Xiao Wu Challenges Him

As soon as he said this, Xiao Wu pulled a long face and said gloomily:

"Nothing. Just going out for a walk!"

Seeing her deliberately mature expression, Lin Hao really wanted to go over and pinch her cheeks, but he ultimately held himself back.

At that moment, Wang Sheng, standing nearby, chimed in:

"Earlier, Tang San came back. Xiao Wu-jie didn't want Tang San to be deceived by the Grandmaster, so she told him about our analysis.

Then Tang San refused to believe it and even said we had bad intentions. Xiao Wu-jie couldn't hold back and started fighting with Tang San.

Teacher Mo happened to see it, so he punished us by making us go out and clean up!"

As he spoke, Wang Sheng could not help complaining:

"Tang San treated good intentions like donkey liver and lungs. You have no idea how awful he was—he actually tried to stab Xiao Wu-jie with needles.

If Teacher Mo hadn't stepped in, Xiao Wu-jie would have been hurt. That was too much!"

"What? Xiao Wu is a girl, and he still hit that hard? Where is he? I'll make him apologize to Xiao Wu!"

Lin Hao was stunned at first, then inwardly overjoyed. Heaven is helping me! Outwardly, however, he remained perfectly calm.

"Enough, Lin Hao. Tang San was also taken to the Academic Affairs Office by Teacher Mo. Even the Grandmaster got scolded by Director Su!"

Xiao Wu hurriedly stopped Lin Hao, telling him not to act impulsively.

"Fine. Tang San's pretty strong. If he bullies you, tell me and I'll avenge you!

Also, I'm heading out tomorrow. I don't know when I'll be back, so I wanted to let you know first."

Lin Hao nodded and said to her.

"Heading out? What are you going to do?"

A trace of curiosity appeared on Xiao Wu's face. She had learned from Wang Sheng that Lin Hao often went out.

"I'm already level 10. I need to obtain a Soul Ring before I can keep cultivating, so I'm going to Soul Hunting Forest with a teacher."

Lin Hao explained, then added:

"You're the boss of Dorm Seven, so I should tell you. Otherwise, you'd worry."

When they heard that Lin Hao was going to obtain a Soul Ring, everyone except Xiao Wu was filled with envy.

After all, for Soul Masters, nothing was more important—or more exciting—than advancing.

This news made Xiao Wu, whose mood had only just recovered, become somewhat sad again. She said dejectedly:

"Are Soul Rings really that important?"

"Of course. Without a Soul Ring, I'll be stuck at level 10 forever, and I won't be able to obtain Soul Skills either!"

Lin Hao stated it bluntly.

"Go, then. But once you leave, who's going to do your work?"

Xiao Wu glared at Lin Hao indignantly.

"Hao-ge's work is usually done by a few of us, and we split the daily pay between us."

Wang Sheng explained. This was an unspoken rule in Dorm Seven.

"Fine. Be careful!"

Xiao Wu nodded and said nothing more.

After being woken up, Lin Hao could no longer sleep. He simply lay on his bed and stared blankly into space.

After chatting for a while, Wang Sheng and the others also sat on their beds and began cultivating their Soul Power.

Work-study Students already cultivated more diligently than ordinary students. With a grind king like Lin Hao in Dorm Seven, they could be said to be extremely disciplined when it came to cultivation.

Because cultivating their martial souls was practically their only path out in the future.

It was just like studying in his previous life—this was the easiest and most convenient path for ordinary people to secure a good financial future!

Xiao Wu had only just joined this dormitory and clearly could not fit into its atmosphere.

Besides, she was a rabbit, full of energy and utterly unable to sit still.

Noticing that Lin Hao had nothing to do, Xiao Wu grabbed him and insisted on going out for a stroll.

If it had been before, Lin Hao would definitely have cultivated as well. But now that he was level 10, cultivation would not help him break through.

Since he had nothing else to do, he went out of the dormitory with her.

The weather this season was at its most pleasant. The air was cool, yet it carried no chill.

Night had already fallen. The sky was clear, with countless stars hanging high above and giving off a soft, shimmering glow!

"Lin Hao, look. There are so many stars in the sky."

Xiao Wu was not the sentimental sort. The emotions brought on by Soul Rings had long faded, and she was once again bouncing about with boundless energy.

Lin Hao was also rarely this relaxed. Smiling, he said:

"You dragged me out here just to look at the stars?"

Xiao Wu shook her head and said with a smile:

"Of course not. I want to spar with you. I heard Wang Sheng say you're very strong, so I want to give it a try!"

As a Soul Beast, Xiao Wu might not be bloodthirsty, but the fighting spirit in her bones could not be concealed.

However, her suggestion was exactly what Lin Hao wanted, so he smiled and said:

"Alright. Let's do it."

Xiao Wu was very confident in her strength. Smiling, she said:

"Are you ready? If you lose to me, you'll have to call me Xiao Wu-jie, just like Wang Sheng and the others!"

Lin Hao nodded, crooked a finger at her, and said:

"Sure. If I win, you'll call me Hao-ge, just like Wang Sheng does!"

"Here I come!"

As she spoke, a mischievous smile appeared on Xiao Wu's face, and she rapidly closed in on Lin Hao.

Then she suddenly flicked her head. The Scorpion Braid behind her head turned into a black blur and lashed toward Lin Hao's neck.

Lin Hao had read in the novel that Xiao Wu could attack with her braid, but seeing it in person still surprised him.

Unlike Tang San, he had been prepared. He immediately retreated, raising his left hand at the same time and reaching straight for the braid.

Xiao Wu had clearly faced this sort of situation before. Her hands attacked alongside her braid.

Before Lin Hao's left hand could seize control of Xiao Wu's braid, she suddenly tilted her head back. The Scorpion Braid slipped over Lin Hao's palm, while her hands struck at his neck again.

This was clearly Xiao Wu's follow-up move, and every attack targeted a vital point. Her combat experience was evidently extensive.

Lin Hao did not panic. He protected his neck with his right hand and whipped a kick at Xiao Wu!

Xiao Wu changed her move at the last moment. Fist and foot collided, sending both of them flying backward.

Xiao Wu forcibly steadied herself, her hands trembling slightly. Lin Hao had clearly not held back.

Having learned that Lin Hao's explosive power was extremely strong, Xiao Wu decided to rely on speed to win. For a moment, her figure shifted and darted unpredictably.

Her toes lightly tapped the ground, and her body sprang into the air like a coiled spring, unleashing wave after wave of fierce attacks.

Xiao Wu's hands and feet twisted like nimble snakes, striking Lin Hao from impossible-to-predict angles.

Most importantly, Lin Hao also had to guard against the Scorpion Braid, which attacked from time to time at exceptionally tricky angles!

For a while, Lin Hao was left scrambling. Fortunately, years of brutal fighting had given him a strong tolerance for punishment.

Though he looked miserable, his injuries were not actually severe. He had been searching for the pattern in Xiao Wu's attacks all along.

"Got you!"

After the two exchanged several more moves, Lin Hao burst into laughter and threw a punch forward, colliding with the oncoming Xiao Wu.

The tremendous force instantly made Xiao Wu stagger. Before she could regain her balance, Lin Hao's storm-like barrage of attacks came crashing down one after another.

Xiao Wu dodged more than a dozen strikes in a sorry state, but she was ultimately hit by one of Lin Hao's whip kicks and slammed viciously into the ground.

"Xiao Wu, are you alright?"

Seeing this, Lin Hao hurriedly stopped, ran over to help her up, and asked somewhat awkwardly.