[Tsk, you know what? Classes in Class Nine are actually pretty nice. At least this teacher, Mu Jin, is pretty good-looking-way better than that old hag Zhou Yi.]
[Sure, Zhou Yi herself is pretty good-looking too, but she wears such an ugly mask. Having to stare at that old face every day feels stifling just thinking about it.]
[Speaking of Class One, they should be slogging through laps under Zhou Yi's whip right about now. Seriously, isn't Zhou Yi a bit of a psycho? Most students should have a clear understanding of their own talent. They basically wouldn't dream of getting into the Inner Court. Getting an Outer Court diploma would be enough to gild their reputation and help them find a job. Yet Zhou Yi is a complete lunatic who can expel practically an entire class, leaving only a handful behind. How ridiculous is that?]
[She's only getting away with it because her husband, Fan Yu, is the Soul Tool Department's second-in-command and a Level 8 Soul Engineer. Otherwise, with so many students reporting her, she would've been fired ages ago.]
[Come to think of it, I almost forgot that Class One also has that little cutie Xiao Xiao. Twin martial souls: the Nine Phoenixes Paying Homage Flute and the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. Two top-tier tool martial souls-her talent is beyond question, yet she ended up little more than an extra.]
[Oh, wait. That's not quite fair. I should say that, aside from the special case of Wang Dong'er, the other five members of Huo Yuhao's generation of the Shrek Seven Devils all ended up little more than extras. Sure, the original Shrek Seven Devils had plenty to criticize, but at least they all became gods in the end. This generation, though? Aside from Huo Yuhao and the eventual Tang Wutong, the others got absolutely nothing.]
Xiao Xiao's running steps faltered slightly. Her gaze unconsciously drifted toward Zhou Yi, who stood on the field watching coldly, and a hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes.
So Teacher Zhou Yi had been wearing a mask all this time?
Aoyao said in his diary that Teacher Zhou Yi was pretty good-looking. But if she was, why wear a mask?
Xiao Xiao entertained that little curiosity for a moment before remembering that she was still miserably running laps. She could only continue running in silence while reading the diary.
When she saw the words "that little cutie Xiao Xiao," her delicate face, already slightly flushed from running, grew even redder. An inexplicable happiness welled up inside her.
But when she saw the word "extra," Xiao Xiao couldn't help pouting.
Becoming one of the Shrek Seven Devils would certainly be great, but what did he mean, ending up as an extra!
My martial souls and talent weren't bad either, okay?
[Speaking of Fan Yu and Xiao Xiao, there's no avoiding He Caitou. Oh, wait, I should call him Xu He. A legitimate member of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family. If nothing had gone wrong, he would've become the Sun Moon Empire's crown prince and inherited its throne in the future.]
[Unfortunately, Xu Tianran's father launched a coup and nearly slaughtered Xu He's entire family... Forget it, I'll stick with He Caitou. Calling him Xu He just feels too weird. Xu Tianran's father became emperor, while He Caitou, the imperial family member who should've become the Sun Moon Empire's emperor, had no choice but to flee into exile. Eventually, Fan Yu brought him to Shrek Academy to train him.]
[Seriously, did Shrek Academy really not know He Caitou's true background? That black skin unique to the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family should've been enough to raise suspicions, right? Not to mention He Caitou's second martial soul, the sun martial soul. That's a martial soul exclusive to the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family.]
[Knowing full well that He Caitou was the former crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek Academy still brought him in... Their intentions are well worth questioning. When you consider how students from Shrek Academy went on to become all sorts of high-ranking officials and military bigwigs in the three great empires, the more you think about what Shrek Academy did, the more chilling it gets!]
[Of course, what I can't understand most is how Xiao Xiao, a little looks-obsessed girl who initially fell for Wang Dong'er because she looked handsome while disguised as a boy, actually ended up with that black guy He Caitou. A little girl and a big, brawny black guy... Fuck, some people really need to stop being so tasteless!]
I'd fall for Wang Dong'er?
Xiao Xiao couldn't help lifting her head to glance at Wang Dong'er, who was running at the very front of the group, then nodded involuntarily.
If this diary hadn't told her that Wang Dong'er was a girl disguised as a boy, she really might have developed feelings for her.
As for what Aoyao said afterward...
Xiao Xiao couldn't help picturing what He Caitou looked like, and an involuntary shudder immediately ran through her entire body.
A black guy... No way!
Wang Dong'er, who would no longer lend Huo Yuhao a helping hand, was the first to complete the sadistic hundred-lap trial. Her pace slowed considerably, and a thoughtful look appeared in her eyes.
Now, she might be able to confirm another group member's identity.
The group member nicknamed Expert at Flute-Blowing and Cauldron-Smashing was most likely this Xiao Xiao, who had the Nine Phoenixes Paying Homage Flute and the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron as her martial souls, right?
She just didn't know which person in the group she was.
Recalling the little girl Aoyao had just mentioned, Wang Dong'er finally fixed her gaze on the most petite girl in the group.
Was she Xiao Xiao?
Wang Dong'er narrowed her eyes slightly, lost in unknown thoughts. She didn't even notice Zhou Yi walking up beside her. Only when Zhou Yi's harsh, booming voice rang out did she snap back to her senses.
"Someone has already finished! Those who haven't, pick up the pace! Anyone who fails to finish within the allotted time will be expelled!"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao, who was already somewhat exhausted, gritted his teeth and quickened his steps again.
Unfortunately, his foundations were far too weak. His soul power was nearly ten levels lower than that of the other students, at the very least. Even though he clenched his teeth and ran with all his might, he was still very, very far from finishing a hundred laps.
At this pace, there was no way he could finish within the allotted time.
At that thought, despair crept into Huo Yuhao's heart.
He noticed that only their Class One was running laps on the field. In other words, out of all the classes, only Zhou Yi was twisted enough to make them run laps right at the start of class-and expel them if they couldn't finish!
Why did he have to be assigned to this class!
If he were in another class and hadn't been saddled with such a deranged teacher, Huo Yuhao believed that through his own hard work, he would definitely be able to break through to level twenty as soon as possible, then awaken his second martial soul with Brother Sky Dream's help.
Then he could truly defy heaven and rewrite his destiny!
But now... he might actually be expelled because he couldn't finish running laps!
Are you kidding me!
If he left Shrek Academy, how would he become stronger? And how would he face Senior Brother Bei Bei and Sister Xiaoya, who had brought him into Shrek Academy!?
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