54: choose

Lin Qi was stunned speechless; it turned out the Green Dragon wanted to break the contract because he was too weak and it felt embarrassed.

He, one of the heirs of the Lin Family, was actually despised by a dragon.

Xu Le looked at Lin Qi, "When you contract a pet in the future, remember to get an SSS-Rank one, otherwise it really might run away."

"Ang!"

Lin Qi looked at Xu Le with burning eyes, "Brother, do you have anything else to advise me on?"

Thinking of Xu Le's guarantee, he rubbed his hands excitedly.

As for the so-called lying low, it didn't exist; if he really had the strength, he would have beaten up Bu Yang for revenge long ago. Lying low my ass!

"No more."

"Really?"

Lin Qi was anxious; without help, how could he soar to the sky?

In the era of Professionals, talent determines the ceiling, while effort only determines the floor.

Without help, he would at most be a slightly higher-Rank Contractor.

"Really!"

Xu Le turned his gaze toward the onlookers.

Logically, since Blue Star University and Huazhou University had sent people, there was no reason for Shenjing University not to send someone to fight.

Lin Qi waved his hand, "Brother Le, don't bother looking. That guy Jia Gui is the most cowardly; he ran away the moment he saw you defeat Bu Yang."

Xu Le: "..."

...Without waiting for Xu Le to edit the video himself.

Today's news had already gone viral.

"Guess Who He Is? Five Years of Memories Shattered in a Second."

The accompanying picture was of Bu Yang, dressed like a beggar with a numb expression.

"The Strongest Green Dragon Makes a Contractor Cry in a Second."

The accompanying picture was of Lin Qi kneeling on the ground and wailing.

"The Man Who Can Subdue a Green Dragon with a Single Glance."

The accompanying picture was of the Green Dragon kneeling on the ground, surrendering to Xu Le.

Three news stories hit the trending searches, and the three people involved plus the dragon involved were all unhappy.

Xu Le felt he was the one who rejected it the most.

The guy they thought was a star was actually an expert who had dominated five classes.

Even the Green Dragon had surrendered.

Who would dare to challenge him now?

Sure enough, after waiting for a whole day, absolutely no one came.

That night, he racked his brains and came up with a new Microblog post.

"[Is this the level?!]"

The accompanying picture was half a bottle of water.

While the onlookers were pondering the deep meaning, he used a secondary account to directly explain.

"[Too arrogant! Xu Dog is mocking the three top universities, saying 'is this their level?' What's more shameless is the picture of half a bottle of water. Top universities are beyond doubt!!!]"

Having already accumulated over a hundred thousand followers from the videos, with the tag of the three top universities, it hit the trending searches in less than ten minutes and successfully reached the top in half an hour.

The three top universities immediately held a joint high-level meeting.

Twelve principals gathered together.

He Wu snapped, "Who owns that unverified secondary account? Have you found out?"

The secretary leaned in, "Xu Le."

He Wu punched through the conference table, "I'm asking about the secondary account that's fanning the flames."

The secretary trembled, "They are both Xu Le."

Everyone: "..."

He Wu: "He can even call himself Xu Dog?"

The secretary: "We suspect he's hyping things up to collect academic credits."

"What Credits?"

The secretary explained how one earns academic credits at the Demon Slaying Academy.

"The lunatics of the Demon Slaying Academy!" The thought occurred to everyone simultaneously.

They all knew about this policy, but it had never caught their attention before.

They just didn't expect such an oddball like Xu Le to pop up.

He Wu slapped the table next to him, "The reputation of the three top universities cannot be lightly insulted. Does anyone have any suggestions?"

A vice-principal raised his hand, "Invite the national media and send someone to defeat him on a live stream. Let's see what he can bark about then!"

A flash of disgust crossed He Wu's eyes, "Then you go."

Just "send someone"—it's easy to say.

The problem was, who to send?

Those within the school definitely couldn't win; even Bu Yang had lost, and not even an average teacher could beat him.

As for the middle and high-level leaders, if they went, they probably wouldn't even get to see Xu Le's Face.

Do they really think the Demon Slaying Academy is just "first-rate"?

Pressuring him with power wouldn't work.

Seeing everyone's expressions, the vice-principal's Face turned pale and then flushed. He didn't understand why He Wu wouldn't give him any Face, considering they were colleagues.

After a heated discussion for a long time, they finally decided to send three teacher representatives... Xu Le saw Zhu Daxiang and the other two.

He was stunned.

"You're saying you came here to mediate?"

Zhu Daxiang and the other two nodded.

The principal had found him, held his hand, and said, "You met at the recruitment fair, so you could say there's a slight teacher-student bond. He won't dare to ignore your Face."

"Otherwise, if word gets out that Xu Le is ungrateful and treats his former teachers with coldness and humiliation, wouldn't his reputation be ruined?"

"Besides, if you handle this matter well and help the school through this crisis, the school will definitely keep your interests in mind, right?"

After some persuasion, the three of them believed it, thinking about a promotion, and so they came.

Xu Le sneered, "Does that kind of twisted fate count as a bond? Fine, let's get on the Life and Death Stage! As long as you kill me, this matter will be resolved."

All three were tempted, but then they thought of Bu Yang and immediately lost their nerve.

At the very least, they weren't absolutely certain they could defeat Bu Yang, and they had witnessed how effortlessly the person in front of them had done it.

Zhu Daxiang gritted his teeth, "Xu Le, aren't you afraid we'll expose the fact that you opened a secondary account? One way to someone's Face and another behind their back—you're quite skilled at playing both sides!"

Xu Le's eyes lit up, "That's right! If I expose my secondary account, many people who followed it will surely be ashamed and angry. Maybe they'll come for me in a fit of rage."

Acting on his thought, Xu Le began the real-name verification right in front of the three of them.

The three of them: "..."

Zhu Daxiang's mouth twitched. He exchanged a look with the other two, pulled out a ring shimmering with starlight, and pushed it toward Xu Le.

"This is a xiaoyao realm ring worth 100 academic credits. With it, you can enter the Xiaoyao Realm and PK with all Professionals to earn massive points without any life-threatening danger. It's very convenient."

"You're insulting me!" Xu Le jumped up, his voice filled with anger.

The three of them looked at each other.

After finding out what happened to Lin Qi, they immediately understood that it was just not enough money.

With pained expressions, the three of them took out a golden card.

"This is a Universal Credit Card with 300 academic credits stored inside. Consider it a small compensation for you."

"I cannot accept a reward for no merit," Xu Le refused.

"Xu Le, don't go too far. Do you know that one Academy Credit can be exchanged for 500,000 Credits? That's equivalent to 150 million. You're refusing?"

Zhu Daxiang's Face turned ashen.

Xu Le coughed softly, feeling that he couldn't squeeze anything more out of the three of them.

His tone softened slightly, "I'll agree, but you have to choose one of two options."

"First: the three of you fight me. 1v1, 1v3, Life and Death battle, Arena Battle—whatever you want."

"Second: next year, your school cannot admit anyone from the Tang Family of the Ninth District."

"Impossible!" the three of them cried out.

Xu Le just smiled and didn't budge.

If not for Hong Yuantai, he certainly wouldn't have gotten into a first-rate university this year.

Even with the Tang Family's power, he wouldn't even have been able to get into a second-rate, third-rate, or even unranked university.

Since they started this, there was no way they were getting away with it.

In the end, the three of them decided to each have an Arena Battle with Xu Le.