Enrolling at Notting Academy

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

"It's time to enroll."

Holding the Martial Soul Hall Certificate issued by Su Yuntao, Bai Mu headed toward the west side of the city.

Before long, the magnificent stone-built gates of Notting Academy appeared before him.

"Hey, brat, what are you here for?"

The moment he approached, Bai Mu was ruthlessly stopped by the young gatekeeper.

"Hello, big brother. I awakened my Soul Power a few days ago and came to register for school!"

Bai Mu handed the Martial Soul Hall Certificate to him.

"Let me see. Mere Level 1 Innate Soul Power... Level 1 is good!"

The young gatekeeper impatiently opened the certificate. When he saw the few Copper Soul Coins tucked inside, a warm, chrysanthemum-like smile instantly bloomed on his face.

"Never mind whether your Soul Power is high or low. As long as you've awakened Soul Power, you have hope of becoming a Spirit Master. Your future prospects are very bright.

Though this isn't exactly the right time to register, go to the Dean's Office on the first floor of the Main Teaching Building and see Director Su about enrollment."

"All right."

Bai Mu nodded with a smile and walked straight into the academy.

King Yama was easy to deal with; the little devils were the hard ones.

Knowing full well that this gatekeeper had already stepped onto the path to death and was troublesome to deal with, Bai Mu had no intention of tangling with him too much.

After all, with people like gatekeepers and dorm supervisors, even if he did not build a good relationship with them, there was no need to make enemies of them.

"When will I get to 'Not Eating Beef' and 'Protect My Douluo Continent'?"

As he walked, Bai Mu raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle toward the blue sky, full of longing for the future.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

"Come in!"

After arriving at the Dean's Office, he knocked first and saw a teacher in his sixties sitting inside.

"Hello, Director. I'm a Work-Study Student who just awakened his martial soul. I'm here to register for enrollment!"

Bai Mu greeted him politely.

"You're enrolling this early? New students won't be admitted for another few months."

Director Su frowned slightly.

At this time, everyone else would be going on break in a few more days, yet this kid was coming to enroll?

"Mm-hmm. I really want to improve myself!"

With a serious expression, Bai Mu handed over the Martial Soul Hall Certificate.

"Hiss... Fine, then!"

Seeing the yearning for knowledge in Bai Mu's eyes, Director Su could not bear to refuse him and accepted the certificate for inspection.

"Mutated martial soul: Turtonator? No, Zygarde. Level 1 Innate Soul Power..."

Before long, after completing the registration, Director Su said, "Work-Study Students are assigned to Dorm Seven. Teacher Mo Hen will divide up the work areas later. You'll earn ten Copper Soul Coins a day. Once you've prepared your bedding, go straight there."

"Thank you, Director."

Bai Mu bowed. After buying bedding outside, he headed directly to Dorm Seven.

There were fifty beds in Dorm Seven. The place was rather chaotic and run-down, and there was hardly anyone inside at the moment. They seemed to all be in class.

He found an empty bed and began making it up.

Just as he finished everything and was about to go outside to bask in the sun and cultivate through Calm Mind, he saw a burly boy enter with several children.

"Oh~ A new Work-Study Student?"

"Registering at a time like this? That's rare."

Amid the children's noisy chatter, Bai Mu took the initiative to greet them.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Bai Mu, a new Work-Study Student. My martial soul is Zygarde. Please take care of me."

"My name is Wang Sheng. My martial soul is War Tiger, and my Soul Power is Level 9. I'm the Boss of Dorm Seven."

Wang Sheng stared at him intensely. "Dorm Seven has a rule. Every newcomer has to fight the current Boss. Whoever wins becomes the Boss!"

As he spoke, he was already preparing to take up a fighting stance.

Level 9... Tang San would probably enroll next semester.

Thinking this, Bai Mu shook his head and refused.

"Forget it. My Innate Soul Power is only Level 1, and I'm not good at fighting. I'll probably lose to you. There's no point."

Not to mention the eight-level difference in Soul Power, the gap in physical quality caused by their age difference was not small either.

At this stage, Zygarde had no combat ability. Unless he used invisibility for a sneak attack, it would be difficult to defeat Wang Sheng head-on.

And exposing an ability like invisibility just to show off for a moment was completely unnecessary.

Besides, he had lived two lives. There was no need to bicker with children.

"Only Level 1?"

Wang Sheng frowned, but still said forcefully, "No! Rules are rules. Newcomers have to fight. If we break the rules, how are we supposed to stick together?"

"Then let's fight outside."

Seeing how relentlessly insistent Wang Sheng was, Bai Mu glanced at the clear sky outside and walked out first.

If they were going to fight, then he would give it his all. He could treat it as gaining experience!

"Whew~"

Once outside and bathed in sunlight, Bai Mu clenched his fists and felt his condition instantly return to its peak.

"Kid, can we start now?"

Wang Sheng asked impatiently from behind him.

"Of course!"

The instant he finished speaking, Bai Mu suddenly spun around and smashed Sett's Haymaker into Wang Sheng's abdomen!

Bang!

With a dull thud, Wang Sheng had not even reacted before instinctively clutching his stomach and staggering backward.

"Good kid! You actually launched a sneak attack!"

Wang Sheng flew into a rage, spreading his arms as he lunged toward Bai Mu with the momentum of Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain.

Whoosh~

A fierce wind howled toward him.

Bai Mu had expected it and did not flinch. He slid to the right to evade the attack, then raised his foot and viciously kicked the back of Wang Sheng's knee.

"Ahh~!"

His left leg suddenly gave out, and Wang Sheng immediately stumbled forward out of control.

"An opening!"

Bai Mu's eyes lit up. He leaped forward and grabbed Wang Sheng, wrapping his legs around the other's thighs. His left hand locked Wang Sheng's throat, while his right hand clasped tightly over his left...

Rear Naked Choke!

"Urgh... urgh..."

Wang Sheng's eyes widened, and his mind instantly went blank as a terrifying sense of suffocation flooded his head.

As a finishing move in combat, once a Rear Naked Choke was locked in, even a girl could restrain a burly man.

Therefore, even though Wang Sheng tried to use Martial Soul Possession, he had no room to do so and could only struggle helplessly at death's door.

Only when he was about to lose consciousness did Bai Mu suddenly release him, allowing him to move again.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"That means I won, right?"

Looking at Wang Sheng sprawled on the ground before him, tears and snot streaming down his face as he gasped and coughed, Bai Mu asked with a cheerful smile.

"You... you won..."

Wang Sheng shuddered, a trace of fear flashing through his eyes.

Just then, it had felt as though he had seen his great-grandmother waving at him.

"Holy shit, awesome!"

"Boss Wang Sheng got one-shot?"

"What a powerful Self-Created Soul Skill!"

The few children watching nearby were completely dumbfounded.

Wasn't the point supposed to be making the newcomer understand his place? Why had their Boss been knocked flat instead?

Bai Mu had certainly gotten the advantage through a sneak attack, but as the Boss of Dorm Seven, Wang Sheng was genuinely strong. Even if several of them attacked together, they might not be able to defeat him.

"You... didn't you say you weren't good at fighting?"

After recovering somewhat, Wang Sheng felt deeply deceived.

"I'm really not good at fighting..."

Bai Mu looked utterly innocent.

In his previous life, he had been a law-abiding young man. Fighting? He did not fight!

Though he had fought desperately a few times to avoid being bullied at school.

As for the results, the good classmates who had spent two weeks in the hospital always spoke to him pleasantly afterward.

"I believe you."

Though he said that, Wang Sheng's face clearly said, I don't believe you at all. "A bet is a bet. From now on, you're the Boss of Dorm Seven."

"No! I only know that one move. You should keep being the Boss."

Bai Mu decisively refused.

Although he also knew secret techniques like monkey scoops the moon, two dragons play with a pearl, and Iron Mountain Lean, his Soul Power was only Level 1. What boss could he possibly be?

As long as Wang Sheng used Martial Soul Possession beforehand, Bai Mu basically could not beat him.

Not to mention that he would have to face Tang San, the God King, and his sword sheath later on.

"That makes sense..."

Wang Sheng understood and planned to ask privately for guidance on that move later.

"Let's spar again. A normal spar this time. I'll give you a chance to beat me up."

Bai Mu looked up at the sun and crooked a finger at him.

Wang Sheng asked, "Really?"

Bai Mu replied, "Really!"

"Fight!"

The two shouted together and began fighting once more.

This time, there was no sneak attack. Bai Mu quickly fell into a disadvantage and was beaten up one-sidedly by Wang Sheng.

"Take my punch!"

One minute later, Wang Sheng was brimming with fighting spirit.

"Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain! Vicious Tiger Pounces on Prey!"

Two minutes later, Wang Sheng was glowing with vigor.

"Whew~ You have pretty good endurance."

Three minutes later, Wang Sheng was breathing slightly harder.

"Holy shit! Aren't you fucking tired?"

Five minutes later, Wang Sheng realized something was wrong.

"I... give up... You're... awesome!"

Ten minutes later, Wang Sheng lay sprawled on the ground, staring blankly at the blue sky.

This guy was cheating. He had infinite stamina!

"Is that all? Nothing special!"

Bai Mu snorted disdainfully, his face bruised and swollen.

Then he gave the others a friendly smile.

"This is a rare opportunity. Come spar with me too, everyone!"

"Uh..."

The few who had watched the entire thing instinctively took a step back.