Xie "Sigma Male" Xie

"Are you saying you're my Soul Spirit?" Xie Xie stared at the tiny Light Dragon Cub in his palm, his face full of disbelief.

The little fellow nodded lightly, looking utterly babyish.

"Hiss..."

Xie Xie pressed his right fist against his lips, his brows instantly knitting as he fell into thought again.

"That's not right..." Xie Xie muttered. "In the original story, my first hundred-year Soul Spirit was clearly supposed to be a rare dual-attribute metal Soul Spirit."

The moment he finished speaking, the little fellow seemed to understand him. It fluttered into the air and exposed its round belly.

"Hm?" Xie Xie looked up, his heart inexplicably tightening.

"Rawr~"

The Light Dragon Cub let out a childish little roar, then patted its belly.

In an instant, Xie Xie was struck dumb.

"You fucking ate it?!!"

He grabbed the palm-sized Light Dragon Cub and shook it wildly, letting out a shrill roar. "Spit it out! Spit it out right now! Do you know how precious that thing was?!"

The Light Dragon Cub was shaken so dizzy that its round eyes turned into spirals.

Unable to take it anymore, it opened its tiny mouth and directly vomited a pile of blurry, mosaic-like rainbow-colored stuff.

"Damn it! Don't puke on my clothes!!"

After finally cleaning the mosaic-like substance off his clothes, Xie Xie had no choice but to give up.

"Since you say you're my Soul Spirit, where's my Light Dragon Dagger?"

The moment he spoke, the Light Dragon Cub shot into the air, curled into a ball before Xie Xie, and erupted in brilliant golden light.

The golden light rapidly compressed and condensed until it finally formed a short blade brimming with sharpness.

The blade was not long, but it was narrow, sharp, and bright.

Its entire body flowed with dazzling golden dragonlight, as if it had been forged from concentrated sunlight.

The blade was engraved with dense patterns of light dragon scales. Every scale flickered like it was breathing, while streams of light flowed endlessly along the blade, like countless Little Golden Snakes darting across it.

A layer of translucent golden flames lingered around the edge of the blade.

Though it was clearly a short blade, it carried the domineering aura of something that could cleave apart anything.

When swung, it dragged behind it a straight, dazzling golden trail. The instant it cut through the air, a crisp dragon's roar rang out.

The hilt was wrapped in interwoven dark-gold and bright-gold dragon sinew, with a tiny Light Dragon Crystal embedded in its pommel. With every movement, it scattered flecks of golden dust, handsome and razor-sharp.

Xie Xie stared blankly at the Light Dragon Dagger floating before him, his eyes practically glued to it.

He subconsciously wiped at the drool that did not exist at the corner of his mouth.

"Th-this-this is way too cool...!!"

He instinctively reached out, and the short blade lightly fell into his palm. Warm golden light spread through his meridians, blending perfectly with his Soul Power.

Intense delight instantly burst from Xie Xie's eyes.

Compared to that ordinary metal Soul Spirit from the original story, this Light Dragon Dagger was more than just a little stronger!

He lightly swung the blade.

The air was instantly cut apart. A crisp dragon's roar echoed by his ears, and the golden trail it left behind was blindingly brilliant.

The corners of Xie Xie's mouth curled up wildly.

"Little Dragon Cub, watch closely. This strike is going to be very..."

Bang—!

The dormitory door was suddenly smashed open, and the enormous crash made the entire room tremble.

Xie Xie instantly withdrew from his Spirit Sea and abruptly sat up in bed.

His attempt to show off had been interrupted, and his waking temper flared. Xie Xie wore a terrifyingly pleasant expression as he gritted out each word, "You. Better. Have. A. Reason!"

"Xie Xie! N-no, this is bad..." Yun Xiao rushed in, panting heavily, his face pale with anxiety.

"Tang Wulin... he's been surrounded by a group of upperclassmen!"

"Why don't you tell Tang Wulin to surround them instead?!"

Xie Xie flopped back down and pulled the blanket over himself.

"Get lost! Don't disturb my sleep!"

Yun Xiao: "...Huh?"

Ten seconds later, Xie Xie suddenly snapped his eyes open, sat bolt upright again, and turned to Yun Xiao. "Wait, who did you just say was surrounded?"

"Tang Wulin," Yun Xiao replied instinctively.

Xie Xie's expression changed.

He flipped out of bed, jumped straight down from the top bunk, grabbed his school uniform jacket, and rushed out of the dormitory.

How had he forgotten this part of the plot?!

Not far from the dormitory building—

Tang Wulin tried to force his way through the encirclement, but a figure silently blocked his path.

A flash of intense light filled his vision, and he was immediately kicked backward. A searing pain erupted in his chest, while that kick drained every last bit of Soul Power from his body.

The other upperclassmen who had been bound by Blue Silver Grass also broke free one after another.

"Stop!"

The blonde girl at the head of the group stopped the student who had attacked. She strode over to Tang Wulin, two yellow Soul Rings gently pulsing beneath her feet.

"I'm Mu Xi of Grade Five Class One in the Intermediate Division. I want to compete with you in forging."

Mu Xi said coldly, "If you intend to keep studying at the academy, then don't refuse."

Tang Wulin's gaze sharpened.

At that moment, another voice suddenly rang out. It was so close that it seemed to be against her ear, making Mu Xi's entire body stiffen.

"What a coincidence. I'm Xie Xie from Class Five of First Grade."

At some point, Xie Xie had appeared behind Mu Xi. The Light Dragon Blade rested against her neck as he spoke with a faint smile.

"If you don't want to die, then right now, this instant, take your people and get lost."

Mu Xi's expression froze. Her delicate body tensed, and a trace of fear flashed through her eyes.

Suppressing her fear, she forced herself to say, "You're bluffing! I'm not leaving. What can you do about it?"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Xie Xie scratched his head, looking helpless. "Let me make this clear first—I warned you. You're the one who refused to listen, so in that case..."

His eyes suddenly turned cold, and the golden light of the Light Dragon Dagger surged.

Light Dragon Slash!

Without the slightest hesitation, Xie Xie slashed his blade at Mu Xi's neck.

Who the fuck do you think you are? You think you deserve my tenderness toward women?

I don't attack fathers or women, but my dad isn't a woman, and you sure as hell aren't my dad!

That undisguised killing intent instantly shattered all of Mu Xi's stubborn bravado.

Her entire body went rigid. Her pupils shrank sharply, and her face turned paper-white. She froze on the spot, even forgetting to breathe, too terrified to move.

At the critical moment, an enraged roar suddenly exploded.

"Stop!"

A gentle yet irresistible surge of Soul Power swept over, firmly blocking Mu Xi and knocking away Xie Xie's Light Dragon Blade.

Immediately afterward, another large hand reached out and grabbed straight for Xie Xie.

But the instant Xie Xie sensed the disturbance in that aura, he had already teleported to Tang Wulin's side.

The Light Dragon Dagger that had been knocked away spun through the air in a streak of gold, circled once, and steadily returned to his palm.

Intermediate Division Academic Affairs Office.

"Speak. What happened?"

Long Hengxu still wore a gloomy expression. Looking at the two familiar boys before him and this familiar sequence of events, he could not help feeling a headache coming on.

It had not even been a week since school started, and these two little ancestors had already entered the Academic Affairs Office twice!

He simply could not understand it. Were these two walking accident factories or something??

Mu Xi lowered her head. "I only... I only went to challenge Tang Wulin to a forging match."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Xie Xie nodded.

"How about another day, I bring the Xie Family's Mecha squad to challenge you to a Mecha match?"

Long Hengxu glared coldly at Xie Xie. "Is that why you threatened an upperclassman with a blade? If I hadn't stopped that attack just now, were you really planning to kill her?"

Xie Xie spread his hands. "But didn't you stop it?"

"You!"

Long Hengxu was instantly speechless with anger. He could only turn to Tang Wulin. "What about you? As the one who started this, what do you have to say?"