40: The little peach tree is acting strangely.

"I'll fight you to the death!" Du Chun gritted his teeth.

Receiving Xu Le's thought, the Little Black Snake whipped its tail across.

Bang!

In less than a second, Du Chun was sent flying. He spat out a mouthful of blood, two of his ribs broken.

The fear of death made him kneel instantly. "Classmate Xu Le, I'm sorry! Please spare my life! I only took 100,000 from the Tang Family; we have no personal grudge!"

Xu Le smiled; now this looked like the attitude of an apology. "But my duel card cost 30 million."

"I... I'll pay!" Du Chun cried.

His Family was just ordinary. If he had to produce 30 million, he would definitely lose his house and car, and even end up in debt.

"Ten minutes. Include a note saying it's for the purchase of a Forced Deathmatch Card, or else..."

The Little Black Snake flicked its tongue cooperatively, licking Du Chun's Face.

Du Chun burst into tears and immediately called his Family.

Three minutes later, Xu Le received the money.

"Trash!"

Many people below were disdainful, yet they didn't dare meet Xu Le's eyes.

"Pay me back."

As soon as Xu Le jumped off the arena, Hong Yuantai held out his hand, though the smile at the corner of his mouth showed he was clearly more satisfied with him now.

"I'm not the type to default on a debt. But I have to say, your card has a flaw; you can't just pull in whoever you want."

"You kid, you really need to recite words like prosperity, democracy, unity, and harmony more often." Hong Yuantai reached out again. "Give me the money."

Xu Le: "...Got any more?"

"You kid, didn't you just despise it?" Hong Yuantai pulled out another card. "Two cards, 70 million total."

"No way, two times three is six, so two cards should be sixty million. Besides, shouldn't you do a buy-one-get-one-free, or at least a 10 or 20 percent discount?" Xu Le's forehead was covered in black lines.

Hong Yuantai began to analyze expressionlessly, "You should calculate it like this: after giving you that card just now, I had two left. If I give you this one, I'll only have one left. Rarity increases value; I wouldn't sell that last one even for a billion."

Xu Le: "..."

He had to admit, there was a bit of twisted logic to it.

He transferred 70 million Credits over and took the Forced Deathmatch Card.

He looked at the crowd. Everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and they couldn't help but step back.

Heh, this kind of apology was much more persuasive!

"Didn't you all think I was morally corrupt and wanted to kill me? Come on then!" Xu Le roared, and many people retreated in fear.

To be able to win the title of top scholar and possess four SSS-grade contracted beasts—even those from the Four Great Families didn't dare to challenge him one-on-one.

Xu Le looked at one of them. "I remember you. You're from the Tang Family. Didn't your Tang Family say they wanted revenge? I'll give you a chance. Five people, ten people, it doesn't matter. I'll go up on the Life and Death Stage with all of you."

The man from the Tang Family's Face instantly turned dark.

All their elites were gone, leaving behind a group of them with only three S-ranks and a bunch of A-ranks. How could they fight?

He directly pretended not to hear, lowering his head to count the ants on the ground.

"Eh, why are there no ants here? Should I go catch a few and bring them over to count?"

"Hmm, these shoes of mine are purple with a hint of orange, the laces are slender and long, white without a speck of dust..."

Xu Le looked at the people from the other three families; they were all silent.

He could only look at Zhu Daxiang.

Zhu Daxiang: "..."

What, is this never going to end?

"Teacher Zhu, that person seems to be someone you recruited into Blue University. Aren't you going to say something? Aren't you going to avenge him?"

Zhu Daxiang said, "Young man, don't be too aggressive. Those standing here are all talents of the Ninth District, the pillars of our Human Race..."

Xu Le looked back at Hong Yuantai, who replied, "If you truly have an irreconcilable blood feud, once you've earned ten times his merit points, you can apply to the higher-ups for a 'Grievance Settlement' deathmatch. It won't end until one side is dead."

"How many merit points does he have?"

"About three to five million! He's been resting on his laurels all these years, so he's added very little. Otherwise, it would be double that."

Hong Yuantai was somewhat sentimental. He was once a hero who worked hard to kill monsters; he never expected him to be so dejected now.

Zhu Daxiang's Face turned green.

What kind of hatred is this, to even ask about sacrificing ten times the merit points?

However, he wasn't worried. By the time Xu Le gathered over forty million merit points, he would probably have died of old age.

Xu Le turned his gaze toward the other teachers. Except for the representative of Ke Wu University, everyone was invited to the Life and Death Stage.

But no one accepted the challenge.

They were about the same strength as Zhu Daxiang.

If Zhu Daxiang didn't dare, they didn't dare either. Losing or winning would both be embarrassing.

Moreover, Zhu Daxiang's rhetoric was quite good. After each of them finished speaking, they even believed it themselves.

Backs straightened, with a clear conscience.

The recruitment teacher from Ke Wu University glanced at Li Yang and decided to halve the targeting package meant for him.

After that round just now, besides Hong Yuantai, he was the only one spared, obviously because of Li Yang.

"Teachers, I'm sorry, I'm late!"

The City Lord arrived hurriedly with a group of people. Though he spoke words of apology, his Face was filled with displeasure.

Clearly, there was a reason for his lateness.

The Tang Family!

It must be the Tang Family!

Even the City Lord has to give them Face?

Killing intent surged in Xu Le's heart. He used his "Divine Eye" to glance at the City Lord: an SSS-grade, Level 93 powerhouse.

The Teleportation Array activated.

The first to be teleported was the First District.

Xu Le walked into the Formation with everyone. He saw the Spirit Array Master beside the City Lord release a surge of mana.

Immediately, his vision went dark. When he opened his eyes again, he had already appeared in the magic circle of the First District.

They walked to the Demon Slaying Academy.

Xu Le realized that this place was not far from Blue Star University, only about ten minutes away.

They passed through the school gates.

What looked like an ordinary gate felt like several Formation waves sweeping over him.

"I'm bringing you in this time, but from now on, you must take good care of your student IDs."

Hong Yuantai emphasized this and then called over a staff member to lead them.

After recording fingerprints, irises, blood types, and so on, Xu Le finally received his student ID. It turned out to be a piece of equipment.

[Accessory] Student ID

[Quality] Epic

[Usage Condition] None

[Equipment Traits] 1. Allows free entry and exit of the Demon Slaying Academy without being attacked by formations; 2. Can activate a life shield that absorbs 8,000 damage. Cooldown: 24 hours; 3. Accessory is bound, usable only by the owner.

It was a decent piece of equipment, which he pinned directly to his chest.

Afterward, they finished the enrollment procedures, class assignments, and so on.

The academy was roughly divided into four departments: War God, Strategy God, Support God, and Study God, focusing on combat, strategy, support, and research vocational skills respectively.

As for the Brave Combat Department Zhu Daxiang mentioned, it was similar to a preparatory course in his previous life, but without any benefits. One needed to fight in the Fallen Zone and qualify before officially joining Blue University.

Xu Le was so angry he wanted to grab him and give him a beating.

The staff member also took Xu Le and the others on a tour of the campus, giving a general introduction to the functions of various places.

Soon.

The results of everyone's assignments came out.

Xu Le was assigned to the War God Department, and his instructor was none other than Hong Yuantai.

A text message happened to fly in.

"Xiao Le, I'm your instructor. Come to Training Ground No. 8. —Hong Yuantai"

Xu Le: "..."

He's a teacher, after all. He can call me whatever he wants!

He walked to the training ground.

Hong Yuantai was standing right in the center.

At his feet were piles of equipment, Materials, skill books, and more.

With a casual glance, Xu Le's heart pounded wildly. Through the Mind Link, the Little Peach Tree was constantly conveying emotions of excitement, exhilaration, and fervor.