Wei Shu looked at Dongfang Hou, a quiet sigh escaping his heart.
Had the man only been at the Mid-stage of Qi Gathering, he might have felt a spark of jealousy, thinking that one day he could close the gap. But now that his peer had already reached the Late-stage of Qi Gathering, such rapid progress left him feeling utterly powerless. There was no longer any desire to compete; he could only look up at him, much like a mortal gazing at a Saint, wondering how far he would go and what heights he might eventually reach.
"How many years have we been in the academy? There must be over a dozen classes of juniors who look up to us now. Yet, this junior—who has only just reached the Late-stage of Qi Gathering—has already caught up to us. If he ascends to the Void Life stage before we do, where will we hide our faces?"
Chapter 832