John went through the mission list from top to bottom and quickly formed a clear understanding of Skyvault Consortium’s mission system.

The urgent mission tab offered the richest rewards, but the entry requirements were equally extreme—either terrifying risk or strict conditions.

The first mission, [Hunt], required a High God-level starting point. The second, [Teaching], had no level restriction but required a special "transmission-type" talent. Neither was suitable for him.

The one that truly matched his current situation was the third option.

"Astral Evolution Academy... teaching..."

"The rewards aren’t stingy at all."

John’s brows twitched slightly. His instincts told him there was more to this than it seemed.

Through his divine sense, he briefly communicated with several senior members—and indeed uncovered the hidden details.

Astral Evolution Academy was a talent cultivation institution directly under Skyvault Consortium. Its students had special identities: many of them had their potential and destiny calculated by powerful Consortium experts before they were even born. These experts then began investing rare resources into them while they were still in their mothers’ wombs.

These geniuses, born with an overwhelming head start, grew up under near-limitless resource allocation. Even so, they were still divided into strict ranks:

A-Class stood at the top of the pyramid, with the most outstanding talent and strength.

B and C classes were mid-tier.

D-Class was the lowest.

A teacher’s reward was directly tied to their students’ improvement results.

The problem was that these students already had elite foundations and near-equal gaps between them. Pushing them even slightly higher was extremely difficult.

As a result, the teaching staff collectively gave up on D-Class assignments.

Over time, D-Class was left without instructors.

Astral Evolution Academy had no choice but to offer heavy rewards and keep this recruitment mission permanently posted in the urgent task list.

After understanding the situation, John’s lips curled into a faint smile.

"The greater the risk, the higher the reward."

"If I want to gather 1.5 million points within ten days..."

"There’s no better mission than this."

He only needed to raise the overall D-Class students to A-Class level.

As for how to do it, John already had a plan.

He then contacted the other three members of Valhalla and had them accept the mission as well.

Using the navigation system within the Skyvault Token, John quickly arrived at Astral Evolution Academy.

He was received by two Deputy Headmasters, both at Peak God King level. It was said that the Headmaster himself was a Sovereign Rank existence.

After hearing John’s intention, both men’s expressions became subtly strange.

"This is absurd," the left Deputy Headmaster frowned, his gaze full of doubt. "Since the founding of Astral Evolution Academy, we have never hired a demigod-level instructor!"

He knew that anyone who could obtain a golden Skyvault Token as a mere demigod was certainly not ordinary—but in a God King’s eyes, demigods were still just immature cubs.

The right Deputy Headmaster smiled to ease the tension.

"But no High God-level instructors are willing to teach D-Class either... something is better than nothing."

The left Deputy Headmaster sighed.

"Fine. Let them try."

Then he looked at John.

"John, how confident are you?"

"Confident in what?" John asked.

"Bringing up the overall strength of D-Class. You don’t need all students to reach C-Class—if even one or two improve, it counts as success."

"Oh?" John said calmly. "That requirement is rather low."

"What I’m thinking is... bringing the entire D-Class up to A-Class level."

Both Deputy Headmasters froze.

After a brief silence, they exchanged glances and slowly nodded.

"Young people should have ambition," the left Deputy Headmaster said with a hint of approval. "We hope you truly have the ability to match your words."

It is good for young people to be arrogant—at least it means they still have drive.

"You four will each be responsible for one D-Class sub-class."

"In five days, the academy competition will begin. Time is tight."

"If you can help at least half of the D-Class students break through within five days, you will receive the highest reward of one million points per person."

John simply nodded.

He had already heard of the academy competition.

The four tiers—A, B, C, and D—each contained several subclasses. The competition started from D-Class upward. Winners advanced and gained better resources; losers were demoted and lost privileges.

The strong became stronger. The weak became weaker.

Before John and his team officially reported, news of them had already spread throughout the entire Astral Evolution Academy.

"Let demigods teach High God candidates? This is ridiculous!"

A serving High God-level instructor sneered after hearing the news.

"In my opinion, they might as well abolish D-Class entirely."

"That John managed to obtain a golden Skyvault Token as a demigod—he probably has some ability," another instructor said calmly. "Let’s wait five days and see."

"You’re actually confident in those demigods?"

"Not really," the man chuckled. "I just want some entertainment. Teaching has been too dull lately. I’ll be transferred to another universe soon anyway—might as well watch a good show before I leave."

Most instructors treated the matter as a spectacle. A few complaints existed, but they were aimed at the system itself, not John’s group.

Interest within the academy quickly rose.

"So there are four new instructors for D-Class, have you heard?" a B-Class instructor whispered.

"People actually dare to take that job?" his colleague asked. "High God rank?"

"None. All four are demigods."

"Demigods teaching D-Class? That class is finished."

C-Class instructors laughed outright.

"Four demigods... how did they even get approved?"

"Forget it. In five days, expecting D-Class to rise is basically a joke."

D-Class, Subclass 1

John was assigned to teach Subclass 1, located in a standalone pavilion.

There were only three students in the class.

All three had never achieved a single promotion since entering D-Class.

They had long settled into a relaxed mindset—skilled at coasting through academy life.

"So a new teacher is coming today?"

A young High God candidate named Rein leaned against the window casually.

"Apparently a demigod," Ayla replied with curiosity.

"A demigod teaching us?" Kaine flexed his fingers and smiled. "Even if we’re at the bottom of the academy, dealing with a normal demigod is still easy enough."