Xu Zhiming, Do You Want a Teacher?

"Director, something terrible has happened."

"Qiu Zhenghua was one-shotted by that newcomer, Xu Zhiming."

The dean looked as though he had seen a ghost.

"As a teacher, how could you spout such nonsense, Little Li?"

"Director, please watch the video."

The dean opened the video.

The video centered on two young men standing in the middle.

One held a spear, while the other wielded a broadsword.

After comparing them, the dean thought Xu Zhiming was more handsome.

When he saw Xu Zhiming take several steps back, a flicker of doubt crossed his mind.

"Isn't Qiu Zhenghua the one pressing Xu Zhiming down?"

A question flashed through his mind.

At that moment.

Several flashes of light streaked across the screen, and he saw Xu Zhiming sweep Qiu Zhenghua flying with a single spear strike.

Even from dozens of meters away, he could clearly hear Qiu Zhenghua's miserable scream.

Lightning flickered across the spear shaft, making Xu Zhiming look like Electric Shock Kid.

"I..."

The dean rubbed his eyes as he watched Xu Zhiming chase after him and pummel him madly.

He could not help shuddering.

This kid was not someone to be provoked.

He recalled what he had said before.

It was all Xu Zhiming's fault. He was so strong, so why had he not shown it? It had made him choose the wrong side.

He gave two light coughs, wanting to remind the vice principal.

"My friend, from what you're saying, Qiu Zhenghua lost to Xu Zhiming?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The dean lowered his head and silently moved two steps away from the principal.

No, even if your brother-in-law belongs to the Qiu Family, you can't lick his boots this hard. You've even been led astray by him.

"Vice Principal, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first."

"I'll go redistribute the resources. Since Xu Zhiming and the others transferred to our school, as the dean, I have a duty to take care of every student."

"You don't need me to go seek sponsorship anymore?"

Zhao Deyun glanced at the dean. What a sly old fox.

Now that he knew the news, he was panicking, wasn't he?

Zhao Deyun watched the dean slink away like a dog with its tail tucked between its legs.

The pressure he had endured during this period vanished like smoke and clouds.

He was already over fifty, yet he still got to experience the feeling of holding his head high and exhaling proudly.

Not bad. It actually felt pretty good.

The vice principal stood dumbfounded. He had caught the meaning behind the dean's words.

What had happened? He had changed his attitude after reading just one message?

He took out his phone and looked at the messages too.

The teachers' main group was already filled with messages.

"The principal is amazing. With the College Entrance Exam so close, he still managed to uncover a genius—no, a Heavenly Pride."

"After analyzing it with the Pythagorean theorem, Xu Zhiming hasn't even broken through Level 10, yet he can defeat Qiu Zhenghua. He is unquestionably a Heavenly Pride!"

"First High School will probably regret this to death. They forced away a Heavenly Pride-level powerhouse."

"What's there to regret? I looked into it. That genius from the Qiu Family should have over eighty points of vital energy by now. Xu Zhiming is still a notch below him."

"Tch, who doesn't know what happened to Xu Zhiming? Wasn't he targeted because of Qiu Yingzong's dirty tricks? Such a petty little thing doesn't deserve to be called a genius."

"..."

The vice principal rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.

Had he backed the wrong horse?

Vaguely, he could feel two mocking gazes fixed on him.

Even after twenty-five years navigating the workplace, his face still burned.

He could not remain in the principal's office any longer.

"Old Xie, you were talking so tough just now. Why did you suddenly go quiet?"

"Could it be that Qiu Zhenghua was defeated?"

Zhao Deyun's face was full of smiles.

Xie Tuding felt stifled inside and shot the two of them a vicious glare.

These two had to be doing it on purpose.

Only around ten minutes had passed since Xu Zhiming defeated Qiu Zhenghua.

He had stayed in the principal's office the whole time, and Zhao Deyun had not looked at his phone earlier either.

Where had he gotten the news?

"Xu Zhiming struck too heavily. He must be punished!"

Zhao Deyun shook his head.

"Sparring between martial artists inevitably leads to injuries. Qiu Zhenghua's injuries are nothing much."

"But you're right. Punish Xu Zhiming by confining him in the Training Room for ten days."

The vice principal stared deeply at Zhao Deyun.

How ruthless. As expected of someone who came out of the military.

Severing someone's palm and breaking several ribs still counted as minor injuries.

Xie Tuding hurried away. As Qiu Zhenghua's brother-in-law, he ought to go check on his brother-in-law.

"Take care, no need to see you off."

"Hahahahaha... What a relief!"

Hearing Zhao Deyun's words, Xie Tuding felt even more upset.

He even developed a trace of resentment toward Qiu Zhenghua.

What trash. He could not even beat someone with no resources and no encounter with a Visualization Diagram.

Of course, he could only complain in his heart. Qiu Zhenghua's future was surely brighter than his.

He should curry favor with his brother-in-law first.

The Qiu Family still had Qiu Yingzong. Later, he would definitely deal with Xu Zhiming ruthlessly.

To secure a good ranking in the five-city Joint Exam, Qiu Yingzong had already returned to the Qiu Family.

His father-in-law, a Level 39 martial artist, was personally instructing him.

When he emerged next month, his vital energy would break through one hundred points at the very least.

With one hundred points of vital energy, plus the family's inherited Martial Dao Visualization Chart and martial techniques, his combat power would probably rival that of an ordinary Level 19 martial artist.

"Xu Zhiming, you only have twenty good days left."

"Even if I can't kill you, I can still seriously injure you and affect your performance in the College Entrance Exam."

Inside the principal's office.

Zhao Deyun and Huang Yilong exchanged looks, then smiled knowingly.

"Not bad. Zhao Deyun, after all these years out here, you haven't forgotten what the army taught you."

Zhao Deyun burst into laughter.

"Not too bad. Of course I would not dare forget my mission."

"Old squad leader, do you want Xu Zhiming as your student?"

Huang Zilong waved his hand and took out a cigarette, lighting it.

He took a deep, blissful drag.

"You don't mind if I smoke, do you?"

"You've already lit it. Are you going to make Old Squad Leader put it out?"

Huang Zilong blew out a smoke ring and said with a smile.

"You've never seen a Heavenly Pride, especially one like Xu Zhiming, a Heavenly Pride who rose through comprehension. With the little I know,

I think he'll learn it all within two months at most."

Zhao Deyun frowned, a trace of shock flashing through his eyes.

Such a high evaluation—had he still underestimated Xu Zhiming?

"Go watch the video of Xu Zhiming's battle. Someone should have posted it in your group. Let me test you—what can you make out from it?"

"Instant-cast Wind Thunder Fist. No, the sixth level of Wind Thunder Fist wasn't this powerful before. He improved so much in such a short time?"

Huang Yilong shook his head. "Your martial techniques are still not up to standard. Let's first discuss my request."

"Do your best to build a good relationship with Xu Zhiming. We can't let those aristocratic families poach him."

"After all these years, far too few Heavenly Prides have emerged from our Military Department."

Zhao Deyun nodded heavily.

"Old squad leader, I'll listen to you."

First floor of the Yunshui Second High School Martial Arts Building.

Xu Zhiming continued practicing the two martial techniques, occasionally alternating them with cultivation of the Martial Dao Visualization Chart.

You diligently practiced Wind Thunder Fist once, triggering a 90x Critical Hit

You diligently practiced Coiling Dragon Surging Waves once, triggering a 50x Critical Hit

You diligently practiced C-grade Rolling Heavenly Thunder once, triggering a 30x Critical Hit

Zeng Hao and the others stared blankly at Xu Zhiming, who seemed tireless as he shed sweat.

"No wonder Xu Zhiming is so strong. Training like this, he's practically not human."

Meng Tian was deeply envious. Xu Zhiming's vital energy seemed to have no upper limit and could keep rising endlessly.

He was extremely curious now about how many points of vital energy Xu Zhiming had.

"Xu Zhiming, do you want a teacher?"