The two had already started arguing over Lin Chen.
Lin Chen merely smiled at that.
But his smile only sparked another disaster, leaving him no choice but to keep a straight face.
He sat with Wang Dong, with Huo Yuhao and that fat boy beside him, the four of them seated together.
Every gaze in the class converged on them.
Soon, the students trickled into the classroom, and everyone waited patiently for the teacher to arrive.
Only half an hour later, when the classroom bell rang, did Zhou Yi finally saunter in.
This was an old habit of hers. She liked leaving the students hanging before making her entrance.
Most freshman teachers were Soul Kings. Those above that rank were rare, since a slightly higher rank qualified them for promotion.
But Zhou Yi refused.
She had a husband, Fan Yu, who served as deputy dean of the Soul Tool Department and held a high position in the academy.
Yet she refused transfers and promotions. She simply liked playing with freshmen.
She liked the feeling of eliminating others. Here, she held the power of life and death over them.
Once students became official students of Shrek Academy, everything followed Shrek's elimination system, and no one could expel them at will anymore.
Those first three months were her only chance to expel students however she pleased.
Back when she had expelled her sworn enemy's younger brother, the satisfaction had been indescribable. She had practically drowned in it.
That feeling was simply too satisfying.
Zhou Yi actually had little teaching experience. She had merely studied the academy's biographies and gleaned their essence.
Those who dared not stir up trouble were mediocrities.
Shrek Academy accepted only geniuses, not trash.
There were no trash martial souls, only trash people.
She treasured all these sayings and incorporated them into her teaching philosophy.
After entering, Zhou Yi swept her gaze around the room. It lingered briefly on Lin Chen before moving on to the others.
After all, he was simply too handsome.
She did not normally look like this, but she used makeup to make herself look fierce, which made managing the students easier.
The moment Zhou Yi arrived, she slapped the desk.
Bang!
The thunderous impact sent chalk dust flying from the lectern.
"I'm sure you all know who I am and have heard of my reputation."
"Under me, none of you may make a single mistake. Otherwise, I can expel you at any time."
"Now, everyone who's been in a fight during these first few days of school, stand up."
At Zhou Yi's words, Wang Dong immediately looked at Lin Chen, while Huo Yuhao's roommate looked at Huo Yuhao. Clearly, all of them had fought.
Lin Chen merely shook his head, signaling for him not to stand.
Huo Yuhao, however, honestly stood up.
Seeing Huo Yuhao stand, his chubby roommate had no choice but to rise as well.
"Very good. Only two?
What a bunch of trash!
Don't you know that those who dare not stir up trouble are mediocrities?"
Zhou Yi swept her gaze over the class before finally resting it on Lin Chen and Wang Dong.
"Wang Dong, Lin Chen, stand up."
"You two were just whispering to each other. You clearly fought, so why didn't you stand?"
Lin Chen could only get reluctantly to his feet, but he was not afraid of Zhou Yi.
"Because I overwhelmed her. It wasn't a fight, just intimidation."
"Hahahahaha!"
At Lin Chen's words, Zhou Yi burst out laughing.
Her laughter was chilling as it echoed through the classroom.
"Just intimidation?"
"You're all twelve, roughly the same age. You think you could intimidate your opponent?"
"And you think your martial soul is worthy of intimidating her?"
Zhou Yi knew Lin Chen's and Wang Dong's martial souls, as well as Wang Dong's soul power level.
But she did not know Lin Chen's, because Du Weilun had kept his information confidential.
That only made Zhou Yi more curious.
Even if they had not fought, she would have called Lin Chen up to probe him. Since they had, all the better.
Hearing Zhou Yi's words, Lin Chen merely smiled before challenging her:
"Wang Dong knows perfectly well how I intimidated her."
"But, Teacher, would you like to try it yourself?"
At Lin Chen's words, Zhou Yi immediately laughed.
She released her martial soul and soul rings.
Humm-
Scorching flames erupted from her body, and the phantom of a crimson fire dragon coiled and rose behind her. Searing waves of heat swept through the entire classroom, warping the air.
With her fire dragon martial soul released, all six soul rings were revealed.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.
She was unmistakably a Six-Ring Soul Emperor.
The aura radiating from her left everyone shaken.
A Soul Emperor!
A powerhouse of Soul Emperor rank was actually teaching their freshman class. Shrek Academy truly had an impressive teaching staff.
Everyone felt fortunate to have such a powerful teacher.
After releasing her martial soul and soul rings, Zhou Yi looked at Lin Chen with a challenging expression.
"Have me try it?"
"That's the biggest joke I've heard all year."
Hearing her words, Lin Chen simply released his martial soul.
A pitch-black Dart Blade materialized out of thin air, an emerald sheen of life flowing along its blade.
Then, in the next instant, he vanished from where he stood.
There was no fluctuation of soul power, no sound. It was as though he had evaporated into thin air.
"What?!"
Zhou Yi's pupils abruptly contracted, and her fire dragon martial soul instinctively turned to defend her rear.
But it was already too late.
Lin Chen appeared behind Zhou Yi, his dart blade martial soul pressed against her neck.
The instant the icy blade touched her neck, every hair on Zhou Yi's body stood on end.
Then he drew the blade in a flash, its pitch-black edge tracing a cold arc without a sound.
After drawing the blade, Lin Chen flashed back to his seat.
He put away the Dart Blade and sat down again, as though nothing had happened.
Then he looked at Zhou Yi with disdain and taunted her:
"Teacher, you're already dead."
"Was that intimidating enough?"
Zhou Yi had not seen Lin Chen's movements clearly, but everyone else had witnessed them.
They had seen him vanish from his original spot, press his blade against Zhou Yi's neck, draw it in an instant, then flash back to his seat.
It had all been far too fast.
Everyone cried out in astonishment.
Zhou Yi's pupils shook violently. She clutched her neck, her fingertips trembling slightly.
"What exactly did you do?"
"That's impossible! I'm a Soul Emperor!"
"And you're just a twelve-year-old student. How could you possess such strength?"
"That's impossible!"
"What's impossible?"
Lin Chen leaned against the back of his chair and said languidly, "You're just a frog at the bottom of a well."
"Teacher, you're too weak."
Leaning back in his chair, Lin Chen spoke calmly, yet every word stabbed her in the heart. "I doubt you're qualified to teach me."
"How dare you defy your superior!"
Zhou Yi trembled with rage, even the hand pointing at Lin Chen shaking. "I'm your teacher, and I'm a Soul Emperor!"
"A Soul Emperor is already the ceiling for freshman teachers, yet you dare say I'm weak?"
"You're a Soul Emperor teacher, and you were beaten by a freshman like me. Doesn't that mean you're too weak?"
Lin Chen arched a brow. "You think someone like you deserves to be a teacher?"
"Besides, weren't you the one who said those who dare not stir up trouble are mediocrities?"
"Well, I've stirred up trouble. Doesn't that fit your teaching philosophy perfectly?"
"So where do you get off accusing me of provoking you?"
"So you want to play the hypocrite and still claim the moral high ground, huh?"
"You get to call everything right or wrong."
Lin Chen's words immediately left her speechless.
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