First Trial of Soul Fighting

Tang San was already influenced by the system, so he held a skeptical attitude toward Yu Xiaogang.

Furthermore, he wanted to join Martial Soul Hall, become a disciple under the Pope, and learn how to cultivate his Twin Martial Souls!

Seeing Yu Xiaogang disparage Martial Soul Hall in such a manner, Tang San found it difficult to stomach.

"Teacher, I have just absorbed a soul ring and become a one-ring Soul Master. I would like to test my soul skills and spar with you. Would that be possible?"

Yu Xiaogang thought to himself that as a level twenty-nine Soul Grand Master, it would be a simple matter to serve as a practice partner for a mere Soul Master.

Besides, Tang San's martial soul was only Blue Silver Grass, which possessed little combat power.

Moreover, students at Notting Academy generally did not cultivate to become Soul Masters until graduation.

Apart from himself, Tang San seemingly could not find anyone else to practice with.

Therefore, Yu Xiaogang agreed readily: "Very well, once we return to the academy, I shall accompany you for some practice!"

"Thank you, Teacher!" Tang San expressed his gratitude verbally, but in his heart, he was already contemplating how to complete his system mission.

Previously, he had been hesitant, unwilling to become one who betrayed his master and ancestors.

But now, he realized that Yu Xiaogang's image did not seem as lofty as he had initially imagined.

Since that was the case, it would be better to follow the mission given by the system and farm some 'filial piety' points from Yu Xiaogang to accelerate his cultivation.

Using a spar as a pretext to beat up Yu Xiaogang did not seem like betraying his master and ancestors anyway.

At the foot of the hill behind Notting Academy, a large group of boys and girls gathered.

When Li Ping'an and Xiao Wu arrived, Wang Sheng was in a standoff with Xiao Chenyu and his group.

Seeing Xiao Wu arrive, Wang Sheng let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly shouted: "Big Sister, you're finally here!"

As soon as he spoke, Xiao Chenyu on the opposite side teased his lackeys:

"That Wang Sheng is really getting worse with age; he actually recognizes a little girl as his boss, hahahaha!"

As he laughed, his lackeys followed suit with boisterous laughter.

"Big Sister, he is too arrogant!"

Wang Sheng clenched his fists; over the past few years, he had been bullied by Xiao Chenyu and his group more times than he could count.

However, he was merely a work-study student, so how could his cultivation conditions compare to those of Xiao Chenyu and the others?

With inferior cultivation, he could only endure the beatings.

"Hmph, I'll make them stop laughing soon! Wang Sheng, go issue a challenge to them!" Xiao Wu commanded.

"Understood, Big Sister. Xiao Chenyu has already absorbed a soul ring and become a one-ring Soul Master. Big Sister, you must be careful!"

Wang Sheng offered a reminder before stepping forward to invite the other side to a soul battle.

Within the academy, as long as a soul battle was agreed upon, the teachers would not interfere; in fact, they encouraged such conflicts.

Although the challenged party could refuse, doing so meant they would have to take a detour whenever they saw the other person in the future, which was a loss of face.

Xiao Chenyu and those wealthy young masters used this very rule to constantly bully Wang Sheng and the other work-study students.

"Xiao Wu, let me try later as well!" Li Ping'an was eager to give it a go.

Having just learned Xiao Wu's Soft Technique, Li Ping'an wanted to test it out and see how much his own execution differed from hers.

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

Li Ping'an shook his head and said: "It's fine. If I lose, don't I still have you, my boss, to back me up?"

"That goes without saying!" Xiao Wu lifted her chin, looking quite confident.

After all, her soul power was currently at level thirteen, while Xiao Chenyu on the other side was only at level eleven; how could he possibly be her match?

At this moment, Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu had already agreed on the terms of the soul battle.

"Wang Sheng, you are the one who asked for this soul battle!"

"Don't say I'm bullying you; we will match the number of people you work-study students put forward!"

"Whoever is the last one standing wins!"

"I heard your boss's martial soul is a rabbit. If you lose, let her be my pet for a few months!"

Seeing that Xiao Wu was quite attractive, Xiao Chenyu clearly had ulterior motives and wanted to take her as a female slave.

As the young master of the City Lord's Mansion, these were standard practices for him, and he had seen plenty of them.

"Hmph, it's not yet decided who will be whose pet!"

"I heard your martial soul is a lone wolf. If you lose, you can be a dog for this young lady for a few months!"

Xiao Wu did not back down and retorted!

"Hmph, a bet is a bet!" Xiao Chenyu was very confident.

Even before he had absorbed a soul ring, he could suppress Wang Sheng in a fight; now that he had absorbed one, he looked down on this group even more.

Besides, Xiao Wu looked delicate and fragile—what kind of ability could she possibly have?

"Liu Long, you go first!" Xiao Chenyu commanded his underling.

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

Xiao Wu nodded, and soon, the soul battle officially began.

Li Ping'an also found a spot to watch them, hoping to see if he could learn a thing or two.

To Li Ping'an's disappointment, the soul battle between Wang Sheng and Liu Long was no different from a primary school playground brawl.

"There's absolutely no technique to this!" Li Ping'an sighed.

Compared to Tang San's movements, these students' fighting style was hardly worth watching.

Before long, Wang Sheng managed to close the distance by tanking hits and defeated Liu Long.

Xiao Chenyu frowned, "Ling Feng, you go!"

Wang Sheng was too exhausted to keep up with Ling Feng, who possessed an agility-attack system martial soul, and was toyed with like a dog for several laps.

In no time, Wang Sheng was defeated by Ling Feng.

Li Ping'an had been watching from the sidelines, and after noting Ling Feng's attack rhythm, he stepped forward to challenge him.

"Xiao Wu, let me try. He has an agility-attack system martial soul; even if I lose, I shouldn't get hurt too badly."

"Alright then, be careful!" Xiao Wu said.

Without realizing it, Xiao Wu had begun to care for Li Ping'an.

"I will, Xiao Wu. I'm going to use the Soft Technique you taught me later, so please guide me if I get it wrong!" Li Ping'an said.

With that, Li Ping'an stepped into the small arena surrounded by the crowd.

Li Ping'an cupped his hands and said, "Li Ping'an, martial soul Blue Silver Grass, Innate Soul Power level two. Please advise!"

His actual soul power had already reached level three and a half, but saying that would likely attract too much attention.

After all, his martial soul certification stated he had level one Innate Soul Power; growing two levels in just four months was a bit frightening.

"Hahaha, since when does a Blue Silver Grass dare to step up for a soul battle?"

"Xiao Wu, do you work-study students have no one else? If that's the case, then get ready to be my pet!"

Xiao Chenyu had been a bit worried earlier, as he had already lost one underling, Liu Long.

If Ling Feng lost as well, he would have to step in himself.

"Hmph, we'll see about that!"

Xiao Wu stared at the arena; she didn't have much confidence in Li Ping'an and only hoped he wouldn't get hurt.

With so many people watching and his opponent being so polite, Ling Feng held back his laughter and cupped his hands in return.

"Ling Feng, martial soul Swallow, soul power level eight. Please advise!"

Li Ping'an focused his attention on Ling Feng; his soul power was four levels lower, so he had to give it his all.

"Wang Sheng drained some of Ling Feng's soul power earlier, so the gap between us shouldn't be that large!"

"Besides, I have the Soft Technique taught by Xiao Wu, which can maximize the power of my soul energy. I won't necessarily lose!"