Chapter 130: Chapter 129: Don’t Underestimate the World’s Heroes, Xu Yiweng’s Past

While the reply penned by Night Elf Leader Russell was still en route,

one-ninth of the exam time had already elapsed.

Not only were all the second-year teachers involved in this final exam,

but even the first and third-year teachers were watching with interest.

The grade-level dean and the principal were especially busy.

The image of every single student was reflected on the screens of the Divine Artifact Celestial Gaze Mirror,

and any teacher who wanted to check a student’s performance could simply replay the footage directly through the Celestial Gaze Mirror.

"Teacher Xiong Chumo, the location for this final exam seems to give a huge advantage to students with Clans from the Beastman Clan!"

"Look at the students from Priority Class One. Their classmates, Hong Tianyi and Sima Yuan, had their Clans arrive in this Small Magic Plane via Teleportation Gate, and they’re thriving like fish in water!"

"They chose their Teleportation Gate connection points well.

One was in the north of this Small Magic Plane,

and the other was in the east."

"The north is the Beast God’s territory, so the Centaurs blended in without arousing any suspicion from the other Beastman Tribes."

"And in the eastern Land of Chaos, it was perfectly normal for Kobolds to blend in, so they weren’t suspected either!"

Xu Yiweng, a subject teacher for Priority Class Two, was speaking to his colleague, Xiong Chumo, the class’s homeroom teacher.

"Besides, just look at the Points they’ve earned from completing tasks.

Hong Tianyi from Priority Class One is actually number one on the leaderboard right now!"

"From what I’ve seen, many of the Kobolds under his command have actually awakened the bloodline of the Red Dragon."

"Even though it’s just a trace of Red Dragon bloodline,

for Kobolds, a Lower Class Clan, awakening even this sliver of Red Dragon bloodline

is enough to completely change their destiny!"

"I just did a quick count. Of the Clan Hong Tianyi has revealed in this battle,

four hundred of his eight thousand-plus Kobolds have awakened the Red Dragon bloodline."

"Of the Kobolds who awakened their bloodline, more than half became Dragon Vein Mages, while the rest became Dogman Berserkers!"

"Even if these three hundred Dog-headed Mages don’t know any other Magic and have only mastered the simplest Fireball Technique from their bloodline,

launching three hundred fireballs at a time is enough to annihilate an enemy force much larger than their own!"

Such is the power of Mages!

Xu Yiweng paused to catch his breath before continuing:

"And then there are the one hundred Kobolds who awakened the Red Dragon bloodline and became Dogman Berserkers.

Their bodies, originally one meter tall, shot up to over two meters, and they’ve grown a layer of scales.

This layer of scales grants them damage reduction against both Magic Power and physical attacks!"

"Compared to the other students, and even his own performance in the last exam, Hong Tianyi’s improvement is remarkable!"

Xiong Chumo, the homeroom teacher of Priority Class Two, listened to Teacher Xu Yiweng’s analysis.

He made a lot of sense, and Xiong Chumo couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

But after nodding, he then shook his head.

"This is only temporary!"

"It’s true that something in his Divine Realm, perhaps an item or the effect of a Divine Domain Card, caused his Kobolds to start awakening their Red Dragon bloodline."

"But the other students are no slouches either!"

"Our class’s top prospect, Huang Yingtian, his Clan is the Amphibian Crocodile-man. Their low numbers are an unavoidable weakness."

"And look at Zhang Yi from Priority Class One. He took first place in the last two exams,

and now, isn’t he in second place on the Points leaderboard, having dropped from the top spot?"

"And in my view, it’s not that Zhang Yi isn’t making a move. He’s just in the process of setting things up; it’s not time to see the results yet!"

"Isn’t it too shortsighted to judge based on the results of just one phase?"

"Wouldn’t you agree, Teacher Xu Yiweng?"

Before Teacher Xu Yiweng could answer, Teacher Xiong Chumo continued:

"Don’t forget the missions with the highest Point rewards that the principal assigned this time!"

The subject teacher, Xu Yiweng, seemed to recall something and retorted:

"Do you really believe this handful of students can grow into High Transformationed Demigods and gain the ability to be a Godslayer in just four and a half short years?"

Xu Yiweng, the subject teacher, shook his head.

"In my opinion, none of the students will be able to complete those three missions the principal assigned by the time this exam is over!"

"I disagree!"

The voice of Guo Aiqing, the homeroom teacher for Priority Class One, suddenly cut into the conversation between the homeroom and subject teachers of Priority Class Two.

"Teacher Guo, you agree with Teacher Xiong’s view as well?"

A look of confusion appeared on the subject teacher Xu Yiweng’s face.

"But we’re talking about High Transformationed Demigods!"

"Our own power level is only that of a High Transformationed Demigod!"

"Aside from the principal and a few select teachers who are Weak Divine Beings, aren’t all the hundreds of other teachers in this school High Transformationed Demigods?!"

"And you think this group of students, who are still just Low Transformationed Demigods,

can grow powerful enough in this Small Magic Plane,

in only four years, to become beings capable of contending with High Transformationed Demigods?"

"Teacher Xu, watch your words!"

Xiong Chumo, the homeroom teacher for Priority Class Two, cut in, interrupting Xu Yiweng.

"As teachers, isn’t it our job to believe in our students and give them the best possible environment to grow?"

"If we don’t believe in them, who will? Who will believe they can achieve these goals?"

"Are they supposed to rely only on themselves?"

"Then what are we teachers even here for?"

Homeroom Teacher Guo Aiqing spoke without a hint of hesitation, showing no regard for any prior friendship she had with Teacher Xu Yiweng.

Rebuked by Homeroom Teacher Guo Aiqing, Xu Yiweng seemed to regain his composure.

He scratched his head and said sheepishly:

"My apologies, you two. I got a little too worked up."

"It’s just... it reminded me of my time in university. Our professor thought the same way and gave us a similar assignment."

"In the end, of the dozen or so students in my class,

more than half of them died because of that professor’s mistake!"

"I was lucky enough to survive, but I lost the courage to press on. Now, seeing these students... it’s like I’m seeing myself back then."

"I just want to prevent a mistake like that from happening again!"

"After all, the moment a student chooses True Body Descent, accidents become highly probable!"

"I don’t want this final exam to have a death toll for the school’s students!"

"I just want that number to be zero!"

Hearing this from Teacher Xu Yiweng,

Homeroom Teacher Guo Aiqing and Homeroom Teacher Xiong Chumo finally understood why he had been so emotional.

Just then, Principal Tang Weihua suddenly appeared beside them.

Principal Tang Weihua clapped Teacher Xu Yiweng on the shoulder and said to him:

"Teacher Xu Yiweng, did you know that I was the one who personally approved your file when you first joined the school?"

"I read your file myself and personally approved you to become a teacher at our school."

"When I brought you into our school as a subject teacher, what I valued most was your sense of responsibility!"

"You’ve been diligent and responsible all these years, and you’ve done an excellent job!"

"However..."

Principal Tang Weihua’s tone suddenly grew heavy.

"Sometimes, you need to move on from the past. Don’t get stuck in it, or you’ll never be able to improve!"

"Furthermore, you must have faith in the students our school produces. With excellent teachers like yourselves, combined with the students’ own hard work,

becoming a Godslayer is possible!"

"For example, back when I was a third-year in high school, I once slew an Upper Class Demigod!"

"The student must surpass the master!"

"Believe in the students, believe in your fellow teachers, and most importantly, believe in yourself!"

With those words, Principal Tang Weihua departed,

leaving Teacher Xu Yiweng lost in thought.

’Perhaps... I really do need to move on from the past.’