Chapter 39: The King's Wrath
As soon as Lin Yun spoke, the students who had been about to stand up and argue with Zhou Yi immediately sat back down, all turning their attention to the back row.
When they saw that the person speaking was Lin Yun, the so-called "Strongest Freshman King," their expressions shifted to one of anticipation.
Every soul master who had passed Shrek's admission standards was a genius in their own right, even if they had come to realize that they were no longer special after arriving at Shrek. But as geniuses, they still had their pride. Being called "trash" by this old hag on the first day of school was something no one could tolerate!
And now, the most talented among them was leading the charge to rebel. For these rebellious soul masters, this was beyond thrilling.
This was where Lin Yun's fame came in handy.
People naturally gravitate toward a leader, especially one whose reputation commands respect. With Lin Yun taking the lead, those who had initially been too afraid to resist suddenly found the courage to stand up.
With Lin Yun at the helm, the previously disconnected group of strangers in Class One had somehow united into a single force!
Zhou Yi was both shocked and furious, but there was also a hint of glee in her heart.
The reason for her shock and anger was that, although she had anticipated Lin Yun might be arrogant, she hadn't expected him to be this defiant! The glee came from the fact that her plan to provoke Lin Yun had succeeded!
No matter how strong a Soul Elder was, could they possibly compare to a Soul Emperor like her?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
So Zhou Yi's original plan was to provoke Lin Yun, then use her strength to crush him, and slowly mold him into submission!
"Ha, so you think you're not trash? Do you have a problem with that?" Zhou Yi crossed her arms and sneered.
She stomped her right foot, and six soul rings immediately appeared beneath her. The pressure of a Soul Emperor's soul power instantly filled the entire classroom.
This made the students who had been eagerly watching the drama shrink back in fear, grateful they hadn't been the ones to speak up. Otherwise, Zhou Yi, a Soul Emperor, could easily toss them out one by one!
But what about Lin Yun?
Zhou Yi's Soul Emperor pressure didn't faze him at all. Instead, it made him feel provoked—like an ant daring to challenge a king!
Lin Yun's golden eyes instantly narrowed into vertical slits, a flash of blood-red light passing through them.
"I asked you."
"What are you barking about?!"
Roar—
A high-pitched, majestic dragon's roar echoed in everyone's ears. It was as if they could all see a towering golden dragon, its blood-red vertical pupils glaring down at them.
This was Lin Yun's instinctive reaction.
Zhou Yi's martial soul was the Red Dragon, far inferior to even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. At best, it was a decent sub-dragon martial soul.
How dare it show off in front of the Golden Dragon King?
As a result, Zhou Yi was even more suppressed. The light of her six soul rings dimmed, and a sense of deadly danger surged through her heart.
If she hadn't been in her martial soul fusion state, Lin Yun's dragon might would have forced her out of it!
The dragon race was an unreasonable, bloodline-dominated species!
Zhou Yi was horrified. She felt her soul power flow slowing down, her strength reduced to less than half. Even her martial soul was resisting her commands.
In this state, if Zhou Yi wanted to use a soul skill, she would need to expend twice as much soul power to achieve normal effectiveness!
'How is this possible? The Golden Dragon martial soul is indeed powerful, but how can it suppress me to this extent?'
Despite her thoughts, Zhou Yi's emotions grew even more intense.
Yes, this is what I want! A true genius, a little monster like this! Only such a talent can bring out my own genius teaching abilities!
I must crush him, crush him hard!
Even if my strength is suppressed, there's no way a Soul Elder can defeat a Soul Emperor like me!
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
If you can beat me, a Soul Emperor, I'll eat this mask right here and now!
"Ha, young and reckless. It seems I need to teach you what it means to respect your elders!" Zhou Yi sneered as she stepped down from the podium and walked toward Lin Yun. The six soul rings around her body increased the pressure on the students nearby.
Watching Zhou Yi approach, Xiao Xiao glanced at Lin Yun with concern.
Was it really a good idea to pick a fight with the teacher?
Sure, you looked cool talking back to her, but Teacher Zhou Yi is a Soul Emperor!
Lin Yun stared directly at Zhou Yi, a cruel smile curling his lips. "Sorry, I don't know what 'respecting your elders' means. All I know is that 'those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocrities'!"
"Now, I'll show you what it means to be a mediocrity who doesn't dare to cause trouble!"
Buzz…
Lin Yun's soul power surged abruptly. The sleeve on his right arm was torn apart by sharp, hard dragon scales, which then transformed into the shape of a dragon's claw.
A brilliant purple light rose from Lin Yun's feet and settled on his dragon-clawed right hand.
First soul ring: a thousand-year purple soul ring!
And this was just the beginning!
Second soul ring: purple, thousand-year soul ring! Third soul ring: black, ten-thousand-year soul ring!
When the three soul rings—purple, purple, and black—circled Lin Yun's arm, the entire class fell silent. Everyone's jaws dropped, their eyes filled with disbelief and undeniable awe.
Their chins were practically on the floor.
Wait, buddy, are you cheating or something?
Normal soul ring configurations are yellow, yellow, purple, but you've got purple, purple, black? You're a whole generation ahead!
Especially Wang Dong, who had been proud of his second soul ring and looked down on anyone whose second soul ring wasn't purple.
Now, turning to look at Lin Yun, he realized:
'The mediocrity was me all along?'
Lin Yun ignored the shocked expressions of his classmates. He slowly raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and his eyes gleamed with a strange light. "Well, Zhou Yi, teacher! How about you teach me what it means to respect your elders?"
"Or should I, the student, teach you whether we should follow 'those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocrities,' or learn what it means to 'not provoke trouble but not fear it'?"
Gulp…
Zhou Yi instinctively swallowed. After Lin Yun's martial soul fusion, the dragon might pressing down on her grew even stronger. Her strength, which had already been reduced to half, was now down to a mere 30%!
With only 30% of a Soul Emperor's strength, there was no way she could defeat a super genius with an ultimate attribute and soul rings that surpassed their level!
Zhou Yi… was panicking!
But Lin Yun didn't have the patience to wait for Zhou Yi's response. He was already consumed by rage!
A weak, lowly Red Dragon dared to challenge the dignity of a king!
(End of Chapter)
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