Zero Class classroom.
The entire classroom was no different from an ordinary class, but with only Xu Yue and a few other students, it seemed rather empty.
All the student desks were arranged in a straight row, yet they were not particularly orderly. Two aisles separated them, forming a strange three-three-two layout.
On the far left sat Xu Xiaoyan, Xu Yue, and Gu Yue.
In the middle were Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng.
On the far right were Xie Xie and Tang Wulin.
The atmosphere in the classroom was still strange, but it was no longer the mutual hostility they had felt in the Principal's Office.
Instead, it was filled with the sharp scent of gunpowder.
The cause of this atmosphere was Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue, who sat on either side of Xu Yue.
"I say, aren't you from Class Five? Why are you squeezing in here?" Xu Xiaoyan stared at Gu Yue, gritting her silver teeth.
"I came to the academy to study, not to form cliques."
Gu Yue replied calmly, "Xu Yue is the most talented person his age I've ever seen. Naturally, I should learn from him."
As she spoke, her bright black eyes turned toward Xu Yue, and the corners of her lips curled slightly. "Xu Yue, you don't mind, do you...?"
"I mind. Very much!"
Before Xu Yue could speak, Xu Xiaoyan snapped angrily, grabbing Xu Yue's sleeve with both small hands.
"A-Yue, switch seats with me. Don't sit with this woman. She looks like she has ulterior motives."
However, Gu Yue immediately crushed Xu Xiaoyan's idea.
"The classroom is so large. I can move to the other side as well."
"Gu Yue! You..." Xu Xiaoyan was instantly furious.
Xu Yue helplessly rubbed Xu Xiaoyan's soft hair and comforted her gently. "It's fine. I believe Gu Yue doesn't have any bad intentions."
Feeling the warmth of Xu Yue's palm, Xu Xiaoyan's anger gradually faded. She pouted her red lips and muttered.
"She may not have bad intentions, but who knows whether she has other thoughts..."
Gu Yue's actions were exactly like those girls back at the Primary Academy who constantly gathered around Xu Yue.
It was just that Gu Yue's appearance and talent far surpassed those female students who would struggle even to become Soul Elders.
This gave Xu Xiaoyan an inexplicable sense of crisis.
On the other side, Wei Xiaofeng and Xie Xie, the two opponents from the Class Promotion Tournament, were staring at each other as well.
"Knife boy, you look pretty unconvinced."
Sensing Xie Xie's gaze, Wei Xiaofeng said disdainfully.
"Little Green Snake! Aren't you just relying on Xu..." Xie Xie stopped halfway through his sentence and quickly reorganized his words.
"In a one-on-one fight, there's no way I'd lose to you!"
"Tch! You think I'm afraid of you?" Wei Xiaofeng snorted coldly.
Xie Xie was indeed quite strong. Without Xu Yue's shield, Wei Xiaofeng could not guarantee a sure victory either.
But when it came to trading insults, there was no way he would back down!
Feeling the tension from both sides, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, seated in the middle, exchanged helpless looks.
As for Tang Wulin, seated beside Xie Xie, he remained silent throughout, though his gaze still drifted toward Xu Yue from time to time.
"Quiet!"
At that moment, Wu Zhangkong's cold shout suddenly came from the doorway.
The noise in the classroom instantly vanished.
"From today onward, you are a team. Understanding one another is the most basic requirement. Follow me."
With that, Wu Zhangkong turned and left the classroom.
Seeing this, Xu Yue and the others immediately followed him.
Before long, they arrived at a room upstairs that was brimming with futuristic technology. All kinds of instruments were placed inside.
Xu Yue had seen most of those instruments before, or rather, he had seen testing equipment even more advanced than the ones before him.
"First item: spiritual power test."
Wu Zhangkong said, "Wang Jinxi, you're first."
"Yes!" When Wang Jinxi heard that he was going first, his expression immediately became worse than crying.
Spiritual power was his weakness. He had known that ever since acquiring his Soul Spirit.
Wang Jinxi's final test result was twenty-one points.
Seeing this, Xu Yue pondered slightly.
It differed somewhat from what he remembered, but not by much. It was probably due to the influence Xu Yue had had on him at the Primary Academy.
This result made Wu Zhangkong frown slightly. "Wang Jinxi, you must work hard to improve your spiritual power."
"Otherwise, you won't be able to fuse with more Soul Spirits in the future, and it will greatly affect your cultivation."
Naturally, Wang Jinxi had no rebuttal to Wu Zhangkong's words, because they were the truth.
The second person to test his spiritual power was Xie Xie, whose result was forty-three points.
"Not bad. Strive to break through to the Spirit Connection Realm within this year," Wu Zhangkong commented, recording it in his handbook.
Next, Zhang Yangzi and Wei Xiaofeng quickly completed their tests, both remaining at the Spirit Origin Realm.
Then came Tang Wulin: sixty-six points.
Tang Wulin's Spirit Connection Realm spiritual power greatly shocked Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and the others.
Wei Xiaofeng curled his lips, looking somewhat dissatisfied.
The testing did not stop because of Tang Wulin.
"Xu Xiaoyan, one hundred and seven points!"
Seeing the number on the instrument, everyone except Xu Yue and Gu Yue stared in shock with their mouths wide open.
Even Wu Zhangkong, who was recording the results, stopped his pen and stared blankly at Xu Xiaoyan as she stepped down from the machine.
"...Very good!"
Only after a long while did Wu Zhangkong slowly speak.
Xu Xiaoyan walked over to Xu Yue with restrained pride, then smugly curled her lips at Gu Yue on the other side.
However, before she could remain happy for long, Gu Yue's test result froze her fresh smile on her face.
Three hundred and twenty-one points!
"Is this fake?"
Seeing Gu Yue's absurd spiritual power, Wang Jinxi felt like crying. They were clearly students in the same class, the same age, and all Soul Grandmasters in cultivation.
Yet his spiritual power was only a fraction of Gu Yue's.
"The Spirit Connection Realm!" Zhang Yangzi could not help clicking his tongue.
That was the graduation standard for the Advanced Division, yet she had reached it in First Grade. It was truly astonishing.
Although he knew that anyone who possessed the same thousand-year Soul Ring as Xu Yue would not be weak, he had not expected her to surpass them by so much.
Gu Yue stepped down from the testing chair and returned to her original seat.
She looked at the frozen Xu Xiaoyan, her pink cherry lips curling slightly as she cast a condescending glance at her.
At that sight, Xu Xiaoyan could not help gritting her silver teeth.
Creak!
The friction was faint, but Xu Yue, standing right beside her, heard it clearly. He helplessly shook his head and sighed.
Of all people, Xiao Yan had chosen to compete with Gu Yue, an ancient monster.
After all, what was sealed within Gu Yue was a terrifying source origin comparable to that of a God King.
Even at only seventy percent, it was still far stronger than the Main God Level.
Finally, it was Xu Yue's turn.
Everyone was full of anticipation for this genius who could directly contend with a Soul Emperor-level teacher.
Gu Yue, who also possessed thousand-year Soul Rings, was already so terrifying. What about Xu Yue, who had one more than her?
A trace of curiosity appeared in Wu Zhangkong's eyes as well, though he already had a rough guess in his heart.
Yet when he thought of those three words, he could not help being utterly shocked.
However.
When Xu Yue sat in the testing chair, the constantly jumping numbers completely shattered his mental defenses.
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