Huo Yuhao won?!
Not only were the surrounding students astonished, but even Mu Jin's eyes revealed an expression of disbelief.
They initially thought this battle would be a complete one-sided crush. They never expected it wouldn't be Wu Feng crushing Huo Yuhao, but rather Huo Yuhao completely overwhelming Wu Feng in just a few moves.
In the span of a single cup of tea, their exchange hadn't even reached ten moves before Wu Feng was forced to concede defeat.
This is a one-ring spirit master? Are you a spy infiltrating the one-ring spirit masters' ranks?
However, anyone with eyes could see that although Wu Feng's close combat skills were inferior to Huo Yuhao's, she actually lost because her martial spirit was countered by his.
But even Mu Jin couldn't understand why Wu Feng's top-tier martial spirit, the Red Dragon, would be suppressed like this by Huo Yuhao's martial spirit.
What could suppress a top-tier martial spirit? Could it be a god-level martial spirit?!
Upon hearing Wu Feng concede, Huo Yuhao did not continue absorbing the Red Dragon fire from her body and immediately released her.
But Wu Feng, whose spirit power had massively depleted, could barely stand. Her long, tight legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground.
Ning Tian quickly came over, crouching down to support Wu Feng's body, her beautiful eyes casting a reproachful glance at Huo Yuhao. The other male students in the class, seeing Huo Yuhao's straightforward action, gave him a thumbs-up.
If it were them, they wouldn't have let go of a beauty like Wu Feng collapsing into their arms, and would certainly have displayed some gentlemanly demeanor.
Huo Yuhao's comment on this mindset was, "You're behind goats in the line of preferences."
In the distance, the freshmen of Class One were being ruthlessly exploited by their harsh teacher Zhou Yi, running circles around the Shrek Academy square. But Zhou Yi's gaze wasn't on the students of Class One; it was fixed on the sparring match that had just taken place in Class Nine.
"Damn Huo Yuhao, pretending to be weak! If you're so capable, why didn't you dare to beat Wang Dong? You ended up getting me in trouble!" Zhou Yi's eyes were full of anger.
After this class, she still had to report to the education office for punishment by Du Weilun. If Du Weilun reported this matter to the head of the Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe, she would face even harsher punishment.
"Just wait, no matter how cunning you are, you're just a student. When I have time, I will make sure you are kicked out of Shrek Academy!"
After the match, the students of Class Nine were led back to the classroom by Mu Jin. This time, she erased the word "Class Monitor" from the blackboard and wrote "Huo Yuhao" instead.
"You all saw the battle just now. Although Huo Yuhao's cultivation is weaker than Wu Feng's, he fully utilized his strengths and won against the odds. You should all learn from him." Mu Jin glanced at the dejected Wu Feng, smiling warmly. "But winning and losing are common in battles. Don't blame yourself for a temporary setback. Identify your weaknesses and overcome them to become stronger."
Ning Tian gently patted Wu Feng's back, casting a grateful look at Teacher Mu Jin.
Mu Jin smiled and nodded at Ning Tian, then knocked on the blackboard where "Huo Yuhao" was written.
"Now, I propose that Huo Yuhao be our new class monitor. Who agrees, who opposes?"
Huo Yuhao twitched his mouth. Mu Jin's final question made him want to complain, but he continued to keep a low profile.
Being the class monitor had neither advantages nor disadvantages for him. However, since Mu Jin had accepted him, he was willing to reciprocate by helping Mu Jin train these youngsters into powerful spirit masters, at least so that not too many would be eliminated during the freshman assessment.
In the classroom, the students looked at each other but remained silent. Originally, they looked down on Huo Yuhao, a transfer student with only eleven levels of spirit power. However, now that Huo Yuhao had revealed his powerful abilities, they had to take notice.
Wu Feng, with twenty-three levels of spirit power and a top-tier fire-attribute beast martial spirit, the Red Dragon, was theoretically the strongest in Class Nine.
Although Ning Tian's spirit power was as high as twenty-nine levels, just one step away from reaching the Spirit Elder rank, she was ultimately a support-type spirit master and lacked direct combat ability.
In Class Nine, only one or two people could rival Wu Feng's combat strength. However, after witnessing Huo Yuhao's terrifying close combat skills, they did not have the confidence to face him.
"I support Huo Yuhao as the class monitor!"
Suddenly, a clear and pleasant voice came from the front row of the classroom. Mu Jin looked down and was surprised to see that it was Ning Tian who had spoken.
"Young Master, what are you..." Wu Feng was stunned, looking at Ning Tian in confusion.
"Sister Feng, don't let anger cloud your wisdom. You lost because of your own shortcomings; there's no point in blaming others. To erase the shame of failure, you need to work hard on your own."
"We came to Shrek Academy not just to improve our cultivation and enhance our strength. Over ten thousand years, the glory of the top three sects has faded. Our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect needs new allies to maintain our strength and rise again."
"Although Huo Yuhao is weak now, I can see he has great potential. By showing him goodwill, perhaps when he becomes stronger, he might help our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Why not?"
"And I've told you many times, don't call me 'Young Master' in the academy; we are sisters."
Wu Feng was slightly taken aback. She hadn't expected Ning Tian to consider so many things. Without further thought, Wu Feng obediently responded with an "Okay" and laid her head on the desk, saying nothing more.
With Ning Tian taking the lead and Huo Yuhao's earlier display of strength, the students of Class Nine soon voiced their support.
"I support Huo Yuhao as the class monitor!"
"Whoever is the strongest should be the class monitor. I support Huo Yuhao!"
"I choose Huo Yuhao; he truly deserves it!"
"Very well." Mu Jin nodded with a smile. "Since that's the case, I hereby announce that from now on, Huo Yuhao is the class monitor of Class Nine. However, the position of class monitor is not permanent. Anyone who can defeat him can take his place. Understood?"
"Understood!" the students of Class Nine responded in unison.
Mu Jin's approach did not fix Huo Yuhao in the class monitor position permanently but gave other students hope of becoming the class monitor.
For Huo Yuhao, the ambition of others to take his position would serve as motivation, pushing him to continuously improve in order to earn their respect.
"Good! Now, let's begin the first lesson you will learn at Shrek Academy."
Mu Jin turned to the blackboard and wrote two large characters.
Attack! Defense!
"Huo Yuhao, as the class monitor, let me test your understanding of the attack and defense system of spirit masters."