Everyone present was a descendant of alchemists, either with a family background, born into a family of alchemists, or with exceptional talent, spotted and tutored by famous masters from a young age.
Therefore, with their backgrounds, they knew something about some of the continent's secrets, but the information Xiao Yan was providing was completely unheard of to them.
After all, the clearly recorded history of the continent only went back about ten thousand years. As for things from fifty thousand years ago, that was simply too distant.
Xiao Yan ignored the astonished gazes of the crowd and continued, "After the ancient times, many schools on the continent disappeared, leaving only the Dou Qi school and the alchemist school still flourishing. However, during this period, there were still many Dou Di (Emperor of Battle) experts on the continent.
This era, when many schools declined but Dou Di experts still existed, is what the continent now defines as the ancient times. This period lasted from approximately fifty thousand years ago to ten thousand years ago.
Around ten thousand years ago, something extremely terrifying happened on the continent: one after another, the Dou Di experts began to slowly disappear from the continent.
From this period on, the number of Dou Di experts on the continent became fewer and fewer, and Emperor-Rank Alchemists gradually disappeared. The last Emperor-Rank Alchemist was the ancestor of the Yaozu (Medicine Clan), the Emperor of Medicine!
With the disappearance of the Dou Di experts and Emperor-Rank Alchemists, the peak power and alchemy on the continent were gone. With the disappearance of Emperor-Rank Alchemists, alchemy also wasn't at its peak anymore, and a 9-Rank Alchemist was already the peak of the current era.
In other words, the current limit of the alchemist path is 9-Rank, and in the past thousand years, some well-known 9-Rank Alchemists include..."
Xiao Yan spoke for another ten minutes or so. Many people's faces showed expressions of realization or confusion. Some were breathing heavily, quite excited.
Although their backgrounds weren't bad, it was all relative. Some of the younger students hadn't even heard of the Yaozu.
What Xiao Yan was talking about was information only ancient clans would possess. It wasn't exactly top secret, but it wasn't widely known either.
At this moment, many of the girls' eyes lit up, sparkling as they looked at Xiao Yan. Even Cao Ying and Dan Chen were staring at him intently.
Yes, look at me with that look of admiration.
Xiao Yan's face remained calm, a smile playing on his lips. He didn't easily reveal his inner emotions.
"Assistant Instructor Song, I'm finished," Xiao Yan said, looking at Song Qing.
"Huh? Finished?"
Song Qing was taken aback at first. He nodded, seemingly wanting more. Suddenly, he remembered why he was there in the first place. Seeing the admiration in Cao Ying's eyes as she looked at Xiao Yan, his face darkened.
"Xiao Yan's explanation wasn't bad, but we are alchemists. All that ancient formation and soul stuff is a bit unnecessary. Please, sit down," Song Qing said indifferently.
"This bastard is starting trouble, huh?" Xiao Yan frowned slightly, but sat down without showing any emotion.
"I hope you don't just hand me your face to step on," Xiao Yan thought to himself.
However, Song Qing clearly wouldn't let Xiao Yan off the hook. In his eyes, Xiao Yan was already a thorn in his side, someone he wanted to get rid of as quickly as possible.
"Student Xiao Yan, tell us about…"
"What you said is not bad, but…"
Seeing Xiao Yan's face gradually darken, Dan Chen nervously poked him.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Xiao Yan smiled at her, then glanced at Cao Ying, who was clearly enjoying the situation.
"Xiao Yan, the classroom is a serious place. I know you're talented, but I hope..."
Song Qing was reveling in his victory of suppressing this peerless genius when a faint voice cut him off.
"Are you fucking done yet?"
"Huh?" Song Qing's voice died in his throat. He'd calculated everything, but he never expected Xiao Yan to insult him directly in class.
"Student Xiao Yan, are you talking to me?" Song Qing's face darkened further. He had spent enough time among the high-ranking figures of the Pill Tower that he possessed a natural air of authority. This demeanor intimidated many of the less experienced youths.
"I'm talking to you, you son of a bitch, what the hell is your problem?" Unfortunately, this expression certainly couldn't scare Xiao Yan. He stood up, cursing, "Who are you trying to scare with that ugly face? You want me to wipe your shoes?"
"What are you looking at? Looking at your dad?"
"You, you…" Song Qing's face cycled through shades of green and white as Xiao Yan publicly berated him. He'd certainly received reprimands from the higher-ups in the Pill Tower before, but none of them had ever sworn like some street thug.
"You disgrace the very notion of intelligence! You are a disgrace to the alchemy world!!" Song Qing pointed at Xiao Yan for a long moment, unable to formulate any particularly harsh insults.
"I'll disgrace your mother! You idiot, what the hell are you looking at? You got a problem? Come outside and we'll settle this!"
Xiao Yan's mastery of the art of verbal abuse was nothing short of exceptional. He not only left Song Qing's face twitching, but even the group of geniuses in the youth class were dumbfounded, their gazes fixed on Xiao Yan with a mixture of fear and awe.
This guy was not only powerful and talented, but also shameless. He could flip from one emotion to another in the blink of an eye, and started swearing the moment he opened his mouth. It looked like he was ready to throw hands, too.
"You said… a duel? Are you serious?!" Song Qing, who had been utterly speechless from Xiao Yan's insults, suddenly brightened at the mention of a duel.
"Damn right I'm serious! You come outside, and I'll beat you so badly your own mother won't recognize you," Xiao Yan sneered.
"Alright, Xiao Yan, I accept your challenge! Let's go outside and fight one-on-one!!" Song Qing was overjoyed. Xiao Yan was only a two-star Dou Huang, while he himself was an eight-star Dou Huang. Song Qing didn't believe he would lose once they started fighting.
And if he won, he could thoroughly humiliate this brat in front of Cao Ying.
"One-on-one, then one-on-one, I'm not afraid of you!" Xiao Yan roared, his voice fierce, but a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.
"This kid is scared!" Seeing Xiao Yan's unnatural expression, Song Qing was immediately delighted.
He began to stride towards the outside, and even turned to glance at Xiao Yan, saying, "If you're a man, don't just talk the talk."
"My word is my bond!" Xiao Yan seemed to hesitate for a moment, then snorted coldly.
"Hehe, let me humiliate you in front of Ying'er today." Song Qing sneered, vibrating his Dou Qi wings and flying out.
"Xiao Yan, you're no match for Senior Brother Song!" Cao Ying tugged at Xiao Yan, her face finally showing a hint of worry. She realized things seemed to have gotten a bit out of hand! "Hmph, I'll deal with him and then come back to deal with you," Xiao Yan sneered, making Cao Ying's heart tremble.
"Don't, don't go." A small hand tugged at Xiao Yan's clothes.
Xiao Yan, who had been in a state of fury, paused. He reached out and gently stroked Dan Chen's head, a warm smile appearing on his face. "Don't worry, it's okay!"
With that, he used his Dou Qi to form wings and flew out.
"Quick, let's go see!" A group of young people, clearly enjoying the spectacle, ran outside.
The class bully fighting with the teacher; such an event was incredibly exciting for boys of that age.
"If Xiao Yan can beat Teacher Song, I'll follow him from now on," a young man said excitedly.
"Heh, if Xiao Yan wins, I don't need Cao Ying anymore, I can warm his bed," a girl said.
"You people really like stirring up trouble," Ye Zhong sighed, finding that being the class monitor was not easy at all.
Seeing the young men and women, each clutching a watermelon and drinking beast milk while watching the excitement, he suddenly gritted his teeth and ran towards Director Xuan Kongzi's office.
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