Chapter 13

Wang Ming was so excited he almost dropped his crutch.

He could be certain that Zhao Xing was the man who had caused his work-related injury!

At the start of the semester, novice Lords would never come to challenge an instance.

And when Wang Ming saw Zhao Xing, everything became clear.

Only this repeating student would come!

“Director, Principal, it’s this student!” Wang Ming pointed at Zhao Xing. “He’s the one who planted the poisonous mushrooms!”

Seeing Zhao Xing appear, the Director immediately understood what Wang Ming meant.

He had heard of the name Zhao Xing.

After all, there are very, very few novice Lords who cannot graduate from Anping Academy.

And someone like Zhao Xing, who hadn’t graduated for five consecutive years, was one of a kind.

“Enough! Isn’t it embarrassing enough!” The Director barked.

Instance administrators are all junior Lords; who can you blame if you get poisoned by a novice Lord?

Isn’t it embarrassing to say it out loud!

“Wang Ming, you go back first. Principal, Lieutenant Lieutenant Helian, I will go talk to that student and tell him the Wind-Thunder Canyon is temporarily closed.”

“Wait.” Lieutenant Helian Lie suddenly spoke up. “Call him over.”

“If he is here to challenge the instance, we shouldn’t delay him; it’s fine if I visit later.”

Lieutenant Helian Lie had understood; the instance administrator of this Wind-Thunder Canyon had suffered a work-related poisoning because of the young man in front of them.

But a novice Lord, capable of poisoning a junior Lord who carries a bunch of detection robots?

Lieutenant Helian Lie became interested.

The Director looked at the old Principal, who smiled and said: “Do as Little Lie says.”

There had already been several accidents today; since he had seen it, he didn’t intend to cover it up.

He also had an impression of Zhao Xing; after all, with such a student, it was impossible not to know his name.

Lieutenant Helian Lie was the strongest graduate in the last ten years and had become the signature of Anping Academy.

Zhao Xing was a novice Lord who hadn’t been able to graduate for five consecutive years, also setting a record.

Just like that.

The disgrace of Anping Academy and the glory of Anping Academy met.

During the moment the Director went to bring Zhao Xing over.

Lieutenant Helian Lie also checked Zhao Xing’s past situation through the smart screen in his adjutant’s hand.

“Originally an E-grade talent, fourth-tier Lord Power, but a year later it regressed to an F-grade talent, second-tier Lord Power?”

“And a plant-type Lord, interesting.”

Lieutenant Helian Lie looked at this intelligence, becoming more and more interested.

Situations of talent regression were not unheard of; they occurred in Lords who were injured or aged, as their internal worlds weakened, and it was quite common.

But it was rare to see it in a novice Lord.

And now this student seemed to have improved.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to accidentally injure the instance administrator who was clearing the field.

“Principal, Lieutenant Lieutenant Helian, look!”

Suddenly, a mentor pointed at the leaderboard next to the Wind-Thunder Canyon.

“A new name has appeared on that historical leaderboard!”

“Hm?” Prompted by this mentor, the group looked over.

The Wind-Thunder Canyon leaderboard is a historical leaderboard and rarely changes.

But now, Zhao Xing’s name had appeared at 89th place!

“A plant-type Lord, broke into the top 100 of the historical leaderboard?”

“Am I mistaken, is it really that Zhao Xing who hasn’t been able to graduate for five years?”

“Very certain, I just checked the point system and task system, absolutely certain, it is him.”

“Yes, that’s right, I saw it too, he earned 1000 points a few days ago.”

“Hiss, could it be that he can cultivate again, and has improved so much.”

A group of mentors discussed, all clicking their tongues in wonder.

Fortunately, Zhao Xing’s main mentor wasn’t them, but Fang Fang Fang Qingxue; otherwise, the pressure would be immense.

A moment later, Zhao Xing was brought before everyone.

“Principal, teachers, hello.” Zhao Xing greeted them.

“Has your Lord Power broken through now?” The Principal’s slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, a flash of light passing through them as he stared at Zhao Xing.

“Yes.” Zhao Xing nodded. “I was lucky enough to break through a while ago.”

“I didn’t know there were people at the Wind-Thunder Canyon; if it’s inconvenient, I’ll leave now.”

“No need, you are here to challenge the instance, right?” Lieutenant Helian Lie asked.

“Senior Lieutenant Helian Lie?” Zhao Xing was stunned, seeing the black-haired young man who spoke.

“Haha, it’s me.” Lieutenant Helian Lie laughed and nodded.

After 10 years, it made him happy that a junior still recognized him.

“Why is Senior here.”

“I’m just passing by to take a look; if you want to challenge the instance, you can go ahead now; neither the Principal nor I will delay you.”

“Zhao Xing.” The Principal also smiled at this time: “Lieutenant Helian Lie is now a senior officer in the military’s strategic department; he is here to select people, you must perform well.”

The Principal had also reacted long ago; Zhao Xing was a plant-type Lord.

Having been silent for several years, he could now suddenly break into the leaderboard.

This proved he had definitely broken through his past bottleneck.

Although it took a long time, plant-type Lords are inherently late-blooming Lords.

If he could be favored by Lieutenant Helian Lie and find a place, it would be a good thing regardless.

“Selecting people on behalf of the military?” Zhao Xing realized.

The Imperial military has always been the most common destination for Lords.

It is also the most powerful force in the Empire; many powerful officials started in the military and built their merits.

The military force behind Lieutenant Helian Lie coming to Anping Academy to select people was definitely not simple; after all, Lieutenant Helian Lie himself was a genius.

“Haha, although the quota is already full.”

“Adding one more is no big deal.”

Lieutenant Helian Lie did not refuse the Principal’s face; for him, he still had this bit of authority.

Of course, it also depended on whether Zhao Xing had this value.

In his view, having dragged on for so long, breaking into the top 100 of the Wind-Thunder Canyon leaderboard was just ordinary.

After all, the novice Lords of Zhao Xing’s batch had long since crossed into junior, achieved intermediate, or even senior Lords.

…………

In front of the Wind-Thunder Canyon, Zhao Xing took a deep breath.

Behind him, the school’s big shots and Lieutenant Helian Lie were watching.

At this moment, Fang Fang Fang Qingxue, having received the news, also hurried over; as his main mentor, she was naturally notified by the others.

“He is challenging the Wind-Thunder Canyon?”

“And he entered the historical top 100 record?”

A strange light flashed in Fang Fang Fang Qingxue’s eyes.

She knew Zhao Xing better than anyone else; after all, they were classmates for a year and she had been his main mentor for three years.

Zhao Xing’s internal world was not completely ruined.

He had cultivated tirelessly for several years, not even willing to switch paths.

Five years of silence, one explosion, to what extent would that reach?

While thinking, Zhao Xing had already started the challenge.

“Whoosh~”

The moment he crossed the barrier of the Wind-Thunder Canyon, Zhao Xing’s body leaped into the air.