A Two-Ring Thousand-Year Genius

The next morning, Bing Yekong entered the door of his new classroom together with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

They had arrived early, and there were not many people in the classroom yet.

Like Bing Yekong, Shui Yue'er was a new student in this class. Their seats had been arranged in two newly added spots in the last row.

That made the two of them deskmates.

Shui Bing'er's seat was at the front of the classroom, a little far away from them.

"Great! I get to be deskmates with little Yekong!"

Just as Shui Yue'er happily prepared to sit beside Bing Yekong, Shui Bing'er stopped her.

"Yue'er, go sit in my seat."

Shui Bing'er did not waste words and directly stated what she wanted.

Shui Yue'er was immediately unhappy when she heard that. "Sis! How can you do this? I want to sit with little Yekong!"

Shui Bing'er looked at Shui Yue'er, displaying the imposing authority of an eldest sister acting as a mother.

After a round of loving instruction from Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er had no choice but to reluctantly go to Shui Bing'er's seat.

Having dealt with Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er sat beside Bing Yekong with perfect composure. She was quiet, but the satisfaction on her face was impossible to hide.

Bing Yekong looked at the calm-faced Shui Bing'er with a mixture of amusement and helplessness. "Sister Bing'er, won't the teacher object if you do this?"

"It's fine. I'm the class monitor."

Shui Bing'er's reply was brief, but when her gaze met Bing Yekong's, her cheeks still could not help turning slightly red.

Before long, the students began filing into the classroom one after another.

Bing Yekong sat in the back, and no one had noticed him yet.

Sitting in Shui Bing'er's seat, Shui Yue'er occasionally turned around. She looked at Shui Bing'er with dissatisfaction, then gazed reluctantly at Bing Yekong. But whenever she met Shui Bing'er's icy stare, she wilted.

Just then, the sound of leather shoes striking the floor echoed outside the classroom.

A woman dressed in a Tianshui Academy teacher's uniform walked in through the door.

She looked over the students below. Seeing that everyone had arrived, she began her speech for the new school year.

"A new school year has begun. You are all third-year students now. Your teacher hopes that in this new year, you will continue working hard and reach the graduation level as soon as possible."

The homeroom teacher's voice was gentle, just like her.

Then she clapped her hands. "Today, two new students have joined our class. Both are exceptionally gifted geniuses. Please welcome them with applause as they introduce themselves."

Amid everyone's applause, Shui Yue'er was the first to skip up onto the podium.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Shui Yue'er. My martial soul is the Jade Dolphin, and I am a Level 31 agility-type battle Soul Exalt!"

Level 31 was outstanding even among third-year students.

"Yue'er is a year younger than all of you, yet she is already a powerful Soul Exalt. Now, let's welcome the other new student."

Another round of applause rang out as Bing Yekong strode onto the podium.

When they saw that Bing Yekong was a boy, cries of surprise rose one after another from below.

The homeroom teacher remained calm. She must have already known about Bing Yekong.

"Oh my God, a boy actually joined Tianshui Academy!"

"Look at him, he's so handsome!"

"Yeah! He's practically the man of my dreams!"

The students below showed no dissatisfaction over a boy joining Tianshui Academy. All they felt was admiration for his looks.

Bing Yekong's expression remained calm as he introduced himself.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Bing Yekong. My martial soul is the Heavenly Frost Sword, and I am a Level 38 assault-type battle Soul Exalt."

The moment the number thirty-eight was spoken, the room fell silent for a moment.

Even the homeroom teacher at the side showed surprise.

"Oh my God, Level 38? Isn't that almost as high as the class monitor's?!"

The class monitor they were referring to was naturally Shui Bing'er.

"Don't be so quick to be surprised. There's something even more surprising coming."

The homeroom teacher clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Student Bing Yekong skipped grades to join our class. He's two years younger than all of you."

The entire class erupted at those words.

Two years younger meant he was the same age as a first-year student.

At that age, reaching Level 38 meant his talent surpassed even Shui Bing'er, a genius among geniuses.

"Student Bing Yekong, would it be convenient for you to display your martial soul?"

Bing Yekong nodded, then released his martial soul.

A wave of icy chill instantly swept through the entire classroom.

Although everyone present possessed water- or ice-attributed martial souls, they still shivered from the cold.

The Heavenly Frost Sword appeared in Bing Yekong's hand, followed by three Soul Rings: yellow, purple, purple.

Two-Ring Thousand-Year.

Bing Yekong had carefully selected this second Soul Ring.

It had just surpassed fifteen hundred years in age. Given the strength of his body at the time, it had taken him three hours to absorb it.

Absorbing a Soul Ring beyond one's limit was certainly dangerous, but greater risks brought greater rewards. The improvement this second Soul Ring gave Bing Yekong was far beyond what a Hundred-Year Soul Ring could offer.

Seeing such an outrageously powerful Soul Ring configuration, even the homeroom teacher could no longer remain composed.

A genius who had skipped grades and possessed a thousand-year second Soul Ring had actually joined her class.

She had already been very satisfied to have a genius like Shui Bing'er in her class. Now, there was an even more talented Bing Yekong. She could only feel that her career was about to receive its most brilliant stroke.

Bing Yekong's formidable strength, combined with his handsome appearance, instantly captured the hearts of all the female students below.

Having spent all year in the academy, they had few opportunities to see boys in the first place. Now that such a handsome one had arrived, how could they possibly keep their composure?

The instant Bing Yekong withdrew his martial soul and the cold vanished, he immediately felt dozens of burning gazes from below.

Just as Bing Yekong was about to step down, the homeroom teacher called him over.

"Wait a moment."

Although Bing Yekong was somewhat puzzled, he stayed to see what the homeroom teacher wanted to say.

The homeroom teacher looked at Shui Bing'er and asked, "Bing'er, what level are you now?"

"Level 38." Shui Bing'er answered truthfully.

"He's really on par with the class monitor, and he's two years younger than us! That's incredible!"

The homeroom teacher looked at the two of them, unable to conceal the smile on her face.

Shui Qingrou had already spoken to her beforehand. Looking at the two of them, how could she not guess Shui Qingrou's intentions?

So, the homeroom teacher decided to help the academy head out.

"Well, since the two of you are at the same level, why not have Bing Yekong serve as deputy class monitor? What do the students think?"

As class officers, they would naturally need to work together on many things, which would further deepen their relationship.

Bing Yekong possessed the highest soul power level in the class alongside Shui Bing'er, so naturally no one else objected.

"Teacher."

Shui Bing'er spoke up at that moment. "I want to be the deputy class monitor and give the class monitor position to little... uh, Student Yekong."

The moment the homeroom teacher heard Shui Bing'er say that, she was immediately certain that Shui Qingrou's judgment had been correct.

Pretending to be troubled, she said, "Bing'er, the class monitor position can't just be changed casually. Student Yekong needs to win everyone's approval first."

Seeing the usually quiet and composed Shui Bing'er looking somewhat anxious, the homeroom teacher felt even more strongly that she and Bing Yekong were a perfect match.