Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

Lu Yi did not refuse Wang Yan's request, after all, he had promised it before when he was hunting souls.

Wang Yan didn't intend for Lu Yi to work for him for free. Instead, he paid out of his own pocket, giving him a "hardship fee" of one thousand gold soul coins per book.

You have a great eye for people!

"Oh, Teacher Wang! This—" Lu Yi immediately beamed, deftly taking the ancient book. "Is there anything else that needs translating? Just leave it to me!"

Lu Yi was worried about not having a stable source of income when Wang Yan suddenly handed him a bowl.

Although he would soon receive a large transfer from Zhou Sichen, he planned to save up to acquire the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade.

He won't be studying in the Soul Guidance Department for the time being, and his status as a core disciple won't bring him any money; at most, his meal card will just be fully charged.

Therefore, when it comes to the auction, the academy would never pay for a cursed carving knife for a student who is not a Soul Guidance Department student.

So I have to pay for it myself, which will cost at least 100,000 gold soul coins.

Wang Yan noticed the excitement on Lu Yi's face and sensed something was wrong. He quickly reminded him, "Don't let making money interfere with your cultivation, or I won't give you this mission no matter what."

"Don't worry, Teacher Wang!" Lu Yi first glanced at the ancient book, and after confirming that the contents were correct, he put it into his storage ring and took his leave.

Anyway, I usually spend a lot of time reading the various books in the magic library.

Although it looks sophisticated, in reality it involves selecting very little of the truly useful content from the majority of the nonsense in these classic texts.

Nowadays, the focus is simply on translation work, which is a piece of cake.

However, Lu Yi's pleasant mood ended the moment Zhou Yi arrived in the classroom that afternoon.

As always, she walked into the classroom with her stern face.

The students in Class 1 of freshmen immediately fell silent and sat up straight upon seeing her.

Lu Yi also quickly stopped the talkative Zhou Sichen.

However, the students sitting in the back were completely unaware of the impending crisis and continued to whisper among themselves.

Zhou Yi's masked face couldn't show any expression, but her eyes were unusually sharp as she scanned each student below the stage.

"Everyone stand up!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the students who originally belonged to Class 1 of the new students stood up in unison, while the remaining students stood up at different times.

With Mu Jin's reminder, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan also got up from their seats the moment Lu Yi stood up.

The remaining trainees who were a bit slow on the uptake were all ordered by Zhou Yi to stand outside as punishment.

At this moment, the hotheaded Huang Chutian felt unconvinced and began to protest.

Without saying a word, Zhou Yi stepped forward, grabbed him, and threw him out the window in an instant.

"Who else thinks I'm joking?"

Zhou Yi looked around, her tone questioning, but no one dared to contradict her; they all obediently left the classroom to stand as punishment.

"Giving us a hard time right from the start, Zhou Yi's comeback is definitely not friendly!" Lu Yi thought to himself.

But this is only the beginning.

"Dai Huabin," Zhou Yi said coldly.

Having learned from past mistakes, Dai Huabin became more cautious and replied, "I'm here."

Zhou Yi didn't speak immediately. She first sized up the arrogant young master of the Dai family, then said without any mercy:

"As class monitor, you have an undeniable responsibility to maintain order in the class, and you are being dismissed!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Huabin was taken aback at first, but when he realized what was happening, he couldn't accept it and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Kneel down if you disagree!"

Without wasting words, Zhou Yi raised six spirit rings from beneath her feet, and the pressure from the Soul Emperor locked onto Dai Huabin.

Even though Dai Huabin was already a Soul Venerable, the difference of three realms still made him kneel down instantly.

Now, no one in the class dared to provoke Zhou Yi.

If the class monitor is removed from his post, a new one must be elected.

Given Zhou Yi's personality, she certainly wouldn't organize a vote like Wang Yan would; in her class, she was the only voice.

Zhou Yi maintained her soul power pressure, her gaze slowly sweeping over the silent crowd.

His gaze first fell on Wang Dong and lingered for a moment.

Wang Dong noticed Zhou Yi's attention and immediately straightened his head confidently, but then that gaze passed over him and finally landed on Zhou Sichen.

Zhou Yi smiled slightly and announced her decision: "The position of class monitor should be held by our champion. Zhou Sichen, you are now the class monitor!"

Seemingly struck by a sudden surprise, Zhou Sichen was somewhat incredulous for a moment, but still managed to suppress her excitement and agree.

Something is wrong!

Lu Yi felt that something was very wrong.

When did Zhou Yi stop expelling students? She even gave the position of class monitor to Zhou Sichen.

At the same time, Zhou Yi released the soul power suppression that had been surrounding Dai Huabin.

However, Dai Huabin's body was indeed strong, and he recovered in just a moment. Although his face was so gloomy that it could drip water, he dared not challenge Zhou Yi again.

When Zhou Yi returned the soul ring to her body, the almost stagnant air in the classroom finally allowed people to breathe.

Just when Lu Yi thought the establishment of authority was over and he could finally start the class, Zhou Yi called out his name.

"Lu Yi".

Lu Yi's heart sank. He didn't think being called out was a good thing, but he still responded:

"I am here!"

However, Zhou Yi's tone unexpectedly softened.

"Lu Yi, your abilities are impressive. I watched the finals too, and as this year's freshman champions, your strength truly impressed me—"

Zhou Yi paused for a moment, then changed the subject: "Disappointed."

These words caused an uproar in the class.

Apart from the students participating in the competition, no other students were qualified to watch the finals, so no one knew what happened in the finals.

They still found it hard to believe that a teacher would give such an evaluation of the champion team.

However, it's always interesting to see others suffer setbacks. Many people immediately perked up their ears, not wanting to miss the good show to come. Even Dai Huabin, who had just been suppressed by soul power, temporarily put away his angry expression.

Realizing that Zhou Yi was about to unleash her suppression tactics, Lu Yi didn't rush to argue. Instead, he asked in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "Teacher, what are your thoughts?"

Seeing that her words had failed to intimidate Lu Yi, Zhou Yi snorted coldly.

"In my opinion, you could have achieved much more!"

Zhou Yi surprisingly praised someone, but her next words were ruthless: "But all I saw was a cheat who fled in panic on the field and finally stole the championship by using despicable tricks."

I don't know if this is your true nature, or if you've been led astray by certain teachers, but it doesn't matter. In my hands, as long as you're not a waste, you will eventually grow into a true Soul Master.

Lu Yi understood this time.

While Zhou Yi verbally belittled him, he also took the opportunity to belittle Mu Jin, and finally, he didn't forget to praise himself.

Despite being so insulted, Lu Yi remained outwardly calm, but anger was rising in his heart.

He wasn't about to swallow his anger; he first retorted, "Teacher Zhou, you say I'm being cunning and despicable, so what kind of method is noble?"

"Of course, it's about defeating your opponent fairly and squarely, through strength." Zhou Yi's face flashed with disdain. "At your age, don't you even understand such a simple principle?"

"Oh—so what Teacher Zhou means is that all Soul Masters should abandon their own advantages, use the same standards, and even use their weaknesses to challenge others' strengths, and that's what it means to be fair and square, right?"

Lu Yi raised an eyebrow and let out a sneer: "Then I'm not surprised why in your classes, everyone is either running or running with weights."