Introductions

[Xiao Who Plays the Flute: That's right. If it weren't for the pill Brother Chu Mo gave me, I might not even be able to stand right now.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Little Cat, who are you, exactly? You trust Shrek so much. Could you be a student at Shrek Academy, too?]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: @Ya, @Dong'er is Not a Girl, @Xiao Who Plays the Flute, @Grilled Fish Girl, when you finish class, look around the academy for me. I want to know who said that.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: From what you said earlier, you seem to dislike Spirit Hall, too. With the information you just shared, could you be some kind of strange descendant?]

Zhu Zhuqing: ???

She was her own descendant? How did that even make sense?

No, it wasn't a matter of making sense! That was impossible!

Zhu Zhuqing had already finished studying the Chat Group and had seen the button to leave it. But she thought the group was pretty interesting. She could switch it off and back on, and it didn't affect anything.

Besides, it let her see what was happening on Douluo Planet anytime, anywhere. She felt a little nostalgic, and there was "Tang Wutong" in the group, too. There was no way it could be dangerous. She missed her, and it was nice to be able to watch her like this.

There was also the lottery. She didn't think she'd draw anything useful to her as a god, but if she did get something, she could give it to "Tang Wutong."

It also helped pass the time. A win all around.

Because she felt that way, she didn't want to reveal that she was from the Divine Realm. After all, the other group members were all from Douluo Planet, and that might make things feel awkward between them.

Besides, she didn't want Tang Wutong to find out this was Tang San's plan. Zhu Zhuqing didn't want to cause trouble for him.

[Cat Who Controls Speed: I'm from the Zhu Family Duke Mansion. I'm nobody important, so there's no need to guess. I never went to Shrek Academy; I've just heard about it, so I admire it.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Oh, so you're from the Zhu Family. No wonder you have "cat" in your name.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect you to just give yourself away. So, can you tell us your name?]

"Ah, this..."

Seeing them ask her to give her name, Zhu Zhuqing froze. What was she supposed to say? She couldn't exactly claim it was a case of mistaken identity.

[Cat Who Controls Speed: Just call me Sister Yun.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Sister Yun? Asking people to call you big sister right off the bat? Isn't that a bit much?]

So far, the only ones in the group who were called big brother or big sister were Chu Mo, the group leader, and Tang Ya, the senior student at the academy.

And neither of them had forced anyone to call them that. Wasn't she being a little full of herself?

But Zhu Zhuqing didn't think much of it.

"I can't exactly ask them to call me little sister, can I?"

By the Divine Realm's reckoning, she was nearly fifty. By the lower realm's reckoning, she was over ten thousand. Calling her big sister was perfectly reasonable. Did they expect to call her an ancestor?

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Hehe, let's skip the big sister. I'll just call you little Yun. We've got class now, so let's chat next time.]

After sending that, Wang Dong'er went offline. This time, Zhu Zhuqing's mouth twitched, and even her eyelids began to jump.

"Honestly... never mind. She doesn't know any better."

Zhu Zhuqing quickly calmed down after her initial rage. She couldn't actually go beat the other girl up. Not only could she not bring herself to do it, she couldn't even if she tried.

Chu Mo, busy plotting out the movie, had no idea what had just happened in the group. He'd ended the chat because it was time for class, and he wanted to avoid being singled out.

Click, click, click!

The familiar sound of high heels striking the floor rang out. This time, every student sat up straight, hands flat on their desks and eyes on the lectern. They were terrified she might expel them again.

Zhou Yi, who wore a mask and looked like an old woman, clearly enjoyed how afraid everyone was of her. A smug smile crept across her face.

She walked slowly to the lectern, set the roster on the desk, and surveyed the class. Satisfied, she began.

"It's the first day of class, so we won't have a test. Let's introduce ourselves to one another."

"Let's start with you."

The student she pointed to stood up quickly and gave their name, age, Martial Soul, and Soul Power. A normal introduction?

Zhou Yi gave a slight nod, then looked toward the next student. That student got the hint and followed the first one's example, sharing their information.

The introductions went on in turn, and soon it was Wang Dong'er's turn. She stood up.

"I'm Wang Dong. I'm twelve, my Martial Soul is Radiant Butterfly, and my Soul Power is at level 26."

At that, quite a few girls' eyes sparkled.

"Wow, that's such a high level!"

"Yeah, and she's so handsome!"

Her pinkish-blue hair was practically a killer of girls' hearts.

"Hmph, a grown man with a butterfly Martial Soul? What a sissy!"

Naturally, someone this popular was bound to attract jealousy.

Zhou Yi nodded with satisfaction. With talent like that and a Martial Soul of good quality, a little training from her would make Wang Dong'er a strong contender for a spot on the team at the freshman tournament three months later.

Chu Mo watched quietly, his expression unchanged. After him came Xiao Xiao, then Huo Yu'er, and finally his turn.

"Chu Mo. Twelve. My Martial Soul is Slime, and my Soul Power is level 32."

Quite a few students sucked in a breath.

"Is he kidding?"

"Why is he a Soul Elder at twelve, when we're the same age?"

"But what's a Slime Martial Soul? I've never heard of it."

A commotion broke out. Everyone was amazed by his level, had never heard of his Martial Soul, and thought he was handsome. There was no way he wouldn't attract attention.

Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow. She'd already heard about him. He'd beaten Xu Sanshi at freshman age. Though he'd been in a two-on-one fight, that was still enough to show his talent.

"Heh, not bad. It looks like Chu Mo is the strongest in the class. How about you become class monitor—"

"No, thank you, Teacher. I'm not suited to being class monitor. You should pick someone else."

Chu Mo interrupted Zhou Yi before she could finish. What was the point of being class monitor? He'd be busy all the time. He'd rather nap at his desk and play around in the Chat Group.

"Hmph!"

Zhou Yi was displeased at being rebuffed. Her eyes fixed on Chu Mo like a venomous snake's, but after glaring at him for a moment, she relaxed. Talented students got special treatment. In the end, she didn't threaten to expel him.

His Soul Power put him in the ranks of the gifted, no matter the quality of his Martial Soul. The academy might turn a blind eye when it came to ordinary students with no connections or poor-quality Martial Souls, perhaps giving them a warning at most.

But if she expelled someone like Chu Mo over something so trivial, the academy wouldn't let her get away with it.

"Heh, all right. Next."

Chu Mo wasn't the last student. There were still others who hadn't introduced themselves, and Zhou Yi turned to the next one.

Chu Mo noticed, though, that she shot him a fierce glare as she turned, as if to show her displeasure. Paired with her deeply wrinkled face, it was enough to scare anyone.

Ding~

The Chat Group's mention notification rang. Chu Mo opened it, wondering who had mentioned him at a time like this. Had something happened to Tang Ya?

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: @Chu Mo, hehe, that old witch seems pretty nice to you. As soon as she heard your level, she wanted you to be class monitor. But you turned her down. Aren't you worried she'll expel you?]

[Xiao Who Plays the Flute: Haha, she must've offered because Chu Mo's level is so high. If the academy expels him just for refusing, then he shouldn't stay there anyway. I'll leave with Brother Chu Mo and find another academy.]