First Upgrade

The little girl who spoke first shrank her neck after being roared at twice, but since there was no backing down from this path, she eventually spoke up again.

"But, teacher..."

Zhou Yi directly exerted pressure with her soul power, not giving the other party another chance to speak, and while pointing at the little girl, she calmly uttered cruel words.

"You are expelled. Get out of my class!"

"I~"

"Get out!"

Chu Mo watched this grand drama quietly from the side, feeling that the other party was truly being unreasonable and simply using her authority to suppress others; it was a pity she was only a minor soul emperor.

Suddenly, someone stood up and spoke in a righteous and stern manner.

"Teacher, we are only support soul masters. Running does nothing to improve us. I don't think this is a test at all; it's purely making things difficult for us."

Regardless of the reason, the little girl felt quite moved to hear someone speak up for her.

Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"Oh? No improvement? Does increasing your movement speed not count?"

"But we are only support soul masters. Do we need to go and fight others to the death?"

"Heh, do you think the enemy on the battlefield will spare you just because you are a support soul master?"

Zhou Yi said something without thinking.

At first glance, these words sounded quite reasonable, and the support soul master who questioned her did indeed fall into hesitation.

But that was only the feeling at first glance; Chu Mo felt speechless watching this scene, as the statement was completely wrong.

Not to mention whether the running speed you're improving can actually outrun the agility-type assassins sent by the enemy, or whether running so many laps will cause irreversible trauma to your body.

Just the fact that you're letting support soul masters go to the front line is ridiculous—wouldn't that be a crushing defeat!

Bang!

Zhou Yi stomped her foot again, and several soul rings descended from above her head, instantly revealing her cultivation as a soul emperor!

"Knowing they won't spare you, why aren't you hurrying off to run!"

That temper was explosive; she was definitely going through menopause.

"As for the one who was expelled, get out of my class immediately!"

The other students were trembling with fear. The teacher was actually going to expel someone; they had originally thought she was just trying to scare them. They hadn't expected her to actually do it, and everyone's faces looked terrible as they watched the little girl being driven away.

The trembling naturally included the little green-haired girl next to Chu Mo.

Feeling the shaking, Chu Mo gently held the small, shivering hand of Xiao Xiao beside him.

Creak, creak!

After the shock, many people reacted and left their seats one after another, fearing that they would be the next to be expelled.

Chu Mo gave Xiao Xiao an encouraging smile, then stood up and walked outside.

Arriving at the plaza to start running, some passing students looked at them with strange gazes, while the passing seniors looked at them with sympathy.

Chu Mo ran quietly. Relying on medicinal pills to temper his body, even as a support soul master, he wouldn't fail to finish the run.

Bored, he opened the chat interface, and Wang Dong'er was already complaining.

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: This homeroom teacher is truly sick. Running 120 laps around Shrek Plaza—even with my Radiant Butterfly martial soul, it's going to be a struggle to finish.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Butterfly martial soul, agility-type? Although the intensity is a bit high, it's normal, right?]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: It's the same for support soul masters.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: ...]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: She keeps harping on about how enemies on the battlefield won't spare you just because you're a support soul master. How does running increase the chance of escaping?]

[Revenge Girl: She really said that? If support soul masters are on the battlefield without others protecting them, and they are left to be chased and forced to run away, is this a game, or have the teammates all been bought off?]

Seeing this reply, Chu Mo couldn't help but give a thumbs up. As expected of the future empress, her analysis was excellent.

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: It's true, I wouldn't lie. And she also said something about 'those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre,' because we didn't fight our classmates after enrolling, so we are mediocre and trash, which is why she's punishing us with laps.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: 666]

[Revenge Girl: 666]

[Ya: Sigh, just listen to her. Her menopause is too severe. Save yourself from being expelled by her. Did she really expel someone to establish authority?]

[Grilled Fish Girl: She did indeed expel one.]

[Ya: Xiao Yu'er, stop chatting for now and focus on running. Your constitution isn't good to begin with; be careful not to give her an excuse.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Yu'er, can you finish? Do you need me to help you?]

[Grilled Fish Girl: I will try my best not to drag everyone down.]

Watching their chat, Chu Mo suddenly thought that the phrase "those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre" seemed to have been said by Flender.

Perhaps there wasn't any other deep meaning; it was more likely to show off something different and attract people to his Shrek Academy.

Yet no one expected that this statement, which looked wrong at first glance, would still be taught as a famous quote even ten thousand years later.

Could it be that might makes right and justice?

Just as Chu Mo was about to share some gossip with them, the status display showed that he was muted; even he, the group leader, had been muted!

That could only mean the Chat Group itself had imposed the restriction, and the next second, a message popped up.

[System upgrade, 10-minute mute duration.]

[System Message: The group chat has been upgraded to Level 2 and will now invite two new members.]

[System Message: Upgrade rewards will be distributed via a lottery.]

[First Prize: A Titled Douluo-level magic puppet attendant.]

[Second Prize: (Immortal Herb) Love Acacia Heartbroken Red.]

[Third Prize: (Immortal Herb) Forget-River Autumn Water Dew.]

"These rewards are decent."

Looking at these three prizes, Chu Mo finally understood why they were muted; if they hadn't been, the screen would likely have been flooded with messages.

Although it was quite different from what he had expected, having a Titled Douluo-level magic puppet as the first prize was already quite good. Moreover, there were two immortal herbs; while he didn't care much for them, for the other five women, these rewards were truly heart-stopping.

[System Message: (Register for the lottery) Three winners will be randomly selected; the deadline is when the mute duration ends.]

Judging by the message, only the six of them were participating. With three prizes for six people, having a fifty percent chance was already pretty good.

And just as Chu Mo had thought, the others were stunned when they saw it.

Although they didn't understand what this so-called Titled Douluo-level magic puppet was, they had heard plenty of rumors about those two immortal herbs.

Especially Meng Hongchen, who had no classes today.

She was bored in her bedroom doing yoga, stretching her legs and twisting her waist, but her eyes lit up when she saw the rewards. She moved her hands from her hips, sat down steadily, pressed her palms together, shook them up and down, and muttered softly to herself.

"I have to win, I have to win!"

No matter which one she won, it would allow her to show off in front of her brother, her grandfather, and her classmates.

Ju Zi, who was researching soul guidance devices in the lab, felt much the same.

Immortal herbs could defy the heavens and change one's fate. She didn't have high demands; winning just one immortal herb would be enough.

Tang Ya's beautiful phoenix eyes widened as she stared intently at the screen, wanting to see if her name was on the list of winners.

The remaining two women were out running. Although they didn't show any outward reaction, the smiles on their faces proved that they were also looking forward to receiving the rewards.