At the 'crime scene', powerful individuals arrived one after another. When they saw Mirror Red Dust and Xu Zhenyu, two Titled Douluo, at the center, they wisely chose not to approach, only daring to investigate from the periphery.
While it was bustling there, on the street not far from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy auction house, it became quiet as the auction ended.
Xu Wei didn't entirely follow Kong Xuan's request to stay put; he walked restlessly along the roadside, his expression gradually becoming anxious.
Kong Xuan had been gone for over half an hour, and this was not a quick return.
Moreover, the distant sky, looking as if a hole had been blasted open, was now clearly visible in Xu Wei's eyes. Although he didn't know what had happened, that was precisely the direction Kong Xuan had disappeared in.
Just as Xu Wei was worried about Kong Xuan's safety but didn't know what he should do, Kong Xuan's figure emerged from the darkness and came into his sight.
Xu Wei quickly ran over, his face filled with worry, saying, "Brother Xuan, where did you go?"
After asking this question, Xu Wei then noticed that behind Kong Xuan, there was another figure.
"Shui Ling?"
Xu Wei's face showed a puzzled expression. How did Kong Xuan bring Shui Ling back after going out?
And the current Shui Ling looked very different from before; at least, Xu Wei felt she wasn't as aggressive.
"Alright, let's head back to the Academy first."
Kong Xuan didn't intend to explain anything to Xu Wei but instead said they should hurry back to the Academy.
The two had just gone to the place where Shui Ling and her companions were ambushed. Her two classmates and the accompanying teacher were no longer there.
It seemed the Sleep Demon Douluo wasn't too insane; he hadn't brutally killed the people from the Academy.
However, he hadn't expected before making his move that his own life would end today!
The Holy Spirit Cult lost a Titled Douluo-level Elder, and teachers and students from Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy were ambushed.
These two incidents, happening on the same day, seemed to have no follow-up afterward; at least, Kong Xuan hadn't heard of any resulting impact.
But there was no doubt that Shui Ling had probably concealed many truths she knew.
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For example, she was taken away by an Evil Soul Master, she was rescued by Kong Xuan, and Kong Xuan killed a Titled Douluo.
However, Kong Xuan wasn't too bothered by these things. Even if it was eventually traced back to him, what then?
After all, he wasn't an ordinary person without status. In this World where the strong are respected, having a background might not mean you can do as you please, but at least you don't have to live in fear.
The National Soul Master Class Competition has officially concluded, and this competition was also a selection process.
However, the selection results were not based on the final ranking but on the performance of these students in the competition.
Out of over seven hundred students, only forty-six were ultimately selected to enter the Soul Master Experimental Class.
As the strongest Academy in the Sun Moon Empire, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy naturally housed this Soul Master Experimental Class.
And Ren Jun, the only Shrek high-achiever poached by the Sun Moon Empire, naturally became the Class Teacher of the Soul Master Experimental Class.
Inside the spacious classroom, forty-six students sat neatly.
They were all Spirit Master Geniuses selected through the process, arguably the absolute elite of their age group in the Sun Moon Empire.
Class Teacher Ren Jun stood on the podium, his gaze sweeping over everyone, his voice steady and powerful: "From today onwards, you are the first batch of members of the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Master Experimental Class!"
"The goal of the Experimental Class is to Cultivate the Sun Moon Empire's Spirit Master cultivation system, to explore a brand new Dao of combining Spirit Masters and spirit tools—"
After Ren Jun finished speaking, the classroom was silent, and excitement and tension flickered in everyone's eyes.
For these eight or nine-year-old children, envisioning the future was the most wonderful thing.
Ren Jun paused for a moment, then directly announced: "The Class Leader will be Kong Xuan!"
As soon as his voice fell, a low murmur of discussion instantly rose in the classroom.
Just then, someone raised his right hand high and shouted, "Teacher!"
Everyone looked over and saw that the person who raised his hand was Gu Wenyu, one of the few Second Ring Great Soul Masters in the class.
Ren Jun looked at him and asked, "Do you have a question?"
Gu Wenyu stood up. Although young, his handsome face was evident.
With an unyielding sharpness in his eyes, his clear voice blurted out: "Teacher Ren, although Kong Xuan's first two spirit rings are both thousand-year ones, indeed surpassing everyone else, but—"
Gu Wenyu's gaze swept towards Kong Xuan, who was sitting in the first row by the window on the left, and said, "But he never participated in the competition. If he is made Class Leader just like that, I am not convinced!"
The students in the classroom immediately began to discuss in low voices upon hearing this.
Indeed, Kong Xuan was a Genius.
But many things about Kong Xuan they had only heard about, never witnessed.
And if one were to speak of strength, in their hearts, the strongest should be Kong Ling, who displayed her self-Spirit Fusion Skill in the competition.
"Bang!"
Ren Jun's palm slammed onto the table, and the classroom instantly fell silent.
Ren Jun's gaze swept over everyone and he asked, "Does anyone else object to Kong Xuan being Class Leader?"
At these words, everyone looked at each other, but in the end, no one spoke up in opposition.
Gu Wenyu, the only one who had stood up, looked around, a feeling of disappointment rising in his heart.
He had originally thought that even if Ji Yun, Shui Ling, and Yuan Qingshuang, these Second Ring Great Soul Masters, didn't want to contend for the position of Class Leader, they wouldn't easily let Kong Xuan, whose 'strength was unknown,' take the position.
But the final result was unexpected for him; only he had stood up to question it. He suddenly felt as if he had been isolated!
Gu Wenyu gritted his teeth, his brows tightly furrowed. Even if he was the only one, he would stick to his opinion!
Ren Jun glanced in Kong Xuan's direction, then looked at Gu Wenyu, and said, "Then it's the old method: to the Soul Dueling Arena!"
Kong Xuan stood up at this moment, his tone lazy: "No need for such trouble!"
Kong Xuan's golden eyes flickered slightly as he looked directly at Gu Wenyu and asked, "Is your Spirit a mental type?"
Gu Wenyu was startled, then nodded: "That's right, my Soul Suppressing Codex is a mental type Tool Spirit."
He didn't understand why Kong Xuan suddenly asked this question, but there was a hint of pride in his tone as he answered.
Kong Xuan merely closed his eyes slightly, then opened them again.
"Buzz—"
A vast mental force suddenly swept through the entire classroom!
As a mental Spirit Master, Gu Wenyu felt it even more keenly, especially since Kong Xuan's target this time was primarily him.
Gu Wenyu's pupils contracted sharply. He felt as if he was in a raging sea, and he was a fragile skiff that could be swallowed by towering waves at any moment.
His mental sea trembled wildly, almost on the verge of collapse.
"How is this possible?"
Gu Wenyu's face was pale, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his legs even trembled uncontrollably.
As a mental Spirit Master, his mental force was already outstanding among his peers.
But facing Kong Xuan, it was like a firefly compared to the sun and moon.
The gap was too vast!
He couldn't even muster a thought of resistance, as if the other party could crush his mental World at will if he wished.
Kong Xuan slowly reined in his mental force and said faintly, "Now, do you still have questions?"
Gu Wenyu took a deep breath, his legs went soft, and he slumped into his seat.
After a moment, he said in a low voice, "No!"
The students in the classroom were silent, all of them shocked by this scene.
To subdue the enemy without fighting is the best of the best!
Kong Xuan displayed his Spirit Abyss Realm mental force also to 'suppress' these students newly added to the class.
They were all Geniuses from various academies; while not necessarily arrogant, they certainly possessed the pride of Geniuses.
If he didn't keep them in check, wouldn't they lose all sense of hierarchy in the future?
And now, Kong Xuan's display clearly subdued them all.
In fact, it wasn't just these students; even the Class Teacher Ren Jun on the podium was greatly surprised. He hadn't known before that Kong Xuan's mental force had reached such a level, seemingly no weaker than his own!
However, Ren Jun quickly adjusted his emotions and was very satisfied with Kong Xuan's 'show of authority'.
"Since there are no objections, Kong Xuan will be the Class Leader."
Ren Jun tapped the podium: "Now, let's officially begin class!"