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Chapter 34: Teacher Zhou

"How could this happen, I actually lost again..."

Wang Dong retracted his wings, unwillingly looking at Huo Yuhao.

"You win some, you lose some, don't take victory or defeat too seriously," Huo Yuhao said with a roasted fish in his mouth, while handing one to Wang Dong.

He always kept a certain amount of roasted fish in his belt.

"Want some roasted fish?" Wang Dong pouted, took the roasted fish, and took a big bite.

"Both of you really surprised me," Zhou Yi approached, showing approval.

"Teacher Zhou, would you like some?"

"I'll pass." Zhou Yi declined Huo Yuhao's offer, observing the two children.

Both of them were very fast, leading the majority of the group by many laps, and even though they started later than others, they were the first to finish. Their physical fitness was excellent.

In the final stage, Wang Dong even released his Martial Spirit, the Bright Goddess Butterfly, one of the most beautiful Martial Spirits on the continent. And there were also his extraordinary Spirit Rings. Although he only had two rings, the second one was already a 1.000 Years old purple Spirit Ring.

Wang Dong's strength was definitely one of the best in this freshman class.

But what puzzled Zhou Yi even more was Huo Yuhao. Was he stronger than Wang Dong?

She asked, "Huo Yuhao, what's your Martial Spirit? And what's your Spirit power level? Can you tell me?"

Huo Yuhao didn't hide anything, "My Martial Spirit is a Body Spirit, It’s my Eye and its element is Spiritual. And my Spirit power level is level 11."

"What?" Both Wang Dong and Zhou Yi were astonished.

Wang Dong couldn't believe it. His Spirit power was more than twice as much as Huo Yuhao. Why couldn't he beat him or outrun him?

Zhou Yi murmured, "No wonder, so it's a Body Spirit."

After a moment of contemplation, she asked again, "Huo Yuhao, can you tell me what your first Spirit Skill is?"

Huo Yuhao didn't say much, revealing his white colored first Spirit Ring.

Just as Zhou Yi was about to be surprised by his only 10 Years old first Spirit Ring, a wave of spiritual power suddenly surged into her brain.

She didn't refuse, experiencing the effect of this spiritual power.

Wang Dong had already seen Huo Yuhao's white Spirit Ring, but he still didn't know what his first Spirit Skill was.

Within a radius of more than a hundred meters, including part of the playground and the teaching building, all the changes in the space rushed into his brain in an instant.

The swaying grass and trees, the running students...

Everything inside the domain was vivid and clear.

Huo Yuhao retracted his Spirit Ring and calmly said, "This is my first Spirit Skill, Mental Perception Relay."

Is this... Is this really just a skill from a 10 Years old Spirit Ring? Is his Martial Spirit a mutated Martial Spirit?

While both Zhou Yi and Wan Dong were astonished, more and more students finished their hundred laps, dragging their tired bodies and panting heavily.

Zhou Yi took a deep breath and decisively said, "Huo Yuhao, come to me after class this noon."

After saying that, she left the two of them and looked faintly at the remaining students on the playground.

As soon as Zhou Yi left, Wang Dong approached and asked, "Huo Yuhao, what's your relationship with Teacher Zhou?"

Huo Yuhao shrugged, "We don't have any, I just met her when I enrolled."

"Really?" Wang Dong looked skeptical, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he said firmly, "Don't think you've won over me. I won't lose to you in the next competition!"

His competitiveness and fighting spirit did not earn Huo Yuhao's approval. The latter glanced at him with a look of annoyance, muttering under his breath, "How troublesome..."

Finally, the last student also completed the hundred laps, within the designated hour. The one hundred students of the freshman class stood loosely on the playground.

Zhou Yi walked to the center of the students expressionlessly and said, "The following names I call out, step forward!"

"Cheng Cheng, Shangguan Chentian, Zhuge Yun, Tai Long—"

Nine students were called out by her. They hadn't introduced themselves yet, but Zhou Yi had already memorized all their faces and names.

These nine students stepped forward and lined up in front of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi said coldly, "Do you know why I called you nine out?"

The nine students looked at each other and shook their heads, "Teacher Zhou, we don't know."

Zhou Yi continued, "I called you out because you made a mistake. Do you know where you went wrong?"

The nine looked at each other again, still saying, "We don't know."

Zhou Yi closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her originally stunning appearance now seemed somewhat angry, but it was evident that she was trying to control her emotions and not explode.

She said coldly, "If it were before, I wouldn't have said so much to you. I would have just expelled all of you!"

The nine students were shocked, their hearts pounding in their throats. What had they done to be expelled?

"Now, I'm trying to be a less strict teacher. However, you have disappointed me."

Zhou Yi continued, "Initially, you only made one mistake. But being dishonest is another, more serious mistake. I don't want the students of our Shrek Academy to be deceitful people."

"Teacher Zhou, I apologize!," one student suddenly shouted, bowing his head.

"I didn't run a hundred laps, I was wrong!"

Seeing someone take the initiative to apologize, the remaining students also apologized one after another.

"Sorry, Teacher Zhou!"

As the students apologized sincerely, Zhou Yi's mood improved slightly. She was about to continue speaking when a different voice rang out.

"Teacher Zhou, I don't agree! I didn't run less!"

It was a young man named Tai Long. He was tall, had decent strength, and was one of the first to complete the hundred laps.

Huo Yuhao watched from the side, feeling speechless.

Zhou Yi gave them a chance to admit their mistakes, but Tai Long still wanted to be stubborn. Who else would Zhou Yi discipline if not him?

"Do you think missing just one lap would go unnoticed?" Zhou Yi's gaze turned icy, and she questioned, "Do you think I didn't know about your situation from the beginning?"

"I—" Realizing his sophistry was seen through, Tai Long lowered his head.

Zhou Yi didn't punish them directly but calmed herself and asked softly, "Can you tell me the reason for your actions?"

The nine students remained silent for a while before one of them softly spoke up, "There's no reason, we just wanted to slack off."

"A very honest answer, I like it," Zhou Yi said lightly. "I used to hate this kind of deceitful behavior, and I would have expelled you all on the spot."

"But now I've figured it out. Expelling you would be the easy way out. The other students would be deterred from slacking off, but you still don't realize your mistakes."

She specifically looked at Tai Long and asked, "Where are you from?"

Tai Long hesitated for a moment before truthfully replying, "The Heavenly Soul Empire."

"What does your father do?"

"He's a general in the military."

Zhou Yi nodded. In fact, she had already learned from their enrollment information that Tai Long's family was a prominent military family in the Heavenly Soul Empire.

"Do you treat orders as a joke? Is that how your father educates you? Is that how your family governs the military in the Heavenly Soul Empire?"

"No!" Tai Long's expression became serious when talking about his family. He replied loudly.

"If your father is lax in dealing with military affairs, if his soldiers are lax in facing wars, and if the Sun Moon Empire attacks, will your Heavenly Soul Empire win or lose?"

"We'll lose!" After a moment of silence, Tai Long answered.

"In the military, what happens to soldiers who make mistakes?"

"They'll be punished!" Tai Long shouted, "Teacher Zhou, please punish me!"

Zhou Yi looked at the other eight, and they all shouted, "Teacher Zhou, please punish us!"

"Alright, go run another ten laps, Tai Long, you'll run twenty more. Understood?"

"Yes, Teacher Zhou!"

The nine students returned to the track.

Zhou Yi didn't look at them again but turned to the other ninety-one students and said, "The rest of you, change your clothes and return to the classroom. Class is about to begin!"

Huo Yuhao watched from the side, eating his grilled fish and snapping his fingers.

This girl is good, she’s not simply ignoring his word because he’s a kid, she’s actually taking his advice seriously and began to slowly change her way.

It seems this world is not as hopeless as he originally thought it was.