Mystic Academy!!!

He shook his head lightly and sighed.

"You brat. You really don't know how lucky you are."

He paused. Rather than explain right away, he asked a question first:

"Qin Yan, do you know how the world we live in is structured?"

Qin Yan froze briefly, then gathered his thoughts and slowly recounted what he knew. "I know a little.

"Blue Star, where our Human Clan lives, is only one world among the endless Ten Thousand Realms.

"Countless races inhabit the Ten Thousand Realms, and powerful experts abound. The ten thousand races vie for supremacy.

"Our Human Clan ranks among the stronger races, with deep foundations.

"But we have yet to reach the level of an overlord or a colossus capable of commanding an entire region and subduing the Ten Thousand Realms."

Xiao Shan nodded, his gaze profound. "Correct. Then do you know what it means to be an 'overlord' or a 'colossus'?"

Qin Yan shook his head.

Xiao Shan said gravely, "The Ten Thousand Realms are an ocean, and the races are its fish.

"Most races are merely tiny fish and shrimp swimming through the shallows, barely surviving.

"Those like our Blue Star, with a complete inheritance and Imperial Realm experts standing guard, can claim a place on the stage of the Ten Thousand Realms. They can be called 'powerful races.'

"However..."

He paused, his voice growing even lower. "In the deepest reaches of this boundless ocean lurk true ancient leviathans.

"They are behemoths with inheritances stretching back tens of thousands of years, several Imperial Realm experts standing guard, and influence spanning hundreds or thousands of worlds.

"They are the true rulers of this world, capable of establishing rules, dividing territories, and determining the rise and fall of entire races—overlords, and even colossi."

Xiao Shan looked at him and