It's simple, seven of you against one of me

Risk.

The two words rang through Qin Ming's mind like a great bell.

Before he could recover, Luo Li's voice came again.

"When one approaches the limit, enormous risks inevitably come with it."

"Once the degree isn't properly controlled, the consequences can be extremely dire."

"Even death isn't some minor risk."

"Teacher Qin Ming, do you understand this?"

Luo Li's gaze was piercing. Qin Ming could not help lowering his head, not daring to meet his eyes.

Did he understand?

He understood the logic behind it, but he had never considered this aspect before.

After all, he himself was the result of this kind of training, so he had naturally overlooked the so-called risks.

He believed that since nothing had happened to him, nothing would happen to Yu Tianheng and the others either.

But after Luo Li put it this way, Qin Ming suddenly realized the danger.

Of course it existed.

As a soul master with basic knowledge, Qin Ming could not deny that.

Approaching one's limit was like drawing an already extremely bent longbow.

If all went well, the bow could continue bending backward.

If things went poorly, the string would snap and the bow would break!

Once something went wrong, even with Ye Lingling, the possessor of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul, they could only preserve their lives.

Their foundations would still inevitably be affected to varying degrees.

As for Shrek Academy, which did not have the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.

There were certainly quite a few who had died young through this method.

After all, they could not compare to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The medicinal herbs used in their body-restoring baths were most likely nothing good, either.

But presumably, they would not take it seriously.

After all, Flender, the dean of Shrek Academy, had once shamelessly declared that throughout Shrek Academy's history, many had died while hunting soul beasts.

To people like them.

Students who were not geniuses had no value whatsoever.

They simply did not treat students as students.

Instead, it was more like raising venomous insects in a jar.

Those who survived kept living; those who were eliminated died.

"But I never absolutely required Yu Tianheng and the others to finish. They could take breaks midway if they wanted." Qin Ming still tried to defend himself.

After all, he was not the Grandmaster. He would not truly force Yu Tianheng and the others to continue.

Luo Li merely sneered. "But would they rest?"

"Teacher Qin Ming, surely you understand these children's personalities?"

"This..."

Qin Ming was left speechless.

Of course he knew Yu Tianheng and the others' personalities.

They were all rather proud, and almost none of them would choose to stop halfway.

Even if Qin Ming did not force them to continue, their personalities would likely make them grit their teeth and persist until they reached their limits.

Only now did he realize just how much risk his previous teaching methods had posed to Yu Tianheng and the others.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Yu Tianheng and the others exchanged looks, unable to help feeling lingering fear.

So they had been hovering at the edge of destroying their foundations all this time?

Even though Yu Tianheng and the others greatly respected Qin Ming as their teacher, they could not help feeling somewhat dissatisfied now.

Still, no one showed it. They merely kept it buried in their hearts.

"And there's more."

"Reaction speed, strength, focus..."

"All of these need specialized training, and the emphasis must be allocated according to the differing roles of one's martial soul."

"Only this kind of training method can produce results with maximum efficiency."

Luo Li spoke eloquently and logically, while Qin Ming grew ever more ashamed.

He felt like a raw recruit standing before this young man, every flaw laid bare for all to see.

Qin Ming was not the sort to stubbornly cling to his pride and refuse to admit defeat even at a time like this.

He lowered his head and bowed deeply to Luo Li before him. "I'm sorry, Dean Luo. These were all my mistakes!"

Looking at Qin Ming, Luo Li merely said flatly, "The people you should apologize to were never me."

He had only pointed out the flaws in Qin Ming's teaching methods. In truth, they had not affected him at all.

After all, he had never studied under Qin Ming.

The ones Qin Ming should apologize to were Yu Tianheng, Ye Lingling, and the others.

It was them who had been affected by his mistakes in teaching.

Hearing this, Qin Ming realized it as well and hurriedly bowed deeply to Yu Tianheng and the others.

"Teacher has failed you all!"

He was not beyond saving yet.

Luo Li thought to himself.

Although Shrek Academy's educational methods had left Qin Ming's own teaching full of flaws, at least he had truly recognized his mistakes and was able to admit them.

Some people who cared far too much about saving face, however, would probably be unable to bring themselves to apologize to their students even if they realized they were wrong.

Yu Tianheng and the others did not make things difficult for Qin Ming upon receiving his apology. Instead, they chose to forgive him.

After all, they had been teacher and students, and Qin Ming had not done it intentionally.

Still, they were clearly somewhat less trusting of Qin Ming now.

Qin Ming understood that as well.

If he were in their shoes, after something like this had happened, it would be difficult for him to continue trusting someone without reservation.

Qian Renxue sat to one side without saying a word, but she had her own thoughts on the matter.

No wonder Heaven Dou Royal Academy had enjoyed the Empire's resources for so many years, yet its students' standards had remained so unimpressive.

Aside from the fact that it only admitted the Empire's noble children, the teachers' quality of instruction was likely another reason.

Qin Ming was a Heaven Dou-ranked teacher, already the highest-ranking kind at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, yet he still made such clumsy mistakes.

More frighteningly, it was impossible that the other teachers did not know about this, yet none of them seemed to think there was anything wrong.

From the perspective of Heaven Dou's Crown Prince, Qian Renxue could not help but feel worried.

"Alright."

Luo Li spoke slowly.

"There will be no training for now. I need to understand your specific circumstances first before deciding on a suitable training method."

Since he had said that he would tailor their training according to each person's individual circumstances, he naturally would not simply throw them into a uniform training regimen.

"Dean Luo, how are we supposed to let you understand us?"

Dugu Yan raised her snow-white arm and asked.

Were they supposed to introduce themselves?

But logically speaking, information about them should have already reached Luo Li.

Wouldn't having them introduce themselves be redundant, then?

How would he understand them?

In response to Dugu Yan's question, Luo Li merely smiled faintly.

Naturally, he would use the most efficient method.

"Very simple."

"The seven of you, attack me together."

What could reveal their individual circumstances more easily than a real battle?

He could treat it as resistance training while he was at it.

Dressed in fluttering white, Luo Li stood tall and straight, quietly watching the group with a smile. The gentle breeze stirred his snow-colored long hair.

Yu Tianheng and the others looked at one another.

They were supposed to fight King Frost Extreme? Seriously?

Thinking of this man's many brilliant achievements, they found it hard to muster any fighting spirit.

Then Luo Li's calm voice drifted over on the wind.

"Yu Tianheng, do not disgrace the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

The clan had always been something important to Yu Tianheng.

Once Luo Li mentioned the clan, Yu Tianheng could no longer keep avoiding this.

Gritting his teeth, blue lightning surged around him.

Yu Tianheng's hand underwent Dragon Transformation, becoming a dragon claw as he charged toward that figure in white.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has no cowards!