Feng Piaoling had expected this.
In Shrek Academy, which had become almost entirely dominated by nobles, there was no way the academy would expel a genius Soul Master like Xu Sanshi, who came from a powerful noble family.
At most, they would impose a token punishment, then let him off lightly.
But it was different if you had no background and only average talent.
You'd be swept right out the door.
"I'm Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher of Class One. My student Huo Yuhao caused you trouble this time. I apologize to you on behalf of the academy."
As the homeroom teacher of Class One, Zhou Yi had received the registration information for all her students on the day they signed up. She recognized Huo Yuhao at a glance from his appearance.
At that moment, she had no intention of expelling Huo Yuhao.
Instead, she had become extremely interested in this student.
After all, there weren't many Soul Masters who could give their teammates extraordinary reaction speed and the ability to anticipate danger, while also launching mental attacks.
"It wasn't much trouble. I'm just wondering how Teacher Zhou Yi plans to punish this clown who ambushed me."
Feng Piaoling had no fondness whatsoever for the old woman before him. He wasn't about to play along with her.
"Indeed. I wonder how Teacher Zhou Yi intends to deal with this audacious fellow, who dared to cheat openly in the Soul Fighting Arena."
Mu Jin walked over, looking as if she were enjoying the show.
Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow. "I'll report this matter to Dean Yan Shaozhe and leave it to him to decide."
"Heh, that doesn't sound like you. I thought you'd do what you always do and expel any students who break the rules." Mu Jin sneered.
"Mu Jin, you'd better not forget the wager we made." Zhou Yi's expression turned completely cold.
Fan Yu, standing beside her, glared at Mu Jin as well, and she immediately lost her nerve.
"Hmph. You don't need to remind me." Things had come to this, and Mu Jin had nothing more to say. She could only hope that Dean Yan Shaozhe would make a fair ruling.
As for Zhou Yi, the old woman was clearly going out of her way to protect that boy Huo Yuhao. Otherwise, given her temperament, she would've expelled him already. Why go to all the trouble of reporting it to Dean Yan Shaozhe?
She wanted to see how Zhou Yi could persuade Feng Piaoling to transfer to Class One while showing such obvious favoritism.
"Feng Piaoling, you have Twin Martial Souls, don't you?" Zhou Yi looked at the young man before her, hailed as the most handsome man in the Outer Courtyard, and made a startling claim.
Everyone present—including the referee, Fan Yu, and Mu Jin—looked shocked when they heard this.
Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er, on the other hand, pondered the matter. I never imagined that besides me, there'd be another person with Twin Martial Souls at Shrek Academy.
Feng Piaoling showed none of the shock Zhou Yi had expected. His expression remained calm as he said,
"That's quite a surprising claim, Teacher Zhou Yi. What makes you so sure I have Twin Martial Souls?"
Zhou Yi pulled out a thick ancient tome. Beneath the rims of her glasses, her eyes gleamed with what she considered to be the light of wisdom.
"It's because of your First Martial Soul. According to my research, over the past several thousand years, there have been 743 people in the Three Douluo Kingdoms with a Talisman Martial Soul, and only 63 of them had Soul Power—a likelihood of less than one in ten."
"Of those 63, the highest Innate Soul Power was only rank three. Yet you reached the Soul Elder realm before the age of twelve. That's not something you could achieve through pills and food alone. It means your Innate Soul Power is very high—possibly even Innate Full Soul Power."
"Based on the theory that Innate Soul Power is proportional to the quality of a Martial Soul, the Talisman Martial Soul clearly doesn't meet that criterion. So I can say with certainty that you must have another Martial Soul, and it must be an extremely powerful one."
When she finished, the referee, Mu Jin, and the students who hadn't yet left were all stunned.
Fan Yu looked at her with admiration and respect.
"Clap, clap." Feng Piaoling applauded. "As expected of Teacher Zhou Yi, renowned for her theoretical knowledge. You really did think of that. But I'd like to ask you a question."
"Go ahead." Like Yu Xiaogang ten thousand years ago, Zhou Yi had an inexplicable confidence in her own theoretical knowledge.
"May I ask what conditions are required for Twin Martial Souls to manifest?" Feng Piaoling asked calmly.
Zhou Yi paused, then answered, "For someone to be born with Twin Martial Souls, their parents' Martial Souls must be of similar quality."
A hint of mockery rose in Feng Piaoling's heart, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Now that's interesting, Teacher Zhou Yi. On one hand, you say my Talisman Martial Soul is weak and that I must have another, much stronger Martial Soul. On the other, you say Twin Martial Souls can only manifest if the two Martial Souls are similar in quality. Aren't you contradicting yourself?"
"Ah... this..." Zhou Yi was stumped and instantly panicked. She hurriedly flipped through the ancient tome in her hands, but no matter how much she searched, she couldn't find an answer.
Many of the students present both hated and feared Zhou Yi, who liked to punish and expel her students. Seeing her caught off guard, the whole place erupted.
"Haha, who'd have thought there'd be a time when Old Lady Zhou was stumped?"
"Right? I thought she knew absolutely everything."
"Keep your voice down, or she'll punish or expel you again."
One mocking laugh after another rang out.
"Old Lady Zhou has really made a fool of herself this time."
Wang Dong'er looked down at the old woman, who'd been questioned into silence and was completely panicked, and gloated.
"Exactly," Xiao Xiao said. "It's just that Huo Yuhao looked like such a decent fellow. I never thought he'd stab someone in the back. In my opinion, the academy will definitely expel him this time."
Zhu Lu, who came from a noble family, had a different opinion. "Not necessarily. I think Old Lady Zhou wants to protect him."
The three of them discussed the matter back and forth.
"Silence, all of you! Anyone who dares make another sound or show disrespect to a teacher will be expelled!"
Zhou Yi had never suffered such humiliation. Her fury erupted, and a terrifying aura surged from her. Her powerful Soul Power swept outward as Spirit Rings rose one after another from beneath her feet: two yellow, two purple, and two black.
Faced with Zhou Yi's threat, everyone fell silent. Most of them weren't in her class, but if she took against them, they'd still be in for a rough time.
Only after the discussion died down did Zhou Yi withdraw her Spirit Rings.
"I'll give you an answer to your question later. For now, I'm formally inviting you, as the homeroom teacher of Class One, to transfer to our class. If you agree, I'll do whatever it takes to cultivate you. Don't worry about the academy; I'll speak to them myself."
To help his wife, Fan Yu added from the side,
"If you're willing to transfer to Class One, I can take you as my second disciple in my capacity as a core teacher of the Soul Guidance Department and make you a Core Disciple directly."
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