Chapter 21: The Creation of Class Zero
Note: This is an extra chapter introducing the creation of Class Zero, you can skip it as if you already know class zero and all that its not necessary.
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The School Principals's room.
"How did this happen?" With a grave expression, Yu Zhen looked at Long Hengxu from across the desk.
Long Hengxu forced out a bitter smile. "The new students this time are truly prodigies. It was my fault; I wasn't able to stop them in time. I take full responsibility for this. But I must say, the new students this year are absolutely outstanding geniuses. If we can guide them properly, they will definitely become the pillars for Eastsea Academy in the future."
"The reason today's match had gone out of control was because at the very last moment, a Soul Elder from Class One and a Soul Master got too lost in the fight and it spiraled out of control. They were far stronger than someone in their rank should be..."
"A Soul Elder in the first year? And a Soul Master who can keep up with them?" Yu Zhen's eyebrows rose in excitement, a light of surprise flashing through his eyes. In his delighted surprise, his anger had weakened a bit.
"Yes but that's not all! When the Soul Elder from Class One was about to win, another Soul Master from Class Five managed to hold back his martial soul for a few moments, he did this by transforming his right hand into a dragon-like claw somehow."
Yu Zhen was startled. "A one ring Soul Master who can transform his right hand and use it to hold back the martial soul of a Soul Elder? Are you trying to tell me a fairy tale?"
Long Hengxu sighed. "I'm finding it hard to believe as well, but it is a fact. Over a thousand students and teachers witnessed it. This isn't something I could make up even if I wanted to! If you don't believe me, then you can go investigate it yourself. In my opinion, that Tang Wulin's variant martial soul is likely a body martial soul from the legendary Shrek Academy! And don't look down on that Soul Elder for being held back by two soul masters, he didn't even break a sweat or anything the entire time! It looked more like he was playing with kids than a fight!"
Yu Zhen was suddenly terrified. What did a body martial soul mean? A body martial soul combined with a mecha would undoubtedly create a shining genius!
The two words, 'Shrek Academy', were enough to fill the eyes of Eastsea Academy's president with a light of reverence.
"If that's true, then we can pardon the situation today. After all, it was just too unexpected. Director Long, write a detailed report on this matter for me."
Long Hengxu said, "Tang Wulin's martial soul was originally the trashy Bluesilver Grass, but if a variant body martial soul appeared within him, then it might mean he has twin martial souls. Then he wouldn't be trash anymore, but a genius. President, I have a proposal."
"What is it?" Yu Zhen suspiciously eyed him.
Long Hengxu bitterly laughed. "With the condition the first grade is in at the moment, I don't think it would be fitting for the Class Promotion Tournament to continue. From what I've seen today, I don't think the second grade, no, not even the third grade could stand up against their might. These students might not necessarily be a good thing. As such, I think we will need to give these new students special treatment."
"What kind of special treatment?"
Long Hengxu said with sparkling eyes, "With geniuses such as them, an ordinary teacher wouldn't be enough. As such, let's establish a special class in addition to the five classes we already have. The geniuses of this class will have the academy's strongest teacher to guide them from the intermediate division all the way into the advanced division. That way, they'll spend at least eight, no, nine years in the academy. As long as we guide them properly, the shining future of our Eastsea Academy's success will be just around the corner!"
Yu Zhen pondered over it for a while. He had to say that Long Hengxu's words moved him. A special class for cultivating geniuses with the backing of all of the academy's resources… With this year's new students and their unique talents, this proposal would give the academy a chance to truly shine in the future. If that happened, then the academy would be able to recruit even more talented new students.
He envied those first-rate academies in major cities that were able to recruit students from all over the federation. This was exactly one of the reasons why the strong stayed strong.
Although Eastsea Academy was in a major city flourishing with business due to the ocean's resources, many students were still dissuaded from picking the academy due to its location in a corner of the continent and the nature of the surrounding terrain. Overall, Eastsea Academy could only be considered a rank within the lower middle rankings when compared with the rest of the continent. It wasn't remarkable at all.
Perhaps this year's new students truly were a turning point for them?
"Which teacher do you think is most suitable then?" Implementing this plan would be fairly easy, but the creation of the special class would necessitate pouring all of the academy's strength into cultivating this class.
Long Hengxu had clearly decided on someone long ago as he said without the slightest hesitation, "Let's assign Teacher Wu Zhangkong to this class. He is the strongest within the academy, and the result of the tournament was clearly influenced by his teaching ability. When he was still in the advanced division, he didn't conform to the group and isolated himself from the other teachers, never displaying his full strength. I think it will be most fitting for him to train these few elite students instead."
"En." Yu Zhen nodded. "I agree with your plan. I'll go make a proposal to the board of directors. Alright then, you may leave now."
Long Hengxu respectfully said, "President, I'll take my leave then." He rejoiced within his heart. The president had surely been swayed by his attractive words and this matter had now come to a close without any disciplinary actions against him. His calculating methods were actually meant to allow him to shirk his responsibilities. Of course, he did have some hopes for this new class.
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Author's Note: This is more or less just a refresher if you forgot about class zero, its not necessary to read in order to understand the next chapters.
Also, sorry for a bit of delay, we actually reached 1k collections about 3 hours ago but i was playing games with friends so I took a bit, apologies.
Thank you all so much for the collections and power stones!
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