What Do You Call a Genius? Now This Is One! (Please Keep Reading and Send Me Information!)

"Oh, right. Class starts at eight tomorrow morning, in Classroom Three of the First Teaching Building."

Qin Ming added this after he finished speaking.

"Got it, Teacher Qin. Sorry for the trouble."

Huo Linfei looked at Qin Ming and spoke with respect.

"No trouble. Get some rest tonight. Training starts tomorrow. See you then."

Qin Ming waved a hand and smiled.

With that, he turned and left.

"See you tomorrow, Teacher Qin."

Huo Linfei called after him.

Qin Ming heard him and waved without turning around.

Only when Qin Ming had disappeared into the distance did Huo Linfei turn and enter the room.

The furnishings were simple, yet elegant and refined, and the room had everything he needed.

Huo Linfei thought it was more than good enough. If the inside had been gaudy too, he would have liked it less.

He shut the door, finally dropped his act, and sprawled across the soft, two-meter-wide bed. Staring at the ceiling, he let out a long breath.

The past few days had been torture. Mr. Suo Luo had made him cram a mountain of Noble Etiquette just last night.

Otherwise, with his personality, he could never have said so many polished things.

He could have ignored it all and done as he pleased. But without anyone powerful behind him, he might have dropped dead one day without knowing why.

He was not afraid of death, but he did not want to die for no clear reason. Besides, after several years here, he had gradually grown interested in this world.

With that thought, Huo Linfei sat up to meditate and cultivate. He felt himself drawing ever closer to breaking through that bottleneck. It might happen in the next few days.

Before he knew it, the night had slipped away.

Huo Linfei got up, washed, checked himself in the mirror, then headed for the classroom Qin Ming had mentioned yesterday.

He had to admit, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy uniform looked good. Paired with his red hair, it gave him a roguish charm.

It was not his original body, but his face looked almost exactly the same. He wondered if that was a coincidence.

First Teaching Building, Classroom Three.

Several boys and girls in their teens watched Qin Ming stand at the front without making a move, confusion showing on their faces.

At last, a handsome boy with swordlike brows and bright eyes looked at Qin Ming and asked, "Teacher, why haven't we started training? Who are we waiting for?"

"Tian Heng, be patient. A new student is joining our class. We'll wait a little for him."

Qin Ming turned toward the boy and answered with a smile.

The boy was the eldest grandson of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. His name was Yu Tianheng, and he was among the finest of his family's younger generation.

"A new student?"

A pretty girl with short purple hair leaned over, plainly interested.

The others perked up at Qin Ming's words as well and began talking quietly.

They wondered who the new student could be.

Just then, a somewhat youthful voice came from the doorway.

"Sorry, Teacher Qin. I'm late. I got a little lost."

Huo Linfei scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

Qin Ming had shown him around campus yesterday, but the place was so large that he had not remembered the way clearly.

Huh?

Was he the new student joining their class?!

Why was he just a kid?!

Everyone stared at Huo Linfei in the doorway, dumbfounded.

Then they all turned to Qin Ming, as if asking whether there had been some mistake.

But Qin Ming greeted the child at the door with a smile.

"It's fine. You're not late. Come in."

Qin Ming smiled at Huo Linfei.

Huh?

That left them even more bewildered. They could only stare.

Teacher Qin had a good temper, but he was strict in class and clear about rewards and punishments. Even if a student was not punished for a first late arrival, he would not greet them with a smile. What had gotten into him today?

Surely Teacher Qin wasn't being especially lenient just because the newcomer was a kid? That couldn't be right. They hadn't received that treatment when they were kids.

Among them, a girl with short blue hair fixed her wide, watery blue eyes on Huo Linfei. She studied the red-haired boy standing in the doorway, curious about how he could look both roguishly handsome and a little goofy.

"Good, everyone's here. Get acquainted first. Once you've done that, we'll start training."

Qin Ming cleared his throat and spoke in a ringing voice.

His words settled one question: this child, who looked not even ten years old, really was the new student joining their class.

But as soon as that doubt vanished, another took its place.

Who was this child, and why had they never seen him before?

They did not question his strength. If he failed to meet the requirements, he could never have gotten into this class.

A Soul Grandmaster at level twenty-five before the age of ten.

Hiss—

At the thought, everyone sucked in a sharp breath.

Their pride and unruly arrogance vanished like smoke.

Though they considered themselves geniuses, even they had to admit they were no match for the child before them.

"Hello. I'm Yu Tianheng, seventeen years old. My Martial Soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. I'm a level thirty-five Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder."

Yu Tianheng was the first to step forward and greet Huo Linfei.

"Hello. I'm Dugu Yan, seventeen years old. My Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. I'm a level thirty-three Control System Battle Soul Elder."

The girl with short purple hair followed close behind and came over.

"Hello. I'm Huo Linfei, nine years old. My Martial Soul is the Phantom Qilin Beast. I'm a level twenty-nine Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."

Huo Linfei glanced between them before speaking.

Huo Linfei had heard of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. It was a powerful, top-tier Beast Martial Soul, famous throughout this world.

He did not recognize the other Martial Soul, but he figured it could not be weak. Otherwise, she would not be in this class.

"What?!!"

"He's not level twenty-five?!"

"Nine years old and level twenty-nine? What kind of peerless monster is he? Where did Teacher Qin find him?!"

They had all guessed wrong—and their guesses had been far too conservative.

At Huo Linfei's introduction, Yu Tianheng's and Dugu Yan's pupils widened. Their composure vanished, shock written across their faces.

The others reacted even more strongly.

At that moment, the last scraps of their confidence and self-respect were mercilessly shattered by Huo Linfei's casual introduction.

Yes, he had dealt them a crushing blow.

Their defenses crumbled. They wanted to shut themselves away...

That included Yu Tianheng, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's eldest son of the main line, hailed as its most outstanding genius, and the insufferably proud Dugu Yan.

What did you call a genius? Now this was one!

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