Chapter 572: Gave the Divine State Academy a Lesson!

Just when everyone thought everything was over, aside from the forty-ninth war drum, all the war drums gradually quieted down.

Just when everyone was puzzled, the forty-eighth war drum, which had been silent, began to vibrate again, emitting a huge roar!

Next was the 147th war drum!

And so on!

"My dear mother!"

If saying that Ye Qingran striking all the war drums earlier shocked them, then the scene now is enough to leave them horrified, as if they had seen a ghost.

After Ye Qingran had shaken all the war drums, she then went through them again in reverse!

Gazes, numb, stared at the originally still war drums, from back to front, they sounded again!

The force, seemed undiminished!

Just what kind of ability does this take to achieve such a feat?

"Can there still be such a maneuver?"

Wu Shushan couldn't help but utter such a sigh.

Perhaps due to a fixed mindset, everyone who had previously tried the war drums thought the forty-ninth drum was the limit, the endpoint.

But Ye Qingran broke that fixed mindset, making the war drums go back and forth, sounding twice!

After the first war drum sounded a few times a second time, all the war drums gradually calmed, and soon everything returned to peace.

Everyone now looked at Ye Qingran in shock, their hearts filled with unknown complexity.

Ye Qingran's ability was plain to see, and what amazed them even more was her mindset.

Whether it was just now her ascending the platform where the ancestor's statue stood, becoming the academy's first person, or now her reversing the war drums' resonance, it was unprecedented.

It seems she always uses a novel angle to break some worldly shackles, doing things that are refreshing.

As for the result of such behavior, it is even more enlightening, as if opening a door to a new world.

Such thinking, such attempts, such courage—none fail to inspire admiration.

After all, the path of cultivation has never been about following steps rigidly; it requires innovation and trial.

This is why antiquity could produce so many mighty experts.

Cultivators of this era merely try to imitate past powerhouses, walk their paths, practice their left-behind techniques, overlooking that those mighty experts are strong because they possess deeper thoughts and the courage to try new things.

Ye Qingran not only gave Qin Zixie a lesson.

Teaching him that beyond the heavens there are more heavens, beyond people there are more people.

She also gave a lesson to all the academy disciples, even the dean and elders.

Teaching them to be good at observation, brave enough to break conventions, daring to try new things.

"Qin Zixie, have you learned?"

Ye Qingran looked at Qin Zixie and asked leisurely.

Has he learned?

Qin Zixie stared blankly at the woman whose smile was like a flower, unsure how to describe his current feelings.

He pressed his lips tightly, clearly knowing he had lost, yet no matter what he could not lower his proud head.

"You think you're an unparalleled genius, so you can look down on everything? Then let me tell you, you're actually nothing! There are many people in this world better than you!"

Ye Qingran knew Qin Zixie was arrogant.

But this world never lacks geniuses; Qin Zixie might be top-notch in Beimingzhou, yet he overlooked that places like the Western Extremity Sacred Realm have many more talents superior to him.

Beyond the heavens there are always more heavens!

What right does he have to be arrogant?

Qin Zixie suffered a heavy blow. Strange gazes from all sides fell upon him, making him feel like a thorn in his back.

A flame of shame and anger blazed fiercely in his chest.

He wanted to retort, but found he couldn't utter a single word.

He, as the loser, has no right to rebut.

Moreover, he deep down knows Ye Qingran is correct.

The academy's disciples stared blankly at Ye Qingran, their hearts deeply moved.

Qin Zixie is already excellent; are there still many who surpass him?

Then what about them?

Aren't they even more insignificant?

For a moment, the academy's disciples' faces turned solemn.

They began to face themselves squarely.

"Instructor Ye, although Qin Zixie doesn't match you, isn't this a bit of an exaggeration?"

A clear, cold voice sounded softly.

Everyone looked in surprise at the speaker.

Duan Yu.

"Over the years I've also been to some places, met many people; the saying 'beyond people there are more people' is true, but Qin Zixie's talent, even placed in the Western Extremity Sacred Realm, would still be top-tier."

Is this, a counterargument?

However, everyone also understands.

Just yesterday, when Ye Qingran interrupted Duan Yu while he was playing the Soul Capturing Song, causing her to faint, Duan Yu holding a grudge is quite understandable.

Facing Duan Yu's rebuttal, Ye Qingran's expression remained calm.

"Qin Zixie's talent, placed in the Sacred Realm, could rank around a thousand."

Qin Zixie can rank in the top ten in Beimingzhou, but in the Sacred Realm only around a thousand?

Everyone found it unbelievable.

Duan Yu, however, did not object.

Ye Qingran's remark was very objective.

The Sacred Realm itself is vast; its population far exceeds the combined numbers of the other four continents.

Qin Zixie's talent ranks within the top thousand in the Sacred Realm, about as she had expected.

However…

"Instructor Ye's standards are truly lofty. Even the top thousand of the Sacred Realm can't catch your eye," Duan Yu said, with sarcasm.

"When did I ever say the top thousand of the Sacred Realm couldn't enter my sight?" Ye Qingran replied with a laugh.

Duan Yu's expression darkened.

Wasn't Ye Qingran's previous remark exactly that?

"If we judge solely by talent, Qin Zixie is indeed quite remarkable. In the Sacred Realm, with so many people, being within the top thousand is unquestionably a top‑tier status.

But…

"When his talent is combined with his personality, a comprehensive assessment places him beyond the ten‑thousand mark."

Duan Yu's eyes flashed.

She instantly grasped the meaning behind Ye Qingran's words.

Qin Zixie is proud, looking down on everyone; this has always been his chronic flaw.

He boasts of his supreme talent, never humble, believing that no one has the right to teach him cultivation.

In the massive Great Divine Continent Academy, aside from Director Li Daoyun, he respects no one.

However, Li Daoyun is first constantly away with no time to teach disciples, and second has no intention of taking on any.

Lu Yunfeng is an exception.

This is why, over the years, Qin Zixie has never attended classes like other disciples at the Academy, humbly seeking instruction from Elders and Instructors, but instead idles away his days.

If this continues long enough, he will truly become useless.

Seeing Duan Yu's reaction, Ye Qingran knew she had figured it out.

"So, do you still think there's something wrong with what I said?"

Duan Yu was choked by the question.