Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Wednesday's early self-study ended on a harmonious note.

Everyone began morning reading. The language teacher, Dai Yongquan, assigned classical Chinese text, requiring memorization and checked in class.

If they couldn't recite it, they would be punished by standing, which is embarrassing for high school students.

The students took advantage of the early self-study time to memorize the text. Liu Chuandao temporarily gave up catching thieves and instead recited: "In the northern sea, there is a fish, its name is Kun. Kun is so large..."

As he got to this point, he heard his deskmate, Pang Jiao, shouting louder than him with numerous decibels:

"The back of a Peng! How many thousands of miles is it? With anger it flies! Its wings resemble the clouds hanging in the sky!!!"

Her voice was so loud that Liu Chuandao was completely distracted and forgot where he left off.

Liu Chuandao glared at her angrily, but Pang Jiao, with her eyes closed while reciting, didn't notice his gaze.

Not only Liu Chuandao, but every student in Class 8 had some reaction to this, with Yu Wen on the other side of the aisle putting on earplugs to block out the noise.

Then there was Chen Qian, for whom even hundreds of Peng Jiaos couldn't dampen his enthusiasm for studying.

As for Jiang Ning, he set up a sound reduction array, allowing Xue Yuantong, Chen Siyu, and Geng Lu to continue reciting quietly.

The students of old Class 8 were already accustomed to Pang Jiao's singing voice and had various countermeasures.

However, new students like Tang Jing couldn't bear it.

She originally planned to memorize the text during early self-study, but was interrupted by Pang Jiao. She couldn't memorize a thing!

"Can you quiet down a bit!" Tang Jing warned.

However, her voice was like a lone boat swaying amidst the vast ocean created by Pang Jiao's voice.

Pang Jiao was unaffected, continuing to indulge in her voice.

Tang Jing screamed out: "Ah!"

Her throat almost hoarse from shouting, she finally managed to interrupt Pang Jiao's recitation and the entire class's reciting voices.

Xin Youling frowned.

The noise stopped, Tang Jing questioned: "Pang Jiao, can you lower your voice? You're disturbing everyone's reading!"

Pang Jiao turned around: "Who are you saying has a loud voice?"

Tang Jing accused: "I'm saying you have a loud voice, you're disturbing everyone, can't you have some decency?"

Pang Jiao retorted: "You have a loud voice! You have the loudest voice!"

Seeing the fat pig so arrogant, Tang Jing directly stood up, raising her volume sharply: "I said you have a loud voice!"

Pang Jiao, trying to overpower her, raised her voice too: "You have the loudest voice, rude!"

In the end, the two were arguing about who was louder, and it turned into a shouting contest, each trying to outdo the other.

The two girls were arguing in front of the whole class, their voices getting louder and louder.

Xin Youling massaged his temples with his index finger, feeling a dull ache.

Cui Yu jumped into the aisle between them, persuading: "What's the point of arguing? Here, try this!"

He took out his phone and demonstrated to them:

"A decibel measuring app. You two can compete, and there will be results. Whoever's louder proves who's right!"

Wang Longlong told Brother Ma, "Help me out!"

Then, he quickly ran from the back row: "In the interest of fairness, I'll be the judge, anyone have any objections?"

Dong Qingfeng chimed in: "No objections, let's start now."

Dan Kaiquan, Hu Jun, and Duan Shigang in the back row saw there was something happening, so who would continue reading? They quickly joined the fun.

Song Sheng, Jiang Yanan, Shen Qing'e, and others craned their heads, forming a small circle nearby.

Xin Youling felt depressed, wasn't this supposed to be a morning reading class?

How did it become a contest?

Wang Longlong shouted: "We'll start with Tang Jing, listen to my signal, get ready... take a deep breath!"

Cao Kun: "Huh?"

What on earth is happening!

Seeing the class was no longer reading, Wu Xiaoqi carried a basketball, ran to the outside of the crowd, and due to his height, stood on the basketball to watch the scene.

The audience was full of anticipation, contestant Tang Jing didn't make a move, and Cui Yu urged: "The stage is set, are you going to compete or not? If you don't, then Pang Jiao wins."

Wang Yanyan: "Oh well, it's normal for her not to dare compete, no one can beat Jiaojiao."

Tang Jing raised her head, meeting Pang Jiao's disdainful look.

She suddenly felt a rush of dislike, "Bring it on!"

Wang Longlong: "Get ready... take a deep breath!"

Tang Jing took a deep breath, and suddenly, unleashed a sharp, almost ear-piercing scream: "Yaah!!!"

The surrounding classmates quickly covered their ears, overwhelmed by the noise!

With Tang Jing's scream, the phone decibel showed 88 decibels.

Wang Longlong: "Contestant No. 1, 88 decibels, 88 decibels, next we invite contestant No. 2, Pang Jiao, let's see what score she can achieve, stay tuned!"

"Oh right, a pre-game reminder for everyone, to prevent any casualties on the field, make sure to take noise prevention measures."

"Alright, let's get back to the competition."

Wang Longlong: "Contestant No. 2, Contestant No. 2, get ready... take a deep breath!"

Pang Jiao took a huge gulp of air, lifting her head, facing the ceiling.

Wang Longlong, seeing the signs, quickly covered his ears.

The surrounding crowd instinctively backed away.

Pang Jiao let out a loud roar, the intense sound waves distorted the air, invisible sound waves rolling out:

"Roar!!!"

The calm sea suddenly surged with enormous waves, the clear sky filled with thunderous explosive sounds, like thunder booming in the ears.

The classroom upstairs, where the sound of reading filled the class, was at that moment completely drowned out by the roar.

Class 10's students were alarmed, Chen Siqing asked: "Was that thunder?"

In Class 10's classroom, Ge Hao, who was sleeping in the back row, awoken by the noise, swore:

"Thunder during the day, are you crazy!"

Cui Yu looked at the decibel meter on his phone, astonished: "100 decibels, 100 decibels, I declare Pang Jiao the winner!"