To Qin Ming's surprise, the students in the class simply responded with an "Oh" and turned back to what they were doing.
Qin Ming felt a little anxious. What did this mean?
He knew that the Blue Tyrant team was now full of Soul Sect-level members, which made Liu Erlong and the others feel superior.
However, this strange anti-Blue Tyrant team was also filled with Soul Sects.
Its team composition was far more reasonable than their Blue Tyrant team.
They had defense, power attack, agility attack, and healing—everything was covered.
Among them, Feng Xiaotian, who had the highest soul power, was even expected to reach the Soul King level before the competition. With his talent, even defeating a Soul King while being one level lower was not a problem for him.
But why did no one care about this information?
It was actually because Qin Ming didn't understand these students.
After all, he was still a teacher at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy in name only.
So aside from teaching, he wasn't involved in the major affairs of the academy.
As a result, he only knew that the Blue Tyrant team members had high soul power and strong combat effectiveness—something even a blind person could see.
He also knew that Yu Xiaowei, as the lead student, was very powerful.
But how powerful exactly? He didn't know. He only knew that Yu Tianheng, who was also at level 48, didn't dare to challenge Yu Xiaowei.
So under these circumstances, he was very worried that the Blue Tyrant team would rely on Yu Xiaowei's strength and underestimate their opponents. If they failed, it would be a disaster.
"Xiao Ming, come here, sit over here."
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Flender quickly called Qin Ming to sit down.
After Qin Ming sat down, Flender noticed he looked a bit emotional, so he smiled and said:
"Xiao Ming, do you have some opinion about our confidence?"
"I wouldn't dare."
Qin Ming replied lightly, but his face clearly expressed three words: not happy.
Flender wasn't angry. He stepped down from the podium, sat beside him, and asked with a smile:
"Xiao Ming, we've worked together for nearly two years. I've always had a question in my heart—I wonder if you can help me answer it?"
"Ask."
Although Qin Ming wasn't talkative, he still respected the teacher who had taught him.
Flender looked into his eyes and asked meaningfully:
"What's your opinion of your former employer, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?"
At the mention of this, Qin Ming sighed, a trace of regret and anger on his face.
"Ah, since you bring it up, I do have something to say."
"That Heaven Dou Imperial Academy used to be the face of the Heaven Dou Empire. The teaching resources, teachers, and student quality were the best in Heaven Dou City."
"But now, the whole academy is going downhill. Not only are the students getting weaker, but it's even hard to recruit new ones."
"To solve this, I don't know how many deans they've replaced, one after another."
"Did it help?"
"They went from only accepting noble students with talent, to accepting any noble students who could pay, regardless of talent."
"This is just changing the soup without changing the medicine! It's useless!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, especially Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, who deeply understood this.
It was ridiculous that Yu Tianheng, with the best resources in Heaven Dou City, had the highest soul power.
As for the Royal Dou team, it was only slightly stronger than the original Blue Tyrant team.
Because of this, Yu Tianheng was always under immense pressure in the Soul Fighting Competition.
This situation didn't improve until they all transferred to Lanba Academy.
Meanwhile, the more Qin Ming complained, the more worked up he became, and Flender kept nodding.
As his anger peaked, Qin Ming slammed the table and began cursing.
"That old man Meng Shenji used to criticize me, saying the students weren't strong because I wasn't working hard enough!"
"Now I finally have something to say."
"What team was I leading? I was leading the Blue Tyrant team!"
"Who were the people you gave me? You asked me to lead them!"
"What was the level of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy back then?"
"There were just a few subpar students. Yu Tianheng was 22 years old and just a Soul Master, yet he could be the lead student!"
"Which other academy's lead students weren't Soul Masters at that same age?"
"Could Yu Tianheng lead another academy? No! He didn't have the ability, you know."
Yu Tianheng, listening with interest, froze and his mouth twitched slightly. He really didn't expect his former mentor to have so many complaints.
However, he could also tell that Qin Ming wasn't criticizing him personally—it was the system of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
So he didn't argue against Qin Ming's insults toward him.
Because it was true.
Before he had the Dragon Blood Fruit, his cultivation was slow. If not for Qin Ming's careful teaching, his soul power might have been even lower. He had nothing to argue about.
Qin Ming kept ranting.
"Look at the Royal Dou team I painstakingly built."
"First we lost to Star Luo, then to Shenfeng."
"Then Chihuo lost to Tianshui, then Tianshui lost to Lei Ting, and then to Xiangjia."
"Now we have no one left to lose to. We can only beat those dumb academies to give ourselves some confidence."
Hearing this, Flender patted Qin Ming, who was full of righteous anger.
He could see that his student had suffered a lot at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy over the years.
His students were weak, the lead student lacked real skill, and on top of it all, there was pressure from above.
He had also heard from Yu Tianheng that Qin Ming was very dedicated and practical during his years at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, caring deeply about the students' cultivation.
Because of this, through his recent observation at Lanba Academy, Flender became interested—he wanted to see if he could convince Qin Ming to stay.
"Xiao Ming, why don't you stay at our Lanba Academy?"
"Uh—"
Qin Ming, in the middle of gulping, almost choked on his own saliva.
After coughing for a long time, he looked at the students around him and replied reluctantly:
"My contract still has three and a half years left. I'll still have to go back to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy after that."
"After all, Headmaster Meng Shenji trained me for years and helped me become the second youngest Soul Emperor on the continent. With that kind of support, I can't just leave them."
At the mention of the contract, Yu Xiaowei burst into loud laughter.
Under Qin Ming's confused gaze, he took out a contract from his soul guide and casually tossed it over.
Seeing the four characters "rental contract" on the cover, Qin Ming's eyelid twitched. He guessed it must be the contract signed between Yu Xiaowei and Meng Shenji.
But why was Yu Xiaowei showing him this contract?
It was already signed. Could it even be changed?
Flender then took out a magnifying glass with a strange expression.
He opened the last page of the contract, placed the magnifier over the beautiful decorative edge, and gestured for Qin Ming to take a look.
Qin Ming was even more confused, not understanding what Flender and Yu Xiaowei were up to.
However, when he saw the hidden text in the pattern, he couldn't help but be shocked.
"If Teacher Qin Ming voluntarily gives up his position as a teacher at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, it will be regarded as him voluntarily joining Lanba Academy."
"The final interpretation right of this contract belongs to Yu Xiaowei."
After reading it, Qin Ming, stunned by this cool maneuver, screamed in his heart:
"Yu Xiaowei, you've eaten all the bamboo shoots off the mountain!"
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