Tang San's Teacher

Because Gu Chen had condensed Soul Power in his throat, his voice was amplified several times over, allowing everyone in the cafeteria to hear him tearing into someone.

"Y-you!" The upperclassman was left speechless.

Tch, ignorance really was terrifying!

Gu Chen chuckled, shook his head, and continued his string of insults. "I don't need to know you're sick, so could you stop making it so obvious? Did water get into your brain without anyone installing a drain? If a mosquito bit your face, it'd probably want to kill itself!"

Wang Sheng and the others behind Gu Chen stared in astonishment. They had never expected the powerful, cold Gu Chen from before to have such a side to him.

Gu Yuena was equally surprised. Ever since Gu Chen had taken her away from the Divine Realm, he had always behaved with remarkable composure.

If Gu Chen had not been standing right in front of her, Gu Yuena would never have believed that he possessed such a side.

Fortunately, Gu Chen did not know what they were thinking. Otherwise, he would surely have burst out laughing. You have no idea how I died in my past life!

"Fuck you!" The upperclassman finally snapped. He spread his right hand, and a slender wooden staff appeared in his grasp. There was no doubt that this was his martial soul.

"Gu Laoda, be careful! That guy has level-nine Soul Power!" Seeing the upperclassman preparing to attack, Wang Sheng hurriedly warned Gu Chen.

"Nothing to worry about." Gu Chen merely nodded at Wang Sheng.

Seeing that Gu Chen did not take him seriously at all, the upperclassman immediately flew into a rage. "No fighting in the cafeteria. If you've got the guts, come outside and fight me!"

With that, the upperclassman stormed out of the cafeteria and glared viciously at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen's hands were itching for a fight. Ever since he had beaten the Rakshasa God to death, he had not made a move. Of course, suppressing Xiao Wu with his pressure earlier did not count.

The moment Gu Chen stepped out of the cafeteria, the upperclassman lunged forward and swung his staff at Gu Chen's neck. Gu Chen neither dodged nor blocked, simply watching the wooden staff descend toward him.

When the upperclassman saw that Gu Chen was not evading, he froze for a moment. Still, he did not want to kill Gu Chen over this, so he held back some of his strength and shifted the strike slightly lower.

Seeing him pull his blow, Gu Chen smiled. In truth, the upperclassman was not saving Gu Chen by holding back—he was saving himself.

With Gu Chen's physical strength, if that staff had struck his neck at full force, it would have shattered from the recoil. And there was no need to explain what happened when a martial soul was destroyed.

The wooden staff struck Gu Chen as if it had hit incomparably hard steel, rebounding directly into the upperclassman's face.

Whoosh!

Caught off guard, the upperclassman was struck by his own martial soul, and blood immediately streamed from his nose.

Smack!

Gu Chen casually sent out a palm strike. The seemingly light blow landed on the upperclassman's abdomen, yet sent him flying several meters before he crashed heavily to the ground.

That was without Gu Chen even using the Golden Dragon King's possession. If he had struck with the Golden Dragon Claw, then even with his strength sealed, he could probably have blown this upperclassman into a cloud of blood!

"Boring." Gu Chen shook his head, turned around, and returned to the cafeteria. Taking out a bag of Gold Soul Coins, he said to Gu Yuena and the others, "Let's go. We're eating on the second floor!"

Amid the cheers of the work-study students, Gu Chen led them all upstairs.

Just then, Tang San spotted a familiar face and hurried over. "Teacher, you came to eat too?"

It was Grandmaster. He nodded at Tang San and asked, "Have you finished settling your things?"

Tang San nodded respectfully. "Thank you for the bedding, Teacher."

Grandmaster had already seen what had happened here. Knowing that Gu Chen would bring Tang San and the others upstairs to eat, he did not invite Tang San again and went directly to the second floor.

At that moment, Wang Sheng came over to Tang San. "You know Grandmaster?"

Tang San nodded. "He is my teacher."

Wang Sheng said in a strange, mocking tone, "No way, you took Grandmaster as your teacher? His strength isn't much to speak of. At our academy, Grandmaster is just a guest instructor. They say he only got to stay because he has a good relationship with the dean. To put it bluntly, he's just freeloading. He's nearly fifty, yet he still hasn't broken through to the Soul Grandmaster realm. His Soul Power is only level twenty-nine. I'm afraid he'll never break through in his lifetime."

Tang San raised his head and looked at Wang Sheng solemnly. "I will not allow you to judge my teacher so carelessly. This is the first time, and it will be the last. Otherwise, there will be no friendship between us as classmates!"

"Grandmaster may be lacking in strength, but his theoretical knowledge is quite good. Look at Xiao San—what part of his strength is lacking? What he needs is a solid theoretical foundation. Everyone needs different things; they simply take what they need." Gu Chen spoke lazily at that moment.

Although Gu Chen had also belittled Grandmaster's strength, he acknowledged the theories Grandmaster took pride in. Seeing this, Tang San gave Gu Chen a slight nod and began to regard him more favorably.

At the serving window on the second floor, Gu Chen handed a bag of Gold Soul Coins to the cafeteria lady and ordered two large tables full of premium dishes.

A whole bag of Gold Soul Coins was enough to support an ordinary Soul Master family for three years. After eating and drinking their fill, the work-study students returned to the dormitory in satisfaction.

Gu Chen's standing in their eyes had now surpassed even that of the academy teachers. After all, the teachers would never treat them to a meal!

After leaving the cafeteria, Tang San went off alone to find Grandmaster. Only after quite some time did he return to the dormitory and say apologetically to Gu Chen and Xiao Wu, "Gu Laoda, Xiao Wu, I may need to go out tomorrow. I don't know how long it'll take before I return, so I wanted to let you know in advance."

Gu Chen knew that Tang San was going with Grandmaster to obtain his first soul ring, so he merely gave a soft "Mm."

Xiao Wu asked curiously, "Going out? Where to?"

Tang San did not hide it. "Teacher said that my Soul Power is already full, so I should obtain my first soul ring as soon as possible in order to continue cultivating. He plans to take me to find a suitable soul ring."

"You're leaving before school has even started. Are soul rings really that important?" Xiao Wu frowned, while Gu Yuena beside Gu Chen also seemed somewhat unsettled.

Gu Chen stroked Gu Yuena's little head and softly said in a voice only she and Xiao Wu in the distance could hear, "The strong devour the weak. That is the law of survival in this world, isn't it? If you want to change it, you must first possess the strength to change it completely."

Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu both shuddered slightly, then nodded without drawing attention to themselves.

"Fine, go if you want. But what about our work-study duties? If you leave, then Gu Laoda, Sister Na'er, and I will have to do all the work." Xiao Wu came back to herself and glared at Tang San indignantly.

Tang San scratched his head and said helplessly, "I'll have to trouble you for the next few days. Once I return, I'll take responsibility for this semester's work. You'll still receive your share of the wages. How about it?"

Gu Chen and the others nodded, and the matter was settled.

In the middle of the night, just as Gu Chen had expected, Tang San and Xiao Wu sneaked out of the dormitory together. Off to flaunt their affection—ptui, to spar.

At that moment, Gu Chen opened his eyes, sat up, and looked toward Gu Yuena, who was also still awake. He asked gently, "Want to go take a look?"

Gu Yuena turned to look at Gu Chen. Under the moonlight, his sharply defined face looked inexplicably handsome. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded.

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