Ling Luochen had already set off for the first-grade classroom with Teacher Shen Yi, while Zhang Lexuan was being arranged by Cai Yue'er. Zhang Lexuan arrived half an hour early at the location specified by Cai Yue'er, which was the Martial Arts Arena of this Shrek Academy.
The venue was extremely vast, the ground paved with an unknown metal that gleamed with a cold luster. Various equipment and testing devices stood all around, most of which she couldn't even name.
This was her first day on the job.
Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath, suppressing the slight nervousness in her heart.
At the original Shrek Academy, she was only an Inner Court Disciple and had never served as a teacher. At that time, she didn't have many thoughts about becoming a teacher; she only wanted to focus on her own cultivation, striving to break through to Titled Douluo as soon as possible so she could become a pillar of Shrek Academy.
But now... she had become an intern teacher at this academy.
Although from a standpoint, she and this academy were in an "adversarial" relationship—after all, Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe had suffered many losses at this academy, and she and Ling Luochen had come in with an undercover mission.
But Zhang Lexuan did not intend to just go through the motions. This academy had not treated her and Ling Luochen with excessive harshness.
On the contrary, from the moment they stepped onto this floating island, the treatment they received had far exceeded their expectations.
Furthermore—
Zhang Lexuan's gaze narrowed slightly. Even if there were grudges between the academies, those were matters for the higher-ups. She never believed that these grudges should affect innocent students. Since she was going to be a teacher, she would do her best.
As she was thinking this, a figure slowly walked over from the other side of the Martial Arts Arena.
Cai Yue'er.
She still had that cold demeanor, her steps calm and unhurried.
Zhang Lexuan hurried forward and bowed slightly. "Elder Cai."
Cai Yue'er nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over Zhang Lexuan, a trace of imperceptible satisfaction flashing in her eyes.
She had also arrived early and had seen that Zhang Lexuan had arrived half an hour ahead of schedule. Furthermore, after arriving, her expression showed no impatience, which was considered acceptable.
"Elder Cai, do I not need to go to the classroom?" Zhang Lexuan raised her head and asked the question that had been puzzling her.
"If you want to become a teacher at Shrek Academy, you naturally must have the corresponding skills." She paused. "Let me ask you, do you have any teaching experience? Or sufficient knowledge reserves?"
Zhang Lexuan was slightly stunned, then shook her head. "No."
She had never taught a class at her original academy; she could not deny this. If Zhang Lexuan were to teach, she would proceed according to what she had learned at that academy.
"Teachers at Shrek Academy must all undergo training before taking office. If you let someone who knows nothing go directly to teach students, that is not teaching, it is harming them."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan was slightly shaken. Although Shrek Academy was the number one academy on the continent, it was not without its slackers. Classes were basically just reading from a script, and how much the students learned depended entirely on their own luck. They didn't even understand things like Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
One had to know that Shrek Academy was the number one academy on the continent, and this academy possessed the Martial Soul Fusion Skills passed down through generations by the Dai and Zhu families. Shrek Academy had also studied this, but some teachers were completely ignorant of it, not even knowing about the cooldowns.
What the Cai Yue'er before her said was indeed correct.
"So—" Cai Yue'er raised her hand and wiped it across her Storage Soul Tool.
Five thick books appeared out of thin air, hovering in front of Zhang Lexuan. The five books were stacked together, reaching half the height of a person, and each one was so thick it could practically crush someone to death.
"Within one week, finish learning all of these." Cai Yue'er's voice remained indifferent. "One week from now, I will personally test you."
Zhang Lexuan looked at the five massive tomes in front of her, and a trace of difficulty inevitably appeared on her gentle face.
One week?
Five books this thick?
"What?" Cai Yue'er's voice rose slightly, her tone not friendly. "You can't do it?"
Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath, suppressed the difficulty in her heart, and straightened her expression again. "I can do it."
Hearing this, a trace of satisfaction flashed in Cai Yue'er's eyes, but she did not show it, only nodding slightly.
"Very good." She withdrew her gaze and continued. "Besides theoretical study, there is another matter. You need to master the use of Spirit Power as soon as possible."
Zhang Lexuan was stunned. The use of Spirit Power? She was an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, having cultivated for nearly twenty years; did she still need to "master" the use of Spirit Power?
She was puzzled but did not ask out loud. Cai Yue'er seemed to see through her thoughts and said indifferently.
"Use your full strength."
"Let me see your current level of strength."
Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan said no more. She stepped back a few paces, arrived at the center of the Martial Arts Arena, and took a deep breath.
The next moment—
A bright moon slowly emerged above her head; the moonlight was cold and gentle, spilling down and enveloping Zhang Lexuan entirely.
At the same time, eight Spirit Rings slowly rose from beneath her feet.
Two yellow, two purple, three black, one red.
That red eighth Spirit Ring shone brilliantly under the sunlight, emitting a heart-palpitating pressure.
Zhang Lexuan looked up at Cai Yue'er, but she had not a shred of confidence in her heart. She knew she could not beat that Seven-Ring Wu Changkong. And the Cai Yue'er before her had unfathomable strength; she had even less chance of winning.
But she still had to do her best.
Not to win, but to let this Cai Yue'er see her attitude.
Cai Yue'er looked at the eight Spirit Rings around Zhang Lexuan, especially that red eighth ring, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.
This girl really had something.
An Eight-Ring Soul Douluo with a hundred-thousand-year eighth Spirit Ring—this configuration, in her so-called "Counterfeit Shrek Academy," should be considered top-tier, right?
At least... those three useless wastes—Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Qian Duoduo—who were thrown into the Confinement Room couldn't do this.
Of course, Zhang Lexuan's Spirit Ring configuration was still too low here.
"Come on." She said indifferently. "Use your strongest attack and come at me."
Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath and hesitated no longer. She raised her hand, and the bright moon above her head suddenly lit up. It was stained by blood light and turned into a blood moon, emitting a terrifying power. Even the air seemed to distort, and the blood light condensed into a line and shot directly toward Cai Yue'er.
"Eighth Spirit Ability, Blood Moon Eclipse!"
Cai Yue'er also released her own Spirit, and a silver moon appeared above Cai Yue'er as well. Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment; was this Cai Yue'er's Spirit also a moon?
The next moment, the moonlight falling from that silver moon directly turned into a thin line and intercepted Zhang Lexuan's attack.
Boom!!!
The blood light met the thin line of moonlight and dissipated with a roar.
Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but freeze. One had to know that Cai Yue'er hadn't even used any Spirit Rings; that was... pure Spirit Power manipulation?
"You have excess power, but insufficient focus."
"Your Spirit Power is too scattered; it looks powerful, but in reality, you are wasting at least thirty percent."
"If you could condense this power into a single line, your power would increase by at least fifty percent."
"What I just used was merely simple Spirit Power manipulation, yet your strongest Spirit Ability was directly dispersed by me. Now... do you still think you know how to use Spirit Power?"
After hearing these words, Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly. "Thank you for your guidance, Elder Cai. I have learned a lot."
Seeing Zhang Lexuan's attitude, Cai Yue'er nodded slightly.
"You have one week to finish learning the five books, and at the same time, practice Spirit Power condensation as I said."
"One week from now, I want to see your progress. If you cannot do it, the treatment for you and Ling Luochen will be completely revoked."
"Yes!" Zhang Lexuan nodded seriously. The pressure was indeed greater now, but... she could still endure it.
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