Yu Xiaogang Wanted to Make a Wish Too!

Pfft!

"Don't tell me the Grandmaster with his invincible theories is trying to run away?"

"With a heart as fragile as glass, he still gets to eat and drink for free at Nouding Academy? Our academy is far too kind!"

"Hahahaha! What kind of disciple could someone like that ever train?"

"Poor Tang San! Coming from Holy Soul Village, what good teacher could he possibly meet? All he gets is the likes of Yu Xiaogang!"

Yu Xiaogang's spectacular fall caused an instant uproar.

The mountain-roaring, sea-surging tide of mockery left Yu Xiaogang afraid to open his eyes.

He lay flat on the ground, pretending to have passed out.

"Teacher, are you all right?"

Tang San hurried over to help Yu Xiaogang up.

But Yu Xiaogang was a master at playing dead.

No matter how Tang San called to him, he refused to open his eyes.

In the end, the kindhearted Director Su dispersed the crowd. "Weren't we going to make wishes using Xu Yuan's Martial Soul?"

Only then did everyone's attention shift away from Yu Xiaogang.

"Make wishes using Xu Yuan's Martial Soul?"

Yu Xiaogang's tightly shut eyes flew open.

Even Tang San couldn't help looking toward Xu Yuan.

"Ahem. That's right!"

"Ever since I enrolled, all the teachers and students have looked after me!"

"Thanks to you, I haven't been bullied at the academy, even though I'm a Support System Soul Master."

"So I've decided to leave my talent with Nouding Academy!"

"With bids starting at just one Copper Soul Coin, you can compete for this month's Wish Slot!"

"Of course, let me be clear up front: my Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul cannot grant wishes unconditionally!"

"It can't do things like bring the dead back to life, either."

"And in the process, there may be a teeny-tiny bit of cost and side effects. I hope you'll bid carefully!"

Xu Yuan cupped his hands toward the teachers and students, then continued, "The result and cost of a wish cannot be reversed. Please keep that in mind!"

"Now, please head to the Sports Field. We'll auction the Wish Slot there."

With that, Xu Yuan headed toward the Sports Field.

The teachers and students of Nouding Academy followed close behind.

As for the unconscious Yu Xiaogang, no one cared.

Lying on the ground, Yu Xiaogang cracked his left eye open. When he saw that everyone had gone, he could no longer keep lying there.

"Little San, what happened to me?"

Yu Xiaogang slowly opened his eyes and asked, pretending not to know.

"Teacher, you fainted just now. They're heading to the Sports Field to make a wish with Xu Yuan's Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul!"

Tang San's fingers rested on Yu Xiaogang's pulse, but his thoughts had already flown to Xu Yuan.

"Then should we..."

Yu Xiaogang hesitated. He wanted to go back, but he also wanted to watch what happened at the Sports Field.

Perhaps Xu Yuan's Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul really could help him break through to Level 30 and become a Soul Elder!

A Level 30 Soul Elder!

Just thinking that he might become a Soul Elder made Yu Xiaogang's heart thump hard.

He had been stuck at level twenty-nine as a Soul Grandmaster for far too long.

If he could become a Soul Elder and add another Soul Ring to Luo Sanpao, perhaps he could defy heaven and change his fate!

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang no longer cared about his crippled legs. He had only one thought: become a Soul Elder!

"Little San, let's go take a look too!"

Yu Xiaogang swallowed and grabbed Tang San's arm, trying to force himself to his feet.

"Yes, Teacher!"

Tang San had no reason to refuse. He had wanted to go for some time, and Yu Xiaogang's suggestion was exactly what he wanted.

"Teacher, do you think we should bid for this Wish Slot?"

As Tang San helped Yu Xiaogang toward the Sports Field, he suddenly asked the question.

"Now?"

Yu Xiaogang's heart gave a violent jolt!

Truthfully, the idea had not occurred to him at first.

He had wanted to use this opportunity to observe the cost of having a wish granted!

But once Tang San brought it up, he could hardly resist the urge.

The inner demon that had haunted him for most of his life might be resolved today. Was he really going to keep waiting?

"A wish granted... breaking through Level 30... the cost..."

"Little San, do you think I could have someone else make the wish for me?"

A flash of inspiration struck Yu Xiaogang, and he came up with a plan.

He wanted to break through Level 30 without paying the price.

"That... probably wouldn't work."

Tang San thought it over and found the idea unrealistic.

Xu Yuan's Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul clearly followed some principle of equivalent exchange.

Judging from the three stories Xu Yuan had told, the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul almost never granted a wish out of thin air.

Trying to get around it with a trick seemed to go against the very point of that principle.

Still, Tang San thought there was no harm in trying.

But who would be so idle that they would pay a price to make someone else's wish?

Unless...

Tang San's eyes flickered, as though a possibility had occurred to him.

By the time they reached the Sports Field, bidding for the Wish Slot had climbed to a full hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Even Xu Yuan clicked his tongue. It seemed the nobles of Nuoding City had resources that could not be underestimated!

Even Boss Xiao, one of the noble children, was startled.

How had he never known one of his underlings was this rich?

"Two hundred Gold Soul Coins!"

The sudden bid stunned everyone.

When Nouding Academy's teachers and students turned toward the voice, they saw Yu Xiaogang slowly emerge with Tang San supporting him.

"Two hundred Gold Soul Coins!"

Wang Sheng, who was keeping order, sucked in a cold breath.

A Soul Grandmaster's might was terrifying indeed!

Had Tang San taken the Grandmaster as his teacher because he was after his inheritance?

"Xu Yuan, we're going to be rich! Two hundred Gold Soul Coins—how many carrots could that buy?"

Xiao Wu excitedly grabbed Xu Yuan's arm and shook it back and forth.

"What do you mean, 'we'? I'm the one who's going to be rich!"

Xu Yuan's face darkened, and he slapped Xiao Wu's little hand away.

"Yours, mine—what's the difference? What's yours is mine! With a relationship like ours, why draw such a clear line?"

Xiao Wu wrinkled her delicate nose and protested.

Xu Yuan rolled his eyes, unable to be bothered arguing with her.

He was curious what wish Yu Xiaogang would make.

"Grandmaster Yu?"

Director Su stepped forward and gave Yu Xiaogang a questioning look, clearly not expecting him to bid as well.

Xu Yuan had claimed he could grant wishes, but the teachers did not believe it.

After all, Xu Yuan himself had only thirteen levels of Soul Power.

Even if he truly could grant wishes, there was no way he could grant the wishes of Soul Grandmasters above his level.

"Am I not allowed to bid?"

"Of course you are, but can you afford..."

Director Su left the rest unsaid, but his meaning was obvious.

You eat and drink here for free every day. Can you really come up with that much money?

"Put it on the Dean's tab!"

Yu Xiaogang said it with extravagant confidence.

Knowing Yu Xiaogang and the Dean were close, Director Su nodded helplessly to Xu Yuan. "I'll vouch for him!"

"If no one else bids, then... this month's Wish Slot goes to the Grandmaster!"

Xu Yuan brought the auction to a close with a final call.

Then, without wasting another word, Xu Yuan summoned his Martial Soul in front of everyone.

As the radiant Wish-Granting Ancient Tree rose from the ground, Yu Xiaogang's hands trembled with excitement.