Bibi Dong's Desire to Recruit, Xiao Wu and Tang San

"A Titled Douluo without a title?"

Bibi Dong's beautiful willow eyebrows furrowed ever so slightly.

A thoughtful glimmer flashed through her purple eyes.

Was he an Independent Cultivator who had just broken through to the Titled Douluo realm and had not yet had time to receive his title?

Or... an undisclosed powerhouse nurtured by some faction?

No title, yet possessing the strength to easily crush several Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts... that alone was highly unusual.

Regardless of which possibility it was.

The sudden appearance of a stranger whose strength was at least close to that of a Level 95 Super Douluo was worth Spirit Hall's attention.

Spirit Hall intended to control the continent's Soul Master World.

Such power, if it could not be brought under their control, at the very least required a clear understanding of its stance and movements.

"Describe his appearance, as well as the appearances of those three little girls."

Bibi Dong's voice returned to calmness, yet it carried an unquestionable commanding tone.

"Later, go to the portrait room and have their appearances drawn in detail. Hand them to the Intelligence Hall and investigate their origins and whereabouts without attracting attention."

"If possible..."

She paused slightly, a faint gleam flickering in her purple eyes.

"Try to make contact and probe his intentions. A powerful expert with no background would naturally be best recruited into Spirit Hall."

"Yes! We obey Pope's decree!"

The two teachers and the Golden Generation answered in unison.

"You may leave."

Bibi Dong waved her scepter.

Everyone bowed once more and respectfully withdrew from the solemn, majestic hall.

As for the Soul Bone, no one mentioned it.

No one wanted to invite trouble, and besides, Lin Qing had saved their lives.

It was best not to bring up the Soul Bone at all.

Only Bibi Dong remained in the empty Pope Palace.

She reclined against her lavish throne, her gaze seeming to pass through the ceiling and into the distance.

"A Titled Douluo without a title... accompanied by three daughters..."

She murmured softly, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the gem on her scepter.

"Interesting..."

Balak Kingdom, Nuoding City.

It was a very small city.

Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy within the city was an even more bottom-tier institution in the Soul Master World.

It mainly accepted children who had awakened Soul Power, and the students here varied greatly in talent.

The academy's rear courtyard.

A girl with a long Scorpion Braid, large bright eyes full of spirit, stood with her hands on her hips, looking smugly at several battered, dejected boys before her.

"Well? Are you convinced? From now on, Big Sister Xiao Wu calls the shots here, got it?"

The girl's voice was crisp, carrying the natural Aura of a gang leader.

"Convinced... we're convinced, Big Sister Xiao Wu."

The boys nodded again and again with miserable expressions.

They simply could not understand how a little girl as pretty as a Porcelain Doll could be so vicious in a fight!

"That's more like it!"

Xiao Wu nodded in satisfaction and flicked the Scorpion Braid behind her head.

"Then today's dorm cleaning and cafeteria work are all yours. Work hard!"

She casually assigned the hardest chores among the Work-Study Students to them, while she leisurely prepared to head out.

Nearly all the Work-Study Students had been beaten into submission by her.

Only one person made her feel somewhat strange, even... inexplicably wary.

That person was Tang San.

He was an ordinary-looking boy who was always quiet and reserved, fond of tinkering with strange chunks of iron and stones.

The voice of a girl in her dreams, whose face she could not see but who made her feel incomparably close and trusting, had repeatedly warned her, "Mom, be careful of Tang San... he's dangerous... don't get close to him..."

Although Xiao Wu was naturally lively and carefree.

She instinctively trusted that voice from her dreams.

She had watched Tang San for a long time, yet she had found nothing dangerous about him.

His Martial Soul was the publicly recognized useless Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass.

Other than his eyes occasionally seeming more mature than those of children his age, there was nothing special about him.

Still, she chose to heed the warning in her heart and instinctively kept her distance from Tang San.

If she could avoid contact, she would.

In any case, Tang San had not been in the dorm these past few days.

She had heard that he had gone out with Yu Xiaogang, the "master" whose theory was unrivaled but whose strength was only Level 29.

It seemed they had gone to obtain his First Soul Ring.

"It's good that he isn't here. Time to buy carrots!"

Xiao Wu curled her lips and skipped out of Dorm Seven.

Today, she planned to visit the market in the city and buy some fresh carrots for snacks.

However, she had barely walked away from the Work-Study Student dormitory area when several people blocked her path.

The leader was a boy wearing the senior students' uniform of Nuoding Academy.

He was tall and sturdy, with an arrogant expression on his face.

Several lackeys in the same senior students' uniforms followed behind him.

"Well, if it isn't the newly arrived 'Big Sister Xiao Wu' among the Work-Study Students. Where are you off to?"

The leading boy folded his arms and looked Xiao Wu up and down, his tone dripping with mockery.

"Who are you?"

Xiao Wu tilted her head.

"Hmph, I'm Xiao Chenyu, the boss of Nuoding Academy!"

Xiao Chenyu, the City Lord's son of Nuoding City, was the leader among the senior students.

"Move aside. I don't care who you are. You're blocking my way, so watch out, or Big Sister Xiao Wu will beat you up."

Xiao Wu was not afraid of him at all. She directly waved her fist and shot back.

"What did you say?!"

Xiao Chenyu's face darkened.

"You little brat, don't think you're so impressive just because you rule over the Work-Study Students."

"Today, I'll let you see who really calls the shots at Nuoding Academy!"

He had long found this newly arrived, outrageously arrogant Work-Study Student an eyesore. This was the perfect chance to establish his authority.

"Teach me a lesson? With you?"

A crafty, disdainful gleam flashed through Xiao Wu's large eyes.

"Sure. You pick the place, but don't cry if you lose!"

"Fine! You've got guts! Back Mountain, right now! Whoever doesn't go is a coward!"

Xiao Chenyu taunted.

"Let's go! You think I'm afraid of you?"

Xiao Wu raised her head and followed Xiao Chenyu's group toward the academy's Back Mountain, surrounded by a crowd of lower-year students who had rushed over to watch.

She did not feel nervous in the slightest.

Xiao Chenyu was also a One-Ring Soul Master.

But who was she, Xiao Wu?

A Hundred Thousand Year Transformation Soul Beast!

Her hands had been itching for a fight. She wanted to find a decent punching bag to loosen up her Tendons and Bones.

A circle of people quickly formed in the clearing of the small woods behind Nuoding Academy.

Xiao Chenyu and Xiao Wu stood in the middle, the atmosphere tense and ready to explode.

The watching students murmured among themselves.

Most did not think Xiao Wu would win.

After all, Xiao Chenyu's reputation and strength were there for all to see.

"Xiao Wu, admit defeat now and behave from now on, and I might consider letting you go."

Xiao Chenyu released his Martial Soul.

A faint layer of gray light emerged, and phantom Wolf Claws could vaguely be seen around his hands.

"You sure talk a lot!"

Xiao Wu rolled her neck and assumed a fighting stance.

"If you want to fight, then fight!"

Just as the two were about to make their move—

"Stop!"

A somewhat urgent voice came from outside the crowd.

A simply dressed boy in blue pushed through the crowd and hurried inside.

He stood before Xiao Wu, facing Xiao Chenyu.

It was Tang San, who had just returned after obtaining his First Soul Ring.