"Give it your best, I believe you can definitely do it," Lin Daguai encouraged as he patted Chen Hu's shoulder.
"By the way! Ye Yu, what level are you at now?" Lin Daguai noticed Ye Yu had been quiet and, curious, turned to him.
Ye Yu had intended to keep a low profile, but it seemed he had been noticed. After some thought, he decided not to hide the truth, since everyone would find out during tomorrow's test anyway.
"I should be at Level 4."
Suddenly, the entire Seventh Dorm was in shock.
"Wait! Ye Yu, isn't your Martial Soul the Blue Silver Grass with innate soul power at Level 1?"
"Logically speaking, a Martial Soul with innate soul power at Level 1 shouldn't be able to reach more than Level 2 in the first year, even for a first-year student!"
"How did you manage to reach Level 4?!"
Lin Daguai asked, bewildered.
Ye Yu smiled lightly.
"Maybe it's because I've been working harder. While you guys are out playing every afternoon, I've been practicing."
"When you're meditating for a while before sleeping at night, I'm still practicing."
"On average, I probably practice four or five more hours every day, so it's normal for me to improve more, right?"
Though that's what he said out loud, Ye Yu knew the real reason behind his rapid progress was due to his inner core technique and the natural Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul Mimicry Training Grounds' help.
Moreover, it wasn't like he had just broken through to Level 4. He had actually broken through over three months ago.
Upon hearing Ye Yu's words, the work-study students in the Seventh Dorm felt somewhat ashamed.
A lot of our afternoon time was spent wandering around.
But Ye Yu spent every afternoon practicing hard.
At night, he practiced for over an extra hour compared to us.
In a year, just the time in the evenings was equivalent to an extra two weeks of training!
Previously, everyone had mostly played in the afternoons.
Only at night did we all focus on practicing.
But no one expected someone like Ye Yu, the ultimate overachiever, to emerge!
If Ye Yu had only broken through to Level 2, that would have been fine.
But he broke their work-study students' first-year record by breaking through by 3 levels!
This caused a strong sense of crisis to rise within the hearts of the older work-study students.
If Ye Yu keeps going at this pace, he could surpass them and become the leader of the Seventh Dorm.
Where would that leave them?
Wang Sheng was also concerned.
His Martial Soul was a Battle Tiger, with innate soul power at Level 2.
Because of Ye Yu's previous comments, he had always believed that he would be the one to replace Lin Daguai as the leader of the Seventh Dorm.
But now, Ye Yu seemed to be catching up with him.
That couldn't be allowed!
So, under Ye Yu's influence, the entire Seventh Dorm started to work harder.
During the final exam, in the soul power test, Ye Yu's level was recorded at 4.
At the time of admission, Ye Yu's Martial Soul certificate showed an innate soul power of 1.
This meant that in one year, Ye Yu had increased by 3 levels!
This was undoubtedly an excellent achievement.
Thus, Ye Yu naturally earned the Year 1 (2) Class's 5 Gold Soul Coins scholarship.
After the final exam, Ye Yu entered his three-month vacation.
But for Ye Yu, a vacation just meant more time to train!
As a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master with innate soul power at Level 1, he could only make up for his lack of natural talent through hard work.
During the three-month vacation, Ye Yu successfully broke through to Level 5 soul power.
However, during this time, Master Yu Xiaogang also learned about Ye Yu's achievement of increasing 3 levels of soul power in one year.
A Blue Silver Grass Soul Master breaking through 3 levels in a year?
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel puzzled and curious about how Ye Yu achieved such a result.
He had been at Notting Academy for many years and had seen many students with innate soul power at Level 1. These students generally could only increase by 2 levels in their first year.
And that was for those with innate soul power closer to 1.5, considered relatively higher among Level 1s.
As for Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls...
Yu Xiaogang had investigated over 500 Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul users, and only 16 of them had soul power. Among these 16, none had exceeded Level 1.
Ye Yu's innate soul power was Level 1.
But in Yu Xiaogang's eyes, this was likely closer to 0.8, rounded up by the Martial Soul Hall.
Such a low talent couldn't possibly lead to a breakthrough of 3 levels in one year!
Yu Xiaogang's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze flickering. His instincts told him that there was likely a secret behind this!
January 1st, 2633 of the Douluo Calendar.
It was the opening day of Notting Academy.
This year, Ye Yu would enter the second year.
After completing his registration, Ye Yu, carrying the new luggage he had brought from home, walked toward the Seventh Dorm.
Since he lived in Notting City, Ye Yu arrived early.
After setting up his bed, he realized that no one else had arrived yet.
Ye Yu decided to head to the back mountain of Notting Academy to find a Blue Silver Grass field to train. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on ɴovᴇl(F)ɪre.ɴet
Just as he was about to turn and leave the dormitory, a familiar figure entered.
It was a middle-aged man dressed in a black scholar's robe, with a crew cut and a face full of stubble. His expression was stiff, and he was walking with his hands behind his back, exuding an air of indifference.
Ye Yu couldn't believe that Yu Xiaogang had come again. He frowned slightly and felt a bit irritated.
Why did I have to run into this annoying person so early in the morning?
But despite his feelings, Ye Yu still politely called out, "Master."
A stiff smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face as he said, "I heard that last year you broke through 3 levels in soul power and earned the Year 1 (2) Class scholarship. Congratulations!"
"Master is too kind!"
Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Ye Yu immediately realized the man's purpose.
He must have heard about his achievement of breaking through 3 levels in one year and now wanted him to provide data for his research.
"Ye Yu! A Blue Silver Grass Soul Master with innate soul power at Level 1, breaking through 3 levels in a year..."
"This is something that's almost impossible in my research."
"Could you tell me how you did it?"
Yu Xiaogang, having started the conversation, now moved straight to the point, asking earnestly.
However, Ye Yu clearly didn't want to with him.
Even though it was easy to guess that it was because of the naturally mimicking Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul Training Grounds.
Such information might even become a family heirloom in the future.
Why would he share it freely with such an annoying person?
"Well, maybe it's because I've been practicing really hard," Ye Yu thought for a moment and responded, pretending to ponder.
"Everyone else has better talents than me, but they tend to slack off."
"For example, in the afternoons, many of you spend your time on other things, but I've been training hard."
"At night, I also practice later than everyone else, adding more than an hour."
"I think that's probably why!"
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's face, already stiff, darkened a bit.