Holy Spirit Cult Dharma Elder

On the Observation Platform, Zhou Yi stared fixedly at the three Qin Yue had descended from the stage with, chatting and laughing. She believed the outcome of this battle had nothing to do with Mu Jin's teaching ability; it was merely due to the extraordinary talent those three freshmen already possessed.

Meanwhile, Mu Jin, standing beside her, felt as though she were about to take flight. Since her younger brother had been expelled by Zhou Yi, this was the first time she had felt so exhilarated. Not only had Zhou Yi's class's seeded team been swept out in the very first round, they had even lost to her students!

Never had Zhou Yi found Mu Jin so offensive to the eye. She snorted coldly. "Red Dragon, Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, and that boy whose Martial Soul I can't make heads or tails of..."

Mu Jin caught the implication in Zhou Yi's words, and the smile on her face grew even brighter.

"Oh my, Teacher Zhou, don't tell me that after losing the match, you're going to blame it on the students being too talented? Isn't your teaching method all about ignoring the consequences and only seeking out students with 'outstanding' talent in the shortest possible time?"

"Now that you don't even have your results on paper, let's see how you'll get promoted to a senior professional rank."

To strike a snake, strike it seven inches from the head. Mu Jin's words had directly exposed the matter Zhou Yi cared about most. Zhou Yi unconsciously clenched her fists, and her body trembled slightly.

Noticing Zhou Yi's reaction, Mu Jin's lips curled upward. At this point, she could no longer be bothered to look at Zhou Yi's wretched face. She only wanted to find somewhere to celebrate as soon as possible, so she urged, "All right, the match is over. Teacher Zhou, surely you aren't reluctant to part with a mere Spirit Bone?"

Zhou Yi snorted, flung out a Spirit Bone with a sweep of her right hand, and turned to leave the Observation Platform.

Mu Jin put away the Spirit Bone she had won. She glanced at Fan Yu, who had remained quietly by Zhou Yi's side, then looked at Zhou Yi's back and smiled mockingly. "Oh, right. There's one more thing I need to tell Teacher Zhou. It seems you still haven't realized what consequences your habit of casually expelling students could bring."

Zhou Yi abruptly stopped and turned to glare at Mu Jin, her voice icy beyond measure. "Consequences? I help students with poor talent recognize themselves as quickly as possible, so they won't chase unrealistic dreams! I help talented students display their gifts. Isn't that all for their own good? What have I, Zhou Yi, done wrong?!"

"I'm not here to debate teaching methods with you. I'm merely sharing a piece of information that you'll definitely find interesting." The smile on Mu Jin's face became increasingly mocking.

"When Inner Court student Qin Yan was carrying out a mission for the Shrek Inspection Team, he accidentally discovered several Evil Soul Masters he had known long ago: Yuan Shuying, Xiao Zhuohua, Liang Yuheng, Zhao Jie... Teacher Zhou probably doesn't remember these names, but that Inner Court student did. Every one of them was a Shrek student from his year whom you expelled!"

Zhou Yi's pupils suddenly dilated. In an instant, she understood the deeper meaning behind Mu Jin's words and immediately retorted, "So what? I could tell from the moment they enrolled that those people were born Evil, which is why I expelled them from Shrek Academy. Doesn't what happened now prove that I was right?"

Mu Jin had not expected Zhou Yi to keep stubbornly denying it even now. However, this self-destructive behavior was exactly what she wanted, and she continued with a smile, "Teacher Zhou, don't rush to argue. Qin Yan was utterly shocked after discovering this and instinctively followed the trail of these people further. Would Teacher Zhou like to guess what he found?"

Zhou Yi snorted, her expression impatient. "Get to the point. I don't have time to fool around here with you!"

An elderly man who had appeared on the Observation Platform at some unknown point slightly opened his eyes upon hearing this and carefully examined Zhou Yi.

Mu Jin did not care about the tone of Zhou Yi, who was already at death's door, and continued on her own. "Following the clues, Qin Yan quickly found an Evil Soul Master stronghold within the Star Luo Empire. But unlike ordinary Evil Soul Master strongholds, all those Evil Soul Masters belonged to an Evil Soul Master organization known as the Holy Spirit Cult. Realizing the severity of the situation, Qin Yan did not alert them. Instead, he did everything he could to bring out a list."

"Yuan Shuying and the others' names were clearly on that list. After Qin Yan brought it back to Shrek Academy, he compared it against the enrollment records from recent years one by one and discovered that more than a hundred of them had attended Shrek Academy."

Realizing something, Zhou Yi's pupils expanded to their limit. She instinctively wanted to rebuke Mu Jin for spreading nonsense, but in the next instant, some force suppressed her where she stood. She could not even cry out for help.

"He realized that something was wrong and began looking into those people's records at the academy. Only then did he discover that every single one of the more than hundred people on that list had been expelled by you, Teacher Zhou."

Mu Jin took a deep breath. The smile on her face was no longer mocking, but filled with the composure of a victor.

"Teacher Zhou, do you know what the Holy Spirit Cult calls you internally? They call you—the Holy Spirit Cult Dharma Elder. They believe that if you hadn't expelled students so casually, then trying to recruit students talented enough to enter Shrek into the Holy Spirit Cult would simply have been..."

"An↓ impossible↑ dream↓~"

Fan Yu, who had long been dumbfounded beside them, felt anxious inside. He instinctively stepped forward to explain for Zhou Yi. "Could there be some misunderstanding? Zhou Yi only did it for those students' sake..."

"Enough."

Before Fan Yu could finish, an incomparably aged voice interrupted him. Startled, Fan Yu abruptly turned around and looked at the elderly man, opening his mouth without being able to utter a single word.

"Sea God Pavilion will certainly give all teachers and students an explanation regarding this matter."

In the next moment, an invisible giant hand seized Zhou Yi, and she vanished from the Observation Platform together with the elderly man.

Watching Zhou Yi get taken away like a stray dog, Mu Jin clenched her fists. She felt as though even her brain were trembling. She did not even notice Fan Yu leaving the platform in a daze. Only after a long while did she recover from that indescribable pleasure and happily turn her gaze toward the other teams from Freshman Class Nine.

Though she appeared to still be on the Observation Platform, Mu Jin's soul had already flown elsewhere.

That she had been able to bring down Zhou Yi this time was partly because that narrow-minded madwoman truly did inhuman things, and partly because the information Qin Yan had brought back was simply too shocking and serious. After it was confirmed by Inner Court Dean Yan Shaozhe, the matter was settled in one stroke, leaving Fan Yu unable to protect her any longer.

Mu Jin knew exactly who had allowed her to witness Zhou Yi's ugly downfall firsthand. She glanced below the platform again, and after confirming that Qin Yue and the other two had already left, she murmured to herself, "This time, he really helped me vent my anger. That brat only told me this information before going onstage~ How should I express my gratitude..."