Butterfly Effect! Is Xuan Zi Causing Trouble Again?

Every member of Freshman Class One left the teaching building and arrived at Shrek Square.

The square was not particularly large, but the track alone measured three hundred meters per lap—more than enough for a battlefield.

Among the freshmen, Dai Huabin wore a sinister smile. "That brat really doesn't know his place. Just because he has a ten-thousand-year soul ring, he dares to challenge a teacher."

"What an idiot."

He had also seen Ye Ming release his soul rings at the registration area, which was why he had suppressed his thoughts of revenge these past few days.

Zhu Lu nodded. "Whether he wins or loses, he'll be branded as someone who defied a teacher. At Shrek Academy, a school that places such importance on character, an act like this is practically ruining his own future."

"He deserves it! It'd be best if Teacher Zhou crippled that brat!" A look of delight appeared on Dai Huabin's face.

Ye Ming naturally understood what Dai Huabin understood.

He did not care about any of it.

On the contrary, there was something to gain from doing this.

Shrek's upper ranks had already witnessed his talent. The more unruly he acted, the greater the pressure from above would become.

And he would be able to enter the upper ranks' field of vision sooner.

Once the day came when he "suddenly came to his senses," moved by Shrek Academy's educational philosophy and turned over a new leaf, it would be much easier to get things out of Elder Mu.

Ye Ming and Zhou Yi arrived at the center of the field, while the students of Freshman Class One surrounded them.

Zhou Yi looked at Ye Ming opposite her, her heart filled with the urge to put him in his place.

She had seen countless geniuses throughout her teaching career. Naturally, she knew that if she did not suppress a troublemaker like this immediately, her classes would become difficult to manage in the future.

Unfortunately, if Zhou Yi had watched yesterday's surveillance footage and learned about Ye Ming's exchange of blows with Dean Yan Shaozhe, she probably would not have thought so.

Six soul rings rose beneath her feet. Her hair turned fiery red, and her hands transformed into a pair of crimson dragon claws. "Zhou Yi, Rank 67 assault-type Soul Emperor. Martial soul: Red Dragon!"

"Come on, let me see whether your skills are as great as your mouth!"

Ye Ming did not know what rank his true combat strength could match.

He knew that, as a mentor of Shrek Martial Soul Department, Zhou Yi's strength at the same rank would definitely surpass a mediocre Soul King like Lu Renjia by several times.

However, the moment he saw Zhou Yi's Red Dragon martial soul, he felt reassured.

With the Golden and Silver Dragon martial souls in hand, all dragons on the continent would submit!

Three pitch-black soul rings rose beneath Ye Ming's feet, and his hands transformed into golden dragon claws. "Ye Ming, Rank 31 assault-type Soul Elder. Martial soul: Golden Dragon King!"

Bzzz!!

A peculiar ripple spread from Ye Ming's body. Zhou Yi felt even the circulation of soul power within her body become sluggish.

She was shocked. She had not expected Ye Ming's martial soul to make her feel as though she had to submit to him.

"Heavens! A three-ringed Soul Elder!"

"And all of his soul rings are at the ten-thousand-year level!"

Xiao Xiao, Wufeng, and the other freshmen widened their eyes, feeling an oppressive force descend upon them.

They were all freshmen. How could Ye Ming be this terrifying?!

On the field, Zhou Yi and Ye Ming moved at the same time.

As if they had agreed beforehand, neither of them used a soul skill. They simply clenched their fists and charged straight at each other.

Boom!

The Red Dragon claw collided with the Golden Dragon claw, and the violent force sent both of them back a step.

Feeling the power transmitted from Ye Ming's dragon claw, Zhou Yi's heart sank.

Damn it, I don't think I can beat him...

Fortunately, with her mask on, no one could see her flushed face.

The thought of being unable to defeat a freshman, of being secretly mocked by the students afterward, made Zhou Yi's face burn like fire.

After that punch, Ye Ming had a clear idea of the situation.

So this was all the strength an assault-type Soul Emperor with a Red Dragon martial soul had!

He looked at Zhou Yi's stunned eyes, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.

For the rest of the battle, he intended to hold back.

It was enough for Zhou Yi to understand his true strength.

He still had to get along at Shrek Academy in the future. There was no need to make things too embarrassing.

Ye Ming's first soul ring lit up, and he threw another punch.

Zhou Yi instinctively activated an amplification soul skill and answered with another punch of her own.

The instant the two attacks met, the power she sensed from Ye Ming's dragon claw was even weaker than his earlier punch, when he had not used his martial soul.

Thud, thud, thud!

Ye Ming was sent staggering back several steps. Shaking his hand and baring his teeth, he said, "Teacher Zhou truly lives up to her name. You're indeed powerful!"

Argh!!!

That little brat!

Beneath her mask, Zhou Yi's delicate face had turned scarlet, and her brows were nearly knotted together.

She knew Ye Ming was going easy on her, unwilling to make things too embarrassing.

But the more he did that, the more ashamed she felt.

A loss was a loss, and a win was a win!

Since when did Zhou Yi need a freshman to save face for her?!

Just as Zhou Yi was about to speak, several urgent streaks of light suddenly flew over from above the academy entrance.

Instinctively, everyone looked up.

The freshmen were too weak to see clearly, but Ye Ming, Gu Yuena, and Zhou Yi saw everything distinctly.

There were six streaks of light in the sky.

Five of them were young people with anxious expressions, flying with the aid of flying soul tools.

The other was a burly old man in tattered clothes, with a wine gourd hanging from his waist.

In his right hand, he carried an unconscious girl with fiery red hair. With a soul power barrier in his left hand, he supported another girl whose entire body was covered in blood.

Ye Ming's spiritual power was exceptionally strong, and he clearly saw the tragic condition of the girl in the burly old man's hand.

She had two fist-sized wounds in her abdomen and chest, with fragments of internal organs faintly visible.

The streaks of light flashed past and landed on the small island in the center of Sea God Lake, so Ye Ming did not get a look at the injured girl's face.

However, judging from the burly old man, the young people, and the unconscious girl's distinctive fiery red hair, Ye Ming had already guessed the group's identity.

The current generation of Shrek Seven Monsters, along with Xuan Zi, the Gluttonous Douluo jokingly called the "Holy Spirit Cult's Grand Elder"!

In his previous life, people in his world had said that whenever Xuan Zi led a team, someone would either die or be injured!

That was no joke, but an achievement Xuan Zi had earned himself.

Under his leadership, the previous generation of Shrek Seven Monsters had gone hunting soul beasts and nearly been wiped out.

About a year later in the original story, he would even cause Ma Xiaotao's generation of Shrek Seven Monsters to end up dead or crippled.

Xuan Zi led the team again, and they ended up this badly. But there wasn't anything like this in the plot...

Ye Ming's heart pounded as he thought of a phrase: the butterfly effect!

Because of him, the plot had already begun to undergo enormous changes.

Zhou Yi had also taken in the scene in the sky.

Several of the little monsters from the previous generation of Shrek Seven Monsters had come from her hands, so she naturally cared for them deeply.

"Ye Ming, from now on, you are the class monitor of Freshman Class One!"

"Now, all of you will run one hundred laps around the field. You are not allowed to use your martial souls or soul power."

"Anyone who can't do it or tries to cut corners can get the hell out of Shrek Academy when I return!"

A fierce aura rose from her body. Looking at the freshmen, she shouted, "What are you all standing around for? Run!"

Knowing that something major had happened, no one dared provoke Zhou Yi at a time like this. They rushed onto the track one after another.

Ye Ming did not cause trouble this time either. He obediently withdrew his martial soul and caught up with the group.

He knew Zhou Yi was going to check on the Shrek Seven Monsters.

He was also extremely curious about how the Shrek Seven Monsters had ended up in such a miserable state.

What trouble had Xuan Zi caused this time?