Reckless A'man, Brainless Rabbit

They walked to the center of the playground.

Xiao Chenyu waved his hand, signaling his lackeys to step back, while he slowly walked to one side and took his position.

His lackeys obediently backed away and stood at a distance, watching the two face each other.

"Senior, you'd better be careful. I'm very strong," Lin Manshan said seriously, clenching his fists.

"Come on. Don't hold back," Xiao Chenyu said calmly, puffing out his chest slightly.

"Okay." Lin Manshan nodded. The next second, he suddenly seemed to go mad and let out a ragged roar. "Ah!"

As if encouraged by that roar, Lin Manshan swung his fist and charged forward with a whoosh.

"Where did this stupid kid come from? He's so reckless?" The spectators were instantly dumbfounded.

But it seemed rather effective. Xiao Chenyu visibly flinched and instinctively assumed a fighting stance.

"What's happening over there?"

Xiao Wu, who was leading Wang Sheng and the others back to the dormitory, was also drawn over by the sudden shout and hurriedly led them running over.

Since they had agreed on a hand-to-hand fight, Lin Manshan and Xiao Chenyu had been standing very close, just over three meters apart. At such a short distance, a person could arrive in the blink of an eye.

Everyone saw Lin Manshan charge forward. His rear foot was still a meter away when his right fist had already swung out.

Seeing this, Xiao Chenyu relied on being a head taller than Lin Manshan, with longer legs as well, and directly raised his right foot to kick Lin Manshan in the lower abdomen.

"Hehe, you fell for it." Lin Manshan grinned. His steps abruptly stopped, his abdomen swiftly bent backward, and both hands suddenly reached down. At the same time his stomach was struck, he grabbed Xiao Chenyu's right ankle.

Then he shouted, "Ah!"

His face flushed red as though he were using every ounce of strength he had. Clutching the ankle in his hands, he flung it toward the right.

"Damn, why is this kid so strong?" Xiao Chenyu felt as if his right foot had been clamped in iron pincers. He could not pull it free at all.

His body involuntarily tilted to the right, then he was sent flying, spinning in circles along with Lin Manshan.

"Holy crap, A'man is this fierce?" Wang Sheng, who had just arrived, stared at the sight before him in disbelief.

The other dormmates wore equally stunned expressions.

"A'man is pretty strong." Xiao Wu blinked. In her view, Lin Manshan's attack had contained almost no technique whatsoever; he was relying purely on brute force. That much could be seen from the shoeprint on his abdomen. Although she had not arrived immediately, judging from the situation, Lin Manshan had deliberately let Xiao Chenyu kick him before taking the opportunity to grab his right foot and start swinging him around.

"Could this be inborn divine strength?" Wang Sheng nodded in agreement. "A'man introduced himself before. His Martial Soul is a Mutated Firewood Chopper, and his family used to make their living mainly by chopping wood and producing charcoal. Could it be that his ancestors chopped so much wood that they accumulated a family talent?"

"Can talents be inherited like that?" Xiao Wu looked at Wang Sheng with a puzzled expression.

"Well, Sister Xiao Wu, I was just guessing." Wang Sheng scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

"..." Xiao Wu immediately rolled her eyes at him and turned back toward the field.

Lin Manshan kept spinning without the slightest intention of stopping. Xiao Chenyu's suspended left leg kicked wildly, trying to touch the ground. His head and back were nearly skimming the ground as he flew horizontally, while his waist and hands strained upward, terrified that his back would scrape against the stone slabs.

After struggling for quite a while, he finally could not hold on any longer. His head felt swollen and dizzy, and the food he had just eaten surged up toward his chest, making him feel extremely sick. He hurriedly cried out, "Stop, stop! Don't spin anymore! I'm going to throw up!"

"Then do you admit defeat?" Lin Manshan promptly asked.

The air fell silent for a second before a somewhat aggrieved voice answered, "I-I admit defeat."

Lin Manshan immediately stopped spinning and set Xiao Chenyu down. Then he plopped onto the ground, his body swaying slightly as though he was dizzy from spinning too.

"Boss Xiao!" The lackeys hurriedly ran toward Xiao Chenyu, who lay on the ground with a pale face.

"A'man, are you okay?" Wang Sheng and the others also quickly ran to Lin Manshan's side, supporting his slightly swaying body.

"I'm fine. I'm just a little dizzy." Lin Manshan shook his head and slowly stood up with his dormmates' support. Then, glancing at the onlookers from his peripheral vision, he lowered his head toward Xiao Chenyu and reminded him with a cheerful smile.

"Senior, um, I won."

"A real man honors his bets. From now on, we'll have to trouble you with the work-study students' cleaning duties."

Upon hearing this, Wang Sheng and the others froze.

A'man had actually challenged Xiao Chenyu for the sake of Dormitory Seven. Their eyes immediately reddened with emotion.

Damn it, why did he have to remind him again? Xiao Chenyu, who had recovered somewhat under his lackeys' back rubs and massages, felt his chest tighten. He felt as sick as if he had eaten shit. His face reddened as he pushed his lackeys aside and gritted his teeth. "Don't worry. I, Xiao Chenyu, am not someone who can't accept defeat. I'll arrange for someone to handle your work-study students' cleaning duties this afternoon."

After saying that, he slowly stood up with his lackeys' support as well. His expression turned doubtful, and his tone became much more polite. "Kid, what is your Martial Soul? Why are you so strong?" He might have been rather arrogant at the academy, but he was not stupid. His father had often warned him at home that there were many low-profile families in this world whom even the Royal Family dared not provoke. He absolutely could not offend them.

This child called A'man might very well have come from some great family while concealing his identity.

He was already this strong before obtaining a Soul Ring. Once he absorbed his First Soul Ring, who knew how powerful he would become? Maybe he would be able to send him flying with a single slap.

"Me? My Martial Soul is a Mutated Firewood Chopper, and my Innate Soul Power is Rank 3. Maybe it's because my Martial Soul mutated. Ever since my Martial Soul awakened, I've been able to eat a lot, and my strength has grown very quickly." Lin Manshan scratched his head, then looked at Xiao Wu standing beside Wang Sheng and said with a cheerful smile, "If we're talking about being impressive, our Dormitory Head, Sister Xiao Wu, is much more impressive than me. I don't think you could beat her."

Xiao Chenyu instinctively followed his gaze toward Xiao Wu.

Seeing everyone look over, Xiao Wu immediately lifted her chin proudly. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Xiao Wu, a first-year work-study student and also the Eldest Sister of Dormitory Seven. My Martial Soul is the Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, and I'm a Level 12 one-ring Battle Soul Master. If you're unconvinced and want to fight in the future, come find me anytime."

"Gulp... Level 12." The spectators collectively sucked in a breath.

How had this Silly Rabbit made it out of Nuoding City alive in the original story? Saying Level 11 would have been fine. At least people could have guessed that she had Innate Soul Power of Rank 8 or Rank 9, and she could have delayed things before going to Spirit Hall for certification, which would have been much safer. But she directly announced that she was Level 12. Anyone would suspect that she had Innate Full Soul Power. If word reached Spirit Hall and the information landed on Bibi Dong's desk, all it would take was for her to send a Spirit Douluo down to verify it, and Xiao Wu would be finished on the spot.

If my Soul Power Level weren't too low to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring right now, and getting only a Soul Bone weren't such a waste, I could find an opportunity to kill you myself...

Lin Manshan glanced at the still-proud Xiao Wu from his peripheral vision, the corner of his mouth twitching as he thought, Anyway, I can plant True Eyes and observe her movements at any time. I'll let Tang San raise her for now.