"What? A top Blue Star institution like Shendu Martial University can only rank in the middle to lower tier in the Heavenly Ladder Competition?"
"If even Shendu Martial University can only rank in the middle, wouldn't other schools be even worse? Is Blue Star's overall strength really this far behind?"
The students below erupted into discussion. Everyone found Instructor Wang's conclusion difficult to understand, even astonishing.
Wang Chongyue swept her gaze across the students below and said solemnly, "Middle to lower tier is merely a conservative estimate. If we have bad luck, and Blue Star fails to produce even a single super genius for an entire year, our ranking will be even worse."
With one hand braced against the lectern, she spoke at length.
"The Milky Way Domain has as many as a hundred billion stars, and far more than a trillion planets. Among those countless planets, a conservative estimate puts the number capable of producing life and subsequently giving rise to Extraordinary Power at over one billion."
"So let me ask all of you: among these billion extraordinary civilizations, who dares step forward and guarantee that humanity stands at the forefront?"
Wang Chongyue's gaze was cold and grave as her eyes lingered over each student's face.
No one dared to guarantee it.
These students had just been wearing looks of defiance, naively believing themselves to be the masters of this world. Yet a few words from her had made them lower their banners and still their drums.
Wang Chongyue smiled in satisfaction. The first lesson of the semester was meant to curb the arrogance of these mediocrities who fancied themselves geniuses.
One must know that beyond every person stands another person, and beyond every sky lies another sky. On the path of martial arts, one must not aim too