Chapter 537: Sea of Severed Souls

Three days later.

"Instructor Ye, you finally deigned to appear. Those who don't know would think you quit the instructor position and gave up!"

Ye Qingran, as soon as she entered the Academy, heard a mocking voice.

It was Li Zhanglao.

Ye Qingran was unsurprised.

As a lackey of the Nangong family, Li Zhanglao could indeed be called highly competent.

But even a dog barks; as long as he doesn't bite her, she won't mind.

"Li Zhanglao seems quite idle; you haven't been lurking here for three days, have you?"

Li Zhanglao choked.

He really had been lurking around Ye Qingran for three days.

"Ye Qingran, I warn you: Dan Valley and Golden City will not let you off. You will soon pay the price for your stupidity!"

Ye Qingran raised an eyebrow.

Hearing that, another scheme?

Whatever.

"Oh, I'm waiting," Ye Qingran said dismissively, shrugging, stepping over Li Zhanglao and heading deeper into the Academy.

Li Zhanglao was momentarily taken aback.

Is this Ye Qingran's reaction?

"Hmph, you self‑righteous fool! When the time comes, I wonder if you'll still be this calm."

Li Zhanglao squinted and let out a cold snort.

Renxu 108 Class.

When Ye Qingran reached the Courtyard entrance, she heard an unfamiliar conversation.

"Qin Feixue, you are truly devoted,"

"A place like the Sea of Severed Souls, you just waltz in?"

"This time, any results? If we don't find that guy's human soul soon, he'll be dead!"

The boy's voice carried a faint playfulness and sarcasm.

"Does it concern you, Qin Zixie? My affairs, stay out of them!"

The girl's voice was indifferent.

"Tch, you think Young Master would bother to manage you?"

"Then get far away!"

Human soul? Sea of Severed Souls?

Ye Qingran knew that the Sea of Severed Souls was a location, a place teeming with countless severed souls.

A human's spirit consists of three souls: heaven, earth, and human.

None may be missing.

If even a strand escapes, a mysterious force will drag it to the Sea of Severed Souls.

Within the Sea of Severed Souls, danger lurks everywhere; stepping inside, a slight misstep means no remains, an eternal ruin.

Has the woman called Qin Feixue ever entered the Sea of Severed Souls?

Ye Qingran entered the Courtyard without a flicker of emotion.

The two inside the Courtyard seemed not to have expected anyone.

Looking up, they saw a stranger and both were briefly stunned.

"Yo, who is this beauty?" the purple‑clothed man leaned against a tree trunk, turned his face, blinked, exuding indescribable rakish charm.

His eyes were purple, like two violet gems.

The boy was pure and handsome, as if carved from a raw jade, gathering the world's qi and the essence of sun and moon.

Ye Qingran looked at his violet eyes and gradually sensed that, though he smiled, the smile didn't reach his eyes.

As for the woman, she was a perfect beauty.

Her figure was superb.

Her curves were alluring, and her face was stunningly gorgeous.

However, such a beauty did not follow the ordinary path.

She wore a restrained black long dress, her lips a deep crimson, and her eyebrows sharp, heroic sword‑shaped.

Very dashing.

Like a witch.

Qin Feixue quickly flickered her gaze and guessed the woman's identity.

"Instructor Ye?" she rose, a faint, ambiguous smile curling at the corner of her mouth.

Instructor Ye?

The purple‑clothed youth was startled, his gaze at Ye Qingran shifting, then he raised an eyebrow and took a few steps toward her.

"So, you are the Class Instructor of Renxu 108 Class,"

The purple‑clothed youth smiled meaningfully.

At this moment, Ye Qingran had already roughly sized up the two before her.

If nothing unexpected occurs, this man and woman should be the other two disciples of Renxu 108 Class.

One must admit, the Renxu 108 Class disciples are each more handsome than the last.

Gu Wuyou, though the least striking among the four, still stood out like a crane among chickens in a crowd.

Hong Wu goes for a non‑mainstream loli style, but her features are as delicate as a Barbie doll.

The man and woman before me need no further comment.

"Not bad, I am the Class Instructor of Renxu 108 Class, Ye Qingran."

Ye Qingran nodded, a faint curve lingering at the corner of her lips.

"Let me guess your identities."

Ye Qingran first looked at the black‑clothed witch and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are Qin Feixue, right?"

After that, she turned to the purple‑clothed youth. "As for you, you are Qin Zixie."

Among the seven disciples of Renxu 108 Class, two are siblings; they both bear the surname Qin and come from the powerful Qin clan of Beimingzhou.

This brother‑and‑sister pair have outstanding talent; because their mother died early, their personalities are hard to describe, and thus they are not favored by the head of the Qin Family.

Qin Feixue exchanged a glance with Qin Zixie.

Although a bit surprised, it wasn't something remarkable.

"Instructor Ye, you guessed correctly; it seems you have done plenty of homework on us."

Qin Zixie snorted, and a few hints of sarcasm could be heard in his tone.

In his view, Ye Qingran is no different from the instructors who previously tried to steer their Renxu 108 Class onto the right track.

The only difference is that she is more beautiful than any instructor before her.

"Since you intend to join this class, you naturally must be prepared; that's a sign of responsibility, isn't it?"

Qin Zixie gave a cold smile and said nothing.

Qin Feixue, however, crossed her arms over her chest and said coldly, "Ye Qingran, if you intend to make the disciples of Renxu 108 Class become like the other disciples, then I advise you to give up that thought early."

Her tone was indifferent, exuding a full‑blown mature‑woman vibe.

"Oh? When did I ever say I would make you all like the other Academy disciples?" Ye Qingran said with a smile.

Each person is an independent individual.

They have different personalities, different appearances, different life experiences…

Therefore, each person's path will not be the same.

She has never thought of making anyone follow the crowd.

On the contrary, to her, standing out is even a good thing.

Unique fireworks can bring more exquisite scenery to this world.

Qin Feixue was startled.

She didn't expect Ye Qingran to say that.

Before her, every Class Instructor had expressed their thoughts to them.

They said that as Academy disciples, they cannot act independently, must be like the other disciples, obey the rules, blah blah…

Even their ears could hear the old cobwebs.

However, on second thought, perhaps this is Ye Qingran's tactic.

After all, since clinging to old conventions yields no results, taking a different road might still present a turning point.

With this thought, a hint of mockery flashed in Qin Feixue's eyes.

"Ye Qingran, don't think that just because you say that we will accept you."

Ye Qingran shrugged, "I never thought that way."

If it weren't for searching for Yun Sui Feng's whereabouts, she would have been too lazy to join this commotion.

They were neither relatives nor acquaintances, so what business did these people have with her?

Nevertheless, since she became this Class Instructor, she will fulfill her duties properly.

"Are you all back to attend class?"

"Class? Instructor Ye, do you think Renxu 108 Class would have disciples coming to listen to your lecture?" Qin Zixie dismissed disdainfully.

"Of course there are."

"Then tell me, who are they?"

A broader smile spread across Qin Zixie's face.

He truly didn't believe anyone would come to listen to Ye Qingran's lecture.

After all, he still knew the other few quite well.