First Soul Fighting

Tang San had already grown suspicious of Yu Xiaogang because of the system's influence.

Besides, he wanted to join Spirit Hall, become the Pope's disciple, and learn how to cultivate Twin Martial Souls!

Tang San couldn't stand listening to Yu Xiaogang slander Spirit Hall like this.

"Teacher, I just absorbed a Soul Ring and became a One-Ring Soul Master. I want to test my Soul Skill, so could we spar? Would that be all right?"

Yu Xiaogang thought it over. He was a twenty-ninth-level Soul Grandmaster, so helping a Soul Master get some practice would be a piece of cake.

Besides, Tang San's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, which had no real combat power.

And most students at Notting Academy didn't become Soul Masters until they were about to graduate.

Aside from him, Tang San didn't seem to have anyone else to practice with.

So Yu Xiaogang readily agreed. "All right. Once we're back at the academy, I'll spar with you!"

"Thank you, Teacher!" Tang San thanked him aloud, but in his heart, he was already thinking about how to complete the system's task.

He had been hesitating for a while, unwilling to become someone who betrayed his teacher and ancestors.

But now, he realized that Yu Xiaogang didn't seem nearly as lofty as he'd first imagined.

If that was the case, he might as well follow the system's task and earn some 'filial piety' points from Yu Xiaogang to speed up his cultivation.

If he used a spar as an excuse to beat Yu Xiaogang up, that didn't really count as betraying his teacher and ancestors.

At the foot of the hill behind Notting Academy, a crowd of boys and girls had gathered.

By the time Li Ping'an and Xiao Wu arrived, Wang Sheng was already facing off against Xiao Chenyu and the others.

When Wang Sheng saw Xiao Wu, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly called out, "Big Sister, you're finally here!"

As soon as he spoke, Xiao Chenyu turned to his lackeys and joked,

"Wang Sheng's really gone backward. He actually took a little girl as his boss. Hahaha!"

He laughed, and his lackeys joined in.

"Big Sister, he's way too cocky!"

Wang Sheng clenched his fists. He'd been bullied by Xiao Chenyu and the others plenty over the past few years.

But he was only a work-study student. How could his cultivation conditions compare with theirs?

When you fell behind in cultivation, all you could do was take a beating.

"Hmph, I'll make sure they stop laughing in a minute! Wang Sheng, go issue them a challenge!" Xiao Wu ordered.

"Sure thing, Big Sister. Xiao Chenyu's already absorbed a Soul Ring and become a One-Ring Soul Master. Be careful!"

After warning her, Wang Sheng went forward to challenge the other side to Soul Fighting.

At the academy, teachers didn't interfere with agreed-upon Soul Fights. In fact, they encouraged them.

The person being challenged could refuse, but if they did, they'd have to avoid the other person from then on. It was humiliating.

Xiao Chenyu and his wealthy friends had used this rule to bully Wang Sheng and the other work-study students for ages.

"Xiao Wu, let me have a go later too!" Li Ping'an said, eager to try.

He'd just learned Xiao Wu's Soft Technique, and he wanted to test it out and see how much his version fell short of hers.

"Li Ping'an, won't your Soul Power put you at a disadvantage?" Xiao Wu asked.

Li Ping'an shook his head. "It's fine. If I lose, don't I still have you, our boss, to bail me out?"

"Of course!" Xiao Wu lifted her chin, brimming with confidence.

After all, she was now at Soul Power level thirteen, while Xiao Chenyu was only at level eleven. How could he possibly be her match?

By then, Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu had already agreed on the rules for their Soul Fight.

"Wang Sheng, you're the one who asked for this!"

"Don't say we're picking on you. There are a few of you work-study students, so we'll only send a few people too!"

"Whoever lasts to the end wins!"

"I heard your boss's Martial Soul is a rabbit. If you lose, she can be my pet for a few months!"

Xiao Chenyu had noticed that Xiao Wu was pretty and was clearly up to no good. He wanted to take her as his slave.

He was the young master of the City Lord's Mansion. This was standard practice for him; he'd seen it plenty of times.

"Hmph, we'll see who ends up being whose pet!"

"I heard your Martial Soul is a Lone Wolf. If you lose, you'll be my dog for a few months!"

Xiao Wu shot back, refusing to back down!

"Hmph, it's a bet!" Xiao Chenyu said confidently.

Even before absorbing a Soul Ring, he'd been able to beat Wang Sheng. Now that he'd absorbed one, he didn't take this bunch seriously at all.

Besides, Xiao Wu looked so delicate. What could she possibly do?

"Liu Long, you're up first!" Xiao Chenyu ordered one of his lackeys forward.

Before Xiao Wu could say anything, Wang Sheng volunteered. "Big Sister, let me go first!"

Xiao Wu nodded, and the Soul Fight began soon after.

Li Ping'an found a spot to watch, hoping he could learn something from their Soul Fight.

To his disappointment, Wang Sheng and Liu Long fought no better than a couple of grade-schoolers.

"They have absolutely no form!" Li Ping'an exclaimed.

Compared with Tang San's moves, there wasn't much to watch in these students' brawling.

Before long, Wang Sheng managed to get close to Liu Long by taking a few hard hits and defeated him.

Xiao Chenyu frowned. "Ling Feng, you're up!"

Wang Sheng had used up too much energy and couldn't catch the agile Ling Feng, whose Martial Soul belonged to the agility attack type. Ling Feng ran him in circles like a dog.

Before long, Wang Sheng was defeated.

After watching for a while, Li Ping'an memorized Ling Feng's attack rhythm and stepped forward to challenge him.

"Xiao Wu, let me try. He has an agility attack-type Martial Soul, so even if he beats me, I shouldn't get hurt too badly."

"All right, but be careful!" Xiao Wu said.

Without realizing it, Xiao Wu had started to worry about Li Ping'an.

With so many people watching and his opponent being so polite, Ling Feng held back a laugh and cupped his fists in return.

"Ling Feng, Martial Soul: Swallow, Soul Power: level eight. Please instruct me!"

Li Ping'an focused on Ling Feng. His Soul Power was four levels lower, so he had to give it everything he had.

"Wang Sheng wore Ling Feng down a little, so the gap between us shouldn't be quite so big!"

"Besides, I have the Soft Technique Xiao Wu taught me. I can bring out the full force of my Soul Power, so I might not lose!"