Synopsis

The chapter introduces an instructor workshop where academies vie for recognition, focusing on a high-stakes bet between the Azure Dragon Academy and the Vermillion Bird Academy. The Namgoong Clan patriarchs discuss the potential contenders, including the Azure Dragon's new instructor, Baek Suryong, whom they surprisingly praise. The chapter concludes with the patriarch being challenged by his son, who refuses to leave the Azure Dragon Academy despite the patriarch's wishes, hinting at an impending conflict.