Beating Dai Huabin into Submission, the Shrek Journey Officially Begins

At that moment, the same thing happened to Xie Huanyue and the other two.

Their Soul Skill execution was immature: too slow, poorly aimed, and lacking power. Naturally, Gu Ming, with his polished combat skills, evaded them.

Over the past six years, Gu Ming had not rushed to raise his Soul Power Level. One reason was that advancing too quickly could draw the attention of God King Tang—the Divine Weapon Beasts did not belong to the Douluo Plane.

His identity as a transmigrator would also arouse Tang San's suspicions when the time came.

He was better off concealing his talents, solidifying his foundations, tempering his body, and honing his combat skills.

After all, "invincible among his peers" was merely his slogan.

Dai Huabin and the others just happened to experience it firsthand, letting out howls of pain.

Only after several minutes did Gu Ming slowly withdraw his somewhat aching fists.

Had he known beating people up would hurt him too, he would have equipped himself with a set of Soul Tools like Xiao Hongchen.

He looked at them and asked, "Convinced yet?"

Xie Huanyue and the others were angry but helpless, and nodded reluctantly.

They had been taught a lesson on their very first day as freshmen. Anyone would have been seething.

In their eyes, Gu Ming was a little demon who looked easygoing but was actually incredibly domineering, with a somewhat sinister streak to his behavior.

"Let me hear you call me big brother."

Gu Ming raised his chin and casually made another unreasonable demand, telling these fellows to acknowledge him as their big brother on the spot.

"Big brother," Xie Huanyue said reluctantly.

Zhou Sichen said, "Big brother."

Cao Jinxuan said, "Big brother."

One person, however, remained silent: Dai Huabin, his face full of defiance.

To deal with a troublemaker like him, Gu Ming turned and delivered a round of Military Boxing, beating Dai Huabin until he reluctantly called him big brother.

From that moment on, Dormitory 208 had a big brother.

Gu Ming turned and told the others they could return to their dormitory.

Not far away, the old man sunning himself at the dormitory entrance slowly opened his eyes and studied Gu Ming's retreating figure with interest.

He was Dragon God Douluo Mu En, one of the strongest Limit Douluos alive.

Mu En murmured, "Such solid foundations. He can beat people up without even using his martial soul. He has some of my flair from back in the day."

Over the next two days, Shrek finished admitting its new students.

Aside from eating and cultivating, one thing Gu Ming had to do every day was straighten out Dai Huabin and those other defiant freshmen, beating them into complete submission.

Dai Huabin was particularly troublesome. He would shout about restoring the White Tiger's glory and how White Tiger Soul Masters would never be slaves, only to receive another beating from Gu Ming.

To his roommates, Gu Ming was a little demon.

In front of senior female students, he was a polite junior. Back in the dormitory, he ordered Dai Huabin to fetch water for his footbath—a regular Troublemaker.

Gu Ming did not consider this bullying his classmates, but rather making reasonable use of the conveniences his strength afforded him.

Anyone who disagreed was even welcome to challenge him.

And so began Dai Huabin's life of getting beaten twice a day. The moment he woke up, he would provoke Gu Ming, then get thrashed.

Only on the third day, when classes began, did Gu Ming put on his uniform and head to Freshman Class Five.

The spacious classroom was already packed. Gu Ming found a seat near the back and sat down.

Soon, Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class Five, entered wearing modern business attire and high heels, lesson plans in hand, adjusting the frame of his glasses.

As a delicate fragrance wafted through the room, a chorus of awed exclamations rose from the students.

Their Class Five teacher really was beautiful, and so young that they could not help wanting to call him Mommy.

Gu Ming also silently gave a thumbs-up, approving of the mature beauty in business attire.

He could not understand how a teacher as beautiful as Mu Jin could fall for Fan Yu, a technical geek who specialized in Soul Tool research and was practically losing all his hair.

Perhaps that was charm.

"Quiet down, everyone."

Mu Jin tapped the lectern, then said, "My name is Mu Jin, and I am the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class Five. Starting today, I will be responsible for teaching you until the Freshman Assessment in three months."

"During this time, if you respect me, I will respect you."

"Now, let us begin class."

The students, led by Dai Huabin, applauded to welcome their teacher.

Mu Jin then turned his gaze toward Gu Ming and said coldly, "Gu Ming, stand up."

Gu Ming stood, looking rather confused.

Mu Jin furrowed his delicately shaped brows. "I heard you have been bullying your classmates these past two days. Is that true?"

"No, nothing of the sort."

Gu Ming immediately denied it, then said, "I was just teaching them how to behave. Someone has to clean our dormitory, right? They refused to follow the academy's rules, so what else could I do? I only stepped in to maintain order in the dormitory."

"Don't you think the dormitory needs a big brother to keep them in line? Besides, they're doing it willingly, and I even give them Gold Soul Coins. How can that be called bullying?"

"Teacher, ask them whether I've actually bullied them. Dai Huabin can testify."

Dai Huabin's face instantly flushed red at those words. He said heavily, "No, Gu Ming hasn't bullied me. I did everything willingly, and I also willingly sought his guidance in boxing."

Mu Jin narrowed his eyes and pressed on. "Dai Huabin, I didn't hear you. Say it again!"

"Gu Ming hasn't bullied me!" Dai Huabin forced out the words in utter humiliation, his face red.

Mu Jin sighed.

There really was nothing wrong with Gu Ming's conduct. Had the academy not asked her to investigate, she would not even have bothered.

A dormitory needed a leader. That made perfect sense.

Besides, this was paid employment. Mu Jin could find no grounds to punish Gu Ming and could only tell him to sit down.

Next, Mu Jin said, "Today, we will select a Class Monitor. All of you may vote for whoever you think should be our Class Monitor. From now on, that person will be responsible for all our class affairs, large and small."

The moment they heard there would be a vote for Class Monitor, the students perked up. Every one of them wanted the position.

Soon, the voting began.

Gu Ming was unanimously elected Class Monitor.

Freshman Class Five's reason for choosing Gu Ming as Class Monitor was simple: he was the strongest and the most handsome, earning him plenty of favor with the female students.

As for the male students, strength spoke for itself.

Even Dai Huabin, the strongest among them, could not beat him. If they did not pick a side now, were they supposed to wait for the reckoning afterward?

At that moment, Mu Jin stared at the name on the voting list, lost in thought.

Gu Ming again.

That little demon again!

To command all of Freshman Class Five at such a young age—this boy was a talent worth nurturing.

Mu Jin handed the position of Class Monitor straight to Gu Ming, then formally began the lesson.

In the blink of an eye, sunset arrived.

Freshman Class Five's first theory lesson ended, and Mu Jin dismissed the students early.

The day's classes concluded smoothly.

Dai Huabin once again came forward to challenge him, oblivious to his own impending doom, and was greeted with yet another savage beating.

Afterward, Gu Ming went to the field.

Then he and the trio of Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie witnessed the brutal training methods of Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class One.

Freshman Class One actually had an entrance assessment, with students facing elimination on their very first day.

They all felt fortunate to have been assigned to a good class.

Gu Ming pointed at Freshman Class One and turned to Dai Huabin. "Little Tiger, see that? When I enrolled, I almost got assigned to Freshman Class One. Luckily, I'd done my research beforehand and forced my way into Class Five."

"Thinking back on what I did, I still feel pretty lucky."

Dai Huabin slowly turned around and snapped, "Don't call me Little Tiger. I'm not Tiger."

"Fine, Tiger," Gu Ming said.

"You..."

Dai Huabin was furious and helpless, but there was nothing he could do about Gu Ming. He really could not beat him.

Just then, Zhou Yi, who was busy barking commands on the field, caught something with her keen ears. She pointed at Huo Yuhao near the back and scolded, "Run faster! If you don't finish today, every last one of you can get the hell out! Shrek doesn't accept trash!"

After scolding Huo Yuhao, Zhou Yi turned and strode over to Gu Ming. She asked coldly, "You're Gu Ming, the one who refused to report to Freshman Class One?"