After listening to what Nie Li said, the eyes of the commoners in the class lit up. They are all aware of Lord Ye Moâs story. He was an example to follow, when one wants to become a powerful existence. Except, the words that Shen Xiu spoke of earlier were simply too harsh. This caused them to be depressed.
âYou⌠In the hundreds of years of Glory City, Lord Ye Moâs the only one able to climb to the peak by relying on his own ability,â said Shen Xiu, showing a moment of lag. She quickly retaliated with her far-fetched reply.
âBut didnât Teacher Shen Xiu say that itâs impossible? Why are you being so self-contradicting?â Nie Li coldly sneered, âLord Ye Mo is a clear cut example. No matter if itâs a noble, or commoner, the futureâs potential is infinite. Nothing is difficult, as long as one is willing to climb.â
Shen Xiu almost exploded. This guy is too spiteful. He keeps catching the loopholes in her words and constantly attacks. He has no respect for an elder! She gazed coldly at Nie Li. He dared to openly contradict her in front of so many people. Sheâll not let Nie Li have it easy in the coming future!
Not far away from Nie Li, Du Ze looked at Nie Li. His eyes were full of gratitude. Although Nie Li is a noble, he still ran the risk of offending Teacher Shen Xiu by helping the commoners speak up. This made him very touched. A teenagerâs heart is very primitive, hence, he has already saw Nie Li as his friend.
Shen Xiu sneered, âSmart mouth, you think that putting things this way could change the harsh reality? You only looked at Lord Ye Moâs glorious moment, but didnât look at how many people have failed. Not to mention being a Demon Spiritualist, even becoming a Fighter in itself is a difficult thing to achieve. Nie Li, right? You can be considered a bloodline of an Aristocratic family. Since you donât know when to come and go, Iâll see what kind of talent you have.â
Shen Xiu lowered her head and took a look at the parchment paper in her hands. After taking a glimpse of the contents, she mockingly laughed, âNie Li: red soul realm, current soul force 5, strength 21. With your talent you can only reach Bronze rank Fighter in your entire life. Wanting to become a Demon Spiritualist is simply impossible. Youâre even inferior to some of the commoners. No wonder you dare to speak in this way. You are just trying to hide your own low self-esteem!â
A soul realmâs grade is differentiated by the colours: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, azure and indigo. Of the seven different grades, red is considered the worst. Itâs the weakest to the lowest level. An average person would have an orange or yellow soul realm. Having a green or cyan soul realm could already be considered a genius. As for azure and indigo soul realms, they have only existed in legends.
After hearing what Shen Xiu said, the group of commoner students began to feel sorry for Nie Li. As someone of nobility, Nie Liâs talent could be considered the worst. They fear that it would be difficult for him to have any achievements in his life.
Ye Ziyun looked at Nie Li and sighed gently. Although her impression of Nie Li isnât good, knowing his talent is so terrible, she couldnât help feeling sorry for him.
Shen Yue, who is sitting next to Ye Ziyun, curled his lips in disdain. If he knew sooner of Nie Liâs horrible talent, he wouldnât have considered Nie Li a threat. As Nie Li is simply not qualified. With his horrible talent, he could only live at the lowest levels of Glory City, and he, Shen Yue, was one of the three Major families. As a Sacred Family direct bloodline, how could Nie Li compete with him?
If it wasnât for Ye Ziyun, he wouldnât even come to this trash class and be in the company of trash like Nie Li.
Shen Xiu aggressively continued, âWith such talent, even within your family, you wonât be able to get any attention. Yet, you act so rampant and are rude to your elders!â
Shen Xiu words made Nie Li recall his past. Before Glory City was destroyed, Nie Li was indeed very weak. Just as Shen Xiu said, he had remained a 3-star Bronze rank and was unable to advance any further. No attention was given to him no matter if itâs within the institute or back with his family. He was treated as if he was dust.
If it wasnât for Nie Li saving Ye Ziyun without any regard for his life, it wouldnât even be possible to get his goddessâs favor. Ye Ziyun was already a 1-star Gold rank Demon Spiritualist at that point of time. The distance between the two was like a chasm. In the end, Nie Li wasnât even qualified to fight beside Ye Ziyun. He could only watch as Ye Ziyun died by the claws of a beast in front of him as her body slowly submerged into the desert sand.
This had always been a needle in Nie Liâs heart.
With pure luck, he walked out of the Endless Desert alive. Nie Li had various mysterious encounters and realised that even the so called âsoul force talentâ could also be upgraded.
If this was his past life, Nie Li certainly wouldnât have the courage to refute when being criticized by a teacher. But heâs different now. Heâs confident that one day he will let these people who looked down on him know that he will reach a realm that they can never imagine. Since heâs back, he must be indomitable, even if it means slaughtering any gods or buddha stopping his path.
Everyone was surprised that even though Nie Li was being ridiculed by Teacher Shen Xiu, there wasnât any shame shown on his face.On the contrary, his gaze was firmly locked onto Shen Xiuâs and he said, âTeacher Shen Xiu, you feel that a personâs soul realm decides a personâs future, right? With that despicable character of yours, youâll only defend the gifted and mock the mediocre. And yet, you still speak a bunch of principles. Youâre just merely trying to cover your despicable character.â
Hearing Nie Liâs words, Shen Xiuâs body quivered with anger. She had never met this kind of student. He actually dared to contradict her so badly. Nie Liâs words directly hit the hidden thoughts within her heart, causing her to be enraged. She cursed uncontrollably, âSilence! Who do you think you are to discredit your teacher?!â
Nie Li curled his lips in disdain.
âI feel ashamed to have a teacher like you. I can guarantee that in this class, there will be a lot of commoners exceeding your imagination. They will have unimaginable achievements. Instead of coaching then patiently, you use harsh words to attack their self-confidence. Youâre not worthy to be a teacher! Although my talent is weak, so what? One day, I will become a Legend rank Demon Spiritualist like Lord Ye Mo and marry the most beautiful woman in Glory City!â
As he spoke, Nie Liâs gaze fell on Ye Ziyun, who was sitting far away. His eyes shined with an absolute resolve.
When she saw Nie Li looking towards her, without knowing why, Ye Ziyun suddenly felt her heart speed up. Her cheeks were burning red. She had never thought that Nie Li would actually be so bold and say something like this in class. After meeting Nie Liâs gaze, she knew his meaning was clear. Except, in her heart, she doesnât have any feelings for Nie Li. After hearing Nie Liâs speech, she had an indescribable feeling within her.
Seeing Ye Ziyunâs expression, Shen Yueâs face turned a dull colour. Although he and Nie Li arenât of the same standard, he still felt a bit threatened by him.
âHahaha! This is the funniest joke Iâve ever heard! A red soul realm actually said that he wants to become a Legend rank Demon Spiritualist like Lord Ye Mo. Even when Lord Ye Mo was younger, he was already tested and showed to have amazing talent. He had a cyan soul realm! You think success relies on luck alone? Ridiculous!â Shen Xu mocked mercilessly, âRather than being a smart mouth here, why donât you start learning seriously?â
Nie Liâs next words were powerful and resonating.
âI know your heart is full of contempt, but one day I will shut your mouth with hard facts. Aptitude cannot determine a personâs achievement! We use the weak to defeat the strong, to overcome the heavens! We practitioners are already challenging the impossible by going against the way of the heavens!â
Nie Liâs words couldnât stop causing the students in the class to feel their blood surging. Practicing was already going against the way of the heavens. If one did not oppose the heavens, how could they talk about practice?
Nie Li enunciated powerfully, âWithout a continuously fighting heart, without the courage to turn the impossible possible, even possessing extraordinary talent would be useless. Since I, Nie Li, was born into this world, I shall challenge the impossible! Teacher Shen Xiu, how about having a bet with me?â
Although Nie Li experienced numerous setbacks in his previous life, he never gave up. Since the heavens gave him the chance to be reborn, in this life he will use unimaginable speed to climb to the top.
âWhat bet?â Shen Xiu sneered.
âWeâll bet that on the coming test in two months time, I will be able to reach Bronze rank. If I fail to do so, I will resign from the institute. If I reach Bronze rank, then you will resign, how about it?â Nie Li said unyieldingly, looking at Shen Xiu.
Listening to what Nie Li said, everyone was taken aback. They were all surprised that Nie Li actually proposed this kind of bet with Teacher Shen Xiu. Although they were hoping that Nie Lie wins, they felt that thereâs no way that Nie Lie can win.
âHahaha. Youâre funny enough to actually say that you will reach Bronze rank within two months. You think that you can raise your soul force from 5 to 100 in two months?â Shen Xiu face was full of spite. Has Nie Li gone crazy?
âI only asked one question. Do you dare or not?â Nie Li ignored what Shen Xiu just said.
âThat being the case, why would I not dare? I do not believe an egotistical brat like you can achieve anything. Who do you think you are boasting to?â Shen Xiu angrily snorted, âSuch rudeness to your teacher. For the next two months, you will stand at the back of the classroom and listen to the class!â
Shen Xiuâs famous for being unreasonable. Nie Li looked contemptuously at Shen Xiu. So what if heâs standing at the back of the class, for Nie Li this little punishment is superficial.
âSince Teacher Shen Xiu agreed to the bet, donât regret it later,â said Nie Li as he strolled to the back of the class.
âIâll regret it? What a joke. Donât come crying to me later!â Shen Xiu laughed.
Seeing Nie Li standing at the back, a few noble kids started to mockingly whisper.
âTsk tsk, so heâs afraid of withdrawal from the institute!â
âWerenât you being egotistic a while ago?â
âTwo months to raise his soul force from 5 to 100. Who does he think he is? Even when Lord Ye Mo was younger, he couldnât even reach a such frightening speed.â
Shen Xiu sneered. So what if Nie Li is being egotistic. Doesnât she still have the final word in the classroom? She naturally didnât bother with what Nie Li said. Two months to raise his soul force from 5 to 100. Shen Xiu thought of it as a joke. This will absolutely not happen! Just look forward to Nie Liâs withdrawal from the institute.
Because Nie Li was punished to stand at the back of the class by Shen Xiu, Du Ze was silent for a moment. He gritted his teeth, then rose up and went to stand beside Nie Li. Nie Li was punished for helping the commoners speak up, so naturally, he wants to stand together with Nie Li.
Seeing that Du Ze stood beside Nie Li at the back of the class, Shen Xiuâs eyes darkened and hummed, âSince you also like standing, you can stand together with him.â
Nie Li and Du Ze looked at each other. Their eyes flashed a sense of rapport and lightly smiled at each other.
At this moment, Nie Li felt as though he was back in his past life when he and Du Ze were best friends. Du Ze is still that Du Ze.
After Du Ze stood at the side of Nie Li, Lu Piao was submerged in his thoughts for a moment and then stood beside Nie Li.
Nie Li smiled as he asked, âWhy are you here?â
Lu Piao shrugged, âSitting down is pretty boring. I feel more cool standing, canât I?â
âHaha, that suits you!â Nie Li laughed. Lu Piao is still the same as his past. Although he speaks a lot of bullshit, he is very loyal. This punishment had nothing to do with Lu Piao, but he thought of Nie Li as a friend, and friends should share their fates together.
Successively, three other commoner kids stood up and stood by Nie Liâs side. Nie Li belonged to a noble family, but he took the risk of withdrawing from the institute to speak up for them.They were grateful for that, so they felt that they have to support Nie Li.
With these brothers by his side, Nie Li felt that it wasnât so bad to be punished and his mood turned exceptionally cheerful.
When she saw this, Shen Xiuâs facial expression turned ugly. She put on a cold face and continued her lecture.
âAfter being tested, among the students in this class, Ye Ziyun, with a cyan soul realm, has a soul force of 86. Shen Yue and Xiao Ningâer both have a green soul realm, with a soul force of 78. They will soon reach 1-star Bronze rank. Congratulations to them!â Shen Xiu lightly said. Her gaze fell on Nie Li for a moment. This is real talent, whatâs Nie Li compared to them?
Listening to Shen Xiuâs words, the students in the class all cried out in surprise. A cyan soul realm, with a soul force of 86! Such an amazing person is actually in their class. With such powerful talent, sheâs got the chance to become a Legend rank Demon Spiritualist in her lifetime!
As for Shen Yue and Xiao Ningâer, they also had extraordinary talent. Their future achievements were limitless!
Ye Ziyunâs origins were unknown, she was a fresh and beautiful appearance with an extraordinary talent and mysterious background. This made her the most dazzling figure in the class. As for Xiao Ningâer, her appearance was not any less than Ye Ziyun, but her talent was slightly inferior compared to her.
No matter what, ordinary people have no hope of catching up to them.