140 Chapter 139

"Huh? You guys got demoted?" Xiu Ye blinked his eyes, staring at Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Mu Xi, Xu Xiaoyan, Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi with a dumbfounded look.

They were sitting around in a oval-shaped wooden table, eating lunch, when Tang Wulin and the others suddenly dropped a piece of news to Xie Xie and Yuanen Yehui.

"...Why?" Yuanen Yehui asked with a confused raised eyebrow, not understanding of how this happened. She was already well acquainted with them, since they sometimes either visit or have lunch in the library.

After all, Tang Wulin and the others are the golden generation of Shrek Academy. They were the cherry on top in this generation of soul masters. The teachers shouldn't have any excuses as to why they had their best students in the academy be kicked out of the inner court.

Xie Xie and the rest turned towards Tang Wulin, who was the student of the Sea God Pavilion Master.

Tang Wulin blinked his eyes in confusion at the sudden attention he was getting, but he wasn't dumb. He quickly understood why they were staring at him and immediately turned towards Na'er, who was just eating her apple pie, when she felt everyone's eyes on her.

She shook her head, but everyone continued staring at her.

Na'er groaned and lowered her piece of delicious apple pie down on her plate before shooting a betrayed and angry glare at Tang Wulin.

'You sooo owe me."

'I know, I know. I'm sorry but I honestly don't know what the hell's going on.'

'And you think I do?!'

'You're teacher's most favorable student, Na'er. He treats you like your his daughter, and he doesn't hide that fact. I wouldn't even be surprised that he told you all of Shrek's secrets.'

'...Fair point.' Na'er let out a long resigned sigh and ended their eye telepathy communication that almost all siblings have.

"Well, the reason isn't really that complicated... Teacher and the rest of the faculty teachers felt that you all need some experience in living a normal student life."

"..."

"Huh?!" Everyone around the table stared at her in utter disbelief.

"That makes absolutely no sense!" Tang Wulin said, everyone around him nodded in agreement.

"A normal student life? We went through a zombie apocalypse, killed evil soul masters, entered tournaments and most of all, have monstrous cultivation and combat prowess that can easily wreck almost every student in the outer court." He thrown his arms up in exasperation.

"Also, isn't Shrek Academy's motto, "we only accept monsters, not ordinary people"? Isn't it hypocritical of them to have their most monstrous students to have a normal student life?" They all nodded their heads in agreement.

As they all talk about the decision of Shrek Academy for their demotion to the outer court, Xiu Ye was silent.

'Is this fate? Or just pure coincidence? Well, Wulin and the rest are powerful enough to get through the current enemies they might encounter in this time period so I don't have to worry.'

He shook his head. He really didn't have to worry about any of his friends. Compared to their canon counterparts, their current selves could easily defeat a Soul Emperor and leave unscathed from a Soul Sage.

Besides, through a daily checking of the Tang Sect website, the current situation of the world was reported to be peaceful and there were no signs of any catastrophic events happening soon.

Really, what's the worse thing that could happen?

Xiu Ye clapped his hands, interrupting his friends talk, and said, "Alright, alright. You guys can gossip all you want but we can't do anything to change the situation but trust our teachers right now for the decision they made. Because in the end of the day, you're all students."

"Xiu Ye's right." Everyone turned towards the doors of the library to see Shen Yi entering, together with Wu Zhangkong following behind her, and placed her hands on her hips as she faced them.

Xiu Ye, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Mu Xi and Xu Xiaoyan looked towards Wu Zhangkong and their lips tugged into a smile.

In their entire years of going to school and being taught by numerous teachers, Wu Zhangkong had a high place in their hearts compared to them as he was the first teacher who has ever helped them really developed into a respectable soul master.

And seeing the small smile and relaxed expression on his face, as his eyes was set first at the the young woman in front of him, before looking all over them, they could only be happy for the once cold and indifferent prince charming.

Though he was only like that to Shen Yi, who's now his two month girlfriend, and his students.

She smirked at them. "You're all correct. Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Na'er, Mu Xi, Xu Xiaoyan Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi are some of the best students that our academy has ever had since over a hundred years ago since the current Shrek Seven Monsters."

"You were all given opportunities to have great resources to increase not only your cultivation, but your overall combat capabilities and professions. If Yuanen Yehui here, and some other students that we had kept our eyes on for their potential, were to be nourished like you guys for the last three years then instead of the Shrek Seven Monsters...we could potentially get the fabled legendary titles that only the Sea God Pavilion has any knowledge of knowing what it is." For a moment, Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong's eyes flashed utter awe, reverence and respect.

Xiu Ye's eyes narrowed and thought, 'Fabled legendary titles...? What is that?'

Shen Yi continued. "In my personal opinion, I would have to say that if we wait for a few years, all of you might stand equal to either Tang San's generation and Huo Yuhao's generation.... possibly even surpass them! That is my hope and expectations for all of you."

Almost everyone around the table either showed proud and embarrassed expressions to the praise Shen Yi was giving them, all except for Xiu Ye, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan.

They knew there was a "but" coming.

Shen Yi slammed her palm on the table, causing almost everyone to freeze in fear.

She looked at them, turning to stare at each one of them straight at their eyes, with her eyes as cold as like the cold tundra at the extreme north.

"But, it is probably because of this "spoiling" that we teachers have been doing to you guys that almost all of you have become complacent and arrogant. Sure your combat capabilities are nothing to scoff at, trust me, some of the inner court students couldn't even defeat you guys and most of them are Soul Emperors with One-word Battle Armors!"

"None of you might not notice it yet, but your personalities are starting to become a little... toxic. So, most of the high level teachers in the inner court has decided to demote you all into the outer court. Besides, you guys were unofficially inner court students anyway because some of you didn't finish your studies yet." She pointedly stared at some of them, who looked away and whistled awkwardly in response.

'Also, we wouldn't want another Bloodthirsty incident after all...' Shen Yi thought, her face grimaced for a moment.

"But if you guys think it's going to be easy, oh it won't be... Remember how someone from the outer court could promote themselves into the inner court? By becoming a One-word Battle Armor Master before the age of twenty. But, as some of you have already become that, we decided to change it... only for you bunch."

Shen Yi stood straighter and looked at all of them with a serious expression. "Before you all turn eighteen years old, twenty for you Mu Xi, I and the rest of the faculty teachers want you all to become Two-word Battle Armor Masters while also helping someone from the outer court to become a One-word Battle Armor Master by then."

This completely shocked everyone, including Xiu Ye.

Right now, the bottom limit of the requirement needed for someone in their group to become a One-word Battle Armor Master was at Soul Ancestor realm and most of them were with the exception of Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan and Xu Lizhi.

Those who are Soul Ancestors, Gu Yue, Na'er, Xie Xie and Ye Xinglan were One-word Battle Armor Masters a couple months ago. Mu Xi had already became one as well a year ago and had some of her armor reforged into Two-word Battle Armors.

Four years for Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi might be a lot of time but no. For three years they had only managed to cultivate to several ranks, but it would become even harder for when they're Soul Ancestors. Their cultivation speed would slow down.

It was even more difficult for Mu Xi, who was given only two years to become a Two-word Battle Armor Master.

Xiu Ye didn't think that it was going to be difficult for them to come back into the inner court at first, but oh was he so, so wrong.

'Everyone. Good luck.' It didn't have anything to do with him so... he only gave them a telepathic words of support and a thumbs up.

"Almost everyone in this table's outer court experience will start next week, be prepared." Shen Yi's eyes flashed dangerously.

'...Damn. Now I know why teacher Wu dated this chick after his ex went to heaven... or hell, you never know.' Xiu Ye gave Wu Zhangkong a thumbs up as well.

Tang Wulin and the rest, including even Na'er and Yuanen Yehui, however, gulped nervously and simultaneously thought.

'Why did teacher Wu dated this chick?!'

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