When they saw the familiar figure following behind Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena were stunned.
Their eyes were filled with confusion.
Why is this kid here?!
In an instant, the scene of their last failure echoed in their minds.
Meanwhile, the others looked at Jin Mian's harmless appearance and thought this newcomer must be easy to bully.
Chrysanthemum Douluo walked onto the podium and introduced him in that uniquely feminine voice: "Starting today, the Elite Class welcomes its nineteenth member."
"Next, please step forward and introduce yourself, new student."
Jin Mian stepped forward, faced the crowd, and spoke: "My name is Jin Mian, I'm six years old. I won't waste words; just one sentence: I am born useful!"
"..."
As the sound of his voice faded, the classroom fell silent.
Everyone was pondering if something was missing from Jin Mian's last sentence.
Chrysanthemum Douluo also felt something was off, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Curious, he asked: "Did you say that last sentence wrong? Shouldn't it be 'Heaven has endowed me with talent, and it must be useful'? Where are the 'talent' and 'must' parts?"
Jin Mian scanned the others and said: "Aren't they all 'Caibi' (Noobs)?"
"Uh..." Chrysanthemum Douluo's mouth twitched as he realized what the other meant by 'Caibi'.
Good heavens! This is way too arrogant!
On the first day of school, he actually dared to call the whole class 'Caibi' (Noobs) to their faces.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
He was a genius who had awakened a God-level Martial Soul and reached level twenty in innate spirit power, with an extremely powerful background.
He indeed had the capital to be arrogant.
After the others in the classroom savored Jin Mian's words, they also gradually reacted.
"Caibi? Noobs!"
"Holy crap, this newcomer is pretty arrogant! He actually insulted us right off the bat!"
"Once Elder Ju leaves, I'm going to let this kid know the price of provoking this young master!"
"..."
The crowd was indignant.
But in the midst of it, Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena silently lowered their heads.
They didn't say a word.
Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Jin Mian looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo and asked: "Where is my seat?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo pointed to an empty seat in the last row, near the door.
Jin Mian walked toward the seat.
"Alright, everyone should take good care of the new student." After saying this, Chrysanthemum Douluo vanished in a flash.
Now, the others were finally released from their restraints.
The crowd left their seats and surrounded Jin Mian's desk.
"Newbie, you're quite arrogant, aren't you?"
"Do you know where this is? The Elite Class!"
"Characters like you are a dime a dozen here."
The speaker was a boy with a Mohawk; this guy was Yan's lackey.
"And who told you that you could sit? Don't you know the rules here?"
Jin Mian asked calmly: "Rules? Let's hear them."
The Mohawk pointed in Yan's direction and said: "You have to pay respects to my big brother first. You can only sit if my big brother agrees!"
Saying this, the guy ran to Yan with a sycophantic look, grinning as he asked: "Big brother, how do you think we should handle that newcomer?"
Yan covered his head, roaring inwardly: Crap, if you want to die, don't take me with you.
Seeing that his boss didn't speak, the Mohawk youth immediately understood.
The boss disdained to act against this newcomer; they could just teach him a lesson themselves.
After filling in the blanks himself, he nodded: "I understand, boss, just watch. We'll definitely give this arrogant kid a good lesson."
Then the Mohawk youth walked toward Jin Mian with arrogant steps.
"Hmm?" Yan suddenly raised his head.
His face was full of bewilderment.
That's not right, I don't think I said anything just now.
Just as he wanted to pull the Mohawk back, it was too late.
The other party was already pointing at Jin Mian's nose and shouting: "Brothers, the boss has spoken! Give this kid a good beating and let him know who the real 'Caibi' (Noob) is!"
Jin Mian spread his hands: "I'm just stating a fact."
"Oho! Still so arrogant? Brothers, get him!"
With one command.
Except for Hu Liena's trio, the other fifteen people swarmed forward.
Only a 'Thump!' was heard.
The most arrogant Mohawk drew a beautiful arc in the air and slammed heavily against the blackboard.
The others didn't stop upon seeing this; they firmly believed that if they all swarmed him, this kid would definitely be no match for them.
Three minutes later.
Jin Mian clapped his hands and sat back in his seat elegantly.
Meanwhile, the fifteen people who had just swarmed him were lying peacefully on the ground.
This scene left Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena dumbstruck.
It was one thing for Jin Mian to win a one-on-three against them last time.
This time, he actually fought one against fifteen.
A few of them had even activated their Martial Souls.
But that wasn't the most critical part; the key was that Jin Mian hadn't activated his Martial Soul from start to finish.
Hu Liena's beautiful eyes revealed solemnity as she thought to herself: "This guy's strength has grown again."
At this moment, the Spirit Saint teacher responsible for theory class arrived in the classroom.
He was stunned as soon as he entered the classroom.
What's the situation?
Why are they all lying on the ground?
He hurriedly asked: "What happened to them?"
Jin Mian said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, I just lulled them to sleep."
The Spirit Saint teacher naturally didn't believe these words, and upon closer look, he found that a few had started foaming at the mouth.
He finally realized something was wrong, and after checking them one by one, his face changed and he shouted: "School doctor! Come quickly, save them!"
Under the treatment of a healing-system Spirit Saint, the fifteen people quickly recovered.
However, when they saw Jin Mian, their bodies couldn't help but tremble twice.
Nothing else, just pure fear.
This matter soon reached Bibi Dong's ears.
After listening to Chrysanthemum Douluo's report, the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth curled slightly: "'I am born useful.' Injuring others on the first day of school—this kid is indeed arrogant to the extreme."
"Your Eminence, should your subordinate secretly give that kid a lesson?" Chrysanthemum Douluo suggested.
Bibi Dong said: "Aren't you afraid the Second Consecrator will come looking for trouble with you?"
Hearing this, Chrysanthemum Guan's heart tightened.
The expression on his face began to turn panicked, and cold sweat involuntarily broke out on his forehead.
Clearly, he was very aware of Gold Crocodile Douluo's strength.
Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo's terrified look, Bibi Dong added: "Forget it. Go tell the academy that tomorrow the Supreme Pontiff will head to the Elite Class to personally conduct a practical combat teaching session."
"Yes."
...Early the next morning.
While still in his dreams, Jin Mian was called to the training ground.
The others, who were originally discussing curiously why they were gathered here so early today,
The moment they saw Jin Mian,
They involuntarily shut their mouths and then collectively took a step back.
"Everyone, stand in line quickly!"
A Titled Douluo walked over and urged them sternly.
Everyone hurriedly lined up.
Someone asked: "Teacher, is there something special about calling us here so early today?"
"You're in luck. Today, the Supreme Pontiff will personally come to give you a practical combat teaching lesson."
"Perform well later; don't drop the ball."
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