Receiving Rewards, Advancing a Grade!

The Evil Spirit Ye Xuan had encountered was at the First-Order Late Stage, and even among Creator Gods, it counted as a powerful one. Yet even so, it had been instantly slain with a single word by a First-Order Early Stage creature from the Chaotic World.

How could they not be shocked by that?!

Although both the students and teachers wondered whether that First-Order Evil Spirit had been among the weaker ones at the First-Order Late Stage, weak or not, it had genuinely possessed First-Order Late Stage cultivation!

Only Zhang Yuanwu knew what kind of monster he had placed inside. In order to test the potential of the Chaotic World and determine just how powerful that Rule Manifestation creature was, he alone knew the truth.

It was no exaggeration to say that not only Li Dong and Zhou Xingchao—even among the teachers present, if that Evil Spirit had been sent into their worlds, most of them would have fallen to its hands!

That was why he had gone along with Ye Xuan's extortion. Aside from his appreciation for him, he had wanted to test just how powerful that Rule Manifestation creature truly was!

"Is this the power of a Rule Creature?!"

Though he had not truly managed to test its limits, Zhang Yuanwu was still shocked beyond words.

At that moment, Zhang Yuanwu seemed to see a White-Robed Youth standing at the pinnacle of the planet, perhaps even at the pinnacle of all Great Xia Country.

At that moment, within Chaos.

The Creation Godfiend returned beneath the World-Creating Azure Lotus and sat cross-legged once more, comprehending its Great Dao.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan, dressed in white, returned his consciousness to reality.

"Hey, you two finished too?"

Seeing the two of them standing beside him and staring at him in stunned silence, Ye Xuan could not help but laugh.

Gulp.

Li Dong swallowed hard and said in shock, "Too strong..."

Zhou Xingchao nodded frantically and muttered, "Yeah, too strong..."

"Hey, you two, have you gone dumb?!"

Although it felt nice to hear their sincere praise, Ye Xuan still shook the two students. They could be considered the two strongest people in his year, so getting to know them would not hurt.

Well, the strongest two aside from himself.

"Ah! Ahem, it's the big shot! Hello, big shot, my name is Li Dong. My world is a Profound Fantasy World, a Human Race World!" Li Dong came back to his senses. Seeing Ye Xuan looking at him and recalling his embarrassing display just now, he felt somewhat awkward.

"My name is Zhou Xingchao. My world is the Magic Elemental World. I'm very glad to be standing beside you!" Although Zhou Xingchao had also been captivated just now, he was clearly much more open. He directly extended his right hand.

Ye Xuan shook their hands and nodded. "My name is Ye Xuan. As for my world, you've probably both heard of it!"

"Haha, of course! Your name and world have already spread everywhere. You actually turned a Waste World into a Divine Kingdom—I truly worship you!" Zhou Xingchao said happily, flattering him.

"Same here! I worship you, big shot!"

Li Dong said excitedly.

Ye Xuan was clearly a little embarrassed by their praise. "Ahem, no need to call me a big shot. Just call me by my name!"

He had grown accustomed to teachers' praise and his classmates' envious, jealous gazes. Over this period, he had also received plenty of gossip and ridicule, but none of that meant much to him. He had long since gotten used to it.

Only the sincere face-to-face praise from his classmates made him feel somewhat embarrassed. Fortunately, he quickly suppressed that feeling.

"Congratulations, you three. You will each receive twenty God Source. Well, I wish you all the best and hope you go even farther on your future paths!"

This time, it was not just Principal Zhang Yuanwu's voice that came from the sky. He himself also appeared before Ye Xuan and the other two.

At the same time, he transmitted through Divine Sense, "Kid, I'll make up the other five God Source for you, but don't mention it yet!"

Then, after seeing Ye Xuan smile and nod, he happily distributed the God Source to Ye Xuan, Li Dong, and Zhou Xingchao.

"Thank you, Principal!"

The three thanked him.

Zhang Yuanwu nodded in satisfaction before asking, "Do the three of you have any plans? Will you advance to Third Year, or remain in Second Year for another year before entering Third Year next year?"

Whether they advanced a grade or not would have a significant impact on their future development.

If they advanced, they would enter Third Year early. Although they would lose a month of cultivation time, they would also take the College Entrance Examination a year earlier. One year might not amount to much for Creator Gods.

However, entering university earlier would grant them access to more cultivation resources. As the saying went, one step ahead meant every step ahead, allowing them to leave their peers far behind.

Naturally, only those with immense confidence in themselves would make such a choice.

After all, once they entered Third Year, they would soon face the College Entrance Examination. If their grades were poor and they entered an ordinary university, they would likely fall behind...

Thus, completing Second Year first would give them nearly another year to prepare. Though it would cost them a year compared to advancing directly to Third Year, it would likewise grant them another year of preparation.

"I want to advance!"

Ye Xuan answered without hesitation.

He possessed the Chaotic World, whose Potential was limitless. Naturally, he intended to gain resources sooner and become stronger sooner. To him, spending another year in Second Year would be no different from wasting time. He was determined to enter one of the Five Great Academies.

"I want to advance too!" After considering it for a moment, Zhou Xingchao followed suit.

Although his Potential was not especially high, it would still be good to obtain resources early, reach his limit, and then seek other opportunities.

"I'll advance too!"

After thinking for a while, Li Dong also decided to advance. He had originally been somewhat hesitant, but encouraged by Ye Xuan and Zhou Xingchao, he made up his mind.

Seeing that all three had made their choice, Zhang Yuanwu nodded. "Good! Based on the talent you've displayed, I'll place you in classes suited to you!"

In Third Year, teachers rarely taught classes anymore, because the students' strength was not much weaker than the teachers'. Even when lectures were given, they were usually large lectures taught by department heads.

Department heads were all Second Order Creator Gods. Whenever they lectured, they taught large numbers of classes at once—for example, all the Genius Classes in Third Year, or all the Key Classes in Third Year.

As for the Regular Classes in Third Year, they had no department heads teaching them.

Key Classes received a lesson once every semester, while Genius Classes received one once every month.

As for the Direct Ascension Classes, each year usually had only a few students. Those students generally did nothing but cultivate and receive daily guidance from the department heads personally assigned to them.

The department heads taught from their own experience about deepening the development of a Divine Kingdom, as well as how to pioneer new directions for development.

Aside from differences in instruction, the more highly valued a Third Year class was, the more cultivation resources it received.