Fatty Wang spoke first. "Teacher, we went to save people. We should be praised, not criticized!"
"Save people?"
Teacher Cao swept his gaze over the three of them, his eyes full of disdain. "Save people? The three of you?"
"Are you kidding me? The bottom three in the class, and none of you have even awakened an ability. You went to save people?"
"Wang Ye, did heaven send you here to be a joke?"
Wang Ye was Fatty Wang's real name. He said indignantly, "Teacher, we really did save people. Demonic beasts attacked the school where Brother Chen's younger sister attends. Brother Chen skipped class to save her."
"Enough, enough!" Teacher Cao could not be bothered to listen to Fatty Wang's excuses. He directly tossed three withdrawal applications at them. "Fill these out. Our school does not keep students who violate school rules."
Fatty Wang could not accept this. "Teacher, you really can't recognize talent when you see it. Do you know Brother Chen defeated an S-Class Demonic Beast? Are you sure you want to give up such an outstanding genius?"
"Him..." Teacher Cao snorted softly, his tiny eyes brimming with contempt. "That is the biggest joke I've heard all year."
Zhang Banxian was displeased at once. Since when had an uncle-master from Dragon Tiger Mountain been looked down on like this?
Just as he was about to say something, Jiang Chen stopped him with a look and asked Teacher Cao, "Teacher, what if it isn't a joke?"
"If it isn't a joke, I'll personally write my resignation letter."
Teacher Cao's lips curled into a mocking smile. His eyes were sharp and full of provocation.
He simply did not believe that a piece of trash could defeat an S-Class Demonic Beast. If it were true, he would write his name backward.
No, he could even call him Dad.
Seeing that Jiang Chen remained silent, he assumed Jiang Chen had backed down. "Stop wasting time and fill out the withdrawal application."
"Teacher, take a look at this."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen held a black object in his hand. Faint black mist drifted from it, and even from nearby, one could sense its chilling aura.
"This is... the Inner Core of a Thousand-Year Demonic Beast. Where did you steal it from?"
Teacher Cao furiously questioned Jiang Chen. "Being last place in school would have been one thing, but you actually stole something too? How could this school have raised a scum like you?"
"Teacher, I got this by killing an S-Class Demonic Beast!"
"Someone who hasn't even awakened an ability killed an S-Class Demonic Beast? What kind of joke is that?"
Teacher Cao crossed his arms, his eyes filled with scorn. "Jiang Chen, why don't you take a look in the mirror? What the hell are you, to brag so shamelessly in front of me?"
"In the entire school, even counting the teachers, there are only a handful who can kill an S-Class Demonic Beast, let alone you!!!"
"A thief who hasn't even awakened an ability!"
Even the most mild-tempered person would have been angered by those words, let alone Jiang Chen, whose temper had never been particularly good.
He retorted, "What about me? Why can't I? You call me a thief—where's your proof?"
"The Inner Core of the Thousand-Year Demonic Beast in your hand is proof enough. What other proof do you need?"
"If I don't expel you today, how am I supposed to uphold school discipline?"
As he spoke, Teacher Cao picked up a pen and began writing an application for Jiang Chen's forced expulsion.
The moment he put pen to paper, he heard movement at the door. A student walked in and said, "Teacher Cao, you're here. The Principal asked you to bring Jiang Chen over."
Teacher Cao did not think much of it. Staring at Jiang Chen, he said, "Looks like you don't even need to write the withdrawal application now. Let the Principal expel you directly!"
"Don't go too far!" Zhang Banxian said angrily. "I personally saw Uncle-Master Jiang kill that S-Class Demonic Beast. He's a hero. How can you expel him just because of a few words from you two?"
"Heh, what right does a piece of trash who hasn't even awakened an ability have to speak to me?"
"Bloom, Glaze!"
Jiang Chen was thoroughly angered. He normally disliked Teacher Cao's snobbish ways, but the two had never had any real conflict, so they had coexisted peacefully. But now someone was asking for trouble—what else could he do...
Naturally, he would let his strength do the talking.
A Zanpakuto appeared in Jiang Chen's hand, and transparent flames burned fiercely around him.
In an instant, they spread to Teacher Cao's side.
Teacher Cao's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Jiang Chen. "When did you awaken an ability?!"
Seeing that Jiang Chen did not answer at all—
Feeling the flames were quite powerful, Teacher Cao spoke to the ring on his hand. "Come out, Meatball!"
Meatball was a plant-type spirit. When faced with danger, it could split its body into many pieces to protect its host.
But Jiang Chen's Zanpakuto possessed the fire attribute, which happened to counter plant-types.
With a bang, Meat Grass could not withstand the heat. It let out a miserable cry and vanished!
"Jiang Chen, don't think you're so impressive just because you've awakened an ability. Do you know that attacking a teacher will get you punished by the school?"
Facing Teacher Cao's warning, Jiang Chen tightened his grip on the Zanpakuto. With a cold smile, he said, "You can't even beat me. What right do you have to be my teacher?"
At that moment, Jiang Chen seemed to vent all the grievance and dissatisfaction he had endured over the past three years. Today, he would indulge himself for once. Otherwise, people in this world would really think he was a pushover.
"Frost Dragon!"
Since Teacher Cao could become a teacher at the school, his strength was naturally recognized to a certain extent.
Seeing that Jiang Chen had no intention of backing down, he unleashed a killing move as well.
The Frost Dragon's combat power was no less than that of an S-Class Demonic Beast.
Seeing the enormous Frost Dragon before them, Zhang Banxian hurriedly took out talismans, ready to support Jiang Chen.
"Don't interfere. This is between him and me. I'll settle it myself."
With his back to Zhang Banxian, Jiang Chen spoke.
Zhang Banxian seemed to understand something. "As you command, Uncle-Master Jiang."
After saying that, he pulled Fatty Wang aside and erected a protective barrier to keep him from getting hurt.
Only then did Fatty Wang come back to his senses. This was his first time seeing Jiang Chen fight. He felt that Jiang Chen was incredibly cool, and he had also vented a long-held grievance in his heart.
He was a poor student in the class as well, and he was often discriminated against. He did not care on the surface, but that did not mean it did not hurt.
If his father had not forcibly ordered him to finish school before returning home, he would have gone home long ago.
Why did poor students have to suffer unfair treatment in class? Why did poor students have to become targets of ridicule?
He might be bad, but he had dignity too!
Yet in the Supernatural Ability Academy, where strength reigned supreme, the word dignity was practically a joke.
Thinking of everything that had happened in the past, Fatty Wang shouted, "Brother Chen, go for it! I'm with you!"
Jiang Chen looked at the Frost Dragon, which was far larger than himself, and revealed a cold smile. He chanted softly, "Bankai!"
Bang!
Clang!
Crash!
Rip!
After a thunderous boom, the ground of the entire school began to shake!
"What's going on?" The Principal had been entertaining General Pagoda in his office when the ground suddenly began to tremble and the desk started shaking, making them instinctively think it was an earthquake.
Their school was protected by a powerful barrier. How could there possibly be an earthquake? The Principal steadied himself and was just about to have someone investigate when someone ran in shouting, "Principal, this is bad! There's a fire!"
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