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Emerging from the Extreme Martial Ascension Palace after a long absence, the scene before Xue Jing's eyes was no longer solely the orange expanse covered by the SC force field, but rather a myriad of colors under the bright sun overhead, leaving him slightly dazed.

Although he had only stayed inside for a few days, the continuous battles, rebirths, and growth... The overly orderly and repetitive lifestyle made him feel, oddly enough, as though he had just been released from prison upon stepping out.

His trip to the Extreme Martial Ascension Palace had been very rewarding, immensely so.

With the help of "Empowerment," "Rebirth," and the All Things Myriad Phases Flow, he had undergone a complete transformation.

His martial arts strength had more than doubled.

These had been the fastest days of growth since he had gained the Skill Panel.

On top of already being cheat-like, he had activated another acceleration cheat.

Despite his desire to continue, the Level Master of the first layer, Ye Honghui, had set the next challenge for three days later, so Xue Jing had to wait until then to continue.

He had also looked around the 46,000 layers and even lower ones for a while to see if anyone was willing to have a friendly match with him... But because he had been too fierce in the past few days, resolving every fight with a single move, his reputation had grown too large, everyone recognized him, and no one wanted to seek out a beating.

Everyone faced his invitations with sheepish refusals.

There was no way for Xue Jing to knock someone out and pat their head under everyone's watchful eyes... so he had no choice but to leave the Extreme Martial Ascension Palace and rest for a few days.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have shown off. If I had acted weaker, just barely winning each match, surely I wouldn't have struggled to find someone for a friendly match."

Xue Jing touched his chin.

"Still not mature and steady enough."

Shaking his head, he reached out into the void before him and pulled out a mobile phone from the invisible gap.

As soon as he took it out, the phone went from 'non-existent' to operational, receiving a signal and immediately, numerous message alerts popped up.

Among the missed calls, there were over three hundred. Xue Jing opened the call log and saw that, apart from over a hundred unknown numbers, the vast majority were from Mr. Du Shiwei, the class teacher from Qingcheng Affiliated Middle School, ringing almost two hundred times, even more persistent than debt collectors.

After a moment's thought, Xue Jing hit the callback button.

The call was picked up instantly, even before a single dial tone sounded, as if the other end was holding the phone in hand, watching the screen, and ready to answer at lightning speed.

"Hello! Little Jing, is that you?"

Mr. Du Shiwei's anxious voice came through the earpiece.

Xue Jing casually replied, "Mr. Du, what do you need?"

It seemed like Mr. Du Shiwei let out a sigh of relief as he said,

"Finally got in touch with you... Here's the thing..."

Xue Jing held the phone, listening as Mr. Du Shiwei recounted the matter.

The specifics were slightly complicated...

But put simply, it involved the fact that Xue Jing had led his thirty students to achieve top scores, which had become widely recognized. Read new adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

This had inadvertently caused quite a stir.

The root of the problem lay in the fact that every young talent employed as a Martial Arts Examination invigilator would usually register as a guest lecturer at a key university beforehand, to secure a teacher's position.

However, Xue Jing's case was rather special.

For reasons well-known but unspoken, Xue Jing was originally to serve as an invigilator in the Fifth Urban Circle but was maneuvered to the Seventh Metropolitan Circle instead.

The officials of the Fifth Urban Circle's education bureau, unaccustomed to such a situation and unsure whether to register Xue Jing's guest lecturer status at a university within the Seventh Metropolitan Circle, hesitated to stamp their approval and instead chose to communicate with officials of the Seventh Metropolitan Circle.

Due to the intense isolation between the Metropolitan Circles and various reasons, administrative efficiency was disastrously low. Even after Xue Jing had completed his role as an invigilator, the matter remained unresolved.

Subsequently, the scores of the students led by Xue Jing were exposed.

This might have been the best-performing class in history, drawing many to marvel at Xue Jing's teaching abilities. Furthermore, some students involved voiced their opinions online, praising Xue Jing to the skies, leading to rather high popularity. Lately, a segment of the public even started bestowing monikers such as "Saint Master" upon him.

This level of popularity made both authorities of the Fifth Urban Circle and the Seventh Metropolitan Circle realize that Xue Jing was a top talent.

The key universities of the Inner Ring also noted that Xue Jing's reputation could add significant luster and appeal to their institutions.

Officials from both sides, who were initially planning to discuss which university should host Xue Jing's guest lecturer position, abruptly changed their stance.

The Fifth Urban Circle insisted that Xue Jing was a local from their circle, who should have served as an invigilator to lead the local students. Temporarily 'loaning' him to the Seventh Metropolitan Circle was already a big concession, and in the end, he should return to his hometown, with his lecturer status surely belonging to a hometown university.

The Seventh Metropolitan Circle had something to say as well, according to tradition and practice, teaching in a place should naturally mean employment there. Regardless of whether Xue Jing was from the Fifth Circle, what mattered was where he had made his achievements.

Arguments from both sides started to stretch and contort, each striving to lay claim to Xue Jing's reputation, with the conflict escalating.

The Seventh Metropolitan Circle had the upper hand for a while, and because Xue Jing's achievements related to the Martial Arts Examination, the Seventh Circle, which had a far more developed martial arts scene than the Fifth Circle, employed various forms of regional discrimination and insults. Implicitly and explicitly, they suggested that a mere Fifth Urban Circle had no right to possess such a talent...

Until yesterday, when the situation took yet another dramatic turn.