The moment the two of them appeared, they instantly drew the attention of everyone in the classroom.
Discussions erupted one after another.
Yet in the face of everyone's gazes and chatter, the two simply walked in quietly.
They then calmly took seats in the very center of the classroom.
From beginning to end, they did not so much as spare anyone else a single glance.
As though nothing here could—or rather, was worth their attention.
Before long, the class bell rang.
The classroom gradually fell silent.
Then, a slightly plump middle-aged man walked in, wearing a badge on his chest that represented a Level 6 Soul Engineer.
Judging by his appearance, he was probably the teacher.
After stepping onto the podium and sweeping his gaze around the room, the teacher spoke.
"Today's lesson arrangement has changed because our class has a new student."
"Come on, new student. Come up and introduce yourself so everyone can get to know you."
As he spoke, the teacher turned his gaze toward Ye Luochen.
The surrounding students also looked over curiously.
Seeing this, Ye Luochen stood up, gave a slight nod, and walked toward the podium.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Ye Luochen. This is my first time here, and I am still a newcomer when it comes to Soul Tool technology. I hope we can get along well in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking, the students were somewhat stunned.
They could understand "this is my first time here." He had come to a new class, after all. There had been students who transferred classes midway for various reasons before; it was nothing unusual.
But when those words were followed by "I am still a newcomer when it comes to Soul Tool technology," they could not quite understand.
This was a fourth-year class.
Everyone who could enter this class possessed the technical skill of a Level 4 Soul Engineer.
Under such circumstances, how had a newcomer gotten in?
"Hahaha, brother, that's too modest. Level 4 might not be all that high, but it definitely counts as having entered the field.
Calling yourself a newcomer is really being far too humble."
Someone in the audience laughed and responded.
Only then did the stunned students come back to their senses.
Damn, so that was it.
There was nothing wrong with being modest during a self-introduction.
However, what the teacher said next left everyone frozen once more.
"That is not the case. Ye Luochen only enrolled yesterday and has just begun learning how to make Soul Tools. In this regard, he truly is a newcomer.
Please take good care of Luochen in the future and help him integrate into our class as soon as possible."
What?
What did he mean, he had only enrolled yesterday?
What did he mean, he had just started learning to make Soul Tools?
"Teacher, are you sure you're not joking?"
Another student could not help but speak up from below the stage.
"Did the new student come to the wrong class? This is a fourth-year class. Shouldn't a new student be going to the first-year class?"
"Yeah, sending a freshman straight into fourth-year lessons—isn't that absurd?"
For a moment, confused and questioning voices rose one after another.
Faced with this situation, Ye Luochen did not rush to explain himself.
Because he had long expected this to happen.
Seeing the class in an uproar, the teacher on the podium shook his head helplessly.
As the homeroom teacher, when the academy had arranged for Ye Luochen to join this class, it had already told him quite a bit about Ye Luochen's circumstances.
Seeing that Ye Luochen did not seem inclined to speak.
He could only explain himself.
"Quiet down, quiet down."
"Ye Luochen may have just enrolled, but his Soul Power Level is already close to Rank 40. He has not only just begun cultivating."
But clearly, that explanation was not enough to convince the students below.
The questioning started up again.
"What does it matter if his Soul Power Level is close to Rank 40? This isn't a Soul Master class. We specialize in Soul Tools."
"Exactly, Teacher. No matter how high his Soul Power is, it won't work if his Soul Tool knowledge is a blank sheet."
Seeing this, the teacher spoke again.
"Let me put it this way: during his entrance assessment, despite never having encountered Soul Tools before, Luochen successfully produced a Level 1 Core Array."
"He displayed extremely high talent in Soul Tool technology. Taking into account his Soul Power Level as well, the academy specially approved his direct advancement to our class."
Voices continued to rise from below.
"Extremely high talent? No matter how high it is, it can't... Wait, bro, what did Teacher just say the new student did during his entrance assessment?"
"Seems like... despite having no foundation at all, he successfully engraved a Level 1 Core Array on his first try?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
A male student abruptly stood up.
"No foundation, first time, successfully engraving a Level 1 Core Array—listen to those words. Can they even go together?"
"Isn't this a joke?"
But before the student could finish speaking, a cold voice rang out in the classroom.
"Sit down."
"There has to be something wrong with this. Is there some kind of shady deal..." The male student seemed not to have heard the voice and continued speaking excitedly.
But after only a few words, he sensed that something was off.
The classroom had been in a complete uproar just moments ago.
Yet now, only his agitated voice of protest echoed through the room.
"I said sit down. Didn't you hear me?"
As he was wondering about it, that cold voice sounded again.
This time, the male student heard it clearly. He turned toward the source, wanting to see who dared tell him to sit down while he was righteously voicing his doubts.
But the moment he turned around and saw the owner of that voice, his expression changed.
He swallowed every word he had yet to say and obediently sat back down.
"The new student has just joined our class, and you're already making such a racket. What kind of impression are you trying to leave on him?"
That voice rang out again.
Yet after hearing those words, the entire classroom fell into an eerie silence. The students who had been making a ruckus all shut their mouths.
Even the teacher on the podium said nothing further.
Seeing such an unusual scene, Ye Luochen also looked toward the source of the voice with curiosity.
The owner of that voice was none other than the handsome young man who had stirred up so much discussion when he entered the classroom earlier.
At that moment, the young man was admiring his jade-like hands as he continued speaking.
"The academy naturally has its reasons for making such arrangements."
"Could it be that you truly think there is some shady deal, just as you claimed?"
"You are questioning the academy's fairness?"
After those few words, the male student who had stood up to raise doubts turned pale, then red.
But he did not dare say anything more.
"Alright, his reaction is understandable. Luochen's situation is indeed far too rare."
"Forget him. Even I found it hard to believe when I first learned of it."
Hearing the teacher's voice beside him, Ye Luochen raised his brows slightly.
The curiosity in his gaze toward the students below deepened.
Not only could that young man suppress an entire class of students, but he could also make even the teacher take the initiative to ease the atmosphere.
Just who was this handsome young man?
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