It's easy to say good things about Karna—his looks, how he treats people, and his calm personality. There's nothing to complain about.
And in this world where strength matters most, his talent makes him stand out even more.
If someone ever says, "Nothing in the world is perfect," you could mention Karna as an example to prove them wrong.
But no matter how great Karna may be in every other way... this is Douluo Continent, and more importantly, Tiandou Royal Academy—a school full of nobles.
Here, identity matters.
Even if Karna has no flaws elsewhere, there's one thing people won't ignore—his background.
Tiandou Royal Academy, despite its name, is basically a noble school.
Here, money and looks are just surface stuff. What really counts is your family name and status.
Commoners are already looked down upon. So imagine their reaction to someone like a coachman's son.
It's not that different from how our Indian society once was.
For these noble kids, waking up and realizing they have to study beside a coachman's son is too much.
At first, they held back because Prince Xue Qinghe supported Karna, so no one dared to say anything.
But now, they've found someone else backing them—so they're starting to make moves behind the scenes.
They can't openly cause trouble, but they can try to isolate Karna or mock his background quietly.
Once Karna shows just how talented he really is, people will get jealous, and more will join in.
You might ask: "Would noble students really act that childish?"
Well, think back to the original story. When Shrek Academy tried to join Tiandou Royal Academy, only Ning Rongrong's identity was known—and even then, the students looked down on them.
Just being from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wasn't enough.
Now imagine Karna, who doesn't have any noble title at all. His identity is even "lower" than a coachman's son in their eyes.
So it's no surprise—a storm is coming.
Of course, Karna doesn't know any of this yet.
Even if it had been the real Xue Qinghe, he might've noticed what was going on.
But this Xue Qinghe is not the original, so he doesn't know much about how Tiandou Royal Academy works.
He just wanted to give Karna a nice outfit so he could enter the school proudly.
But Karna refused.
He said,
"These clothes were bought with my father's hard work. There's nothing to be ashamed of. I don't need to hide it."
After hearing that, Xue Qinghe saw the honesty in Karna's eyes and gave up trying to change his mind.
Instead, he respected Karna more and even had an idea—to create school uniforms for everyone.
That way, everyone would wear the same clothes.
"Let's see how you refuse this one, Karna!" Xue Qinghe thought.
Maybe it was a little petty, but that's how he felt.
At the moment, Karna was still wearing his own clothes. His father, Suduo, had saved up and bought him a brand-new outfit for this day—even though Karna didn't want him to.
But in the eyes of the rich noble kids, this new outfit looked plain and simple.
They didn't show it because of the prince, but deep inside, they had their own thoughts.
Later, Karna was led to the area made just for them. He politely said, "Thank you."
The teacher who showed him the way was surprised.
He wasn't used to students being so polite.
Karna looked around the fancy training ground and felt calm. He didn't feel jealous or out of place.
He walked inside and soon saw a figure on the training field.
"Hey, Siegfried, listen to me..."
Dugu Yan, like a little bird, was talking non-stop.
But Siegfried, who was usually quiet, turned around suddenly when he sensed something.
Their eyes met—two white-haired boys.
They could feel it right away:
"This guy is strong."
"Hey, Siegfried! Were you listening? Don't get distracted!"
Dugu Yan pouted when she saw him spacing out.
"Ah—sorry, I got distracted," Siegfried said, his usual response.
So, the two boys who would become rivals—and teammates—met for the first time.
Dugu Yan, who had no real friends growing up, had always been approached because of her famous grandfather.
Now that she finally had a friend she could talk to, she didn't hold anything back.
Soon, everyone from the special group had arrived.
Just then, a young man in his twenties walked in.
"Looks like everyone's here."
He looked around and said,
"Hi everyone. I'm Qin Ming. From now on, I'll be your teacher. I hope we can learn a lot from each other!"
He smiled warmly as he introduced himself.
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