Seeing that Duan Ming did not appear to be lying, Du Qinggang had no choice but to drop the matter.
"All right, everyone take a break. Those who didn't pass just now will try again in five minutes."
As Du Qinggang spoke, he walked over to Lin Qiao. "That Duan Ming just now, does he come from a Divine Power Master family?"
Lin Qiao shook her head. "No. He's been without parents since he was little and was raised by his third uncle. As far as I know, he shouldn't know any Divine Power Masters."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Qiao continued, "Why? Is something wrong?"
Du Qinggang said, "If no one has ever taught him how to use Qi before, then this kid's talent is simply monstrous."
"What is it?" Seeing how worried Du Qinggang looked, Lin Qiao said, "Isn't having talent a good thing?"
Du Qinggang was about to speak, but suddenly shook his head. "Let's just say I'm overthinking it."
As he saw it, having talent was not necessarily a good thing.
If it was guided onto the right path, then it was indeed a good thing.
But once it strayed onto the wrong path, it was definitely a bad thing!
He hoped his worries were unfounded.
If it were anyone else, he might not have thought much of it.
But this young man gave him a rather unusual feeling.
Once everyone had passed the one-minute test,
Du Qinggang began teaching them how to use Divine Marks.
"As I told you before, the greatest use of a Divine Mark is to increase the strength of your Qi."
"But you can't use a Divine Mark just because you want to."
"Although two of you have now awakened a second Divine Mark,"
"with the Qi currently in your bodies and your control over it, you can't use the power of your second Divine Mark."
"In other words, until you become stronger yourselves, your second Divine Mark is basically just a decoration."
"Now, I'll teach you how to use the power of a Divine Mark."
"Put simply, you make the Qi in your body resonate with the Divine Mark!"
Under Du Qinggang's instruction, everyone learned how to use the power of their Divine Marks.
The moment their Divine Marks lit up, they all felt as though the Qi in their bodies had grown stronger.
As for Fang Cheng, who had awakened a second Divine Mark, he tried to use its power.
But no matter what he did, the green Divine Mark on his cheek never lit up.
Du Qinggang gathered Qi in his eyes and observed the twenty students before him.
Good, the Qi around each of them was stronger.
Wait!
What was going on?!
His gaze fell on Duan Ming.
The Qi Duan Ming was giving off was actually more than twice as strong as everyone else's!
They had all just started learning to use Qi, and they were all using their first Divine Mark, so how was his Qi so strong?!
In just two days, this young man had drawn his attention three times in a row.
This kid had most likely learned about Qi from someone before.
If not, then a monster's mother had opened the door for a monster-monstrousness had reached home.
Duan Ming remained calm.
He had discovered that he could control both Divine Marks however he pleased.
So the two Divine Marks were independent.
The theory that the one on his left hand had been too short and had split half of itself onto his right hand could basically be ruled out!
When he used only one Divine Mark, he had only a little more Qi than the others.
But when he used both Divine Marks, his Qi immediately surged.
In other words, he had Dual Divine Marks!
The theory that Dual Divine Marks did not exist in the world could be ruled out too!
A small number of people around him curiously gathered Qi in their eyes for a moment to observe those beside them.
After all, comparing oneself to others had always been a popular pastime.
A few people noticed Duan Ming.
"Holy crap, what's going on? How is this guy's Qi so strong?"
"Is it a bug?"
"Like hell it's a bug."
"Huh? It suddenly got weaker again. Now it's about the same as ours."
That was because Duan Ming had let his other Divine Mark rest.
Dual Divine Marks?
For now, it was a good thing.
But he couldn't make too much of a fuss about it, lest he attract too much attention.
Once word of his Dual Divine Marks got out, it would probably cause a sensation across the world, and the trouble would certainly be considerable.
For now, the best approach was to keep a low profile and grow stronger, then look more deeply into the matter of Dual Divine Marks.
Next, Du Qinggang began teaching them all sorts of ways to use Qi.
Basically, gathering Qi in any part of the body would strengthen that part in some way.
At noon, they went to the dining hall to eat.
Du Qinggang and Lin Qiao went together.
"What's wrong?" Seeing the grave look on Du Qinggang's face, Lin Qiao said, "Are you thinking about Duan Ming?"
Du Qinggang nodded. "If that kid has never come into contact with Qi before, then your class really has produced a monster! A monster unlike any in the academy's two-hundred-year history!"
"Hm? Wouldn't 'genius' be a better word?"
Du Qinggang paused, then said, "It's all the same. Hurry up. The dining hall has scallion oil cakes today. If we're late, they might all be gone."
"Don't worry, no one's going to fight you for them."
"Duan Ming, why is your Qi so strong?"
Seven or eight people had gathered around Duan Ming in the classroom.
Duan Ming shook his head. "I don't know either."
"Tell the truth, Duan Ming. Did you learn about Qi from someone before? Otherwise, how could you have lasted as long as five minutes?!"
The girls nearby were also looking over at Duan Ming.
A girl with twin tails said in a coquettish voice, "I never would've guessed the boy with the most stamina in our class was Duan Ming!"
As soon as she said that, all the boys turned to look at her in unison.
Duan Ming was speechless.
Hey! A comment like that is just asking for people to hate me!
"No, I don't know what happened either."
Duan Ming brushed them off with that answer.
So life's best teacher is a dream!
What a load of fucking nonsense.
"Duan Ming, stop hiding it. If you really have some technique, tell us."
"I'll trade you half a month's food allowance for it."
"I'll trade you two gigs of study materials for it."
"Well, it might be because I read too much information about Qi before. I can't really explain what happened, but I'll recommend a few books for you to read when you get back."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Growing stronger was the dream of everyone here.
As long as there was hope of growing stronger, they would try any method.
"The autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves, clearing a great swath in one sweep!"
"Uh... Principal, there's no wind outside..."
"Ahem, I'm imagining there is."
Principal Li turned around and looked at the man with a cigarette tucked behind his ear and a scallion oil cake in his hand. "There aren't many new students this year, but I have to say, quite a few of them have excellent aptitude. There's more and more hope for humanity's future."
"Principal, what do you think about Duan Ming?"
Principal Li said, "What can I do? Watch lying down!"
"Uh... You're as humorous as ever..."
"I know what you're worried about, but I want to tell you that you can't always assume the worst. If you won't believe the best, why believe the worst?"
"If his talent really is that strong, then we should do everything we can to train him into a qualified Divine Power Master."