Marry the Most Beautiful Woman

Shen Yue burst out laughing below as well. The Heavenly Marks Family was nothing but a fallen noble family, and Nie Li had a Red Soul Sea with only five points of soul force. If that wasn't trash, what was?

Shen Xiu went so far as to mock Nie Li in front of everyone, saying he was worse than even a commoner. No wonder he wanted to stand up for them.

Shen Xiu's behavior in class left many of the commoners seated below looking furious.

But the cruel reality only made them feel more helpless, and angrier still.

They weren't nobles. Even getting through each day was a struggle, let alone becoming Demon Spirit Masters.

Even if they excelled, they lacked the resources and power.

Nie Li slammed his palm on the desk and told Shen Xiu right then and there that she would regret what she had said today. He also said that every commoner student in the classroom whom she looked down on would one day achieve astonishing things through their own efforts.

Those words displeased Shen Xiu immensely. Commoners were commoners. When would they ever fly up onto a branch and become phoenixes?

Just then, a ray of sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating Nie Li's resolute face.

"Sooner or later, I, Nie Li, will become the greatest Demon Spirit Master!"

He also looked at Ye Ziyun below. "And I'll marry the most beautiful woman in Glory City!"

His declaration left quite a few people beneath the sky screen frozen in place.

Among those who didn't know him, some naturally mocked him for overestimating himself, while others praised his youthful spirit.

In the nobles' eyes, this was the presumptuousness of a commoner, even if Nie Li belonged to a fallen noble family.

But hadn't they learned about him now?

From what they could see on the sky screen, Nie Li was clearly someone who had fought his way through life and then returned to live it again. Even if he merely followed the path of his previous life, his foreknowledge would give him plenty of advantages, enough to help him grow stronger later.

Yet the information stating that he had a Red Soul Sea and only five points of soul force still left many people dismissive.

As far as they knew, those conditions clearly marked him as a born good-for-nothing.

So what if he had lived another life?

With conditions like those, wouldn't it take an unimaginable mountain of heavenly treasures just to raise him to a Bronze Demon Spirit Master?

Chen Linjian of the Sacred Nether Family, however, greatly admired Nie Li's bold declaration and planned to get to know him.

Ye Zong's eyes, meanwhile, reddened. Marry his daughter? That brat wasn't worthy yet!

When he saw the boy, he would have to give his backside a good thrashing.

On the sky screen, many classmates also laughed at Nie Li's claim that he would become the greatest Demon Spirit Master.

When Ye Ziyun realized that Nie Li was looking at her, she hurriedly turned away.

Shen Xiu thought nothing of Nie Li's declaration either, treating it as mere boasting.

She told him that Lord Ye Mo had already reached Silver at Nie Li's age, so becoming a Legendary Demon Spirit Master was a height Nie Li would never reach in his lifetime.

She sneered that instead of making wild boasts here, Nie Li would be better off studying diligently. Perhaps by graduation, he might just barely become a Bronze Demon Spirit Master.

As she spoke, several commoner students listening nearby felt indignant on Nie Li's behalf.

Nie Li brushed it off, saying that the quality of one's aptitude could not determine one's achievements. Human determination could overcome heaven, and the weak could defeat the strong. Cultivators were meant to defy heaven and turn every impossibility into a possibility.

He said that since Instructor Shen Xiu thought he couldn't do it, why not make a bet?

The test after two months of study would decide whether he could become a Bronze Demon Spirit Master.

If he failed, he would withdraw from school voluntarily. If he succeeded, Shen Xiu would resign instead.

Shen Xiu smiled, finding it utterly ridiculous. Raise his soul force from five to one hundred in two months? Nie Li, of all people?

Nie Li baited her, saying that if Instructor Shen Xiu was afraid of losing face by losing to a student, they could forget it.

Shen Xiu fell for it on the spot. She was afraid? A member of the illustrious Sacred Family, afraid?

And with someone like Nie Li-a fallen noble and a good-for-nothing himself-provoking her, she had even less reason to refuse.

Naturally, Shen Xiu agreed. But she was already certain that Nie Li would be leaving, so to punish him for disrespecting his elders, she ordered him to stand at the back during lessons for the two months before his withdrawal.

Nie Li simply went to stand at the back.

The students below were still mocking him. Give him two months and he'd reach Bronze? Then if they gave him two years, would he become a legend?

Instead, Nie Li smiled and told them they had a good eye. They could see that he would become a Legendary Demon Spirit Master in two years. Their judgment was quite sharp.

Up front, Shen Yue had already written Nie Li off as someone who did nothing but make wild boasts.

Du Ze, however, thought that although Nie Li also came from a noble family, he was willing to stand up for commoners like them. How could he sit here with an easy conscience?

Du Ze stood up too and went to Nie Li's side.

Lu Piao came over as well.

"Ow, sitting made my back ache. Can't I stand for a while?"

Shen Xiu had nothing more to say about that. If someone wanted to stand through class, then let him stand.

Wei Nan, Zhang Ming, and Zhu Xiangjun were also discussing it among themselves.

They were all boys in their teens, brimming with youthful spirit. Nie Li was standing up for commoners like them, yet they were still sitting there. What kind of behavior was that?

Looking at the five brothers beside him, Nie Li thought to himself, With these brothers, I have enough.

Beneath the sky screen, many students watched the scene with silent regret.

Why hadn't they joined Nie Li?

In their hearts, they truly resented Shen Xiu, but they also had to admit that what she had said then wasn't wrong. They had no family backing, no resources, and no talent. Against the nobles, they would be crushed in an instant, with not even scraps left behind. They had the will, but lacked the strength.

All that remained was the hot blood of youth.

Those who dared to charge straight ahead were the brave. Most ordinary people simply stayed where they were.

The Heavenly Marks Family.

Seeing his son make such a bold and ambitious declaration, Nie Ming couldn't help feeling proud of Nie Li.

He had always had faith in his son. His son valued loyalty and affection, and he could accomplish what he said he would.

If things really didn't work out, he could just come home. Once he came home, whatever else his father might lack, sheltering his son from wind and rain would be no problem!

He just didn't know how much hardship his child had endured in his previous life...

Xiao Yun's heart ached for her son too, and she planned to make him plenty of delicious food once he returned.

On the sky screen, Shen Xiu picked up another scroll. The students whose information it recorded were nothing short of heaven's favored children.

Ye Ziyun had a Green Soul Sea and eighty-six points of soul force, while Shen Yue and Xiao Ning'er had Emerald Soul Seas and seventy-eight points of soul force. Barring any surprises, they would definitely all reach one-star Bronze by the final exam in two months.

A wave of envy swept through their classmates. After all, as children of noble families, they had resources in spades.

Hearing the voices below, Shen Yue smiled even more smugly.

He even winked at two female classmates.