Impossible! Absolutely Impossible!

"Special admission?"

Zhao Wuji's eyes widened as he looked at Ye Chen and Xiao Wu in surprise.

"That's right. They're only eleven years old, yet they've already become Four-Ring Soul Elders. They're absolutely two super little monsters!"

"Hiss—an eleven-year-old Four-Ring Soul Elder."

Zhao Wuji immediately sucked in a sharp breath, nearly causing the glaciers of the Far North to melt and flood the Douluo Continent.

Previously, due to the Disguise Necklace, Zhao Wuji had been unable to discern their soul power levels. But he had never imagined that their levels would be this high.

Even with Innate Full Soul Power, it shouldn't be possible to cultivate this quickly, right? What kind of feed had they been raised on?

It wasn't as though Shrek Academy had no one with Innate Full Soul Power. Oscar was one, but Oscar was a Food System Soul Master, whose cultivation was relatively slow. Even so, he was already thirteen, yet his soul power level was still only that of a Great Soul Master.

Could the cultivation speed of Food System Soul Masters really differ that much from other types of Soul Masters? Or were these two not ordinary possessors of Innate Full Soul Power?

What Zhao Wuji and Flander didn't know was that Xiao Wu indeed counted as having Innate Full Soul Power, but Ye Chen's Innate Soul Power had only been level three. Moreover, he had already been over nine years old when he broke through to become a One Ring Soul Master.

Ye Chen being able to become a Four-Ring Soul Elder now was entirely thanks to being the cheat's Own Son. Without cheats, Ye Chen would still be muddling around as a One Ring Soul Master!

"Oh, right, Old Zhao. There's something going on tonight, so don't leave the academy."

After thinking for a moment, Flander spoke to Zhao Wuji.

"What is it?"

"You'll find out tonight!"

"Tch, forget it if you won't tell me."

Seeing Flander's mysterious expression, Zhao Wuji curled his lips.

Ye Chen: "..."

Ye Chen felt that the "something" Flander mentioned was definitely a plan to make some extra money.

Wouldn't doing bad things have to wait until nighttime? Doing them in broad daylight just felt a little out of place, didn't it?

Inside Flander's office, Flander invited Ye Chen and Xiao Wu to sit down.

Well, there wasn't much to sit on—just ordinary wooden chairs.

"Ahem, well, you two new students, it's time to pay the tuition fees."

"Headmaster Flander, that's not very fair of you. Aren't you planning to make some extra money tonight? That was my idea, so let's count it as offsetting the tuition!"

It wasn't that Ye Chen lacked such a small amount of money, but there was no way that this profiteer Flander was getting money out of his pocket! Besides, Ye Chen estimated that Flander would most likely name an exorbitant price and treat him like a fat sheep to be slaughtered.

Besides, his suggestion had been very valuable, alright?

"One thing is one thing. How could students enroll in the academy without paying an admission fee?!"

Flander smiled at Ye Chen.

There was still no sign of tonight's extra income! Besides, Ye Chen looked like a wealthy person, so Flander felt that the tuition absolutely had to be collected—and he had to fleece him hard.

Besides, who said that just because they made some extra money, they couldn't collect tuition from Ye Chen and Xiao Wu? The two things didn't conflict at all, did they?

Damn profiteer! I curse you to have a son without an asshole!

Looking at Flander's smiling shoehorn-shaped face, Ye Chen cursed inwardly.

Though Flander seemed to be an old bachelor and didn't have a son?

"Xiao Wu, do you still have any money on you?"

Ye Chen turned to Xiao Wu, winking as he spoke.

"Ah—I don't have any money!"

Xiao Wu understood instantly and immediately played along.

"Headmaster Flander, look, we're both out of money. How about you waive the tuition?"

Ye Chen was planning to get in for free.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Get in for free? How could that be possible?! He, Flander, would absolutely never let anyone freeload off him, especially not a rich person like Ye Chen!

"Tch, what a pity! Xiao Wu, let's go. We'll head to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. With our talent, Heaven Dou Royal Academy will definitely waive our tuition!"

Ye Chen said to Xiao Wu with a regretful look.

"Mm, Brother, I'll listen to you!"

Xiao Wu hurriedly nodded in cooperation.

With that, Ye Chen was about to lead Xiao Wu out of Flander's office.

"Wait—"

Seeing that the two really seemed to be leaving, Flander could no longer sit still.

"Headmaster Flander, we really don't have any money, so don't try to persuade us!"

"...You brat, you win!"

Flander glared at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen and Xiao Wu had no money? Flander wouldn't believe that even if it killed him!

Their faces were rosy, and they were dressed in fine clothes—how could they possibly have no money?! There had to be some in their Storage Soul Tools; Flander simply couldn't expose them directly.

Fortunately, thanks to Ye Chen's earlier suggestion, Shrek Academy was about to have some money as well, so it was not short of the two's tuition fees.

Flander was merely unhappy about being taken advantage of for free. He had always been the one scamming others; he had never been freeloaded off before.

"Haha, then thank you, Headmaster Flander!"

Ye Chen had known that Flander would definitely be reluctant to let the two of them leave.

But what Ye Chen had said earlier was not wrong either. With their talent, if they enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, wouldn't the academy's three education committee members and that old man Xue Ye be overjoyed?

After all, the Heaven Dou Empire's official ranks did not lack Spirit Masters of other levels. They even had quite a few Soul Douluo, yet they were sorely lacking Titled Douluo-level experts.

With such excellent talent, if the two went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, never mind waiving their tuition—they could even be paid to attend!

Being able to freeload made Ye Chen feel immensely pleased, especially since he was freeloading off that old crafty merchant Flander. His sense of accomplishment was overflowing.

"Alright, alright. There, that wooden house is yours to live in!"

As he spoke, Flander pointed at a wooden house not far outside the window.

He could tell that Ye Chen and Xiao Wu were probably a young couple. Besides, Shrek Academy did not have any other female students, so he might as well let Xiao Wu live with Ye Chen.

"That house won't leak when it rains, will it?"

Ye Chen looked at the somewhat dilapidated wooden house in the distance and asked uncertainly.

"Don't worry. That house was repaired just the year before last!"

Flander patted his chest in guarantee.

It had "only" been repaired the year before last? So it really did leak?

"Headmaster, children must not suffer, and education must not suffer from poverty! Once you and Teacher Zhao earn that extra money tonight, it'll be time to renovate the academy!"

"Mm, that makes sense. But we don't know the exact haul yet, so we'll talk about it then!"

Children must not suffer, and education must not suffer from poverty—Flander found that saying exceptionally profound. How could he not want that? He simply did not have enough gleaming little darlings~

"Ahem, well then, Headmaster Flander, may you return with a bountiful haul tonight. We'll be leaving first~!"

"Go on, go on, you're an eyesore just standing there! Oh, right, take the key. Also, there are three other students at the academy. Get to know one another."

"Got it~!"

Waving his hand, Ye Chen took the dormitory key and led Xiao Wu out of Flander's headmaster's office.