Soul Land:The Dragon King's God of Nature

"You're cheating, Brother Shaoyu!" Xu Xiaoyan pouted, her bright eyes widening as she looked at Jing Shaoyu with a slightly upset expression.

"Haha, how could that be considered cheating?" Jing Shaoyu laughed, replying calmly. "Flying is one of my abilities, after all!"

"Hmph!" Xu Xiaoyan snorted and immediately raised her Starwheel Ice Staff, summoning an ice spear that she shot towards Jing Shaoyu.

"Haha, little Yan, you've already lost!" Jing Shaoyu chuckled lightly, effortlessly dodging the ice spear with a flap of his wings and then raised his hand, causing a few Blue Silver Grasses to burst from the ground, rushing toward Xu Xiaoyan.

"I concede!" Xu Xiaoyan quickly shouted as the Blue Silver Grasses rushed toward her.

Upon hearing Xu Xiaoyan's surrender, Jing Shaoyu stopped his attack. The Blue Silver Grasses retreated as he landed next to her and gently patted her on the head. "It's okay, losing to me isn't shameful. After all, look, those three lost too, right?"

Zhang Yangzi and the others rolled their eyes but couldn't refute.

"Hmph!" Xu Xiaoyan snorted, crossing her arms. "If it were nighttime, you definitely wouldn't beat me!"

"Yes, yes, at night, little Yan is the strongest!" Jing Shaoyu replied, laughing as he playfully pinched the girl's cheek.

Xu Xiaoyan's martial spirit, the Starwheel Ice Staff, was quite unique. During the day, it was just an ordinary ice staff, but at night, it transformed into a Starwheel with a special astrological attribute. Her two soul skills would also undergo a dramatic change.

It was said that the Starwheel was a symbol of Xu Xiaoyan's martial spirit reverting to its ancestral form. The Xu family in East Sea City was rumored to be a branch of the ancient Xu royal family from the Starfall Empire. Over the millennia, their martial spirits evolved from the Star Crown to the current Ice Staff, a descent from a Phoenix to a Chicken, so to speak.

However, Xu Xiaoyan's appearance brought hope to the Xu family. Her martial spirit, the Starwheel Ice Staff, was something the family had never seen before and could potentially evolve into the Starstaff Martial Spirit, a great leap forward. Though it couldn't compare to the Star Crown martial spirit, it was definitely not far behind.

Jing Shaoyu, who was well-versed in the future, knew that Xu Xiaoyan's martial spirit would indeed evolve into the Starstaff Martial Spirit, making her one of the strongest control-type soul masters, famously known as "The First Control Under the Stars."

"Alright!" Ye Yingluo saw that the match between Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan had already concluded. "In that case, I hereby declare that Jing Shaoyu will be the class monitor of Class 1. I trust no one has any objections?"

"No!" The students responded in unison.

Jing Shaoyu's strength was obvious to everyone. Despite being a healing-type soul master, he had defeated four Grandmasters from agility, power, and control types. Who could say he wasn't qualified?

"Very well, let's head back to the classroom!" Ye Yingluo was quite satisfied as she led them back to the classroom.

Upon entering, Ye Yingluo stood at the podium, beginning her summary speech.

"After today's battles, I'm generally pleased with everyone's performance," she started with a positive note but quickly shifted the tone. "However, some of you could have done better. I won't point out names, but I'm sure you all know where you need to improve!"

Her gaze swept over certain students, who involuntarily lowered their heads, including Wang Jinxi and Wei Xiaofeng.

"That's all for this morning's class. This afternoon we'll have theory lessons," Ye Yingluo continued. "From today onwards, all students are required to follow the academy's rules. Unless it's a public holiday, you are not allowed to leave the academy without permission. Understood?"

"Understood!" The students answered in unison.

"Additionally, there's one more thing." Ye Yingluo's smile faded, and a serious expression took over her face as she said, "According to the academy's regulations, after three months from the start of the new term, there will be a class promotion competition. As the name suggests, the lower-numbered classes will challenge the higher-numbered ones."

"For example, we, the first-year students, will begin by challenging Class 5, then move on to Class 4, and so on. If the challengers win, their class number will be swapped with the defeated class. We, as Class 1, will only be challenged by the lower-numbered classes."

"You all should know that the classes with lower numbers get better resources and benefits. Therefore, in order to maintain the honor of our Class 1, and to safeguard your individual interests, I hope you will keep Jing Shaoyu's martial spirit abilities a secret for now. It will be our secret weapon!"

"Yes, Teacher!" the students replied in unison.

"Good, class dismissed!" Ye Yingluo said, satisfied. She grabbed her documents and swayed her hips as she left the room.

As the students began to leave, Xu Xiaoyan bounced up to Jing Shaoyu's side, cheerfully saying, "Brother Shaoyu, let's go! My brother said he's treating us to lunch today!"

"Are you sure Xiao Yu said he's treating us?" Jing Shaoyu asked skeptically.

"Hehe, does it really matter?" Xu Xiaoyan smiled playfully and pouted, "Either way, my brother's paying. Let's go together!"

"Alright then," Jing Shaoyu agreed with a laugh.

They arrived at the senior department's cafeteria, where Xu Xiaoyan's brother, Xu Xiaoyu, was already waiting. When he saw Xu Xiaoyan, he greeted her with a bright smile, but the moment he saw Jing Shaoyu, his expression shifted, and the smile instantly disappeared.

"Brother, we're here!" Xu Xiaoyan greeted happily, unaware of her brother's change in demeanor. "What are you treating us to today?"

"Xiao Yu!" Jing Shaoyu also greeted with a smile.

"Hehe, well, whatever you want, we'll eat!" Xu Xiaoyu smiled awkwardly, his tone forced. "The senior cafeteria isn't much different from the junior cafeteria, but I recommend the premium meal. It has a variety, tastes great, and the ingredients are top-notch."

"Alright, let's go with the premium meal!" Xu Xiaoyan clapped her hands excitedly. "Brother Shaoyu, what do you think?"

"Mm, I think the premium meal sounds good," Jing Shaoyu agreed, trying to ignore the increasingly dark look on Xu Xiaoyu's face as he struggled to hold back his laughter.

After they ordered, they found a table and began to wait for their food. Xu Xiaoyan was happily talking about the class monitor election, but the more she spoke, the more irritated Xu Xiaoyu became. Jing Shaoyu couldn't help but laugh inwardly.

"Hey! What a coincidence, little Yan and Shaoyu!" Just as Xu Xiaoyu looked like he was about to burst, Ouyang Zixin appeared, dragging a girl with a golden ponytail along with her. Ouyang Zixin deliberately ignored Xu Xiaoyu, clearly still angry about his actions the previous night.

"Sister Zixin!" Xu Xiaoyan smiled when she saw Ouyang Zixin and stood up, inviting, "Come join us! My brother's treating!"

"Really?" Ouyang Zixin glanced at the expressionless Xu Xiaoyu and noticed that he didn't even look at her. She gritted her teeth and said, "Forget it, I already have plans, right, Xixi?"

"Do we?" The girl with the golden ponytail, Xixi, was staring at Jing Shaoyu, seemingly in a daze. When she felt Ouyang Zixin pinch her, she snapped out of it and quickly responded, "Oh, yes, we have plans."

"Alright then!" Xu Xiaoyan pouted, a little disappointed.

"We'll go then, Xiao Yan, Shaoyu. Enjoy your meal!" Ouyang Zixin pulled Xixi away quickly.

Watching them leave, Xu Xiaoyan murmured, "That's strange, Sister Zixin seems a little off today... Like she's mad at someone! What do you think, Brother Shaoyu?"

"Uh... Maybe," Jing Shaoyu replied, smiling awkwardly.

Sitting across from them, Xu Xiaoyu's mood was complicated. His forehead was furrowed in thought.

After some time, their food arrived, and they began eating. Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan were eating happily, but Xu Xiaoyu barely touched his food.

After lunch, Xu Xiaoyan and Xu Xiaoyu bid farewell and went for a walk in the academy's garden. Xu Xiaoyu, however, looked more and more irritable.

In the afternoon, during the theory class, Ye Yingluo introduced a new meditation method, said to be the latest research from the Sun and Moon Federation. Jing Shaoyu tried it and found it far more advanced than the meditation methods he had learned at Xuankong Academy.

However, none of it compar

ed to the innate meditation method or energy circuit his Primordial Spirit martial spirit provided.