Vice Principal

Save money.

These two words hit Su Yu right where it hurt.

His core goal right now was to make money and then spend it.

Sure, divine weapons were nice, but could they compete with a body that could punch through a star?

And yet.

It would be a total waste not to use the Soul-Suppressing Spear Intent.

After all, he had paid two thousand dollars for it!

Su Yu took a deep breath and turned to look at Chu Kuang.

"Director Chu."

The moment Su Yu addressed him, Chu Kuang's eyes lit up like a pair of searchlights.

"Yeah, kid! You talk!"

"The conditions you're offering are definitely tempting."

Su Yu's tone was calm.

"But I have one question."

"What is it? Just ask! I'll tell you everything I know!" Chu Kuang thumped his chest.

"If my spear gets damaged."

Su Yu looked Chu Kuang in the eye, his expression dead serious.

"Will the department cover the cost?"

Silence.

The three department heads were all stunned at the same time.

The students in the distance were also completely dumbfounded.

Cover the cost?

Was that really a question a legendary prodigy should be asking?

You don't ask about the power levels of the secret arts, you don't ask how good the mentors are.

You're asking who pays if the weapon breaks?!

Chu Kuang's brain short-circuited for a full two seconds.

Then, he snapped out of it, waved his hand grandly, and spoke with overwhelming boldness.

"Cover it!"

"As long as you break it using it!"

"No matter how many!"

"The department will reimburse every cent!"

"I swear you won't have to pay a single penny out of pocket!"

Desperate to recruit the kid, Chu Kuang was willing to throw the entire department's budget under the bus.

"Alright."

Su Yu nodded.

The problem of weapon wear and tear was solved.

That left only the most important question.

Su Yu's gaze swept over Chu Kuang, then Lei Jue, and finally Liu Ruyan.

A glint of pure, raw sincerity flashed in his deep eyes.

"Teachers."

"About those special resources, secret realm spots, and all those training materials you mentioned..."

Su Yu paused.

Then he asked a question that made everyone on the scene question reality itself.

"If I don't use them..."

"Can you just give me the cash instead?"

...

Dead silence.

An unprecedented silence fell over the shores of Weiming Lake.

Even the wind seemed to stop in its tracks.

Chu Kuang's mouth hung open, his jaw nearly hitting the floor.

Lei Jue stared, bug-eyed, looking at Su Yu like he was an idiot.

The charming smile on Liu Ruyan's face stiffened completely, and she didn't even notice when her folding fan slipped from her fingers and hit the ground.

Cash?!

What in the world did this kid just say?!

Cash?!!

The minds of all three top experts buzzed simultaneously.

Had they heard him right?

These were elite resources of Beijing Martial Arts University!

Priceless treasures that countless children from wealthy families would bankrupt themselves trying to get their hands on!

High-tier beast blood, rare herbs, instruction from legendary masters...

These things simply had no market price!

And this brat was asking if he could get cash instead?!

Did he think this was a grocery store, where you could return things for a refund if you bought too much?!

"K... kid..."

Chu Kuang swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

"A... are you really that broke?"

He just couldn't wrap his head around it.

An eighteen-year-old martial artist, a freak prodigy who had grasped the Soul-Suppressing Spear Intent.

Why was the only thing on his mind money?!

In the world of martial arts, money was just a tool—real resources were the key!

"Yes."

Su Yu answered without the slightest hesitation or pretense.

"Really broke."

He stared straight at Chu Kuang, his gaze clear and firm.

"Director Chu, I don't need rare herbs or high-grade pills."

"I only need cash."

"If those resources can't be converted to cash, then I'll have to go with the Fist Department."

"After all, Teacher Liu is offering five million in cold hard cash every month."

Su Yu matter-of-factly laid out Liu Ruyan's terms on the table.

Blunt.

Brutally blunt.

There was no trace of that lofty pride normally found in geniuses.

He was just like a shrewd, haggling peddler.

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan was taken aback for a moment before she burst into a fit of laughter, her whole body shaking.

"Hee hee hee..."

"Chu the Old Ghost, did you hear that?"

"This handsome lad is a practical man."

"He doesn't care about your flashy promises!"

Liu Ruyan glanced smugly at Chu Kuang and Lei Jue.

"Come on over here, handsome. The five million is just your base salary. From now on, I'll throw in bonuses every month based on your performance!"

The expressions on Chu Kuang and Lei Jue's faces turned black as charcoal.

Infuriating!

This was absolutely infuriating!

Here they were, directors of departments at Beijing Martial Arts University, with access to countless top-tier resources.

And they were being beaten by a stinking pile of cash?!

"Bullshit!"

Chu Kuang flew into a rage and dropped an F-bomb.

"Who says you can't cash it out?!"

He glared at Su Yu, grinding his teeth.

"Cash! I'll get you whatever amount of money you want!"

"The special resources are worth at least a few hundred million a year!"

"I'll convert every single one of them into federal currency and wire them straight into your bank account!"

"How about that?!"

Seeing Chu Kuang agree to such an absurd demand, Lei Jue panicked.

"I'll cash out too!"

"Kid, my Blade Department has more resources than his!"

"I'll give you a billion a year!"

They had all lost their minds.

These three department heads had completely thrown the rules of the university out the window in their frantic bid to recruit him.

Su Yu watched the three lunatics fighting over him by jacking up their offers.

A satisfied glint of amusement flickered deep in his eyes.

Got it.

If he could cash it all out, his path to spending was wide open.

A few hundred million, even a billion a year of Beijing Martial Arts University's elite resources?

All converted into cash and dumped into his interface system.

The rate his vitality would skyrocket would be enough to give these big shots a heart attack!

"Alright."

Su Yu nodded.

"Since Director Chu has promised to cover weapon damage and offer cash instead of resources..."

"Then I choose the..."

"PREPOSTEROUS!!!"

Right at the moment Su Yu was about to say the word "Spear," a thunderous, authoritative roar, like a divine bolt from the blue, exploded without warning over the shores of Weiming Lake.

BOOM!!!

This voice carried no aura of vitality or battle intent.

But it was laced with an undeniable, overwhelming pressure that came from a true superior.

All the air around Weiming Lake seemed to vanish in an instant.

Every noise came to an abrupt halt.

Chu Kuang, Lei Jue, and Liu Ruyan.

These three unstoppable top-tier experts, who had been bickering moments ago, all had their expressions shift in unison the moment they heard that thunderous shout.

Their rampaging battle auras, which had been blazing, shrank back into their bodies like mice fleeing a cat.

All three turned at the same time.

Facing the sky above the center of the lake.

They bowed deeply and respectfully.

"Vice Principal!"

Whoosh—

The students in the distance gasped when they heard those two words.

The Vice Principal!

The Vice Principal of Beijing Martial Arts University!

A true pillar of the Xia Nation, a Martial Emperor-level supreme powerhouse suppressing an entire region!

Nie Changkong!

A legendary figure who rarely showed his face—and he had been roused?!

Hum!

A violent ripple spread through the air above the lake.

A tall figure slowly stepped out of the void.

He was dressed in a simple black robe.