"Hadn't he said that even winning against a child would be embarrassing?"
"Then surely it's fine if I challenge him, right?"
The student's expression froze, and he sucked in a sharp breath. The notorious Lin the Invincible was already causing trouble on his very first day at the Advanced Soul Master Academy.
And he was challenging the academy's top student at the age of ten.
After all, there was a full nine-year age gap between him and Ye Lüsu—and those were the nine years when cultivation progressed the fastest. A powerful talent wasn't quite so apparent an advantage at this age.
"Y-you're sure?"
"Just show me the way, classmate. Don't worry about anything else."
"All right."
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the student quickly began whispering with the classmates beside him. Soon, whispers spread through the entire classroom, until the teacher angrily launched into a tirade and quiet was restored.
The teacher giving the lesson was a middle-aged man with an unremarkable appearance, but word had it that he had reached the Soul Emperor level.
He gave Lin Beiya, who was resting with his eyes closed, a long look and couldn't help thinking that a teaching career was hard. He'd run into a troublesome student.
As the whole first-year Elite Class eagerly awaited it, the end of class finally came.
The entire afternoon was free for the students to arrange as they pleased. Whether they trained their combat skills, cultivated Soul Power, or gave in to depravity and went out to wander around, the academy wouldn't interfere.
As soon as class ended, Yu Quan grabbed the student by the arm, as if afraid he would run away.
"What's your name, classmate? I'm Yu Quan. I look forward to your guidance."
"I... I'm Tang Chen. Pleased to meet you."