"What?"
The moment Lin Feng finished speaking, before Elder Hu could react, Instructor Ruo Lin at his side was the first to lose control of her shocked expression and cry out.
Elder Hu did not blame her for this, because Lin Feng had thoroughly stunned him as well.
It was not because of Lin Feng's arrogance. If that were all, it would not have been enough to make even Jia Nan Academy's instructors and elders lose control of their expressions.
What truly made it unbelievable was the aura Lin Feng had revealed in that instant.
"Dou Wang?!"
Elder Hu tore off a handful of his beloved beard, staring wide-eyed as he muttered to himself.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. If the information sent by our informant is correct, you are only eighteen years old. How could you have reached the Dou Wang realm—and even be a Fourth-grade Alchemist!"
Lin Feng had long since grown accustomed to Elder Hu's stunned expression. Back when Fa Ma had witnessed it, he had been the only person besides Xiao Yi Xian who knew that Lin Feng was also a Fifth-grade Alchemist, and his reaction had been even greater than Elder Hu's was now.
Thus, Lin Feng merely smiled faintly and offered no further explanation, waiting for him to calm down on his own.
"Master Lin Feng!"
Worthy of being an elder of Jia Nan Academy, which stood firm in the Black Corner Region, Elder Hu recovered quickly despite his shock. His expression turned somewhat respectful as he cupped his hands toward Lin Feng.
"Please forgive me, but I do not have the authority to agree to this matter. Perhaps only Vice Principal Hu Gan of the Outer Academy has the authority to decide whether to grant Master Lin Feng's request."
After a pause, seemingly trying to