New Student Enrollment, Homeroom Teacher Trouble!

The blazing sun gradually dipped westward, leaving the lengthening shadows of the trees far behind.

Following the broad, level road, the outline of a vast city with towering walls finally broke through the horizon and crashed into Huo Yuhao's view with overwhelming force.

Shrek City, East Gate.

The city wall, dozens of meters high, was built entirely from hard obsidian. The gate was broad enough for several carriages to pass through side by side.

Streams of people flowed in and out of the gate. The vigorous cries of merchants, the rumbling of carts and horses, and the noisy conversations of Soul Masters gathered in small groups intertwined into a bustling, worldly atmosphere.

After entering the city, Bei Bei dutifully took on the role of guide.

Pointing at the rows of shops lining both sides of the street, selling all manner of Soul Master supplies and strange curiosities, he steadily explained Shrek City's rules and long history to Huo Yuhao in detail.

Carrying his worn, faded bundle on his back, Huo Yuhao was like a sponge newly arrived in the city. He pricked up his ears and greedily absorbed every bit of information, his eyes filled with undisguised curiosity and yearning.

After explaining the city's basic situation, Bei Bei changed the subject and went straight to the most important matter of the day: new student enrollment.

He patted Huo Yuhao's thin shoulder, his expression turning especially serious as he earnestly explained the brutal elimination rate of the new student assessment.

As the continent's foremost academy, Shrek Academy had always maintained outrageously high selection standards. Under normal admission requirements, one needed at least Level 15 Soul Power and could not be older than twelve.

Hearing those harsh conditions, Huo Yuhao's heart lurched, and fine beads of sweat instantly formed on his forehead.

He had only just fused with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and barely obtained his first soul ring. His meager Level 11 Soul Power was firmly stuck there.

If he went through the normal assessment process, he would not even qualify to show his face before the examiners. He would absolutely be thrown out on the spot.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's reddened eyes and tightly bitten lips, Bei Bei felt that he had built up the suspense enough and stopped keeping him in the dark.

He smiled and rubbed Huo Yuhao's short hair, comforting him.

"Don't panic. Those are the rules for ordinary people. Though the Tang Sect has dwindled in numbers, it was once Shrek Academy's staunchest ally, so it still receives one special admission slot without examination every year. This year, the Tang Sect only took in you, our sole new member. Naturally, that spot is securely yours."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's heart, which had been lodged in his throat, finally settled back into place.

He let out a long breath and repeatedly bowed to Bei Bei in gratitude.

Walking behind them, Yun Yi had both hands leisurely tucked into the pockets of his moon-white fitted trousers, his steps unhurried and casual.

Tang Ya, meanwhile, walked backward while facing Yun Yi. Her large eyes darted around constantly as questions poured from her mouth one after another.

"Yun Yi, what exactly is that bow of yours called? Its power is way too terrifying! How come I've never heard of such a powerful martial soul before?"

"What level are you now, anyway? You can kill a thousand-year soul beast with one arrow. Tell me honestly, are you the core disciple of some reclusive sect out traveling for training? Or the hidden heir of some super-powerful clan?"

Faced with Tang Ya's barrage of frantic questions, Yun Yi felt as if a swarm of flies was buzzing around his ears.

He could not even be bothered to lift his eyelids as he answered perfunctorily.

"The bow's name isn't nice, so I forgot it. As for my level, it's just enough for me to get by at the academy. And as for some reclusive sect, Sect Master Tang, you've clearly read too many knight novels and let your imagination run wild."

That obvious nonsense meant to fool a child made Tang Ya roll her eyes. She angrily waved her little fists in protest, insisting that Yun Yi give her a straight answer.

Amid their noisy bickering, they passed through the bustling, crowded commercial district. The magnificent main gate of Shrek Academy stood prominently at the end of the broad street.

It was the busiest period for new student registration. The area inside and outside the gate was packed with fresh-faced applicants and upperclassmen responsible for guiding and receiving them.

Bei Bei straightened his clothes. The moment he appeared, several older students maintaining order at the gate immediately recognized him and eagerly came over.

"Hello, Senior Bei Bei!"

"Senior Brother, you're back from your mission? Did it go smoothly?"

Hearing those heartfelt and respectful greetings, Bei Bei's spirit, battered and tormented by all manner of blows in the Star Dou Forest, finally received immense comfort.

He unconsciously straightened his back, raised his chin slightly, and restored his usual gentle, spring-breeze-like signature smile. He calmly nodded to the crowd.

At that moment, he felt like himself again.

The dignity and confidence of a prominent figure in the Outer Academy reclaimed the high ground.

However, that good mood did not even last a minute.

Bei Bei keenly noticed that the air around him seemed to have suddenly grown much quieter.

Following everyone's gazes, he discovered that the female students who had just warmly greeted him, along with the young new female students waiting in line to register, had all uncontrollably looked past his shoulder. Their eyes were firmly glued to Yun Yi behind him.

Unrestrained, frenzied whispers began spreading through the crowd.

"Oh my god, who's that boy in white behind him? He's so handsome!"

"Can a human face really look like that? Is he a new student this year, or an upperclassman?"

"Quick, quick! Who can get his name for me? I think I'm in love!"

Listening to those endless, utterly lovestruck exclamations, the perfect smile on Bei Bei's lips instantly froze and cracked.

He turned around woodenly and looked at Yun Yi, who still maintained that lazy posture. The feeling of defeat in his heart nearly drowned him.

Sure enough, before the crushing superiority of absolute looks, any damned senior's aura was nothing but an illusion.

With a dark expression, Bei Bei grabbed Huo Yuhao, who was still looking around at the spectacle, and fled into the crowd with him as though escaping disaster. Relying on his familiarity as an older student, he swiftly passed through the academy gates.

The enrollment procedures went exceptionally smoothly.

With Bei Bei, a core disciple of the Outer Academy, personally vouching for him, along with the stamped proof of the Tang Sect's special admission slot, Huo Yuhao's student records were quickly entered at the Academic Affairs Office.

After paying the tuition and receiving his new student uniform and dormitory key, the four of them left the welcoming hall together and arrived at the academy's spacious main plaza.

At the center of the plaza stood a massive red notice board, densely covered with the names of this year's new student homeroom teachers and class assignments.

The notice board was surrounded by students chattering as they checked the information.

Relying on his height advantage and releasing just a trace of his Soul Elder aura, Bei Bei easily squeezed his way to the front of the crowd.

His eyes swept over the board, immediately locking onto the most prominent line at the top.

"New Student Class One Homeroom Teacher: Du Weilun."

The moment he saw those three words, Bei Bei froze on the spot.

Tang Ya struggled through the crowd beside him. When she followed Bei Bei's gaze and saw that name, her mouth dropped open wide enough to fit an egg.

"Th-That name... I'm not seeing things, right?" Tang Ya rubbed her eyes vigorously and pointed at the notice board in disbelief.

"Du Weilun? Isn't that the director of our Outer Academy Academic Affairs Office? Someone at his level usually cannot even be bothered to teach elite classes for upperclassmen. Why is the sun rising in the west today? Why has he come to teach first-year Outer Academy newcomers?"

Bei Bei frowned deeply as well, rapidly reviewing the academy's faculty changes over the past few years in his mind, yet he could not make sense of it at all.

A director-level figure personally teaching new students—there had not been a precedent for that in Shrek Academy's history over the past decade.

Could this year's new students contain some peerless prodigy who had even alarmed the academy's upper ranks?

Yun Yi stood behind them with his hands in his pockets. His gaze passed over the crowded heads and likewise fell on the list.

Seeing Du Weilun's name, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly as he muttered in an extremely low voice.

"Yan Shaozhe really is cautious."

Yun Yi had originally thought that the dean of the Martial Soul Department would simply send over some experienced, mild-tempered old teacher to act as a caretaker. He truly had not expected the man to directly assign the head of the Academic Affairs Office as a new student homeroom teacher.

It was obvious that Yan Shaozhe feared an ordinary teacher would be unable to keep the situation under control, and feared even more that some clueless, hotheaded teacher might offend him, their little martial uncle of extremely high seniority, making the aftermath difficult to handle.

Sending someone from the upper ranks who knew the situation inside out to keep watch really was the safest option.

Although he spoke very quietly, every word reached Bei Bei, who stood closest to him and possessed exceptionally sharp hearing.

Bei Bei abruptly turned around, his eyes full of probing suspicion. "You knew about this?"

Yun Yi shrugged indifferently and explained with complete frankness.

"I casually mentioned to Yan Shaozhe before that he should pick me a decent homeroom teacher, so I wouldn't have to deal with rigid rules that would only create trouble later. Who knew he'd be so easily frightened? He directly brought out Du Weilun and made such a huge fuss."

The moment those words fell, Tang Ya, who had still been puzzling over the matter, felt as though she had been struck by lightning. She was completely dumbfounded.

She stared at Yun Yi as if he were some visitor from another world. Her tongue tied itself in knots, and she could barely speak clearly.

"Y-You... who did you just call? Yan Shaozhe? You called Dean Yan by his name? And you told him to arrange a teacher for you?!"

In Tang Ya's understanding, Yan Shaozhe was an unattainable Super Douluo, one of Shrek Academy's highest-ranking figures in public, a great man whose every stomp could make the entire continent tremble.

Yet this boy, who was around her age, spoke of Dean Yan with the casual tone one might use to order around a household steward. And from the sound of it, Dean Yan had not only failed to get angry, but had actually obediently done as he was told!

Had the world gone mad?

However, Bei Bei's focus was completely elsewhere.

He sucked in a sharp breath, his voice suddenly rising several pitches and drawing the attention of several students nearby.

"What? You're going to be a first-year new student in the Outer Academy?!"

Yun Yi tilted his head, gave Bei Bei a look as if the answer were obvious, and nodded lightly to confirm it.

Bei Bei felt his vision darken, nearly unable to catch his breath.

A prehistoric monster with ultimate twin-attribute martial souls, who had forcefully reached the realm of a Level 40 Soul Ancestor at eleven years old, was going to attend a new student class alongside a group of students in their teens and twenties!

Bei Bei could hardly imagine what kind of brutal, one-sided massacre the upcoming new student assessment matches would become.

Those newcomers who had arrived at Shrek Academy filled with hopes and bearing the halos of geniuses would probably have the greatest psychological trauma of their lives forcibly planted in them on their very first day of school.

In his heart, he silently lit a candle for this year's new students and sincerely prayed that they would be a little stronger when they got beaten up, so they would not be left with lifelong psychological scars.

Tang Ya's forehead was now full of question marks as she suddenly stepped forward.

"Just what is your identity—"

However, before she could finish that probing question, Bei Bei swiftly cut her off.

Bei Bei grabbed Tang Ya's slender wrist and dragged her toward the upperclassmen registration area with all his strength.

"Ah! We were so busy looking at the new student list that we're about to be late for our own registration and get scolded!" Bei Bei shouted at the top of his lungs as he ran at full speed, giving Tang Ya no room to resist.

"Yuhao! Take the key and follow Yun Yi to the new student dormitory area to find your room! We're leaving first—we'll come find you later!"

"Hey! What's wrong with you?! Let go of me! I haven't finished asking my questions!" Tang Ya staggered as she was dragged away, struggling and shouting desperately through the crowd.

But this time, Bei Bei was determined to keep this shocking secret tightly buried. No matter how Tang Ya slapped and protested, he refused to let go.

The two figures charged left and right through the crowd, quickly vanishing around the corner at the end of the main road.

Huo Yuhao stood alone in the busy plaza, holding the thick new uniform and bedding he had just received.

He looked toward the direction in which Bei Bei and Tang Ya had disappeared, then turned back toward Yun Yi, who stood with his hands in his pockets and an utterly calm expression. His deep blue eyes were full of confusion and helplessness.

Seeing this lost little lamb who had been temporarily abandoned and had no idea what was going on, Yun Yi helplessly shook his head and laughed as he cursed Bei Bei for running so fast.

He strode forward, expertly picked out the direction, and headed for the new student dormitory area on the other side of the plaza. At the same time, he raised his chin at the still-dazed Huo Yuhao.

"Stop staring. Let's go. I'll show you where the dorm is."