A Show of Force on the First Day of Heavenly Apex Class

Bai Baoshan brought Ning Chengyi to his private office.

He carefully explained the academy's student ranks and rules.

In short, students and teachers at the academy were divided into three ranks.

Heavenly Subtle Level, Heavenly Supreme Level, and Heaven Dou Grade.

Yu Tianheng and the others were Heaven Dou Grade students and members of the Imperial Fighting Team.

The other rules hardly mattered. With enough strength, a person could change anything.

The class Ning Chengyi was about to join belonged to none of those three ranks.

It was a separate class established by Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Its name was... Heavenly Apex Class.

But people at the academy preferred to call it... Ultimate Class.

Every member was a prodigy, and every one of them was eccentric.

There were no rank divisions. The weakest was a Soul Grandmaster of around twelve, while the strongest was a Soul Elder who was not much older.

Their strength was extraordinary and their backgrounds complicated, so the class had a homeroom teacher in name only. She handled day-to-day matters, but that was all.

Whatever resources they needed, they had to fight for themselves.

After hearing all this, Ning Chengyi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Director Bai, I understand everything you've told me."

"I'll make them listen to me. I'm going to be the boss of Heavenly Apex Class!"

Ning Chengyi said it with a grin. Bai Baoshan gave a wry smile.

The young really had no fear.

But Bai Baoshan said nothing. He asked Ning Chengyi to wait while he called the homeroom teacher to collect him.

Before long, a woman in pale green fitted clothes appeared before Ning Chengyi, her heels clicking as she approached. She was graceful, with a hint of coldness, and stood quietly before them.

"Su Yao, this is a new student for Heavenly Apex Class. Take him there."

"All right." Su Yao merely glanced at Ning Chengyi and asked no questions. On her way over, she had already received a file containing everything she was permitted to know.

Her only task now was to bring the boy to Heavenly Apex Class.

"You know the two main types of Martial Soul, right?"

"Tool Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls."

"They can be divided further into six categories: Power Attack, Agility Attack, Control, Defense, Support, and Food."

"Good. That's all you need to know for Heavenly Apex Class."

Before long, Su Yao brought Ning Chengyi to the classroom door.

She pushed it open and walked in. The place sounded nothing like a classroom. It was as noisy as a marketplace.

Ning Chengyi frowned as he stepped inside. This class really was full of troublemakers.

"Ye Heng, get everyone to quiet down."

Su Yao looked toward a young man seated between the two rows as she spoke.

"Quiet down, everyone. Listen to Teacher Su."

The noisy classroom fell silent the moment Ye Heng spoke.

"He's so cute! Where did this little sweetheart come from?"

"Wipe off your drool. You're in your twenties, and he barely looks like a teenager."

"Teacher, who is he?"

At Ye Heng's instruction, everyone turned to Ning Chengyi, their questions rising one after another.

But Ning Chengyi's eyes had been on Ye Heng from the start.

If I want to sort out this class, he's the one I need to deal with.

"This is a new student, Ning Chengyi. Get along with him."

"I'll leave the rest to you, Ye Heng."

With those brief words and impatience in her eyes, Su Yao left Ning Chengyi there and walked out.

Judging by Su Yao's attitude, the class was such a mess that even its teacher could do nothing about it.

He had his work cut out for him. First, he needed to deal with the troublemaker called Ye Heng!

"Hey, newbie! That's our boss. He's a level thirty-two Soul Elder, and even Yu Tianheng can only fight him to a draw. Hurry up and kneel before him!"

A slightly older boy with spiky hair stood up and pointed at Ning Chengyi as he gave the order.

"First, my name isn't 'hey.' It's Ning Chengyi."

"Second, being a Soul Elder is nothing special!"

"Third..."

No sooner had the word left Ning Chengyi's mouth than a gust swept through the room. He vanished from the front of the class and appeared before Spiky Hair the next instant, grabbing his head and slamming it onto a desk.

Bang!

The force drove Spiky Hair's head into the corner of the desk, sending blood splattering.

"Third, I hate it when people point at me!"

Ning Chengyi held Spiky Hair down with one hand, but his gaze remained on Ye Heng.

"You're fucking dead!" Spiky Hair struggled desperately, but Ning Chengyi had his head pinned and his Soul Power locked down. He could not resist at all.

"Get him!" Ye Heng glanced to either side. Two Soul Grandmasters immediately unleashed their Soul Power, four Yellow Soul Rings rising between them as they rushed Ning Chengyi.

The other students were not frightened in the slightest. If anything, they looked excited.

Some calmly shut the door and drew the curtains. Their movements were far too practiced to be improvised; they had done this so many times that it had become instinct.

Even the girls in the class watched with unconcerned interest, as though this was nothing more than a minor scuffle.

Ning Chengyi saw it all, but he did not panic. The Desolation-Suppressing God-Breaking Spear appeared in his hand. He raised it high and aimed it at Spiky Hair's head.

"Take one more step and I'll kill him today!"

That single sentence stopped the two charging Soul Grandmasters in their tracks.

"He won't dare. Go! If anything happens, I'll take responsibility!"

The two Soul Grandmasters exchanged glances. "Go on, you cowards!" Spiky Hair roared, looking at the others. His face burned with humiliation. "Ye Heng said he'll handle it. I don't believe this bastard dares kill me!"

Hearing that, the two cast aside their hesitation.

"Aah!"

But before they could reach Ning Chengyi, the spear pierced Spiky Hair's shoulder. Blood gushed out, and he screamed in agony.

The sudden strike left every student in the room frozen.

No, they were more than frozen. They were scared senseless.

Even the girls who had been enjoying the spectacle now looked at Ning Chengyi with fear and unease written across their faces.

"Consider this my greeting. If there's a next time, you can wait to... die!"

Ning Chengyi gave Ye Heng a mocking smile.

Ye Heng slammed a hand against the arm of his sofa and shot to his feet. Naked killing intent filled his eyes as he glared at Ning Chengyi and said through clenched teeth:

"You're not leaving this classroom today!"

"Is that so?"

Ning Chengyi did not look at him. Instead, he drove a fist into the shoulder pierced by the Desolation-Suppressing God-Breaking Spear. A scream like a pig being slaughtered rang through the classroom.

"Come at me if you've got the guts. It wouldn't be the first time I've killed a Soul Elder!"

Ning Chengyi's words and ruthless actions left the students stunned, disbelief in their eyes.

Was this guy insane?

On his first day at school, he had seriously injured a classmate. Without treatment, the boy's life might even be in danger.

"Ye Heng, he looks like he might bleed to death..."

A sharp-eyed student leaned close and whispered to Ye Heng.

"Hmph. I'll remember this. Let him go. If he dies, you won't get away with it either."

"Who said I was trying to get away?"

Ning Chengyi grinned. He lifted the unconscious Spiky Hair by the back of his neck as though he were a dead dog. "Want to save him? Then move. You're blocking my seat."

Ye Heng seethed, his eyes burning with fury. But he saw that everyone in the class was watching him.

"You win this time. Let him go." Seeing that Spiky Hair was barely breathing, Ye Heng feared he might really die and stepped aside.

Ning Chengyi smiled again. He tossed Spiky Hair at Ye Heng's feet, stepped over his body, and patted Ye Heng's cheek. Then he settled comfortably onto the sofa in the middle, utterly unconcerned with anyone else's reaction.