Bullying Your Little Brother Starts Young

Ning Rongrong watched from the side with a hopeful look, clearly wishing Yuan Luo would leave with her.

Yuan Luo pretended to hesitate before answering, "Thank you, Uncle, but I still have a grandfather and an uncle at home. I don't want to leave them. If I join a sect in the future, yours will definitely be my first choice."

"Good. My sect is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I look forward to your joining us."

Ning Fengzhi spoke regretfully, then paid the bill and left with Ning Rongrong.

Before leaving, Ning Rongrong looked back at the barbecue stall. She would probably be leaving Notting City.

Yuan Luo inwardly broke into a sweat. Was barbecue really that irresistible?

Wasn't he cute? Wasn't he handsome?

After packing up, Yuan Luo gave Yu Yue one Gold Soul Coin before heading home.

Over the next month, Yuan Luo sold grilled meat almost every day. A few fools had come looking for trouble during that time, but Yuan Luo had driven them all away.

That month, he made so much money he could barely count it all. Business was booming every day.

One day, Yuan Luo lay on a rock outside the village, basking in the sun as he watched Tang San sitting atop the mountain.

He could not help but sigh.

"He's really hardworking. No wonder he'll become a god someday."

Then he looked at himself. A month of work had exhausted him so badly that he never wanted to do it again. For the remaining month, he intended to loaf around.

After finishing his cultivation, Tang San looked at Yuan Luo lying on the rock with an expression of utter disappointment.

"Luo-ge, stop playing around. We're going to become Soul Masters together!"

"Oh, Xiao San, I live as I please. As for whether I become a Soul Master or not, that's all just passing clouds."

Yuan Luo waved him away, telling Tang San not to interrupt his sunbathing.

"Luo-ge, you can't go on like this..."

Tang San continued, but before he could finish, Yuan Luo sprang up.

Since when had Tang San become so nagging? It seemed bullying a little brother had to start young. Once he grew up, he would be impossible to bully.

"Come on, Xiao San. Let's fight!"

Yuan Luo patted the dust off his clothes and assumed a fighting stance toward Tang San.

"Huh? Luo-ge, forget it!"

Tang San shook his head repeatedly. What if he hurt Luo-ge?

"Hey, hurry up!"

Tang San nodded helplessly. At worst, he would go easy on him later and not let Luo-ge lose too badly.

A gentle breeze rose, rustling the leaves.

Tang San watched Yuan Luo vigilantly. Even a lion used its full strength to hunt a rabbit, and Tang San embodied that principle perfectly.

But Yuan Luo was not a rabbit.

He was a lion.

"You go first, Xiao San."

Yuan Luo spoke first. Although absorbing a Soul Ring had improved his strength and speed, he had not really fought much in his previous life. At most, he had gotten into a few scuffles.

Those half-baked fights could hardly count as combat. His fighting experience was still lacking.

Tang San launched the first attack. He did not use the Mysterious Heaven Skill, relying solely on his physical abilities.

A punch! He blasted it out!

Tang San aimed at Yuan Luo's face. Before the fist arrived, the force of the punch did.

Yuan Luo tilted his head slightly, narrowly evading the attack.

It had to be said that after becoming a Soul Master, Yuan Luo's entire body had improved.

His reaction speed alone was already several times greater than before.

And his powers of observation were the same. Tang San's movements seemed to play out in slow motion before him.

When the punch missed, Tang San's fist turned into a hand blade and slashed counterclockwise at Yuan Luo.

Yuan Luo pushed off with his back foot, and the hand blade sliced down only a few centimeters from his neck.

Tang San was somewhat shocked. It seemed Luo-ge had some skill after all.

The next moment, Tang San pressed forward and attacked with his fists.

Using both hands and feet, he forced Yuan Luo to retreat.

Yet after several attacks, he had not even touched the corner of Yuan Luo's clothes.

Tang San's gaze gradually sharpened, and an expression that did not belong on a child's face appeared.

"Looks like Luo-ge has been secretly training. Otherwise, how could he hunt wild boars and tigers? I'll have to get serious."

The Mysterious Heaven Skill circulated, and the Purple Demon Eyes activated.

A faint layer of violet appeared in Tang San's eyes.

The aura around him also underwent a dramatic shift. If he had been a sheep just moments ago, he was now a great gray wolf.

"Luo-ge, be careful!"

Tang San activated Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, tripling his speed.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived before Yuan Luo.

His body shifted, and Tang San swung a kick from Yuan Luo's side.

Dust flew up as the kick swept toward Yuan Luo's calf.

Soul Power circulated through Yuan Luo's body as he swiftly dodged Tang San's attack.

Then his left hand moved, reaching in the opposite direction from Tang San's leg.

In an instant, he grabbed Tang San's leg.

Tang San felt an immense force gripping his leg, leaving him unable to move forward any farther.

Yuan Luo's body had been strengthened, and with a Soul Ring beyond its proper age limit, Tang San's strength was probably not even half of his.

Tang San had strong combat instincts and reacted immediately.

He swiftly pulled back the captured leg while kicking at Yuan Luo with the other.

He spun seven hundred and twenty degrees in the air. In that rapid rotation, Yuan Luo could not maintain his grip on Tang San's leg, allowing Tang San to break free.

The next second, leaves rustled. Tang San stepped through afterimages and threw a punch.

Yuan Luo seized the timing and threw a punch as well.

Tang San was overjoyed. After all, he cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and his strength already surpassed that of ordinary people. Even adults might not possess his power.

Yuan Luo actually dared to trade punches with him. He was asking for pain.

But the next moment, Tang San froze.

The force from Yuan Luo's fist actually sent him flying. His fist ached and trembled.

"Xiao San, are you already done?"

Yuan Luo smiled at Tang San. In Tang San's eyes, that expression looked like pure mockery.

Tang San said nothing. This time, he attacked with everything he had, using every method at his disposal.

After an intense battle, Yuan Luo remained completely uninjured.

Tang San, on the other hand, had bruises turning purple all over his arms.

Fortunately, Yuan Luo had not hit his face. Otherwise, Tang San would not have had the face to see anyone.

Combat truly was the fastest way to improve.

At the beginning, Tang San had still been able to touch Yuan Luo. But as the fight continued, Yuan Luo grew more accustomed to his own abilities. By the end, Tang San could not even lay a finger on him.

"Phew... phew..."

Tang San panted heavily. He had never expected Yuan Luo to be this strong.

He had always thought Yuan Luo was too lazy, lying on rocks every day.

Even when Yuan Luo went hunting, he would be busy for one day and idle for several more. Tang San had never seen him train.

Could Luo-ge be a genius?

A thought appeared in Tang San's mind. He had Innate Full Soul Power because he cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, while Luo-ge had been born with Innate Full Soul Power.

Could Luo-ge also have some kind of cultivation technique?

A technique that let him cultivate while sleeping?

A string of thoughts flooded Tang San's mind one after another.

If Yuan Luo knew, he would definitely shout, What an overthinker.

"Admitting defeat?"

Seeing that Tang San had not attacked for a long time, Yuan Luo asked in confusion. Didn't he still have his hidden weapon techniques? Why had he not used them yet?

Speak of the devil, and he appeared. Tang San picked up several small stones from the ground and activated his Purple Demon Eyes.

"Luo-ge, be careful!"

Several stones flew out at once. To an outsider, it would have looked like a random mess.

Something seemed to circulate through Tang San's hands as he activated Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.

The stones' trajectories in the air shifted slightly.

The stones before Yuan Luo sealed off all space around him. Unless he used Teleportation, there was no way to dodge them.

"Whoosh!"

Just as the stones were about to strike Yuan Luo, a pair of hands wove through the air.

Every stone landed in his hands at once before dropping to the ground.

Tang San truly felt like crying without tears. This time, he had not held back at all. He had attacked with his full strength, yet before Yuan Luo, it felt like a child trying to bully an adult.

A feeling of defeat rose within him. He had trained for years, yet he was not as strong as someone who slept and basked in the sun every day.

Seeing Tang San lower his head, Yuan Luo felt a little embarrassed. Had he discouraged him too much?

"Xiao San, your big brother is still your big brother. Keep working hard. I'll wait for you to surpass me."

Yuan Luo held his head high, clasping his hands behind his back. His short hair fluttered in the wind, giving him quite the air of a reclusive master.

Except for his height...

Tang San clenched his fists and silently encouraged himself. He would have to work even harder from now on.