Qin Ming: What's Wrong With Being a Dog!

[Yu Tianheng: To be honest, I don't even mind the lying, as long as you have real skills to teach!

But just look at this Shrek Academy.

To put it politely, it's a Soul Master Academy. To put it bluntly, isn't this just a damn village?

Forget about a simulated environment—even the things His Excellency Qin Ming ate as a child were far from good.

And that bizarre school motto.

What does it mean that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocrities?

What, is bullying the weak the only way to prove oneself strong?

So absurd and morally twisted—I wonder what kind of person could come up with such a motto and treat it as a golden rule!

Looking at the whole of Shrek, the only thing worth praising is probably the faculty there.

A configuration of Soul Saints and Soul Emperors is nothing to scoff at, even compared to advanced Soul Master Academies.

But, as I said, if you can get that by entering an advanced academy, why choose Shrek Academy?

For its training resources? Or for its simulated cultivation environment?]

Inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Thinking of the glaring fifth spirit ring on his teacher's body, Yu Tianheng couldn't help but speak up for him.

To put it bluntly, with Qin Ming's talent, if it weren't for Flender holding him back, his future would have been truly limitless!

Unfortunately, due to the limitations of his spirit rings, reaching this point was almost Qin Ming's ceiling.

The Golden Ranking Video continued.

Shrek Academy's first batch of students wasn't large. Besides Qin Ming, there were two others.

But because of the unscientific teaching methods, their endings were grim.

One died while hunting spirits for a ring; another died during daily training at the Battle Soul Arena.

A simple calculation put the first batch's mortality rate at a staggering 66.66%!

A few years later, only Qin Ming remained as the sole survivor.

If it weren't for Flender's Soul Saint cultivation scaring the parents into silence, Shrek Academy would have shut down long ago because of such incidents!

A few years later, the All-Continent Soul Master Competition began as scheduled.

In terms of strength, whether soul power level or combat ability, Qin Ming believed he was second to none.

Even against members of Martial Soul Hall, with his extraordinary talent, he could win more than he lost.

The only problem was that Shrek Academy lacked enough students and didn't have advanced academy qualifications.

Faced with this grand event in the soul master world, Qin Ming could only watch through a screen, with no chance to participate.

A few more years passed, and Qin Ming graduated, traveling the continent.

But as a commoner soul master with limited combat power from Shrek Academy, to avoid putting his teacher in danger, Qin Ming entered the Star Dou Great Forest and, after weighing the pros and cons, ultimately chose only a thousand-year spirit beast.

A thousand-year fifth spirit ring was decent for an ordinary soul master.

But compared to Qin Ming's talent, it was far, far too lacking.

Later, Qin Ming joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, planning to follow his teacher's path and continue in education.

Though he came from a commoner background, his strength allowed him to climb the social ladder. He was valued by Meng Shenji, one of the three head mentors, and entrusted with important duties.

From then on, with the backing of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qin Ming's subsequent spirit rings became normal.

Given his state at the time, if everything went smoothly, he might become a Soul Douluo by age fifty.

By sixty, with his extraordinary talent, he might even break through the bottleneck of Titled Douluo!

Such speed, across the entire continent, might not be unprecedented, but it was certainly above average!

However, due to the limitations of his spirit rings, Qin Ming might never break through Level 95 in his lifetime!

But!

Just as Qin Ming was feeling lost about his future, by a stroke of luck, he returned to his hometown to visit family and met his distant relative, Qin Yun.

From then on, Qin Ming took an entirely different path!

Spirit rings, spirit bones, Self-Created Soul Skills, even the Flame Domain, and pills that could raise soul power levels.

With Qin Yun's lavish support, in just a few short years, Qin Ming, who had originally been only a Soul Emperor, saw his level skyrocket.

Now, he was a Level 94 Grand Perfection, half a step into Level 95!

What's more, thanks to Qin Yun's efforts, Qin Ming, once just a mentor, had now replaced Prince Xue Xing's position and become the dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

Hearing that Qin Yun had founded the Qingyun Sect, whether as a relative or out of gratitude, Qin Ming had to lend a hand!

[Strongest Dragon-Tiger Ranking 27th place review complete. Reward: Spirit Power +1, Spirit Ring age increased by 1300 years!]

A golden stream of light descended from the heavens, landing upon the opulent Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Then, under the envious gazes of Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, the golden light merged into the mind of Qin Ming, who sat in the seat of honor.

Feeling the once-impenetrable barrier shatter at a touch, as his spirit power rose to level 95, a hint of joy couldn't help but appear on Qin Ming's refined face.

"Relying on the technique granted by the Sect Master, I thought I'd have to grind away with slow, steady effort for a year or two to break through this barrier.

Unexpectedly, the appearance of the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking saved me that trouble!"

"And..."

Like She Long, as he watched his fifth spirit ring shift from purple to black, a heavy stone finally lifted from Qin Ming's heart.

With this obsession settled, it could be considered a resolution!

"Congratulations to the Dean! To have reached the 95th level Super Douluo realm at such an age!

Even Tang Hao, known as the Clear Sky Twin Stars back in the day, couldn't achieve this!" Meng Shenji couldn't help but exclaim.

It wasn't that he was being sycophantic for no reason; aside from Qin Ming being a Super Douluo, behind him stood a Blue Robe Your Excellency.

With that one's prestige, even if he couldn't match Qian Daoliu, he was likely not far behind.

With such backing, how could Meng Shenji and the other two dare to treat him carelessly?

In fact, it wasn't just them—even Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire would have to tread carefully around this man from now on.

"My Sect Master once said that cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall back. I still have a long way to go!

Back to the main topic, I plan to introduce a monthly examination system to weed out some idle noble scions and then recruit more talented students into Heaven Dou Academy.

This way, once healthy competition is established, the quality of our academy's students will naturally improve significantly. What do the three of you think?"

"Dean, allow me to ask one more thing—by 'more talented students,' do you mean commoner students?" Zhi Lin cupped his hands and asked cautiously.

However, when he saw Qin Ming merely looking at him with amusement, offering no explanation, Zhi Lin realized he had been foolish.

"That's settled!"

After all, ever since he became the Dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, this place had already become the private preserve of the Qingyun Sect.

Hadn't he already started gradually dropping the word "Royal" from its name?

Under these circumstances, asking for their opinions was just a polite formality.

Did they really think they had a say?