All was back to normal in the outside world by the time Bai Yunfei and Xiao Qi exited from the Core World into the real world. Neither of the two knew just how many people their little implosion of energy had brought to the courtyards the night before.

The first one to greet the two was Long Lan who came out from his room almost at the same exact time the two came out from the Core World. Impatiently, he asked, “Yunfei, Xiao Qi, have you two…advanced a stage?”

Xiao Qi nodded his head excitedly on top of Bai Yunfei’s shoulder. “Obviously, hehe…I’m a mid-stage class seven now. Xiao Lan…you’re always going to be one step behind me!”

The earlier part of Xiao Qi’s statement excited Long Lan when he heard it, but the later half deflated that excitement with just about the same abruptness of a needle poking a balloon apart. 

“I’m not a freak of nature like you. Your way of getting stronger is a ...