Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 447 - 448 Have you reached the Condensation period?

Chapter 447: 448 Have you reached the Condensation period?

(Thanks to Van Wu and Ni Feng for their rewards; thank you!)

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What?

He can really do it?

As Xiao Yi walked to the podium, instead of standing there foolishly with chalk in hand, staring blankly at the problem as they had expected, he began to write vigorously on the blackboard. Everyone’s expressions involuntarily shifted.

Even the students who excelled academically were taken aback, halting their contemplations and turning their gazes toward Xiao Yi.

Impossible!

How could he possibly solve this problem?

He must be doing this just to avoid embarrassment, just pretending by scribbling nonsense on the blackboard!

Soon, nearly everyone’s expressions settled down again, and a hint of schadenfreude returned to their eyes as they watched the chalk in Xiao Yi’s hand.

Yuhua’s expression also changed once more. A flash of brilliance passed through her beautiful eyes as she stared intently at Xiao Yi, or rather, at the position beneath the chalk in his hand.

In the entire classroom, only Beichen Feng’s expression remained calm and serene, as if he had no concern whether Xiao Yi could solve the problem or not. It seemed completely unrelated to him; he didn’t even glance at Xiao Yi and continued facing everyone else.

Xiao Yi paid no mind to the reactions around him. In fact, his mind had no extra space to think about anything else. The complexity of the problem had exceeded his expectations. The calculations grew increasingly involved; a single lapse could lead to missed data and flawed reasoning. He had to focus fully on the step-by-step reasoning and calculations!

He really solved it!

As Xiao Yi’s chalk laid down row upon row of data and reasoning, it began to show...

The students’ expressions finally changed.

Especially those students who performed exceedingly well academically, their faces showed an unprecedented shock. They were all highly intelligent, with very high IQs, not on par with Xiaoxiao’s anomaly, but still far beyond ordinary people. They excelled at applying formulas in various ways, but now, seeing Xiao Yi’s reasoning and calculation process, their expressions turned pale.

They suddenly realized that the confidence they had always had was so pale and weak. The formidable reasoning and logical skills they had always prided themselves on were mere trash in front of Xiao Yi!

This was true calculation and logic!

They suddenly realized that those formulas they were all too familiar with could be applied so cleverly...

Yuhua’s complexion also changed, turning somewhat pale. There was a special significance in her eyes as she looked at Xiao Yi.

Although she never regarded Xiao Yi as a worthless student like the others, she always believed he hid his true abilities, but that referred to other aspects and not academics. In academics, she always felt that, apart from the anomaly Xiaoxiao, she should be firmly in first place.

But this problem directly shattered that notion in her mind.

Many things can be proven simply, like now, just with this one problem, she was already certain that Xiao Yi was more than twice as strong as she was.

Although she also had some ideas and might have eventually solved the problem, she would need to sit quietly and think carefully for hours, slowly reasoning her way through.

But Xiao Yi did it so swiftly, almost without thinking, standing at the podium under everyone’s gaze.

This already amply demonstrated the disparity in strength!

"Very well, you may return to your seat."

As the final line of data fell from the chalk in Xiao Yi’s hand, Beichen Feng’s eyes also turned toward him, giving Xiao Yi a slight nod.

As Xiao Yi stepped off the podium, he added, "Stay behind after class."

Upon hearing this from Beichen Feng, nearly all the students in the class turned their gaze to Xiao Yi once more, their looks shifting again. This time, they weren’t looks of schadenfreude, but of envy and jealousy!

Although Beichen Feng’s words still sounded mundane, everyone could still feel the slight warmth on his face when he spoke to Xiao Yi!

Since the last time Beichen Feng spoke, his brilliance had been deeply imprinted in the students’ hearts. In their minds, they had already considered Beichen Feng to be the most extraordinary teacher in this subject.

In fact, after some investigation, there was no doubt that Beichen Feng lived up to that brilliance!

He completed his undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies at Z University by the age of twenty-five and graduated with excellent marks. He obtained a postdoctoral position at MIT at twenty-eight, started supervising master’s students at thirty, achieved a professorial title at thirty-three, and took on national key projects and engineering work....

One could imagine what it meant for a student to be favored and appreciated by such a remarkable teacher....

Even Zhao Yuhua’s expression changed after hearing Beichen Feng’s words, and her gaze towards Xiao Yi acquired an unusual hint as her face grew solemn.

As a core member of the Zhao Family and the heavily nurtured Pride of the Heavens of her generation, she possessed more than enough capital to be proud. Moreover, the resources available to her were unimaginable to ordinary people—Zhao, Han, Li, and Zeng, the Four Great Families. No matter how the other three families weathered the storms, the Zhao Family always remained steadfastly in the first position, an unimaginable depth for many.

Thus, when she wanted to know something, she indeed knew far more than the average person!

For instance, this Beichen Feng!

She was very aware that Beichen Feng’s impressiveness was not merely what was documented in his resume but rather his background and status behind the scenes!

Although his glistening resume might appear incredibly impressive to countless ordinary people, for her, Zhao Yuhua, and the Zhao Family, it was nothing notable. If she wished, she could easily have a more dazzling resume without lifting a finger, like postdoctoral fellowships or professorships at Harvard University, Oxford University, and so on.

What everyone did not know was that besides being a professor at Z University, he was also an exceedingly low-profile core member of the contemporary Bei Family, the presumed heir to the family. Moreover, there were rumors that he was also the successor to that mysterious and supreme being at Z University, whom no one had ever seen!

So... to gain his admiration meant what...

It was clear, even if those rumors were false, just being a core member and the next heir of the legitimate Bei Family line was already enough to completely transform an ordinary person’s life!

Xiao Yi was also stunned by Beichen Feng’s words!

Soon, his heart was covered with an indescribable joy. He had always wanted to find an opportunity to communicate with Beichen Feng, but he could never find the right moment. Unexpectedly, today he finally got his chance under such circumstances!

After a while, he managed to calm his excitement, nodded solemnly at Beichen Feng, who had a hint of encouraging gaze, took a deep breath, and walked back to his seat.

In the following time, Xiao Yi’s heart could no longer remain as calm as before, but rather he waited for the class to end with a rare sense of anticipation, thinking about how to seize this opportunity to inquire about some matters concerning the school.

Beichen Feng did not pay attention to Xiao Yi after he returned to his seat, and started teaching the class. Unexpectedly, he did not discuss the problem Xiao Yi had just worked on, but instead, he simply erased the problem and Xiao Yi’s painstakingly written answer with a stroke of chalk, and continued with his previous lecture.

Although the students were astonished, none dared to ask further questions, while a few top students silently rejoiced—fortunately, they had reviewed Xiao Yi’s answer beforehand and memorized his approach, which they could ponder and reconstruct later.

Finally, amidst Xiao Yi’s somewhat anxious wait, the bell signaling the end of the class rang.

Under the envious and jealous gazes of everyone in the classroom, Xiao Yi closely followed Beichen Feng out of the classroom at his gesture.

"You’ve done quite well."

After they left the classroom, Beichen Feng had remained silent, and Xiao Yi did not dare to speak casually. He didn’t even ask where they were headed, simply following silently behind Beichen Feng, maintaining silence until they had both left the academic building and reached a secluded corner. That was when Beichen Feng suddenly stopped and looked at Xiao Yi.

"Thank you, Professor, for your praise."

Xiao Yi was pondering in his mind, also considering where Beichen Feng was taking him and what he might talk about. He did not expect Beichen Feng to suddenly stop and speak those words, which momentarily perplexed him before he cautiously responded.

"You must have reached the Condensation period by now, right?"

Beichen Feng looked at Xiao Yi, whose expression was neither servile nor arrogant but somewhat cautious. He hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Ah?"

Xiao Yi’s expression was stunned again. He had not anticipated that Beichen Feng would suddenly bring up such a topic, and for a moment, he was unable to react.

After a while, he gathered his thoughts, but deep inside, it felt as though a massive wave was surging. He looked at Beichen Feng with a mix of shock and reverence. He was indeed in the Condensation period, a fact known only to himself and a few enemies who had personally crossed hands with him. How could Beichen Feng possibly know about it? (The story continues. If you like this work, feel free to cast your votes on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)