Chapter 722: Over Forty Thousand Points?

"Yeah, I'm Zhang Xuan!"

Seeing the attitude of these senior students, Zhang Xuan scratched his head, utterly puzzled.

I haven't even taken out the Ziyang Beast, and I've been keeping a low profile. What's with this expression?

My score isn't even as high as Yu Cheng's, right?

Not only was he confused, but the other mentors also exchanged bewildered glances, not knowing what had gotten into these senior students.

"He's Zhang Xuan, Mentor Zhang..."

Suddenly, one of the senior students shouted.

"What? He's Mentor Zhang?"

"So it's you! Truly, a hero is known in youth..."

"Mentor Zhang, I'm Liu Chuang from the second year. Pleased to meet you. If you ever need anything at the academy, just come to me..."

"I'm Ye Zhijun, also from the second year, in the academy's enforcement team. Are you free tonight? Let me host a welcome dinner for you..."

"A welcome dinner is too mundane. Mentor Zhang, I know you're a beast tamer. I happen to have two thousand beast crystals here, useless to me. I'll give them to you. Don't be polite—being polite means you don't see me as a brother..."

"Some beast spirit stones? Are you kidding me? I have beast blood pills here..."

...

Hearing the shout, the senior students in charge of reviewing from the surrounding teams, no longer caring about their duties, rushed over eagerly. They looked at Zhang Xuan as if they had seen a relative, their eyes shining with excitement, completely disregarding the dignity of mentors.

"This..."

He hadn't expected that uttering his name would make these senior students act this way, shedding all their previous arrogance. Zhang Xuan rubbed his nose, feeling dizzy... Could it be that news of him brutally beating the Ziyang Beast had leaked?

That shouldn't be!

When he was beating it, he had specifically asked the ruthless one to keep an eye on the surroundings. No one should have noticed.

With the ruthless one watching, even Elder Mi couldn't spy on them.

Since the news hadn't leaked, what was wrong with these people?

Since arriving, he hadn't killed any high-level spirit beasts or shown his strength. He looked very ordinary... Could it be that, like a firefly in the dark night, his apparent ordinariness could no longer conceal his dazzling brilliance?

Thinking this, he couldn't help but look down at himself. He was wearing ordinary mentor robes, seemingly... nothing special! His aura... was suppressed to the peak of the Harmonious Spirit realm. Under the Heavenly Dao true qi, these people shouldn't be able to see through it...

He was baffled, but Yu Cheng on the side was about to go crazy.

I'm the one who won, alright?

I won the bet, and my score is over two thousand points, outstanding... You don't talk to me, but instead fuss over a loser, asking him to dinner, giving him gifts...

Was this flattery not a little too obvious?

Too shameless!

His mouth twitched, Yu Cheng's eyes reddened... Really, I'm the winner, I actually won...

Not this Master Zhang!

Feng Wu swallowed his saliva, somewhat frantic.

He had thought that this time, by defeating Master Zhang, he could surely wipe away his shame and soar with excitement, but the result... someone did soar, but it wasn't him—it was the other party!

He was still in the mud, not even lifting his head.

"What's going on? Not properly reviewing, but crowding together—what kind of behavior is this?"

Just as everyone was dazed, a shout rang out, and then they saw a stern-faced middle-aged man walking over.

"It's Bai Yang, Master Bai from the Academy's Disciplinary Hall! He's always been serious..."

"I heard Master Bai is Elder Mi's personally taught student. Although he's only a six-star lower-grade master, his status in the academy is not low!"

"Personally taught student? Your information must be wrong. Elder Mi, it's said, hasn't taken any personally taught students so far; Master Bai is merely his lecture student..."

"Whether personally taught or lecture student, both are people we need to look up to..."

...

Hearing the rebuke and seeing the middle-aged man approach, the crowd below lowered their voices.

This Master Bai's cultivation and master rank were not particularly high, but he was very famous in the academy. Following behind Elder Mi, people always assumed he was his personally taught student.

"Master Bai!"

Sure enough, seeing him arrive, the many senior students were all startled, no longer daring to surround Zhang Xuan, and quickly stepped aside.

"The teacher sent you here to review because he values your earnestness, diligence, and hard work. Who allowed you to privately curry favor and form cliques?" Master Bai's eyes widened, exuding authority without anger.

The aura of a Mortal Transcendence Ninth Layer powerhouse emanated, giving a strong sense of oppression.

A five-star master corresponds to the Mortal Transcendence Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Layers. To become a six-star master, one must at least have the strength of the Ninth Layer!

Although this Master Bai was only a six-star lower-grade master, his personal strength had already reached the peak of Mortal Transcendence Ninth Layer, giving an unfathomable feeling.

"Yes..."

Hearing the rebuke, the many senior students all blushed and dared not talk back.

"Go and review at once!"

He waved his hand grandly.

The senior students, who had been so excited just moments ago, hurried back to their positions one by one.

"Hmph!"

Seeing these people leave, Bai Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at Zhang Xuan, no longer wearing the stern expression from before, but instead smiling slightly and cupping his fists in salute: "Senior Brother Zhang, the teacher invites you over!"

"Senior Brother?"

"Bai Shi calls him senior brother? Could it be... that Elder Mi intends to take this Zhang as a personal disciple?"

"No wonder... these senior students are so eager to please. Elder Mi is one of the Ten Elders; becoming his student would make one's status higher than even some teachers. Not only would Bai Shi show respect, but one could practically swagger through the academy!"

"Indeed, he hasn't even formally entered the academy yet, and after just one assessment, he's taken as a personal disciple... Why do I feel so dizzy?"

...

Hearing Bai Shi's address and sudden deference, everyone was startled into trembling.

For a Six-Star Master Teacher to address him like that meant that Elder Mi had already decided to take him as a personal disciple!

But... hadn't he just arrived?

Hadn't he just undergone the entrance assessment? How could he catch the eye of Elder Mi, who never took disciples?

What incredible luck!

"Elder Mi? Very well."

Seeing the growing commotion around him and all eyes fixed on him, Zhang Xuan knew that staying would only draw more attention. He sighed, abandoned his intention to keep a low profile, and followed Bai Shi forward.

Moments later, they disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Why? I won, clearly I won..."

Watching him leave, and being personally escorted by Bai Shi, possibly to be taken as Elder Mi's personal disciple, Yu Cheng's eyes reddened.

He had deliberately made a bet with a genius to push himself and make a stunning debut!

Despite being robbed by spirit beasts, he still managed a high score of over two thousand points. Wasn't that outstanding enough for Elder Mi to notice?

Why take someone who lost to him as a student?

"You won? Yu Shi, do you know how many points Zhang Shi scored?"

Seeing him on the verge of losing his mind, a senior student couldn't help but look at him with sympathy.

"How many? Didn't you seniors just calculate it? 2580 points?"

Yu Cheng couldn't help but say.

They had just finished calculating; it was 78 points less than the combined score of himself and Feng Wu. Had he forgotten already?

"2580?" The senior student sneered and shook his head. "If it were just that many points, do you think he would have earned Elder Mi's favor and been singled out as a student?"

"Then..." Yu Cheng blinked.

This Zhang Xuan had come with him and undergone the same assessment—how could he have scored over two thousand points?

"To tell you the truth, his total is... forty-three thousand seven hundred and twenty-four points!" the senior student said, his eyes still carrying a hint of fear.

"Over forty-three thousand points? This... this... how is that possible?"

Yu Cheng was startled, nearly fainting, his lips trembling: "Didn't he just take some inner cores from Luoyang beasts, Qingyan beasts, Qixu beasts...? How could he have such a high score?"

Not only was he puzzled, but many of the surrounding master teachers also looked over in confusion.

They had all witnessed Teacher Zhang's inspection of the inner cores—how did two thousand points turn into over forty thousand?

The difference was too great!

Forty thousand points—a single Qiaotian realm initial stage spirit beast was worth one hundred points, meaning... at least four hundred Qiaotian realm initial stage spirit beasts would need to be hunted to achieve that...

How could it be?

"Why is it so high? Teacher Zhang, relying on his own strength, rescued over two hundred trapped master teachers at Yixian Tian and tamed over four hundred spirit beasts of Heling and Qiaotian realms—how could he not deserve forty thousand points?"

Seeing his disbelief, the senior student flicked his sleeve: "You should know that taming is far more difficult than hunting!"

"Taming... over four hundred spirit beasts?"

"This... over forty thousand points? Could it be... that this Teacher Zhang is the peerless genius who returned this morning, as the senior students mentioned?"

Hearing the conversation, someone finally caught on.

Earlier, they had heard from these senior students that at noon, a top score had emerged, dazzling and unbelievable. They had thought two or three thousand points would be impressive, but it turned out to be over forty thousand!

And it was this Teacher Zhang, who seemed so low-key and aloof from worldly affairs!

"Indeed, it is Teacher Zhang. His results came out at noon... Elder Mi and Hall Master Mo Gaoyuan were eager to meet him. You, with your two thousand points, wanted to win... do you think that's possible?"

Hearing the crowd's words, the senior student nodded and snorted again.

Truly overestimating oneself!

They had been talking about Teacher Zhang all along, but no one had reacted. After all, among the over thirty thousand new students, there were at least eight hundred surnamed Zhang, and everyone was a master teacher, so they all addressed him that way.

But calling him Zhang Xuan, and from the Huan Yu Empire, was different—there was only one!

This was the super genius who had broken all records and left even Elder Mi in awe!

Thinking back to the noon incident, to be honest, even he still found it hard to believe.

If this Teacher Zhang were merely skilled in taming and powerful in strength, that would be one thing!

But the most crucial thing was his low profile and restraint, as well as his indifference to wealth, which was admirable.

Over two hundred master teachers, bringing over four hundred spirit beasts, each asking for only one point, no more, insisting on giving the many points to this Teacher Zhang to thank him for saving their lives—this scene, even now when recalled, was deeply stirring.

Hearing the accounts of those master teachers made him even more full of admiration.

A master teacher who tamed so many spirit beasts, did not seek credit, did not act arrogantly, did not demand repayment from others, and after the matter was done, brushed off his clothes and left, seeking neither fame nor merit—not even leaving his name behind. This breadth of mind and attitude was something many master teachers could never attain in their entire lives!