Zhou Sichen subconsciously cast a look of help toward his former best friend.
The moment Cao Jinxuan made contact with his gaze, he immediately retreated several steps in vigilance, crossing his hands over his chest to strike a defensive pose.
"Don't look at me, I don't have any money."
He said righteously.
"You still haven't paid back the three hundred gold coins you borrowed from me last time. I even waived the interest for you, so don't even think about sponging off me again."
Zhou Sichen's heart was completely shattered.
His legs went soft, and he collapsed to the ground, muttering to himself:
"It's over... It's all over... My life... is completely gray..."
Watching this farce, Wang Yan, who was standing to the side, pushed up the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, looking at Caelus on the arena with eyes full of appreciation.
'Amazing...'
Wang Yan sighed with deep emotion in his heart.
As a teacher, he had tried to reason with them earnestly and established class rules, but few of these little ones had truly listened. The small cliques within the class were constantly engaged in open and covert struggles, never ceasing.
Yet, the moment Caelus returned, he didn't do anything; he just stood there and said a few words, and the entire situation was completely under control.
With a personality as proud and overbearing as Wu Feng's, she couldn't even lift her head in front of him.
Troublemakers like Zhou Sichen and the others were even more obedient than sheep.
Wang Yan had to admit that in this World where strength is respected, especially in a place like Shrek where monsters gather, absolute strength and talent are the greatest majesty.
Compared to him, their class teacher, the students of new student class one clearly listened more to their class monitor, Caelus.
Perhaps... his teaching methods really needed some changes.
Having such a strong class monitor was, for him, not necessarily a bad thing.
The farce had finally come to an end.
"Alright, it's all over; students, you can disperse."
Han Ruoruo clapped her hands and began to disperse the crowd.
"Injured students, go get treated as soon as possible. Everyone else, go back to what you were doing; don't just crowd around here."
Only then did the students wake up as if from a dream, beginning to leave in twos and threes.
As they walked, they were still excitedly discussing everything that had just happened, and their gazes toward Caelus were filled with awe and curiosity.
The Lan sisters, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, exchanged a glance and quickly ran onto the arena.
They walked to the side of the dejected Wu Feng and helped her up, one on each side.
"Wu Feng, how are you? Let us take you to find a healing-type teacher."
Lan Susu said softly.
Wu Feng had recovered a little by now. She looked pale as she glanced at the still unconscious Huo Yuhao, then at the calm-faced Caelus. The unwillingness in her eyes had dissipated a lot, replaced by a complex and indescribable emotion.
She didn't say anything, letting the Lan sisters help her walk off the arena.
On the other side, Wang Dong had already carefully carried Huo Yuhao on his back, with Xiao Xiao anxiously following beside him.
"We're taking Yuhao to the infirmary."
Wang Dong said to Caelus and Han Ruoruo, then hurriedly left with Huo Yuhao.
Soon, the once bustling Soul Dueling Area became empty.
Only Caelus, Han Ruoruo, Wang Yan, and Gu Yuena and Ye Guyi, who had walked slowly to the edge of the arena at some unknown time, remained.
Caelus leaped down from the arena, landing steadily in front of the others.
"You've finally returned."
Han Ruoruo looked at the three students in front of her, a genuine smile appearing on her face. She looked at Caelus, her tone carrying a hint of relief.
"How did the mission go?"
Although she was the Assistant Class Teacher, Caelus and the others were executing a mission for the Inspection Team this time, and she had no right to ask about the specific details of the mission, so she could only care about the result.
Gu Yuena and Ye Guyi both looked at Caelus, signaling for him to answer.
Caelus smiled, and that icy aura retracted, restoring his usual gentle appearance.
"With Sister Lexuan and Senior Sister Xiao Tao leading the team, the mission went very smoothly."
He glossed over the process lightly, then added a sentence:
"And I was lucky, I also happened to make a Breakthrough to Spirit Ancestor."
Four-ring Spirit Ancestor.
This news shocked both Han Ruoruo and Wang Yan.
They both knew that Caelus was not yet twelve years old, yet he had already achieved a Breakthrough to Spirit Ancestor; this speed of Cultivate was simply shocking.
'Is this... Caelus's talent?'
Wang Yan thought in his heart with shock.
However, compared to Caelus's Breakthrough to Spirit Ancestor, Han Ruoruo keenly captured another title that made her care even more.
"Sister Lexuan?"
She looked at Caelus in surprise, a trace of imperceptible ripples flashing in her beautiful eyes.
Who was Zhang Lexuan?
The chief Disciple of Shrek's Inner Court, the Moon Fairy, one of the candidates for the next master of the sea gods pavilion, and the dream lover of countless male students in the entire academy.
She was also her best friend.
That was a brilliant figure standing at the top of the academy's pyramid.
Yet Caelus actually used such an intimate title as Sister Lexuan to address her.
One must know that even the Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters of the Inner Court mostly addressed her respectfully as Senior Sister.
Those who could use other titles were without exception the few people who had an extremely good relationship and deep personal friendship with Zhang Lexuan.
'What exactly... happened during their mission this time?'
Countless thoughts flashed through Han Ruoruo's mind in an instant.
However, she was not the type of person who liked gossip after all.
She quickly suppressed the surprise in her heart and did not ask further, just nodded with a smile, acting as if she hadn't noticed this detail.
"It's good that it went smoothly. A Breakthrough to Spirit Ancestor is a good thing; congratulations."
She said with a smile.
"You've just returned, so you must be very tired. Go back and rest first."
"Alright, then we will take our leave, Sister Ruoruo, Teacher Wang Yan."
Caelus bowed politely, then took Gu Yuena and Ye Guyi and turned to leave the Soul Dueling Area.
Watching their departing backs, Wang Yan couldn't help but sigh:
"Truly, the waves of the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. This child, Caelus, his future achievements will likely far exceed our imagination."
Han Ruoruo didn't speak, just quietly watching Caelus's back, her beautiful eyes shimmering with the light of deep thought.
She always felt that after returning this time, Caelus... seemed to have become somewhat different from before.
It was not just a leap in strength, but also a transformation in temperament.
If he was a piece of beautiful jade containing inner brilliance before, then now he was an unsheathed, peerless divine weapon with sharp edges exposed.
That coldness and majesty inadvertently revealed made even her, a Spirit Saint-Grade powerhouse, feel a hint of trepidation.
The figures of the three, Caelus, disappeared at the exit of the Soul Dueling Area, taking away the last trace of noise.
In the empty arena area, only Han Ruoruo and Wang Yan remained, along with the mess on the ground.
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