The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 7 The First Lesson of the School Year Starts with Punishment

A few days later, Shrek Academy's enrollment had ended, and the freshman dormitory building began to bustle with activity. During this time, Huo Zhanji spent his time cultivating.

Wang Dong, who had just finished breakfast in the cafeteria, looked at Huo Zhanji and said, "Oh right, classes start today. Let's hurry up and go."

"There's still half an hour left, what's the rush?" Huo Zhanji said, and then resumed his cultivation.

Wang Dong turned to look at Huo Zhanji and saw that he had started meditating again. Without looking back, he walked out of the dormitory first.

The teaching buildings are distinguished by color according to age. The white teaching building is where the freshmen have classes. The freshmen, wearing white school uniforms, file in, but Huo Zhanji walks in unhurriedly.

The first classroom on the left side of the teaching building was Class 1. When Huo Zhanji walked in, the spacious classroom was almost full. Huo Zhanji was the last to arrive, and there were not many seats left for him.

"Back row, window seat, the king's hometown!"

Huo Zhanji randomly found a seat in the back, the second to last row by the window. Next to him sat a girl who looked a little timid. Huo Zhanji confirmed her name was Xiao Xiao by comparing it with his memory.

Wang Dong, who arrived at the classroom first, sat in the front row, surrounded by girls on all sides. His handsome face undoubtedly drew cheers from the girls.

Just then, an old woman walked into the classroom. She had wrinkled skin and white hair, which was coiled on top of her head. She wore a white robe and was of medium build.

The old woman looked around, took a few steps up to the podium, and everyone she looked at felt an invisible pressure.

"My name is Zhou Yi, and I'm your homeroom teacher. I'm not sure how many of you will make it through the next year with me. But I want to tell you that in my class, no trash will pass the assessments. I'm training monsters, not unmotivated idiots!"

Hearing her words, many students showed indignation on their faces. They were all carefully selected from various countries on the mainland and were definitely worthy of the title of elites. However, in this teacher's words, they became unambitious fools.

"Those who have been in fights during the past few days of registration, please stand up."

Wang Dong glanced at Huo Zhanji, who was sitting in the back row by the window, and suddenly stood up. Huo Zhanji reluctantly stood up as well.

"Just two?" Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow. "What a bunch of useless trash."

"Everyone else except those two, get out and run one hundred laps around Shrek Square. Anyone who can't finish will be expelled."

The class was in an uproar. On the first day of school, being punished for "never having been in a fight"—who could accept that?

One student immediately stood up and angrily said, "Teacher, I disagree! Why should I be punished for not fighting?"

Zhou Yi didn't explain, but coldly said, "Because I said it. If you're not satisfied, you can just get lost."

As she spoke, a terrifying aura surged from Zhou Yi's body, and the powerful soul force fluctuations made almost all the students present feel like they couldn't breathe.

Soul rings began to rise from Zhou Yi's feet: two yellow, two purple, and two black—six soul rings in total.

"Six-ring Soul Emperor!" After all, they were just freshmen, and under the immense pressure, they all stood up dejectedly and walked out.

"Just a reminder, you only have one hour. This is your first test after enrollment. Those who fail will be expelled."

Upon hearing her words, the students immediately sped up, quickly leaving the classroom and running onto the playground.

At this moment, only Huo Zhanji and Wang Dong remained in the class. Zhou Yi's expression seemed much gentler, and she waved to the two of them.

Wang Dong and Huo Zhanji walked over together.

Looking at the two of them, Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, at least there are two kids with some spirit. Tell me, who were you fighting with, and why were you fighting?"

"We're roommates, and we had a little sparring match because of some trivial matter..." Wang Dong said, glancing at Huo Zhanji.

Zhou Yi seemed quite interested and said, "Roommates are still the best. It's great that roommates fight; it creates competition and promotes mutual progress. You can go down for a run now."

Wang Dong was taken aback. "Teacher, didn't you say we both have guts?"

Zhou Yi still had a smile on her face, "But I never said you didn't have to run!"

Wang Dong wanted to say something, but Huo Zhanji pulled him back and he turned and ran outside without hesitation.

On Shrek's playground, a group of boys in white school uniforms were sweating profusely. Nearly half an hour had passed since the start of the game. Wang Dong was far ahead. Apart from the first dozen or so people, the rest of the group was the main force, with Huo Zhanji mixed in among them.

"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down, okay? There's no reward, so why run so fast? What's the point?" Huo Zhanji's personality is that he doesn't compete or fight for tasks; he just wants to complete them.

Not far away, Zhou Yi stood with her hands behind her back, her gaze sweeping over the students without a ripple of emotion. As it stands, Zhou Yi is quite satisfied with this year's freshmen, except for a few who are trying to cheat.

With more than ten minutes left before the time limit set by Zhou Yi, all the freshmen had already completed their tasks, their faces slightly flushed, panting heavily, and their clothes soaked with sweat.

Zhou Yi walked over expressionlessly and said calmly, "Cheng Cheng, Qiu Jianrao, Tang Dao, Shangguan Chentian, Lin Zeyu, Zhuge Yun, Qin Long, Tang Mo, Yun Xiaopiao, those whose names I call, please step forward."

Nine students who were called out stepped forward and stood in a row, but their expressions were somewhat unnatural, and many more freshmen stared blankly at Zhou Yi.

"The nine of you can go back and pack your bags and leave the academy. From now on, you are no longer Shrek Academy students."

"What?"

"Teacher Zhou, why? What did we do wrong?"

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Finally, under Zhou Yi's overwhelming power, the nine students who had been singled out slunk away. Of course, they didn't go to pack their bags, but went straight to the academic affairs office to complain.

"Everyone else, go back to your dorms and change your clothes. I need to see you in the classroom in half an hour. If you're late, you'll have to bear the consequences," Zhou Yi instructed before turning and leaving.

Upon hearing this, some people rushed back to their dormitories to change clothes, fearing they would be next. Others went straight back to the classroom. Wang Dong, however, was different. He rushed to the front and sweated profusely, which was unbearable for the somewhat germaphobic Wang Dong. When he returned, you could even see his still-wet hair.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhou Yi walked into the classroom on time. After seeing that everyone had arrived, she nodded and, without caring about the students' reactions, turned around and wrote two big characters on the blackboard: Attack, Defense!

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"For the next three months, my main training for you will focus on your physical fitness. No matter who you are, what your background is, or how talented you are, if you cannot pass my test after three months, then you will be like those nine people before you—get out."

"That concludes this morning's classes. I suggest you have a good lunch. We'll begin physical training this afternoon. get out of class dismissed." With that, Zhou Yi turned and left without hesitation, even though the morning bell hadn't rung yet.

Even after Zhou Yi walked out of the classroom, the room remained quiet, with most people still immersed in Zhou Yi's earlier narration.

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In the afternoon, Zhou Yi slowly walked into the classroom. Looking around, she noticed the classroom was unusually quiet. "Everyone, assemble on the playground!"

The trainees were not surprised; they had already roughly guessed what the next lesson would be like. On the playground, under Zhou Yi's command, all the trainees stood straight, their ranks perfectly aligned.

They thought it would be a run like in the morning, but they were too naive. A pile of chains had been stacked up in Shrek Square at some point.

"Huo Zhanji, step forward!" Zhou Yi called out.

"Here." Huo Zhanji cursed his bad luck inwardly and could only step forward and stand in front of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi addressed all the students: "I have reviewed your entrance exam scores and this morning's tests. So far, Huo Zhanji's cultivation level is the highest among all of you. Therefore, I hereby announce that he will be the class monitor. Of course, the position of class monitor is not fixed; whoever can defeat him will become the class monitor."

After announcing the class monitor, Zhou Yi continued, "These are iron suits, specially designed to improve physical fitness. Each of you will wear one and run laps around the square, starting now and continuing until the bell rings to signal the end of get out of class. You can use your soul power. The last person to finish will be expelled."

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, she looked at Huo Zhanji and gestured for him to go first.

Arriving at the pile of iron chains, Huo Zhanji casually picked out two iron suits and put them on. They weighed about sixty pounds. This weight was nothing to ordinary people, let alone soul masters. Zhou Yi watched Huo Zhanji's actions with interest. Huo Zhanji thought that since running laps was inevitable, why not do it the best one time?

With Huo Zhanji taking the lead, the other students also stepped forward to put on the iron armor. The weight of thirty pounds was still within the students' tolerance range, but not everyone was without pressure. After all, they were all eleven or twelve-year-old children. Some girls with lower soul power couldn't help but frown after feeling the weight of the iron armor.

"I know you're probably thinking that there are natural differences between boys' and girls' bodies, and that we shouldn't generalize, right? But I'm here to tell you that there are no disadvantaged groups in my class, and the enemy won't care whether you're a boy or a girl."

And so, the trainees ran with weights under the scorching sun. Since only the training duration was specified and no number of laps was required, the trainees did not go all out from the start, but maintained a steady pace.

As the class monitor, Huo Zhanji moved at a moderate pace. Zhou Yi, standing in the distance, remained expressionless. Huo Zhanji appeared to be a rather composed person. However, under Huo Zhanji's leadership, none of the students fell behind, which was exactly the effect Zhou Yi wanted.

"Never abandon, never give up"

When the bell rang, the students breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if the sound was heavenly music, and they all plopped down on the ground.

Zhou Yi slowly walked towards the students, accompanied by an ordinary-looking man in white. When they arrived in front of the students, a series of dazzling spirit rings appeared on the man in white: two yellow, two purple, and three black.

The white-robed man's seventh spirit ring shone brightly. Then, with a wave of his hand, a soft green light flew towards the students. The green light transformed into tiny leaves along the way, and a refreshing scent could be felt from afar.

Green leaves flew evenly to all the trainees, turning into specks of light that merged into their bodies. At that moment, without exception, all the trainees felt an incomparably comfortable coolness spread throughout their bodies, and the wounds on their bodies caused by the iron armor were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The students all stood up, casting grateful glances at the man in white. The soul skill he used not only healed their injuries but also restored some of their strength.

The man in white nodded slightly to Zhou Yi, then without saying anything more, his body floated into the air and drifted away into the distance, disappearing from everyone's sight in a short while.

"Take your iron armor back with you and meditate and cultivate diligently," Zhou Yi casually instructed the others before turning and leaving.

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(End of this chapter)