Class Monitor Dugu Yan

When class ended, students crowded around Dai Xuanyu's seat.

Exchange students from the Star Luo Empire had already begun enrolling at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy one after another.

But Dai Xuanyu was the first exchange student in Heavenly Supreme Class One.

He was also a member of the Star Luo Imperial Family.

Even if he came from a collateral branch, he still had imperial blood in his veins.

Naturally, quite a few students in Heavenly Supreme Class One were curious about him.

"Is the Star Luo Empire a fun place?"

"I visited Star Luo Imperial City once. It was magnificent."

"Dai Zhuang, if there's anything you don't understand, just ask me. I'm our class's student welfare representative."

"..."

They chattered around him, firing questions from every direction.

Dai Xuanyu answered each one with a friendly expression, holding nothing back.

"Come on, why are you only asking useless questions? Can't you ask something worthwhile?"

A male student pushed through the crowd and came up beside Dai Xuanyu.

Then, in front of everyone, he asked, "Dai Zhuang, forgive me for asking, but how do you think Heaven Dou Academy compares with Star Luo Royal Academy?"

He's up to no good.

Dai Xuanyu grumbled inwardly, but his expression did not change. "I'm sorry, but I only arrived at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy today."

"I'm not very familiar with our academy yet."

"From my first impression, though, each has its own beauty." With that, Dai Xuanyu deliberately shut down any chance of a follow-up question.

The male student hid his expression well, but Dai Xuanyu could tell he was disappointed.

Sure enough, the factions at the Heaven Dou court aren't of one mind.

Dai Xuanyu understood what was going on and paid it no heed.

These people of the Heaven Dou Empire would never guess that the Star Luo Empire stood to benefit whether the alliance between their countries endured or fell apart.

If it endured, they could weaken Spirit Hall together.

If it fell apart, the Star Luo Empire would have a ready excuse to attack the Heaven Dou Empire someday.

Either way, the Star Luo Empire could only gain.

You have to reel a fish in slowly.

As he answered his classmates' questions, Dai Xuanyu quietly watched everyone in Heavenly Supreme Class One.

Not everyone was interested in an exchange student from the Star Luo Empire. Dugu Yan, for one, was not.

After all, she was a Titled Douluo's only granddaughter. In terms of status, she stood far above a collateral member of the Star Luo Imperial Family like him.

Dai Xuanyu was in no hurry. He could take his time.

"Why are you all crowding around the new student? Class is starting. Didn't you know?"

The voice belonged to their homeroom teacher, Qin Ming, who stood in the classroom doorway.

At his words, everyone returned to their seats and waited for class to begin.

But Qin Ming showed no sign of heading to the podium. He simply stood in the doorway without moving.

Then, under everyone's puzzled gazes, he spoke.

"Today's classroom lesson is now an outdoor lesson. We're going to the combat arena for a practical test."

"The midterm assessment for Heavenly Supreme Level students is just over a month away. Make sure you're prepared."

"Practical combat? You can't be serious. That's the part I dread most," one student complained.

And plenty of others shared that feeling.

Students like them had come to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy either to make connections or to coast comfortably to graduation... not to become powerful Soul Masters.

After all, many students at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy really did have noble titles—or even a throne—waiting for them at home.

Some complained, but others were excited.

This was an excellent chance to test their strength.

Everyone present came from wealth or nobility, yet some still had ambitions and wanted to achieve something as Soul Masters.

A practical test? And a midterm assessment? Interesting.

Qin Ming's words piqued Dai Xuanyu's interest.

He also noticed quite a few classmates looking his way.

Clearly, they were curious about his strength.

"All right, let's go." Qin Ming turned and left the classroom. "Dugu Yan, show Dai Zhuang the way."

Dugu Yan? Dai Xuanyu was a little surprised.

After one coincidence after another, how was he still this lucky?

At the same time, his desk mate explained in a low voice, "Dai Zhuang, Dugu Yan is our class monitor."

"At the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, class monitors aren't chosen by background or Soul Power Level. The strongest fighter in each class gets the position."

I see. Dai Xuanyu nodded to show that he understood.

Heavenly Supreme Level students all had a Soul Power Level between twenty-five and thirty.

Within that range, a difference of one or two levels did not create much of a gap.

So when it came to actual strength, what usually mattered was the quality of one's Martial Soul, the path one had chosen, and one's combat experience.

Dugu Yan's Martial Soul was the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. Though it could not match her grandfather's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, its quality was undoubtedly good.

She was also a control-type Soul Master who used poison, giving her a considerable advantage in the early and middle stages of a Soul Master's development.

It was only natural that Dugu Yan had become the monitor of Heavenly Supreme Class One.

Just then, Dugu Yan walked over.

Her voice was cool as she said, "Dai Zhuang, come with me."

"Of course, class monitor." Dai Xuanyu answered with a smile.

He rose and followed behind her.

I'll have to show a little of what I can do, both in today's practical test and in the midterm assessment next month.

In the world of Soul Masters, strength is what matters in the end.

Watching Dugu Yan's back, Dai Xuanyu considered his position with a clear head.

His current identity was enough to make ordinary nobles at the academy treat him with some respect.

Someone from a background like Dugu Yan's would not care about it at all.

Of course, he had something else going for him.

A twelve-year-old Soul Grandmaster at level twenty-five—his talent was undeniable.

He was also the youngest student in the entire Heavenly Supreme grade.

That was why his classmates had been so eager to get to know him.

Even someone like Dugu Yan had treated him pleasantly.

Before long, all of Heavenly Supreme Class One arrived at their own combat arena.

That was right: their own.

Such was the wealth of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Even Star Luo Royal Academy could not match it.