[ Shrek Academy, Class One, Zhou Yi's Classroom ]
Still wearing his bamboo hat, Xin Qing sat towards the back of the class. He noticed Dai Huabin take a seat in front of him, looking at him with a frightful expression. Perhaps it may have phased another kid Huabin's age, but it had no effect on Xin Qing who had and had felt real bloodlust before. His black eyes were as tranquil as the sea, or, as deep as the abyss.
A few paces away he noticed two students who had taken their seats. One was incredibly handsome with blue-purple hair and long eyelashes. Xin Qing remembered that he was called Wang Dong, however, he felt that something was off. Lowly, he whispered, 'A girl?' Indeed, the flow of Wang Dong's spirit energy appeared like the ones in girls, but Xin Qing could not confirm as that was not the main purpose of his eyes. He noticed that Wang Dong contained an astonishing amount of divinities that surpassed what children their age should.
In addition to Wang Dong, there was a small, blue-haired kid. Xin Qing did not feel as though he was familiar, but noticed the less obvious trace of divinities on him as well. If he had to describe it, they felt less 'holy' and more 'ancient.'
A small smile creeped up on Xin Qing's face. 'Indeed, Shrek's little monsters.'
At this time, a teacher strode into the class. She had an old, wrinkled face and stern appearance. She was the one many senior students called Demon Teacher Zhou Yi. Xin Qing, however, could tell that it was a mask made from spirit power, although he could not see her real appearance either.
Zhou Yi's first words were: "The two students that fought yesterday. Stand up."
At this time, both Wang Dong and the blue-haired kid stood up. 'Oh?', Xin Qing thought, 'perhaps this is related to their divinity?'
Continuing her sentence, she shocked everyone in the class with her next words, including Xin Qing. "Everyone else, you are to run 100 laps in the school courtyard! Get going, now!"
While everyone was complaining, Xin Qing silently stood up and was the first to go run. After all, who understood better than him, the importance of having a strong body?
Everyone was shocked as they knew that this Xin Qing fellow had the highest Spirit Rank in the class of 28. Zhou Yi looked with a bit of approval in her eyes. 'It seems that not all of the kids are trash.'
[ Shrek Academy, School Courtyard ]
Having been the first to start in addition to having a strengthened body from his forest excursion, he quickly finished the laps. It appeared that Wang Dong and the blue-haired kid still had to run the laps, but it surprised him that Wang Dong still came in second after him despite starting after everyone.
But not everyone was so talented. As he turned his eyes back to the field, he eventually noticed that the blue-haired kid was the slowest in the class. But it wasn't this that got his attention but the willpower and determination seen through his eyes.
It was nostalgic for Xin Qing. He had those same eyes when he trained relentlessly his entire life in order to control Heavenly Law enough to change destiny and avoid his pre-destined death. His appreciation grew slightly for this child.
He was considering giving a hand to him when Wang Dong sprinted towards the blue-haired kid and prevented him from falling. With his hand on his chin, Xin Qing mildly observed, 'They seem to be closer than I expected. Interesting.'
At this time, Dai Huabin had caught his breath after finishing and declared another challenge to Xin Qing.
Xin Qing only gave him a side-eye. "You? You can hardly stand. It's good to be confident, but don't try to bite off more than you can chew. Especially, if it's my time you're chewing on." He turned away and walked towards another group of students.