Ye Hao is under immense pressure! Shen Qingyi: Who will save the child...?

Upon learning that Shen Qingyi was already a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator, he felt as if another invisible mountain had been pressed onto his shoulders.

Wasn't this gap a bit too large?

One was a Body Tempering First Level newbie, still bitterly swallowing Medicinal Pills just to sense Qi and blood and temper his bones.

The other was a cultivation big shot who had already bypassed Qi Refinement and successfully reached Foundation Establishment!

Between these two, there was a gap of two whole major Realms!

Yet, as luck would have it... he was the Class Monitor, while she was the vice class monitor.

This was like asking an ant to lead an elephant. Was this reasonable?

Ye Hao was completely bewildered, even starting to wonder if the Academy Head and the various Deans had some deep intention, perhaps wanting to use this to temper his Heart-Nature?

However.

The truth of the matter was often much more plain and simple than imagined.

In fact, there weren't that many twists and turns to this situation at all.

Initially, Lin Xiyue had intended to let Shen Qingyi be a teacher directly.

After all, she was now a genuine Foundation Establishment expert and possessed the Taiyin Sacred Body.

Placing such a configuration among the Body Tempering Realm freshmen of Taibai Academy as a student was truly a 'dimensionality reduction strike,' and could even be called a waste.

But who would have thought that when Shen Qingyi heard Lin Xiyue's proposal, her face turned pale with fright on the spot? She shook her head like a rattle, refusing to agree no matter what.

Asking her, a student who was still in school, to suddenly become a teacher? Where would she get the courage and confidence for that!

And the current Lin Xiyue doted on this precious disciple beyond measure, so naturally, she couldn't bear to force her.

Thus, Lin Xiyue settled for the next best thing, wanting her to be a Class Monitor to lead this batch of students.

But Shen Qingyi felt that after becoming a Personal Disciple, she would definitely have to stay by her Revered Master's side to Cultivate.

There was a high probability she would frequently be absent from class activities and couldn't fulfill the duties of a Class Monitor, so she politely declined again.

Left with no choice, Lin Xiyue finally made a grand gesture, giving her the title of vice class monitor, essentially acting as a mascot.

As for the miserable position of Class Monitor... it naturally and logically fell onto the head of the first-place examinee, Ye Hao.

It was completely a case of driving a duck onto a perch, without the slightest profound meaning... With this heavy heart, Ye Hao and Fang Yi finally arrived at the Martial Arts Arena.

“Hey, we're here.”

“Good heavens... everyone came this early?”

Fang Yi looked around and couldn't help but click his tongue.

On the vast Martial Arts Arena, it was currently packed with people.

Almost all of the three hundred-plus students had actually arrived; the two of them were even among the last to show up!

“Are these guys trying to out-compete each other that much?”

Fang Yi was about to complain when his gaze was suddenly drawn to a commotion in the crowd.

“Whoa...”

“Monitor, look quickly!!”

“Is that... could it be!”

“The vice class monitor?!”

Fang Yi couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, his finger trembling as he pointed in a direction.

Looking in the direction Fang Yi was pointing.

In the prime seating at the very front of the Martial Arts Arena,

A girl with a noble and cold temperament, like a Fairy from the Moon Palace, sat cross-legged.

Around her, layers upon layers of female students with glowing eyes were gathered.

The scene was even more explosive than a celebrity fan meet!

The “Fairy” surrounded in the middle, although trying her best to remain calm,

Still revealed her current embarrassment and unease through her slightly trembling eyelashes and somewhat stiff sitting posture.

“That's classmate Shen Qingyi?”

Hearing this, Ye Hao also hurriedly focused his gaze.

In the next second, his pupils constricted sharply.

“Hiss... this aura...”

“It really is...”

His perception of aura was far more acute than ordinary people.

Even from this far away, even though the other party had deliberately restrained it.

Ye Hao could still feel a terrifying, latent surge of energy from that seemingly delicate young girl!

That aura was deep and cold, like an eternal glacier, yet also like a volcano that could erupt at any moment!

Just taking a single look made his heart race and his scalp tingle!

He had an extremely strong premonition.

If Shen Qingyi wanted to kill him, she wouldn't even need to lift a hand; with just a thought, that terrifying aura could instantly crush him!

“How is this a student...”

“This is clearly a great Buddha!”

A trace of bitterness appeared at the corner of Ye Hao's mouth, and the small desire to catch up in his heart was immediately mostly extinguished.

This gap was so large it was almost limitless!

Partnering with such a figure as a class officer?

That would be very suffocating!

...However.

On the other side.

Shen Qingyi had no idea that she, the “vice class monitor,” was about to shatter the Dao Heart of the Class Monitor, Ye Hao.

She was currently facing the greatest crisis of her life—an onset of social anxiety!

Looking at the female students—or rather, fangirls—who had surrounded her so tightly that not even water could leak through, each with hearts in their eyes...

Shen Qingyi only felt her mind go blank, not even knowing where to put her hands.

“Wow! Sister Qingyi, you look so beautiful now!”

“Ugh, this is too pretty! Sister, let's hug!”

“Did the hair change into this on its own? It's silver! So dreamy!”

“Also! Your skin is crystal clear, just like a porcelain doll, you're practically a Fairy!!”

“May I ask if this super-duper beautiful Glazed dress was made by Sister Qingyi herself? Is it a legendary Magic Treasure?”

“Can I touch it?”

“Please! Just one little touch!”

This group of female students expressed their envy and admiration for Shen Qingyi without any reservation, chattering like dozens of little birds chirping.

Of course, there was no jealousy.

After all, those who could pass the screening of the Heart Questioning Array were all people of pure and kind Heart-Nature.

They truly and sincerely felt that the current Shen Qingyi was too beautiful and strong.

It was a yearning from the bottom of their hearts, and they wouldn't feel any resentment just because the previously destitute Shen Qingyi had now flourished.

But that didn't mean Shen Qingyi could handle it!

“I... I...”

Looking at those pairs of eager, wide eyes and those reaching “groping hands.”

Shen Qingyi's face turned red with anxiety, and she was almost on the verge of tears.

When had she ever seen such a display?

Back at school, because her family was poor and she had to work to earn money, she was always alone, like a forgotten little nobody.

Let alone being surrounded and praised by so many people, it was a rare event if someone even took the initiative to speak to her normally.

She had simply never experienced this feeling of being the center of attention!

Nor was she good at dealing with such enthusiastic scenes!

Someone save the child!

“Wuwuwu... I want to go home...”

“I want to find Revered Master...”

Just as Shen Qingyi was about to suffer a social death and was looking for a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Clang—!

A clear and stirring sword hum suddenly resounded over the Martial Arts Arena!

The sound was like a dragon's roar or a tiger's howl, instantly drowning out all the noise and drawing everyone's attention.

“It's Dean Li!”

“Dean Li is here!!”

“Quick, quick, quick! Stop crowding, hurry back and sit down!”

“Class is about to start!”

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw Li Fan carrying an iron sword,

Walking over unhurriedly from afar, his entire body radiating a sharp Sword Intent that one dared not look at directly.

Seeing this, the female students surrounding Shen Qingyi were startled and hurriedly scattered.

Like birds returning to their nests, they quickly ran back to their prayer mats and sat cross-legged with their backs straight, no longer daring to whisper.

“Phew...”

Watching the crowd disperse, Shen Qingyi felt as if she had been granted a great pardon and let out a long sigh of relief.

She gave a grateful look toward the approaching Li Fan, then obediently found a corner seat to sit in, trying her best to minimize her presence.

Although she was now a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, one had to act like a student during class!

And as Li Fan stepped onto the high platform of the Martial Arts Arena and scanned the entire field,

Taibai Academy's first Sword Dao class officially began!