Chapter 20: Surprise Attack

The Element Spirit Tree martial soul that Zhou Heng released left everyone incredibly shocked.

It was not only because of the two soul rings attached to the Element Spirit Tree martial soul, but also because these two soul rings were one yellow and one purple, completely overturning the understanding of everyone present.

Hu Liena stared blankly at the two soul rings at Zhou Heng's feet, her mouth opening and closing as if she wanted to say something, but her throat felt as if it were blocked, and nothing came out.

Xie Yue and Yan, who were beside Hu Liena, were just like her, staring blankly at Zhou Heng standing on the podium; confusion, shock, curiosity, and other emotions rose in the hearts of everyone in the classroom.

Zhou Heng did not release his martial soul for long, quickly retracting the Element Spirit Tree martial soul, and the two soul rings disappeared along with it.

The children and Teacher Li below the podium only then slowly reacted, and immediately looked at Zhou Heng with glowing eyes, which even made Zhou Heng feel uneasy.

A blue-haired boy dressed in extraordinary clothing stood up, looked at Zhou Heng, and said with a face full of smiles: "Classmate Zhou Heng, I wonder if you could tell me how you cultivate to be able to attach a purple soul ring as your second soul ring?"

The next moment, several children reacted and spoke up one after another, wanting to befriend Zhou Heng and obtain his cultivation method; a few children even wanted to subdue Zhou Heng directly and offered several good conditions to do so.

However, Zhou Heng ignored them, not even giving them a glance.

Teacher Li looked at the longing eyes of the children below the podium, ignored the chaotic chatter of the children, and gave a light cough to attract everyone's attention.

"Students, please quiet down. We can discuss matters regarding cultivation after class; for now, let us start the lesson."

"Classmate Zhou Heng, you go find an empty seat below the podium and sit down, and we will begin the lesson," Teacher Li said to Zhou Heng in a gentle tone.

Zhou Heng did not refuse and went straight to find a desk to sit at, while the students' eyes followed Zhou Huan the entire time until Zhou Heng sat at the very back, at which point these students finally withdrew their gazes.

Seeing that the students were no longer focused on Zhou Heng, Teacher Li said: "Students, today we will discuss the Ten Great Core Competencies of Spirits published by that master."

"First: Is innate soul power level directly proportional to martial soul strength? The higher the quality of the martial soul, the stronger the innate soul power, unless a malignant mutation occurs."

"Second: There are no trash martial souls, only trash Spirit Masters. Every martial soul has the opportunity to cultivate to an extremely high realm, but it requires an unknown amount of effort to succeed."

"Third: Martial soul classification is only divided into Beast Spirit and Tool Spirit."

"Fourth: Plant-type spirits can absorb animal-type soul rings (Spirit Mimicry Theory)."

"Fifth: Soul ring bottlenecks do not hinder soul power accumulation. A Spirit Master can still accumulate soul power before obtaining a soul ring, but it will be limited by a cap."

"Sixth: A Spirit Master must have a clear development direction (such as Control System, Power Attack System)."

"Seventh: The correspondence between Spirit Beast age and soul ring color: white (ten years), yellow (hundred years), purple (thousand years), black (ten thousand years), red (one hundred thousand years)."

"Eighth: Martial soul fusion. For example, the Spirit Fusion Skill of the Golden Iron Triangle, but it requires specific conditions."

"Ninth: Twin Spirits cultivation strategy. It is recommended to attach soul rings to the second martial soul only after reaching a high level."

"Tenth: Tool Spirits have more auxiliary functions than Beast Spirits."

Teacher Li wrote the Ten Great Core Competencies of Spirits on the blackboard one by one, and then began to explain the meaning of these theories to the students.

Zhou Heng watched Teacher Li explaining on the podium, and a question mark slowly rose above his head.

Why would such a place teach this kind of theory? In the Offering Hall, Zhou Heng had also read quite a few martial soul theories.

Zhou Huan had also read these Ten Great Core Competencies of Spirits, but Zhou Heng did not like the Ten Great Core Competencies of Spirits published by that master.

This was because this theory was not entirely correct; even now, Zhou Heng could point out several flaws and errors in these Ten Great Core Competencies of Spirits.

Zhou Heng watched Teacher Li, who was struggling to explain on the podium, and only felt that the other party was wasting time; Zhou Heng lowered his head, not intending to listen anymore.

There were quite a few people in the classroom doing the same. Most of them had several High-level Soul Masters in their families and had people at home to teach them Spirit Master knowledge, so they were unwilling to spend energy listening to knowledge they might not use in the future.

Only those Spirit Masters who came from commoner backgrounds were still struggling to listen to this Spirit Master knowledge.

However, after more than ten minutes, Zhou Heng and the others heard a loud noise erupt from the podium.

Everyone was attracted by this loud noise and looked toward the podium.

On the podium, besides Teacher Li, there appeared a figure covered in black gas. Although this figure did not make any further moves, this figure carried a presence that made people feel incredibly oppressed.

This presence pressed down on everyone's hearts, causing everyone, including Zhou Heng, to feel mentally disturbed.

Teacher Li on the podium only felt that he was truly unlucky today; first, he was interrupted by the dean, and now he was being suppressed by the presence of an unknown powerhouse.

He wondered if he would continue to be unlucky today?

Seeing that everyone was suppressed by his presence, the figure slightly restrained his aura, and then turned to look at the classroom door.

Everyone followed the figure's line of sight and looked toward the classroom door together, where a person everyone was extremely familiar with was standing quietly.

That person was none other than the current Pope of the Spirit Hall—Bibi Dong. At this moment, Bibi Dong was looking at everyone in the class, including Teacher Li, with a frosty face.

The reason Bibi Dong was so angry was that ten minutes ago, she received news that Zhou Huan had already entered the Spirit Hall Academy and had even entered the class of her own disciple, Hu Liena.

After receiving the news, Bibi Dong thought about coming to the Spirit Hall Academy to see for herself just how powerful the aptitude of this child, who was so highly regarded by the Offering Hall, really was to be valued so much.

As a result, after she brought the Ghost Douluo to the outside of the classroom, she saw that almost all the students inside the classroom were sleeping on their desks or doing their own things, and among them was her own disciple.

This scene made Bibi Dong incredibly angry.

It would be one thing if these children were just being lazy, but for her own disciple Hu Liena to be so slothful made it truly unbearable for Bibi Dong.

Therefore, Bibi Dong had the Ghost Douluo, who had followed her, rush into the classroom to create a noise and wake up these students who were about to fall asleep.

Bibi Dong walked slowly toward the podium. Seeing Bibi Dong's actions, Teacher Li hurriedly bowed and stepped down, yielding the podium to Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong arrived at the podium and scolded the students below: "Those of you who were sleeping just now, did you enter the Spirit Hall Academy just to come here and sleep?"

"The Spirit Hall lets you enroll for free so that you can become noble Spirit Masters and add strength to the prosperity of the Spirit Hall."

"By not learning this knowledge, how will you teach your own disciples or children in the future, and how will you ensure their soul ring combinations are the best and maximize their benefits?"

"Have you ever thought about these things?..."

Bibi Dong continued to reprimand these lazy students, her gaze sweeping over Hu Liena from time to time; the warning in her eyes made Hu Liena unable to help but lower her head and begin to reflect on her own mistakes.