Class Officers

The entire class erupted in an uproar. A twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor—what did that even mean? Even Soul Masters who had gone on to become gods in history had never reached such heights at that age.

"To be honest, before that twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor officially enrolled in Monster Academy, Monster Academy had never established a Zero Class, nor had it ever imposed such cruel elimination rules."

Shen Qiu ignored the students' ugly expressions and laid bare the cruelest side of the Soul Master world before these newcomers who had just entered Monster Academy.

"I do not expect Zero Class to produce another genius like him. But I hope Zero Class can select teammates worthy enough to stand beside him."

"In other words, most of you are only qualified to be supporting cast."

Tang San subtly glanced to the side, nudged him with his elbow, and whispered, "Brother En Zuo, it seems this teacher is making enemies for you."

En Zuo shook his head, signaling him to stay calm.

All of this had been arranged by En Ci, and Shen Qiu was merely following procedure. Although En Zuo had no desire to stir up trouble, since this was what the teacher wanted to see, he could only go along with it.

Showing off a little would not hurt.

After the commotion in the class gradually died down, Shen Qiu continued, "The first thing you will do as students of Monster Academy today is elect your class officers."

"At Monster Academy, strength reigns supreme. Your talents have all been reviewed, and every one of you is an outstanding talent from your respective cities. I believe any one of you would perform exceptionally well as a class officer."

"Therefore, the class will hold a contest among yourselves. The final victor will become class president."

"The remaining class officer positions will go down the rankings. In total, there will be one class president and two vice presidents."

After saying all that in one breath, Shen Qiu still did not stop. "Next are the rules for this battle. In a moment, I will take you to the Grand Martial Arena. There, you will engage in a free-for-all. Becoming class president is simple: as long as you are the last person standing, you will be class president."

"Teacher, that isn't fair." A burly student stood up. "If a strong person is ganged up on and eliminated early, this format has a loophole."

"A loophole?" Shen Qiu repeated the words, as if he had heard something amusing. "You need not worry about that. If joining forces is enough to eliminate you, then all that means is that you are not monstrous enough."

The classroom quickly grew lively. Many began whispering among themselves and chatting with the people beside them, looking for suitable partners.

With three positions available, En Zuo naturally chose to form a team with Tang San and Huo Yuhao. Dai Linger joined them as well. Although she was not interested in becoming a class officer,

she did not like losing.

Making a dignified exit after lasting until the end was far better than being eliminated outright.

Once the allotted preparation time ran out,

under Shen Qiu's lead, all one hundred and fifty students of First Year Zero Class filed out of the classroom in a grand procession. They followed the corridor deeper into the main teaching building.

Shen Qiu instructed them, "You will enter a virtual space shortly, so there is no need to hold back."

They were brought into a spacious circular hall.

The place was covered in intricate Soul Guidance formation patterns. Shen Qiu activated the formation, and the entire hall instantly darkened. En Zuo's vision dimmed with it.

When the light returned, En Zuo was already standing in a forest, with no one else around him.

A soul ring lit up at his side, and he floated into the air, scanning his surroundings for anyone who might appear within his field of vision.

The forest was not large, and the students had not been placed far apart. After a quick sweep, En Zuo found traces of three people.

Their faces were unfamiliar. He did not know them.

Then there was no need to hold back.

"Third Soul Skill, Earth Element Control."

Accompanied by a bone-chilling crash of shattered stone, stone spikes spread at high speed from beneath En Zuo's feet toward those figures.

"What the hell is that?"

One student summoned his martial soul, revealing the standard configuration of two yellow and one purple soul rings. He watched the trees before him get crushed by the violently erupting stone spikes, and faced with an assault that seemed capable of splitting heaven and earth, a sense of helplessness rose within him.

He did not even know where his enemy was.

The practical combat portion had only just begun!

A flash of white light appeared, and the struck Soul Master turned into light and vanished.

The other two Soul Masters fared no better. Faced with the sudden ambush, they had no strength to resist at all.

"Are the new students recruited by Monster Academy really only this capable?" En Zuo was somewhat disappointed.

He had not held much hope to begin with, but these students who called themselves geniuses could not even withstand a single move. He could not help worrying about Monster Academy's future.

Gradually, rumbles, shouts, and all manner of noise rang out continuously from every direction.

Shen Qiu looked at the ring of massive screens in the room. From here, every battle scene within the virtual space could be observed.

The largest screen was, without question, En Zuo's. As the disciple valued by Dean En Ci, he had already transformed into an airborne killing machine.

Every student he discovered was sent back to the hall without mercy.

Next came Tang San, Huo Yuhao, and Dai Linger.

The three also displayed impressive combat ability. Though they lacked En Zuo's terrifying suppressive power, anyone who encountered their three-person team chose to avoid them.

Yet in one-on-one battles, they had never lost.

The four had deliberately been placed farther apart, and even now, none of them had met up.

Even so,

in a class of one hundred and fifty students,

the number eliminated by En Zuo's team had already reached nearly ninety. Those eliminated by En Zuo watched the despairing configuration of his soul rings on the monitors with ugly expressions, gritting their teeth unwillingly.

A feeling of powerlessness rose in their hearts.

How could they possibly surpass such a genius? Barring any surprises, they would likely have to live in En Zuo's shadow for the rest of their lives.

Even students who had not been eliminated by En Zuo could not help watching his personal showcase.

Shen Qiu could not help shaking his head. At this rate, Zero Class would not be able to find any teammates who met En Zuo's standards.

By the time En Zuo's group of four gathered, everyone else had been completely wiped out. Shen Qiu directly used his authority to teleport the four out.

There was no need to continue the competition.

The gap was far greater than they had imagined.

There was no need to test the remaining few either.

"The difference in strength among the four of you is obvious. There is no need to continue competing, so I chose to end it. En Zuo, you are already one group. You may now decide who will be class president and who will be vice presidents."

Tang San and the other two almost simultaneously took a step back, pushing En Zuo forward to take the position of class president.

Shen Qiu then looked at the three who had stepped back. "Only two of you can be chosen as vice presidents. Think carefully. The position of class president will be challenged every semester, and strength is what matters most."

Dai Linger looked at the hesitant Tang San and Huo Yuhao, whose eyes were full of fighting spirit, before stating her decision. "I was never interested in being vice president either, so I'll leave it to you two."