"Oh no!"
"Maidemus! I need to copy your Soul Beast Identification homework!"
At this moment, in Class 1 of the first year at Shrek Academy, Bai E frantically asked Maidemus next to him for his homework.
This kid had been so engrossed in practicing martial arts the past few days that he completely forgot about homework.
Although Shrek Academy had many shortcomings, some of its Soul Master training facilities were truly the best on the continent.
The training grounds even had dedicated teachers to tutor students, and Bai E had gained a lot of knowledge there.
Maidemus was currently resting with his eyes closed.
Upon hearing Bai E's words, he paused, then said nothing.
Seeing his expression, Bai E's eyes widened, and he said:
"You didn't do it either?!"
Maidemus opened his eyes and said to Bai E:
"I didn't do it."
During this time, Maidemus had been staying in the Soul Arena, achieving a record of 98 wins out of 100 battles.
He had suffered two defeats, one against an Inner Court senior at the Soul Emperor level, and the other against Bai E when he was in full power.
Normally, he and Bai E would be evenly matched, but Bai E had a cheat code.
The God of Destruction would occasionally give him special training.
Now, the outer court students had realized that unless you were a Soul King or higher, you were no different from a loli in front of Medemos.
And Soul King level students were mostly in the inner court, rarely seen even in sixth grade.
The Golden Lion King would beat every arrogant genius and monster equally.
The outer court had even started to give Medemos the nickname "Enemy of Ten Thousand".
However, although challenging Medemos would result in a terrible beating, many students were still enthusiastic about fighting him.
This was because the outer court students had discovered that Medemos had perfect control over his power; even if he was beaten up, it wouldn't cause any fundamental damage, only painful superficial wounds.
Moreover, generally after a challenge with Medemos, a cute girl with pink twin tails would heal both parties.
That powerful healing, comparable to the Emerald Swan, made even some healing teachers feel ashamed.
According to rumors circulating on the Magic Network forum, two high-ranking members of Shrek Academy are vying to become the teacher of the pink-haired girl.
Meanwhile, in Shrek City, the entire southern district has been completely controlled by Passion thanks to Gu Yuena's hard work.
The encroachment of the city defense forces has spread to the west and north gates.
The east gate is in Shrek Academy's hands, and there's nothing they can do about it.
Currently, thanks to Passion's vigorous development, the entire southern district has completed its trade with the Tiandou Plain, and a large influx of soul tools and goods has entered the southern district.
The southern district has become the most economically developed area in Shrek City.
Shrek Academy's soul tool department is also strongly supporting the development of the southern district, even planning to locate a new soul tool factory in the outskirts of the southern district.
Half a month ago, after Huo Yuhao emerged from the Dreamland, he saw Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo arrive at Passion.
After hearing their requests, Huo Yuhao considered it and prioritized selling them twenty soul tool machines.
Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo paid double the price, approximately four hundred million gold soul coins.
The Soul Guidance Department didn't have enough money themselves, so they borrowed some from the Martial Soul Department through Mu En, and finally successfully completed the delivery.
It's expected to arrive in Shrek City in about half a month.
Yan Shaozhe dared not complain, because it was his teacher's personal decision.
Besides, some time ago, Roman suddenly reported to Huo Yuhao that a statue belonging to the God of Destruction had suddenly appeared in Shrek City.
However, it was quickly transferred away by another force belonging to the Sea God.
According to reports from enthusiastic members across the continent, this missing statue eventually arrived in Sunset Forest.
Blue and purple phenomena appeared in the sky above Sunset Forest.
It seems two unknown beings are engaged in a great battle!
As for the final result?
The statue of the God of Destruction that still exists in Sunset Forest is the final result.
Huo Yuhao almost laughed himself to death after hearing this information.
The God of Destruction is truly reliable; he's really willing to help when needed!
He was still worrying about how to enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and the God of Destruction directly gave him a divine assist.
It seems that Tang Buddha may have already lost control of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!
The exact extent of the damage still needs to be investigated by our enthusiastic team.
Huo Yuhao dispatched the Root Third Team, leading ten D-rank personnel, to venture into Sunset Forest to ascertain the situation.
The Root Third Team carried soul-guided armor made of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, capable of resisting the poisonous miasma formed by the Seven Absolute Flowers of Azure Scales.
First, the D-rank personnel would don the armor and enter the miasma to scout ahead.
Only after confirming their survival would the Root Third Team proceed.
During this time, Adam would ensure their safety, and in case of any unexpected situation, he would immediately cooperate with Audrey to pull the Root Team into the dream space.
Back in Class 1, Grade 1.
Upon learning that Medmos hadn't done his homework either, Bai E felt like the sky had fallen!
He slumped onto the desk, his eyes vacant.
He had completely messed up the last in-class test assigned by Teacher Wang Yan, and this time he hadn't even done his homework.
This time, he was probably going to get a scolding.
Medmos pulled out his workbook from the drawer, his textbooks beside him, his eyes seemingly hiding a lion.
He immediately began to write furiously.
"Hmph!"
"The words 'overdue homework' don't exist in my dictionary."
"Idiot, there are still twenty minutes before class. If you're fast enough, you can still finish."
Seeing Medemos struggling frantically, Bai'e also suddenly stood up, his blue eyes blazing with fighting spirit, and said,
"That makes sense!"
"Let's start writing!"
The two began to write furiously in the classroom, their writing speed almost blurring the lines, almost like a competition.
The surrounding classmates were already used to it.
After two months of studying and getting along, the students in the class already knew that these two ridiculously strong guys were actually very nice people.
If they had any questions about the use of their power, they could ask Medemos. Although he was rather cold, he would still patiently help solve their problems.
Bai'e was even more famously warm-hearted; everyone liked this classmate who was as warm as the sun.
Wang Yan passed by the classroom window and saw two people writing furiously, a smile appearing on his face.
Two months ago, when he took over this class, Dean Yan personally came to ask him to take good care of Bai E and the others.
At the time, he thought they were the children of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, spoiled brats, and was a little worried about their personalities.
Unexpectedly, after spending time with them, he discovered that these children truly had angelic personalities and terrifyingly high talent.
In all the years he had taught classes, Wang Yan had never seen such an outrageous class.
Medemos's power was the legendary ultimate power, and Bai E's light was also the ultimate light.
Otherwise, it was hard to explain why they could defeat seniors with much higher cultivation levels despite only being high-level Great Soul Masters.
Wang Yan had also gone to watch the battle between the Inner Court Soul Emperor and Medemos last time, worried that something bad might happen.
Unexpectedly, Medemos was able to fight the Soul Emperor to a standstill, even though the opponent was not a power-attack type Soul Master.
Unfortunately, the difference in cultivation level was too great, and he was still knocked out of the arena.
However, this battle also made the entire school aware of this first-year student and his friends.
Everyone knew that two second-ringed soul masters in the first year could barely contend with a sixth-ringed super monster.
It was simply terrifying.
"Hmph."
"However, good talent is not an excuse to forget homework."
Wang Yan pushed up his glasses, the sunlight obscuring his eyes.
He planned to have Feng Jin collect the homework in twenty minutes, not giving them any more time.
If Wang Yan didn't remind them, Feng Jin would most likely secretly give them more time.
It's worth mentioning that Feng Jin is the class monitor of Class 1, Grade 1.
Initially, Wang Yan wanted Bai E to be the class monitor because of his strength and popularity.
However, Bai E declined, feeling that he wasn't suitable; Bai E knew his own academic level.
In the end, Feng Jin and Ti Bao were appointed as class monitor and vice class monitor, respectively.
The students in Class 1 had no objections, after all, Feng Jin was a well-known healing-type soul master, and everyone was trying to curry favor with him.
And didn't they see that the two strongest in the class supported him?
Following the strong is always the instinct of most people.
Under the guidance of Feng Jin and Ti Bao, Class One boasted the strongest overall learning atmosphere, and their strength was undeniable.
Wang Yan had never felt that being a homeroom teacher was so easy.
He felt that leaving Zhou Yi's class was an absolutely correct decision!
Class One of the first year was not only less stressful and less demanding, but also had several outrageous martial souls that he could study.
As one of the few true theoretical masters in Shrek Academy, he began to study the martial souls of the five students after obtaining permission from Bai E and the others.
He then provided reasonable training plans and suggestions for future spirit rings.
This training plan was dynamic, and Wang Yan would adjust it constantly to ensure that all aspects of the five students received training.
While ensuring their strengths, he developed their weaknesses.
To this end, Wang Yan went to the inner courtyard to retrieve the research reports on ultimate martial souls recorded by Shrek Academy, organized them, and handed them over to Madmos and Bai E.
He himself did not possess an ultimate martial soul and was seeing one for the first time, so many training methods had to be adjusted little by little according to the actual situation.
This was also the biggest point of disagreement between him and Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi believed that Soul Masters should unleash their potential under extreme pressure, emphasizing high stress.
Wang Yan utterly disagreed with this concept!
It was absurd!
If simply using high stress could extract a Soul Master's potential, why would these geniuses even come to Shrek Academy?
They could undergo high-pressure training at home!
As a teacher, one must constantly adjust training methods according to the students' situations, using reasonable methods to allow Soul Masters to develop comprehensively.
In the end, Wang Yan could only apologize to the students of Class 1, Grade 2, and resolutely went to Class 1, Grade 1 to put his philosophy into practice.
Clearly, he made the right choice; Class 1, Grade 1, was undoubtedly the most promising class in Shrek Academy's history.
Bai E and the other super geniuses have really good personalities!
They suit Wang Yan's taste perfectly.
He'd heard that this year's first-year students were also eligible to participate in the Shrek Academy reserve team selection.
Just thinking about it made him want to laugh. Wang Yan had no doubt that all five of these kids could get in!
As for Huo Sui'er, a second-year student, she was Xuan Lao's beloved disciple, the kind who practically showered him with resources.
Her soul rings were all chosen from super soul beasts, and Xuan Zi, worried he might fail again, even proactively sought Song Lao's help in hunting souls together.
He didn't care about others, but Huo Sui'er was his only beloved disciple!
Both were heirs of the Taotie bloodline; there were probably only two of them on the entire continent!
If something happened to her, Xuan Zi would truly want to die.
However, Wang Yan hadn't seen Huo Sui'er for a while; Xuan Lao said she seemed to be in seclusion.
It seemed that the entire Shrek outer academy was competing for the last spot.
He wondered who would emerge victorious?
Wang Yan felt sorry for this generation of Shrek geniuses, because they were destined to be completely overshadowed by a few super monsters!
He could fight Soul Kings at the second ring level; what would happen at the third and fourth ring levels?
Wang Yan returned to his office with a smile, drawing envious glances from the surrounding teachers.
With such a group of monsters under his command, his future was truly promising!
Feng Jin was already waiting in the office. Wang Yan smiled and said to her,
"Feng Jin, go collect the homework."
"Don't give Bai E and the others any time."
"Oh, right."
"Did Old Zhuang and Old Song cause you any trouble recently?"
Hearing this, Feng Jin helplessly shook her pink-to-blue twin ponytails and said,
"The two of them started arguing as soon as they met."
"After they couldn't win the argument, they started fighting."
"It scared me at the time. Later, Old Lin and the others took them back."
"I wonder what will happen next."
Wang Yan wiped the sweat from his brow and said,
"I see."
"You can decide for yourself."
"After all, it concerns the future."
"But remember, don't let yourself regret your choice!"
Feng Jin nodded and said,
"Okay."
"Teacher Wang Yan, I'm going to collect the homework!"
Feng Jin happily went to Class 1, where Bai E and Medmos would be facing their final challenge.
In the office, several teachers couldn't help but exclaim:
"This year's class is outrageous!"
"Their talent is stronger than ever!" "
I thought Dai Huabin, Ning Tian, Wang Dong, and the others in Class 1 of the second year were geniuses enough, but I didn't expect there to be even more experts!"
"I've never seen two senior teachers vying to take on apprentices before!"
One of the teachers whispered:
"I heard from the rumors that Bai E and Maidemus have already been reserved by some powerful figure!"
"No one dares to compete with them!"
Wang Yan listened to their words without saying anything, and continued to analyze each student in the class one by one,
helping them find suitable directions.
After all, the freshman assessment was coming soon.
Some students who couldn't keep up might have to leave because of this.
Wang Yan didn't want them to leave Shrek Academy empty-handed; at least he wanted to give these children some development advice.
At this moment, in Class 1,
Bai E and Maidemus had solemn expressions, their hands moving so fast they seemed to fly, as Feng Jin approached them with devilish steps.
The surrounding classmates swallowed hard, unsure how to help.
They could only pretend they couldn't find their homework, using the act of bending over to search for it to slow Feng Jin down.
"Bai'er, Medemos, take this! This is our last ripple!"
"Finished!"
"Alright!"
Bai'er and Medemos stopped writing almost simultaneously and handed their homework to Feng Jin.
Feng Jin took the homework, relieved, and said,
"It's good that you're finished."
"Otherwise, you two would definitely get criticized again."
Bai'er confidently patted Medemos's thigh beside him and said,
"Trust in our abilities!"
...
"Sigh! In the end, we still got criticized."
Bai'er and Medemos were punished by Wang Yan to run a lap around Poseidon Lake.
Medemos looked at him and said,
"Alright, hurry up and run."
"Otherwise, there won't be any shower stalls left."
Although these two wrote quickly, by the end, their handwriting had become a jumbled mess, and Wang Yan couldn't decipher it even after looking at it for a long time.
In the end, making them run a lap around Poseidon Lake was a harmless punishment.
Although Poseidon Lake was large, the two of them could easily run the entire distance thanks to their physical abilities.
After their run, Bai'er and Medmos were preparing to leave when
Mu En, in his wheelchair, appeared beside them.
He cheerfully said,
"Bai'er, can you keep this old man company?"
Bai'er glanced at Medmos and smiled at Mu En, saying,
"Of course, Grandpa Mu!"
Medmos, understanding the unspoken message, said to Bai'er,
"I'll head back now."
"Don't forget the time, the cafeteria closes in an hour,"
Bai'er said.
"Thanks!"
"Let's go, Grandpa Mu, I'll take you for a walk around Poseidon Lake."
Bai'er then pushed Mu En's wheelchair around the lake, the two enjoying the cool lake breeze and watching the sunset.
Bai'er excitedly recounted interesting stories from school, and Mu En listened with a smile, his eyes filled with reminiscence.
Looking at the reddening sky and bathed in the gentle breeze, it seemed as if he had returned to his school days.
Finally, Bai'e pushed Mu En to a viewing platform, where they could clearly see the Golden Ancient Tree and the vast Sea God Lake.
"Grandpa Mu, this is the best view I've found!"
"When I have free time, I come here with Madmos and the others to enjoy the scenery, or just chat."
Bai'e walked to the wooden railing, opening his arms as if to embrace the gentle lake breeze.
Mu En gazed at the distant Golden Ancient Tree, lost in thought, his eyes slightly unfocused.
Suddenly, he asked Bai'e a question.
"Bai'e, everyone has their own wishes."
"Could you tell me what your wish is?"
Hearing this, Bai'e paused, turning back to ask,
"A wish?"
"My wish is to fulfill everyone's wishes!"
"That's my wish!"
The setting sun cast its glow on Bai'e's radiant smile, a look that was both naive and resolute.
Mu En's throat tightened, his heart pounding. He hadn't expected Bai'e's answer!
He had imagined many answers, such as becoming stronger, eradicating evil spirit masters, or avenging his former village.
But he never expected Bai'e to give such a simple yet profound answer.
Moon's voice trembled slightly as he asked,
"Why?"
Bai'er smiled and said,
"I love strolling through the golden wheat fields with my companions, free and easy, enjoying the breeze."
"I hope they can all achieve their goals.
Medemos wants to defeat all the powerful enemies, Feng Jin wants to become a doctor…"
"And I just want to protect their wishes, and the wishes of everyone."
"A voice once asked me what destruction is."
"It's hard for me to answer, because in my view, even destruction is for the sake of the next dawn and rebirth!"
Bai'er's smile was deeply etched into Moon's mind. Moon gripped the wheelchair armrests tightly and couldn't help but say,
"Good!"
"Good!"
The God of Destruction in the divine realm trembled in the Forest of Life, his smile as bright as if he'd been infected by Yu-Gi-Oh!
(End of Chapter)
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