553: Chapter 553 Unique

"My Lord, I wonder what brings you back this time?"

"Is there anything you need me to do?"

Xiao Weiqing said, "Nothing much, I'm just back to find someone. Carry on with your work."

After speaking, Xiao Weiqing flew toward the teleportation array on the island; he was heading to Ziyun Prefecture.

"Safe travels, My Lord."

Zali Wise said respectfully to Xiao Weiqing's retreating figure, then sent a few emails to his wives, telling them to move to Blue Star as soon as possible.

...

Ziyun Prefecture.

In the northeast district of the Prefecture City, an academy stood tall, occupying one-tenth of the area.

Inside the academy, on a certain training ground.

A group of students gathered around, and in the center, a young, immature boy was fighting a Blazing Winged Tiger.

"Idiot, attack it! Did you not eat lunch?"

"What are you afraid of in the virtual world? How did the academy recruit such a bunch of trash this year? You are the worst batch of students I have ever taught."

Teng Hai cursed angrily.

"Dean Teng, is this your first year teaching?" a student asked timidly.

"So what if it is? Does that stop you from being the worst batch?" Hearing this, Teng Hai's anger flared even higher. He pointed at the student who spoke and said, "Li Qian, you will fight two Blazing Winged Tigers later."

"Don't, Dean Teng, I know I was wrong," the student named Li Qian pleaded.

Nowadays, with the virtual world, much of the teaching is conducted there.

Although one wouldn't be truly injured in the virtual world, it was much more realistic than the external System, and he really didn't want to experience the feeling of having his skull crushed by a Blazing Winged Tiger again.

"Hmph!"

"With your performance, you wouldn't survive two hours in the wild."

"Do you know that in the first year Xiao Weiqing entered the academy, he was already capable of slaying the Yao Race?"

Upon hearing Teng Hai mention Xiao Weiqing, the students immediately became interested.

"Dean Teng, you always say that you and Lord Xiao Weiqing are lifelong rivals. Is that true?"

Teng Hai flashed to the side of the student who spoke and flicked his forehead.

"Drop the question."

"Back in the day, the first time I fought Xiao Weiqing was in the Heavenly Ladder. We were both fire-element Technique Cultivators. In that battle, we fought until the sky turned dark and the earth went dim, and in the end, I narrowly lost to him by one move."

"Wow, Dean Teng, that's amazing! To be able to fight Lord Xiao Weiqing and only lose by one move," a female student said.

Teng Hai crossed his arms, quite satisfied with the female student's expression. "That was because he was hiding his talent Rank, and I was a bit careless. Otherwise, the outcome would have been hard to say."

"Then, Dean Teng, why are you still at the Seventh Realm, while Lord Xiao Weiqing has already reached the Star Lord Realm and stepped into the starry sky?" A discordant voice appeared.

"Li Qian!" Teng Hai raged.

"You will fight three Blazing Winged Tigers later."

"Ah? Don't, Dean," Li Qian said with a bitter face.

Teng Hai kept a straight face. "Also, let me tell you again: my strength is at the Peak of the Seventh Realm, not just the Seventh Realm."

"Isn't that still the Seventh Realm? I heard that Xia Mo has already entered the Eighth Realm."

An abrupt voice appeared above the training ground, startling the students. They inwardly thought they were in trouble because they knew their Dean Teng hated it most when others mentioned Vice Dean Xia Mo in front of him.

However, a situation unexpected by the students occurred.

Teng Hai turned to look diagonally upward, his expression somewhat helpless but also carrying a hint of excitement. "I say, Great Savior Xiao, long time no see. You don't have to tease me the moment you arrive."

"Hahaha~~~" With a hearty laugh, Xiao Weiqing appeared above the training ground.

"Long time no see, Teng Hai, my lifelong rival."

Upon hearing this, Teng Hai blushed deeply and cursed with a smile, "Go to hell, Xiao Weiqing. You looking for me for something?"

"Yeah, something small."

"Fine," Teng Hai said to the students, "Self-study for this class."

Then he flew away with Xiao Weiqing, leaving behind a group of bewildered students.

"Was that person just now…" "Lord Xiao Weiqing?"

"That's right, he looks exactly like the one in the textbook."

"Holy crap!" "Am I dreaming? Did I just see Lord Xiao Weiqing?"

The students instantly erupted, only then realizing that the savior of the Blue Star Civilization had just come to their Ziyun Academy, less than ten meters away from them.

"So Dean Teng really does know Lord Xiao Weiqing, and they seem quite familiar with each other," Li Qian said, rubbing his chin.

As for Xiao Weiqing's remark about "my lifelong rival," no one took it seriously; it was clearly a joke.

"Duh, Li Qian, you aren't doubting even that, are you? It's common knowledge that Dean Teng Hai and Lord Xiao Weiqing were in the same class."

...

"What do you need me for?" Teng Hai looked at Xiao Weiqing, his thoughts unexplainable. It felt like having a college classmate whom you hadn't seen for a few years suddenly become the richest person—the richest in the world, at that.

"Nothing now," Xiao Weiqing said, shaking his head.

The moment he saw Teng Hai, Xiao Weiqing knew that Teng Hai's situation was different from his own; the flame in his Dantian had not merged with Teng Hai.

This included the student on the training ground earlier who possessed Strange Water hidden within their body, yet it existed independently.

As it stands, only he was a special existence.

"Damn, Xiao Weiqing, you aren't here just to mess with me, are you?" Teng Hai said speechlessly. "That's impossible, you should be very busy right now. Do you really have time to tease me?"

Xiao Weiqing laughed, "I did have something, but now it's nothing."

"Tell me about yourself. You became a Dean?"

"Yeah, isn't that obvious?" Teng Hai pointed to the emblem embroidered on his chest, the logo of Ziyun Academy.

"Thanks to you, the Yao Race has been wiped out, with only a portion kept in captivity. Now that there's no world-ending crisis, I felt a bit unaccustomed to it, so I started teaching."

"Aren't you still holding a position at the academy, too?"

Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly, but his motive for becoming a Dean was different from Teng Hai's; he had done it for Qian Yi, to avoid gossip.

After chatting for a few moments, Xiao Weiqing bade farewell.

After returning to Azure Dragon Island, Xiao Weiqing did not disturb Qian Yi and teleported directly back to the Holy Land.

Fifth Heaven. A certain hotel.

Xiao Weiqing opened his eyes. "I won't think about it so much anymore. When I enter the Sixth Heaven, I'll find an Undying Realm expert to ask for advice."

He sat cross-legged and began to Cultivate the Star Contemplation Method; there might be another battle tomorrow.

The night passed without incident.