The students who were currently attending other base city universities all widened their eyes, looking absolutely stunned.

Modu Beastmaster Academy actually had a Great Emperor.

A university with a Great Emperor and one without—these were two entirely different things.

If a Great Emperor held down the fort, it was basically a Holy Land High School.

From now on, I figured there would only be two types of universities—ordinary ones, and those with a Great Emperor.

...

A ton of freshmen started thinking seriously about transferring.

If they went to Modu Beastmaster Academy, not only could they witness the true face of a Great Emperor, but they might actually get to hear the Great Emperor lecture.

Especially those students from Shanghai Base City who had applied to other base city Beastmaster Academies instead.

*They all deeply regretted their decision to pass up on Modu Beastmaster Academy.*

But it wasn't too late, they could still transfer.

If you could become a disciple under the Great Emperor, that title alone was enough to bring honor to your family.

And that wasn't all—you'd get access to cultivation resources and facilities other base cities couldn't dream of.

After all, a university protected by a Great Emperor was obviously going to have way better grounds and equipment than a normal one.

It wasn't just students thinking about transferring—even some teachers thought the same.

They wanted a shot at teaching at Modu Beastmaster Academy too.

It was the first university in Dragon Country with a Great Emperor on campus, so in all likelihood, its future graduates would be way more outstanding and dazzling than any others.

Working as faculty at Modu Beastmaster Academy wouldn't just upgrade your connections, it might also massively boost your salary and benefits.

That went for teachers, and for parents from all over the country—everyone had their eyes on Modu Beastmaster Academy.

*In the brutal Beast Girl era, everyone knew the supreme position of a Great Emperor.*

*Even if Modu Beastmaster Academy only had the Great Emperor in name, the school was still about to undergo an unprecedented transformation.*

...

The phantom in the sky faded away, but the true body of the Space Origin didn't disappear.

Yun Bing smiled and said,

"Cheng Gang, the school's popularity problem is solved."

"But as for student recruitment and admissions, you still have to stay on top of that."

"Not just for students, but for teachers too, you need to keep a close eye on the whole thing."

The Vajra Venerable nodded, twitching his lips as he said,

"I just wanted to bring Modu Beastmaster Academy's popularity back up to normal."

"But now, with what you guys did, Modu Beastmaster Academy is about to become the hottest, brightest university in all Dragon Country—the hype's probably going to break the charts."

"I'm probably gonna be swamped from now on."

Yunxi rolled her eyes, "Want me to get someone else to keep things in check, and you can just hand over that gold origin crystal?"

The Vajra Venerable's face changed,

"No way, this might be a hassle, but I can do it—I'll do it well."

"There's no one in the world who knows recruitment better than me."

He waved his hand, saying,

"I've got stuff to do, you guys go ahead."

With that, he hurried off without looking back.

*He looked like he was afraid Yunxi was about to snatch the gold origin crystal off him.*

Xiao Ye laughed and said, "A Great Emperor's arrival—letting the world know is probably a good thing."

"In the coming days, Blue Star might fall into a Starfield Races invasion. If they know we have a Great Emperor here, it'll stop them from panicking and causing trouble."

Yun Bing and Yunxi pulled Xiao Ye back into the manor with them.

By then, the two old folks had already finished the meal.

Just a few simple home-cooked dishes—nothing fancy or crazy expensive.

But Xiao Ye could tell the two elders had put a lot of effort into it.

Afterwards, Xiao Ye chatted for an hour with the old folks over the meal.

He found a reason to take his leave and brought Yun Bing and Yunxi with him to the Space-Time Hall.

Yun Bing asked,

"Xiao Ye, what's up?"

Yunxi's cheeks suddenly turned red, "You wanna get some exercise or something?"

Xiao Ye waved his hand, "Nope."

"It's actually something serious."

"Do you guys remember what I said last time, about boosting your cultivation talent—taking your Mythical Talent up to Great Dao Level?"

Great Dao Level Talent?

Yun Bing and Yunxi both froze.

*They'd only ever heard Xiao Ye mention Great Dao Level before; they really had no idea what that level of talent meant.*

Yunxi asked,

"Great Dao Level—is that a higher form of Mythical Talent?"

Xiao Ye nodded, "A Great Dao Level Talent's a whole tier above Mythical—it's hundreds or even a thousand times faster for cultivation."

"And it's not just about speed—your comprehension, combat power, foundation—pretty much everything, is hundreds or thousands of times better than Mythical Level."

"It's a full upgrade!"

Yun Bing's eyes shone, "So you can upgrade our talent now?"

Xiao Ye nodded.

He took two thousand space law cores out of the system space, putting them in two storage rings, and said,

"Each of you gets a thousand law cores—all space-type."

"Keep these safe. Use them however you want—pop 'em like candy, eat them like rice, whatever."

Yunxi and Yun Bing packed away their storage rings, each pulling out a law core.

Each held an incredibly dense space origin and space essence.

The two of them felt completely refreshed and happy.

Yunxi's pupils shrank in shock,

"Just one breath and this stuff's stronger than Enlightenment Tea!"

"What even is a law core?"

Xiao Ye explained.

Law cores were seeds from the very source of the laws. After gestating, they could become the original form of the origin itself.

If any creature swallowed one and refined it, their cultivation talent would soar.

It was a legendary treasure for all the cosmic races to raise their cultivation talent.

The girls' eyes were filled with shock after hearing that.

Raise your talent!

The original form of the origin itself!

*Just hearing about it sounded insanely cool.*

*As far as they knew, once a human awakened a template, that level could never rise—SSS rank was for life, S rank was S rank forever.*

But this thing could actually boost your talent level.

*Even Mythical Talent could be upgraded.*

*That just showed how ridiculous, how precious these things were.*

*Especially since they were the original form of the origin itself—that was just next-level crazy.*

Yun Bing squeezed the law core, startled,

"Xiao Ye, we don't need so many—one thousand each is way too much."

"Why don't you take them back? We'll just keep ten each."

Yunxi chimed in, "Yeah, this stuff's way too rare. No way we'll use it all, you should keep the rest for yourself."

"Or give it to someone who really needs it."

They each took ten law cores out of the storage ring and then handed the rings back to Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye refused, saying like it was obvious,

"You guys are the ones who need it most!"

"No matter how rare they are, they don't mean more to me than you do."

"Just keep them, or I'll get mad."

Yunxi and Yun Bing both grinned from ear to ear, happily stashing away the storage rings.

Yun Bing said excitedly, "If you ever need anything, just let me know."

Xiao Ye nodded.

He pulled out twenty space attribute law cores from the system space and grinned,

"Now, I'll upgrade your space-type talent a bit."

"Just stay standing, that's all."