Yan Shaozhe sat in a spacious leather chair, leisurely lifting his teacup.
He blew at the floating leaves on the surface, then took a light sip.
The warmth flowed down his throat into his stomach, making his whole body feel at ease.
At that moment, Dean Yan was in an exceptionally good mood.
He could already picture that proud young man lowering his head and admitting his mistake to him.
In his view, commoner geniuses like Huo Yuhao all shared the same flaw.
They thought far too highly of themselves.
Only by giving them a proper knock and shattering that illusory self-respect would they obediently listen.
Huo Yuhao had no choice but to compromise with him.
At that thought, Yan Shaozhe's lips curled into a smile that spoke of complete control.
But what he did not know was—
The world outside had already exploded.
Shrek City.
Over the past two days, an explosive piece of gossip had spread madly through every street and alley.
It claimed that Shrek Academy's upper ranks had become thoroughly corrupt and were joining forces to suppress a commoner genius.
There were even claims of shady dealings, of a precious slot that had originally belonged to a commoner being secretly handed to a well-connected student who had gotten in through the back door.
Normally, baseless rumors like this would at most become idle talk over tea and meals.
They would fade away after a couple of days.
But the genius being suppressed happened to possess the Ultimate Attribute.
The words "Ultimate Attribute" held a special place in the hearts of the common people of the Douluo Continent.
Three thousand years ago, when the Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent had first collided, an unprecedented holy war that swept across the world had erupted between