entire class, standing out like a lone red blossom amid countless flowers.

Zhou Yi frowned in obvious dissatisfaction. "Only three? What a bunch of useless trash."

"Don't you know that those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocrities? Everyone except those three, get out and run one hundred laps around Shrek Square. Anyone who fails to finish will be expelled immediately!"

The whole room erupted in an uproar.

It was only the first day of school. Class had not even begun, yet they were being punished for not fighting. Who could possibly accept that?

As soon as she finished speaking, several students stood up. "Teacher, I refuse to accept this. Why are we being punished for not fighting?"

"Exactly! This is way too ridiculous. We came here to study, and we haven't done anything wrong. Why should we have to run?"

Zhou Yi adjusted her glasses. "Because I said so. If you don't accept it, you can get lost."

"As the homeroom teacher, I have the authority to expel any student. You have one minute. If I don't see you running around Shrek Square by then, all of you will be expelled!"

As she spoke, a terrifying aura surged from her body. The overwhelming pressure of her Soul Power instantly pinned every student in place, rendering them unable to move.

Immediately afterward, Spirit Rings rose one after another from beneath Zhou Yi's feet: two yellow, two purple, and two black—the optimal Spirit Ring configuration.

No one had expected this terrifying old woman to be a six-ring Soul Emperor, and one with the optimal Spirit Ring configuration at that.

It was no exaggeration to say that if she wanted to deal with the hundred young students before her, it would be as easy as Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts.

These students were New Students after all. After seeing Zhou Yi's terrifying Spirit Ring configuration, who still had the heart to resist? They all rose dejectedly and rushed out of the classroom.

Staying with this old woman for even one more minute was more terrifying than wasting their lives.

Only then did Zhou Yi satisfactorily withdraw her Spirit Rings, though her expression remained blank.

"Let me remind you: you have only one shichen. If you haven't completed one hundred laps by then, you will be deemed unqualified."

"This is also your first examination after entering the academy. Anyone who fails will be dismissed!"

Hearing this, the remaining students picked up their pace as well. Before long, they had reached the field and begun running laps.

Only the three of them remained in the classroom. The atmosphere was so quiet it was almost frightening, and Wang Dong subconsciously glanced at Jiang Yuheng.

There was not the slightest hint of surprise on his face. Instead, he looked utterly relaxed, showing no concern over the matter at all.

Once everyone had left, Zhou Yi's expression seemed to soften considerably. She beckoned to the three of them.

Huo Yuhao walked over first. Wang Dong patted the absent-minded Jiang Yuheng with a hand, and only after he came back to himself did the two of them walk over together.

Looking at the three of them, Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. At least there are still three children with some backbone. Tell me, why did you fight? And who did you fight?"

Jiang Yuheng spoke first. "Reporting to Teacher, Wang Dong and I are Roommates. We had a conflict over a small matter. Huo Yuhao fought him as well in order to help me."

Zhou Yi seemed quite interested. "Oh? Roommates? Good fight. Roommates fighting is best—it creates competition and encourages mutual improvement."

Standing before Zhou Yi and listening to her words and seeing her smile, both Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao could not help but feel a chill run down their spines.

Teacher Zhou was simply too domineering. And she was exactly as Brother Bei had described: she never played by the rules, and her way of thinking was completely different from that of normal people. She truly was a monster teacher of Shrek Academy.

"However." Zhou Yi changed the subject and continued, "I don't particularly like my own students fighting each other. Next time you fight, remember to fight students from other classes. As long as nobody dies, it's fine."

The three of them subconsciously swallowed and answered in unison, "Yes!"

Oh my god, did Medusa have to be this domineering?

"Alright, you can go out and run now. Jiang Yuheng, stay behind. I have something to tell you alone."

Wang Dong froze. "Teacher, didn't you just say we had spirit?"

Zhou Yi still wore a smile. "But I never said you didn't have to run. Starting a fight with your roommate on the very first day of school—you two are really something. Since you're so impressive, naturally your assessment will be more difficult than everyone else's."

"Besides, you should share hardships and joys with your classmates."

"Oh, and I forgot to mention it—the time limit for finishing your hundred laps is the same as everyone else's. Some time has already passed, so hurry up."

"Teacher Zhou, I—"

Though Wang Dong was furious, what she really wanted to ask was why Jiang Yuheng had to be kept behind alone.

Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Yuheng quietly took her hand and gave her a reassuring look.