As agreed, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy sent Qin Ming to become the first Soul Emperor-level teacher at Lanba Academy.
Upon hearing the news, the deans of various academies nearly stormed into Yang Meng Shenji's office.
Having a Titled Douluo as a teacher was already excessive, but Lanba had no real foundation. Apart from Liu Erlong, who rarely taught, there were only a few Soul King-level teachers in the entire academy. Dugu Bo only taught three classes a week, which people barely tolerated.
Now, Meng Shenji had sent a Soul Emperor — the second-youngest Soul Emperor on the entire continent. The faculty gap at Blue Tyrant Academy was closing.
Amid the many complaints, all the major academies suddenly raised their teaching standards. The Soul Emperor and Soul Saint instructors, who previously taught only a few classes, also increased their course loads.
The stricter demands and heavier workloads caused students to start complaining.
This included Feng Xiaotian.
The academy had suddenly added so much coursework that not only could he not continue training in the Wind Wolf Eighteen Slash, but he also didn't have time to invite Sister Huo Wu to dinner.
You have to understand — in his limited life, chasing Sister Huo Wu was the most important thing.
As a result, he now had to go straight to class the moment he woke up every day, and by the time classes ended, he was so exhausted he didn't want to move at all.
Days like this made Feng Xiaotian feel like his whole life was covered in darkness.
After learning from his dean that it was the Blue Tyrant Academy causing all this trouble, he decided to teach them a lesson — to show that a genius is a genius, and even having a Titled Douluo as a teacher couldn't bridge the gap between them.
But before that, he had to contact Sister Huo Wu and let her witness how heroic he was when putting others in their place.
"Hehehe…"
Feng Xiaotian couldn't help but grin stupidly, imagining Huo Wu seeing his unstoppable momentum and then flinging herself into his arms uncontrollably.
Having made up his mind, he immediately gathered the members of the Kamikaze Team and headed to Blazing Academy to find Huo Wu.
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Meanwhile, at Lanba Academy...
To prepare for the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament in a year and a half, a week-long closed training camp had begun.
At the same time, Xiao Wu had gone hungry for three days.
She didn't know what was wrong with this cursed Blue Tyrant Academy — they were serving rabbit meat three times a day.
Even breakfast was rabbit meat porridge.
The worst part was that they specifically mentioned the academy had spent a large sum of money to buy a thousand hundred-year-old soft-boned rabbits from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as nutritional supplements for special training.
From rabbit meat porridge to spicy rabbit heads, from roasted rabbit to fried rabbit and then to braised rabbit — Lanba Academy had gone insane, creating over 50 rabbit-based dishes.
And the worst of all? If these thousand rabbits weren't eaten, the cafeteria wouldn't change the menu.
To make things worse, Dugu Bo had stared at her that day, scaring her so much her soul nearly flew out of her body.
But she didn't dare run away. Dugu Bo hadn't tried to catch her — maybe he wasn't sure she was a soul beast. But if she fled, that would basically reveal her identity.
So, she starved every day, hiding in the dorms, trembling.
As a result, she became the second student brave enough to skip Dugu Bo's class.
And Tang San became the third.
Because he had to take care of Xiao Wu.
He had been extremely anxious lately. Xiao Wu was ill and bedridden. She hadn't touched a bite of food from the cafeteria and was only drinking a little water each day.
"Xiao Wu, you have to eat something. Even a soul master's body can't handle this."
Tang San said worriedly, holding a bowl of rabbit meat porridge and staring at the increasingly exhausted Xiao Wu.
"Xiao San, I don't want to eat this. Get me something else."
When Xiao Wu saw the meat chunks in the porridge, her stomach churned. She turned over in bed and began to vomit.
Tang San gently patted her back, a helpless look on his face.
"We're not allowed to leave the school grounds now. We have to wait four more days until the restriction is lifted."
"There's nothing else to eat at the academy? Even grass or tree bark would be better. I really can't eat this."
Xiao Wu pleaded with Tang San, tears welling in her eyes.
"I—I'll think of something."
Feeling helpless, Tang San put the porridge aside, walked out of the dorm, and tried to find something else to eat.
After he left, the starving Xiao Wu could smell the scent of rabbit meat porridge. Even though her stomach still felt nauseous, she involuntarily swallowed her saliva.
She kept reminding herself in her heart:
"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, even if you starve to death or jump off a building, you must not eat a single bite of rabbit meat!"
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In the training field, Qin Ming stood holding a small notebook, looking at the energetic students with satisfaction.
Although he had some complaints about Meng Shenji assigning him to Lanba Academy…
When he saw these students, he fell silent.
Their quality far surpassed those at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
If not for the lack of teaching resources and faculty, Lanba Academy would've already become the top high-level soul master academy in Heaven Dou City.
Now, with his own arrival and the support of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he believed he could train an unbeatable team before the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament.
After carefully observing, he began noting his favorite contestants in the notebook.
"Hey, Teacher Qin, you missed someone."
That sudden voice startled Qin Ming, causing him to accidentally draw a long line across the page. He turned around angrily.
Yu Xiaowei looked at him calmly and pointed at the notebook.
"Why are you glaring at me? Don't you realize you missed someone?"
"Who did I miss?"
Qin Ming was slightly annoyed. He had memorized the students' information — how could he miss anyone?
Yu Xiaowei pointed at himself and confidently said,
"Me. Are you dumb?"
"How could the Blue Tyrant team beat anyone without me?"
"Uh…"
Qin Ming quickly checked his notebook — sure enough, he had forgotten to write Yu Xiaowei's name.
Even during the trip to the Star Luo Empire, he had witnessed Yu Xiaowei's combat strength. Of course, he should be in the Blue Overlord Team.
Muttering to himself, Qin Ming added the name.
"Well, that's what you get for not training with the others. It's my first time at this academy — how could I remember clearly?"
"Because I'm level 42. According to school rules, I should've graduated already. No point training with them."
Snap —
Qin Ming crushed his pen with force. He swallowed and asked in a trembling voice,
"You… You said you're level what?"
"Level 42."
"How old are you this year?"
"Just turned thirteen."
A massive shock flooded Qin Ming's heart. What a genius — a once-in-a-millennium kind of genius — and now he was his student.
Suddenly, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy didn't seem so appealing anymore.
"Add that student too. I have a way to promote him into the Soul Sect before the tournament."
Qin Ming looked in the direction Yu Xiaowei pointed, and saw a bearded young man with peach blossom eyes.
"Him? Isn't he useless?"
"Tch, you battle soul experts always look down on others. That guy's useful! Add his name — I'll train him myself."
Oscar, who was doing physical training, suddenly felt his heart skip a beat. He clutched his chest and looked up, just in time to see Yu Xiaowei pointing at him.
He frantically looked around, and realizing he was the only one in that spot, the world suddenly turned dark.
Damn it. Yu Tianheng had been pointed out by Yu Xiaowei just like that yesterday. When he got back to the dorm that night, he was foaming at the mouth.
Oscar suddenly felt like crying.