With the end of the year approaching, Hans's teaching pace slowed down, and all the students reduced their training time to normal, as they enjoyed the last few days before the end of the Academy's first year.
Also, the fact that Hans would leave the Academy became widely known, and both the students and the teachers tried their best to spend some time with him.
He was so busy that he didn't even have time to read or meditate.
"Hey, Hans.
When are you going to form your eighth circle? It's been more than three months since your advancement to the seventh tier, don't you think your growing pace has slowed down a little?"
"Sigh… I've been really busy these last few days, but I'll break through in two days, after returning to Chicago"
"Chicago? What's that?"
"It's a city I've been living in for the past few years…
Well… technically, it's almost been a year since I've stopped living there.