Chapter 17: Tang Ya's Inner Voice

"Holy crap, total domination!"

"So this kid wasn't bragging; he really can take on seven at once!"

"How does a Plant System Soul Master have such strong physical power? This kid is definitely hiding something! I bet he's a twin martial soul user!"

"Hiding my foot! Didn't you see even Vice Class Monitor Wu Feng, with her dragon-type martial soul, get beaten into the dirt? This kid must have legendary innate divine power..."

"It's possible..."

The students were whispering among themselves, clearly shocked beyond belief by Bai Zhou's flashy display.

"Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing. Friendship first, competition second. Besides, starting today, Bai Zhou and Wang Dong are the geniuses of our Class Nine. For the next three months, we are all one family."

Seeing the crowd making a ruckus, Mu Jin hurriedly stepped forward, taking this opportunity to help Bai Zhou and Wang Dong integrate into the Class Nine family.

Just then, Wu Feng walked over, came before Bai Zhou, and extended her hand slightly, saying very earnestly, "You are truly amazing. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly."

Ning Tian followed behind Wu Feng. She looked at Bai Zhou with a complex expression and said slowly, "Your strength is the greatest in our class; you should be our Class Monitor."

"No need. A Class Monitor doesn't have to be the strongest, but they must be the most responsible. You are a Support System Soul Master and the core of the team; your leadership skills are excellent. The position of Class Monitor still suits you best," Bai Zhou shook his head, politely declining.

Upon hearing this, Ning Tian did not insist.

Just like that, Bai Zhou and Wang Dong successfully integrated into the Class Nine family.

Bai Zhou found Mu Jin, wanting to cultivate on his own because standard training could no longer satisfy him.

Mu Jin naturally could see that Bai Zhou's physical fitness far exceeded his peers, and combined with his excellent performance, she agreed without hesitation.

After all, Mu Jin was completely different from Zhou Yi; Mu Jin highly respected her students' choices.

Zhou Yi, however, had an extremely high desire for control and couldn't stand troublemakers. The more talented they were, the more Zhou Yi wanted to suppress them, training them into obedient little dolls. The results were naturally very successful, as those who resisted were all expelled, and those who remained were all good students.

Evening, after school.

By the Sea God Lake.

"Xiao Ya, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Bei Bei caught up to Tang Ya, holding her hand, his eyes full of concern.

For the past two days, he had noticed that Tang Ya was acting a bit strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Tang Ya's changes were quite significant, as she was usually very clingy and insisted on having dinner with him every day.

But for the last two days, as soon as school ended, Tang Ya would rush toward the training grounds and skip dinner entirely. This was very strange...

"No, I'm fine. I just feel like I can't let you surpass me by too much. I need to work hard on my cultivation too."

Tang Ya calmly let go of Bei Bei's hand and answered in a low voice.

It wasn't that she didn't like Bei Bei anymore, but she felt that she had been getting too close to Bai Zhou and felt a bit guilty toward Bei Bei. Of course, she was also afraid of being misunderstood by him...

"Xiao Ya, I've told you, I will protect you. You don't have to work so hard..." Upon hearing this, Bei Bei's gaze instantly softened.

"But I want to avenge my parents! I want to kill those bastards!!" A flash of inexplicable resentment and killing intent crossed Tang Ya's eyes.

Hearing this, Bei Bei's expression stiffened abruptly, and he hurriedly tried to persuade her: "Xiao Ya, don't be impulsive... Later, when we rebuild the glory of the Tang Sect, there will be plenty of opportunities for revenge. I will always stand by your side..."

In truth, Bei Bei could help Tang Ya get revenge right now; as long as he used his family's power, helping Tang Ya would be effortless.

After all, Bei Bei's father, uncles, and great-uncles were all still alive, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was massive; they were just living in seclusion. Wiping out a tiny sect would take nothing more than a flick of a finger.

It was just that Bei Bei had investigated that sect; it was in Heaven Dou City, the main city of the Heaven Soul Empire. Unless he sent people to assassinate them in secret, using the power of Shrek or the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would result in a blood feud with the Heaven Soul Empire...

After all, wiping out a sect in someone else's main city was a blatant slap in the face to their imperial family. The Heaven Soul Empire would never let it go. Only by rebuilding the glory of the Tang Sect and using the Tang Sect's own power to take revenge could it be considered legitimate.

Bei Bei knew Tang Ya was eager for revenge, but he didn't want anything to happen to her, so every time Tang Ya brought it up, he would soothe her and keep making excuses.

"Rebuilding the glory of the Tang Sect again... when will that ever happen!"

Tang Ya's temper flared up instantly; she pushed Bei Bei away, tears welling in the corners of her eyes.

The Tang Sect, the Tang Sect—her parents were persecuted precisely because of the Tang Sect.

In her heart, she only wanted revenge; she didn't want anything to do with the Tang Sect at all.

It was just that later, she met Bei Bei, listened to him paint a grand picture, and felt that what he said made some sense, so she spent some effort on the Tang Sect. Finally, she just found Huo Yuhao, who could grill fish...

Tang Ya actually never placed her hopes on rebuilding the Tang Sect. She wanted revenge quickly. Whenever she thought of the Iron Blood Sect still living freely, a raging fire burned in her heart.

She wanted to become stronger; she wanted the ability to take revenge with her own hands!

Although Bei Bei was considerate, he couldn't give her what she wanted most. She had to fight for it herself!

"I'm going to cultivate. Don't come looking for me lately!"

Tang Ya directly shook off Bei Bei's hand and walked straight toward the training grounds.

"Xiao Ya..."

Bei Bei wanted to chase after her, but thinking of Tang Ya's temper, he ultimately stopped his footsteps.

"Sigh, maybe it's that time of the month. There are always those few days when she's in a bad mood. Let's just let her cool off for a few days..."

Bei Bei sighed softly, not thinking too deeply about it. After all, Tang Ya had a quirky temper, and he was long used to it; a few days of cooling off would be enough.

Training grounds, Training Room 888.

"Ah—"

"You jerk, can't you just go easy on me!!" Wang Dong was suspended in mid-air by Bai Zhou, covering her rear, her face full of shame and anger.

"I've already been very restrained. Besides, this is the only way you'll have motivation, right?" Bai Zhou manipulated the Blue Silver Grass, continuing to lash out.

"No, no, no, I was wrong... let me down quickly, I'm not training today!" Wang Dong hurriedly waved her hands to surrender; she was truly afraid of Bai Zhou.

"That's more like it. We'll spar every day from now on; that's the only way to improve your combat ability."

Bai Zhou let Wang Dong down and said with a straight face.

After school today, he had come to the training grounds as usual, and Wang Dong had followed him like a puppy, insisting on sticking with him no matter what.

Bai Zhou was truly helpless, so he used the excuse of sparring to improve combat levels, quickly drained Wang Dong's stamina and soul power, and then hung her up for a beating...

"I don't want to! This isn't sparring at all; you're just finding excuses to beat me up!! I'm not playing with you anymore!!" Wang Dong stomped her feet and fled in a rage.

"I feel like I acted pretty realistically. How did this kid Wang Dong get so smart..." Bai Zhou touched his nose, wondering where he had slipped up.

Bai Zhou took a quick shower in the training room, changed into clean clothes, and then headed toward the training room he had agreed upon with Tang Ya.

The training room Bai Zhou and Wang Dong opened was for actual combat; it was the size of a basketball court, very spacious, and naturally had a place to shower.

The room he opened with Tang Ya was for cultivation; the space was smaller, suitable for a world for two...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====