The girl standing before Bai Qi was Bai Ta.
Despite Bai Ta's young age, her inner strength was considerable.
Not to mention Bai Ta's affinity for magic and her super learning ability, her instant teleportation skill alone surpassed that of countless others.
Bai Ta's instant teleportation ability could be considered an unexpected gain, a fortunate accident.
Back then, to power Bai Ta quickly, the Cosmic Cube was used to supply her energy. The Cosmic Cube stored the Space Gem, which, by chance, granted Bai Ta the ability to teleport instantly.
Of course, Bai Ta's instant teleportation still had significant limitations. The first was that although Bai Ta could use it multiple times, each use was limited to a range of one hundred meters. The second was that the destination of the teleportation had to be within Bai Ta's line of sight.
"Hmph, smelly Daddy, always bullying me."
Breaking free from Bai Qi's grasp, Bai Ta teleported instantly to a spot two meters away from Bai Qi, her cheeks puffed out in annoyance.
"Smelly Daddy, you always make me study and never play with me."
Bai Qi was also quite vexed by Bai Ta's complaints. He had a lot of things to do, and he had rushed over immediately after dealing with the world fragments, not even having sat down. However, Bai Qi obviously couldn't treat his daughter as roughly as he did Yong Huo.
With no other choice, Bai Qi forced a smile and said, "Alright, alright, it's Dad's... Daddy's fault. Daddy promises, in one week, Daddy will take you out to play."
Honestly speaking, the word "Daddy" felt awkward for Bai Qi. In his previous life, he hadn't even graduated from college. In both lives combined, he hadn't even been in a relationship. Now, he suddenly had a daughter, and with Yong Huo, he had both a son and a daughter.
"Really?"
Upon hearing Bai Qi promise to take her out to play, Bai Ta's expression instantly changed. She teleported to Bai Qi's side, hugged him, and said with a beaming smile, "I knew Father would treat me the best."
Uh...
Her change of tune was truly rapid. Just moments ago, she was calling him "smelly Daddy," and as soon as he mentioned going out to play, she changed her address to "Father."
"Of course," Bai Qi said, stroking Bai Ta's head. "But if I find out you're not studying properly, or if you make a fuss like today, or if you don't meet my requirements, don't even think about playing. I will personally supervise your studies."
"Don't worry, Daddy, Bai Ta will definitely not disappoint you."
With that, she instantly teleported to the desk, picked up a magic book, and pretended to read. However, Bai Qi noticed that Bai Ta was holding the book upside down, and he had no idea what she was actually looking at.
Bai Qi shook his head helplessly and signaled to Dao Long. The two of them entered the adjacent room one after the other, and after closing the door, Bai Qi began to inquire about Bai Ta's learning progress during this period.
Dao Long spoke directly, "Bai Ta has great talent. It can even be said that her talent in magic is the highest among everyone I have ever seen. She can learn many difficult spells just by looking at them a few times. Such a terrifying learning ability is absolutely unprecedented."
Bai Qi waved his hand, interrupting Dao Long's report.
"I don't just want to hear about these things. Her talent is a given. I want to know what problems Bai Ta has."
Dao Long pondered for a moment and said, "If there are problems, there are indeed some. Bai Ta is too fond of playing. Because of her exceptional talent, she is very impetuous in her actions. Also, she is too kind."
Indeed, in Dao Long's eyes, kindness was also a problem. After all, Bai Ta was destined to govern the main world in the future. Kindness and mercy would affect her judgment, thereby causing immeasurable damage to the main world.
Bai Qi nodded upon hearing this. "I understand. As Bai Ta's teacher, you need to pay more attention to these aspects. In a week, I will take her to another world. Perhaps it will be of some help to her growth."
After speaking, Bai Qi looked towards the door and waved his hand. The door opened rapidly, and Bai Ta, who was eavesdropping by the door, didn't react in time and fell to the ground with her limbs splayed.
Bai Qi walked forward, showing no intention of helping the fallen Bai Ta up.
Unable to do anything, Bai Ta, who had intended to act cute and charming, had to get up on her own, brush off the dust from her clothes, and lowered her head, not daring to meet Bai Qi's gaze.
Bai Qi looked at Bai Ta and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
"No, I shouldn't have eavesdropped on your conversation."
"Sigh," Bai Qi shook his head helplessly. "It seems you still don't know what you did wrong."
"As a mage, and with the special ability of instant teleportation, you have many ways to eavesdrop on our conversation, yet you chose the most foolish one."
"You are destined to become a ruler, and your actions will have a profound impact on this world. Therefore, you must think thrice before acting."
Bai Ta pouted. "Father, you always say I will become a ruler and protect this world, but what ruler spends all day confined to a room studying, and being managed by an old man?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at Dao Long beside her.
*Bang!*
"Ouch! Daddy, what are you doing?"
As soon as Bai Ta finished speaking, Bai Qi flicked her forehead mercilessly.
"What do you mean 'old man'? This is your teacher. You must respect your teacher."
"What?" Bai Ta rubbed her reddened forehead and said indignantly, "Teacher or not, when it comes down to it, it's still about who has the stronger fist."
Bai Qi didn't get angry upon hearing this. He looked at Dao Long, whose face had already darkened, and said, "Dao Long, it seems your student doesn't have much respect for you. Why don't you spar?"
"Of course, as a teacher, I must also show my strength."
"Old man, you said it yourself. Don't go back on your word and cry later."
With both sides agreeing, they arrived at the academy plaza under Bai Qi's lead.
Upon hearing that the Dean was going to personally spar, such a rare match instantly drew the attention of many students and teachers.
"Who is that girl who's going to spar with the Dean?"
"Don't know? Hey, do you know?"
"Don't know, it's my first time seeing her, but anyone who dares to challenge the Dean is likely not to be trifled with."
Dao Long's strength was well-known to all the students as the Dean of the academy. However, for Bai Ta, whom many saw for the first time, quite a few doubted her strength. Some even thought she was just an ignorant little girl who didn't know her limits and would be severely taught a lesson by the Dean this time.
After the two took their positions, Dao Long glanced at Bai Qi not far away, then at Bai Ta before him, and a slight smile played on his lips. With the Holy Lord present, he could finally let loose and go all out.
To be honest, Dao Long had been looking forward to such a battle for a long time.
During his time at the academy, Dao Long could feel that his strength had significantly improved, and his dark magic had also made considerable progress. This was the perfect opportunity to test it out.