The man was none other than Du Weilun, the director of studies at Shrek Academy's Outer Academy.
At first, Du Weilun had been sitting comfortably in his office when he suddenly sensed two unusually powerful energy fluctuations spreading through Shrek's first-year student area.
He rushed over in a blazing hurry, only to discover Zhou Yi fighting a new student. And it seemed Zhou Yi had gained little advantage.
Du Weilun glanced at Zhou Yi, then at Lin Xuanchen.
When Du Weilun clearly saw the Seven Kill Sword in Lin Xuanchen's hand, a flicker of surprise involuntarily crossed his eyes.
"Student, is your martial soul the Seven Kill Sword?" Du Weilun asked.
"That's right. My martial soul is indeed the Seven Kill Sword." Lin Xuanchen nodded, acknowledging it.
"A Seven Kill Sword martial soul... how could I have no recollection of that?" Du Weilun murmured in puzzlement.
Among the new students admitted to Shrek Academy, the files of anyone with outstanding talent and relatively high soul power would pass through his hands. Yet he did not recall any soul master with a Seven Kill Sword martial soul.
"Wait, what did you say your name was?" Du Weilun suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to ask Lin Xuanchen.
"Lin Xuanchen," Lin Xuanchen said calmly.
"Lin Xuanchen! You're the new student with a Blue Silver Emperor martial soul and soul power as high as rank thirty-nine?!" Du Weilun considered the name, then spoke in surprise.
Du Weilun had definitely read Lin Xuanchen's file. An eleven-year-old, rank thirty-nine soul master would be a genius in any organization.
Back when he reviewed Lin Xuanchen's file, Du Weilun had already found his talent astonishing. But he felt that having only a Blue Silver Emperor martial soul made Lin Xuanchen too limited, so he had not devoted much attention to him.
Although Sea God Tang San from ten thousand years ago had also possessed a Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, Tang San had mostly used the Clear Sky Hammer in his later years. The Blue Silver Emperor's potential for growth was ultimately limited, which was why Du Weilun had paid little attention to this new student, Lin Xuanchen.
But now that he saw the Seven Kill Sword in Lin Xuanchen's hand, his opinion changed in an instant.
A Blue Silver Emperor martial soul paired with a Seven Kill Sword martial soul-such twin martial souls were simply the finest of the finest!
What was more, Lin Xuanchen had twin martial souls: an eleven-year-old, rank thirty-nine soul master with twin martial souls!
At that moment, Du Weilun's opinion of Lin Xuanchen changed completely. Such a talented student had been right under his nose, and he had actually underestimated him. He wished he could travel back in time that very instant, slap his past self twice, and curse him for having eyes yet failing to see.
Du Weilun's gaze now burned with fervor. He looked Lin Xuanchen over as though admiring a beautiful woman, making no attempt to hide the heat in his eyes.
"Are you gay? Why do you keep staring at me like that?" Lin Xuanchen asked in confusion, feeling unnerved by Du Weilun's gaze.
"Of course I'm gay!" Still immersed in the excitement of discovering a genius student like Lin Xuanchen, Du Weilun answered instinctively.
The instant those words left his mouth, the scene seemed to freeze. Not even a crow or sparrow could be heard.
Even the furious Zhou Yi's expression turned rather strange after hearing Du Weilun say that.
"Ahem, ahem." By the time Du Weilun realized what he had just said, it was too late. He could only cough awkwardly a few times before turning to Lin Xuanchen with a serious expression. "Lin Xuanchen, come with me. I'll take you to meet someone."
"Wait! Director Du! This student has no respect for his elders! He refuses to obey discipline, and he even assaulted a teacher! Expel him! He must be expelled!" Hearing Du Weilun's words, Zhou Yi immediately grew anxious and pointed at Lin Xuanchen as she shouted furiously.
"What did you say? He assaulted you?" Du Weilun paused slightly, then asked in surprise, "You're saying a rank thirty-nine student injured you, a rank sixty Soul Emperor?"
"That's right! Director Du, look at the injuries on my face!" Zhou Yi pointed at the fist marks Lin Xuanchen had left on her face and shouted angrily, "A student like this, who has no respect for his elders and refuses to obey discipline, must be expelled from our Shrek Academy! He doesn't deserve our Shrek Academy's education!"
"If there's no place for me here, there'll be a place for me elsewhere. At worst, I'll stop studying here. Do you really think everyone treasures your Shrek Academy?" Lin Xuanchen's gaze sharpened. He raised the Seven Kill Sword in his hand, pointed it at Zhou Yi, and snapped coldly.
"Zhou Yi! Shut your mouth!" The moment Du Weilun heard that Lin Xuanchen actually intended to withdraw, he panicked. Lin Xuanchen was a soul master with twin martial souls, and he had reached the level of a rank thirty-nine Soul Elder at just eleven years old. His future prospects were limitless. Du Weilun immediately glared at Zhou Yi and rebuked her loudly.
Du Weilun's shout left Zhou Yi stunned. She had never been treated like this at Shrek Academy.
Her husband was Fan Yu, the vice dean of the Soul Tool Department. Even Yan Shaozhe had to show her some courtesy when he saw her. Now that Du Weilun had reprimanded her like this, confusion involuntarily rose in her heart.
"Phew."
Du Weilun drew a deep breath and settled his turbulent emotions. Then he beckoned to Lin Xuanchen and Zhou Yi. "Both of you, come with me. Whatever the matter is, we'll discuss it in the office."
Afterward, Du Weilun led Lin Xuanchen and Zhou Yi into his office.
Du Weilun's office was on the top floor of the teaching building. At thirty to forty square meters, it looked quite spacious, but there were no overly lavish decorations. There were only four bookcases, each filled with an extensive collection of books.
Du Weilun raised his eyebrows and asked gravely, "Zhou Yi, tell me. What happened between you two?"
"Director Du, it was this little brat! All I did was take charge of my class as usual. Not only did this brat refuse to obey discipline, he viciously assaulted me. A malignant tumor like him must not be allowed to remain in Shrek Academy. He must be expelled!" Zhou Yi shouted.
"Fine, then expel me. Even if I leave Shrek Academy, I have somewhere else to go. I'm withdrawing from Shrek Academy right now." Lin Xuanchen merely gave a contemptuous sneer, not even bothering to respond to her accusations.
"Wait!" Seeing that Lin Xuanchen was about to withdraw again, Du Weilun hurriedly called him back. At that moment, he could not help feeling bewildered.
Shrek Academy was the continent's foremost academy, a place countless prodigies would fight tooth and nail to enter. Yet why did it seem no different from a toilet in this brat's eyes? He could relieve himself whenever he pleased and leave whenever he wanted, without giving it the slightest regard.
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