Douluo: AFK to Become a God

Bonus chapter: Top 50 in power stone ranking for novels released this month,

Another chapter if we get top ten

"Oh?"

Upon hearing that the two were planning to enroll at Shrek Academy tomorrow, Flanders immediately perked up.

He might be known for scamming others, but if they were his students, it wouldn't be right to deceive them—after all, wouldn't that ruin his "prestigious" image in the students' eyes?

Of course, he didn't really have a prestigious image, but that didn't stop Flanders from thinking that way.

"Now isn't the time for Shrek Academy's enrollment, and their admission requirements are quite high. They might not accept you."

He gave the two of them a casual glance before speaking.

Shrek Academy might be run-down, but it didn't accept just anyone. If these two didn't meet the standards, they would have no chance.

'Strange... I, a Soul Saint, can't even see through these two youngsters?'

Flanders was inwardly frustrated.

Normally, with his seven-ring Soul Saint level, he should be able to discern the soul power of any soul master, but these two seemed different. Through his spiritual perception, it was as if they were shrouded in a mist, and he couldn't see their soul power.

"Hey? Boss, you know about Shrek Academy? Can you tell us what their admission requirements are?"

Chu Chengzhou asked, pretending to be curious.

"I know a little. If you're over 12 years old or your soul power level hasn't reached 21, then you don't need to bother."

Flanders gave them a probing look.

"Well, that's good. I'm a 29th-level Great Soul Master, and I'll only be turning 13 next month."

As he spoke, Chu Chengzhou's soul power flared, and a gray flag with a tree and lion pattern appeared in his hand. Two disguised hundred-year soul rings shimmered around him.

"Mm? 12 years old, 29th-level Great Soul Master?"

Flanders was taken aback.

A 12-year-old, 29th-level Great Soul Master? Could this be a genius with innate full soul power?!

"What about you, little girl?"

Having discovered a hidden talent, Flanders was elated and immediately turned to look at the girl beside him, Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu glanced at Chu Chengzhou, not understanding why he had mentioned her soul power level to this scheming shopkeeper.

But after catching Chu Chengzhou's eye, Xiao Wu understood that he must have something up his sleeve.

"Heh, I'm much stronger than little Chu!" Xiao Wu proudly raised her head, and her Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul appeared. Three soul rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—shone around her, also disguised.

"Three-ring Soul Exalted?"

Flanders' eyes widened. He had thought a 29th-level Great Soul Master at 12 years old was already impressive, but now there was a three-ring Soul Exalted beside him! And they seemed to be about the same age.

"Of course!"

Xiao Wu was very pleased with Flanders' shock.

"Boss, can you sell me this crystal for a cheaper price?"

Chu Chengzhou brought up the crystal again.

"Kid, how many gold soul coins do you have?"

Flanders thought for a moment and asked.

With such good talent, Flanders didn't want to miss out on them.

Chu Chengzhou didn't answer but simply raised one finger.

"One thousand?"

Flanders rubbed his chin and guessed.

Chu Chengzhou shook his head.

"One hundred?"

Flanders' eyes widened.

"No, ten gold soul coins!"

"Kid, are you pretending to be poor? Ten gold soul coins and you want to go to Shrek Academy? Your registration fee alone won't be enough, let alone the tuition."

Flanders almost laughed in anger. Pretending to be poor, but not like this!

Did he think Flanders was blind just because he wore glasses?

Pretending to be poor was fine, but at least they should wear patched clothes to match the act, right?

"Ten gold soul coins won't even cover the tuition for Shrek Academy?"

Chu Chengzhou turned to Xiao Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, how about we go to Heaven Dou City instead? I've heard that Heaven Dou Royal Academy is the best advanced soul master academy in our empire. With our talent, they probably won't charge us tuition."

He said it as if they had already decided on Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Hmph, I told you we should have gone to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but you insisted on coming to this Shrek place. Now you regret it, huh?"

Although Xiao Wu didn't know what Chu Chengzhou was up to, she cooperated and played along.

'Uh oh!'

Flanders thought to himself, realizing the situation wasn't good.

As the dean of Shrek Academy, Flanders had always dreamed of making the academy famous. How could he let such talented individuals go to another academy?

"Kid, I heard that if a student has good talent, Shrek Academy might even waive the tuition."

It was just a hundred gold soul coins per year for tuition, but Flanders didn't care! He wasn't going to let a hundred gold soul coins stop him from recruiting such talented students.

"Really?"

Chu Chengzhou blinked in suspicion.

"Should be, yeah~!"

Flanders said, somewhat reluctantly.

"Alright then, we'll go check it out tomorrow! By the way, boss, can you make this crystal a bit cheaper?"

Chu Chengzhou pointed to the crystal.

"Get lost, get lost, ten gold soul coins, take it and go!"

Flanders waved his hand, clearly annoyed.

He wasn't going to charge them for their tuition, but he still cared about this measly crystal that cost him only one silver soul coin?

"Hehe, thanks a lot, boss!"

Seeing that, Chu Chengzhou nodded in satisfaction, immediately storing the crystal in the space ring around his neck and handing over the ten gold soul coins to Flanders.

"Huh? You kid have a storage soul tool? Damn! You have a storage soul tool and you're pretending to be poor?"

Upon noticing the storage soul tool on Chu Chengzhou, Flanders immediately realized the truth. The kid had been pretending!

Storage soul tools were valuable items. Even a one-cubic-meter space could be worth tens of thousands of gold soul coins!

But this didn't make sense! Where did this kid get the confidence to make him sell things so cheaply?

'Could it be that this kid found out I'm the dean of Shrek Academy?'

Flanders secretly speculated.

"This soul tool? I won it in a bet, not bought with money. I really don't have much gold soul coins on me," Chu Chengzhou quickly denied.

But now that the transaction was complete, he wasn't worried about Flanders backing out.

Besides, since Flanders knew they were going to Shrek Academy, he wouldn't back out either. After all, he was the dean; he still had some face to maintain.

"Hmph, I'd be blind to believe that! Hurry up and get out, get out. I'm sick of seeing you two!"

Flanders didn't believe a word Chu Chengzhou said and immediately waved them off with an annoyed expression.

Chu Chengzhou: "..."

Anyway, picking up a bargain from Flanders, the stingy old man, was quite a pleasant experience!