Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 684 Wu Changkong and Long Bing
After Yu Zheng finished speaking, the most important thing at the opening ceremony came next: class assignment.

As a freshman, Jia Lin didn't have any special privileges. She stayed obediently in the student group, and because she was tall, she stood at the back, not far from Tang Wulin.

Students who did not need to participate in class assignments left first, and the new students of the senior department went to the senior department campus to be assigned to classes. Only the first-year students of the intermediate department remained in place.

"Now we will proceed with the class assignments. As everyone knows, at Donghai 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 catch up through hard work. This year, there are a total of 108 new students, divided into five classes. Now, those whose names I call, please step forward and enter Class One..."

Needless to say, Jia Lin, who had already outshone a group of graduates during her freshman year, was naturally assigned to the same class.

After listening to Long Hengxu's words, Tang Wulin realized what he meant by punishing Xie Xie, Yun Xiao, and Zhou Changxi by sending them to Class 5.

There are five classes in total. The higher the class, the higher the quality of the students. Undoubtedly, Class 5 is the worst class.

"Tang Wulin, Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, Yun Xiao..." Sure enough, when they were assigned to Class 5, the names of the four students were called out.

Class 5 had only twenty students, the fewest among the five classes. Most of the students assigned to Class 5 were listless and lacked energy.

"Each class teacher will take your students back to their classrooms to familiarize them with the college."

Five teachers came out, and one of them walked towards Class 5.

The teacher looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. When the students from Class 5 saw him, they were all stunned.

This teacher is so handsome.

Although Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were also outstanding in appearance, they were still children and had not yet grown up, while this teacher was an adult.

He was over 1.9 meters tall, with long arms and a narrow waist, and long legs clad in white trousers. He looked somewhat thin, but his eyes were bright and piercing.

With a high, straight nose and thin, moderately sized lips, he gives off an exceptionally upright and imposing aura.

His long hair was draped behind his head, and when the wind blew, you could vaguely see that his lake-blue hair actually reached his waist.

His eyes were dark green, which, combined with his long blue hair, gave him an unusual air. His face was expressionless, and his eyes were cold.

Needless to say, Tang Wulin's teacher is none other than Wu Changkong.

A female student from Class 5 exclaimed, "The teacher is so handsome!" Her words undoubtedly expressed everyone's feelings.

Xie Xie curled his lip, looking completely unconvinced.

"Follow me!" The young teacher's simple three words sent a chill down the spines of all the students—a chill that came from the depths of their hearts.

Yun Xiao murmured, "Teacher seems very strong."

His mere presence alone could make people feel his icy aura, something that not everyone could do.

Standing among the faculty and staff, Qian Gu Huang Yu, or rather Su You Li, watched Wu Chang Kong's cold departing figure, her lips twitching slightly. [How come this guy still looks like this?]

Unlike the somewhat oppressive atmosphere of Class 5, the woman walking towards Class 1 was a very approachable-looking girl.

She was tall and slender like a bamboo shoot, with her shoulder line flowing smoothly to her slender waist. Her white dress draped down like moonlight flowing over her body, and the hem swayed gently with her movements, spreading out delicate tenderness.

Her silver hair was loosely tied over her shoulders, the ends gleaming with a faint sheen, which made her face appear even more delicate and beautiful.

Her pupils were a clear blue, like they held melting glaciers. When she smiled, her lips curved slightly, and even the wind around her seemed to soften.

"Hello everyone, my name is Long Bing. I will be leading you through the next three years. I hope you will have an unforgettable student life."

As she spoke, Long Bing glanced at Jia Lin, the person whom both the head of teaching and the dean had emphasized the need to pay close attention to.

"Should we talk about the world's corrective properties? Even if Long Bing hadn't died at the hands of the Dark Hummingbird, Wu Changkong still ended up at the East Sea Academy," Qian Gu Huang Yu pondered to himself.

Unlike the other timeline, the Holy Spirit Cult is now practically defunct. Qian Gu Huang Yu originally thought that Long Bing and Wu Chang Kong would never meet again, but unexpectedly they still met at Shrek Academy.

About a decade or so ago, the evil spirit masters who were still alive in the Holy Spirit Cult had basically been completely cleansed up, and most of them were incorporated into the Imperial Dark Division, a department directly led by Qian Gu Huang Yu.

They were specifically responsible for assassinations and intelligence gathering.

At that time, as some veteran evil spirit masters such as Harosa, Ghost Emperor, and Night Spirit Robe retired one after another, some went fishing and others sang.

Although the Dark Division is still organized, it is almost no longer directly managed and only occasionally carries out Qian Gu Huang Yu's personal orders.

Therefore, a huge power vacuum appeared in the entire underground power structure.

Therefore, many evil spirit masters want to take this opportunity to showcase their talents and then advance further.

The Dark Hummingbird is one of the best among them.

Within the Douluo Empire, anti-Shrek and anti-Tang Sect sentiments are among the strongest, so the Dark Hummingbird wanted to make a fuss about Shrek.

He took advantage of the fact that his daughter, Long Bing, did not possess an evil spirit, and got her admitted to Shrek Academy, where she became a student.

That was also the year Wu Changkong enrolled in school.

They were in the same class and were both among the top students. Long Bing, who grew up in an environment inhabited by evil spirit masters, usually had a cold and aloof demeanor, giving off an aura that kept strangers at bay.

But she was indeed very beautiful, and Wu Changkong sat right next to her. Every day during class, he would inevitably see her sculpted, beautiful figure.

He didn't know when, but that figure would be imprinted deep in his heart.

Under the sweeping reforms of the Ancient Phoenix Feather, Shrek Academy was able to survive after the war, but after losing almost all of its faculty and students, the so-called Shrek Academy had long since become a mere shell of its former self.

Apart from the dean of Shrek Academy, Yun Ming, who is somewhat capable in combat, Shrek Academy is almost no different from other Soul Master academies.

As the birthplace of the war, Shrek's every move has been subject to the strictest scrutiny for nearly a century.

The slightest mistake could lead to a major investigation, and then a group of people would be imprisoned.

Moreover, it's not just the higher-ups at Shrek Academy; even the courses taught by students and teachers are recorded and archived. Under this strict censorship system, even if Yun Ming and others wanted to promote the so-called Shrek spirit, they were powerless to do so.

After nearly a century of tireless efforts by figures like Qian Gu Huang Yu, the name Shrek Academy has become nothing more than a symbol. And the so-called Shrek spirit has long since vanished.

Therefore, even at Shrek Academy, Long Bing experienced a normal campus life, and her mindset changed accordingly.

For the first time, she realized that there were places like this in the human world, places that weren't all cold and treacherous.

The sophisticated egoism taught by the Dark Hummingbird is not entirely correct.

She witnessed firsthand how, in some group confrontations, students helped each other and even shielded their partners from attacks.

She had also witnessed firsthand how everyone transformed from classmates into friends amidst laughter and joy. As the days went by, all of this touched her heart and subtly influenced the changes in her personality.

No one is born an evil Uchiha brat, or rather, an evil Shrek brat; even evil spirit masters are no exception.

Moreover, she is not an evil spirit master; she has a kind heart.

The Dark Hummingbird sent her to Shrek Academy not to make friends, but to find evidence of Shrek Academy's betrayal of the Empire.

Even if they can't find a story, they have to make one up. Only in this way can Dark Hummingbird improve its status in the Dark Division.

At first, Long Bing did not reject her mission, but when she learned that Shrek Academy would be labeled as having treasonous tendencies in a certain year.

Not only students and teachers who were in school at the time, but even students who had graduated three years ago were punished to varying degrees.

Even worse, some will simply 'mysteriously disappear'.

From that moment on, Long Bing began to instinctively reject her missions. It wasn't that she wanted to protect a traitorous organization, but rather that she genuinely felt that Shrek Academy at the time was just an academy.

How could an academy that treats "The Chronicles of the Phoenix Feather" as a required course have treasonous tendencies?
At the beginning of the Holy War, Yunming did consider using his status as a war hero to revitalize Shrek Academy.

But when he learned that all the real Shreks he had carefully nurtured were disappearing one after another, he gave up completely.

Shrek Academy was then completely returned to an ordinary academy, which was almost no different from other academies except that the teachers were of a higher level and had stronger cultivation.

But Dark Hummingbird didn't care about that, or rather, he needed Shrek Academy to commit treason to secure his own career.

He didn't care whether Shrek Academy had committed treason or not.

Long Bing began to feel pain, and she began to instinctively reject her mission.

And it was at this moment that Wu Changkong began to enter her heart. It happened during an internal challenge group activity.

They were coincidentally assigned to the same group. Because of her usual sociability, despite her beauty, Long Bing had almost no friends.

That icy aura that keeps strangers at bay is so strong that even male students won't approach her.

They were both young and vibrant at the time, in the prime of their lives. They began practicing together every day, refining their teamwork.

Back then, Wu Changkong was a passionate young man. Gradually, she was infected by his enthusiasm and surrounded by his handsomeness and sunny disposition. Almost naturally, the two of them gradually came together.

When Wu Changkong graduated from the outer academy, he swore to the heavens that he would work hard to become a four-word battle armor master, and his four-word battle armor was called: Heavenly Frost Dragon Ice!

It was named after the Heavenly Frost Sword and Dragon Ice. Dragon Ice fell, but at the same time, while feeling the deep and passionate love of her beloved, pressure from her father began to emerge.

As they entered the inner courtyard, the Dark Hummingbird began to place more demands on her daughter, requiring her to steal more information from Shrek Academy.

At that time, Long Bing already had a very strong aversion to it.

But she couldn't disobey her father. On one hand, she had fallen hopelessly in love with Wu Changkong, and on the other hand, she didn't want to cause the deaths of her classmates and teachers because of the crimes she had fabricated.

On the other hand, she was also fully aware that she was a descendant of an evil spirit master.

She dared not speak, not even to Wu Changkong. She was afraid of losing her lover, of losing everything she had finally achieved.

Therefore, she could only carefully follow her father's instructions amidst this dilemma and pain.

However, secrets don't stay hidden forever, and eventually Yun Ming discovered the charges that Long Bing had fabricated.

How could Long Bing withstand Yun Ming's pressure? Under the pressure from Yun Ming and the other Shrek elders, she quickly told them everything.

Recalling his students who had mysteriously disappeared one by one, Yun Ming was so enraged that he almost killed Long Bing on the spot.

Even if Yun Ming loves Shrek Academy, he is still a teacher, and he doesn't want to cause his students' families to be destroyed because of his own selfish desires.

He did do that before, so he had no complaints about the corresponding retribution. But now he is doing exactly what Qian Gu Huang Yu asked him to do.

There are even people who try to frame them, all for the sake of getting themselves promoted?

Using the lives of thousands of students to help oneself get promoted—is this something a human being would do?
Wu Changkong, who was deeply in love with Long Bing at the time, was taken aback and stood in front of Long Bing without hesitation.

At that time, Wu Changkong disregarded the advice of the Crimson Dragon Douluo Zhuoshi and insisted on living and dying with Long Bing.
Ultimately, out of consideration for Zhuo Shi, and because Long Bing had not yet caused any actual damage to Shrek Academy, Yun Ming expelled her and Wu Changkong from Shrek Academy.

However, shortly after Wu Changkong and Long Bing left Shrek City, the Dark Hummingbird arrived.

The Dark Hummingbird first berated Long Bing for being useless, and then turned its attention to Wu Changkong.

At first, Wu Changkong thought that Long Bing's father was simply delusional and wanted to get promoted by framing Shrek Academy.

Unexpectedly, Long Bing's father was actually an evil spirit master! Or rather, an evil spirit master had brazenly become a high-ranking official in the empire!

It was only then that Wu Changkong realized that Long Bing was actually a spy sent by an evil soul master, and that he had fallen in love with a descendant of an evil soul master.

However, Long Bing kept deceiving herself. At that time, Wu Changkong was on the verge of a breakdown and kept questioning Long Bing about why this was happening.

But how could Long Bing dare to reveal his identity? Once he told Wu Changkong that the Empire's Dark Guard was composed of evil soul masters and directly obeyed Her Majesty the Empress, he would be in trouble.

Then it won't be long before they are all silenced, which is something Long Bing can't accept.

(End of this chapter)