For the Tang Sect,
even if Dai Lingfeng had to serve as a whetstone to temper Huo Yuhao, he would have no complaints.
He was utterly loyal to the Tang Sect and would surely understand the painstaking thought that had gone into this.
Dai Mubai had no choice in the matter either.
As for Tang San?
Heh...
Freshman Class Seven.
The first lesson of the school year.
"Quiet."
"Students, our Class Seven is fortunate,"
"because Dai Lingfeng, the strongest genius among this year's freshmen, is in our class."
"None of you have any objections to him serving as class monitor, do you?"
The homeroom teacher stood at the podium, his voice a little nervous.
After all,
Dai Lingfeng's reputation had long since spread across the continent. This big shot was the inventor of the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill concept!
He could do alone what it took Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing two people to do!
His Soul Power Level was frighteningly high, too.
With a big shot like him assigned to the class, Class Seven was going to win while lying down!
"No objections!!"
The students of Class Seven were all very well-behaved.
Back home, each of them had been a local genius, proud and arrogant. Now, they were no longer so proud and arrogant,
and all that remained was their most instinctive, heartfelt admiration for Dai Lingfeng.
Young Master Dai was awesome!
"Mm."
The homeroom teacher nodded in satisfaction.
With Dai Lingfeng here,
this class would probably be the most obedient he had ever taught.
"Class monitor, organize everyone's introductions, then let everyone get to know one another."
The homeroom teacher directly handed authority over to Dai Lingfeng, the class monitor.
"Certainly, teacher."
"Since we're introducing ourselves, I'll start as the class monitor."
Dai Lingfeng walked up to the podium.
"Dai Lingfeng. My Martial Souls are the White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat. I'm a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor of both the power attack and agility attack types."
"Please take care of me, everyone."
He hadn't mentioned his Soul Power Level in his introduction, because level 49 was too outrageous.
But the words "Four-Ring Soul Ancestor"
were enough!
At an age when having two rings already made one a genius, Dai Lingfeng's four-ring cultivation was an astronomical figure, shocking to hear.
It represented absolute domination!
"F-four rings?!"
The classroom fell silent for a long time before the freshmen's brains gradually took in this absurd information.
First year, eleven years old, four rings?
Were they sure he was the same kind of creature as them?
For some reason, when such a world-shocking situation appeared in Dai Lingfeng, they actually felt it was only natural.
"Is four rings so strange?"
"My grandfather attended the class monitor and Princess Jiujiu's engagement banquet five years ago and saw the class monitor receive ten levels of God-Given Soul Power with his own eyes!"
"The class monitor is a super genius with level 20 Innate Soul Power. In five years, never mind Soul Ancestor, I wouldn't be surprised even if he'd cultivated to Soul King!"
Huang Chutian said loudly.
At the engagement banquet that year,
all the guests had tacitly kept their mouths shut about Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er, spreading only the news of Dai Lingfeng's God-Given Soul Power.
As a result, Dai Lingfeng's public image was that of a super genius, radiant and outstanding.
As for the supposed evil deed of killing his mother,
they had never heard of it.
Even if it had happened, the wicked Dai Huabin had done it!
"That's right. Twin Martial Souls, a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, ten levels of God-Given Soul Power..."
"For a favored son of heaven like the class monitor, it's not strange at all for him to reach the level of Soul Ancestor."
Someone immediately spoke up in agreement.
The freshmen burst into exclamations, chattering over one another.
"All right, everyone, let's continue with the introductions."
"Next."
Dai Lingfeng brought the class under control and continued the introductions.
He had long since grown tired of hearing such flattery.
In that respect, Shrek was no different from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
The classes in the days after the introductions were relatively relaxed.
The atmosphere in Class Seven was much better than in Zhou Yi's Class One.
The talented students could experience the process of gradually getting to know Shrek Academy. Those without talent could also enjoy their final days here.
"Class monitor."
"I heard someone recently started selling grilled fish in the outer court, and it smells wonderful."
"Want to go try some together?"
After class,
the twin sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo invited Dai Lingfeng.
"Grilled fish?"
"Sure."
Dai Lingfeng readily agreed.
He had been planning to patronize Huo Yuhao's business anyway.
His own younger brother was starting a business, so he had to support him somehow.
And so,
Dai Lingfeng brought the twin beauties to Huo Yuhao's Yuhao Grilled Fish stall.
As soon as he appeared,
gasps rang out one after another around him.
The students waiting in line ahead of Dai Lingfeng all changed expression when they saw him and hurriedly stepped aside.
Just like that, Dai Lingfeng found himself at the front of the line.
"Boss, selling grilled fish?"
He tossed down a Gold Soul Coin and watched Huo Yuhao's reaction.
Huff, huff!
Huo Yuhao's eyes were bloodshot, and he panted like a bull.
But he was doing his utmost to restrain himself.
"Yes. How many do you want?"
Huo Yuhao did his best to keep his voice calm.
The brothers had met again.
Although Huo Yuhao had changed a fair bit, he still had some recognizable features, yet Dai Lingfeng actually couldn't recognize him.
A trace of bitterness touched the corners of Huo Yuhao's mouth.
Of course.
How could a nobody like him trouble Dai Lingfeng to remember him?
Dai Lingfeng had probably forgotten what he looked like long ago.
"Three."
Dai Lingfeng smiled faintly.
This Huo Yuhao was practically an ostrich. His eyes were bloodshot and he was panting like a bull, yet he still thought he had disguised himself well.
Dai Lingfeng couldn't be bothered to expose him.
"Your grilled fish."
Huo Yuhao lowered his head and began preparing the fish. Perhaps because he was distracted and made a mistake,
or perhaps deliberately,
the fish he grilled for Dai Lingfeng was a little burnt...
"Uh..."
The sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo held their own perfectly intact, fragrant grilled fish and looked at the little lump of charcoal in Dai Lingfeng's hand, at a loss.
Was he targeting Dai Lingfeng?
Was the fish he'd grilled for Dai Lingfeng something a person could eat?
"Boss, this isn't right, is it?"
Lan Susu frowned.
Dai Lingfeng had been extremely generous, handing over a Gold Soul Coin and asking for no change!
That was enough for Huo Yuhao to buy several thousand fish.
And how had Huo Yuhao repaid such an honored customer?
"Boss, believe it or not, I'll flip your stall over."
The hot-tempered Lan Luoluo could hold back even less.
He was targeting someone, and he'd chosen their class monitor?
He was practically breaking ground on the head of the Grand Duke of Jupiter!
"Forget it, Luoluo. Let's go."
Dai Lingfeng stopped Lan Luoluo before she could lose her temper and gave Huo Yuhao a meaningful look.
With Huo Yuhao's eyesight,
there was no way he could have burnt the fish. The Lan Sisters' fish had been grilled at the same time and smelled wonderful.
Yet his fish alone was burnt.
Huo Yuhao was plainly targeting him.
What...
a laughably impotent trick.
Courtesy demanded reciprocity.
Dai Lingfeng decided to give Huo Yuhao a proper lesson on cheating later.
Grilled fish shouldn't be burnt,
and people shouldn't cheat either.
In the original story, Huo Yuhao would cheat here to help Bei Bei defeat Xu Sanshi.
It was utterly shameless, a victory won without honor.
With Dai Lingfeng here today, he was determined to teach Huo Yuhao how to spell "fairness."
"Lingfeng, your brother just wasn't paying attention for a moment and accidentally burnt the fish. It's still edible when it's burnt, so it doesn't matter."
Huo Yun'er's tearful voice sounded in Dai Lingfeng's mind.