Friendly Match

Ling Feng had no idea whether Ma Xiaotao would truly learn her lesson.

He had not gone easy on her in this match. Even if they were only superficial injuries, she would still need a day or two of rest to fully recover.

Ma Xiaotao had held back, yes—but hadn't he done the same?

As someone with an ultimate martial soul and Twin Martial Souls, he already possessed more Soul Power than others. Now, his third soul skill had additionally increased his total Soul Power by thirty percent.

On the surface, Ling Feng's Soul Power was only at rank thirty-eight, but even a five-ring Soul King would find it difficult to defeat him.

And let's not forget—he still had three ten-thousand-year soul rings!

After leaving the training room, he passed through Shrek Plaza.

Ling Feng had originally planned to return to Ling Luocheng's dormitory and continue cultivating, but he spotted a familiar figure in the plaza.

"Little Li? What are you...?"

Ling Feng walked over. Seeing the large and small bundles Li Goudan carried, he already had a rough idea of what had happened.

"Big Brother Ling..."

Li Goudan had already looked aggrieved, but the moment he saw Ling Feng, his eyes reddened and tears began streaming down his face.

"I'm sorry. I let down your trust. I couldn't complete Teacher Zhou's assessment task, so I was expelled..."

After hearing Li Goudan's account, Ling Feng frowned. He comforted him for a while before asking the most crucial question.

"Little Li, what rank are you now?"

"Rank seventeen."

Li Goudan wiped the tears from his face.

"When I enrolled, I was already at the peak of rank fifteen. After running two hundred and twenty laps on the first day, I successfully broke through to rank sixteen that night."

"After that, during every daily physical training class, Teacher Zhou gave me an extra fifty percent of the training load."

"To avoid being expelled, I ran myself ragged every time."

"I held on for two months and broke through to rank seventeen, but I really couldn't finish today's training, so Teacher Zhou expelled me..."

As he said this, Li Goudan's face filled with grievance once more.

Hearing that, Ling Feng's opinion of Zhou Yi worsened further.

Li Goudan might not have been especially talented, but he was at least around the middle of the class.

Especially now that he had reached rank seventeen, nearly on par with Huo Yuhao, yet he had still been expelled for failing physical training.

This was clearly targeted treatment.

The reason he was being targeted was naturally because, when Ling Feng had clashed with Zhou Yi, Li Goudan had clearly witnessed Zhou Yi losing face.

How could Zhou Yi possibly allow a student who knew of her embarrassing moment to remain in the class?

However, what surprised Ling Feng was that Li Goudan had managed to endure for two months under Zhou Yi's relentless pressure!

"Big Brother Ling, don't worry. I'll definitely pay back the money I owe you."

"I have at least rank seventeen Soul Power now. I can find a decent job outside..."

After saying that, Li Goudan bade Ling Feng farewell. He picked up his bedding and prepared to leave, only for Ling Feng to grab him.

"I thought too highly of Zhou Yi. I thought she at least wouldn't be this extreme."

"I never expected..."

Ling Feng let out a soft sigh.

Everyone had their own fate. He could help Li Goudan once or twice, but he could not help him for the rest of his life.

If Li Goudan had truly been expelled because of his own lack of talent, Ling Feng naturally would not have said anything.

But now, Li Goudan had been targeted by Zhou Yi—and the reason for it was him.

"Come with me somewhere first."

Ling Feng took out a storage Soul Tool, put Li Goudan's luggage inside it, and led him toward the teaching building.

Before long, Ling Feng and Li Goudan arrived outside Mu Jin's office.

Knock, knock—

"Come in."

The door opened in response. When Mu Jin saw that it was Ling Feng, her face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Isn't this the little genius from our class? What brings you to see me today?"

"Teacher Mu, I have a favor to ask..."

Ling Feng briefly recounted the course of events to Mu Jin.

Upon hearing it, Mu Jin could not help but furrow her brow deeply.

"Has Zhou Yi really become this unhinged?"

As she spoke, Mu Jin sized Ling Feng up.

Before long, Mu Jin's lips curled upward, and Ling Feng vaguely felt that he might be in trouble.

"Student Ling Feng, regarding Student Li... Goudan, I can speak with Director Du. Perhaps I can keep him in Class Nine."

"But since I'm helping you, shouldn't you repay me in some way?"

Just as expected!

Ling Feng rubbed the corner of his eye and gave a wry smile.

"Taking favors from others leaves one indebted."

"Go ahead, Teacher. I'm just a student anyway."

"As long as it's something I can help with, I'll definitely do my best."

Seeing Ling Feng's childish face paired with such a worldly demeanor, Mu Jin could not help patting his head.

"Don't worry, it's nothing difficult."

"School has been in session for two months now, and Zhou Yi's class has already surpassed the other classes in average level."

"Of course, you should know why they surpassed them."

Ling Feng nodded.

Obviously.

Zhou Yi had expelled dozens of students from the bottom of her class. Of course their average level was the highest!

"So, I want you to help take the edge off her arrogance!"

Mu Jin gave a light snort. "In three days, our class will have a friendly match against theirs. The time has already been set."

"I originally planned to notify you the day before, but I didn't expect you to come right to me."

As she spoke, Mu Jin could not help laughing.

"What a coincidence."

Ling Feng shook his head without refusing.

Even without Li Goudan's matter, if Mu Jin had asked him to participate in this freshman competition, he would definitely have joined.

For no other reason than that he also wanted to see the expression on Zhou Yi's face as if she had eaten shit.

Now that he could kill two birds with one stone, Ling Feng naturally would not refuse.

"Then it's settled!"

Mu Jin turned to look at Li Goudan.

"You stay here for now. I'll take you to see Director Du later."

"But let me make one thing clear."

"Don't think that just because Ling Feng is backing you up, you can stop studying seriously."

"If you fail the final assessment, I'll still expel you!"

Li Goudan nodded repeatedly.

Falling from heaven into hell, then climbing from hell back into heaven—the feeling of regaining what he had lost filled Li Goudan with excitement.

As a result, Li Goudan held onto Ling Feng and thanked him for a long time, even though Ling Feng had originally wanted to leave right away.

After leaving Mu Jin's office, Ling Feng touched his slightly hungry stomach. After thinking for a moment, he headed to the entrance of Jiang Nannan's classroom.

"Jiang Nannan! A handsome boy is looking for you outside!"

The moment they heard that a handsome boy had come looking for someone, quite a few fourth-year students ran out to watch, most of them girls.

These fourteen- and fifteen-year-old girls were at the age of youthful innocence. When they saw the handsome Ling Feng, they could not take their eyes off him and crowded around. Some even started teasing him verbally.

For a moment, Ling Feng, who had beaten Xu Sanshi so badly that he could not tell east from west, was utterly helpless when faced with these lovely young girls' teasing.

That was, until Jiang Nannan hurriedly ran out.

"Move aside, move aside! He came to see me!"

After driving away all the girls surrounding Ling Feng, Jiang Nannan looked at him, and her face could not help flushing slightly.

This is the first time he's taken the initiative to come find me...

While inwardly delighted, Jiang Nannan softly asked, "What did you need me for?"