"Hmm, Ninth Class for new students, right?" Ye Chen pondered for a moment before speaking.
If he remembered correctly, the head teacher of the Ninth Class for new students was Mu Jin, and there were Wu Feng and Ning Tian, both of whom were good teammates.
"Ninth Class… what do you think of First Class? The head teacher of First Class is Teacher Zhou Yi, who was transferred from the upper grades and has more teaching experience…" Du Weilun subconsciously recommended.
Although Zhou Yi's teaching methods had some issues, she was truly capable. He felt that a "monster" like Ye Chen should go to Zhou Yi's class to receive the best possible cultivation.
"No, I still think Ninth Class is more auspicious," Ye Chen said with a smile, politely declining.
Going to First Class, wasn't that just asking for trouble?
Zhou Yi was just a copy of Yu Xiaogang, only capable of theory, with no real ability.
She just got lucky that her class was assigned some genius students, and she really took that as her achievement?
Everyone knew her teaching methods. If they were truly effective, then why weren't they promoted throughout the entire academy?
Could it be that the entire Shrek was foolish, and Zhou Yi was the only super genius teacher?
"Alright." Upon hearing this, Du Weilun no longer insisted. He handed the newly made student badge and a dormitory key to Ye Chen. The dormitory key had "Dormitory 112" written on it.
It seemed to be right next to Huo Yuhao, or perhaps across from him…
"Let's go, why bother with the dormitory? Just stay at my place," Ma Xiaotao, quick as a flash, snatched Ye Chen's key and pulled him, ready to return to the Inner Courtyard.
Today, she still needed to check Ye Chen's body… no, check his cultivation.
How could she let Ye Chen stay in a dormitory?
Moreover, the Outer Courtyard dormitories were incredibly simple, dilapidated, and drafty. If Ye Chen caught a cold, her heart would ache.
"Alright…" Ye Chen, helpless, was pulled away from the academic affairs office by Ma Xiaotao.
A moment later, Ma Xiaotao pulled Ye Chen towards the academy's training room.
"Uh, Xiao Tao Jie, weren't we going back to the Inner Courtyard?" Ye Chen was a bit confused.
He had been flying with Yan Shaozhe for half the day, covered in dust, and hadn't even had a sip of water. Why did Ma Xiaotao bring him here?
"Of course, to check your cultivation, junior brother~" Ma Xiaotao said with a grin.
The best way to resolve Evil Fire was Martial Soul clash.
Before, she would always beat up Xu Sanshi.
Only Xu Sanshi's Darkwater Turtle's water-attribute Soul Skill could allow her Evil Fire to vent a little, but the effect was getting worse and worse.
Now that she had a brand new outlet, how could Ma Xiaotao hold back?
Of course, she would definitely hold back.
Ye Chen was her precious treasure, and she couldn't bear to hurt him.
The two opened a private room. The room was about the size of two basketball courts from Ye Chen's previous life. It was definitely too small for a normal battle, but if it was only used to test Soul Skills, it was more than enough.
The entire training ground was built with extremely special black iron, capable of withstanding battle aftershocks below the Soul Emperor level. In the corner, a Soul Guidance Device lamp illuminated the entire room brightly.
"Come on, let me see your level, junior brother." Ma Xiaotao shouted, directly releasing her Phoenix of Evil Fire. Six Soul Rings appeared beneath her feet, emitting a powerful pressure.
As Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul was released, the temperature of the entire training room suddenly soared. Large waves of fire swept through, one after another. The air was scorched and refracted, making Ye Chen's vision somewhat distorted.
"Good." Feeling the heat on his face, Ye Chen also quickly released his Martial Soul.
"Roar——" A dragon roar came, and the phantom of the Ice Dragon King appeared behind Ye Chen. The entire training ground was suddenly enveloped by a chilling coldness.
Because it was a scaled-down phantom, it was only three meters tall, covered in angular ice crystal scales, each scale seemingly carved from thousand-year profound ice, with a faint blue glow flowing on its surface.
The dragon's head was held high, its eyes like two cold moons suspended in the air. Deep within its pupils, shattered light of collapsing glaciers seemed to surge, and merely gazing at it sent shivers down one's spine.
The dragon's body was a backbone of ice mountains, with several rows of sharp ice thorns protruding from its back, their cold light as stark as drawn swords.
As its dragon tail swayed, it brought forth whistling wind, and wherever it passed, the air condensed into fine ice mist.
Although this Ice Dragon phantom was not a physical entity, the powerful dragon's might it emitted caused even Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul to instinctively shrink back.
Although Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao were only separated by more than twenty ranks, Ma Xiaotao did not use her full strength. If it was just a contest of pressure, Ye Chen's Extreme Ice was enough to bridge the gap of more than twenty ranks.
However, because it was a sparring match, Ye Chen restrained his dragon's might. The terrifying coldness swept through, instantly dispelling Ma Xiaotao's scorching heat.
"So strong! So refreshing! So icy! So cool!" Ma Xiaotao felt the Extreme Ice rushing towards her, and she instantly became excited.
This was truly the Extreme Ice!
Xu Sanshi's useless turtle's Darkwater was completely incomparable to Ye Chen's Extreme Ice!
"Come on, junior brother, let me test your abilities!" Ma Xiaotao licked her red lips, clearly a bit impatient.
"Alright." Ye Chen nodded.
The next moment.
"Crack, crack, crack——" A layer of crystal armor instantly appeared on Ye Chen's body, like dragon scales, shining with starlight under the light.
This was Ye Chen's second Soul Skill—
[Ice Scale Armor: Ice crystal dragon scales cover the entire body, physical defense increased by 200%, elemental resistance increased by 300%, fire attribute resistance increased by 500%, all attributes increased by 100%, splashes ice cones when physically attacked, and causes freezing control…]
"Roar——" Ye Chen roared, and the Extreme Ice mist exploded, instantly sweeping towards Ma Xiaotao.
This was Ye Chen's first Soul Skill [Ice Dragon Breath: Exhales extremely cold dragon breath from the mouth, freezes targets within range, with an attached "Frost Erosion" effect, causing continuous slowing effect]
"Such a powerful Soul Skill!" Ma Xiaotao was bathed in fire, feeling the surrounding cold, and her heart was filled with joy.
Ice countered fire, and fire also countered ice.
Ma Xiaotao stood in the cold mist, the fierce flames on her body sweeping through, constantly neutralizing the surrounding cold mist.
At the same time, the large amount of Evil Fire accumulated in Ma Xiaotao's body was also being neutralized.
Ma Xiaotao admitted that Ye Chen's Soul Skill was very strong, but she was a Soul Emperor after all, so she naturally wouldn't be affected by this bit of cold.
"Is there anything stronger? I'm getting a bit impatient!" Ma Xiaotao's eyes flickered with red light, staring intently at Ye Chen, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Of course there is." Ye Chen didn't hesitate with his Soul Power and directly used his fourth Soul Skill—[Ice Dragon Wings · Blizzard]
A pair of dragon wings instantly appeared behind Ye Chen. The wings slammed shut, forming a terrifying tornado that swept towards Ma Xiaotao.
The tornado was also mixed with countless sharp ice crystals!
Even a defensive Soul King would not dare to directly withstand the power of this move.
"Phoenix Howl of the Heavens—!" Ma Xiaotao was originally a battle mage, not good at defense. Seeing Ye Chen's powerful attack at this moment, she also didn't dare to meet it head-on and quickly used her fourth Soul Skill.
"Boom, boom, boom——" Dozens of area-of-effect fire pillars erupted from the ground, counteracting Ye Chen's Soul Skill.
However, a large number of ice crystals still shattered, striking the walls and embedding themselves deeply within.
Clearly, the power of Ye Chen's move had already reached the Soul Emperor level.
Only Ma Xiaotao could take it. If it were any other Soul Emperor and they couldn't dodge, they would basically be dead!
"Alright, alright, let's stop here for today~" Ma Xiaotao waved her hand, voluntarily dispelling her Martial Soul possession, and looked at Ye Chen with a hint of resentment.
That last move truly startled her.
Under normal circumstances, she could definitely dodge it, but the space here was too small to dodge at all. Thankfully, her strength was not weak, otherwise, she would have suffered a great loss.
However, the good news was that in this battle, the Evil Fire accumulated in her body was directly reduced by half, which was enough for her to continue cultivating.
Although there was no physical contact, a large amount of ice elemental power dissipated, continuously reducing the Evil Fire in Ma Xiaotao's body.
The effect was comparable to 500 Xu Sanshi!
Indeed, she truly found a treasure this time!