Class Promotion Tournament

Perhaps because of the abundant vitality brought by his martial soul, Yun Chen's body had grown quickly. Judging solely by his height and appearance, no one would have guessed that he was a child not yet ten years old.

But Cheng Yue did not take him seriously at all. Even though Mu Xi affectionately held Yun Chen's arm and pressed herself against it, Cheng Yue still forcibly suppressed his displeasure and treated Yun Chen like air.

But Mu Xi did not care about that. She looked coldly at Cheng Yue. "Do I need to report to you whatever I do?"

"I was just showing some concern for you." Cheng Yue said with a smile.

"I brought my boyfriend to meet my father, and now I'm seeing him off. Don't stand here blocking the way." Mu Xi tried to chase Cheng Yue away as though he were some pest.

Yet upon hearing Mu Xi's words, Cheng Yue seemed as if he had been struck by lightning, freezing where he stood.

Mu Xi had no shortage of admirers in the Blacksmith's Association. But there had never been any rumors of someone successfully winning her over, so Cheng Yue had thought he still had a chance. Mu Xi's words, however, shattered that fantasy outright. In particular, the phrase "meet my father" dealt him a heavy blow from the side.

Even the association president, an eight-star Saint Craftsman, had agreed to this? What chance did any of them have left?

While Cheng Yue was distracted, Yun Chen and Mu Xi walked around him and left the Blacksmith's Association. As they waited for the car, Mu Xi said apologetically, "Sorry for troubling you this time."

"It was nothing. But Senior Sister said she was treating me, didn't she? I wonder if you still have enough allowance left?" Yun Chen teased.

This was the Continent of Love, after all. Even though Mu Xi was only twelve or thirteen, it was hardly strange for her to encounter something like this. Besides, she was a budding beauty with a fine family background and considerable forging talent.

"You brat!" Mu Xi glared at Yun Chen through gritted teeth, but in the end, she muttered, "Enough to fill you up."

Yun Chen could not help laughing at the sight of her. From their interactions since getting acquainted, combined with Mu Xi's portrayal in the original work, he naturally knew that her personality leaned somewhat toward the tsundere type. Although tsunderes had fallen out of fashion by now, teasing a friend with that sort of personality still felt pretty nice.

After chatting a little longer, Yun Chen got into the car the Xu Family had sent for him. The moment he returned to the Xu Family home, Xu Xiaoyan immediately expressed her disgust.

"Ew, you've been out all day and now you stink all over." Xu Xiaoyan pretended to pinch her nose and back away, as if Yun Chen truly smelled so bad that she had been fumigated by him.

Yun Chen irritably tugged on her twin ponytails. After making the little girl yelp and howl in pain for a while, he finally went upstairs to bathe and change clothes.

When he came back downstairs, the dishes had already been set on the table.

During dinner, Mother Xu asked about Eastsea Academy's Class Promotion Tournament. As the best Soul Master Academy in Eastsea City, its internal Class Promotion Tournament attracted considerable attention. But when she learned that Yun Chen would not be participating, she was still somewhat surprised.

However, after Yun Chen explained his reasons, Mother Xu understood. "That's right. It's better to focus on your own cultivation. But what are you planning to do about your Soul Spirit? Have you thought it through?"

Father Xu and Mother Xu had both been closely following Yun Chen's imminent breakthrough to Rank 30. The two had also discussed the matter of his Soul Spirit. Whether Yun Chen wanted to follow the route of living beings or purchase a second Soul Spirit, they would provide him with the greatest possible support.

"Oh, my teacher said he'd help me see whether there are any suitable Soul Spirits. He said he'll come find me after I reach Rank 30," Yun Chen said.

Yun Chen had not concealed the matter of becoming Mu Ye's disciple from the Xu Family. Upon learning that Yun Chen had joined the Body Sect and earned the sect master's favor, Father Xu and Mother Xu had sincerely been happy for him.

"That's good. If you need any help, tell Auntie. Your Uncle Xu and I will do everything we can," Mother Xu reminded him.

Yun Chen nodded. During his years with the Xu Family, he had been able to genuinely feel the couple's concern for him. It did not come from pity; they had truly accepted him as a member of their family.

After a brief rest, Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan returned to Eastsea Academy.

Eastsea Academy's Class Promotion Tournament also arrived as scheduled.

The Class Promotion Tournament began with Class Five of Year One, and their first opponent was Class Four of Year One.

This sort of class-versus-class contest featured what could be called the two "worst" classes in the entire school. Aside from the students of those two classes, there were practically no other spectators. But the next day, after news of Class Five's victory spread, it did cause a few ripples among the other Year One classes.

"Did you hear? Class Five won yesterday's Class Promotion Tournament," Zhang Yangzi said to the others.

"Tch, they only beat Class Four. Could they really fight their way up and face us?" Wei Xiaofeng said arrogantly, not taking Class Five's victory to heart at all.

"If that's what you think, you're afraid you'll suffer an upset," Yun Chen said.

"What do you mean?" Wei Xiaofeng looked at Yun Chen in confusion.

"Class Five's overall strength is indeed inferior to ours, but there are a few promising talents in their class. Have you forgotten that guy named Xie Xie? He got assigned to Class Five after clashing with his roommate at the start of school. And there's that girl who controls the elements. With those two there, wouldn't fighting their way up be easy?" Yun Chen said.

"Damn! I completely forgot if you hadn't reminded me!" Wei Xiaofeng finally reacted. "That Xie Xie isn't much to worry about, but that elemental girl might be another matter. She dealt with Xie Xie effortlessly that time. She might even become a formidable opponent."

"How about we go watch after school today?" Zhang Yangzi suggested.

After thinking it over, Wei Xiaofeng still nodded and accepted Zhang Yangzi's suggestion. Although he still believed Class Five was nothing to fear, if they really suffered an upset, it would be terribly embarrassing.

Seeing Wei Xiaofeng and the others take it seriously, Yun Chen did not say anything further. In the original work, part of the reason Class Five could win was that Tang Wulin had opened the first seal of the Golden Dragon King, but the main reason was that Class One's trio had underestimated them too much.

Even if Wei Xiaofeng and the others took them seriously, they might still not be Gu Yue's match. But they would not end up with broken arms and legs like in the original work, right?

Amid Wei Xiaofeng and the others' anticipation, the dismissal bell rang. The three dragged Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan to the field to watch the Class Promotion Tournament between Class Five and Class Three.

"Class Three's homeroom teacher is still our homeroom teacher's younger sister, right?" Zhang Yangzi asked.

"Yes," Wang Jinxi answered.

"If Class Five beats Class Three, then we absolutely can't lose. We can count it as avenging our teacher's younger sister then," Wei Xiaofeng said.