Tang San Gets Put in His Place, Xiao Wu's Second Challenge

Pfft!

Standing behind Xiao Chenyu, Yang Yuan struck out with his palm.

With a dull thud, Xiao Chenyu was sent sprawling forward, crashing down seven or eight meters away.

Everyone from Dorm Seven stared at the scene in stunned disbelief, their faces filled with shock.

Although the other two battles had yet to conclude,

after witnessing the strength Yang Yuan had displayed, Ling Feng and the tall student completely lost their fighting spirit. Within a few moves, they were defeated by Wang Sheng and Xiao Wu.

Only the people from Dorm Seven remained standing.

Yang Yuan walked up to Xiao Chenyu.

Though Xiao Chenyu lay on the ground, he had not fainted and remained conscious.

Seeing Yang Yuan approach, he could practically foresee Yang Yuan humiliating him.

Yet the scene he had imagined never came to pass.

Yang Yuan did not humiliate him. He merely spoke indifferently.

"Are you convinced now?"

"We are, we are. We surrender," Xiao Chenyu hurriedly replied.

"From now on, you're the boss of all Nuoding Academy."

Since Yang Yuan had not mocked him, Xiao Chenyu felt he had already gotten off extremely lightly. How could he dare act as arrogantly as before at a time like this?

Moreover, his father was the lord of Nuoding City, so from a young age, he had absorbed much of the conduct of official circles.

Seeing Yang Yuan display such terrifying strength the moment he enrolled, he barely had time to latch onto him. How could he possibly offend him?

With even Xiao Chenyu surrendering, the others naturally had no reason to persist. They all followed his lead and began calling Yang Yuan boss.

The people of Dorm Seven also wore proud expressions.

Tang San returned to Dorm Seven.

Since Teacher had pointed out a cultivation path for his Blue Silver Grass, he appeared to be in quite a good mood.

Although the theory of adding Poison Attribute Soul Rings to a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul struck him as somewhat strange,

Teacher had also said that there was no shortage of plant soul beasts with Poison Attributes on the continent.

If other plant soul beasts could possess Poison Attributes,

why could a Martial Soul as adaptable as Blue Silver Grass not have one?

For a useless Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass, what offensive power could it possibly have without Poison Attribute Soul Rings?

Tang San felt that Teacher's words made perfect sense.

Furthermore, he had been around poison since childhood in his previous life and possessed a natural affinity for it.

Before long, Yang Yuan pushed open the door and entered with the people from Dorm Seven.

Seeing the smiles on their faces, Tang San immediately knew they had won today's duel against Xiao Chenyu and his group of upperclassmen.

Tang San was not particularly surprised by this.

After all, given the strength Yang Yuan had displayed, he truly possessed the ability to dominate the entire academy.

Upon seeing Tang San, Xiao Wu took the initiative to greet him.

"Tang San, you're back."

"You really missed out by not coming to Back Hill with us today."

"Do you know how impressive we were today? Now, everyone outside has to call me Sister Xiao Wu when they see me."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Xiao Wu planted her hands on her hips and laughed smugly. Yet with the two black circles under her eyes, she looked both comical and amusing.

Seeing Xiao Wu take the initiative to speak with him, Tang San could not help but smile faintly.

Teacher was right. Wang Sheng and the others were merely passersby in his life.

Only geniuses like Xiao Wu and Yang Yuan were qualified to be his friends.

Tang San smiled and replied, "That really is a shame."

He then looked toward Xiao Wu's still-empty bed and asked with concern,

"Xiao Wu, have you still not bought bedding?"

"How about you use mine for today? You can return it to me once you have your own bedding."

As he spoke, he pointed to the bedding Teacher had given him.

Although Teacher had told him to get along well with both Yang Yuan and Xiao Wu,

of the two, he clearly liked Xiao Wu more.

After all, Xiao Wu was so innocent and adorable.

Yang Yuan, by contrast, might have decent talent, but he was deeply calculating and opportunistic.

How was he like himself—pure and spotless, upright and honorable?

Even knowing that Yang Yuan had character flaws, he was still willing to befriend him.

Xiao Wu said proudly, "No need. Someone will be bringing me bedding soon."

Tang San froze and instinctively asked, "Is it one of your relatives?"

Xiao Wu proudly shook her head.

"Of course not. It's one of my new underlings. They learned that Sister Xiao Wu doesn't have bedding, so they voluntarily offered to buy me a new set."

During the afternoon's challenge match at Back Hill, Xiao Wu had displayed formidable strength. She could now be considered the academy's second-most important figure.

"I see." After hearing this, Tang San looked enlightened, though a trace of regret flashed through his eyes.

If he had been able to lend Xiao Wu his bedding, he surely could have quickly drawn closer to her.

He then looked at Yang Yuan, his gaze burning.

"Yang Yuan, Teacher will take me to obtain a Soul Ring tomorrow. Once I return, let's fight again."

Clearly, he remained deeply unconvinced by his previous loss to Yang Yuan.

That was because Yang Yuan had used the power of his Martial Soul, while his own Blue Silver Grass was merely a useless Martial Soul with no combat ability.

Fortunately, Teacher had said that once he absorbed his First Soul Ring, his Martial Soul would inevitably undergo a Transformation.

When the time came to duel Yang Yuan again, he would definitely win.

Upon hearing this, everyone in Dorm Seven instantly revealed shocked and envious expressions.

They had not expected Tang San to obtain his First Soul Ring so soon.

He truly was worthy of Innate Full Soul Power!

Yang Yuan, however, shook his head and sighed, answering a different question.

"Tang San, you're not even willing to call me boss."

"Are you really so dissatisfied with me as your boss?"

As soon as those words were spoken, the people of Dorm Seven had already been displeased with Tang San because of what had happened at the dining table.

Now that they saw how poorly he fit in, their opinion of him dropped even further.

Tang San's expression stiffened.

He was already in his thirties when both lives were counted together. How could he bring himself to call a six-year-old child boss?

But the fact that he had lost to Yang Yuan was undeniable.

Feeling the gazes of the people from Dorm Seven and Xiao Wu upon him, Tang San's cheeks burned.

No matter how unwilling he was, he could only force himself to call out,

"Boss!"

"Hey—" Yang Yuan grinned and answered.

He did not particularly care about being Tang San's boss, but seeing Tang San's disgruntled expression made him feel thoroughly pleased.

And so, the matter came to an end.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

Tang San left the dormitory early in the morning.

After he departed, Yang Yuan silently opened his eyes, a trace of regret appearing in them.

He had originally wanted to try replicating Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eye.

Unfortunately, Tang San did not give him the opportunity. He left immediately after getting up.

Still, Yang Yuan was in no hurry. There would be plenty of chances in the future.

Sooner or later, he would pry everything Tang San knew out of him.

After Tang San left, Xiao Wu soon found an excuse to take leave and head out as well.

As for why she had taken leave, it was naturally to condense her First Soul Ring as quickly as possible and reclaim her pride from Yang Yuan.

Though she appeared obedient on the surface, she wanted nothing more than to defeat Yang Yuan from a lower level and stomp him beneath her feet.

After the two left, Yang Yuan spent most of his time in the academy library.

He possessed Double Pupil, allowing him to skim through books at incredible speed while never forgetting anything he read. His reading speed was simply outrageous.

In only two days, he had gone through every book in Nuoding Academy's library.

Yang Yuan was still not satisfied, so he continued by sneaking into Yu Xiaogang's dormitory.

Yu Xiaogang himself was no good, but he had quite a few books stored in his room.

Most of the framework for his Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls came from the books in Spirit Hall's library.

Setting aside the nonsensical theories he had unnecessarily added, they still held considerable value and covered an extremely broad range of subjects.

Yang Yuan gained quite a lot from Yu Xiaogang's dormitory.

On the evening of the third day,

Xiao Wu was the first to return to the academy.

And the first thing she did after returning to the academy...

"Yang Yuan, I challenge you!"