"Everyone, welcome the new student."
Xue Musheng stood at the podium with a warm smile, looking toward the classroom door.
The class immediately burst into discussion.
"Who transfers in after awakening?"
"It must be some young master from a big family who didn't need to awaken at school."
"Maybe a genius who awakened on his own?"
"Impossible. Those kinds of geniuses would already be at the Imperial Capital Magic Academy."
"Right, like that young lady from the Mu Family."
Footsteps echoed from outside.
Every student craned their neck toward the doorway.
"Ah!"
Qiu Yueying, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly shrieked.
The class shot her annoyed looks.
Until—
They saw him.
Silence.
Complete silence.
A tall, strikingly handsome young man stepped into the classroom.
His features were sharp and refined. His eyes were dark and deep, like a calm ocean. He wore a simple hoodie, yet it somehow looked like high-end luxury on him.
He did not smile excessively.
He did not try to impress anyone.
Yet the moment he entered, the atmosphere changed.
"Hello everyone, my name is Liu Xijun."
His tone was calm, neither warm nor distant.
The girls erupted.
"Welcome!"
"Welcome, new student!"
"Oh my God, he's so handsome!"
Even Qiu Yueying covered her mouth, afraid she might scream again.
The boys were equally stunned.
Mu Bai narrowed his eyes and examined Liu Xijun carefully.
No flaws.
Not a single flaw.
Mo Fan stared for a few seconds before muttering inwardly, He's even more handsome than me.
Xue Musheng smiled brightly.
"Liu Xijun, that seat by the window is yours."
He was in an excellent mood.
It was rumored that this student possessed a transparent Star Dust in his Summoning Element.
A transparent Star Dust.
The significance was obvious.
After losing a Lightning Element student earlier, gaining a Summoning Element student was like losing an iron axe and picking up a golden one.
Liu Xijun nodded slightly and walked to his seat.
A single desk.
No deskmate.
He suspected Salan had arranged this deliberately.
Xue Musheng cleared his throat.
"Also, I should mention that Liu Xijun prefers not to socialize. The seat beside him will remain empty."
A wave of disappointed sighs spread among the girls.
The boys quietly felt relieved.
At that moment—
Xu Qingning and Xu Qinglin suddenly stood up.
Their faces were pale.
"You… weren't you dead?"
"Wang Xiong and the others were bitten to death by the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat! How are you alive?!"
The classroom stirred.
"What do you mean?" a girl asked sharply.
Xu Qingning swallowed.
"We were teaching him a lesson behind Walmart when a Giant-Eyed Blood Rat appeared. Everyone died except him. Isn't that suspicious?"
Xu Qinglin nodded nervously.
"Yes! How could someone with no magic survive something like that?"
The entire class turned toward Liu Xijun.
He chuckled softly.
"Abandoning your classmates. Letting Wang Xiong and the others fall to delay the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat. Your lives were bought with theirs."
His voice was calm.
"You bullied me before, and now you're trying to turn the class against me. Xu Qingning, Xu Qinglin, you truly surprise me."
"That's slander!" Xu Qingning shouted. "We didn't push anyone!"
"You're the suspicious one!"
Liu Xijun's eyes darkened slightly.
Within his spiritual world, seven stars flickered and began forming a Star Path.
[Master! Let me handle them!] Liu Xirao said excitedly in his mind.
At that moment, Xue Musheng felt the fluctuation of magic.
"Enough!"
The teacher's voice was firm.
"Liu Xijun's background has been verified. There are witnesses."
He turned toward Xu Qingning and Xu Qinglin.
"As for you two, you will undergo investigation and explain yesterday's incident clearly."
Their faces drained of color.
They met Liu Xijun's faint smile and felt a chill run down their spines.
They did not realize that Xue Musheng's interruption had just saved them.
[Master, they're disgusting! I saw everything when they bullied you before, but I couldn't come out to help. We should deal with them later.] Liu Xirao said angrily.
[Don't worry. I will handle it properly.] Liu Xijun replied calmly.
[Right! Are there any girls in this class you like? I'll have another Locking Emotion Crystal soon!]
[Not here. There is someone worth approaching, but she isn't at this school.]
[Hmph, I thought Master would say you like me the most.]
When class ended, a swarm of girls surrounded Liu Xijun.
"Do you use skincare?"
"Where did you transfer from?"
"Can I add your contact?"
Inside his mind, Liu Xirao grumbled nonstop.
[They're all average! Let me out and I'll scare them away!]
[I can turn into a rat again!]
Liu Xijun simply responded politely and briefly.
He had no interest in these so-called class beauties or school belles.
His gaze remained calm.
This school—
Was only the beginning.