Ever since Yu Xiaogang had arrived at Notting Academy, he had never been humiliated like this before. Gritting his teeth, he said,
"A Soul Master like you who bullies others by relying on your power—no matter how great your talent is, you'll never go far."
"Don't worry. Once I leave here, I'll only live better."
"After all, true geniuses are bestowed with supreme glory from the day they are born."
After realizing he seemed to have said too much, Duan Yu patted Yu Xiaogang's face again.
"Look at me, why am I even saying so much to you? You're not a genius. I'm afraid you won't understand even if you spend your entire life trying."
After Duan Yu finished speaking and withdrew his pressure, Yu Xiaogang got to his feet and furiously cursed in the direction Duan Yu had left.
However, Duan Yu had long since departed. The only people left in the classroom were the remaining students, who looked at Yu Xiaogang strangely.
They said nothing, yet it felt as though they had said everything.
After tearing into Yu Xiaogang, Duan Yu headed straight to the office of Li Weisi, the director of Notting Academy.
"Hey, Xiao Yu, what brings you here?"
When Li Weisi saw someone enter without knocking, he had been about to get angry. But upon looking up and seeing that it was Duan Yu, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
Facing Li Weisi, Duan Yu smiled, nodded, and said, "Director, I want to withdraw from the academy."
"Sure."
Li Weisi agreed reflexively. The next second, after realizing what Duan Yu had said, his eyes widened as he stared at him in disbelief.
"Withdraw? Why do you suddenly want to withdraw?"
"Did that idiot Yu Xiaogang start bothering your cultivation again? Xiao Yu, if that's the case, I'll just throw him out. There's absolutely no need for you to withdraw."
Duan Yu shook his head. "Although that idiot Yu Xiaogang is part of the reason, the bigger reason is that there's nothing more this place can teach me."
"I've decided to go take a look around the Heaven Dou Empire. I think it should be my next stop."
Li Weisi was still somewhat unwilling to accept it.
"But isn't that too early? You're only nine years old. You can wait a few more years."
"It's not early. I'm already level 29. I need more resources, and those are things the academy can't provide me right now."
Li Weisi froze for a moment before finally realizing it. That was right—a nine-year-old at level 29 was one of the greatest geniuses on the entire Douluo Continent.
With more cultivation resources, Duan Yu would definitely become a Title Douluo in the future.
Li Weisi sighed, took out a bag of gold soul coins from a drawer, and pushed it in front of Duan Yu.
"Fine. Since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you. A minor director like me doesn't have any connections over there who can look after you. Take these gold soul coins with you."
Looking at the gold soul coins before him, Duan Yu said, "Director, I can't accept these."
Li Weisi's mouth twitched. "Take them properly. When you get to Heaven Dou City, dress yourself up a little. Look at what you're wearing now."
Only after Li Weisi's reminder did Duan Yu notice that he was indeed dressed rather plainly.
Duan Yu did not refuse again. He stuffed the bag of gold soul coins into his pocket and turned to leave, but before doing so, he left behind one sentence.
"Don't worry, Director. Once my name shakes the continent, I definitely won't forget the academy."
After Duan Yu submitted his request to withdraw and leave the academy to Li Weisi, Li Weisi handled it that very day.
What annoyed Duan Yu, however, was this.
Just as he was about to leave the academy, he happened to run into Yu Xiaogang and that little punk who had just obtained his first soul ring.
Duan Yu had no intention of paying them any attention. He ignored them both and walked straight ahead.
"Duan Yu."
It was Yu Xiaogang's voice.
Duan Yu glanced at him but ignored him and continued walking forward.
"Duan Yu! I'm talking to you! Stop right there!"
Yu Xiaogang glared furiously at Duan Yu. "As long as you apologize now, I can let go of what you said to me this morning."
"Heh."
Duan Yu sneered. "Apologize to you? What the hell are you supposed to be? What makes you worthy of my apology?"
"A level 29 trash theory master—where did you get the nerve?"
"What did you say?"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes reddened as he glared at Duan Yu. What he hated most in his life was people bringing up his level 29, yet people were always talking about it behind his back.
It would have been one thing if others said it, but now even a nine-year-old child was using it against him.
Yu Xiaogang could no longer endure it. He released his martial soul, and his soul power erupted in that instant, completely forgetting that he was no match for Duan Yu at all.
"A fart like thunder, shaking heaven and splitting earth—Luo Sanpao!"
Luo Sanpao launched itself from Yu Xiaogang's side. Its massive body lunged toward Duan Yu.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's actions, Duan Yu frowned.
What a disgusting soul skill.
Duan Yu released his Spatial Dragon King martial soul. Two soul rings pulsed beneath his feet.
"First soul skill, Spatial Rift."
With a flash of silver light, Duan Yu appeared elsewhere. At the same time, countless fragmented spaces swallowed Luo Sanpao and sealed it within an alternate dimension.
Tang San reacted far faster than Yu Xiaogang. The moment he saw the yellow and purple soul rings rising beneath Duan Yu's feet, soul rings far beyond his teacher's, he had already begun waiting for an opportunity to strike.
"First soul skill, Blue Silver Binding!"
Countless stalks of Blue Silver Grass emerged from the shadows, closing in on Duan Yu from both sides.
At the same time, Tang San's hidden weapons came flying one after another, clearly intending to kill Duan Yu.
Duan Yu had noticed Tang San long ago. He simply had not cared.
What threat could a piece of trash Blue Silver Grass that had only just obtained its first soul ring pose to him?
In the end, Tang San was merely a little piece of trash that had yet to grow into a great piece of trash.
Still, for a little piece of trash to dare attack him, it seemed Tang San had been poisoned badly by the Datura Snake and had yet to recover.
Duan Yu stood still, allowing the Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons to come at him.
The instant the countless stalks of Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons drew near Duan Yu, silver light blazed from his body, swallowing them all into the alternate dimension.
The next second, Yu Xiaogang, who had been standing there perfectly fine, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Teacher!"
Before Tang San could even be shocked that Duan Yu was completely unharmed, he saw his teacher suddenly suffer severe injuries.
He hurried over and supported Yu Xiaogang. "Teacher, what's wrong?"
Yu Xiaogang clutched his chest and said haltingly, "Mar... martial soul."
Tang San turned around and glared at Duan Yu. "What did you do to my teacher?"
"Your teacher ended up like this thanks to you."
Duan Yu looked at him calmly. "If you weren't so capable, your teacher wouldn't have suffered such serious injuries."
After saying that, Duan Yu lightly flicked a finger. A spatial crack appeared, and Luo Sanpao was thrown straight out of it.
However, Luo Sanpao, which had been completely unharmed when it was sucked into the alternate dimension, was now covered in Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons when it returned.
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