Not Daring to Cause Trouble Is for the Mediocre

Not sensing anything amiss, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but sigh, "A Spirit Douluo at twenty-five; in a few years, he'll be another Title Douluo. With such talent, it's not impossible for him to reach the peak as a Limit Douluo in the future. Truly, the waves of the Yangtze River push the ones ahead."

After sighing, he picked up the Spirit Guidance Communicator on his desk and dialed. "Is that Wei Lun? I've just hired an intern teacher. Find some time to come by my office and handle the onboarding procedures and other matters for the new teacher."

The next day.

Today was the official start of classes at Shrek Academy. By the time Xia Linyuan returned from the Soul Guidance Department to the Martial Soul Department, there were few freshmen in white uniforms left on the paths.

After locating the classroom for Freshman Class One with his divine sense, Xia Linyuan pinned the Green Little Monster Badge, symbol of Shrek Academy, to his chest and walked straight into the classroom.

At this moment, the spacious classroom of Freshman Class One was almost completely full.

Gu Yuena, Tang Wulin, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao had arrived quite early.

The twin sisters Tang Wulin and Wang Dong were sitting together, which came as no surprise. Because their appearance was so striking and they were dressed in men's clothing, a crowd of girls had gathered to sit around them.

As for Gu Yuena, she was sitting with a delicate-looking, shy girl, whispering to her constantly. Likewise, because they had grown into such stunning beauties at such a young age, a group of boys had surrounded the two girls' seats, three layers deep. From time to time, boys would try to strike up a conversation with Gu Yuena, but she ignored them all.

Compared to the three girls who enjoyed celebrity treatment, the delicate-looking Huo Yuhao seemed much more isolated. Although he was sitting next to a girl, she didn't even glance at him.

Xia Linyuan entered through the back door, so no one noticed his arrival. Happening upon an empty seat near the door, he simply sat down.

Noticing that Xia Linyuan had arrived, Gu Yuena said something to her seatmate and stood up to walk toward him.

Many burning gazes followed Gu Yuena's movement. When they saw her approach Xia Linyuan, they immediately withdrew their gazes, looking somewhat dejected.

Clearly, they had misunderstood something.

Gu Yuena plopped down into the empty seat next to him. "Where have you been these past few days?"

"The Outer Court Soul Guidance Department. Do you need something?"

Gu Yuena asked in surprise, "What were you doing there?"

Xia Linyuan glanced at her and said calmly, "Did Di Tian not tell you that the greatest enemy of spirit beasts now is not humanity, but the Soul Guidance Devices created by human Spirit Masters?"

"Di Tian did tell me about Soul Guidance Devices. I just felt that with your strength, it shouldn't be necessary."

"There is a saying: there is no limit to learning. Although Soul Guidance Devices are of little use to me and pose no threat, that doesn't stop me from using magic to fight magic."

"What is magic?" Gu Yuena asked, surprised.

"It means roughly the same thing as a Spirit Skill."

"Is that so?" Gu Yuena nodded, seemingly understanding.

Although she didn't quite grasp what Xia Linyuan meant, she knew this was likely one part of his many grand designs.

"By the way," as if thinking of something, Gu Yuena asked, "You have been integrated into human society for a long time, so if I want to understand the situation and development trends of the Douluo Continent in the shortest possible time, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Speak less and do more. Read more, learn more, and observe more. Understand?"

Gu Yuena: "...Aren't you just stating the obvious?"

"So, why don't you guess why I went to the Soul Guidance Department? Have you slept for tens of thousands of years and let your brain atrophy?"

Let her brain atrophy?

Several black lines immediately crawled across Gu Yuena's fair forehead.

Just as Gu Yuena was about to argue with Xia Linyuan, someone suddenly walked in through the main door. Instantly, the noisy Freshman Class One fell silent; not a sound could be heard.

It was an old woman with gray hair and skin like a chicken's.

Who else could it be but Zhou Yi?

"Her face looks unnatural, it feels a bit fake," Gu Yuena whispered.

As the Silver Dragon King who controls the Seven Great Elements, her perception of things was extremely keen; it was difficult for even the slightest anomaly to escape her notice.

"She is wearing a human-skin mask," Xia Linyuan said calmly. "Fake is fake after all; naturally, it couldn't deceive you."

Zhou Yi's gaze swept calmly over every student in the classroom. Suddenly, everyone except Xia Linyuan and Gu Yuena felt an invisible pressure weighing on their hearts as she looked at them.

From Zhou Yi's eyes, the equally perceptive Huo Yuhao felt a powerful mental pressure.

"My name is Zhou Yi, and I am your homeroom teacher. I am not sure how many of you will be able to make it through the three months before the freshman assessment, or even the next few years, but I want to tell you this: in my class, no trash will pass the assessment. I am here to cultivate monsters! Not idiots!"

Hearing her words, many students showed expressions of indignation.

They were all geniuses selected through layers of screening in their respective countries, the pride of heaven, and they had even passed the assessment of Shrek Academy, the continent's number one academy. Yet, in Zhou Yi's mouth, they had become trash and idiots. Who wouldn't be angry at that?

"This teacher seems quite interesting," Gu Yuena said half-jokingly, but immediately after, she saw the corners of Xia Linyuan's mouth lift slightly.

Although on the surface you might think Xia Linyuan was approachable, Gu Yuena clearly remembered that every time he was about to mock her, he would wear this expression.

Gu Yuena decisively shut her mouth.

There was no helping it; she didn't have a mouth like Xia Linyuan's, which could infuriate someone to death with a single sentence.

"Since the registration days began, everyone who has been in a fight, stand up," Zhou Yi continued, her words as shocking as ever.

Everyone was dumbfounded. School had just started, and they barely knew anyone; who would be looking for trouble and fighting in the academy?

Just as everyone remained silent in confusion, someone suddenly stood up.

It was Huo Yuhao!

Seeing Huo Yuhao stand up, Wang Dong let out a cold snort and stood up as well, refusing to be outdone.

What did it feel like to be the only two people standing while the other ninety-eight students in the class remained seated?

Naturally, it was like standing out from the crowd, successfully making them the focal point of the entire class.

"Only two? What a bunch of trash," Zhou Yi mocked. "Don't you know that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre?"

As soon as Zhou Yi finished speaking, the entire class erupted into an uproar.