Chapter 14: Class Monitor

"Hey, Wulin, you're back. How was today's class trial?"

Seeing Tang Wulin, Wang Dong forced a faint smile.

Tang Wulin walked into the room, sat on the bed, and said:

"It feels great; the teacher's excellence exceeded my expectations, and both the teachers and classmates are very enthusiastic. No wonder it's the Mainland First Academy."

Wang Dong's face immediately fell.

"Huh? Are you and I really attending the same academy?!"

"What do you mean, was your class trial bad?"

"Of course it was bad! That damned old lady..."

When he talked about her, Wang Dong's tone was full of clenched teeth.

"The first thing she did in class was ask if anyone had fought—can you believe that? Asking was one thing, but after learning no one fought, that old lady named Zhou Yi scolded us for lacking blood, and punished us to run laps on the field! Is she crazy!"

"There's even that?"

Tang Wulin was greatly shocked.

He had a clash with Dai Huabin, and Wang Yan was so angry his face turned green, never expecting a teacher who encourages students to fight each other in secret.

Tang Wulin's surprised expression clearly pleased Wang Dong, who, as if finding a kindred spirit, kept ranting: "You think that's it? Not at all! A few classmates slacked off a bit, and she outright told them to get lost! That's expulsion. She's just an ordinary teacher—on what authority can she expel us? Where does she get the nerve? If I get expelled, I'll have my elder brothers send people to give her a good beating!"

If Tang Wulin was only a bit shocked earlier, now he's completely stunned.

That's expulsion—the highest penalty the academy can impose.

Just because a few students slacked off during the first class, they were expelled?

Would Wang Yan do that? Tang Wulin imagined Wang Yan's cultured, easy‑going smile, then shook his head.

Impossible—Wang Yan would never do such a thing.

If it were him, he'd surely use a gentle expression to advise the erring classmates not to repeat it.

It might not work, but at least it's far better than the irresponsible attitude of outright expulsion.

It seems that even within the Mainland First Academy, there are incomprehensible teachers.

Tang Wulin mused inwardly and asked, "So what do you plan to do? Report her to the Academic Affairs Office?"

"... Forget it." Wang Dong fell silent for a moment, then shook his head. "That old lady dares to do that; someone from the academy must be backing her. Even if I report her, I'm sure nothing will come of it."

Having said that, he stood up and said:

"There's half an hour left before class; I'm heading to the classroom in case that old lady goes berserk again."

"Ah, wait a moment, I'll go to the classroom too."

【9】 Tang Wulin quickly got up.

Tang Wulin hurriedly got up.

He hadn't done any strenuous work that morning, and had just finished a big meal, so Tang Wulin's purpose in returning to the dorm was simply to chat with Wang Dong.

Since Wang Dong was going to the classroom, Tang Wulin naturally followed.

On the way to the classroom, Wang Dong kept ranting, cursing Zhou Yi the whole way.

Clearly, the morning's events had boiled him over.

Tang Wulin, perceptively, acted as a proper listener, saying little while hearing Wang Dong's complaints.

Only after entering the Freshman Class 1 classroom did Wang Dong's anger finally subside a bit.

After escorting Wang Dong into the classroom, Tang Wulin headed toward Freshman Class 7.

The classroom was nearly empty, so Tang Wulin took a seat in the back row by the window.

From there he could see the field and witness firsthand how the old lady in Wang Dong's story taught.

As time passed, students entered the classroom one by one.

Seeing Tang Wulin already seated, their expressions varied.

Some were fearful, some admiring, some curious, some full of hostility, and even some with hearts of love in their eyes.

To them, the morning clash between Tang Wulin and Dai Huabin was truly eye‑catching. Their duel was so intense that lower‑level students couldn't even see their moves, but everyone could see one thing: Tang Wulin not only forced out Dai Huabin's martial soul, but also forced out two of his soul skills, including a Thousand-Year Soul Technique.

It should be noted that Dai Huabin was the highest‑ranked freshman, possibly the strongest among this cohort, yet Tang Wulin pushed him to this state, showing how formidable Tang Wulin's strength is.

The Soul Master World has always valued strength above all, even among children; after this battle, no one in the class dared to look down on Tang Wulin because of his age.

Unnoticed, a group of girls sat beside Tang Wulin, each with scheming looks.

Tang Wulin felt a bit helpless.

He was already contemplating whether to arrive later next time.

Otherwise he'd be surrounded by girls eyeing him like predators.

After a while, a familiar figure entered the classroom.

Seeing Tang Wulin, he hurried up to him with a resentful expression.

"Wulin, why did you abandon me like that? That's so heartless!"

The newcomer was Zhou Sichen, whom Tang Wulin had left behind in the Hun Dao Qi Shi Yan Qu.

Tang Wulin twitched the corner of his mouth and explained:

"Dean Qian didn't discuss it with me; he just took me away, and I couldn't do anything."

"Even so, that's too much. I followed you there, and you just left me like that. I'm really hurt!"

"... So what do you want to do?"

"You must swear never to casually abandon me again like this."

"Alright, alright."

Tang Wulin, as if coaxing a child, agreed to Zhou Sichen's request.

Zhou Sichen's loud voice attracted many curious glances, which made Tang Wulin feel very uncomfortable.

Having received Tang Wulin's affirmative answer, Zhou Sichen finally felt satisfied; he hehe-laughed, found a seat not far from Tang Wulin, sat down, and waited for class.

Less than two minutes before class started, Wang Yan and Huo Yutong finally walked into the classroom together.

Tang Wulin always felt a trace of excitement lingering on Wang Yan's face.

If I'm not mistaken, Wang Yan must have asked Huo Yutong about her martial soul and soul skill.

Tang Wulin could completely understand Wang Yan; Huo Yutong's first soul skill, which he had experienced, was still fresh in his memory.

Actually, given Tang Wulin's current strength, facing the Mandala Snake back then should have been more ominous than auspicious, yet Huo Yutong single-handedly turned the battle into a speedrun with her Mental Detection Sharing.

If every future battle could have Huo Yutong's Mental Detection assisting from the side, it would simply be awesome.

After Huo Yutong entered the classroom, she gave Tang Wulin a strange glance, then casually found an empty seat and sat down.

Wang Yan then walked up to the podium and said, "Classmates, I announce something: I have decided to appoint Tang Wulin as the class monitor of Freshman Class 7 and Zhou Sichen as the vice class monitor. Any objections?"

Dai Huabin raised his hand without hesitation.

He coldly said:

"Teacher, whether it's strength or level, I'm the strongest; why didn't you choose me but these two instead?"

Toward him, even Wang Yan couldn't put on a good face.

"Dai Huabin, I've investigated; everyone says you were the one who started the fight. The class monitor position isn't something you can fill just by being strong—coordination with classmates matters just as much. You caused such an incident on the first morning of school; I can't believe you're fit to be class monitor."

Dai Huabin furrowed his brows.

"Then what about this Zhou Sichen? What does he have going for him?"

"Just because his soul power level is second only to yours in our class."

Wang Yan replied unmoved.

As soon as he said that, everyone's gaze toward Zhou Sichen turned astonished.

No one expected that this carefree guy would actually be the second strongest in the class.

(End of chapter)