A Handsome Face That Invited Jealousy

Shrek Academy, Soul Fighting Arena.

In the spacious arena, Class Two's hundred new students stood in three rows according to height, with boys on the left and girls on the right, around thirty-three students per row.

At the front of the group, Yan Hongyu stood facing them in her instructor's robes.

Although the robes were loose overall, they could not conceal her voluptuous figure.

"Support System Soul Masters, step forward."

At Yan Hongyu's command, around twenty-five students immediately left Class Two's formation and stood to the side.

The purpose was obvious. This was a sparring match between Battle Soul Masters, meant not only to select a class monitor but also to help Yan Hongyu, their homeroom teacher, better understand her students' strengths. Support System Soul Masters without combat abilities naturally did not need to participate.

Yan Hongyu looked at the remaining seventy-five students and said, "In a moment, I'll randomly call names from the list in my hand. Anyone whose name is called will immediately step forward for a battle."

"Remember, this is a friendly match. You must not deliberately seriously injure your classmates, and you must know when to stop. If I discover anyone intentionally harming a fellow student, I will immediately apply to the academy to have them expelled."

"Do you understand?"

Hearing the severity in Yan Hongyu's voice, everyone nodded in response.

"Very good. I'll begin calling names now."

"First group: Fang Qiang, Guo Yu, step forward."

As Yan Hongyu's voice fell, two figures emerged from the three rows, one from the left side of the second row and the other from the right side of the first.

"State your names."

"Fang Qiang, Level Eighteen Assault System Battle Soul Master."

"Guo Yu, Level Twenty-One Agility System Battle Soul Master."

Their voices fell at the same time.

Upon hearing her opponent's soul power level, Guo Yu, being a girl, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Qiang, however, became noticeably more nervous when he learned that his opponent was a Two-Ring Great Soul Master.

Among Soul Masters, the gap between major realms was considerable. After all, it meant the other party had one more soul skill than you.

Seeing Fang Qiang's reaction, Yan Hongyu softly comforted him. "Don't worry. I'm here as the referee. If there's real danger, I'll step in and stop it."

Hearing that, Fang Qiang finally relaxed, then composed himself.

"Alright, no time to waste. The match begins!"

As Yan Hongyu lowered her jade-like hand, the two released their martial souls at the same time.

"Martial Soul Possession!"

The two voices rang out almost simultaneously.

A bright yellow Spirit Ring rose beneath Fang Qiang's feet. The next moment, a layer of black scales suddenly covered the surface of his skin. From the changes in his body, it was not hard to tell that his martial soul was a soul beast with black scales covering its body.

Guo Yu, on the other hand, possessed two yellow Century Spirit Rings. After possessing her martial soul, her body did not undergo such obvious changes as Fang Qiang's. Only a one-foot-long cyan dagger appeared out of thin air in her right hand.

The two charged toward each other.

Chen Yu, the Great Soul Master, was the first to activate her first soul skill.

A layer of pale cyan light lit up from the dagger in her right hand, quickly spreading to cover her entire body. Then her speed abruptly rose by a level, and she even left a string of afterimages behind her as she advanced.

Seeing Chen Yu suddenly become ghostlike, Fang Qiang did not dare underestimate her and used his first soul skill as well.

Amid a roar, Fang Qiang grew half a foot taller. Not only did the scales on his body become thicker, but his arms also swelled enormously, brimming with explosive power.

As they drew close, Fang Qiang threw out his massive fist.

Enhanced by Storm Blade's first soul skill, Gale Phantom, Chen Yu became extraordinarily fast and agile.

With a bend of her waist, she successfully dodged Fang Qiang's heavy punch.

His fist passed through an afterimage, and the smile that had just begun to appear on Fang Qiang's face, certain that he would hit Chen Yu, abruptly froze.

Clang—

Sparks flew. Taking advantage of the opening after dodging Fang Qiang's attack, Chen Yu deftly spun the dagger in her hand and slashed hard across his waist.

Amid the scattering sparks, Fang Qiang was suddenly knocked back several steps by the hidden force within the blade.

Looking again at his waist, his clothes had already been cut open by Chen Yu's Storm Blade, exposing the skin beneath, covered in black scales.

At that moment, a conspicuous white mark marred the scales. Clearly, they had protected Fang Qiang. Otherwise, Chen Yu's slash would have disemboweled him.

Fang Qiang's gaze turned grave. He lowered his body slightly and stared intently at Chen Yu.

However, even though he tried his best to see Chen Yu's movements clearly, she had the boost of her first soul skill and was an Agility System Battle Soul Master specializing in speed. The speed she displayed was simply beyond what Fang Qiang, a one-ring Assault System Soul Master, could perceive.

Chen Yu seized an opening and flashed behind Fang Qiang. Her second Spirit Ring lit up as her cyan dagger slashed out a sharp, threatening blade of light that landed on Fang Qiang's back.

Rip—

His clothes tore apart, and a streak of blood blossomed across Fang Qiang's back.

Clearly, before Chen Yu's second soul skill, Storm Slash, even the impressive defense of Fang Qiang's black scales could not withstand its power.

"Alright, that's enough."

Yan Hongyu spoke up to stop them.

Their movements immediately halted. Chen Yu stood where she was and stopped attacking.

Fang Qiang, her opponent, looked far more miserable by comparison, his back completely stained red with blood.

"Teacher Mu, please come over."

Yan Hongyu hurriedly beckoned to the side. The Healing System Soul Master who had long been standing by quickly came over to treat Fang Qiang, whose face had gone pale.

While Fang Qiang received treatment, the second match began right away.

Match after match passed.

Although Lin Yan was stronger than the vast majority of those present, he still watched every match with great care.

Learning about more martial souls and studying the strengths in other people's fighting styles were also things an outstanding Soul Master needed to focus on.

"Xia Yuan, Wu Feng, step forward!"

As Yan Hongyu's voice fell, two more figures walked out.

"Wu Feng, Level Twenty-Two Assault System Battle Soul Master."

"Wait!"

Xia Yuan looked at Yan Hongyu and said, "Teacher, can I choose my own opponent?"

Yan Hongyu was slightly taken aback, but she quickly understood. A hint of interest appeared in her eyes as she said, "Sure. Who do you want to choose?"

Xia Yuan immediately turned around and pointed. "Stop looking around. You, get out here. I want to fight you one-on-one!"

Everyone's gazes followed the direction of Xia Yuan's finger. The next moment, a handsome figure entered their sight.

"Me?"

Lin Yan, standing among the crowd, looked stunned. He glanced around, then looked at Xia Yuan, finally confirming that Xia Yuan really was pointing at him.

"Stop looking around. It's you. Come out, I challenge you!" Xia Yuan shouted.

Lin Yan wore an odd expression. He truly felt that this yellow-haired punk was being completely unreasonable.

When had he offended him? Why was he challenging him out of nowhere?

Could it be that Xia Yuan had become jealous because Lin Yan was handsome?

That had to be it!

Lin Yan secretly nodded.

If he had seen Xia Yuan approach Jiang Nannan in the classroom not long ago, he definitely would not be having such thoughts right now.

Still, he really was the most handsome boy in Class Two. It seemed perfectly reasonable that someone might be jealous of his good looks.