May There Be No Chengdu in This Other World

"Everyone who's gotten into a fight since registration began, stand up."

So-called divine beings were close to gods, but far from humans—practically pseudo-humans.

Huo Yuhao felt that anyone who could stand up in response to Zhou Yi's words had to be some kind of divine being.

What? Divine beings were actually around me?

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What? The divine being was actually me?

After being pulled to his feet, Huo Yuhao took a long time to recover.

Ah.

So embarrassing...

The entire class's attention converged on the three of them. Huo Yuhao was mortified, nearly digging out a whole pocket dimension with his toes! He couldn't stay in this dimension any longer!

Swish! Swish!

Two more sounds rang out as Qian Chaoguang and another boy rose to their feet. The other boy turned out to be a familiar face—Wen Tianren.

Fortunately, the two of them shared some of the classmates' attention, allowing Huo Yuhao to calm down. He looked to either side. Wang Dong'er was holding back laughter while intently playing with her fingers, while Wang Qiu'er looked at the ceiling as she whistled silently.

"Only five?" Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow. "What a bunch of trash. Don't you know that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre? Everyone except those five, get out and run a hundred laps around Shrek Square. Anyone who fails to finish will be expelled immediately."

Those who knew better would say this was Shrek Academy, which claimed to uphold lawful good. Those who did not might think this was the headquarters of the chaotic evil Holy Spirit Cult. They would be punished for not fighting when school started? One student rose indignantly and stared directly at Zhou Yi.

"Teacher, I refuse to accept this. Why should we be punished just because we didn't fight?"

"Because I said so. If you don't accept it, you can get lost. As the homeroom teacher, I have the authority to expel any student. You have one minute. If I don't see you running around Shrek Square within one minute, the entire class will be expelled."

Zhou Yi's tone was calm, but a terrifying aura erupted from her body! Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings—she was a Soul Emperor! With the strength she displayed, she could likely suppress every student present with ease, aside from a few exceptions.

But those exceptions were all standing.

On the Douluo Continent, strength reigned supreme. Faced with the pressure of a Soul Emperor, the new students could no longer muster any thought of resistance and filed out of the classroom dejectedly.

"Let me remind you that you only have one shichen. Anyone who has not completed one hundred laps after one shichen will be deemed unqualified. This is your first entrance assessment. Those who fail will be expelled."

Frightened by her threats, the students immediately moved much faster, scrambling out of the classroom in a panic. Before long, only the five students who had stood up remained.

Zhou Yi's expression seemed to soften considerably. She beckoned to the five, and they walked over together. Looking at them, Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. There are still a few children here with some spirit. Tell me, who fought whom, and why did you fight?"

"You three go first."

Zhou Yi pointed at Huo Yuhao and the other two. Huo Yuhao had just steeled himself to speak when Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er beat him to it.

"Didn't think of one."

"Don't know."

"Didn't think of one? Don't know?" Even Zhou Yi laughed when she heard that. Then she looked at Huo Yuhao. "What about you? Which side were you on?"

You flatter me. Obviously, the two of them were on the same side...

Huo Yuhao did not dare say that aloud and stammered out,

"A misunderstanding, it was all a misunderstanding. Ahahaha..."

Zhou Yi turned to Qian Chaoguang and Wen Tianren. "What about you two?"

"We were just fighting for fun," Qian Chaoguang said carelessly.

"I was bored," Wen Tianren replied lazily.

For some reason, though none of them had done anything rebellious or outrageous, a nameless anger rose in Zhou Yi's heart.

It was not as if she had never taught students who played little tricks, nor had she never encountered arrogant troublemakers with rebellious personalities. After her initial intimidation and the threat of expulsion, most would obediently comply on the surface. Even if they were dissatisfied, they would not dare show it openly.

Why?

Because they were afraid.

Even the student who had stood up to argue with her was concealing deep fear beneath his agitation. That fear came from reverence for Shrek—just as it should.

Because this was Shrek.

Therefore, people should be afraid, and therefore her teaching methods could proceed smoothly.

But these students were different. Whether they admitted to fighting or were questioned by their teacher, their emotions remained calm. That meant they were not afraid.

This was a huge problem! They actually weren't afraid! How could they not be afraid? How dare they not be afraid!

This was Shrek! Dragons had to coil here, tigers had to lie low here! Who would dare not be afraid? Who could possibly not be afraid?

At that moment, although Zhou Yi wore a smile, she had become a volcano ready to erupt at any moment. That smile, uglier than crying, became even more terrifying under the weight of her fury.

"Good! Hehehe, well fought!"

"Teacher, then we'll go back and sit down first?" Huo Yuhao spoke first. He knew Zhou Yi would next explain Shrek's rules for soul fights, but he had no interest in it. He would rather go running sooner. Though inefficient, it could at least temper his strength and bones. That was far more useful than listening to Zhou Yi's nonsense.

"Hmph! Who said you could go back and sit down? You can go run now!" Zhou Yi's prepared speech had been interrupted, and displeasure finally surfaced on her face. But since they had not done anything wrong, she could not vent her anger.

Without a moment's hesitation, Huo Yuhao grabbed Qiu'er and Dong'er's hands and walked out of the classroom. Qian Chaoguang had something to say to Huo Yuhao and immediately followed. Wen Tianren had no intention of facing Zhou Yi alone either and left the classroom.

Zhou Yi's expression darkened. She had never hated any student so much before, yet several had appeared all at once today!

That Huo Yuhao was somewhat more well-behaved, though. What a pity... his aptitude was not very good.

"Do we really have to run while holding hands?"

"What? You don't like having one girl on each arm?" Wang Qiu'er shot him a glance. "I can carry you while running instead."

"I'll pass..."

The three of them ran at high speed while holding hands, boosted by their fused Soul Power. It was not merely their dust-eating speed—their unique formation also drew everyone's attention.

"Showing off like that?"

"Damn it, he's only got one ring. I'm so jealous!"

"Could he be some clan's young master? But his clothes don't look like it..."

Zhou Yi also arrived beside Shrek Square at this moment. The first thing she saw was enough to make her eyes twitch: those three were actually running hand in hand. Their horseplay turned the high-pressure atmosphere she had worked so hard to create into a joke.

"What are you three doing!"

"Running!" Huo Yuhao replied as if it were only natural.

"Do you need to hold hands to run?" Zhou Yi laughed in anger. She had just thought Huo Yuhao was well-behaved, only to discover in the next moment that he was no easy character either. His matter-of-fact tone only fueled her rage.

"Teacher, aren't we allowed to use our martial souls to assist while running?" Huo Yuhao asked with feigned curiosity. It was an obvious nonsense question. Zhou Yi secretly felt that he was mocking her. Shrek was a soul master academy, after all—how could it possibly forbid students from using their martial souls? Besides, many students on the field were using their martial souls to assist themselves.

"What does using a martial soul to assist have to do with holding hands while running?"

"That... is my personal secret." Once Huo Yuhao said that, even as domineering as Zhou Yi was, she could not press further. Asking about someone's soul skills was a major taboo in the soul master world.

Zhou Yi snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Though Huo Yuhao's group had arrived relatively late, they were the first to complete the training. They looked as if they had barely expended any energy.

Zhou Yi was secretly astonished. Huo Yuhao's cultivation was ordinary, yet he had finished one hundred laps alongside the other two and was the first to do so. She could not even tell what method they had used. How strange.

Qian Chaoguang followed close behind. Given his three-ring cultivation, arriving so quickly was not strange, but he had not used his martial soul for assistance at all! Huo Yuhao, however, knew the reason. According to the book, Qian Chaoguang had possessed three cultivation arts back on Blue Star: Qi Refining, Body Refining, and Spirit Refining! They corresponded respectively to a soul master's Soul Power, physical body, and spiritual power. Combined with an overbearing blade technique, his combat power could not be underestimated.

However, Huo Yuhao began to wonder whether transmigrators from other fanfictions, such as Qian Chaoguang and Xu Zihuang, had come from the same world as him.

Could they have even known one another before transmigrating...

While Huo Yuhao's thoughts wandered, Qian Chaoguang also walked toward him. Huo Yuhao's heart tightened, and he involuntarily took half a step back. But when he saw Qian Chaoguang's gentle gaze, the fear in his heart surpassed even the moment he had encountered Xu Zihuang.

I'm not Little Huo's wife! I don't want to perform Sichuan opera, damn it!

Don't come any closer!