Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei

Early on the first day of the new term, Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing woke up. After a quick wash, they headed straight to Class One to register.

With a blade of grass between his teeth, Lin Chen walked down the road with Zhou Mingxing. Back when he read fantasy novels in his previous life, the male leads always had a blade of grass in their mouths. Now that he had transmigrated, he wanted to experience the joy of being a protagonist himself. But before long, the real protagonist arrived.

Not only the male lead, but the female lead had arrived too.

"Lin Chen, good morning." Huo Gua's voice came from behind Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing.

The two stopped and looked back, only to see Huo Gua and Wang Dong standing side by side.

"Lin Chen, let me introduce you. This is my roommate, Wang Dong. Wang Dong, this is Lin Chen, the one who lent us cleaning supplies a few days ago. He lives next door." Huo Yuhao first introduced Wang Dong to Lin Chen, then introduced Lin Chen to Wang Dong.

"Hello, I'm Lin Chen. This is my roommate, Zhou Mingxing. Well, he's a little socially anxious." Lin Chen took the initiative to speak to Wang Dong, preventing the atmosphere from becoming awkward.

"Wang Dong," Wang Dong said expressionlessly.

"Lin Chen, are you going to Class One to register too?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"Yes." Lin Chen nodded.

At the thought of going to Class One, Lin Chen felt somewhat reluctant. After all, Zhou Yi, that old witch, was their homeroom teacher.

"Then we can go together," Huo Yuhao said.

Looks like the Son of Destiny really suffered a lot when he was young. I only helped him with something small, yet he took the initiative to greet me? Or is it because I'm a transmigrator? Lin Chen thought as he looked at Huo Gua.

Still, he felt too embarrassed to refuse, so he nodded. "Let's go."

Seeing Zhou Mingxing already hiding behind him and "trembling," Lin Chen immediately felt annoyed. He smacked him on the back and said fiercely, "Come on, what are you spacing out for?"

Only then did Zhou Mingxing follow.

"Lin Chen, what is your Martial Soul?" Huo Gua asked as they walked.

"...The Seven Kill Sword," Lin Chen answered calmly.

"What?" Wang Dong cried out.

"What's wrong?" Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong in confusion.

"Seriously? You haven't even heard of the Seven Kill Sword? Legend has it that Ten Thousand Years Ago, during the era of Sea God Tang San, there was a Title Douluo on the continent with the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul. He later fell during the great battle at Jialing Pass. But it was said that he had been hailed as the continent's number one attack-type Douluo during his lifetime, and his strength was extremely formidable. The Seven Kill Sword was said to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Clear Sky Hammer. It was a Tool Martial Soul with unparalleled offensive power. I didn't expect you to possess the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul."

The last sentence was clearly directed at Lin Chen.

Before Lin Chen could speak, this proud Divine Second Generation continued, "If we get the chance, we can spar."

For some reason, Wang Dong had always wanted to use the Clear Sky Hammer to duel Lin Chen.

Hearing that, Lin Chen rolled his eyes internally. Don't you just want to know whether my Seven Kill Sword or your family's Clear Sky Hammer is stronger?

But he did not want to embarrass her, so he nodded.

The four continued onward and soon arrived at the Class One classroom.

After entering, Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing found seats near the back, while Huo Gua and Wang Dong chose seats in the middle.

It made Lin Chen feel as if he had returned to the back rows of his high school classroom in his previous life.

There was no need to say what kind of people usually sat in the back rows.

Just as Lin Chen's thoughts wandered, a little girl's voice rang out. "Hello, I'm Xiao Xiao, and she's Lin Xiaolei. What are your names?"

Lin Chen looked up and saw that the two girls in front of him had turned around at the same time. One was a petite and lovely little girl, while the other had a bright, pretty oval face. The former was the one who had spoken.

"Hello. I'm Lin Chen, and he's Zhou Mingxing. It's nice to be classmates with you," Lin Chen answered politely.

When he had read the original novel in his previous life, Lin Chen had quite liked Xiao Xiao. However, this little girl was a looks enthusiast. In the original story, she had liked Wang Dong from the beginning.

Just like now...

"Classmate Zhou? Classmate Zhou?" Xiao Xiao waved a hand in front of Zhou Mingxing's face, causing him to shrink back even further.

Seeing this, Lin Chen's mouth twitched. He coughed twice. "Ahem, Mingxing had some unpleasant experiences, so he's a little socially anxious. Please don't mind him."

Xiao Xiao gave an unhappy "oh," then asked Lin Chen, "Lin Chen, do you know what our homeroom teacher is like?"

At the mention of Zhou Yi, irritation rose in Lin Chen's heart. "I don't know either. I heard she's an old witch. Shh, she's here."

After saying that, Lin Chen sat up straight and stopped talking. Though he despised Zhou Yi, he did not yet have the ability to change anything.

Just as Lin Chen finished speaking, Zhou Yi, with crane-white hair and wrinkled skin, entered the classroom and stepped onto the podium. Her hoarse voice rang out. "Quiet."

Under the pressure of a Soul Emperor's aura, all the Shrek freshmen in Class One fell silent.

"My name is Zhou Yi, and I am your homeroom teacher. In my class, no trash will ever pass an assessment. What I intend to nurture are monsters, not useless wastes."

Well, Lin Chen had finally seen the real Zhou Yi. He strongly disagreed with what she said—he could even say he found it repulsive. Even if the woman before him was a great beauty, he still could not stand her.

A teacher's duty was to impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts.

If someone was already a genius, why would they need you to teach them? Wasn't it precisely because they had shortcomings that they came here to learn?

Lin Chen glanced at the little girl Xiao Xiao. She was sitting primly and staring at Zhou Yi, but her restless little hands revealed just how nervous she was.

"Anyone who fought during registration, stand up."

Without question, just like in the original story, only Huo Gua and Wang Dong stood up.

Immediately afterward, Lin Chen once again heard Zhou Yi's God-Tier evaluation. "Only two? What a bunch of trash. Don't you know that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre?"

Those who dared not cause trouble were mediocre?

What kind of lunatic nonsense was that?

If you went around causing trouble outside and provoked someone with a powerful background, you probably would not even know how you died.

It was true that the strong were respected, but that did not mean you could stir up trouble recklessly.

"Now, aside from Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, everyone else will run one hundred laps around Shrek Square. Whoever fails to finish will be expelled immediately."

"What?"

"What kind of rule is that?"

"Teacher, I refuse to accept this! Why do we have to run just because we didn't fight?"

Zhou Yi sneered and directly revealed her Soul Rings. "Because I said so. If you refuse to accept it, you can leave."

"Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, a six-ring Soul Emperor!" the students cried out in shock.

"A reminder: you have one shichen. Anyone who fails to complete one hundred laps will be expelled."

Only then did everyone panic and rush out of the classroom.

As for Lin Chen, before Zhou Yi even revealed her Soul Rings, he had already dragged his good roommate, Xiao Xiao, and Lin Xiaolei out to run laps. They did not even have to endure the Soul Emperor's pressure.

As he ran across Shrek Square, Lin Chen thought that if he were not a transmigrator with an omniscient perspective, he would probably have felt the same way as the other students.

Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing ran at a steady pace. They neither tried to take the lead nor fell behind the crowd. In a long-distance run like this, conserving stamina was crucial—unless you were like Wang Dong and had been fed countless heavenly treasures since childhood.

The sisters Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei also stayed safely within the running crowd like Lin Chen.

One shichen quietly passed. Unsurprisingly, only poor Huo Yuhao remained on the square, struggling to persevere until Wang Dong finally "carried" him to the finish.

Another day passed in a blur.

On the second day, Lin Chen attended class as usual, followed by physical training in the afternoon.

Although he despised Zhou Yi, her husband was Fan Yu. Therefore, Zhou Yi's theoretical instruction on Soul Tools was very accurate, and Lin Chen was happy to learn from her.

During the afternoon physical training, Huo Yuhao's unyielding spirit inspired the entire Class One and earned him the position of Squad Leader.

After spending these two days together, Lin Chen had become fairly familiar with the sisters Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei.

After the day's classes ended and he said goodbye to the two sisters, Lin Chen returned to the dormitory building, rode his Soul Guidance Vehicle, and went to sell Milk Tea.

Lin Chen had prepared the Soul Guidance Vehicle and the materials long ago. When he had first arrived at Shrek Academy, he had possessed forty thousand Gold Soul Coins. After buying the vehicle and materials, he had only a little over twenty thousand left.

At this point, nothing described Lin Chen's situation better than the word "poor."

Twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins were enough for an ordinary person to live on for a lifetime, but to a soul master, they were merely a drop in the bucket. The Gold Soul Coins needed for future cultivation resources would be an astronomical sum, so he had to start earning money early.

Lin Chen had been the same in his previous life. After the college entrance examination, everyone else traveled the world, while he delivered food to make money. The consciousness he had brought from Blue Star influenced how he acted in this fantasy world.

Half an hour later, Lin Chen arrived at the main road outside Shrek City's eastern gate.

After setting up his sign and preparing the ingredients, Lin Chen began making Milk Tea.