Instant Kill

Zhou Yi's words were like a spark dropped into a gunpowder barrel; many students in the room wore indignant expressions. One had to realize that those who managed to enter Shrek Academy were generally the cream of the crop selected from their respective nations. Yet, Zhou Yi had bluntly labeled them trash and idiots.

"Everyone who has been in a fight during these few days of enrollment, stand up." Zhou Yi's next sentence shocked the class once again.

Hearing this, Lin Shuo stood up slowly. Seeing Lin Shuo rise, Wang Dong'er let out a dainty huff and immediately stood up as well.

"Only two?" Zhou Yi paused, her lips curling into a cold arc.

"A bunch of losers. Don't you know that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre? Everyone except these two, run one hundred laps around Shrek Plaza. Anyone who doesn't finish will be expelled immediately."

The entire classroom fell into a brief, deathly silence. After hearing Zhou Yi's words, Lin Shuo asked her directly, "Teacher, what is the purpose of running these laps? And, furthermore, why are you punishing students without them having committed any wrongdoing?"

Zhou Yi was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Lin Shuo to be the one to raise the question. She then let out a cold snort: "Because I said so. If you aren't convinced, you can get lost right now. And if you still want to stay at the academy, go run two hundred laps instead. As the head teacher, I have the authority to expel any student." As she spoke, an aura surged from her body; the oppressive force of her soul power made the students present feel as if they couldn't breathe—everyone except Lin Shuo. Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings rose from beneath Zhou Yi's feet.

Lin Shuo acted as if he didn't see the six soul rings at all and continued his questioning: "Teacher, if I defeat you, does that mean I don't have to run?"

The atmosphere in the classroom tightened instantly.

Wang Dong'er and Huo Yu'er's expressions changed. Although they knew Lin Shuo was strong, Zhou Yi was a six-ringed Soul Emperor, while Lin Shuo was only a Soul Master. The gap of three rings was like the difference between heaven and earth. Just as they were about to stand up to stop him, Zhou Yi's voice cut through.

"Hmph, arrogant. You want to challenge me? Very well. You don't need to defeat me. You only need to withstand three moves from me, and you won't have to run. But if you can't hold out... you will be kicked out of Shrek Academy immediately." Zhou Yi stared at Lin Shuo.

"We don't need to go to the Beast Fighting Arena; right here in the classroom will do." Zhou Yi snorted coldly, giving Lin Shuo no room to refuse, and immediately activated her martial soul.

"Red Dragon, possess."

Seeing Zhou Yi activate her martial soul, Lin Shuo slowly stood up from his seat, and three pitch-black soul rings appeared beneath his feet one by one.

"Ten-thousand-year soul rings! How is that possible, and three of them at that?" Aside from Huo Yu'er, who had observed this during their soul beast hunt, everyone else in the classroom wore a look of shock.

Although Zhou Yi was somewhat stunned to see three ten-thousand-year soul rings, she immediately retorted, "Even though you have three ten-thousand-year rings, I will let you know the difference between a Soul Master and a Soul Emperor..." Before she could finish, her voice came to an abrupt halt.

The moment the Seven-Colored Dragon King appeared, a tremor from the depths of her bloodline pierced through her entire body like a lightning bolt. Her Red Dragon martial soul let out a low roar that sounded almost like a whimper—a sound not of anger, but of fear—a fear carved into the very foundation of her soul, into every drop of dragon blood, the instinctive terror of a low-ranking dragon race facing a True Dragon.

Zhou Yi couldn't even put up any resistance.

Her knees buckled uncontrollably, her spine bent against her will, and her entire body was pressed heavily to the ground as if crushed by an invisible mountain. Her forehead touched the cold floor, and cold sweat seeped out, dripping down her cheeks. Her hands trembled as she braced them against the ground, her knuckles turning white from the effort, yet she could not lift her body even an inch.

She wanted to release a soul skill, but the soul power within her was like a stagnant pool; no matter how she tried to circulate it, there was no response. The next moment, her martial soul shattered. Suffering from the backlash, Zhou Yi spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

The classroom fell into a deathly silence. Anyone whose martial soul was a beast-type felt a natural suppression.

Lin Shuo retracted his martial soul and fell into thought. His martial soul would naturally suppress beast-type martial souls, especially dragon-types, but could it really be this exaggerated? Or perhaps... Lin Shuo thought of his God-given soul ring and looked up toward the sky. Although he had previously guessed it was bestowed by the Dragon God, he hadn't expected the Dragon God to be watching him all along.

Lin Shuo shook his head and casually found a classmate to go fetch the Dean of Students, Du Weilun. In the distance, Huo Yu'er and Wang Dong'er ran over.

"Brother Lin, are you alright?" Huo Yu'er's delicate face was full of worry.

Although Wang Dong'er didn't ask, she also looked at him with a concerned expression.

Lin Shuo shook his head. "I'm fine. Let the school handle it in a moment."

"What? You say Zhou Yi was knocked unconscious by a student in your class?" When Du Weilun heard the student's report, his first reaction wasn't concern for Zhou Yi, but suspicion that he had misheard. One had to know that the highest cultivation level among the new students was only Lin Shuo at level 35, while Zhou Yi was a six-ringed Soul Emperor! Moreover, Zhou Yi's martial soul was a Red Dragon of quite high quality; how could she possibly be defeated by a freshman?

"I understand. You go back first; I will handle it shortly." Du Weilun sat behind his desk, his fingers tapping rhythmically and dully against the tabletop.

If any freshman could defeat Zhou Yi, it could only be the level 35 Lin Shuo. And Lin Shuo was a student whom Dean Yan Shaozhe had specifically instructed him to look after. But Zhou Yi's husband was Fan Yu, the Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department!

Du Weilun took a deep breath and stood up. This matter had exceeded his scope of authority; he had to report it to Yan Shaozhe first. Du Weilun sent a healing-type Soul Saint to treat Zhou Yi, then quickly headed toward the Dean's office.

"Dean, regarding that student Lin Shuo you asked me to keep an eye on. Just now in Freshman Class One, Zhou Yi and Lin Shuo had a duel. But the moment Zhou Yi's martial soul touched the aura of Lin Shuo's martial soul, it shattered on its own. Zhou Yi herself suffered a backlash from her martial soul and fainted on the spot."

Yan Shaozhe's brows slowly furrowed.

"The martial soul shattered just by sensing the aura?" One had to know that according to Shrek's records, even when facing an Ultimate Martial Soul, ordinary elements would only be unable to release soul power to resist; there had never been a case of a martial soul shattering.

"It seems this Lin Shuo's dragon bloodline is exceptionally powerful. The Red Dragon is already quite impressive among dragon-type martial souls, yet it had no power to resist when facing this kid. Even Elder Mu's Bright Sacred Dragon is likely far inferior to this kid's martial soul." Upon realizing this, Yan Shaozhe spoke with excitement. One had to know that Mu En was already hailed as the strongest person in Shrek Academy in the last thousand years. And since Lin Shuo's martial soul and cultivation were both stronger than Mu En's at the same age, as long as they kept him at Shrek Academy, the academy's status for the next three hundred years would be unshakable.