The First Day of School

The next day!

Today was Feng Tianyu's first day of school at Shrek Academy. He couldn't exactly be late, so he got up early and went to fight four hundred people for a restroom.

Unlike yesterday, when Feng Tianyu had enrolled, the other students had all been in class, and there had barely been anyone in the entire academy.

But today, Feng Tianyu had become one of the students as well, following the exact same schedule as everyone else.

The moment he and Grey Wolf stepped out of the dormitory, they caused a commotion among the other students. A huge gray wolf standing upright had somehow made its way into the student dorms, frightening the students into shouting as they thought a soul beast had broken in.

Of course, some were bold enough to surround Grey Wolf. They summoned their martial souls one after another—some underwent Martial Soul Possession with beast martial souls, while others held weapon martial souls in their hands. Powerful auras spread outward.

Yellow Soul Rings and purple Soul Rings glimmered, their two colors complementing one another. Under the radiance of those Soul Rings, everyone looked eager to fight, ready to make a move at any moment.

Any student who could enter Shrek Academy was considered outstanding among their peers, a genius among soul masters, the cream of the younger generation.

Surrounded by so many Soul Grandmasters and even Soul Elders, Feng Tianyu was startled as well. One wrong move and he would face a group beating. Even if he survived, he would be seriously injured.

Grey Wolf had still been sleepy-eyed moments ago, but now all his fur stood on end as he shouted sharply:

"So many of you are surrounding this king! Do you think this king is easy to bully?!"

"I'll let you fools witness the power this king only obtained yesterday!"

"Wind Blade Array!"

A flash of cyan light appeared over Grey Wolf's body, stirring the Soul Power within Feng Tianyu. But Feng Tianyu swiftly suppressed the awakened Soul Power, causing the cyan glow around Grey Wolf to dim.

If Grey Wolf wanted to use a soul skill, he had to receive Feng Tianyu's Soul Power. Without Soul Power, Grey Wolf could not cook without rice—no matter how many soul skills he had, he could not use them.

"Feng Tianyu, why are you holding this king back?"

Grey Wolf even questioned Feng Tianyu.

Feng Tianyu hurriedly grabbed Grey Wolf and swept his gaze over the crowd before explaining in a low voice:

"Everyone, this is merely my martial soul. Please don't panic. My martial soul mutated into a detached martial soul. He doesn't like being kept inside my body, so I summoned him outside."

After his explanation, everyone was greatly surprised, but they did not immediately put away their martial souls. Someone stared at Feng Tianyu and questioned him:

"The school term has already been going on for months, and the Freshman Tournament is over. How come we've never seen you before?"

"And you only look six or seven years old. Are you really a student of Shrek Academy?"

"You didn't participate in the Freshman Tournament, and no one has seen you before. Don't tell me you only joined the academy yesterday?"

Under the scrutiny of countless gazes, Feng Tianyu remained calm in the face of danger. His expression was composed, and his overly mature eyes held a cold edge as he nodded.

"That's right. I did indeed join yesterday. My name is Feng Tianyu, and Dean Yan Shaozhe specially recruited me into Shrek Academy."

"I'm sure you've all seen that my martial soul is extremely unusual. From now on, we'll be classmates. This is my martial soul, Grey Wolf. I hope everyone will look after us."

The crowd erupted again, and the students whispered among themselves. They had already begun to believe Feng Tianyu's explanation.

This unusual detached martial soul truly amazed them. Just now, they had thought a soul beast had snuck into the dormitory, but on second thought, how could a soul beast possibly infiltrate Shrek Academy? This was the continent's number one academy, filled with powerful experts and heavily guarded.

Although Shrek Academy had strict rules and no one had ever heard of a student enrolling months after the term began, Yan Shaozhe was the dean of Shrek Academy. Since he had spoken and specially recruited a student, who would dare object?

Since Feng Tianyu had been specially recruited by Yan Shaozhe, he was a genius even the dean valued. These students did not dare truly do anything to Feng Tianyu.

One after another, they withdrew their martial souls, and the yellow and purple Soul Rings that had shone together vanished into the air.

Some of the prouder students looked at Feng Tianyu, then at Grey Wolf. Though they were curious about the mutated detached martial soul, they had their own pride and did not believe such a mutated martial soul could be better than their inherited martial souls.

Without saying much, they gradually dispersed.

The other students, those more eager to socialize, stepped forward to greet Feng Tianyu. They enthusiastically tried to befriend him, either probing for information about his martial soul or asking indirectly about his relationship with Yan Shaozhe.

Feng Tianyu remained calm and dealt with their questions by skirting the important details.

And so, a disturbance that could have sparked a massive brawl was quietly resolved through Feng Tianyu's calm and composed response.

Beibei, who had been worried sick for Feng Tianyu moments earlier, finally squeezed through the thinning crowd to Feng Tianyu's side. He excitedly grabbed Feng Tianyu's arm.

"Tianyu, I was really worried for you just now. Faced with classmates and upperclassmen at the Soul Grandmaster and Soul Elder levels, you weren't frightened at all. You even handled it so calmly. You've truly opened my eyes!"

"If it had been me, I definitely wouldn't have done as well as you. Surrounded by so many Soul Grandmasters and Soul Elders, I probably wouldn't even have been able to speak properly."

"After what happened today, you'll definitely become famous throughout the academy. A soul master genius with a mutated detached martial soul who is also favored by the dean—your name, Feng Tianyu, will spread through every grade."

Feng Tianyu let out a breath. To say he had not been nervous at all would have been a lie. After all, the powerful auras emitted by so many Soul Grandmasters and Soul Elders had made his hair stand on end.

But he was not afraid, because the dormitory supervisor was Mu En, a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo. How could anything happen to him inside the dormitory?

Feng Tianyu released Grey Wolf, whom he had been tightly holding all this time.

"Just luck. We're all students of the same academy. I believe everyone is reasonable."

"We don't have time to waste, Beibei. Let's hurry up and wash up. Do you know where Grade 1 Class 1 is? I'm a transfer student in Grade 1 Class 1!"

Beibei calmed down as well and returned to his usual gentle, refined demeanor.

"I know. Just like you, I'm also a transfer student in Grade 1 Class 1. Just follow me later."

Afterward, Feng Tianyu and Beibei each fetched water and washed up.

Grey Wolf had absolutely no awareness that he was the culprit behind the whole mess. His skin was thicker than a city wall. At this moment, he flashed his claws and arrogantly declared:

"Hmph! If Feng Tianyu hadn't stopped this king, I would have shown them how formidable Grey Wolf is!"

Feng Tianyu scooped up some water and splashed it over his face. The cool water made him feel refreshed. Hearing Grey Wolf's words, a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.

That was simply Grey Wolf's nature—arrogant when he had not been beaten, submissive the moment he was. He was extremely adaptable. Once he got beaten up someday, he would understand.

After washing up, Feng Tianyu took Grey Wolf and left the dormitory with Beibei. The other students they encountered along the way no longer made a fuss upon seeing Grey Wolf, merely watching this mutated detached martial soul with curious and probing gazes.

At the entrance to the dormitory, Mu En lay on a rocking chair. When he saw Beibei and Feng Tianyu, he opened his cloudy old eyes.

Beibei held resentment toward his great-grandfather. Mu En possessed strength beyond anyone else, yet he had been unable to protect Beibei's parents, leaving him an orphan.

It could not be called hatred, but there was dissatisfaction nonetheless.

Mu En saw the fleeting stubbornness on Beibei's face and felt deeply pained, yet helpless. He had cherished Beibei in the palm of his hand since childhood, but he still could not make up for the grief caused by the absence of his parents.

Then he looked at Feng Tianyu. His lips moved, and his voice carried praise as he said:

"Steady in temperament, calm in handling matters. Tianyu, you did very well."

Feng Tianyu smiled faintly without showing any pride. Instead, he was extremely humble.

"Because Elder Mu is watching over the student dormitory, I was able to remain confident."

"Elder Mu, we'll be going now."

Mu En watched Beibei and Feng Tianyu depart, his face filled with gratification and joy. They were both the future of Shrek Academy...