Dai Huabin had barely finished speaking.
Huo Yuhao, hidden among the crowd, was immediately taken over by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
With an arrogant, low growl, it raised Huo Yuhao's right hand and pointed into the air at Jiang Yang!
In an instant.
Dai Huabin and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's attacks both came hurtling toward Jiang Yang.
One was the visible White Tiger Intense Light Wave.
The other was an invisible mental attack.
The two attacks came one after the other, one from the left and one from the right, seemingly certain to hit.
However.
At that very moment, Jiang Yang moved.
He first dodged aside, tricking Dai Huabin's White Tiger Intense Light Wave. Then he turned in midair, shifted his position, and slammed a fist into Dai Huabin's face.
At the same time.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mental attack surged into Jiang Yang's spiritual sea.
[Emperor Armor Incarnation: You insignificant little worm dare to lay a hand on my successor? You're asking for death!]
The moment the words fell.
An imperial pressure, as though capable of annihilating all creation, suddenly descended upon Jiang Yang's spiritual sea.
Though it wasn't directed at the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, who was also in his spiritual sea, it still filled her with an overwhelming sense of dread.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, an intruder, was in an even worse position.
[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Oh no!]
[Ice Jade Empress Scorpion: Hm? Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!]
The moment their voices fell.
That terrifying imperial pressure had already taken form in the spiritual sea, transforming into a meteorite that blotted out the sky and covered the earth. It crashed down toward the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power!
[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: No!!!]
"Ah!!!!!"
Before Dai Huabin could even cry out in pain, he heard Huo Yuhao's scream.
Everyone turned to look.
They couldn't help but be stunned.
Huo Yuhao, who had been hiding behind the crowd, was clutching his head with both hands and screaming at the sky. Blood kept seeping from his eyes, and he couldn't stop it no matter how hard he tried.
By comparison, Dai Huabin had gotten off lightly. He'd only lost three teeth, and he'd passed out.
[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Little Yuhao... Bro, Bro's going to sleep for a while...]
[Electrolux: Sigh...]
[Electrolux: When will this cycle of vengeance ever end...]
After Electrolux spoke, Huo Yuhao, who had been clutching his head and covering his eyes as he screamed, finally quieted down.
He toppled straight backward onto the ground, unconscious and unresponsive.
At that moment.
Jiang Yang turned his gaze toward Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie.
The two girls' legs immediately began to shake, and they dropped to their knees in fright. Then they crawled around and shifted positions until they were facing Jiang Yang.
"We surrender!"
"We surrender!! I surrender!"
"Don't kill me... don't kill me..."
Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie had been scared out of their wits by Jiang Yang. Snot and tears streamed down their faces, and their earlier arrogance was nowhere to be seen.
If their legs hadn't been trembling so badly, they would have run away already.
As for their dignity, that was another matter entirely.
"Teacher! Teacher Mu Jin! You should announce the results!"
Wang Dong said excitedly.
Xiao Xiao even jumped up. "Senior Brother, you're amazing! So cool!"
"Senior Brother!"
"Senior Brother!!"
"..."
With Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao leading the way, everyone began to shout too.
The crowd grew from a few people to dozens, then to hundreds.
Their cheers grew louder and louder.
Even the teachers nearby were drawn over.
Zhou Yi, who had watched the whole scene from where she stood, couldn't help adjusting her glasses. Her hand trembled uncontrollably, but after only a few seconds, she quickly relaxed.
The more formidable Jiang Yang was, the more clearly it showed that his strength surpassed ordinary people by far. That way, no one would mock her for losing to a junior despite being a Six-Ring Soul Emperor. They would only marvel at Jiang Yang's talent.
As a result, the negative impact of her loss to Jiang Yang would naturally dwindle, and might even disappear completely.
Moreover, if she took the opportunity to praise Jiang Yang now, not only would no one mock her, they might even think her magnanimous, a woman with the heart of a statesman.
She might even regain the academy's approval.
After all, the trouble she'd caused this time was simply too serious to be settled by marrying Fan Yu.
Though she hadn't been kicked out of the academy immediately, the fallout was enormous. If she didn't make an effort herself, even Fan Yu would have a hard time dealing with it.
She'd said she'd rather give up teaching in the Inner Court than fail to teach her students well. But if she truly had a chance to improve her standing in the academy, how could she possibly turn it down?
"Clap, clap, clap—"
At the thought of this.
Zhou Yi couldn't help applauding.
"As expected of Jiang Yang!"
"Truly, each wave of the Yangtze River pushes the next wave forward!"
When Zhou Yi spoke.
Everyone immediately turned their attention to her.
Mu Jin, who'd been watching her all along, heard those words and immediately realized that Zhou Yi wanted to use Jiang Yang's momentum to clear her own name.
She couldn't help feeling annoyed.
The two of them had never gotten along. Now Zhou Yi had shown that she was shameless enough to pull even this sort of stunt.
Smiling, Mu Jin mocked her. "Well, if it isn't Teacher Zhou Yi. What's with the sudden change in tune? As I recall, you thought Jiang Yang was useless and even wanted to expel him?"
"That's a decision even the elders of the Sea God Pavilion wouldn't make. Tsk, tsk... As expected of Teacher Zhou Yi."
"Everyone at Shrek Academy knows that our Teacher Zhou Yi is the best at expelling students."
"Pfft—"
"Hahahahahaha..."
As soon as Mu Jin finished speaking.
Someone in the crowd couldn't hold back a snort of laughter. It was like a fuse had been lit; dry kindling met a raging flame, and the laughter blazed out of control.
More and more people laughed, louder and louder. Before long, even the teachers present couldn't help laughing.
"Mu Jin!"
"You—"
Zhou Yi pointed at Mu Jin, but before she could get the words out, Mu Jin shot back, "What about me? Even at my worst, I still know a good prospect when I see one. Expel him? Ha! How dare you even say those two words? You think expelling people left and right makes you look impressive?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Freshman Class Nine went from over a hundred students at the start of term to just fifty-four, right?"
"Do the new students of Shrek Outer Court really look that worthless to you?!"
The moment Mu Jin said this.
She immediately won the agreement of countless students present.
Especially the upperclassmen and the students of Freshman Class Nine who had just arrived.
They could truly relate.
Otherwise, Zhou Yi wouldn't have earned the nickname Zhou the Skinflint.
"Teacher Mu Jin is right!" Wang Dong immediately agreed.
"Exactly, exactly! That Teacher Zhou isn't a teacher at all. She's two-faced!" Xiao Xiao chimed in.
"If Senior Brother hadn't been so strong, a peerless genius the likes of which the world rarely sees, and beaten that old hag to a pulp, who knows how long we freshmen would've kept suffering under her!"
"I agree. Ever since that old hag transferred to our Class Nine, we haven't had a single easy day. Ming Yang was such a good person, but she expelled him for not being properly dressed in class!"
"..."
One person spoke, then another followed.
Once someone had taken the lead and others had joined in, the crowd, already deeply dissatisfied with Zhou Yi, immediately began pouring out their grievances.
Their pent-up feelings surged forth, merging into a vast sea that crashed down on Zhou Yi!
"Teacher Mu Jin, I want to apply to transfer classes!"
"I want to transfer to Class One!!"
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