Light-Speed Surrender

In their ongoing training sessions, the occasional mock battles had always featured Xiao Wu on the offensive, breaking down her attacks into bite-sized lessons for Jiang Jiu.

Jiang Jiu's defense and evasion had improved rapidly, and the first signs of counter-attacking were beginning to show; as for active offense, one could only say that as long as he didn't attack, he wouldn't make mistakes.

In the small grove, the second duel was about to begin.

The boy Xiao Chenyu sent out, Ling Feng, was small and thin, but since Xiao Chenyu valued him, he naturally had his own unique tricks.

On the field, both were unarmed. Could this be an exciting brawl?

The moment it started, Ling Feng leaped into the air, performed a nimble somersault, and spread his arms like a pair of wings, gliding toward Jiang Jiu.

This peculiar style of attack certainly broadened Jiang Jiu's horizons, but wasn't he just asking for trouble by taking to the air without actual flight capabilities?

Without a point of leverage in mid-air, it was far too easy to encounter uncontrollable risks.

However, Ling Feng really did have some fancy footwork.

He managed to twist his body in mid-air, flapping his arms to forcefully pivot behind Jiang Jiu.

It was a very creative flanking maneuver, which was immediately met by Jiang Jiu's rear-facing donkey kick.

All those days of practicing standing splits with Xiao Wu hadn't been for nothing.

A kick infused with soul power landed squarely on Ling Feng's face; given his physique, that blow was more than enough to handle.

"What's going on?" Xiao Chenyu was truly panicked now.

In the past, this move of Ling Feng's had been foolproof. The initial pounce was a feint; once the enemy reacted, Ling Feng would rapidly circle into their blind spot and strike while they were still recovering from their previous movement.

This was the ultimate trump card Ling Feng had devised himself, one he usually had to be very careful with.

On the field, Ling Feng lay on the ground, unable to get up—so much for the younger generation.

Jiang Jiu pondered the battle that had just flashed by.

Ling Feng was indeed playing the role of an agility-type soul master.

Attacking from a blind spot was a classic tactic, but usually, one would arc around on the ground, using speed to forcefully insert themselves into the enemy's rear vision.

Ling Feng's aerial flank wasn't impossible, but it was as if he hadn't considered his opponent a human being at all.

Aerial maneuvers were still far too dangerous!

Once the fight ended, Jiang Jiu stepped back, feeling satisfied.

"Xiao Jiu, your pants are pretty good quality, hehe." Seeing that Jiang Jiu didn't insist on continuing, Xiao Wu felt relieved; she could handle the rest.

Having been hit by his own boomerang, Jiang Jiu had no choice but to accept it, especially since he was the one who had brought it up first.

"Teacher Xiao Wu, I look forward to your future guidance."

He hadn't realized it until he fought, but he truly felt like a changed man—at the very least, he was now a novice capable of bullying other novices.

"That goes without saying! I'll be sure to guide you well from now on, Xiao Jiu."

Xiao Wu hopped over and pressed her entire body against Jiang Jiu, rubbing against him.

Being called "Teacher Xiao Wu" in front of so many people put her in high spirits.

"Hey, I said, how much longer are you work-study students going to mess around?" Xiao Chenyu was extremely annoyed.

He had been standing there for quite a while, and these work-study students hadn't even spared him a glance.

"There are still people who want to get beaten up like that." Xiao Wu was interrupted while playing with Jiang Jiu, and she was feeling a bit irritable.

For some reason, when Xiao Wu swept a cold glance at him, Xiao Chenyu's heart trembled for a moment. His tone involuntarily dropped, though he still tried to maintain his composure.

"You brats don't understand the power of a beast-type battle soul master."

"As if you're any different."

Xiao Wu walked over to face Xiao Chenyu in a few quick steps.

With her soul spirit manifested, long rabbit ears sprouted from Xiao Wu's head, her eyes turned red, and a yellow soul ring appeared.

On the work-study side, Tang San opened his mouth to speak but stopped, then looked at Xiao Wu's yellow soul ring with surprise.

He had originally intended to step up himself.

Tang San also wanted to contribute to the work-study students, and he was confident he could defeat Xiao Chenyu.

He just hadn't expected that Xiao Wu, the leader of the work-study students, had also reached the level of a soul master and had even attached a century-level soul ring.

"A... a century-level soul ring?" Xiao Chenyu, facing Xiao Wu, was completely stunned. Was this a joke?

"Are you really a work-study student? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Enough with the chatter, if you want to fight, then fight." Xiao Wu said impatiently.

Her temper was actually quite explosive; she just didn't show it in front of Jiang Jiu often.

"Well then, Xiao Chenyu, sixth-grade student, wolf soul spirit, level eleven, one-ring battle soul master." Xiao Chenyu's emotions were stable now.

"Xiao Wu, first-grade work-study student, rabbit soul spirit, level twelve battle soul master. Can we start now?" Xiao Wu set her stance, ready to strike.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Xiao Chenyu started causing trouble again.

The person opposite him looked like she wanted to beat him to a pulp, and Xiao Chenyu was starting to feel a bit faint.

With a century-old spirit ring and a spirit power level higher than his own, even with the advantage of his martial spirit, Xiao Chenyu felt he stood little chance of winning.

And they were really only first-years.

At this age and with this appearance, he would never believe they were just working students without any background, even if someone beat him to death.

"If you're not going to fight, then get lost!"

Although he desperately wanted to retort with "I'll get lost then," Xiao Chenyu still had his pride to consider.

"Your spirit power is higher than mine, so it's only right that you become the boss," Xiao Chenyu said, forcing a smile.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Wu arched her brows.

Xiao Chenyu's mouth twitched. He had made his hint so obvious, but since he had already decided to concede, losing a little face didn't matter.

This was the wisdom of a city lord's son!

"I surrender, I surrender!"

"From now on, you are the boss of our Nuoding Academy!"

"Hey, you lot, you don't have a problem with that, do you?"

Xiao Chenyu dragged his lackeys down with him.

"Boss Xiao Wu!"

"Boss Xiao Wu!"

Except for Ling Feng, who hadn't recovered yet, and Liu Long, who had already fled, everyone else knelt.

Once a century-old spirit ring appeared, what else was there to say? The reason those with relatively more strength followed Xiao Chenyu was simply because of his ten-year spirit ring.

"Tsk. Will you still bully us working students in the future?"

She hadn't expected the matter to be resolved so easily. Although Xiao Wu hadn't vented her anger by beating them up herself, letting Jiang Jiu play two rounds was enough, so she would leave it at that.

Xiao Wu retracted her martial spirit.

"How could we? We're all one group from now on, and we'll all follow your lead, Boss. Right, everyone?"

"Yes, yes, exactly!"

If you can't beat them, join them—a universal truth that Xiao Chenyu understood well.

"Fine, get lost now that you're done. Don't come bothering me again." Xiao Wu waved her hand, fully embodying the posture of a big boss.

As Xiao Chenyu's group left, Xiao Wu hopped back over to Jiang Jiu's side.

"Xiao Jiu, let's go, let's go eat together!"

The group of working students followed behind the two, Tang San among them.

Seeing Xiao Wu's lightning-fast change in demeanor, Tang San thought silently to himself, Is this what girls are like?

Just then, Xiao Wu suddenly turned around.

"That Tang San, right? While you were away hunting for spirit rings, Jiang Jiu and I were the ones doing the working student chores you were supposed to be responsible for."

"You don't have a problem with making up for the time you took off, do you?"

If she handed the garden over to Tang San to clean, she and Xiao Jiu would have even more time to play together!

Hehe!