Shen Xiu's Class

Du Ze laughed. "Once Nie Li reaches Bronze in two months, we won't have to attend her classes anymore. Nie Li, if we're not hunting Horned Sheep, what are we doing next?"

He now had absolute faith in Nie Li. Nie Li had helped them earn nearly twenty thousand Demon Spirit Coins in a week. If he didn't trust him, who would he trust?

Nie Li hadn't been listening. His heart and eyes were fixed entirely on Ye Ziyun, who was chatting with her classmates up ahead. He pondered how to get close to her and then make her fall in love with him.

Damn it, I lived an entire lifetime and still barely learned any tricks for courting a girl.

He only snapped out of it after Du Ze called him several more times.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ning'er, who was sitting up front, stood and walked toward them.

Shen Yue was astonished. "Did that guy Nie Li provoke Xiao Ning'er?"

Some felt sympathy, some gloated, and some wanted to watch the show-though that last description could apply to just about everyone.

Lu Piao and Du Ze didn't think this icy beauty had come over merely to greet Nie Li, either.

"What if Xiao Ning'er is here to pick a fight with Nie Li? Even the three of us together probably couldn't beat her, right?"

Du Ze said they would definitely help, but they should first see what was going on.

Nie Li turned around and found that neither of them was beside him anymore. They had retreated even farther away.

Xiao Ning'er took a bundle straight out of her Space Ring, then held it out with both hands.

"I made you breakfast. I didn't know what flavors you liked, so I made a little extra."

Off to one side, far away.

Lu Piao said, "So she's starting with a breakfast attack? Huh? Breakfast?!!!"

As his voice rose, both Lu Piao and Du Ze shot to their feet in shock.

"What?!!"

No one in the classroom could believe that Xiao Ning'er had actually made breakfast for that good-for-nothing Nie Li.

"I'm still asleep, aren't I?"

One person promptly slapped another across the face.

"It doesn't hurt! It really is a dream! Hahaha!"

While he was laughing, the person he had slapped kicked him flying. "Does it hurt now?"

Looking at all the burning gazes around her, Xiao Ning'er glanced at Nie Li and stammered, "C-can I sit down and join you?"

Behind them, Lu Piao frantically signaled to Nie Li with his eyes, even dragging Du Ze over.

Nie Li wasn't about to embarrass her. With a simple "Sure," he let Xiao Ning'er sit beside him.

When they opened the food box, the pastries inside looked genuinely lovely, and even gave off a delicious aroma.

Xiao Ning'er's interaction with Nie Li and his two friends made Shen Yue slam his hand on his desk in anger up front.

Xiao Ning'er was already engaged to his older brother Shen Fei, yet she had actually taken the initiative to flirt with Nie Li!

After they finished the pastries, Xiao Ning'er put the box away, waved to them, and returned to her seat.

With gossip written all over his face, Lu Piao nudged Nie Li, asking when he had hooked up with the icy beauty.

Nie Li told him frankly that they were just ordinary friends.

Beneath the sky screen.

At the City Lord's Mansion, Ye Zong saw that Nie Li still harbored those intentions toward his daughter, and his anger flared again.

You want to marry my daughter? Come back when you've become a Black Gold Demon Spirit Master.

Looking at the visiting card the Sacred Family had sent over, Ye Zong gave a couple of cold chuckles.

The Sacred Family could no longer be trusted.

However, the Sacred Family was still one of Glory City's three foremost families. Bringing it down would require careful, long-term planning.

Moreover, its ties ran far too deep. One wrong move could leave Glory City with devastating losses.

For now, he would keep an eye on it and slowly nibble away at it.

On the sky screen.

Shen Xiu walked in, and she was in quite a good mood.

As previously agreed, Nie Li and the others had to stand as punishment during Shen Xiu's class.

But since Shen Xiu was in a good mood, she let them return to their seats.

Judging from the look in Shen Xiu's eyes, Nie Li guessed she was searching for someone.

Today, Shen Xiu was teaching inscriptions.

As she lectured, a plump, middle-aged man appeared in the classroom and eventually conjured three chairs.

It was none other than the dean of students, Lu Ye.

The next to appear were Vice Principal Ye Sheng and an elderly man none of the students recognized.

He was Ye Xiu, the Wind Snow Family's third-ranking figure.

Lu Ye bowed to the two of them, while Ye Sheng waited until Ye Xiu had taken his seat before sitting down himself.

Nie Li, bored by the lecture, sensed something and abruptly looked back.

There was nothing there.

Yet his action drew Ye Xiu's attention.

Shen Xiu explained that inscriptions were divided into artifact inscriptions and battle inscriptions.

Artifact inscriptions were engraved on battle armor, while battle inscriptions were drawn on scrolls. When activated with soul force, they unleashed tremendous combat power.

Most inscriptions had been lost in the catastrophe of the Dark Age.

Present-day Glory City had inherited three major categories of inscriptions.

Wind and Snow Inscriptions, Sacred Fire Inscriptions, and Warfront Inscriptions.

At the back of the classroom, Lu Ye mentioned that several students in this class were quite talented, especially Ye Ziyun.

However, unless they reached Silver Rank, there was absolutely no way they could detect the three of them.

They were only listening to a lesson. Why go to all this trouble?

Beneath the sky screen.

They couldn't detect those three without reaching Silver?

Nie Li hadn't even reached Bronze, yet he could already vaguely sense them.

Wasn't this guy a little too terrifying?

Lu Ye looked at Nie Li, who was watching alongside them, and instinctively covered his face. Who could have imagined that a hidden master had slipped in among the students?

On the sky screen.

Ye Sheng looked at Ye Xiu beside him. "The Sacred Family's people do possess a certain degree of knowledge. What do you think, sir?"

Ye Xiu said nothing.

Lu Ye was secretly startled. Just who was this man? Even the vice principal treated him with such deference.

Back in the classroom.

Shen Xiu began explaining Sacred Fire Inscriptions.

There were sixty-six basic Sacred Fire Inscriptions, and these basic inscriptions could then be combined to form inscriptions of different ranks.

She drew a Blazing Flame Burst Inscription on the spot using soul force.

At the back, Nie Li grumbled inwardly, There are clearly over six hundred basic Sacred Fire Inscriptions. I've been so busy hunting Horned Sheep these past few days that I haven't slept. I might as well put my head down for a bit.

He couldn't even be bothered to listen. Not to boast, but no one in all of Glory City could possibly be more knowledgeable than he was. He would be better off sleeping for a while.

Watching him fall asleep just like that, Lu Ye snorted. "The students in this beginner class really are a mix of wheat and weeds. His parents paid to send him here, not to have him sleep."

Down below, Shen Xiu was still lecturing.

The Blazing Flame Burst Inscription had been created by the Sacred Family's first patriarch. It was also the most powerful and structurally complex Bronze inscription in existence, composed of thirty-six basic inscriptions.

However, she could no longer continue.

Among all those straight-backed students, she had spotted the lone figure slumped over his desk.

An important guest had come to observe her lesson today, putting her in a rare good mood. Who would have thought that Nie Li would dare sleep on his desk during class? He was deliberately making things difficult for her!

This was nothing short of a blatant slap in her face!

She therefore even infused her shout with soul force, making it especially piercing.

"Sleeping openly in class-do you already understand everything I'm teaching?"

Nie Li rubbed his eyes. "Huh? Yes."