"Wei Xiaofeng, Martial Soul: Azure Shadow Snake, Soul Power rank twenty-two, Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
Rank twenty-two!
Hearing that Wei Xiaofeng's Soul Power was as high as rank twenty-two immediately drew gasps from the entire class.
Wei Xiaofeng seemed to enjoy everyone's admiring gazes, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved upward slightly.
Gu Yuena looked at him as though he were a clown.
"Next!"
After Wei Xiaofeng finished his introduction, a skinny boy behind him stood up, his face flushed red. Somewhat nervously, he said, "Um, hello, everyone. My name is Ma Tian, my Martial Soul is a bow, and my Soul Power is rank sixteen. My goal is to become an Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
"I'm Man Xiong, my Martial Soul's a bear, and my Soul Power's rank eighteen. I wanna become a powerful Power Attack System Soul Master!"
"Bai Yun, Martial Soul: Healing Scepter, Soul Power rank fifteen..."
"Lin Tian, Martial Soul: long saber, Soul Power rank seventeen..."
"Xiao Yan, Martial Soul: fire, Soul Power rank sixteen..."
"Ye Xuan, Martial Soul: cauldron, Soul Power rank seventeen..."
Xu Qing: (≖_≖)
Seriously, throw in someone surnamed Chu, and wouldn't you damn protagonists have enough for a whole table?
As the saying went, there were thousands upon thousands of Immortal Emperors in the world, and half were surnamed Ye. Nine out of ten Ye Xuans were showing off, and the remaining one was hiding his identity.
Of course, the other three were much the same.
"Chu Yang, Martial Soul: Sunflower,..."
Seriously, there really is one?
As time passed, it soon became Xu Qing's turn. Everyone's gazes gathered on him, all very curious about what Martial Soul someone as exceptionally handsome as Xu Qing would have.
Xu Qing sighed, rose from his seat, and introduced himself. "Hello, everyone. My name is Xu Qing, my Soul Power is rank twenty-three, and my Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. My goal is to become a powerful Soul Master!"
"What?! Blue Silver Grass?"
"Wait, isn't that a Trash Martial Soul?"
"Shit! What's with that rank twenty-three?!"
"Ah!"
"You bastard, why'd you pinch me?!"
"Uh, I just wanted to check whether I was still dreaming. Looks like it's real!"
Once Xu Qing finished introducing himself, voices full of shock and disbelief immediately rang out throughout Class One.
"Impossible!" Wei Xiaofeng stood straight up and demanded skeptically, "How could someone with a Trash Martial Soul cultivate so fast?!"
Beside Xu Qing, Gu Yuena replied coldly, "Nothing is impossible. If something really is, it only proves you're too much of a piece of trash!"
"You!" Wei Xiaofeng looked at Gu Yuena furiously.
"What, not convinced? Want to fight?"
Gu Yuena slowly stood up and said icily, "Gu Yuena, Martial Soul: Elementalist, Soul Power rank twenty-five, Control-Type Battle Spirit Master! I'll take you on anytime!"
"You!" Feeling the terrifying presence emanating from Gu Yuena, Wei Xiaofeng turned pale and slowly sank back into his seat without another word.
Everyone's eyes widened again as they looked at the two as though they were monsters.
At the front, Ye Yingluo was also stunned when she heard the Soul Power Level Xu Qing reported. There was no helping it; anyone would have been shocked.
After taking a moment to calm herself, Ye Yingluo interrupted the students discussing it below.
The entire classroom instantly fell silent.
Then she said to Xu Qing, "I didn't expect Blue Silver Grass could be cultivated so quickly either. If I'm not mistaken, your Blue Silver Grass must have awakened a trace of the Blue Silver King's bloodline. There are students like you in our academy, too. All right, you two can sit down! Next."
As she spoke, Ye Yingluo gave the two standing students a long look.
Her gaze lingered on Gu Yuena in particular. After all, reaching rank twenty-five at nine years old was exceedingly rare, especially in a small place like Eastsea City. Only that place would have someone like that.
Xu Qing nodded and sat down with Gu Yuena.
A little later, all sixteen students of Class One had finished introducing themselves.
At the lectern, Ye Yingluo's smile grew broader, her eyes brimming with unconcealable delight and satisfaction.
Of the sixteen, five were Soul Grandmasters, and the remaining eleven had all reached the standard for an official Soul Master.
Even more exceptionally, the lowest Soul Power among them was as high as rank fifteen. Not a single one dragged the others down, and there was even a rank twenty-five Soul Grandmaster among them.
After so many years of teaching, she had every confidence in declaring that this year's Freshman Class One absolutely had the strongest overall talent since Eastsea Academy's founding!
Wu Changkong! Just you wait! I'll make you lose every scrap of face!
If Xu Qing knew what she was thinking, he would definitely have said, "This woman must have sperm on the brain."
Is that really necessary?
"Excellent!" Ye Yingluo smiled and clapped her hands, the crisp sound ringing throughout the classroom. "Your introductions were all outstanding. The fact that you've gathered here is proof enough of every one of your talents and efforts."
She paused, then announced the arrangements to follow. "That concludes today's registration and class assignments. We will officially begin lessons tomorrow, and an open election for class monitor will be held then. Any students who have ideas or are interested can prepare ahead of time and give it their best shot."
As her words fell, Ye Yingluo's gaze seemingly casually swept over the class's Soul Grandmasters, lingering longest on Gu Yuena. Her expectations and preference went without saying.
In her view, the position of class monitor was naturally best filled by a student with top-tier strength.
Having explained everything, Ye Yingluo stayed no longer. She turned and walked straight out of the classroom.
Once the teacher left, the atmosphere in the classroom instantly relaxed. The students who had been sitting upright rose one after another, gathering in twos and threes to chat and laugh before gradually leaving the classroom together.
Gu Yuena turned her head, her gaze falling on Xu Qing, and asked softly, "Xu Qing, what are we doing next? How about we go explore Eastsea City?"
Xu Qing thought it over. He had nothing else to do afterward anyway, so he simply went along with Gu Yuena.
"Sure!"
Just then, scenes from the original story suddenly flashed through his mind, and he instantly remembered the specialty dish mentioned in it: pot-braised beef.
"I know there's a really famous snack street in Eastsea City. Let's go there!"
"Okay! Let's go!"
Afterward, Xu Qing found a map of Eastsea City and quickly located their destination. Eastsea Academy was not particularly close to the snack street; they needed to cross half the city.
The two walked out through the academy gates hand in hand, strolling along the wide, tidy streets.
Traffic flowed steadily along the streets, and pedestrians passed in an unending stream.
A gentle breeze wafted over, stirring their hair and brushing lightly across their cheeks.
They walked and looked around along the way, and before long, an exceptionally lively, bustling neighborhood came into view.
Voices seethed like water in a boiling cauldron, vendors stood in rows, and the aromas of all kinds of food mingled together and swept toward them.
Gu Yuena's clear eyes instantly lit up, her gaze immediately locking onto a snack stall nearby. Without hesitation, she reached out, seized Xu Qing's hand, and pulled him into a quick run toward it.
"Xu Qing, I want to eat that!"
Looking at her lively manner, Xu Qing smiled helplessly and nodded lightly, following along with her steps.