Watching this scene, quite a few students had already fixed their eyes on Li Ang.
Facing their gazes, Ye Yingluo coughed and slowly began her introduction.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ye Yingluo. I'm the homeroom teacher for Class One, and I'll be your head teacher for the next three years."
"You'll spend those three years in the intermediate class with me. Whether you'll stay for six years depends on whether you want to move on to the upper grades."
"Now, please introduce your name, Martial Soul, and your goal."
Ye Yingluo paused there, then pointed straight at Li Ang.
After all, she was most curious about this boy and Na'er, who was sitting beside him.
Long Hengxu had only told her that she absolutely mustn't offend them and should accommodate them as much as possible.
But he hadn't said anything about their identities, which only made Ye Yingluo more curious.
Meeting her gaze, Li Ang stood up calmly. His eyes swept around the room, taking in the hostile looks from quite a few people, yet his expression remained composed.
"My name is Li Ang. You can call me Li Risheng or Li Junyue. I don't think there's anything else worth introducing."
"Since everyone here is trash, please don't look at me like that, okay?"
Li Ang spoke bluntly. His words had managed to enrage everyone in the room.
But just as some students were about to stand up and scold him, three Soul Rings appeared around him.
If you had the power to overwhelm people but didn't use it, and instead offered them a chance to interact with you as equals, wasn't that just asking for trouble?
If you had power, connections, and strength, but didn't show them, how could you expect people to see your true nature just by looking into your heart?
At the sight of the three Soul Rings that had suddenly appeared around Li Ang, black as ink, even Ye Yingluo looked shocked.
Ye Yingluo stared at Li Ang in alarm, but he merely raised his hand calmly.
A terrifying pressure of gravity descended, forcing the students who had been about to stand up to the floor.
Those who had been about to get up and scold him or say something now landed hard on their bottoms.
As they felt the terrifying pressure, the room, which had been somewhat noisy, fell abruptly silent. Everyone looked at Li Ang.
Li Ang smiled serenely, then slowly withdrew his imposing presence.
"As for my dream, honestly, my greatest dream is to be a comedian and make everyone laugh. But I'm sure that dream is already shattered."
As he spoke, Li Ang shook his head to himself.
Ever since he had acquired the Geo Archon Rex Lapis Template, his personality had been greatly affected. Or rather, his personality and behavior had begun to veer toward the Geo Archon Rex Lapis.
However, because his own personality already leaned in a particular direction, he couldn't be absolutely fair and just, nor could he be utterly cold and detached.
So his behavior was a little strange, and his personality somewhat extreme.
Li Ang himself was aware of this, but he didn't care much.
Whatever kind of person he became in the future, he would still be himself.
After Li Ang showed his strength, neither Leng Yaozhu nor the others said anything more. Ye Yingluo pointed straight at Na'er and had her introduce herself next.
Na'er's introduction was simple. She only gave her name and said that her Martial Soul was the Silver Dragon Spear.
She said nothing else.
Once the students had all finished introducing themselves, Leng Yaozhu looked over them.
"Classes officially begin tomorrow. I have high expectations for all of you, so I hope you'll complete your daily assignments."
"As members of Class One, you're all among the top students here."
"I hope you won't disappoint me. Let's learn together, work hard together, and improve together."
After speaking, Leng Yaozhu nodded to everyone, then turned and left first.
Since it was the opening ceremony, they had no classes that afternoon.
After school that evening, everyone began heading back to the dorms in groups. Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng had already left. Li Ang walked calmly behind them, with Na'er beside him.
"Are you going back to the Spirit Pagoda, or do you want to go eat together?"
"I'm not going back. You can go on your own. I have something to take care of."
"Okay."
Na'er nodded at Li Ang. Although the two of them had known each other for nearly three years, they had never been particularly close.
Na'er had wanted to get closer to Li Ang, but it hadn't gone very well.
Li Ang was far too wary of her. He wouldn't let some lovestruck foolishness make him drop his guard around Na'er. His life was on the line, after all.
After Na'er left, Li Ang calmly turned and headed to the classroom entrance. As soon as he arrived, Xie Xie waved at him.
Seeing Xie Xie's swollen face, Li Ang furrowed his brow. He had already guessed what had happened, but he still asked anyway.
"Did someone beat you up? Want me to help you get revenge?"
Li Ang looked at Xie Xie and asked bluntly.
Xie Xie glanced at him and rolled his eyes.
Li Ang left Xie Xie feeling a little helpless. The kid talked as if he never thought before he spoke.
When Li Ang said he'd get revenge, he meant it. He really would go beat someone up; he wasn't just being polite or joking with Xie Xie.
They'd known each other for three years now, and Xie Xie understood Li Ang's personality very well, so he hurriedly shook his head.
"No need! Scars are a man's medals. I just had a bit of an accident this time. If I run into that guy again, I'll beat him until he's crawling on the ground."
As he spoke, Xie Xie bared his teeth. The huge bump on his head was clearly causing him a lot of pain.
But in front of his friend, Xie Xie still acted as if he didn't care.
Li Ang glanced at Xie Xie and gave a quiet "oh."
His gaze flickered slightly. Then he looked at Xie Xie and raised a hand.
A dense surge of life force appeared in his palm. As he slowly pressed it against Xie Xie's head, the bump began to shrink at an astonishing speed.
Feeling his injuries start to heal, Xie Xie froze.
Li Ang hadn't been able to do this before. Now that the ability had appeared out of nowhere, Xie Xie was stunned.
"Whoa, Li Ang, what kind of ability is that? Did you learn some kind of healing Soul Skill?"
Xie Xie looked at Li Ang, curiosity in his eyes.
Meeting his gaze, Li Ang nodded.
He hadn't learned any kind of recovery ability. But among the powers he had newly mastered was the ability to manipulate the elements.
By combining elemental manipulation with his own power, he drew out the life energy around them—or, more precisely, the core power of the Douluo Planet contained within himself.
Just one tiny drop of it could help Xie Xie recover from his injuries.
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