An Impossible Record to Break

The Dean gave a bitter smile. "Ye Yu, the academy can't produce that much money all at once right now. We can take out six hundred Gold Soul Coins at most. Can we pay the rest in installments?"

Ye Yu said, "That's what the academy rules say. They don't mention paying in installments, do they? Isn't it supposed to be paid in full before the student leaves?"

The Dean looked very troubled. "I really do want to pay it all at once, but I honestly can't take out that much. If I could, I would definitely give it to you. The key is that we truly never expected someone to graduate in less than a day. Even graduating in one year was something we never imagined. We thought it was impossible."

In his heart, the Dean very much wanted to give all one thousand one hundred Gold Soul Coins to Ye Yu at once. Awakening his martial soul at six, then becoming a twenty-first-rank Soul Grandmaster at six—this was simply unbelievable, enough to shock the world. The Dean was certain Ye Yu would be extraordinary in the future. Although he had a Waste Martial Soul, he had already heard that Ye Yu's physique was anything but ordinary. Perhaps Ye Yu really would make a name for himself someday.

Naturally, the Dean very much wanted to establish a connection with Ye Yu. Paying everything in full at once would also leave Ye Yu with a good impression. Then, after thirty or forty years, if Ye Yu became a Soul Douluo, Nuoding Academy would also become famous. He believed that when the time came, children wanting to study at Nuoding would come in an endless stream.

So the Dean truly wanted to pay in full at once, but one thousand one hundred Gold Soul Coins was a considerable fortune even for a noble family. The academy could not take out that much all at once.

Ye Yu also felt that the Dean truly could only take out this much for now, so he nodded and said, "All right, then give me six hundred Gold Soul Coins first. How long will it take to pay off the rest?"

The Dean said solemnly, "The remaining six hundred Gold Soul Coins will be paid off in six months. Every month, I'll send you one hundred. When the time comes, I'll personally go to Nuoding Intermediate Academy to find you and deliver it into your hands. Um..."

The Dean was somewhat anxious, nervous, and expectant. "Student Ye Yu, after you graduate, you'll be entering Nuoding Intermediate Academy, right?"

"Mm, yes. Noble academies aren't suitable for me. Most of the people there are arrogant and tyrannical second-generation heirs."

"That's good." The Dean was extremely excited and happy in his heart, and he let out a long breath.

"Wait here for me a moment. I'll go to the treasury and get the money right now."

The Dean left at his fastest speed. Before long, he came back carrying a large, heavy bag. After he opened it, inside were stacks upon stacks of glittering Gold Soul Coins.

The Dean did not feel pained in the slightest. He believed that, several years later, the return would definitely exceed the value of these Gold Soul Coins.

Ye Yu accepted them without ceremony, took the graduation certificate and the enrollment certificate for Nuoding Intermediate Academy, and left.

Afterward, the Dean quickly left the academy and headed to Nuoding Intermediate Academy to look for the Dean of the intermediate academy. He wanted to tell the intermediate academy's Dean about this and have him focus on nurturing Ye Yu, satisfying all his requests and conditions when the time came.

The Dean of the intermediate academy was also friends with Master. He was a rank 42 Soul Ancestor, around fifty years old, and was called Ma Yun.

After Dean Ma Yun learned of it, he was also extremely shocked and asked the reason. The Dean shook his head. "He didn't say, and I didn't ask too much."

"Mm. Since Ye Yu graduated from the school, the students will definitely find out. You need to issue a notice: no student may reveal this news to the outside. Otherwise, they'll be expelled and unable to enter the academies in nearby cities."

"Mm, understood."

They would not allow this matter to spread outside the academy and planned to monopolize the information. Otherwise, once it spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and then out of Nuoding City, other academies would come to poach him. Although Ye Yu was already their Nuoding student, if a noble academy forcibly demanded him, they had no confidence that they could completely keep Ye Yu.

At this moment, Ye Yu, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and Xiao Lizi went to the cafeteria to eat.

Ye Yu was about to leave Nuoding Junior Academy. They would have to part for a short while, so they planned to go to the cafeteria for a meal together.

As for Xiao Shunzi, he had it a little harder. He was responsible for cleaning the areas that Ye Yu and the others had been assigned to clean.

When they arrived at the first-floor cafeteria, Ye Yu said, "Order whatever you want."

Wang Sheng's eyes showed worship as he remembered something: the scholarship.

"Boss, did you get the scholarship? How much? Could it be one thousand one hundred Gold Soul Coins?"

"One thousand one hundred Gold Soul Coins. The school couldn't take out that much, so they gave me six hundred Gold Soul Coins first."

"Wow!"

Immediately, Wang Sheng's and Xiao Lizi's eyes lit up, shining like stars. Xiao Wu was also excited.

Xiao Wu exclaimed, "Brother Yu is so rich now. Then I'm going to have a huge feast today."

Xiao Wu hopped happily off to pick out delicacies. Tang San and the others soon began choosing whatever they wanted too. Even if they ate the most expensive and best food, the five of them would spend two Gold Soul Coins at most.

Soon, the table was filled with fish, meat, and all kinds of delicacies. Ye Yu and the others first raised their cups and clinked them, using tea in place of wine.

"Boss, I can't bear to part with you. Although we've only known each other for a day, my admiration for you is already like..."

"Stop." Ye Yu cut off Wang Sheng's words and comforted him, "It's only a short separation. I'll be waiting for you all at Nuoding Intermediate Academy."

"Mm, I'll cultivate even harder!" Wang Sheng was extremely determined.

Tang San and Xiao Wu nodded. Thinking of it this way, they did not feel so reluctant, since both of them felt that becoming Soul Grand Masters would happen very quickly.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Tang San and the others walked out of the cafeteria while burping.

Just then, Xiao Shunzi hurried over nervously and said, "Boss, Rong Yao called over his cousin Wang Zhe, the third-year boss. He's looking for Brother Yu and said he's going to beat Brother Yu up badly."

"That so? I thought it was something serious." Ye Yu did not take it to heart at all.

At this moment, Wang Zhe and Rong Yao approached the cafeteria from the distance. They had gone to the dormitory earlier, but had not found Ye Yu. After asking around, they learned he had gone to the cafeteria.

As the two walked, they cursed.

"Rong Yao, how do you want to deal with him later?"

"Brother, after you defeat him, I'm going to beat him up and stomp on him hard! Then he'll apologize to me."

Rong Yao grew furious when he remembered what had happened earlier. Ye Yu had sent him flying with one punch, causing him to lose all face. He no longer had any authority at all in Class Four.

"We're almost at the cafeteria. Once we find him, we must make him regr—"

Before Rong Yao could say the word "regret," his voice suddenly stopped short. Because a public announcement rang out across the campus.

"All students, attention. The graduation record has been broken, and a new record has been born. Everyone may go to the notice board to view it."

Immediately, Wang Zhe froze. The record had been broken? How could that be? Who was it?

"How is that possible?" Wang Zhe frowned deeply.

"Brother, someone in third year graduated?" Rong Yao was astonished too.

Wang Zhe shook his head. "That's impossible. My Soul Power is the strongest in third year. If anyone's about to break the record, it should be me."

Wang Zhe could hardly believe it. He rushed toward the noticeboard not far away, with Rong Yao following close behind him.

At that moment, quite a few people had gathered there. They stared at the announcement, eyes wide and mouths hanging open, rooted to the spot in a daze. Even Wang Zhe and Rong Yao were the same.

Because the new record holder listed on the announcement was Ye Yu!

New record creator: Ye Yu! As verified by the principal, he is already a rank twenty-one Great Soul Master and possesses a Great Soul Master Badge. Student Ye Yu graduated less than a day after arriving at the academy, setting a new record—as well as a record that no one will ever be able to break! (Warning: No student or teacher may spread this matter outside. Violators will be expelled and barred from entering any academy in the nearby cities.)

Everyone was stunned. How was this possible?

They found it unbelievable, yet they had no choice but to believe it. The Dean had personally verified it, and there was also the Great Soul Master Badge. It couldn't be fake, and no one would dare impersonate one.

Wang Zhe froze. He had originally thought he would graduate in two years, creating a new record, an unbreakable record. But now, a record of graduating in less than a day had actually appeared! This was the real record no one could break! Compared to graduating in a day, his graduating in two years counted for jack shit!

Just then, Ye Yu's group of five arrived.

Ye Yu quickly found Rong Yao. He was easy to spot, after all, with that head of red hair.

"You're Wang Zhe, right? I heard you wanted to avenge your cousin and teach me a lesson?"

Ye Yu's words made Wang Zhe's body tremble violently.

Rong Yao turned around, panic on his face. "Ye... Ye Yu..."

Wang Zhe was extremely nervous and shook his head again and again. "No... I never thought that. Brother Yu, you misunderstood."

Wang Zhe no longer had the slightest thought of teaching Ye Yu a lesson. He was rank nineteen, while Ye Yu was already a rank twenty-one Great Soul Master. If he still tried to teach him a lesson, that would be asking for a beating!

"But I heard from the lackeys by the dorm just now that you were looking for me. What were you two planning to do? Stand there obediently and let me beat you up, or fight me?"

Rong Yao and Wang Zhe were both terrified. In his heart, Wang Zhe cursed Rong Yao even harder. "Damn it, he really screwed me over."

"We... how would we dare attack Brother Yu? Brother Yu can just beat the two of us. We won't move."

Wang Zhe was completely spineless now, without a trace of his former arrogance. Before, he had been the boss of Nuoding, but not anymore.

Ye Yu's next words made Wang Zhe and Rong Yao feel like they were doomed.

Ye Yu said to Tang San and the others, "Tang San, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, Xiao Lizi, you all join in too. When beating Wang Zhe and Rong Yao, there should be five people doing it together."