The two young teachers beside Director Su were not as cultivated as he was. One of them took Spirit Hall's certificate and looked it over, smiling with a trace of mockery. "Tang San, is it? As a teacher of the academy, I feel obligated to remind you that you can't just acknowledge anyone as your master. Whether or not you graduate from the academy, you can only have one master. Otherwise, you'll be condemned by the world."
Director Su shot the young teacher beside him a glare. "Grandmaster may be a little eccentric, but when it comes to martial souls, he is unmatched. Your martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, so taking him as your master isn't a bad thing. All right, here are your things. Go to the dormitory building."
"Thank you, sir!" Tang San accepted the items Director Su handed him, bowed, and turned to leave the Academic Affairs Office. Faintly, he heard the young teacher's voice drift out behind him.
"Grandmaster is indeed unmatched, but only in theory. I remember that nonsense of his, the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul. It's utterly laughable. He's just a clown jumping around on a stage. Everyone treats him as a joke."
By the time Tang San entered the Academic Affairs Office, Chu Fan had already arrived at the dormitory building.
There was only one dormitory building, making it especially easy to find. All students and teachers lived here. On Douluo Continent, those who could become Soul Masters were exceedingly rare, especially in a remote city like Notting. Precisely because Soul Masters were so scarce, they were deeply respected throughout Douluo Continent. A large portion of the national army was also made up of Soul Masters. Nuoding Academy did not have many students or teachers, so a single dormitory building was more than enough to accommodate everyone.
There were seven student dormitories in total. The students at a Junior Soul Master Academy were still young, so the academy arranged for students of each grade to live together in one large dormitory. Each grade at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy had only around forty students, which made management more convenient.
The bottom three floors of the dormitory building housed the seven large student dormitories, and each dormitory had a person in charge.
The Seventh Dormitory was specifically for Work-Study Students, so its conditions were naturally the worst. After all, the academy was not a charity. Although Work-Study Students had their tuition waived, they could not possibly receive the same treatment as ordinary students.
Another feature of the Seventh Dormitory was that it was mixed. Regardless of grade, any Work-Study Student could only live here.
Just as Chu Fan reached the door of the Seventh Dormitory, he heard waves of noise coming from inside. The door was half-open, and he looked in.
Inside was a spacious room of nearly three hundred square meters, with fifty beds scattered haphazardly throughout. Yet there were only beds; just eleven of them had bedding. The noisy voices came from seven or eight children between the ages of eight and twelve.
Chu Fan swept his gaze around but did not spot Xiao Wu. Looks like she hasn't arrived yet. Fine, I'll go in and wait for her.
Chu Fan pushed open the door and walked in. The children who had been talking immediately turned their eyes toward him. One of the older children looked him over and walked toward him.
This child was about the same height as Chu Fan, making him one of the tallest in the Seventh Dormitory. He was also fairly burly for his age. Stopping in front of Chu Fan, he looked at him with a somewhat threatening, interrogative air. "A new Work-Study Student? Do you know the rules of the Seventh Dormitory?"
Chu Fan had no interest in small fry. He had only come to Nuoding Academy to win over Xiao Wu. He ignored the child approaching him.
"My name is Wang Sheng. My martial soul is Battle Tiger. I'll become a Spirit Master in the future, and I'm the boss here. Kid, what's your name? What's your martial soul?" Wang Sheng demanded loudly.
"Get lost," Chu Fan said coldly.
Flies could not hurt him, but they were annoyingly persistent. To Chu Fan, Wang Sheng was like a fly right now—utterly irritating.
Wang Sheng put on a look of surprise. He was used to being the boss of the Seventh Dormitory, used to hearing nothing but flattery from his underlings. He had assumed Chu Fan would obediently listen to him like everyone else. Yet Chu Fan had actually cursed at him.
At once, Wang Sheng clenched his fists, pulled off his shirt, and revealed his burly body. "Kid, you dare speak to me like that? Today, I'll let you know what happens when you anger me."
Children loved excitement. Seeing Chu Fan defy their boss, they began to jeer as well. "Boss, beat him up! Let him learn the rules of our Seventh Dormitory!"
Wang Sheng immediately balled both hands into fists and pounced at Chu Fan like a fierce tiger descending the mountain. In his eyes, although Chu Fan was about the same height as him, he could not possibly be as strong. Besides, Chu Fan's skin was fair, so he must have been pampered all his life. He probably could not even take one punch from him.
Chu Fan only wanted to live a simple, happy life with Xiao Wu and slowly win her over. He did not want too much trouble during his future academy life. Since this boss would not stop pestering him, he would make an example of him and teach him a lesson.
"I said, get lost!" Chu Fan glanced at Wang Sheng charging toward him, his voice turning even colder. A trace of Soul Power seeped from his body.
A terrifying pressure instantly descended. A hint of death flashed through Wang Sheng's heart, and his body seemed to slip beyond his control. With a bang, he crashed heavily onto the floor, his eyes filled with terror.
At that moment, the previously boisterous children held their breath. The entire room fell silent as they stared wide-eyed at the boss who usually ruled over them, trembling on the ground.
Only then did everyone realize how terrifying Chu Fan was.
Bang! Everyone dropped to their knees in unison and shouted together, "Boss, from today onward, you're the boss of our Seventh Dormitory!"
Wang Sheng also came back to his senses. He slowly rose to his feet, then half-knelt like the other children, his eyes filled with fear. A moment later, a flicker of hope flashed through them.
"Boss, the rule of the Seventh Dormitory is that whoever is stronger becomes the boss." A complicated light flashed in Wang Sheng's eyes. In his view, Chu Fan was no weaker than even the upper-grade students. If he became their boss, life in the Seventh Dormitory would definitely improve.
Wang Sheng continued, "Boss, I apologize for what I just did. I'm sorry. But every Work-Study Student who comes here has to go through this. We Work-Study Students are looked down upon by the other students, so we have to stick together. I only hoped that you, the newcomer, could unite with us..."
Chu Fan's expression did not change in the slightest. He said flatly, "Remember this. You are not allowed to disturb me again."
Just then, a crisp voice came from the doorway. "Being the boss sounds fun. I want to be the boss."
Everyone turned toward the door at once, and their eyes immediately went wide.
A pretty little girl stood in the doorway.
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