Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 176 Investment
Upon hearing this, Chen Ping looked at Xu Sanshi with a half-smile.

He still remembered how Ma Xiaotao caught him flaunting himself in front of her when he was getting a massage at his shop last time.

If he hadn't recommended a cooling and detoxifying tea set to Ma Xiaotao to get rid of her, he was worried that Ma Xiaotao would have lost control and demolished his little shop.

Although this kind of thing shouldn't really be blamed on Xu Sanshi, anyone who gets caught up to Ma Xiaotao, this fire-obsessed maniac, probably has no good way to deal with it except to give up.

But that was Xu Sanshi's own business; it was already good enough that Chen Ping didn't ask him to settle accounts separately.

Looking at Chen Ping's ambiguous smile, Xu Sanshi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Clearly, this guy himself knew that what he had done was not honorable.

Moreover, Shrek is, after all, a school, and the fastest things to spread, besides gossip, are who broke what record.

The news that Chen Ping achieved a perfect score of 229 in the Colosseum spread like wildfire.

Chen Ping's record was typed up in the morning, and by evening it was known to everyone in the entire foreign language department.

Xu Sanshi was quite certain that he might not be able to handle the five-thousand-year-old scorpion tiger that Chen Ping had defeated.

In other words, if Chen Ping and he went up to the Soul Battle Arena, he would probably be the one who got beaten up, which is the real reason why Xu Sanshi immediately became obedient.

The reason why Chen Ping's record-breaking achievement spread so quickly is that five second-year students achieved perfect or above-perfect scores this year.

This is even more impressive than when Beibei and Xu Sanshi were once known as the twin stars of the Foreign Languages ​​Department. It would be hard for students in other grades not to know this.

Secondly, there's the added boost from Chen Ping's own reputation.
"Chen Ping, who is Chen Ping? How could he score 229 points?"

"That's the second-year freshman who knelt down in a moment of crisis, killing an 80th-level Evil Soul Douluo, and was used as teaching material for the inner court seniors' courses!"

"Ah, so it's that junior. No wonder he's so strong. I think he probably held back with 229 points."

"A mere five-thousand-year-old soul beast is nothing in front of that junior. Back then, wasn't it that junior who took down Zhou Yi, who was expelled at will and tormented the students?"

This is why Chen Ping himself was unaware that his fame was spreading in such a bizarre way in the outer courtyard; otherwise, he would definitely regret handing the photo over to Yan Shaozhe.

What the hell do you mean, "Kneeling once killed the Evil Soul Douluo"? How did this news get out?!

Just as the group was exchanging pleasantries, on the top floor of the Treasure Pavilion...

Looking at the composed Mu En, Old Lin hesitated for a moment before asking with some curiosity, "Old Mu, is this kid really worth a red-level VIP card?"

"If I remember correctly, even those two girls, Xiao Tao and Le Xuan, were only promoted to top-tier VIPs of Jubaoge after entering the inner courtyard."

"The fact that this kid chose the golden apple you brought on his first try can only mean that his innate soul power is below level seven, or even below level five."

"Is it really necessary to invest tens of millions of gold soul coins in a kid like this?"

Upon hearing Lin Huiqun's question, Mu En chuckled and slowly replied, "What innate level five soul power? That kid's innate soul power is only level two."

"what?"

Even at her age, Lin Huiqun was shocked to hear Mu En's words and almost jumped up.

How could a little guy with only level two innate soul power be worth an investment of tens of millions of gold soul coins? Mu En's reaction to Lin Huiqun's astonishment was very calm: "You heard right, Chen Ping's innate soul power is indeed only level two."

"But he is not an ordinary innate level two soul master; he is an innate level two soul master who is sinister from top to bottom."

Hearing what Mu En said, Lin Huiqun realized that Chen Ping might not be as simple as she thought.

Her spiritual power flowed out like water, thoroughly examining Chen Ping from head to toe.

"Twelve years old, innate soul power level two, that's already level twenty-seven?"

Lin Huiqun immediately sensed something was wrong. This cultivation speed was among the best in the entire second year. Was this the level that someone with innate level two soul power could cultivate to?
"This physical ability is comparable to that of a Soul Master?"

The more detailed the results of the mental feedback that scanned Chen Ping's body, the more astonished Elder Lin became.

Chen Ping's current stats on paper are far beyond what a Soul Master with innate level two Soul Power should have.

"This kid just defeated a 5,000-year-old scorpion tiger in the arena's upgrade assessment earlier today."

"In the Soul Guidance Department, Duo Duo personally took this kid as his personal disciple, saying that this kid will definitely become a level nine Soul Guidance Master in the future."

"Moreover, Beibei told me that this kid's martial soul seems to be able to continuously evolve by devouring soul bones."

"A martial soul capable of evolving on its own—you should know very well what that represents, right?"

"It's just a red-level VIP card. It guarantees at least a level nine Soul Master and a top-notch administrative talent. There's even a small chance of drawing a Limit Douluo who can protect Shrek Academy's greatness for another three hundred years. If you were to make this decision, what would you do?"

After Elder Mu finished speaking, Elder Lin's breathing became heavy; she hadn't felt such intense emotions in at least a hundred years.

A guaranteed level 9 Soul Master plus a top-tier administrative talent certified by Mu En, with a small chance of becoming a Limit Douluo, all for a mere tens of millions of gold soul coins?

At this moment, Old Lin wished he could give Chen Ping another red card.

What can one red card do? Here's another one, take it if you want!

As if he had guessed what Elder Lin was thinking, Elder Mu waved his hand to signal Elder Lin to calm down: "One red card is enough."

“If you let this kid have everything he needs, there’s a risk of him becoming spoiled. Just let him choose one thing he needs most each year.”

"In this way, at least we can ensure that no matter what, this kid won't be stuck because of a shortage of a certain resource, which will affect his improvement speed. The rest is up to him to figure out."

"Everything in excess is as bad as deficiency; this is exactly the principle."

After hearing what Elder Mu said, Elder Lin suddenly understood and looked at Elder Mu with even more admiration.

Mu Lao truly deserves to be called the pillar of Shrek Academy over the past century. His methods for cultivating talent are truly brilliant, and his grasp of the appropriate degree is extremely shrewd.

The most outstanding talents cannot be cultivated through rigid education; they must be allowed to run wild and find their own path.

In this process, all the college needs to do is prevent these promising seeds from dying due to malnutrition and provide them with a safe environment; that is enough.

(End of this chapter)