The next day, morning.
The opening ceremony was held in the East Sea Academy's academy square. More than 800 students from the junior division and nearly 200 students from the senior division gathered in the academy square, arranged in square formations according to their respective grades.
Jing Shaoyu stood in the freshman formation, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards the teachers' ranks next to the freshman formation. He immediately spotted the icy man, Wu Zhangkong, the former inner court disciple of Shrek Academy, and the dream male god of many female teachers and students at East Sea Academy. Not far from him were the pair of women, presumably Ye Yingluo, the Class One head teacher, and Ye Yingrong, the Class Three head teacher, sisters.
Ye Yingluo's gaze towards Wu Zhangkong was complex, filled with both infatuation and resentment, suggesting she was a woman with a strong sense of self-confidence.
"Students, good morning. Today is the annual opening ceremony. Now, let's welcome our Dean Yu Zhen to speak."
Yu Zhen, the dean of East Sea Academy, was an elderly man who appeared to be in his sixties. He was of medium height and didn't seem particularly remarkable. With his gray hair and glasses, he had the air of a scholar.
"Students, hello. At this time every year, I feel a mix of emotions. Some students from the junior and senior divisions graduate and leave the academy, while others are promoted from the junior to the senior division, and new students join us.
In my view, the academy is like the Federation's blood-producing organ, constantly supplying qualified talents to the Federation. In the future, I hope you can also..."
Dean Yu Zhen was very eloquent and spoke passionately without a script, continuing for a full quarter of an hour before gradually concluding.
After Yu Zhen finished speaking, it was time for the most important part of the opening ceremony: class assignments.
Long Hengxu, the Dean of the junior division, walked onto the stage. He looked serious, cleared his throat, and then said, "Now, we will proceed with the freshman class assignments. As you all know, at our East Sea Academy, the smaller the class number, the more outstanding the students. However, this is not absolute. We hope that the lower-ranked classes can also strive to catch up.
This year, there are a total of one hundred and eight new students, divided into five classes. Now, I will call out the names of those who will step forward and enter Class One: Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Wei Xiaofeng..."
Class One had only sixteen students. Jing Shaoyu sized up these new classmates, and they were also sizing him up. There was no way around it; he was too eye-catching, especially with Xu Xiaoyan clinging tightly to his arm, making them particularly noticeable in the Class One group.
"Tang Wulin, Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, Yun Xiao..." As Long Hengxu called out the last of the Class Five students, the class assignments came to an end. "The head teachers of each class will take your students back to the classroom to get acquainted."
Ye Yingluo, with a blank expression, walked towards them and then said coldly, "Class One, follow me!"
In the Class One classroom, the sixteen students took their seats. Ye Yingluo stood on the podium, looking at the sixteen students sitting below, a hint of a smile appearing on her icy face.
"My name is Ye Yingluo, and I will be your head teacher from now on," she said. "First of all, congratulations on becoming students of Class One. This means that you are more outstanding than others when you enter the academy, and what you need to do is to continue this excellence until you graduate in the sixth grade! I want you to remember that you are students of Class One, and you are naturally more outstanding than students from other classes!"
Listening to Ye Yingluo's words, a group of nine-year-old children became excited. Of course, Jing Shaoyu was not among them. He was well aware of how much of a joke this year's Class One would be after the emergence of Class Zero.
"Very good," Ye Yingluo said, satisfied with the students' high-spirited expressions. She smiled and said, "Now, let's start with self-introductions. You need to state your name, Martial Soul, Soul Power, and future goals! Starting from the first row on the left."
"My name is Zhang Yangzi, level 21 Soul Power, Martial Soul is the Dark Illusion Demon Eagle, an Agility-type Great Soul Master!" The boy in the first row on the left stood up, his tone steady with a hint of confidence. It turned out he was also an old acquaintance.
Then the skinny boy sitting behind Zhang Yangzi should be Wang Jinxi.
Hearing Zhang Yangzi's self-introduction, Ye Yingluo's face showed a satisfied expression, and then she looked at Wang Jinxi.
"My name is Wang Jinxi, level 21 Soul Power, Martial Soul is the Bone Dragon King, a Power-attack type Great Soul Master!" Wang Jinxi felt Ye Yingluo's gaze and immediately stood up, saying loudly.
The successive appearance of two Great Soul Master-level students made the atmosphere in the Class One classroom heat up. Many students looked at Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi with admiration and envy. Zhang Yangzi's expression remained unchanged, while Wang Jinxi enjoyed this kind of attention.
"My name is Duan Xiaopeng, level 17 Soul Power, Martial Soul is the Sea Dongqing, and my goal is to become an Agility-type Soul Master."
"My name is Wei Dayong, level 16 Soul Power, my Martial Soul is the Giant Strength Walrus, and I want to become a Power-attack type Soul Master."
Following them were Jing Shaoyu's two roommates. Their Martial Souls were superior, and their talents were above average. If they followed the normal path, becoming Soul Emperors or Soul Saints in the future would not be a problem.
"My name is Xu Xiaoyan, level 22 Soul Power, Martial Soul is the Star Wheel Ice Staff, a Control-type Great Soul Master." Xu Xiaoyan stood up, attracting the attention of all the boys. She said shyly.
And when they learned that this seemingly petite and delicate girl was actually a level 22 Great Soul Master, many boys showed a sense of frustration and withdrew their gazes, embarrassed to look at her again.
It was Jing Shaoyu's turn. He stood up and instantly attracted the attention of all the students in the class. Regardless of whether they were male or female, they all couldn't help but look at him. Even Ye Yingluo had a hint of surprise flash in her eyes, simply because he was too handsome.
He ignored these gazes, smiling as he said, "My name is Jing Shaoyu, level 27 Soul Power, Martial Soul Origin Spirit, a healing-type Great Soul Master."
"Heavens!"
"How is that possible?"
The former reaction was from the normal students, while the latter was from Wei Xiaofeng. He stared at Jing Shaoyu in disbelief, never expecting that this person he thought was just a pretty face was actually a Great Soul Master, and with a Soul Power as high as level 27! This made Wei Xiaofeng feel extremely depressed and disheartened.
Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi in the front row also looked at Jing Shaoyu in astonishment. Both of them were Great Soul Masters, so they naturally understood the significance of reaching the Great Soul Master level at the age of nine. They had thought they were talented enough, but they didn't expect that there would be someone even more outstanding. Someone who had reached level 27 at the age of nine. This meant that he only needed to improve three more levels to become a Soul Grandmaster, and three levels of Soul Power, for such a genius, would only take a year at most. In other words, a ten-year-old Soul Grandmaster! The two exchanged glances, each seeing the fighting spirit in the other's eyes. They would not admit defeat so easily!
"You are Jing Shaoyu? Good, very good, you can sit down first!" Ye Yingluo was pleasantly surprised, repeatedly saying "good," her pretty face full of excited smiles as she spoke.
"My name is Ling Dong, level 15 Soul Power, Martial Soul Sky Demon Sable, my goal is to become a power attack system Soul Master!"
"..."
Before long, all sixteen students had finished their introductions. The smile on Ye Yingluo's face was extremely bright. Sixteen students, five Great Soul Masters, eleven Soul Masters, with the lowest Soul Power being level 15, and even one Great Soul Master with a Soul Power as high as level 27. She could confidently say that this year's Class One was definitely the strongest Class One in history! "Very good," Ye Yingluo said, clapping her hands with a smile, "Now that everyone has introduced themselves, we will end here today. When class officially starts tomorrow, we will choose a class monitor. Interested students can prepare well!"
As she spoke, Ye Yingluo's gaze swept over the few Great Soul Master students, her intention couldn't be clearer.
Afterward, Ye Yingluo left the classroom directly, and the other students also left in twos and threes. Today there was only one thing, and that was the class division. After the class division, there was nothing else. Formal classes would have to wait until tomorrow.
"Little Yu brother, I want to go home, will you come back with me?" Xu Xiaoyan walked to Jing Shaoyu's side somewhat unhappily, saying with a pout.
"I won't go," Jing Shaoyu was stunned when he heard this, and then he thought of Xu Xiaoyu downstairs in the girls' dormitory last night. He immediately felt a little guilty and said with a smile, "I'm going to the Mecha Association."
"Okay!" Xu Xiaoyan didn't force it when she heard this, but complained with some annoyance, "Really, Dad and Grandpa are really in the way, making it so that people can't go to the Mecha Association with Little Yu brother!"
"Hehe!" Jing Shaoyu listened to Xu Xiaoyan's complaints, thinking, if you say it like that, then I will be even more afraid to go to your house in the future! New book seedling, in urgent need of care! Seeking investment, seeking monthly tickets, seeking recommendation tickets! Thank you all, big bosses!
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