Xiao Chenyu had not been in a very good mood lately.
As a sixth-year student at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, Xiao Chenyu was considered one of the best. With level eleven Soul Power and his first Soul Ring, he ranked among the strongest students in the academy.
On top of that, the Xiao Clan was a prominent family in Notting City. Xiao Chenyu had always thrived at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, where the students called him Boss Xiao. He was a bona fide little tyrant.
However, lately, someone had repeatedly challenged Boss Xiao's authority—and the challengers were a bunch of first-year kids.
That made Xiao Chenyu very unhappy. He was the undisputed leader of the sixth years, Boss Xiao of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy. If he could not even handle a bunch of first-years, how was he supposed to keep his reputation?
So, Xiao Chenyu had recently been considering finding an opportunity to teach those work-study students a lesson.
"Hey, young man, young man, don't go!" Just then, an aged voice suddenly called out from behind Xiao Chenyu.
Hearing this, Xiao Chenyu instinctively looked toward Li Ang, who had just spoken, and asked in confusion, "Were you calling me?"
"Wow, incredible, truly incredible! A spiritual light is shooting from the crown of your head, do you know that? At such a young age, you already possess such well-trained bones and sinews. You are simply a once-in-a-million Soul Master prodigy! If one day you open your Ren and Du meridians, won't you soar into the heavens like a dragon? As the saying goes, if I do not enter hell, who will..." Li Ang knew this speech by heart. Not long ago, he had used these very lines to fool Tang San.
Using the same lines to fool Xiao Chenyu now proved just as effective.
Li Ang's string of nonsense left Xiao Chenyu utterly dazed. The corners of his mouth even curled upward. It looked as though he truly believed Li Ang's lies.
Seeing that the time was right, Li Ang hurriedly continued, "Then from now on, the task of punishing evil, eliminating wickedness, and protecting world peace will be entrusted to you, all right?"
Xiao Chenyu: Huh???
"This self-created Soul Skill, the Demonic Dismemberment Technique, is clearly fated to be yours. For one Copper Soul Coin, I'll teach it to you."
Fooling a sixth-year kid of around ten was truly no challenge for Li Ang.
After the full set of deception, Xiao Chenyu fell for it completely. Like Tang San before him, he made the same choice and spent money to buy Li Ang's "self-created Soul Skill," the Demonic Dismemberment Technique.
The system-modified Demonic Dismemberment Technique could indeed pass as a self-created Soul Skill in the Douluo World. Moreover, it was extremely easy to learn; after reading through it twice, one could use it right away.
After activating it, one's Soul Power could surge dozens of times over in an instant. Even a level eleven Soul Master could unleash power comparable to that of an ordinary Five Ring Soul King with this move.
Its only flaw was that after using it, the user was very likely to drop dead on the spot.
Even so, Xiao Chenyu had spent one Copper Soul Coin to obtain such a heaven-defying self-created Soul Skill. He had made an enormous profit, and such a minor flaw was nothing at all.
Having done a good deed for the day and completed his plan, Li Ang, the great benefactor, had no interest in continuing to run his stall in the city.
After gathering up the items at his stall and stuffing them all into his Storage Soul Tool, Li Ang quickly vanished from sight.
A short while later, Li Ang appeared inside a luxurious estate in Notting City.
The moment Li Ang appeared, several pretty maids dressed in sheer gauze hurried forward to greet him.
Li Ang had long since grown accustomed to such a reception. After all, he had been transported to Douluo Dalu for nearly a hundred years. What kind of scene had he not witnessed?
Of course, Li Ang was now only enjoying the maids' service. When it came to anything further, he had the desire but not the ability.
Thus, within the luxurious estate, Li Ang merely held one beauty in his left arm and another in his right, playing a few thrilling rounds of Ludo with the little maids.
If Xiao Chenyu had been present, he would definitely have found the estate Li Ang was staying in strangely familiar.
The girls playing around with Li Ang would have looked increasingly familiar as well.
That was right. This estate and the maids inside it did not belong to Li Ang. Both the people and the house belonged to the Xiao Clan, one of Notting City's three great families—Xiao Chenyu's family.
Li Ang was not the sort of person who liked to seize things by force or trickery, but he liked even less to make himself suffer, especially when it came to daily life.
So, after arriving in Notting City, Li Ang sought out the local powerhouse, the Xiao Clan. He did not threaten or entice them; he merely displayed his nine Soul Rings.
The Xiao Clan's patriarch—Xiao Chenyu's grandfather, Notting City's lord, Xiao Yan—sensibly arranged Li Ang's food, clothing, lodging, and travel in Notting City to perfection.
To the Xiao Clan, a big shot at the level of a Titled Douluo was not someone they dared slight. They could only provide Li Ang with the finest food and drink, hoping that if they served him comfortably, they might form a good connection with him.
Li Ang did not stand on ceremony with the Xiao Clan. He lived in their grand house, played with their maids, and swindled their grandson.
After playing the role of an old grandfather who bestowed "fortuitous opportunities" upon the protagonist and supporting character, Li Ang had some free time on his hands. Thus, in the days that followed, he spent every day in the estate playing games with the maids, living a decadent and depraved life.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.
That day, as usual, Li Ang ate breakfast while being attended by the maids, then held two girls in his arms as he watched the girls perform their talents.
Although Li Ang himself remained in the estate, his attention was constantly focused on the happenings at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
Notting Junior Soul Master Academy was as lively as ever that day, especially the small forest behind the academy, which was bustling beyond measure.
That was because the academy's two major student groups had arranged to duel there that day.
One side consisted of the Work-Study Student Group led by Xiao Wu and Tang San. Their opponents were the Senior Student Group led by Boss Xiao, the sixth-year leader of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
After half a month, the conflict between the two sides had finally escalated completely.
However, the one who had initiated this duel was not actually Boss Xiao. After all, Xiao Chenyu still had some pride and would not proactively suggest such an obviously unfair duel.
Therefore, the duel had actually been proposed by Xiao Wu. The stakes were quite high: if Boss Xiao won, all work-study students would become his pets. If the work-study students won, Xiao Wu would become Sister Xiao Wu of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
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