Tiricipios

The next three pulls held neither surprises nor disappointments; they were all purple-quality items.

Ye Qiong looked at his remaining Stellar Jades.

"I've hit the pity threshold, and I have one thousand left. God, Jesus, Buddha, Allah, Aeon Aha, please bless me with a Golden Descendant."

(It seems something strange snuck in there.)

Ye Qiong performed various prayer rituals with great piety before clicking the final ten-pull.

The train pulled in, Pom-Pom appeared, and the carriage doors opened.

The next second, a golden light flashed!

Ye Qiong's pupils constricted sharply.

However, when he saw the ten cards that popped up on the interface, he jumped three feet into the air.

"Holy moly! Double gold! And both are Golden Descendants!"

Ye Qiong was so excited that he started doing the Yao-Yao Dance on the spot.

A moment later, Ye Qiong closed the system, struggling to suppress the corners of his mouth that kept curling upward.

He intended to summon both Golden Descendants.

"Come forth..."

Early the next morning, Ye Qiong led the five students out of the Rose Hotel and headed toward the south of the city.

After walking for an hour, they arrived in front of a vacant plot of land.

Ye Qiong stopped and turned to look at the five people behind him.

"We're here. This is our academy."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Wang Sheng rubbed his eyes and looked around; aside from a patch of wasteland and a few crooked trees, there was nothing there.

"Wait, Teacher, stop pulling my leg. This is our academy? Why is there absolutely nothing here?"

"Teacher, the academy you mentioned is right here?"

"Yeah, there isn't even a perimeter wall."

Huang Yuan and Jing Ling were also quite bewildered.

Jiang Zhu didn't speak, merely looking at Ye Qiong, waiting for his explanation.

Wang Sheng couldn't help but speak up again.

"Teacher, you aren't trying to swindle us, are you?"

Ye Qiong waved his hand, a smile playing on his face.

"Don't be so impatient. Watch me perform a magic trick."

As he said this, Ye Qiong flicked his hand upward.

The next second, a complex of buildings, perfectly consistent with the style of Omphalos Ochema City from the Honkai: Star Rail world, materialized out of thin air.

White walls, domes, arched doorways, pillars, gardens, and fountains—layers of architecture unfolded along the terrain.

Sunlight spilled onto the domes, the golden edges reflecting a dazzling radiance.

Everyone was stunned by the sight.

Huang Yuan: "So, so this is our academy? How magnificent."

Wang Sheng stood dazed for a long time before scratching his head with a silly grin.

"I really thought you were trying to swindle me, Teacher."

Jiang Zhu looked at him and smiled slightly.

"Wang Sheng, when has the teacher ever lied to you? This must have just been an illusion to hide the academy's true appearance."

Bai Chenxiang stood at the very back, the light in her eyes growing brighter and brighter.

She had snuck out of her home specifically to enter Ye Qiong's academy.

Originally, she hadn't expected much from the academy, hoping only that Ye Qiong would teach her something.

But she hadn't expected Ye Qiong's academy to be so formal and grand.

It seemed this teacher's identity was far less simple than she had previously imagined.

Ye Qiong watched the shocked expressions of the five and felt a secret thrill.

Tremble, mortals; this is my Omphalos Academy.

This is something that a third-rate, bush-league place like Shrek Academy could never compare to.

With this thought, he clasped his hands behind his back, assuming the air of an expert as he strode toward the main gate of the academy.

"What are you all standing around for? Let's go in and take a look."

Only then did the five of them snap out of their daze, hurrying to follow him.

The moment they stepped through the main gate, the group was captivated by the garden-like scenery within.

The stone paths were lined with unknown flowers and plants, and a faint fragrance drifted through the air.

Small fountains sparkled in the morning light, the water droplets refracting into rainbow hues.

The group walked with cautious steps, terrified of trampling the flowers and grass along the path.

"Teacher, this academy is just too beautiful."

"Yeah, yeah, how much must this have cost?"

Ye Qiong walked in the lead, chuckling to himself as he heard their remarks.

Just as he was about to take them on a tour, a slender figure suddenly emerged from the teaching building.

The newcomer was a woman with long red hair cascading down and a white dress swaying gently in the breeze.

Her expression was gentle and serene, and her blue eyes held a faint smile.

She walked slowly toward the group and stopped in front of Ye Qiong.

"Headmaster, you've returned?"

Last night.

Ye Qiong had first summoned a Golden Descendant.

This Golden Descendant was Tiricipios, also known as Big Tibao.

However, to his surprise, the moment Big Tibao appeared, she displayed immense cultivation.

The system's information revealed as much.

Ye Qiong understood what was happening immediately.

[Name: Tiricipios]
[Age: 23 (???)]
[Level: 99 (True strength restricted by world rules)]
[Martial Soul: Gate of Ten Thousand Paths]
[Academy Position: None (Recommended setting: Chief Instructor)]

After reading the information, Ye Qiong asked the system, which informed him that this was a special Golden Descendant card.

Ye Qiong nodded.

Omphalos Academy was indeed lacking an instructor at the moment.

Tibao was well-suited for the role, and there was no issue with having her serve as an instructor for the academy.

After all, in the original plot, although she appeared small, she was indeed the teacher of the Golden Descendants.

Looking at the Big Tibao before him, a question suddenly surfaced in Ye Qiong's mind, so he immediately asked the system:

"System, do the summoned Golden Descendants possess memories of their past lives?"

[Host, the Golden Descendants you summon are blank slates granted a new life; their past memories are naturally sealed. If the Host wishes to awaken their past memories, you must unlock advanced system functions such as As I Wrote.]

"As I Wrote?!"

Ye Qiong was somewhat surprised.

Wasn't As I Wrote the storybook where he had recorded the tales of the Golden Descendants in his past life? It even contained the page of eternity that Xilian had crafted for everyone.

He hadn't expected the system to have such an advanced function.

However, Ye Qiong did not intend to restore the Golden Descendants' memories just yet.

Since he wanted them to have a new beginning, he shouldn't let them be shackled by that heavy past.

When the day came that they were willing to remember, it wouldn't be too late to help them recover those memories.

His thoughts drifted back, and Ye Qiong looked at Tiricipios, beginning to give his instructions:

"Teacher Tibao, these are the students I've recruited. I'll leave them in your care from now on."

Tibao glanced at the few people standing beside Ye Qiong and waved at them with a gentle smile:

"Hello, students. I am your instructor, Tiricipios. You may call me Teacher Tibao."

"T-Teacher, hello, I'm Wang Sheng." Wang Sheng's face flushed red; he lowered his head, his voice stuttering slightly.

"Teacher Tibao, hello, I'm Jiang Zhu. Teacher, you are so beautiful."

Jiang Zhu looked at Tibao, her eyes filled with stars.

Ti Bao smiled and patted her head.

"Thank you for the compliment, student. Your name is Jiang Zhu, right? I've noted it down."

Watching Ti Bao quickly hit it off with the others, the corners of Ye Qiong's mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

Facts proved that Ti Bao was indeed perfectly suited to be a teacher.

Ye Qiong believed that under Ti Bao's guidance, Omphalos Academy would surely shine with the most dazzling brilliance across the Douluo Continent.