"Captain, do you know the origin of this Peach Garden Academy? How come I've never heard of this academy's name? They all have ten-thousand-year spirit rings and easily defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy in seconds."
"Although the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team isn't very strong, they're not weak either. This Peach Garden Academy is truly a dark horse that appeared out of nowhere."
"Look, that seems to be Peach Garden Academy's leading teacher, right? He looks quite good in temperament, but why is he wearing a mask? It's all so mysterious."
The first match ended, and on the first day of the competition, Peach Garden Academy had already become the focus of discussion among all major teams.
Several youthful and beautiful members of the Tianshui Academy were also very curious about Peach Garden Academy.
They also discovered something strange, which was that Peach Garden Academy's teacher, judging by his physique and temperament, should not be old. Not only did he train such an excellent team, but he also wore a mask throughout, never showing his face.
The Spirit Master competition is the grandest event on the continent, with major nobles and powers paying attention. Teachers from various academies would wish they could show their faces and gain presence, but only this Peach Garden Academy's teacher was an exception.
He carried an aura of detachment and spoke neither coldly nor indifferently. However, he seemed quite popular with his students. The moment Peach Garden Academy's students stepped off the stage, they gathered around him, their faces full of joy, asking for hugs. It was clear their teacher-student relationship was excellent.
Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, the siblings from Blazing Academy, and Feng Xiaotian, the captain of Divine Wind Academy, along with other excellent teams, also noticed Peach Garden Academy during this match.
After all, collectively possessing a fourth spirit ring with a ten-thousand-year lifespan was indeed enough to cause a sensation and even be recorded in the history of the Spirit Master's world.
...
"Little San! Little San!"
Outside the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, on the platform at the exit, as Yu Xiaogang led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team away in anger, a man's voice called out.
Oscar rubbed his head: "Little San, how come I hear someone calling 'Little San'? Are they calling you?"
Tang San glanced at the young man on the platform. The young man's face clearly showed surprise as their eyes met, but Tang San's gaze swept past, and he shook his head, turning to leave:
"No impression. Let's go, time to return and cultivate. We must cherish our time now, because we no longer have any time to waste."
Although the Peach Garden Team didn't display their full strength this time, their significant improvement was evident from the intensity of their first and second Spirit Abilities, as well as their coordination. They felt a strong sense of crisis.
Seeing that Tang San ignored him, the young man's face showed some embarrassment, and he could only give up.
...
Soon, Su Ran also led the Taoyuan students to leave the Great Spirit Arena first.
At the same spot, the young man saw Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng's figures and felt an increasing sense of familiarity. He gathered his courage and called out again:
"Wang Sheng! Sister Xiaowu!"
"Who is it?"
Hearing this voice, Xiao Wu's face showed a hint of confusion. The voice sounded a bit familiar.
"Xiao Chenyu! Why are you here!"
Wang Sheng recognized the young man's face and was somewhat surprised.
Isn't this Xiao Chenyu, their former boss from their time studying at Noding Academy, the son of the Nuoding City Lord?
"Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu, is it really you?!"
"I just called Little San, but he ignored me! I thought I had mistaken him for someone else!"
Xiao Chenyu received a response, and his face showed some surprise. He hadn't expected to see his classmates participating in the Spirit Master Competition!
"Chenyu, come down quickly. We haven't seen each other in a long time. Why are you here?"
Wang Sheng extended a pair of large hands and caught Xiao Chenyu, who had jumped down from the platform.
Xiao Chenyu said, "This is the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition, and the Heaven Dou City division is the most exciting competition area in our Heaven Dou City. Of course, I prioritized coming here to watch the matches; it wasn't easy to get a ticket."
"So that's how it is. This isn't the place to talk. Let's go outside and chat."
Just as they exited the Great Spirit Arena, Xiao Chenyu looked at Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng in disbelief and couldn't help but ask:
"I remember Sister Xiaowu and Little San were a couple, weren't they? How did you two end up on the same team? Isn't Little San with you?"
Wang Sheng had left Noding Academy before Tang San and Xiao Wu enrolled, going to cultivate with Su Ran. So, in Xiao Chenyu's understanding, the two of them shouldn't have known each other, and Xiao Wu and Tang San were a couple.
However, when Tang San was mentioned, Xiao Wu's expression wasn't very good, which made Xiao Chenyu realize that something unpleasant might have happened between them, so he quickly changed the subject, saying:
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Anyway, that was five or six years ago, just child's play."
"But you guys are really amazing now. I can't believe it was you on the field just now.
Sister Xiaowu was already very strong back at Noding Academy, but Wang Sheng, how did you become so powerful? You couldn't even hunt for your first spirit ring before, and now... a fourth spirit ring with a ten-thousand-year lifespan! What exactly have you been doing for the past seven years or so?!"
"It's a long story, but in short, I was lucky. I followed a good teacher. My teacher taught me how to cultivate and helped me train my body, which is why I have my current strength. Otherwise, I might only be a one-ring Spirit Master at most right now."
Wang Sheng rubbed his head. He was very grateful that his teacher kept him. He knew his talent was poor, so he cherished the opportunity to study at Peach Garden Academy.
"Really?"
"Teacher?"
"Yes, this is my teacher. His esteemed surname is Su."
"Su Teacher, hello. I am Xiao Chenyu, Wang Sheng's former classmate from the junior Spirit Master academy."
Xiao Chenyu's gaze fell upon Su Ran. He bowed slightly towards Su Ran. A teacher respected by a Spirit Ancestor certainly wouldn't be weak, and he couldn't show the slightest disrespect.
Su Ran nodded slightly. He hadn't expected Wang Sheng to encounter an old classmate. He also had a slight impression of this Xiao Chenyu—wasn't he the one-ring Spirit Master who dominated the junior Spirit Master academy in Nuoding City, and was then thoroughly subdued by Xiao Wu and Tang San?
"It's rare for us to meet. Chenyu, why don't you come back with us and catch up?"
Wang Sheng asked Su Ran. He was the only male student in the academy, with all others being direct disciples and essentially his senior sisters. He was indeed very happy to see Xiao Chenyu, a male classmate.
"You may." Su Ran said indifferently, leading them towards the Peach Garden Villa.
"That's great!" Wang Sheng's face broke into a happy smile.
Xiao Chenyu, on the other hand, became a little embarrassed:
"Is this alright? You have matches coming up soon; will my presence affect your rest?"
"No, it won't. Since you're an old classmate, just chat with the Holy Son. Usually, he's the only boy in our academy, like a quiet gourd who only practices boxing. It's rare to see him this happy."
Ning Rongrong, the senior sister, also spoke up. After speaking, she chased after Su Ran Teacher's back, asking for her victory reward.
Wang Sheng patted Xiao Chenyu's shoulder and laughed:
"Boss Xiao, what's wrong? I remember you weren't this shy back at Noding Academy. Why are you so reserved now?"
Xiao Chenyu sighed: "Oh, don't even mention it. After you suddenly dropped out, Sister Xiaowu and Tang San arrived and thoroughly subdued me. Two years ago, I barely managed to get into a intermediate Spirit Master academy, and only then did I realize how insignificant I was. There are too many powerful Spirit Masters out there; one wrong word can easily offend someone and bring trouble..."
"You're still good, Wang Sheng. Even with your current strength, you don't dislike me."
Seeing Wang Sheng treat him like an old classmate meeting an old classmate, with tears in his eyes, Xiao Chenyu's mood improved greatly.
"Of course! One of our school mottos is to be unyielding to poverty and uncorrupted by wealth. If I dared to give an old classmate a cold shoulder, the teacher would probably be the first to punish me. I certainly don't want to be expelled."
"Huh? This is your school motto? There's actually such a school motto."
Xiao Chenyu was astonished.
"Of course. The teacher is very strict with our education. The teacher said that it's okay if one's talent is a bit lacking; if talent is poor, one must cultivate their mind. An unrighteous heart is incurable. Although I don't know exactly what cultivating one's mind means, I think it should mean maintaining one's original intention and never forgetting one's beginning."
"Your Su Teacher is truly an extraordinary person."
Xiao Chenyu looked at Su Ran's pure and ethereal back, filled with wonder. What kind of existence was this masked teacher? To be able to teach Wang Sheng so excellently.
Wang Sheng nodded with a simple smile: "The teacher is the best teacher in the world! Meeting the teacher is the greatest luck of my life!"
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