Those Who Don't Dare Stir Up Trouble Are Mediocrities?

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Zhou Yi spoke.

"Good."

She looked at Huo Yuhao, a trace of appreciation showing in her eyes.

"Those who don't dare stir up trouble are mediocrities."

"You've got guts, kid!"

The whole class: "???"

She wasn't going to scold him?

She was actually praising him?

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then straightened his back.

Teacher Zhou, you really have a keen eye!

That's right. I, Huo Yuhao, am the child of destiny!

Looks like Teacher Zhou knows how to play the game!

In just a few seconds, Huo Yuhao's confidence had swelled to bursting point.

Zhou Yi nodded. "What's your name?"

"Huo Yuhao."

"Good."

She turned to face the class.

Her aged face was utterly expressionless, and her gaze was as cold as a knife.

"I'm the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class One, Zhou Yi. You can call me Teacher Zhou, or just teacher."

She paused, then suddenly raised her voice.

"Perhaps you think that passing the entrance examination makes you the chosen ones."

"But let me tell you—"

"You are nothing!"

Her words came crashing down, stunning quite a few students.

Anyone who got into Shrek Academy was either rich or powerful. Which of them wasn't proud and arrogant?

Who could swallow being told to their face by a freshman teacher that they were nothing?

Some flushed with anger, while others clenched their fists.

But no one dared speak up.

Wang Dong'er, however, had no mind for any of this.

Sitting beside Lin Ye, she couldn't help feeling she still wasn't close enough to him.

Her shoulder was almost touching his, but she was too embarrassed to scoot any closer.

If I move a little nearer... surely no one will notice?

She stole a glance around and saw quite a few girls looking their way.

Forget it. I won't move. I have to keep up appearances.

Zhou Yi swept her gaze around the room. Seeing the anger and humiliation on the students' faces, she nodded with satisfaction.

"What? You think you're capable of anything?"

"Then I'll tell you right now—"

"In my class, only monsters get to stay."

"There's no place here for trash or idiots."

Those words had practically torn away all pretense.

Quite a few students turned livid, their teeth clenched tight.

Zhou Yi seemed not to notice—or perhaps she simply didn't care.

"The founding dean of Shrek Academy, Flender, once said—"

She raised her voice.

"Those who don't dare stir up trouble are mediocrities!"

Then she turned to Huo Yuhao, a rare trace of approval in her eyes.

"Huo Yuhao, you're not bad! You dared to do that on your very first day!"

"You're a Little Monster!"

Huo Yuhao held his head high.

Zhou Yi swept a cold glance over the class.

"Now, all of you get out and run a hundred laps around Shrek Square."

"Anyone who can't finish will be expelled. Don't bother coming back."

Her words had barely left her mouth when the whole class erupted.

"Bang—"

One student slapped the desk and shot to his feet. "I refuse to accept this! Why are you punishing us for no reason? Is there any such rule at the academy?"

"Exactly!" With someone taking the lead, quite a few others immediately chimed in.

Zhou Yi said nothing.

She slammed her hand down on the lectern.

A terrifying pressure exploded from her, and six Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—rose from beneath her feet.

A Six-Ring Soul Emperor.

The classroom fell silent in an instant. Even the sound of breathing seemed to grow softer.

Wang Dong'er had been focused entirely on Lin Ye, but even she turned around in shock.

Zhou Yi remained impassive, her tone as calm as if she were talking about the weather.

"The academy has no such rule. But this is my rule."

"Anyone who doesn't like it can leave right now."

"Within one minute, I want to see you running laps on the field. Otherwise, the entire class will be expelled."

No one dared to speak again.

The students' faces were livid, but none of them wanted to be the one singled out as an example.

Sitting in his seat, Lin Ye was speechless.

Zhou Yi was basically the Grandmaster of Peerless Tang Sect.

At least the Grandmaster knew to make people run with weights according to what they could handle, and even gave them a medicinal bath afterward.

Zhou Yi was a complete machine, making people run themselves to death.

She was proud of herself for keeping the graduation rate up by expelling students?

She expelled them over the tiniest thing. What was the point of having a teacher like her?

Forget it. I won't be the one to stick my neck out.

But I can get someone else to do it.

Lin Ye silently thought, Assign a mission to Huo Yuhao!

Huo Yuhao was just about to step down from the lectern when a system panel suddenly appeared before his eyes.

He glanced at the mission. The reward was another Soul Bone?!

Oh my god!

All I have to do is say a few words?

System, this reward is ridiculously good!

Huo Yuhao's heart gave a hard thump.

I'm in!

He stopped, turned around, and addressed Zhou Yi in a ringing voice.

"Teacher Zhou!"

Every gaze in the class snapped to him.

Zhou Yi looked over, one eyebrow raised. "Speak."

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and enunciated each word.

"As you said, those who don't dare stir up trouble are mediocrities."

"Then doesn't that mean the students who just opposed you are geniuses?!"

The air in the classroom froze for a second.

Then...

A deathly silence.

The students who had just stood up to protest wore the strangest expressions.

Some stared wide-eyed, some had their mouths hanging open, and some had already given Huo Yuhao a thumbs-up in their hearts.

Brother Killer was seriously hardcore!

"You—"

Zhou Yi's expression froze. For a moment, she was so angry she almost laughed.

But Huo Yuhao wasn't about to stop.

"Or is it that, while you say 'those who don't dare stir up trouble are mediocrities,' you don't actually have the guts to challenge the strong and only dare pick on students who've just enrolled?"

Zhou Yi's eyes were bloodshot, and she was breathing like a bull.

Huo Yuhao had nearly made her spit blood on the spot.

The classroom was utterly silent, but everyone inside was applauding wildly in their hearts.

Brother Killer was awesome!

Brother Killer was a god!

You dared to say that? You're a true hero!

Huo Yuhao stood beside the lectern, his face calm, while his heart cheered wildly.

The system reward has arrived!

Top-grade rare item: Two-and-a-Half-Year Chicken Claw Right Leg Bone!

Another Soul Bone!

His mouth curled into a grin, and he couldn't help laughing. "Hehe..."

That smile was especially grating to Zhou Yi.

"Huo Yuhao! I'm adding another hundred laps! Two hundred laps!"

Zhou Yi practically roared the words.

Then she swept her hand out. "And you others—one hundred and fifty laps each! Anyone who doesn't finish will be expelled!"

The faces of the students who had just challenged her turned green. They wanted nothing more than to sew Huo Yuhao's mouth shut.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao still wore that same "hehe" smile.

It's worth it! So worth it! Forget two hundred laps—even five hundred, and I'd still run them!

He turned and strode out of the classroom, head held high.

A system panel appeared before Lin Ye:

[Huo Yuhao completed a C-rank mission. Earned points: 25]

[Current system points: 324]

[Received one draw!]

Outside the Freshman Teaching Building lay Shrek Square.

Shrek Square wasn't very large; one lap was about three hundred meters.

For an ordinary person, running a hundred laps around the square was no easy task.

But for these young students, who had a foundation in cultivating as Soul Masters, it wasn't all that difficult.

As long as they ran seriously, they could finish in an hour.

Everyone started running.

Though they were all unhappy, no one wanted to stick their neck out and get expelled.

Huo Yuhao ran with a grin, like a child who'd just found some candy.

"Hehe... hahaha..."