192: Chapter 192 The Principal Arrives in Person!

"Wang! Ping! An!"

Instructor Shi Yan's roar, filled with monstrous rage, exploded within the entire Heaven Character Number One Villa like rolling thunder!

His eyes, sharp as knives, locked onto the youth walking out of the Cultivation Room below with an innocent expression.

Veins bulged on his iron-hard, resolute face, and his muscles twitched violently from extreme anger.

He felt like he was going crazy.

Just moments ago, he had watched helplessly from outside as the school's energy barrier teetered on the brink of collapse due to the commotion caused by this brat.

He had watched helplessly as the entire Xuanyuan University descended into chaos because of this one person.

He wanted to rush in and stop it, but he couldn't even get through the door!

In the end, it was only when the Principal intervened personally, mobilizing the origin power of the entire space station, that the terrifying phenomenon was barely suppressed.

And he himself had been sent by the Principal as the vanguard of this "demolition squad" to forcibly blast open this brat's "tortoise shell."

Right now, he just wanted to pin this lawless troublemaker to the ground and give him a sound beating!

"Instructor? Why are you here?"

Wang Pingan looked at Instructor Shi Yan, who had descended from the sky, his entire body radiating a terrifying aura that screamed, "I'm very unhappy, and I want to hit someone." Wang Pingan displayed a perfectly timed, innocent expression mixed with a touch of "surprise" and "unexpectedness."

"If I hadn't come, were you planning to demolish the entire Xuanyuan University?!" Instructor Shi Yan roared irritably, his face dark as he pointed to the massive hole above his head that was still emitting black smoke.

"Ahem, an accident, purely an accident."

A trace of an awkward smile appeared on Wang Pingan's face.

He hadn't expected the commotion this time to be so large.

"I had a slight mishap while cultivating and lost control of my power."

Once again, he trotted out his classic, go-to excuse that worked every time.

"Lost control?" Instructor Shi Yan's eye began to twitch wildly again, "Can't you come up with a fresh excuse for once?!"

"You call this 'losing control'?!"

"Do you have any idea that because of you alone, the entire academy's energy supply system almost collapsed?!"

"Do you have any idea how many instructors and seniors were scared to the point of nearly suffering cultivation deviation by your terrifying commotion?!"

"Do you have any idea..."

Instructor Shi Yan grew angrier the more he spoke, his rage mounting.

He felt that if he didn't vent this pent-up anger, his Dao heart would suffer cracks.

However, in the face of his monstrous rage,

Wang Pingan merely picked his ear.

Then, he asked in a tone filled with "curiosity" and "naivety," "Um... Instructor, does this count as... me performing a meritorious service for the academy again?"

"Pfft!"

Instructor Shi Yan felt as if his chest had been heavily struck by a sledgehammer.

A mouthful of blood nearly sprayed out.

Meritorious service?

You call this meritorious service?!

You set off a tactical nuke right on top of the academy!

"Alright, Instructor Shi Yan, don't scare the child."

Just a split second before Instructor Shi Yan was about to completely lose it,

a gentle, charismatic voice sounded in their ears without warning.

Immediately after,

the Old Principal of Xuanyuan University, with his white hair and beard, kind face, and appearance like a grandfather next door, along with a dozen of the academy's top brass, appeared silently in the villa's living room as if they had teleported.

They looked at the "crime scene," which was devastated and in shambles, as if it had just been looted by space pirates.

Then they looked at the culprit, who was wearing an innocent expression that said, "I don't know anything."

Even with their already calm, mirror-like states of mind, comparable to a Ninth Rank Grandmaster,

they couldn't help but have the corners of their eyes twitch wildly in unison.

"Hello, Principal, hello, instructors."

Seeing this group of big shots who had suddenly appeared, Wang Pingan's heart skipped a beat.

But the expression on his face remained calm and composed.

He bowed respectfully to everyone.

That well-behaved and sensible appearance formed an incredibly stark and ironic contrast with the "ruins" before them.

"Hehe, Student Wang Pingan, no need for formalities."

The Old Principal smiled gently at him.

His eyes, which appeared cloudy but were actually deeper than the stars, looked Wang Pingan up and down, carefully examining him.

As if he wanted to see right through his soul.

"Not bad, not bad."

After a long while, the Old Principal nodded slowly, his voice filled with undisguisable gratification and admiration.

"Solid foundation, smooth aura."

"Essence, Qi, and Spirit, the three elements unified, forming a world of its own."

"Although you have only just entered the Seventh-Rank, your foundation is so deep and your power so refined that you have already far surpassed the vast majority of Grandmasters at the same level."

"You are very good."

The Old Principal used three "not bads" and one "very good" to express his appreciation for Wang Pingan.

The academy big shots behind him didn't speak, although

the looks in their eyes as they watched Wang Pingan were filled with shock and... jealousy, identical to their Principal.

Think back to when they were trying to break through to the Seventh-Rank Grandmaster realm; which one of them didn't have a near-death experience, expending countless efforts and resources?

And yet, this little monster now...

How long has he been enrolled?

Not even half a year!

And he ascended in one step so effortlessly?

Damn it, comparing people really makes one want to die of anger!

"Principal, you praise me too much. I just had a bit of luck."

Wang Pingan waved his hand modestly, a shy, "embarrassed" smile appearing on his face.

That look of acting coy after gaining an advantage made all the big shots present feel their chests tighten even more.

"Ahem."

The Old Principal coughed heavily twice, forcibly bringing the topic back on track.

"Student Wang Pingan, although the commotion you caused this time was a bit large."

"But, it is a good thing after all."

"After thirty years, Xuanyuan University has finally produced another genius who successfully broke through to the Seventh-Rank Grandmaster realm while still in school!"

"This is the glory of our entire academy!"

"Therefore, after a unanimous resolution by our academy's highest committee,"

"we have decided to give you another special reward."

As the Old Principal spoke, he once again took something out of his storage ring.

It was a token that was pitch black, with a simple, ancient design, and engraved on its surface was a "War" character, filled with an aura of iron, blood, and killing intent...?