Zhou Yi's class is impossible to attend

Zhou Yi's class is impossible to attend

"A race hated by the gods?"

Huo Yuhao did not quite understand this statement.

Ten thousand years ago, the original Shrek Seven Devils ascended to become gods, and ever since, generations of people have revered them—at least within the three Douluo empires, one only ever hears good things about them.

He had never heard of the idea that the gods hated anyone.

"When the Sea God Tang San became a god, he was only about twenty years old, if I recall correctly," Chi Qiu said. "Twenty years, and he stepped over that threshold, attaining the immortality that all life dreams of."

"Xiao Wu, a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit who cultivated into human form, also successfully ascended to the God Realm."

"Yet, long before they were even born, Di Tian had already endured eight hundred tribulation lightning strikes during his eight-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation. That tribulation lasted for eighty-one days, and when the final bolt of lightning faded, Di Tian was already incredibly weak... but he still had a breath left in him."

"That lightning had absolutely no intention of letting Di Tian undergo a trial to transform. It simply wanted Di Tian to die right there, to ensure his cultivation would never advance another step."

"The heavens certainly do not hold such an attitude toward humans about to become gods."

"The gods clearly loathe us, yet they allow us to possess power and intelligence, letting us spend millions of years realizing our own situation, while ensuring there is absolutely no way to change it."

"And that rabbit seems to have completely forgotten that she was once a soul beast; if she had helped the soul beasts, even if she had just said a single word for her own kind, perhaps... the soul beasts would not be in their current predicament."

When Chi Qiu reached this point, her tone was unexpectedly sorrowful: "Compared to when I was born, the area of the Star Dou Great Forest has already shrunk significantly."

As Huo Yuhao listened to Chi Qiu's description, he suddenly thought of the Duchess.

She hated him and his mother, yet she didn't quietly execute them while Dai Hao was away; instead, she locked them in the woodshed to be tortured repeatedly.

She allowed him to undergo his martial soul awakening, allowed him to cultivate soul power, yet made him watch as his mother was beaten to death—how was that not a form of torture?

Yes, the Duchess wasn't wary of him or his mother at all; what did she have to fear? She had the backing of the Star Luo Empire; could a Huo Yun'er and a child who hadn't awakened the White Tiger martial soul possibly shake her position?

She simply looked down on them and wanted to torment them.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao's fists tightened.

"I can understand what you're saying," he said. "I understand why you don't like these statues."

Chi Qiu simply turned her head away, no longer looking at the statues: "No, just pretend I never said anything. It was my fault for making you listen to this."

After saying this, she turned as if to leave.

Huo Yuhao grabbed her sleeve: "There's nothing wrong with it."

"You already learned about my hatred on the day you guided me, and now I know yours; isn't that just right?"

Chi Qiu was slightly startled.

"Before this, I always felt you were a monitor sent to ensure I returned to the Star Dou Great Forest on schedule; but after you said these things, I feel like we are already friends."

"Mom said that only friends share their inner thoughts with each other."

Huo Yuhao spoke very sincerely, carrying the simple yearning for friendship typical of a child his age. Born in the oppressive environment of the Duke's Mansion, he had been forced to close off his heart for as long as he could remember.

Chi Qiu was the first person besides Tian Meng to spend a long time by his side since he left the Duke's Mansion. Even though she likely had designs on something he possessed, he still hoped to become friends with her.

Several students were walking past them at that moment. Seeing the statues, those students would also exclaim, "Lord Sea God is truly magnificent."

Chi Qiu's tense expression finally softened. She said: "Friends... we can be friends."

"That's great." Huo Yuhao smiled and added, "Calling each other by our full names is too distant; can I call you Qiu'er?"

When he said this name, those mysterious markings in his spiritual sea flickered imperceptibly.

"As you like." Chi Qiu turned her back to him: "After all, it's the name you came up with."

"Alright! Qiu'er."

Afterward, the two exchanged some information regarding their class schedules.

Huo Yuhao learned that he hadn't been assigned to Zhou Yi's class; it was said that the class was full, so he had been placed in the less-discussed Freshman Class Four.

Chi Qiu, however, had the misfortune of being assigned to Zhou Yi's class.

"I saw Wang Dong's schedule before I left; she's in Teacher Zhou's class too," Huo Yuhao said, patting her shoulder in comfort. "If anything happens, you can go to her first. Although she seems a bit dense, she should be trustworthy."

"Okay." Chi Qiu nodded, clearly agreeing with Huo Yuhao's description of Wang Dong.

Huo Yuhao hadn't looked at Wang Dong's schedule on purpose; it was just that the vision granted by his Spirit Eye martial soul was truly astonishing.

After chatting, the two went to the cafeteria for lunch, then went to the school gate to continue their grilled fish business in the afternoon. They saved two large fish with plenty of sauce for Wang Dong, and after closing up, they returned to the dormitory to cultivate for the night.

When he returned to the dorm, he found that there was already a mattress on his bed.

The next day, just as Huo Yuhao sat down in the classroom and opened his textbook, he heard a wail erupt from the classroom across the hall, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps echoing through the corridor.

The teacher at their podium hadn't even started the lecture yet. She awkwardly adjusted her glasses and said:

"Everyone, please get used to it; that is the teaching style of Teacher Zhou Yi next door. Bring your attention back, we are starting the lesson."

Even so, everyone couldn't help but look out the window in curiosity. Huo Yuhao, however, had a way to satisfy his curiosity without craning his neck—he hid his soul ring under the desk and activated his spiritual detection.

That was the benefit of a white ring: it wasn't conspicuous at all.

There was hardly any difference between it being lit or unlit.

In the image transmitted by his spiritual detection, he saw that only Wang Dong and Chi Qiu remained in the classroom, while the others had already flocked to the playground. He couldn't detect anything further away for the time being, but looking at the blurry images at the edge of his range, everyone seemed to be... running?

At this moment, he heard Wang Dong's voice: "Didn't you just say that we had spirit?"

Then, a stern female voice replied: "Did I say that having spirit meant you didn't have to run? Go! Run one hundred laps, and finish at the same time as everyone else!"

"Then why did you keep us here?" Chi Qiu's tone was also very hostile; she still hadn't learned how to use honorifics in human speech. "Just to make us think we didn't have to run, let us be happy for a moment, and then crush that happiness?"

Zhou Yi sneered: "I have already started the timer. If you don't finish, you will still be expelled."

Chi Qiu looked like she was about to lash out, but this time it was Wang Dong's turn to pull her, turning around and running toward the track.

"Why are you pulling me?" Chi Qiu was about to shake her off.

What kind of temper did the Lucky Beast have? She could not tolerate such inexplicable and baffling grievances.

But in the end, it seemed the two of them went out to run anyway... Hearing this, Huo Yuhao felt a headache coming on. The things those students said about Zhou Yi really weren't lies!

However, if the entire class was used for running, would there even be any lessons taught?

Seeing the teacher in his own classroom start drawing a cultivation system tree diagram on the blackboard, Huo Yuhao hurriedly began to write furiously, copying three sets of notes.

When the bell rang for the end of class, Huo Yuhao let out a long sigh and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Copying three sets of notes was still too exhausting.

He packed up his simple stationery—a small notebook and a pen—and hurried away from his seat into the hallway, where he saw people from Class One, across the hall, returning one after another. However, it seemed there were fewer people than before?

Were they really expelled? Did this teacher named Zhou Yi actually have that kind of authority?

A while later, he spotted the familiar golden and powder-blue hair in the returning crowd, which made him breathe a small sigh of relief.

Wang Dong seemed exhausted, while Chi Qiu was expressionless as if she hadn't run at all, not even panting, with only a drop or two of sweat hanging from her temples. Although she had transformed into a human, the physical constitution of a Soul Beast was still there.

"Over here!" Huo Yuhao waved at the two of them. Chi Qiu nodded slightly and then supported Wang Dong as they walked over.

"What's the situation?" Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong, who was draped over Chi Qiu's shoulder, and for once felt a sense of "it's a good thing I didn't go to Zhou Yi's class."

"I don't think this teacher should even be called a teacher," Chi Qiu concluded directly and dismissively.

Wang Dong added: "She didn't teach a single thing for the whole class and just made us run one hundred laps, saying anyone who didn't finish would be expelled! She even claimed that support-type soul masters wouldn't be spared on the battlefield, so we had to run together, but you can't just make people who haven't exercised run one hundred laps right off the bat, right? Shouldn't it be a gradual process?"

Clearly, when two hot-tempered people get together, their resentment becomes greater than the sum of its parts.

"Other classes are all having lessons, but we didn't learn anything! It's not like there aren't physical education classes! Is she going to keep doing this?" Wang Dong began to vent like a machine gun.

Huo Yuhao handed the notes to the two of them: "I saw a bit of the situation using my Spiritual Detection, so I copied notes for you as well."

"For real?" Wang Dong finally looked up.

"For real," Huo Yuhao said. "So don't worry about not learning anything. In the future, if her class has nothing to listen to, just consider it auditing our class."

"Can you keep up with that?" Chi Qiu asked. She guessed that Huo Yuhao must have used his spiritual power, but copying three sets of notes was still too much of a strain.

"It's a bit of a burden, but you two have it harder in Teacher Zhou's class, so I'm fine."

"Stop." Wang Dong seemed to have caught her breath. She raised a hand: "Don't push yourself, Yuhao. If you want to copy notes quickly, there might be something that could come in handy."

"What is it?" Huo Yuhao became interested.

"When there are no classes in the afternoon, come with me to the shops next to the Soul Guidance Department teaching building, and I'll introduce it to you."

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