Chương 11: Yu Xiaogang was shocked again. How could he level up so quickly?

How could he level up so quickly?

The dean's office is in a small building at the very back of Notting College.

Su Chen knocked on the door.

"Come in."

A deep male voice came from inside.

Su Chen pushed open the door and entered.

The office wasn't large, but it was very tidy.

The bookshelves against the wall were filled with books about martial spirits and spirit beasts. Behind the desk sat a chubby middle-aged man—Lin Dong, the dean of Notting Academy.

Lin Dong was flipping through documents when he looked up and saw a six or seven-year-old boy standing at the door, which surprised him.

"You're... the new part-time worker? What can I do for you?"

Su Chen walked to the desk, looked directly at Lin Dong, and said in a calm tone as if he were saying that the weather was nice today: "Dean, I need to apply for permission to go out and hunt soul beasts to obtain my second soul ring."

Lin Dong paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Little kid, you've only just enrolled, you don't even have your first spirit ring yet, do you? What are you talking about, your second spirit ring..." He shook his head and continued looking at the documents.

Su Chen did not explain.

He released his martial spirit directly.

Golden light burst forth from his body, and a deep dragon roar echoed throughout the office.

The phantom of a five-clawed golden dragon appeared behind him, its dragon eyes looking down, its dragon might permeating the air.

A purple soul ring rose from beneath his feet and slowly encircled his body.

The level 20 soul power fluctuations spread out like a tide.

Lin dropped the pen she was holding onto the table with a thud.

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes wide like saucers, and his mouth agape enough to fit an egg.

"Purple... purple spirit ring?!"

He jumped up from his chair, which slid back half a meter and crashed into the bookshelf, causing several books to fall to the ground with a clatter.

Lin Dong gasped.

He walked around the desk, strode up to Su Chen, and looked Su Chen up and down.

"The first spirit ring in a millennium..."

"I've been the dean for twenty years, and I've never seen... no, I've never even heard of him!"

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"You mean, you want to acquire a second spirit ring?"

Su Chen nodded: "Yes. I have reached the level 20 bottleneck and need to absorb my second soul ring."

Lin Dong was silent for a few seconds, then nodded heavily.

"Great! I approve!" He patted Su Chen on the shoulder, his eyes full of admiration.

"What kind of help do you need? I can send a teacher to accompany you, or I can help you contact the guards of the Soul Hunter Forest..."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Lin Dong called out.

The door was pushed open, and Yu Xiaogang led Tang San in.

When Yu Xiaogang saw Su Chen, his expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his masterly demeanor—his hair was messy, his beard was unshaven, but his chin was slightly raised, and his eyes carried a kind of "I know everything" confidence.

Lin Dong saw Yu Xiaogang and greeted him with a smile, "Master, you've come at the right time. This student, Su Chen, has already reached level 20 and has the first soul ring in a thousand years. He needs to acquire his second soul ring. I was just saying I was going to send someone to accompany him."

Yu Xiaogang stopped in his tracks.

He slowly turned his head and looked at Su Chen.

"What did you say?" His voice was a little tense, "Level 20?"

Lin Dong nodded, his tone filled with undisguised amazement: "That's right, level 20."

"I sensed it myself just now. It awakened three months ago and leveled up ten times in three months—it's simply monstrous!"

Yu Xiaogang's face turned extremely ugly.

Level up 10 levels in three months?

Three months ago, Su Chen was level ten when he awakened in Holy Soul Village.

Three months later, I reached level 20.

I leveled up ten times in three months!

He has studied martial spirit theory for twenty years and knows the normal cultivation speed of a soul master. Advancing one level a year is already considered talented, and advancing two or three levels a year is the height of genius.

Level 10 in three months... This isn't just genius, this is monster!

No, even "monster" is not enough to describe it!

Yu Xiaogang's brain felt like it had been punched hard, buzzing loudly.

He gripped the edge of the desk, his body trembling slightly, his lips quivering: "Impossible... this is impossible... level 10 in three months... this completely defies the laws of cultivation..."

His voice grew softer and softer until it became a muttering to himself.

Tang San stood aside, watching Yu Xiaogang's reaction, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

He recalled how Yu Xiaogang had confidently declared at the academy gate that Su Chen's "talent was too poor to be my disciple."

And now? Su Chen's spirit rings and level have scared the Grandmaster like this.

Su Chen remained standing there calmly, watching Yu Xiaogang's outburst without saying a word.

Just then, a system notification sounded in Su Chen's mind: [Ding! Shock detected in the storyline character Yu Xiaogang. Shock level: Extreme shock.] [Reward: Overall improvement in combat abilities. Specifically includes: Combat instinct +30%, reaction speed +30%, and soul power control precision +30%.] [Note: This reward is passively generated and does not require absorption; it has already taken effect automatically.] Su Chen felt the subtle changes within his body—his control over his soul power was more precise, as if every strand of soul power was under his will; his combat intuition was sharper, and some instinctive combat reactions even surfaced in his mind.

His expression remained calm and composed.

Yu Xiaogang finally managed to calm himself down.

He took a deep breath, straightened his back, adjusted his collar, and tried to make himself look like a master.

Then, he began his performance.

"Dean, don't be fooled by appearances." Yu Xiaogang pointed at Su Chen, his tone filled with certainty.

That expression had only one meaning: I had seen through everything long ago.

"The fact that this child's cultivation speed is so fast precisely shows that his foundation has been destroyed."

Lin Dong frowned: "What do you mean by that?"

Yu Xiaogang paced back and forth in the office, looking inscrutable.

"Cultivation requires a steady and gradual approach. Like building a house, if the foundation is weak, no matter how tall the building, it will collapse." He paused, looking at Su Chen.

"Normally, a Soul Master needs to allow their body to slowly adapt to the power of a Soul Ring, taking it one step at a time. But this child absorbed a thousand-year-old Soul Ring for their very first Soul Ring—a thousand-year-old Soul Ring! Can a child who has just awakened their Martial Soul withstand that?"

He shook his head, his tone becoming heavy: "On the surface, he seems lively and healthy, as if nothing's wrong. But in reality, his body is riddled with holes, and his foundation has been completely destroyed."

Lin Dong's brows furrowed even more.

Yu Xiaogang continued, "The reason he cultivated so quickly is precisely because his foundation was destroyed, his body lost its normal balance, and his soul power grew out of control."

"This is not a good thing, it's a bad thing! It's like a runaway carriage; what's the use of running fast? It'll overturn sooner or later!"

He stopped and turned to face Lin Dong, his eyes gleaming with confidence.

"What's the point of building a house quickly if its foundation is weak? It'll collapse in the wind! He looks like he's at level 20, but his actual combat ability is probably not even level 10!"

Lin Dong: "…………"

Tang San: "…………"

Su Chen: "…………"