A Fixed Appearance, Fight For Class President

[ Shrek Academy, Random Lake ]

Xin Qing was sat over the lake, munching on a roasted fish. All the times he had been called sister had suddenly made sense as he looked at his reflection.

On the water's surface, there appeared to be a pretty girl with long, black hair and large black eyes. In addition to a single mole under 'her' eye, there was a feeling of elegance. Indeed this was Xin Qing.

But do not be mistaken, his appearance was indeed beautiful but far from the level of Wang Dong. It was only because this elegant appearance had a synergistic effect with the serene but heavenly aura of the Immortal Xin Qing's soul, that his charm had been boosted by so many levels. In a sense, there was a feeling of both security and maturity that exudes from him.

Still, that did not prevent Xin Qing from throwing the stick with the finished fish into the water, causing a rippling effect around his portrait. After some time thinking, Xin Qing understood why the previously handsome him had become a pretty boy. While in the last life he had a Heavenly Physique of the Yang Sword, in this life, he did not. This meant that in order to bear the Yang sword, his own body had began to lean towards a yin attribute as the Heavenly Dao states that soft counters hard in order to exist in balance.

He would have been able to easily solve this problem in his old world, but now in this world, he had neither the strength nor knowledge to guarantee there would not be any side effects after doing so. Sighing, he simply accepted that this appearance of his was something he would have to get used to, at least until a practical solution could be found.

Getting up from the lake, he returned to class.

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[ Shrek Academy, School Courtyard ]

All the kids lined up before Zhou Yi as Xin Qing slithered into the back. Dai Huabin had still noticed him, however, because he was fully focused on the latter. His face held a complicated expression on his young but handsome face. He remembered that, after he woke up, he found a roasted fish awaiting him on a plate. Although Huabin was a very prideful person and immediately ripped up the paper that read 'For Kitty,' he understood that this gesture showed that Xin Qing was not completely unreasonable. This left him very confused towards the latter's intention.

Zhou Yi suddenly called out, "Xin Qing, Wang Dong, come to the front." Everyone began to look around them for Xin Qing, when the path suddenly cleared as the man himself walked step by step up to the front.

Zhou Yi nodded at his bearing. "Normally, I would hand the position of Class President to the highest spirit ranker however, I am not familiar with your Truth-Seeking Yang Sword Martial Spirit and neither are the rest of the children. This is why I want you two to fight over the position, thus convincing everyone."

Xin Qing knew she was only telling half of the reason, the other half should be her own curiousity towards him. At the same time, this was good training for both, so he saw no reason to decline. He silently stood across from Wang Dong, who began to brag.

"You might be Rank 28, but I am Rank 25 with the Bright Goddess Butterfly," he said. "You might be a girl, but I won't be going easy on you."

Xin Qing only wore a light smile as his bamboo hat on his back, slung over his shoulder with the head-strap. His black hair flowed lightly in the wind, being the symbol of tranquility. "These words are mine to say. Worry not, sister, you cannot force this Brother's hand anyway." Perhaps it was the shock of announcing himself as 'Brother' or dismissing the words as a sarcastic retort, but only Wang Dong truly internalized what it meant for him to call her 'sister.'

His eyes flashed, thinking, 'Does he know... No! Impossible.' Wang Dong was never one for reason, only launching an attack before her mental state could be further disrupted.

'Truly a child,' Xin Qing thought, 'Easily provoked and blindly confident in their ability.'

Shouting Bright Goddess Butterfly, two spirit rings revealed themselves as Wang Dong sprouted a pair of butterfly wings. Knowing he was down three spirit ranks, Wang Dong did not want a battle of attrition, instantly using spirit abilities to try and quickly end the match.

However, could Xin Qing let him? With small movement, he easily dodged all of his strikes. To the students, it only appeared as cool movements, however Zhou Yi knew the degree of timing and battle experience one must have in order to display those movements.

This was the first time Zhou Yi considered a student to be rather unreadable.

Wang Dong eventually grew anxious and appeared as if was about to use another ability, but after a look of hesitation, did not and directly forfeited the match. He looked deeply Xin Qing who did not use a single spirit ability the entire time.

Zhou Yi was already back to her usual state as she blandly announced the Xin Qing will become Class President. Xin Qing, upon learning that it did not affect his chances of promotion, instead valued his freedom and gave the title to Wang Dong. Everyone looked at Xin Qing in disbelief as it was considered a desirable title, however Xin Qing had stopped caring for titles a long time ago.

He could neither eat nor cultivate using status. In fact, it had only lead him to meet many unsavory characters, which is why he gave up his elder title to return to a core disciple in his last life. Although he now needed status for resources, he would never take the titles to heart, only wishing to grow under a powerful background that could become catalyst to his eventual rise.

After that, everyone was told to run with weights. The events from last class repeated except that everyone was later inspired by Yuhao's determination, which led to Zhou Yi giving the Class President title to Yuhao who had led the class. Wang Dong had no disagreements as Xin Qing continued to observe, his eyes reflecting a bottomless abyss.