Chapter 276 - 276 : Peach Garden Academy's Graduation Standard Exceeds Disciples' Understanding

"However, Teacher, you just mentioned graduation from the Academy. What exactly is our Academy's graduation standard? I've been studying at the Academy for three years now and have never seen anything about graduation."

"At Tianshui Academy, as long as your spirit power reaches level fifty or above, or you achieve a top ten finish in the Soul Master Competition finals, you can obtain semi-graduation qualification."

A gentle breeze blew. Although the students' misunderstanding had been resolved, everyone still felt somewhat sad about it.

They cared deeply about becoming strong and graduating early.

Shui Bing'er, with her white dress gently swaying, cupped her hands and asked her Teacher Su Ran.

While Ning Rongrong and Shui Yueer were still heartbroken over Bibi Dong's usurpation and contemplating a strategy to confront their Teacher, Shui Bing'er had already understood from a broader perspective:

Strength determines status, independence brings choice, and graduating to become a Master is key; otherwise, it's all minor skirmishes, not worth mentioning.

What kind of person was their Teacher? The most handsome person on the Douluo Continent, a Teacher who created miracles for his Disciples, he must have encountered countless admirers. The Academy Disciples, both openly and secretly, dreamed of him, yet why was it that only Bibi Dong managed to win him over?

There was only one answer: she was strong enough, possessed the status to converse with the Teacher as an equal, and thus had the possibility of creating opportunities!

Shui Bing'er's words garnered agreement from Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and several other intelligent Disciples.

Su Ran stood before the lecture hall, calmly looking at the more than ten young girls, and spoke:

"Originally, you were still very far from the graduation standard in my mind, so it wasn't explicitly written."

"However, since you are asking now, I might as well set a graduation threshold for you."

"Breaking through to level ninety-one Titled Douluo, condensing a Spirit Core, and achieving a total score of over 90 in the Academy's moral character and Spirit Master knowledge assessments, or having first-rate achievements in your own Cultivation Domain, will grant you semi-graduation qualification."

The so-called semi-graduation qualification meant that the Academy had recognized the student's strength and achievements, and they could graduate at any time.

However, as soon as this graduation standard was announced, all the students felt a sudden darkness.

A total score of over 90 in the character and Spirit Master knowledge exams virtually required knowing all common Spirit Beasts on the Continent, having a general understanding of the types of Spirits on the Continent, their Cultivation, and roughly seventy to eighty percent of Spirit Beast types, understanding their characteristics and strengths/weaknesses. One should know that Ning Rongrong had studied at the Academy for five or six years, and her total exam score still couldn't reach the passing mark.

A score of 90 points would be enough to serve as a vice-dean or even dean in any Advanced Spirit Master Academy outside, truly a genuine Spirit Master theoretical Grandmaster.

At the very least, they would absolutely not do something like tricking an Innate full spirit power Spirit Master into absorbing a ten-year solitary bamboo as a baseline.

Besides that, they also had to reach a spirit power of ninety-one or above, becoming a Titled Douluo. One should know that all the Titled Douluo on the entire Continent could be listed on a single page, meaning they were all prominent figures, practically overlords on the Continent.

If all twenty-plus students in the entire Academy were to grow into Titled Douluo powerhouses, Peach Garden Academy would likely directly replace Spirit Hall and become the most powerful Spirit Master force on the Continent!

As for the Spirit Core, this was something that Disciples like Shui Bing'er understood very little about and didn't know how to approach.

Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Ning Rongrong slapped her forehead, "I shouldn't have asked. Graduation is too difficult!"

"I feel like I'll never graduate in this lifetime."

"Forget it, forget it. Just study hard. Even if I can't graduate, being able to always follow and learn from Teacher is a blessing."

As soon as the graduation standard was announced, several female students who usually had a lower sense of presence in the Academy immediately had the idea of giving up.

It wasn't that they didn't want to conquer the Teacher, but it was just too difficult to achieve!

...

"It seems that the students don't have much confidence in passing the graduation assessment."

Seeing that many students looked like wilted flowers, lacking any energy after hearing the graduation standard, Su Ran's handsome face couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

He didn't know why, but just now these girls had run over so passionately to question him, and now they were so disheartened. Su Ran felt a bit like laughing.

"Of course we don't have confidence! Our entire Tianshui City only has one Titled Douluo powerhouse, and she became famous decades ago. Now, due to old age, her strength is far from what it used to be. Even Dean Shui couldn't Breakthrough to level ninety later on, so you can imagine how difficult it is!"

Shui Yueer said dejectedly, feeling weak all over. She was already heartbroken hearing about Bibi Dong, and after finally hearing there was a path to confront their Teacher, the threshold was so high.

Even her Senior Sister Shui Bing'er would find it very difficult to achieve, right?

"Teacher, I thought the Academy's graduation standard would be very high, but I never imagined it would be this high! Ninety points… level ninety-one or above… If my Spirit hadn't evolved into the Nine Treasure Golden Body Glazed Tile Pagoda, I probably wouldn't have any hope of graduating in my entire life, right?"

Duang~

Ning Rongrong clenched her fist and fiercely knocked her head, feeling a headache and signs of mental splitting. She even wanted to give herself an Inch Punch to the head.

She originally thought she was very close to the graduation standard. After all, since returning from Slaughter City, her spirit power had already increased to over level sixty, placing her in the first tier of spirit power besides Zhu Zhuqing. That's why she dared to speak so boldly to the Teacher.

She didn't expect that she was actually still very far from the graduation threshold.

Moreover, what the Teacher said was only the semi-graduation standard, which meant it was just the Academy's recognized graduation threshold, not the Teacher's upper limit!

"Level ninety-one is indeed too difficult. My grandfather only became a Titled Douluo after he was fifty or sixty. We're only around twenty years old; do we have to study for another thirty years?"

Dugu Yan felt a slight pain in her heart. The best years of a girl's life would all be spent studying and Cultivating in the Academy. By the time she graduated, she would already be an old woman.

Though the precious shell hadn't been used, it was already old; how tragic.

This made the girls a bit unable to bear it.

"Yanzi, your grandfather is still considered good. My grandparents are seventy or eighty and still haven't broken through to level ninety… What I inherited is a weaker snake Spirit. Level ninety-one… an insurmountable dream."

Meng Yiran rubbed her temples, also feeling a bit distressed. In fact, her Spirit Master theoretical knowledge was quite good, but her spirit power was slightly inferior.

Teacher Su Ran calmly took out a manual. He was much more confident than these girls. With the enhancement from immortal-grade plants and herbs, medicinal baths for Body Refining, and the Cultivation Technique they learned, these Disciples' Aptitude had reached a level they themselves couldn't imagine.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, just by consuming one immortal-grade plant, were able to undergo a transformation, elevating their potential from a Spirit Douluo to the upper limit of an ordinary Titled Douluo directly to the height of having the appearance of a god. How much more so for his own students?

It was just that they had never encountered beings cultivated to be top powerhouses in this manner, and thus lacked the understanding.

Su Ran said calmly, "Why thirty years? With the current Aptitude of you Core Disciples, I can help you achieve the Titled Douluo rank within five years."

"Furthermore, I have a legendary plan. I need to Cultivate a divine-tier individual. Any of you who believe you have this confidence and potential can come to me to sign up."

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