Class Zero Is Established

Early in the morning, Su Mo was awakened by a phone call before he had even gotten out of bed.

"Hello, who is this?"

Seeing the unfamiliar number and having his pleasant dream interrupted, Su Mo answered irritably.

"Student Su Mo, this is Yu Zhen, the principal of Eastsea Academy. Can you come to my office now?"

"Alright, got it."

Before Yu Zhen could say anything else, Su Mo hung up.

"Beep, beep..."

On the other end of the line, Yu Zhen felt utterly depressed after Su Mo hung up on him.

As the dignified principal of Eastsea Academy, a man whose mere stomp could make all of Eastsea City tremble, he was now acting so humble before a student.

But the moment he thought of Su Mo's talent, the gloom in Yu Zhen's heart vanished instantly.

With the talent Su Mo had displayed, whether it was leading Eastsea Academy to stand out in the upcoming Eastsea Grand Competition or getting into Shrek Academy, either would be effortless.

Not to mention that this year also had Gu Yue, another promising seed with hopes of challenging Shrek.

At the thought of the envious looks the principals of other schools would cast his way in the future, Yu Zhen's lips unconsciously curled upward.

That unsettling smile made Long Hengxu, who had just been about to enter and report on his work, feel uneasy.

By the time Su Mo had washed up and rushed from his standalone little villa to Yu Zhen's office, the room was already packed.

"Whoa, so many people!"

Seeing familiar faces such as Gu Yue and Tang Wulin, a hint of surprise flashed across Su Mo's face.

When Su Mo arrived, Yu Zhen, who had been wearing a stern expression, hurriedly stood and handed him an agreement. He said awkwardly, "Student Su Mo, take a look at this agreement..."

Yu Zhen's rapid change in attitude left Tang Wulin and the others beside him clicking their tongues in amazement. This was not how Yu Zhen had treated them just moments ago.

Earlier, Yu Zhen had acted as though they could sign it if they wanted, and leave if they did not.

But when it came to Su Mo, he now looked like he was humbly begging.

Su Mo took the agreement Yu Zhen handed over and asked curiously, "This is...?"

Yu Zhen rubbed his hands and chuckled sheepishly. "This is a training plan proposed by the academy to fully develop your potential."

"Is that so?"

After hearing that, Su Mo did not press further and quickly scanned through the agreement.

The agreement roughly required those who signed it not to transfer schools before completing both the junior and senior divisions of the intermediate academy.

In return, Eastsea Academy would establish a special class, Class Zero.

Eastsea Academy would invest substantial resources into every member of Class Zero.

For example, each person would receive a private room, a dedicated classroom, one free Grade A meal every day, and unlimited Grade B meals.

Of course, what surprised Su Mo most was that Eastsea Academy had even promised every Class Zero member one chance per week to enter the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.

One had to know that the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City only had a limited number of slots for entering the Spirit Ascension Platform each month.

The Primary Spirit Ascension Platform that Eastsea Academy had promised they could enter once a week only had one thousand entry slots per month, and each entry required a payment of five hundred thousand Federation Coins.

So, Eastsea Academy had truly spared no expense with the conditions it offered this time.

"You're planning to train them to challenge Shrek?"

Su Mo waved the agreement in his hand, his gaze sweeping back and forth across Gu Yue and the others.

"Challenge Shrek!"

The moment those five words came out, the entire office fell silent enough to hear a pin drop.

Among the crowd, Xie Xie was the first to react.

Xie Xie swallowed hard and asked in disbelief, "You mean the legendary Shrek Academy?"

"That's right." Yu Zhen nodded seriously. "The reason the academy is forming Class Zero this time is because we hope that you will be able to enter Shrek Academy in the future."

"Because your year is the strongest Eastsea Academy has ever had.

So, after discussion by the academy's board of directors, they unanimously decided to establish Class Zero and train you to challenge Shrek Academy."

"Gasp..."

Hearing that the academy intended to train them to challenge Shrek Academy, even someone as slow-witted as Tang Wulin could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

Tang Wulin had long learned through what others said just what a sacred place Shrek was.

But Tang Wulin also knew that his Martial Soul was weak and that he was nowhere near Shrek's standards, so he had never dared hope that he could become a Shrek student.

Now that he had heard the academy would train them to challenge Shrek, Tang Wulin felt as though he were dreaming. His little heart began pounding wildly.

"Wulin, I'm not dreaming, am I?" Xie Xie slapped his cheeks hard, trying to prove that he was not dreaming.

"That's right. The academy is going to train you to challenge Shrek."

When Shrek Academy was mentioned, even the usually cold Wu Zhangkong was somewhat moved.

Although Wu Zhangkong had left Shrek many years ago, he still considered himself part of Shrek in his heart.

"Alright, I'll sign." Su Mo agreed without hesitation.

He had originally been worrying about how to approach Tang Wulin reasonably without arousing suspicion.

Now, just as he had started feeling sleepy, Yu Zhen had handed him a pillow. It was exactly what he wanted.

Su Mo promptly signed his name on the agreement.

When Yu Zhen saw Su Mo's signature on the agreement, he visibly let out a sigh of relief.

To Yu Zhen, the most important candidate for Class Zero was Su Mo, followed by Gu Yue, then Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi.

As for Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, they were merely included as an afterthought.

Of course, if Tang Wulin and Xie Xie had not displayed enough potential during the Class Promotion Tournament, Yu Zhen would not have allowed them to join Class Zero either.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

After signing his name, Su Mo was about to slip away when a blue figure blocked his path.

Looking at Wu Zhangkong, who had stopped him, Su Mo asked indifferently, "Does Teacher Wu need something?"

"Student Su Mo, um..."

Before Yu Zhen could explain, Wu Zhangkong had already beaten him to it. "Student Su Mo, from today onward, I am your homeroom teacher.

I don't care how much trouble you caused before, but now that you are my student, you must follow my arrangements."

"From now on, you are not allowed to skip class without my permission."

"Teacher Wu..." Seeing Wu Zhangkong confronting Su Mo head-on, Yu Zhen was just about to say a few words in Su Mo's defense.

Su Mo retorted without the slightest politeness, "That depends on whether your teaching is wasting my life."

"Fine!"

Facing Su Mo's challenge, Wu Zhangkong nodded as though he had expected it all along.

On Eastsea Academy's training field, there were not many students because classes were currently in session.

"Today, we'll start with a practical combat lesson. Next, I will suppress my Soul Power to the same level as yours, but I will not use my Martial Soul or soul skills."

Although they knew Wu Zhangkong's words were directed specifically at Su Mo, Tang Wulin and the others immediately erupted after hearing them.

Even Gu Yue frowned in displeasure, thinking that Wu Zhangkong was being far too arrogant.

Same cultivation level, without using his Martial Soul or soul skills—who was he looking down on?

Seeing the crowd grow restless, Wu Zhangkong nodded in satisfaction. This was precisely the effect he wanted.

"Who wants to go first?"

Standing in the center of the training field, Wu Zhangkong arrogantly swept his gaze over Su Mo before speaking calmly.

"Me!"

Just as Su Mo was about to accept the challenge, Tang Wulin raised his hand first.