Xia Ping paid no attention to the students' chatter. He walked straight up to the front desk and immediately addressed a teacher in a black suit. "I want to be promoted to Elite Student."
He was simple and direct.
The teacher in the black suit glanced at Xia Ping and seemed to recognize him. His usually stern face softened into a warm smile. "Oh, so you're Student Xia. Impressive! You've reached the Martial Master Realm in just a few short months. No wonder even the Guardian Elder praised you as a peerless genius."
"Still, even with your aptitude and cultivation, becoming an Elite Student is a certainty. But according to Yanhuang University's rules, you'll still have to complete a mission before you can be promoted."
He patiently explained the promotion process in detail, his manner warm and amiable.
"Good grief, what's going on here? Is that really Teacher Yan, the one they call stern and merciless? Why is he being so friendly now, like some neighborly old uncle?" An older student cried out in disbelief as he watched.
The other students were just as shocked. They knew the teacher in the black suit, who was known for being impartial and stern. No student dared act up in front of him, and even the slightest flaw in a completed mission would earn them a thorough scolding.
Whether you were a commoner or descended from a King Family, this teacher was always impartial and showed no mercy. He didn't care what your status was.
Someone had once tried to bribe him, only to be publicly humiliated and utterly crushed. He had even been judged to have failed the mission. Countless older students had been rebuffed by him.
And yet now, this unsmiling teacher with a perpetually stern face was smiling and acting