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However, to their surprise, Xu Yan didn't ask simple, basic questions, nor did he ask outrageous, unsolved mystery-level questions. Instead, he combined the knowledge Qin Yu had previously taught with some of his own insights, proposing a question that everyone found extremely tricky and difficult to answer in a short time.

At this, most people, including Qin Yu on stage, were quite startled.

If it were just a somewhat difficult question, it might have been possible that Xu Yan had sought outside help beforehand or found it online.

But the question Xu Yan posed directly combined the knowledge Qin Yu had previously taught with some additional knowledge points that she had expanded upon.

A big shot of Qin Yu's caliber would naturally not rigidly follow the courseware. Even for the same chapter, depending on Qin Yu's mood and other factors that day, the content she taught and the direction of knowledge expansion could differ.

Therefore, it was naturally impossible for Xu Yan to have prepared the question based on Qin Yu's previous lecture videos, and such in-depth courses generally would not easily be leaked to the outside world.

As for remote guidance via online broadcast, thanks to the efforts of the senior students, all such classrooms are equipped with corresponding signal and Mechanical System Spirit Beast detection functions, making it impossible.

So, it could only mean that this junior, who still carried the innocence and vigor of youth and had not been overly 'polluted' by university life, had actually understood what Professor Qin had taught earlier. Not only had he understood it, but he had also combined it with his own understanding to propose a very profound and meaningful question.

No, is this reasonable? Is this Cultivation Studies? If this undergraduate junior can achieve this level, what are they, who only understand a superficial amount, supposed to be?

On the podium, after hearing Xu Yan's question, Qin Yu first paused, then looked at Xu Yan with a gaze mixed with doubt and admiration.

"Your question is very interesting. Hmm, let me think about how to answer you." With that, she fell into thought, and the entire classroom consequently fell silent.

Having already accumulated relevant knowledge, it was just that the angle of Xu Yan's question was somewhat novel, which made her ponder for a while. So, without making Xu Yan wait too long, Qin Yu answered Xu Yan's previous question.

Seeing Xu Yan's enlightened expression after hearing her answer, and the bewildered faces of most of the surrounding students, Qin Yu became interested. Following up on the previous topic, she posed another question to Xu Yan.

After pondering for a while, Xu Yan also answered Qin Yu's question.

Then, the rest of the people in the classroom lost their chance to speak, as Qin Yu and Xu Yan began a question-and-answer, then another question, interactive mode.

The students, who were already only half-understanding, watched the question-and-answer session between the two, which most of them couldn't even interject into, and felt utterly crushed internally.

Damn it, this junior wasn't here to take photos to show off to his relatives and friends; he was here to show off to them, the senior students. He actually knew these things, and quite a lot of them, so much so that he caught the attention of a big shot.

Professor Qin isn't really going to take on an undergraduate student, is she? And one who successfully gained Professor Xu's attention by stepping on them.

Many people thought so.

As the Q&A between the two deepened, Qin Yu's expression slowly shifted from amusement and excitement to discomfort, unwillingness, and a hint of eagerness.

If it was just Xu Yan who had initially asked that question, it might have been because the student himself had good Innate Talent and learned a lot.

However, as the questions deepened, the other party was still able to answer and even had his own unique insights, which could no longer be explained by Innate Talent alone.

This could only mean one thing: the other party was definitely not a 'wild' genius student, but rather one who had been specially taught by a mentor. And to be able to teach him to this extent, the mentor's level was definitely not ordinary; perhaps it was one of those old guys at her same level.

Thinking of this, Qin Yu, who had developed the idea of taking him as a disciple due to Xu Yan's stunning performance, felt very depressed. However, Qin Yu did not stop because of this. Instead, she continued to increase the difficulty while calculating the success rate of her 'poaching' in her mind.

It wasn't until Qin Yu's questions exceeded Xu Yan's knowledge reserves, and Xu Yan proactively stated that he didn't know, that Qin Yu stopped asking questions, to the relief of the other students who had expressions of 'it's finally over'. She then guided Xu Yan to solve the problem that had stumped him earlier.

After doing all this, Qin Yu forcibly suppressed the 'joy of teaching a genius' that had arisen from the previous Q&A, and instead put on an expression of 'going to her doom,' asking about Xu Yan's identity, preparing to decide her next move based on his answer.

"Student, what's your name, and what year are you?"

Xu Yan respectfully replied to the knowledgeable old professor before him:

"Hello, Professor Qin, my name is Xu Yan, a First-year freshman in the Cultivation Department this year."

As soon as Xu Yan's words fell, before Qin Yu could react, the surrounding graduate students exploded.

Even though Xu Yan had an extremely young face, given his previous performance, in their eyes, with such knowledge reserves, he should at least be a fourth-year junior, or even an old hand pretending to be young to 'fish' for reactions.

But you're telling me that this junior, who completely outclassed a group of their graduate students, is actually just a First-year freshman who just enrolled this year?

How can this guy be a first-year? How can a first-year do something like this?

No more playing, there's a bug! Whoever wants to play this broken game, 'Blue Star Online', can play it. A group of people immediately fell into self-isolation because of Xu Yan's single sentence.

Then, Qin Yu, after hearing Xu Yan's self-introduction, twisted the knife further into their already exploding mental state.

"Xu Yan, that name sounds familiar. Cultivation Department First-year freshman...

Oh, I remember now! You're Mo Yi's new young disciple, the one who successively discovered the new form and Monarch Rank form of the Wind Flame Lion King a while ago. I've read your paper; it's very well written. That lucky fellow Mo Yi really got a bargain."