Chapter 52

"Xiaolong!" Huang Xiaolong didn't expect to hear Li Lu's familiar shout as soon as he reached the classroom door.

Huang Xiaolong looked over and saw Li Lu waving at him with a joyful expression, her face showing two sweet dimples. Huang Xiaolong smiled wryly; he and Li Lu were in the same class?

In fact, Huang Xiaolong didn't know that in Starry Sky Academy, all freshmen were in the same class because there was only one class per year.

However, Huang Xiaolong's appearance caused the freshmen to whisper among themselves.

"He's that awesome waste of space!"

"On the registration day, his bodyguard injured a teacher, but he got off scot-free and even had all his registration fees waived. That's too awesome!"

"Awesome?! No matter how awesome, he's still a waste of space relying on his family's power. If it weren't for the recommendation letter, would he have the qualifications to enter Starry Sky Academy? I bet his martial soul is at most level six!"

On the registration day, many freshmen had witnessed the confrontation between Huang Xiaolong and Xiong Meiqi, Zhong Yuan, and others.

Hearing these whispers, Huang Xiaolong frowned.

"Xiaolong, sit here with me!" At this moment, Li Lu, ignoring the whispers, pulled Huang Xiaolong to sit beside her. Huang Xiaolong smiled and shook his head but couldn't refuse Li Lu's kindness in front of everyone.

Not long after Huang Xiaolong sat down, a child with golden hair, about ten years old, wearing a light golden robe, walked in. The child had clear and bright eyes but a somewhat arrogant demeanor.

"Jiang Teng!"

"He's Jiang Teng? I heard that on the registration day, his martial soul was tested to be a Light Holy Tiger, a super martial soul at level eleven!"

"In the over a hundred years since Starry Sky Academy was established, there has never been a student with a super martial soul. His appearance has even alarmed the Dean and Vice-Dean, who personally took him as a disciple!"

"Both the Dean and Vice-Dean took him as a disciple? This is an unprecedented honor in Starry Sky Academy!"

Amidst the whispers, the golden-haired child, Jiang Teng, walked to an empty seat in the front row and sat down.

Huang Xiaolong, sitting in the second row, looked at the golden-haired child, Jiang Teng, and was surprised to find out that he had a level eleven super martial soul, the Light Holy Tiger!

Seeming to sense Huang Xiaolong's gaze, Jiang Teng turned his head and their eyes met. However, when he saw it was Huang Xiaolong, a look of disgust flashed across Jiang Teng's face, the same look Xiong Meiqi had when Huang Xiaolong showed his recommendation letter. Then, he turned his head back with a look of disdain.

Huang Xiaolong noticed Jiang Teng's disgust and disdain, and his own feelings towards him plummeted. He sneered inwardly.

Just as everyone was whispering, a cold and beautiful woman in a teacher's star robe walked in. It was Xiong Meiqi!

Seeing Xiong Meiqi, Huang Xiaolong was taken aback. Could this female bear be his homeroom teacher?!

Xiong Meiqi entered the classroom, walked to the podium, and said, "I am your homeroom teacher, Xiong Meiqi!" This confirmed Huang Xiaolong's suspicions.

After saying this, Xiong Meiqi's eyes, sharp as blades, stared fiercely at Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong remained calm and ignored her.

Seeing this, Xiong Meiqi laughed coldly and then began to explain the rules, regulations, and training content of Starry Sky Academy, as well as the promotion methods.

Starry Sky Academy had only three grades. Students below level six were in the first grade. Once they broke through to the peak of the late stage of level six and reached level seven, they could participate in the second-grade promotion exam. Passing the exam would allow them to advance to the second grade. To reach the third grade, they needed to break through to level nine.

If a student had not broken through to level seven and passed the promotion exam by the age of twenty-two, they would be expelled from Starry Sky Academy.

Xiong Meiqi said, "Breaking through to level seven by the age of twenty-two is extremely difficult for ordinary people, but for those of you with level nine or higher martial souls, it's not difficult. With the resources of Starry Sky Academy, as long as you work hard, you can generally break through to level seven by the age of twenty-two." She paused, then her tone changed, "Of course, I'm talking about students with level nine or higher martial souls. As for some wastes who come in with recommendation letters, no matter how much the academy cultivates them, they are destined to be wastes!"

Xiong Meiqi glanced at Huang Xiaolong, seemingly on purpose.

Huang Xiaolong frowned.

"These wastes who enter the academy with recommendation letters might have level seven, six, or even five or four martial souls. Even if they cultivate until they are forty, fifty, or even sixty, they will never reach level seven and advance to the second grade. So, by the age of twenty-two, they will definitely be expelled from the academy!" Xiong Meiqi continued, still not satisfied, and coldly stared at Huang Xiaolong as she spoke.

All the freshmen in the classroom looked at Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong became the center of attention.

Xiong Meiqi then changed her tone, her cold and beautiful face breaking into a smile. "Next, I will introduce to you our academy's super genius of a hundred years, classmate Jiang Teng!" She pointed at the golden-haired child, Jiang Teng, and said, "Classmate Jiang Teng has a level eleven super martial soul, the Light Holy Tiger, the first student in over a hundred years of our academy to have a super martial soul!"

At this, the golden-haired child, Jiang Teng, stood up and nodded to everyone, his head held high.

Xiong Meiqi led the applause, and the other freshmen followed.

Feeling the applause and the admiring, worshipful gazes around him, Jiang Teng's demeanor became even more arrogant. However, when he saw Huang Xiaolong, who remained seated with a calm expression and no intention of clapping, the smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes filled with disgust.

Xiong Meiqi then said, "I have a surprising announcement to make. Our classmate Jiang Teng is already a fourth-stage warrior at the peak of the initial stage, and he's only ten years old!"

"Ten years old, already at the peak of the initial stage of the fourth stage!"

"That's terrifying!"

The freshmen in the classroom were shocked and looked at Jiang Teng with admiration and worship.

"Jiang Teng, I heard from the Dean and Vice-Dean that you have already learned combat techniques?" Xiong Meiqi asked Jiang Teng with a smile.

"Yes, teacher," Jiang Teng replied with a smile.

"Can you demonstrate one for everyone to see?" Xiong Meiqi asked.

"Sure!" Jiang Teng nodded, then walked out to the empty space in front of the classroom, stood still, and a light surged. A giant tiger floated behind him, its body glowing with light, emitting balls of light flames. A tiger roar shook the sky, and the pressure of a super martial soul spread out.

Then, Jiang Teng leaped up and shouted, "Tiger Flame Palm!" He began to unleash the technique, and with each palm strike, a tiger-claw-shaped palm print appeared in the air.

The freshmen watched and clapped continuously, the applause filling the classroom.

However, Huang Xiaolong shook his head repeatedly. What kind of Tiger Flame Palm was this? It was a high-grade mystic combat technique, and its power was indeed impressive, but Jiang Teng's execution was full of flaws and mistakes.

Encouraged by the applause and cheers, Jiang Teng performed even more enthusiastically, even shouting arrogantly, "When the Holy Tiger appears, none can stand against it!"

None can stand against it?

Hearing Jiang Teng's arrogant shout, Huang Xiaolong couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. His sudden laughter made the classroom fall silent, and everyone looked at him.

Xiong Meiqi's smile vanished, and she glared at Huang Xiaolong. "Huang Xiaolong, stand up!"