Battle, Xiao Chenyu Submits

"Why surrender?"

When Bai Ge heard Xiao Chenyu say that he wanted to surrender, he grew a little anxious.

Who knew whether his mission would still count as completed if Xiao Chenyu surrendered? Bai Ge had no idea what Xiao Chenyu had imagined.

"You're a level fifteen Soul Master, and your spirit ring is even a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring. We can't possibly defeat you. If we know we can't win, what else can we do besides surrender?"

Xiao Chenyu asked in return.

"No, you have to fight me. The match has already been arranged—there's absolutely no reason to cancel it. Anyway, I don't agree!"

Hearing Xiao Chenyu's words, Bai Ge's expression immediately turned cold. This was not the outcome he wanted to see.

"This..."

Seeing that Bai Ge was actually angry at his decision, Xiao Chenyu became anxious as well.

Part of the reason he had surrendered was to preserve his own dignity, but the more important reason was that he wanted to curry favor with Bai Ge.

After all, making one's opponents submit without fighting sounded so impressive, so stylish. But he had apparently kissed the wrong ass, which caught Xiao Chenyu rather off guard.

"You can surrender, but you have to fight me once. If you lose, then you'll become my little brother."

Seeing that Xiao Chenyu's expression had also turned somewhat grim, Bai Ge thought for a moment before stating his bottom line.

But upon hearing Bai Ge's words, Xiao Chenyu was instantly overjoyed. Just when he had thought there was no way out, a new path had opened before him!

He had been wondering how he could latch onto Bai Ge, and how he could do so without provoking the displeasure of the force behind Bai Ge.

But before he could come up with a solution, Bai Ge had unexpectedly offered to let him become his little brother. This was undoubtedly a perfect opportunity—one that could not be missed!

"I agree!"

Hearing Bai Ge's words, Xiao Chenyu hurriedly agreed.

But seeing Xiao Chenyu agree so readily, Bai Ge began to have doubts.

Could it be that Xiao Chenyu had not deliberately surrendered because he was afraid of losing and embarrassing himself?

"Hey, Bai Ge, what do you mean by that?! If you beat Boss Xiao, will he be my little brother or your little brother?!"

At the side, both groups were somewhat dumbfounded as the situation suddenly turned strange. But when Xiao Wu heard that Bai Ge wanted Xiao Chenyu to become his little brother, she immediately became anxious. Shouldn't Xiao Chenyu be her little brother? How could he become Bai Ge's little brother instead?!

"Don't worry, he'll still be your little brother. I'm already your little brother, so wouldn't my little brother also be your little brother?"

Bai Ge casually replied to Xiao Wu.

"Eh, that does seem right!"

After Bai Ge explained it, Xiao Wu suddenly understood. She then returned to the Work-Study Students and cheered Bai Ge on. "Go, Bai Ge! Hurry up and beat down that awful Boss Xiao!"

Bai Ge: "..."

"Alright, come on!"

Taking a deep breath to adjust his state, Xiao Chenyu slowly walked up before Bai Ge, his expression solemn.

Although Xiao Chenyu knew that he could not possibly defeat Bai Ge, and although he greatly wanted to latch onto Bai Ge, he also knew that a qualified little brother could not merely cling to someone powerful. He had to possess sufficient strength and value as well. This match was Xiao Chenyu's chance to display his strength and value.

"Xiao Chenyu, sixth-year student. Martial Soul: Wolf. Level eleven, one-ring War Soul Master."

Looking at Bai Ge, Xiao Chenyu cupped his fists.

"Bai Ge, first-year student. Martial Soul: Wisteria. Level fifteen, one-ring Control System Soul Master."

Seeing Xiao Chenyu's gesture, Bai Ge also cupped his fists in imitation.

"Martial Soul Possession!"

After introducing themselves, the two immediately moved apart. Facing Bai Ge, Xiao Chenyu did not dare let down his guard in the slightest and directly entered the Martial Soul Possession state.

Accompanied by a faint wolf howl, a cyan wolf phantom emerged from within Xiao Chenyu's body before instantly entering it again.

As the wolf phantom possessed him, a layer of cyan light burst forth from Xiao Chenyu's body. Amid the flickering cyan glow, the muscles all over his body began to swell.

His eyes gradually turned pale green, and his nails became sharp. At the same time, a white spirit ring rose from beneath his feet and began circling above his head and below his feet.

"Awoo~"

"Take this, Gale Claw!"

Having entered the Martial Soul Possession state, Xiao Chenyu let out a wolf howl before pouncing straight at Bai Ge. While in midair, he directly unleashed his First Soul Skill: Gale Claw!

As the Gale Claw Soul Skill was unleashed, intense cyan light immediately bloomed from between Xiao Chenyu's claws. Facing Bai Ge, Xiao Chenyu swung his claws directly at him.

"Heh heh."

Seeing the claws Xiao Chenyu swung toward him, Bai Ge merely smiled faintly.

If it had been anyone else, they would certainly have chosen to avoid the edge of the attack for now. But Bai Ge's goal was to make Xiao Chenyu submit, body and soul. Naturally, he would not choose to dodge. That would have completely lacked the bearing of a boss, so Bai Ge intended to meet the attack head-on.

He gathered all the Bright Jade True Qi within his body into his right hand. As the Jade Brightness Skill true qi converged, Bai Ge's right hand instantly seemed to have turned into white jade, though it radiated an icy chill.

Watching Xiao Chenyu's wolf claws swing toward him, Bai Ge directly raised his right hand to meet them without retreating in the slightest.

With Bright Jade True Qi equivalent to level fifteen Soul Power, combined with the second layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, there was absolutely no way he could lose to a Xiao Chenyu with only level eleven Soul Power.

"Don't!"

Seeing Bai Ge actually use his bare hand to directly block his wolf claw after he had entered Martial Soul Possession and activated a Spirit Skill, Xiao Chenyu was instantly shocked. He wanted to cling to a powerful backer, not hurt anyone, but the Spirit Skill had already been unleashed. Even Xiao Chenyu could no longer dispel it.

Thus, Xiao Chenyu could only watch helplessly as his wolf claw swung toward Bai Ge.

But just as Xiao Chenyu thought several deep bloody gashes would appear on Bai Ge's hand, or that his entire hand might even be sliced off, the sharp wolf claw unexpectedly stopped a few centimeters from Bai Ge's palm, as though it had been blocked by an invisible barrier. A chill traveled up through the wolf claw.

"What?!"

Seeing what had happened, Xiao Chenyu froze. But just as he was staring in shock, he discovered that his wolf claw had suddenly been grabbed.

Before Xiao Chenyu could react, a powerful force suddenly surged through the wolf claw he had swung out, instantly throwing the unprepared Xiao Chenyu into the air.

Under that terrifying force, Xiao Chenyu flew four or five meters straight back and slammed heavily onto the ground.

Yet despite the intense pain throughout his body, Xiao Chenyu was happy inside, because Bai Ge had not been injured. His attempt to cling to a powerful backer had not gone wrong.

"Let's end this. Thorn Strangler!"

Looking at Xiao Chenyu lying not far away, Bai Ge felt that this was enough. He directly extended his right hand.

With a thought from Bai Ge, several Black-Purple Vines covered in spikes suddenly sprouted beneath Xiao Chenyu's feet, instantly binding him tightly.

Under Bai Ge's control, the Cloud-Soaring Vine's strangling attack definitely was not using any force at all. Even so, Xiao Chenyu, bound by the Cloud-Soaring Vine, could still feel the stinging pain from the spikes pressed close against his skin.

"I surrender! It hurts! Let me go!"

Looking at the Cloud-Soaring Vine covered in densely packed spikes around his body, Xiao Chenyu practically developed trypophobia. With so many spikes, if they pierced his body, it would hurt like hell. And seeing the faint Blood Patterns on the vine, those spikes might even be poisonous. This terrified Xiao Chenyu.

"Now you know what to do, right?"

Hearing Xiao Chenyu admit defeat, Bai Ge slowly walked up to him. As he spoke, he dismissed the Cloud-Soaring Vine he had summoned.

Under Bai Ge's control, the Cloud-Soaring Vine that had been wrapped around Xiao Chenyu immediately turned into countless black-purple motes of light and dissipated into the air.

"Boss!"

Seeing that the Cloud-Soaring Vine around him had finally loosened, Xiao Chenyu calmed down as well. Hearing Bai Ge's words, he immediately dropped to one knee before Bai Ge and clasped his fists.

"Ding! Mission completed. Black Iron Rank Lottery Gacha Chance issued!"

A familiar voice sounded in his mind, and Bai Ge could not help but smile.