Mediocre Talent? Extraordinary Genius?

In the Huangchen Hall, during the audience.

This is where Fan Xinglu usually handles her work.

As the Student Council President of Jielong, Fan Xinglu has a lot of work to handle. Although they are all mundane matters, Fan Xinglu enjoys them quite a bit.

At this moment, there was already someone waiting in the audience chamber.

That was a student wearing the Jielong uniform.

She is petite, with a gentle and well-proportioned face and long hair. She is quite pretty and looks like a cute girl.

However, this student was a man through and through, and had once been known as a prodigy.

—Zhao Hufeng

Also known as "Heavenly Harsh Martial Burial", she is ranked fifth in the Jielong Seventh Academy sequence and is Fan Xinglu's third disciple. She is short in stature and looks like a cute girl, but in reality, she possesses very high strength.

In the Battle City, Zhao Hufeng is known as having the fastest speed among the six academies.

Moreover, Fan Xinglu's apprentices are roughly divided into two factions.

One school focuses on physical training, known as the Wood Faction.

One faction is the Water Faction, which focuses on cultivating the Star Immortal Technique.

Zhao Hufeng is the leader of the Wood Faction. Among Fan Xinglu's disciples, besides the top disciple, he is the strongest in physical skills. He usually even takes Fan Xinglu's place and guides the Wood Faction disciples who are under Fan Xinglu's tutelage. He holds a very high position in the Realm Dragon.

Therefore, in the world of Jielong, Zhao Hufeng was responsible for Fan Xinglu's secretarial work most of the time. He was serious about it and often worried about his master's willful and self-centered behavior.

Under these circumstances, Zhao Hufeng waited quietly for Fan Xinglu's arrival during the audience.

Not long after, Fan Xinglu finally arrived, albeit late.

"Master."

Zhao Hufeng immediately knelt on one knee and performed a traditional Chinese fist salute to Fan Xinglu.

"Oh, Hu Feng, you've arrived already?" Fan Xinglu said to Zhao Hufeng with an innocent smile, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

"I've already heard about it," Zhao Hufeng said respectfully. "It seems Master has accepted another challenge from a student who wants to become his disciple?"

"That's right, that's right." Fan Xinglu and said matter-of-factly, "Today is the first day of school, and there are quite a few first-year students. There might be some good material among them. Thinking of this, I can't wait to start spreading the word and inviting the new students to take on the challenge."

"But no matter what, it's unlikely that any freshmen who have just enrolled will be able to pass the challenge, right?" Zhao Hufeng said. "Even among senior students, not many have passed the challenge. For freshmen, it's really too difficult to meet a master."

As Fan Xinglu's third disciple and hailed as the fastest student in the Sixth Academy, Zhao Hufeng believed that if Fan Xinglu really got serious, even he might not be able to catch her.

Putting everything else aside, Fan Xinglu possesses a spell called Earth Shrinking Technique, which can also distort space to a certain extent. If she really uses her full power, Zhao Hufeng would have no chance of touching Fan Xinglu.

That is why Fan Xinglu has only about fifty disciples so far, which is pitifully small compared to the number of students at Jielong Academy, which is the largest among the six academies.

However, without a doubt, all those who could become Fan Xinglu's disciples were rare geniuses, and each of them shone brightly after undergoing certain training.

As a result, there has been a constant stream of people wanting to challenge Fan Xinglu, but very few have actually succeeded. In the past three years, only about fifty people have appeared, which speaks volumes.

Therefore, Zhao Hufeng had become accustomed to the outcome of failing all his challenges.

However, right after Zhao Hufeng said that, Fan Xinglu revealed a delighted smile.

"No, this time one person passed."

"Someone passed?" Zhao Hufeng was taken aback at first, then exclaimed in surprise, "So, Master has accepted a new disciple?"

"That's right." Fan Xinglu walked happily to the throne-like chair in the audience room, jumped up, sat down, and said with a happy smile, "That's a very unique material. With some training, maybe I can catch up with Xiaohui."

"What...?!" Zhao Hufeng couldn't help but show his surprise.

That's impossible.

This was Zhao Hufeng's first thought.

The reason is simple: as Fan Xinglu's disciple, Zhao Hufeng knows exactly who Fan Xinglu was referring to.

—Wu Xiaohui

Fan Xinglu's top disciple.

In the Realm of Dragons, he is the only one who can serve as Fan Xinglu's training opponent.

Even Zhao Hufeng didn't believe he could defeat his senior brother right now.

Naturally, it's the same for others.

Apart from Fan Xinglu, no one in Jielong is a match for Wu Xiaohui.

"Able to catch up with Senior Brother?" Zhao Hufeng asked hurriedly, "Could he be a rare genius?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xinglu shook her head and said, "No, that kid is definitely not a genius."

"Huh?" Zhao Hufeng was stunned once again.

Under these circumstances, Fan Xinglu grinned and said, "His aptitude is quite average, his physical constitution is not good, and although his talent is not low, it is quite mediocre. If he were to practice martial arts, even if he trained for ten or eight years, he would still not be as good as you, let alone catch up with Xiaohui."

"Then... then why did Master accept him as a disciple?" Zhao Hufeng was immediately confused, then shook his head and said, "No, that's not right. Rather than saying that, what's even stranger is why someone with such average talent could pass Master's challenge?"

"That's the strange thing," Fan Xinglu said with interest. "His aptitude is quite average, but his physical fitness is exceptionally good. His control of Star Pulse Energy is a mess, but the amount of Star Pulse Energy is also exceptionally strong. In particular, his speed is outstanding, probably much faster than yours, Hu Feng."

"Faster than me?" Zhao Hufeng raised an eyebrow.

Fan Xinglu continued, "What's even stranger is that kid's movement technique. It seems to be some kind of very sophisticated Assassination Arts technique. Such a sophisticated movement technique should be impossible for someone with such average talent to learn and master, but he used it almost like a god, as if he was born to do this."

"If he learns martial arts, that kid will probably never amount to anything in his life," Fan Xinglu concluded.

"However, if we only consider the techniques of killing, he is an unparalleled genius."

Having met for less than an hour and without even a direct confrontation, Fan Xinglu had completely seen through Fang Li's true nature.

"I'm really looking forward to it," Fan Xinglu with a happy smile.

"Just how far can my disciple go?"