Confession

Tang Ya, who was controlling the Demon Puppet and flying back, saw the messages in the Chat Group and replied immediately.

[Ya: If they really have no sense and fire Chu Mo, we can always go train somewhere else together.]

With her revenge complete and no pressure weighing on her, Tang Ya felt relaxed. She wondered whether she should do something about it.

When Chu Mo had first joined the group, he'd said this was his cheat. If you looked at it that way, he was the one who'd helped her. He'd even invited her to train with him and given her pills.

Tang Ya wasn't being conceited, but someone who went this far was most likely interested in her. Now that her nightmare was over, should they take things a step further and make their relationship official?

[Cat Who Controls Speed: By the way, what's your Martial Soul? How could you get expelled with such a high level? Has Shrek Academy really started looking down on thirty-plus-level geniuses who are only twelve?]

Zhu Zhuqing didn't believe it. Even if things had developed rapidly over the past ten thousand years, there was no way they'd look down on a twelve-year-old at Soul Power Level 30. In her era, that would have been an outstanding genius.

"Could it be some kind of Mutated Martial Soul that they'd raised with medicinal herbs?"

If Chu Mo had heard that, all he could have done was look awkwardly and offer no rebuttal.

Actually, she wasn't wrong. His level had gradually risen thanks to pills refined from medicinal herbs. Although his Innate Soul Power was Level 8, for some reason, he cultivated at a snail's pace. Only after taking pills did he feel like he was making any progress.

Otherwise, even if he took pills every day, he wouldn't still be just over Level 30.

Chu Mo felt as though his experience pool was naturally twice as large as everyone else's. It was hard to fill.

[Chu Mo: Mutated Martial Soul. Xiao Lu doesn't want to be photographed.]

[Ya: Uh, I have a picture, but Xiao Lu doesn't want to be photographed, so I'll delete it. Xiao Lu is an external Mutated Martial Soul. It's really cute, round and cool to the touch, and feels great to pet.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Round?]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Wasn't the one in the battle last time a butterfly?]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Quote—Grilled Fish Girl: Brother Chu Mo said Slime can change its shape.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: The earlier messages are still there. Can't you just scroll up a little?]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Heh. You're all at the same academy, and you've even met in person. You must have seen the group owner's Martial Soul. Otherwise, you wouldn't have noticed.]

Chu Mo gently pressed his forehead. The Ding Ding Ding messages in his head were giving him a headache. The two of them were at it again.

Since the lottery ended that morning and the mute function was turned off, how many times had they argued already?

[Private Chat] Ya: I'll buy some fruit on the way back.]

Tang Ya had accepted his friend request while taking a shower. After reading her message, Chu Mo replied.

[Private Chat] Chu Mo: Sure. Xiao Lu likes fruit. Just give it some, and its affection for you will shoot up.]

[Private Chat] Ya: So, about our relationship... Do you like me?]

The message looked calm, but Tang Ya was anything but. As soon as she sent it, her pretty face, hidden beneath the Demon Puppet, flushed bright red.

No matter how lively and spirited a girl was, she could still get shy. Besides, he'd helped her so much. It wouldn't be right not to respond.

[Private Chat] Chu Mo: I do. You're so beautiful, and you're so strong-willed. It's hard not to like you.]

Boom!

Tang Ya, controlling the Demon Puppet, stopped in midair. She stared at those words, which sounded just like a confession, as if she'd been struck by lightning. But she wasn't disappointed—she was happy.

She wasn't all alone. Someone loved her now. And though they trained together, he hadn't tried to claim her. He wasn't just after her body.

Those thoughts stirred something in Tang Ya's empty heart. She bit her soft lip, thinking that they really should take things a step further.

[Private Chat] Ya: See you tonight.]

[Private Chat] Chu Mo: Yeah. See you tonight.]

Classroom.

Sitting at his desk, Chu Mo had no idea what she was thinking. After replying, he returned to the Group Chat. The argument had ended for now.

[Cat Who Controls Speed: We've gotten a bit off topic. I asked about the Martial Soul, so why are we arguing?]

[Chu Mo: Didn't Yaya answer that? It's a Mutated Martial Soul.]

After replying, Chu Mo stopped paying attention to the Group Chat.

During class, they covered some theoretical knowledge and worked through some hypothetical scenarios. They also chose a class monitor.

The position went to the second-strongest student in the class, Wang Dong'er. She'd wanted to refuse, but the other woman's displeased stare and stern, deeply wrinkled face—wrinkled enough to trap a mosquito—scared her into swallowing her words.

Wang Dong'er ended up as Class One's monitor, while Chu Mo became vice monitor.

Zhou Yi kept her face cold as she scanned the room, like a hunter searching for prey. Only after she saw that no one was challenging her did she speak.

"Class is over. Chu Mo, Wang Dong, Huo Yu'er, the three of you stay behind and come to my office."

Chu Mo sighed. Just as he'd expected, he'd caught her attention. With such a high Soul Power Level, it was hard not to.

She probably wanted to see his Martial Soul. As for the other two, one was the class monitor, and one had a Spirit Eye. Their reasons were probably similar.

Huo Yu'er had entered through the Tang Sect's quota. Zhou Yi probably knew about the Tang Sect and had looked into it. Maybe she'd already asked Bei Bei or Tang Ya and knew how powerful Huo Yu'er's first Soul Skill was.

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: What does this Old Witch want with us? I really don't want to be monitor.]

[Grilled Fish Girl: No idea.]

Wang Dong'er kept a tense expression the whole way, complaining in the Group Chat. That showed just how nervous she was. Being singled out by Zhou Yi was awful.

Click.

They arrived at the teachers' office.

Chu Mo looked around. There were no other teachers; they were probably still in class, or hadn't arrived yet.

Zhou Yi sat down and turned to look at them.

"Heh. I called you here because of your levels and Martial Souls."

Zhou Yi looked first at Huo Yu'er, who had the least presence out of the three.

"Yu'er, you go first. Show me your Soul Tool. I heard from Bei Bei that your Soul Skill is impressive."

"Okay."

Whether it was to avoid expulsion or for some other reason, Huo Yu'er had no reason to refuse. Her white Spirit Ring lit up, and light shimmered in her eyes.

"Teacher, this is my Soul Skill. Don't resist it."

"Oh."

Only after Huo Yu'er reminded her did Zhou Yi's expression change. A ten-year Spirit Ring was just too shocking. She hadn't been able to help feeling disdain and instinctively resisting the intrusion.

Once she stopped resisting, the Soul Skill took effect!

"Oh!"

Amazing!

Her mental power increased, and her field of vision opened up to 360 degrees! This Soul Skill had come from a ten-year Soul Beast?

Zhou Yi had originally wanted to send Huo Yu'er to the Spirit Tool Department to study Soul Tools. She hadn't expected her to possess such powerful support abilities!

"Heh, impressive. This Soul Skill is really impressive. No wonder Bei Bei and the others let you use their quota to get in."

Zhou Yi raised a hand to signal her to end the Soul Skill. Her eyes shone as she stared at Huo Yu'er!

"You might not amount to much in the Martial Soul Department. Your level is low, so you won't be taken seriously. But with this Soul Skill of yours, I can think of a good place for you. Would you like to go?"

Chu Mo pressed his lips together when he heard that. Was this some kind of manipulation? It didn't really seem like it. After all, Huo Yu'er really hadn't been taken seriously. Not until later, when she gained the Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, did people start to pay attention to her.

Besides, Soul Tools would only grow more advanced in the future. There was nothing wrong with her going to study them. She might even be able to help him, so he didn't say anything.