Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

Chapter 99 New Teacher Wu Changkong

On the day Wu Changkong joined the faculty, he was not wearing the academy's uniform. Instead, he was dressed in a spotless, snow-white robe. When he stepped into Class 1 with a cold expression, the air in the entire classroom seemed to freeze for a moment.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, outlining the sculpted profile of the face.

Those eyes, like a frozen pool that has stood for millennia, were deep and aloof, carrying a cold and unapproachable quality that kept people at a distance, yet they possessed a breathtaking allure.

In particular, the fabric of his clothes, of unknown material, flowed with a warm luster, as if absorbing the halo of the setting sun shining through the window, making his skin appear even more like jade and his temperament even more aloof and otherworldly.

The white robe was simple yet ancient in style, with wide sleeves that hung down. With his subtle movements, it seemed as if flowing clouds were fluttering between his sleeves, giving him an ethereal and otherworldly air.

His long hair was not tied up, but cascaded down his back like a waterfall, reaching his waist.

"hiss--"

After a brief silence, a collective gasp filled the classroom, followed by the girls' barely suppressed gasps and excited whispers.

"Oh my god! Is this our new teacher for Class One? He's so handsome!"

"Looks like my expectations weren't in vain!"

"My god, that aura... he's practically the epitome of an ice-cold male god!"

"Oh no, I feel like I won't be able to concentrate in class anymore, what am I going to do?"

"I want to give Ziwei a good scolding in front of the teacher."

"She's even more beautiful than the celebrities in the brochures! Where did the academy find such a treasure of a teacher?"

Compared to the girls' excited reactions, the boys' eyes were mostly complex, showing surprise, scrutiny, and a hint of subtle competition.

This new teacher has such a strong presence.

Doesn't that make them all look like clowns?
Why would a guy need to be so handsome?
Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan, who followed Wu Changkong in, instantly felt the intense gaze of the entire class, especially the burning stares from the girls. Xie Xie couldn't help but shrink back and mutter to himself:
"Teacher Wu's destructive power... is too terrifying!"

"Of course, the most handsome man I've ever seen is Teacher Wu."

Xu Xiaoyan's eyes were full of stars.

The three were seated in empty seats at the back of the classroom.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie sat together, while Xu Xiaoyan sat diagonally in front of them.

As soon as he sat down, Tang Wulin couldn't wait to look around the entire classroom.

His gaze swept over the young faces, some excited, some curious, and some scrutinizing, as he searched for the two figures who would guide him toward his goal.

However, after scanning around, there was nothing.

I looked again carefully, but it was still not there.

"Strange..." Tang Wulin couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I clearly saw Lu Jun and Gu Yuena in this class on the class assignment list, so where are they?"

Xie Xie, standing next to him, also craned his neck and looked around, equally puzzled: "Yeah, could the intelligence be wrong?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Those are Lu Jun and Gu Yuena, the most popular people in the academy. How could they be assigned to the wrong class?"

Although their voices were soft, they were still heard by a rather clever-looking boy with messy hair in the front row of the relatively quiet classroom.

The boy was none other than Lu Jun's top henchman, Long Chen.

Long Chen turned his head, his face bearing an expression that said, "You're all too young and naive." He lowered his voice and explained in a tone that was a mixture of admiration and self-righteousness:

"Hey, are you looking for Brother Lu and Sister Gu Yue? Don't bother looking, they're definitely not in the classroom right now."

"Not here?" Tang Wulin and Xie Xie asked in unison, even more puzzled. "Of course not." Long Chen raised his chin, as if stating something perfectly ordinary, "For monsters like Brother Lu and Sister Gu Yue, ordinary theory classes and basic training classes are simply a waste of time for them, okay?"

"They are now putting all their energy into their second career."

"A second job?" Tang Wulin's heart skipped a beat.

It seems that I also happened to learn blacksmithing as a second profession.

“That’s right.” Long Chen’s eyes lit up. “Brother Lu is busy forging his battle armor, and Sister Gu Yue is even busier, she’s incredibly busy!”

"Their schedules are literally calculated down to the second. Unless it's a particularly important live-fire exercise or a theoretical course, you'd be hard-pressed to see them in the classroom."

He shrugged, giving off an air of "you wouldn't understand the world of geniuses":

“For them, every minute and every second is incredibly precious, how could they waste it in an ordinary classroom?”

After listening to Long Chen's explanation, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie exchanged a glance, both seeing the realization and an indescribable sense of... disparity in each other's eyes.

It turns out that while they were still overjoyed to be admitted to the top academy and adapting to the new environment, Lu Jun and Gu Yuena had already reached a higher level and were planning for even greater goals. They were working hard and giving their all to achieve these goals, even selectively giving up regular courses.

Is this what the daily life of a top genius is like?
There's just not enough time!

Tang Wulin clenched his fists, but the flame of pursuit in his heart did not die out; instead, it burned even more fiercely.

He took a deep breath, his gaze becoming incredibly resolute.

It seems I need to work twice as hard; there are no shortcuts on the road to catching up with geniuses!

Just as the buzzing discussions in the classroom were gradually heating up due to the absence of Lu Jun and Gu Yuena and the impact of the new teacher's good looks, Wu Changkong, who had been standing silently on the podium, slowly raised his eyes.

There was no scolding, no words.

A chilling, refined aura of soul power, carrying a powerful sense of oppression, swept through the entire classroom like an invisible cold wave.

"..."

All the discussions, exclamations, and whispers abruptly ceased.

The temperature in the classroom seemed to drop ten degrees.

The girls, whose cheeks were flushed with excitement, were instantly silenced as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over them, leaving only the sound of their hearts pounding wildly in their chests.

Wu Changkong calmly swept his gaze across the area below, and seeing that they had all quieted down, he was quite satisfied.

"Now, let's begin the lesson."

A new chapter for Class One officially began amidst absolute silence and a chilling undercurrent.

Meanwhile, our Lu Jun is still at the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda.

He was learning knowledge in Leng Yaozhu's one-on-one lessons.

However, Leng Yaozhu seems to be particularly busy today.

At this moment, Leng Yaozhu, who was in her office, had a furrowed brow and her fingertips were rapidly swiping and clicking on the floating virtual screen, processing the mountain of internal reports and external intelligence.

She exuded an aura of focused concentration that kept strangers at bay, making the temperature in the entire office seem a few degrees lower than usual.

Lu Jun sat quietly cross-legged on the cultivation cushion in the corner, with the Ice Abyss Sword placed horizontally in front of his knees.

(End of this chapter)