Justice

"Hmph! Mere commoner Soul Masters dared to resist Young Master Wang! Just wait.

When Young Master Wang woke up, he would show you how he dealt with you!"

Sun Yi hoisted the unconscious Wang Yue onto his back and ran toward the Wang Clan.

Wang Sheng watched him leave, his expression darkening. He immediately pulled Li Han somewhere secluded.

"Li Han, I'm afraid I can't host you anymore.

You need to leave this place quickly.

Once you leave Exotic Beast City, the Wang Clan won't have much influence anymore. You'll be safe then."

"Sorry, I caused you trouble."

Wang Sheng shook his head.

"It wasn't your fault. Wang Yue had been causing me trouble for more than a day or two.

Not long after I enrolled, he started picking on me every few days.

Especially after he learned that I possessed a hundred-year Soul Ring and that my soul skill was even stronger than his.

I knew I couldn't afford to offend the Wang Clan, so I kept my head down, hoping that once he got bored, he would let me go.

But a year had passed, and he showed no sign of giving up. Instead, he only became worse."

Wang Sheng lifted his clothes, revealing bruises of all sizes covering his body.

Li Han's pupils contracted, and a chill flashed through his eyes.

"He did all this?"

Wang Sheng nodded.

"These past year, the injuries on my body had never stopped.

So even without you today, he still wouldn't have let me off.

As long as he found an opportunity, he would beat me."

"Even like this, the academy's teachers did nothing?"

Wang Sheng gave a self-mocking smile.

"I'm a commoner Soul Master, while he's a noble with a title. Who do you think the teachers would help?

I'm not some extraordinary genius worthy of a teacher's special attention.

When I told the teachers, they either comforted me and said it was only roughhousing between classmates.

Or they blamed me, saying it took two to make a fight. Why did Wang Yue bully you instead of someone else? They told me to reflect on myself properly."

"That's outrageous!"

Li Han had not expected that even in this other world, people used the same rhetoric toward school bullying.

No, perhaps it was not merely a matter of school bullying. There was also the issue of noble privilege.

"To change this situation, I could only cultivate diligently, hoping to increase my strength quickly, earn the academy's regard, and gain its protection.

Unfortunately, my talent was limited. Even after fighting desperately for a year, I had only risen two levels.

Li Han, once you graduated from Nuoding Academy, don't come to Exotic Beast Academy.

I don't know how other academies treated commoner Soul Masters, but Exotic Beast Academy was already rotten to the core."

"Then why didn't you leave?"

"How could I leave... Getting here had already taken every bit of effort I had, along with the headmaster's recommendation.

If I left this place, where else could I cultivate?

I couldn't afford to gamble.

My family was still counting on me to make something of myself, counting on me to give them a better life.

So even though life was hard now, I could only endure it."

Li Han fell silent.

Wang Sheng was merely another unfortunate soul.

"If I just left like this, Wang Yue probably wouldn't spare you even more, would he?"

"It's fine. At most, he would beat me badly. I wouldn't die.

The academy had rules forbidding students from killing one another.

I'm tough. I can take a beating."

Wang Sheng forced out a smile, but the sorrow in his eyes could not be concealed.

Li Han took a deep breath, pulled an Essence Nourishing Pill from his chest, and handed it to Wang Sheng.

"What is this?"

"A kind of Soul Food. It can heal injuries."

Wang Sheng did not doubt him and swallowed the Essence Nourishing Pill immediately.

The next instant, he felt the injuries on his body improve considerably.

"My injuries are healed? What kind of Soul Food is this? Its effects are this good?"

Wang Sheng was utterly shocked.

"I took a master as my teacher. He gave it to me."

Li Han made up a lie to save himself the trouble of explaining.

"A master? You already had a master?"

Wang Sheng felt a wave of envy, but he was also happy for Li Han.

"To be able to produce Soul Food like this, your master must be an immensely powerful Soul Master.

With such a master, your future path will surely go more smoothly than mine.

And your talent was better than mine to begin with. Becoming a Soul King or Soul Emperor in the future isn't impossible.

Li Han, congratulations."

Seeing how sincerely happy Wang Sheng was for him, Li Han made a decision.

"Thank you, Wang Sheng. I'll help you resolve your trouble.

By the way, don't tell anyone that I have a master."

With that, Li Han turned and left.

"Li Han! Where are you going?"

Wang Sheng called after him, but Li Han did not respond. He directly used Smoke-Drifting Steps and vanished before Wang Sheng's eyes.

"So fast. What level was Li Han at now?"

Wang Sheng stared in shock.

After leaving, Li Han began asking around about the Wang Clan.

"The Wang Clan, a baronial noble house in Exotic Beast City, was among the lowest ranks of nobility.

The clan head, Wang Zhong, was a forty-third-level Soul Ancestor. Beyond him, there were no other Soul Ancestors, only eleven Soul Elders.

With such strength, their clan members still dared to be so arrogant."

Li Han sneered coldly and changed into another outfit.

Dressed in black, with a bamboo hat covering his head and a mask hiding his face, Li Han strode openly toward the Wang Clan.

Li Han knew very well that justice had never been what could deal with these nobles. Only greater power and lethal force could.

Therefore, there was only one path he could take if he wanted to resolve Wang Sheng's trouble.

"Who are you?! What are you doing at the Wang Clan dressed like that?!"

The gatekeeping Soul Master shouted sharply.

Li Han said nothing more and directly tossed out the Third-Class Token he had obtained from Yu Xiaogang.

"I want to see Wang Zhong."

"A Third-Class Token!"

The gatekeeping Soul Master caught the token, and his expression changed drastically. He quickly said respectfully, "My lord! Please come with me! I'll notify the clan head immediately!"

Li Han nodded slightly.

"Yu Xiaogang might not be much of a person, but this Third-Class Token was truly useful."

In a sense, a Third-Class Token was already a symbol of noble status.

It was something commoners could never obtain.

Although the Wang Clan held the rank of baron, acquiring such a Third-Class Token was not easy for them either.

At that moment, Wang Zhong sat in the Wang Clan's main hall, his face filled with fury.

"Bastards! Two mere commoners actually dared to knock Yue'er unconscious!

They truly didn't know what was good for them!"

Wang Zhong slammed his palm onto the table, and it immediately exploded.

The rest of the Wang Clan members also wore angry expressions.

"Father! Let me properly teach that brat named Wang Sheng a lesson and seek justice for my younger brother!"

Wang Lang stepped forward, speaking angrily.

"Good! I'll leave this matter to you."

Wang Zhong nodded in agreement.

"Beat the little one, and the old one came out. This routine was truly troublesome.

Why not come over and teach me a lesson directly?"

Just then, Li Han entered under the guidance of the gatekeeping Soul Master.

His voice was hoarse and low, making it impossible to discern his age.

"Who are you?! How dare you barge into my Wang Clan without permission!"

Wang Zhong flew into a rage. The gatekeeping Soul Master hurriedly brought over the Third-Class Token.

The moment Wang Zhong saw the token, his expression changed.