Starting School

"Big Brother, time to get up!"

Tang Wulin gently knocked on the tightly shut door, but no one answered.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yuhao exchanged a glance, helplessness simultaneously surfacing on their faces. It was obvious that their good big brother had overslept again.

Knock, knock, knock!

Tang Wulin knocked three times more, using a bit of strength, before Wang Dong's slightly lazy and spoiled voice drifted from inside the room.

"Let's go, let's head back and wash up too."

Having called Wang Dong out of bed, Tang Wulin then brought Huo Yuhao back to their room.

That was right; ever since the two of them performed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Tang Wulin had proposed that they live together, as it would be more convenient for cultivation. After all, their soul power could accelerate cultivation speeds once fused, and in order to find his mom and dad as soon as possible, he had no choice but to make this request.

Huo Yuhao, blushing, had readily gone along with the flow and agreed. After all, he still had his own goals to achieve, and entering Shrek Academy was done through a Tang Sect quota anyway, making it even more necessary for him to enhance his strength.

The only problem was Wang Dong, who had initially jumped up and down while muttering, "Second Brother, you've betrayed me," and, "Third Brother, you've betrayed me too."

However, the moment it was mentioned that they wouldn't have to squeeze into a tiny room together, and that the other bed could be dismantled, thrown out, and rearranged into a big bed, Wang Dong immediately agreed.

As for his two cheap younger brothers, neither of them should bother him while he slept.

Yet, as expected, Tang Wulin and Huo Yuhao cultivated day and night for the first two days of school, whereas Wang Dong slept day and night. Aside from going out together to eat meals, he never stepped foot outside the front door or crossed the threshold of the inner courtyard.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yuhao went to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye every single morning, and today was the first day of school, which was why they had unusually called Wang Dong to get up. Otherwise, it would be a disaster if they missed class.

Quickly washing up and eating breakfast, the three of them unhurriedly arrived at the classroom.

Looking at the seats that were only a little over half-filled, Wang Dong sighed mournfully.

"It's clearly still so early. Why wake up this early?"

"If we don't come early, the only seats left will be the ones right next to the teacher."

Tang Wulin put on the air of someone with experience, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong nodded with a half-understanding look. One of them had worked at the Duke's Mansion and the other had served as a young master in the Clear Sky Sect; how could either of them know about these things?

Yet in truth, Tang Wulin didn't understand either. He had time-traveled before he even had a chance to attend school, and he had simply heard from an older neighbor boy who had gone to school that sitting very close to the teacher during class seemed to be a terrifying thing.

Clinging to this thought, the three of them arrived at the middle seats toward the back. However, right after sitting down, Tang Wulin's face darkened as he proposed sitting in an aisle seat because he was too young and his body hadn't truly begun developing yet; sitting further back meant his line of sight would be directly blocked by the back of the person in front of him.

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, sitting beside him, chuckled in low voices, finding this appearance of Tang Wulin's utterly amusing.

As time ticked by, one classmate after another walked into the classroom. Tang Wulin and Huo Yuhao attempted to cultivate under this environment, while Wang Dong remained utterly bored. Having never truly experienced the fierce beatdowns of younger brothers, he had yet to rein in that lazy temperament of his.

"Classmate, may I sit in this seat?"

Just as Wang Dong was bored, a melodious voice drifted into his ear, and a cute, pretty-looking girl standing by the seat next to him was inquiring of him.

"Sit, go ahead."

Wang Dong waved a hand to signal that the other person could sit. It wasn't his seat anyway; what was there against sitting?

"Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao."

The girl took the initiative to greet him.

"My name is Wang Dong."

Wang Dong barely nodded and returned the greeting.

Such a nice voice! Such fair skin! Such gorgeous hair! So handsome!

Xiao Xiao's heart fluttered like a startled fawn, and she looked shyly at this cold, aloof boy beside her, starting to try and strike up a conversation.

Yet Wang Dong only felt that Xiao Xiao was somewhat noisy, constantly asking one thing after another. Still, to pass the time out of boredom, Wang Dong gave perfunctory replies to Xiao Xiao's questions.

Before long, a middle-aged man walked through the classroom door. Wearing glasses, he looked cultured and refined, with a fairly thin notebook tucked under his arm.

With the arrival of the middle-aged man, the originally noisy classroom gradually grew quiet. Tang Wulin and Huo Yuhao also opened their eyes at the same time, curiously sizing up the teacher who would be instructing them for the next six years.

"Hello everyone, my name is Wang Yan. A rank 59 Soul King, martial soul Coiling Dragon Staff, and I am your head teacher. I am very glad to meet everyone here at Shrek Academy."

This teacher's tone was very gentle, sounding extremely comfortable to the ear.

"Next, I hope everyone can come to the front and introduce yourselves. After all, you will all be classmates in the future who can entrust your backs to one another, and mastering a bit more information makes it easier to understand each other."

Wang Yan adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose, his gaze sweeping across the classroom until he paused in a certain direction, then continued his casual sweeping as if nothing were amiss.

"Let's have the classmate in the first seat of the first row go first."

Hearing Wang Yan's words, the first person didn't hesitate at all, walking straight up to the stage and speaking in an uninhibited manner.

"Hello everyone, my name is Wang Hu, martial soul Blazing Tiger, an 18th-rank Battle Soul Master. If anyone wants to fight, just look for me."

Classmate after classmate went on stage to introduce themselves, and very soon it was the turn of Tang Wulin and his companions.

However, according to the order, Xiao Xiao was up first. She covertly cast a glance at Wang Dong, only to discover that the other person's attention was still not on her, and instead he was chatting with the little kid beside her. Biting her silver teeth in resentment, she took two or three steps and arrived on the stage.

"My name is Xiao Xiao, martial souls Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and NinePhoenix Ceremonial Flute, a 21st-rank Soul Grandmaster."

The moment Xiao Xiao finished speaking, she looked toward Wang Dong's direction, wanting to see the reaction of this cold, handsome guy. As a result, only a trace of surprise appeared on Wang Dong's face before it vanished instantly.

Hmph!

Xiao Xiao let out a cold snort, ignoring the discussions of the others as she stormed angrily down from the stage and returned to her seat, cursing inwardly at how aloof Wang Dong was. She had even exposed her Twin Martial Souls, yet he wouldn't even spare her a glance.

Wang Yan naturally noticed Xiao Xiao's small fit of pique, though he didn't understand where it came from. After smilingly smoothing things over, he invited the next classmate to take the stage for an introduction.

"Wang Dong, martial souls Light Goddess Butterfly and Clear Sky Hammer, 21st-rank Soul Grandmaster."

Wang Dong was even more direct than Xiao Xiao. Having been woken up early today and having languished in boredom for so long, he had long since grown irritated. He went up, copied Xiao Xiao's template verbatim, and stepped back down.

Xiao Xiao sat in her seat and stared in astonishment at Wang Dong. So he was also a Twin Martial Souls holder.

Immediately afterward, she lowered her head in some dismay. No wonder the other person looked down on her; it turned out he was someone from the legendary Clear Sky Sect.

(Wang Dong: Actually, it's just that my morning temper hasn't worn off yet.)

Below the stage, discussions buzzed. The rare Twin Martial Souls had actually appeared twice in their class.

"Tang Wulin, martial souls Soft Bone Rabbit and Clear Sky Hammer, 17th-rank Soul Master."

Tang Wulin modeled his self-introduction on his elder sister's words, yet his tone was clearly much better than the previous person's. Even the students who thought Tang Wulin was a bit short couldn't bring themselves to mock him.

Wang Yan checked the information on his notepad and looked at Tang Wulin before him, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes. What a truly familiar martial soul combination.

Yet he only guessed that a Clear Sky Hammer soul master and a Soft Bone Rabbit soul master had given birth to a child with Twin Martial Souls, never once leaning toward that possibility. After all, there was already a rather famous Soft Bone Rabbit soul master right in the Outer Court.

Huo Yuhao walked onto the stage, faced the students across the entire classroom, took a deep breath, and only then introduced himself.

"Huo Yuhao, martial soul Spiritual Eyes, 11th-rank Soul Master."