"You..." Zhou Yi's lips trembled with rage. "Ren Zhu! I can expel you at any time!"
Ren Zhu spread her hands, looking completely indifferent. "Expel me? Do you dare?"
Zhou Yi was shaking so hard that the mask on her face even began to wrinkle!
Of course, she didn't dare.
A freshman who was a three-ring Soul Venerable was a rarity that Shrek Academy didn't see more than a few times a year.
If she expelled Ren Zhu, not only would Director Du Weilun not agree, but even Dean Yan Shaozhe would have to have a word with her.
What's more, she had pulled every string she had just to snatch this student.
Expel her? What a joke!
The entire class looked at each other, not daring to let out a breath.
Huo Yuhao, sitting in the front row, remained expressionless, but his inner thoughts were running wild:
How is this sister even more arrogant than me?!
This won't do. If my spotlight is stolen, how am I supposed to earn Heroic Value?!
Just then, the system panel silently popped up in front of Huo Yuhao:
[Ding--]
[A-rank mission acquired: Defend dear Teacher Zhou! Slap Ren Zhu across the face! Then, kiss Teacher Zhou Yi on the cheek!]
[Time limit: 5 minutes!]
[Mission reward: 100 Heroic Value!]
[Mission failure penalty: Deduct 100 Heroic Value!]
Huo Yuhao's pupils constricted sharply.
An A-rank mission!
One hundred Heroic Value! That was a whole hundred!
Besides, he already felt that Teacher Zhou was right.
Who said "there are no trash martial souls, only trash soul masters" was nonsense?
Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's words were truths verified over ten thousand years!
What right did this newcomer have to be so arrogant?
What right did she have to talk back to Teacher Zhou like that?!
Screw it, do it!
Huo Yuhao had been trained by the system to have absolutely no sense of shame or guilt.
He stood up with a "whoosh."
The eyes of everyone in the class fell upon him in unison.
What is this guy going to do now?
Nothing good ever happens when he stands up.
Huo Yuhao kept his head down, and no one could see the expression on his face.
Then, he moved.
His right hand rose, the wind whistling from his palm!
"Smack--!"
A slap landed solidly on Ren Zhu's rough face!
The sound was crisp and loud, echoing through the quiet classroom and lingering for a long time.
The entire class was deathly silent.
Everyone's mouth hung open in an "O" shape, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
Tang San's pupils shrank, and he froze in his seat.
He looked at Huo Yuhao in disbelief, his face burning with pain.
I, Tang San... Enforcer of the God Realm, Sea God, Asura God...
Was actually... slapped by this brat?!
Disgrace! A humiliating disgrace!
The corners of Tang San's mouth twitched, his temples throbbed, and the soul power within him surged like a volcano, ready to erupt at any moment.
But he held it back.
Cannot be exposed, cannot be exposed...
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the rage filling his chest.
But Huo Yuhao's actions had not yet stopped.
He vaulted over his desk, landing steadily before striding toward the podium with long, purposeful steps.
That silhouette, that gait...
It looked exactly like a warrior about to face a heroic death.
The entire class followed his figure with their eyes, their hearts pounding in their chests.
What was he going to do now?
Zhou Yi was trembling with rage. She gripped the podium to steady herself, the wrinkles on her face twitching uncontrollably.
She never imagined that the authoritative image she had painstakingly cultivated for years would be challenged repeatedly by a freshman today.
Before Zhou Yi could react, Huo Yuhao had already rushed up to her.
He threw an arm around her neck!
And then—
"Muah!"
He planted a kiss right on her cheek!
The students' eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets.
What kind of move was this?!
Hitting someone was one thing, but kissing the teacher?!
Huo Yuhao's mind was a complete blank.
He only knew that the system had told him to do it, so he did.
As for the consequences... forget it, he had to complete the mission first!
Perhaps due to nerves or sheer adrenaline, Huo Yuhao had kissed her with a bit too much force.
He had practically lunged at her, pressing his lips firmly against Zhou Yi's cheek before giving a sharp suck...
"Hiss—"
It stuck firmly, just like a suction cup.
Then, as he pulled his lips away and stepped back...
"Pop—"
A layer of old, wrinkled skin was actually sucked right off Zhou Yi's face!
The skin was shriveled and grayish-brown, with a few stray white eyebrow hairs still attached, dangling loosely from Huo Yuhao's lips.
Huo Yuhao froze.
Zhou Yi froze.
The entire class froze.
The air in the classroom seemed to solidify.
The students naturally didn't know Zhou Yi was wearing a disguise; in their eyes, she was just a wrinkled, elderly woman with gray hair.
And now, this old woman's face... had been kissed off by Huo Yuhao?!
Beneath that skin, a face of a beautiful woman in her thirties was revealed.
Was this really that perverted old hag?!
Xiao Xiao covered her eyes with both hands, though she left a wide gap between her fingers.
She wasn't scared; she was disgusted.
Good heavens, I wanted to see Lin Ye and Wang Dong kiss, not this average-but-confident guy and an old hag!
She complained frantically in her mind, her face turning green.
The reactions of the other students were even more direct.
"Whoa—"
"What the hell!"
The entire classroom erupted into chaos.
Zhou Yi covered her face with her hands in horror, freezing on the podium.
She had disguised herself as an old woman to be more intimidating to her students, never expecting that Huo Yuhao would kiss her mask right off today!
Her true appearance was now exposed to everyone without any defense.
As for Huo Yuhao, looking at the shriveled piece of skin hanging from his lips, his stomach churned.
"Ugh—"
He collapsed onto the podium, leaning over the desk and retching.
The skin slid off his lips and fell to the floor, crumpling into a ball that looked nauseating.
Lin Ye sat in the back row, fearing nothing but chaos: "Good heavens, could Teacher Zhou be an Evil Soul Master? What normal person would stick someone else's skin onto their own face!"
His shout nailed the label of "Evil Soul Master" directly onto Zhou Yi.
The students were in complete chaos, clamoring over one another.
"Evil Soul Master!"
"Teacher Zhou is an Evil Soul Master!"
"No wonder she's so twisted; she's not even human!"
"We need to report her to the Dean's office!"
Wang Dong'er leaned toward Lin Ye's ear and whispered, "Is Teacher Zhou really an Evil Soul Master?"
Although she also felt that Zhou Yi was unnaturally strict, an Evil Soul Master... that seemed like a stretch, didn't it?
Lin Ye shook his head and lowered his voice, "She isn't. However, there are quite a few real 'Evil Soul Masters' here at Shrek Academy."
Wang Dong'er couldn't help but shiver.
It seemed the waters at Shrek Academy ran deep indeed!
She subconsciously leaned closer to Lin Ye, as if that were the only way to feel safe.
Lin Ye felt her movement, reached out to pat her shoulder gently, and said in a low voice:
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Wang Dong'er's cheeks flushed slightly, and she gave a soft "mm," a wave of warmth surging in her heart.
At this moment, a crisp notification sound from the system rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind:
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