38: Chapter 38 Li Fan's Limits, the Vice Dean's Darling!

This was undoubtedly good news for Li Fan.

His mentor was the Vice Dean.

How could he worry about not getting good resources?!

After finishing reading the mentor section, Li Fan's gaze shifted to the course schedule.

The course schedule was divided into two parts.

One part was the public courses, which, as the name suggested, all students had to attend; these were standardized courses.

The second part was the mentor courses.

This was even easier to understand—these were classes taught personally by the mentor.

The public courses weren't worth looking at; Li Fan's attention was focused on the mentor courses.

But upon looking, he was completely stunned.

Good heavens.

It was completely blank!

Did he have no classes?

Just as Li Fan was puzzled, guessing whether the Vice Dean had forgotten to synchronize the course updates to the official website, a violent commotion erupted outside the small courtyard.

Li Fan quickly rushed out to look.

He saw an old man with white hair, bare torso, and explosively defined muscles, weirdly combining old age and robust strength.

"You are Li Fan, right?"

"I am your mentor."

The old man's opening words stunned Li Fan.

"Dean Zhu?" Li Fan's eyes widened in utter disbelief.

Was this strange old man before him Zhu Tianzheng, one of the four Vice Deans of North Emperor University?

Thinking of this, Li Fan quickly composed himself and respectfully addressed the other party: "Student Li Fan greets Dean Zhu!"

Seeing Li Fan's politeness, Zhu Tianzheng couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

"Alright, no need to be so formal."

"I heard your combat power is formidable. Defeating an Awakened One above level fifty with just your physical body at only level ten is truly unbelievable."

"My purpose in coming to find you is very simple: I just want to see what your current limit is."

Zhu Tianzheng looked at Li Fan with a face full of smiles and expectation.

Li Fan scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled.

What was his current limit?

How was this supposed to be tested? Did he need to run to the equipment room?

Just as Li Fan was thinking, Zhu Tianzheng's aura suddenly changed, and an extremely terrifying sense of oppression soared into the sky.

In an instant, all the hair on Li Fan's body stood on end, enveloped by an aura of death.

"Kid, let's see if you can take this palm strike of mine!"

Zhu Tianzheng chuckled lightly, then raised his large hand.

The next second, a violent gale swept through, and the energy in the surrounding world began to converge into a giant golden palm, slamming directly toward Li Fan.

Li Fan had no choice but to hold nothing back; he gathered all his strength and threw a punch towards that palm.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

One punch met one palm, instantly stirring up countless energy ripples. The surrounding villa walls were instantly razed to the ground.

On Zhu Tianzheng's side, only a few things remained, but his eyes held a hint of surprise.

As for Li Fan, he had already retreated dozens of steps, leaning against the railing before he managed to stabilize himself.

"So strong!"

A shock couldn't help but rise in Li Fan's heart.

Although he wasn't sure what level Awakened One the current Zhu Tianzheng was,

He was certain that if he didn't use his Annihilation Eye, it would probably be easier for Zhu Tianzheng to kill him than to crush an ant.

And Zhu Tianzheng was merely an Awakened One of the Forging system. If it were a Combat system user, their strength would likely be several times stronger.

Thinking of this, his heart couldn't help but surge.

When could he rely on his physical body to reach that level?

At that time, with his terrifying physical strength combined with the instant-kill cheat of the Annihilation Eye, what threat would he ever fear?

"Not bad!"

"It seems you were hiding your strength before."

"With just this strength and defense, you probably won't be weaker than many Awakened Ones above level seventy!"

"To fight across such an exaggerated gap while only being at level ten—it seems my choice was not wrong, hahaha!"

Zhu Tianzheng's eyes were full of brilliance at this moment, his face filled with appreciation, and his smile couldn't be suppressed.

The performance Li Fan showed now was truly a good seedling!

And it perfectly matched his expectations!

"Dean Zhu flatters me. I still need to work hard."

Li Fan replied humbly.

"Alright, let's stop talking about other things and get down to business," Zhu Tianzheng said with a smile.

"The reason I chose you as my student is that I didn't actually plan to teach you knowledge about physical cultivation. The main purpose is to have you help test the armor and close-combat equipment I forge. In plain language, you'll be a guinea pig."

Hearing this,

Li Fan frowned, feeling a little numb inside.

Good heavens!

A guinea pig, really?

Zhu Tianzheng naturally didn't pay attention to Li Fan's change in expression and continued:

"But don't worry, the equipment I give you definitely won't be too high-level or exceed your load. It will only be like a first draft."

"Of course, I won't treat you unfairly either. The treatment you receive while at school will be the same as that of the S-Rank Awakeners. If you encounter problems with cultivation, you can ask any mentor in the academy. If I'm not busy, you can also ask me."

"I hope you won't hold any resentment, because perhaps in the future, this period of your guinea pig life will allow many people to survive. You might even go down in history then."

Towards the end, the smile on Zhu Tianzheng's face gradually solidified, replaced by a degree of seriousness.

Although Li Fan didn't know what information was hidden behind Zhu Tianzheng's last sentence,

Hearing that his treatment would be the same as the S-Rank Awakeners, he felt much better.

As the saying goes:

One feels indebted when receiving favors.

As long as the resources provided were abundant enough, being a guinea pig wasn't a big deal.

"Dean Zhu, rest assured. For the future of humanity, our generation has an inescapable duty!"

Li Fan replied with a smile, his tone very firm.

This statement truly struck a chord with Zhu Tianzheng.

"Well said, 'our generation has an inescapable duty!'"

"How about this: Do you have any questions you want to ask, or anything you want me to help you solve? If it's not too excessive, I can grant it!"

Zhu Tianzheng said with a smile at this moment.

In response, Li Fan's eyes lit up.

After pondering for a moment, Li Fan scratched his head and spoke:

"Dean Zhu, I actually do have one thing I want to ask for your help with."

"Since I can fight across levels, my talent makes leveling up too strenuous. Dean, is there any way for me to ignore the level restrictions of the secret realms and go to higher-level secret realms for tempering?"

As soon as these words came out,

Zhu Tianzheng was silent for a moment.

Then, he took out a small, golden, spherical object from his space ring and tossed it to Li Fan.

"This is a Barrier Sphere I created some time ago; it can temporarily shield the laws of the Heavenly Dao."

"Currently, it allows people to freely enter and exit secret realms below level one hundred."

"If you really want to go, just bring this with you then."

"However, remember this: never be arrogant and go to a secret realm far beyond your capability."