After becoming core disciples, each person received a special core disciple badge. The badge itself was emerald green, with a gold border around its edge.
Although Huo Yuhao and Han Yue only enjoyed the待遇 of core disciples, they also received a core disciple badge. However, they could only keep it for one year. If they failed Shrek Academy's assessment after that year, the badge would be taken back.
As core disciples, aside from receiving individual guidance from Inner Court teachers, they enjoyed far better treatment at the academy than ordinary students. They ate only top-tier meals, which offered some assistance to cultivation, and received a considerable monthly allowance of Gold Soul Coins.
After breakfast, Gu Shengge parted ways with Ning Tian and Nanmen Yuner. He and Wu Feng returned to Class One's classroom.
Quite a few students were already in the classroom, and the room was somewhat noisy. But the moment Gu Shengge appeared, the noise came to an abrupt halt. Some students looked at him with reverence in their eyes, mixed with a trace of admiration.
As the publicly acknowledged strongest student of the first years, Gu Shengge possessed an invisible yet powerful prestige. Even without saying or doing anything, the other students did not dare act recklessly around him.
Dai Huabin looked at the white-clad youth sitting beside Zhu Lu, his gaze like a poisoned dagger stabbing fiercely into him. At the same time, he felt a faint ache in his arm that kept provoking him.
In truth, Dai Huabin's arm had long since healed. It was merely his mind playing tricks on him. He remained deeply unwilling to accept his loss to Gu Shengge, believing it was unfair that he had lost without even using his trump card.
Sensing the venomous gaze from his right, Gu Shengge