One Palm, One Little Rabbit Spirit!

Xiao Wu's arms went numb and her legs trembled slightly. She was just about to say that he had some skills.

The next instant, her pupils shrank to pinpoints.

Because the figure before her had vanished.

No, he had not vanished. He was simply too fast—so fast that even her beastly instincts had failed to warn her in time.

A gust of palm wind rushed at her head-on.

Before Xiao Wu could even assume a defensive stance, Yun Tian's right palm had already struck firmly against her lower abdomen.

Bang!!!

A dull boom erupted. Xiao Wu flew away like a cannonball launched from a catapult, her body curled like a shrimp as her feet left the ground and she was sent hurtling backward.

Her back slammed heavily into the wall of the Seventh Dorm with a muffled crash. The wall trembled slightly, and several wisps of dust sifted down from the ceiling.

"Pfft!"

Xiao Wu expelled a breath of stale air, then slid down the wall. Clutching her abdomen with both hands, she curled up on the floor, her little face flushed red and a fine layer of cold sweat beading on her forehead.

She could not withstand the force of that palm strike.

The Seventh Dorm fell deathly silent.

Wang Sheng and the others stared wide-eyed, their mouths hanging open wide enough to fit an egg.

They knew their boss was strong. They had already seen it when he fought Tang San.

But the thing was... Tang San was a boy. Beating him was one thing.

This girl named Xiao Wu was soft and pink, with twin braids bouncing on either side of her head and a sweet, childish voice. One look was enough to tell that she was an adorable little girl.

Their boss had actually been able to hit her?

And he had hit her that hard!

"Hiss!" One work-study student sucked in a cold breath. "Boss Yun is way too ruthless..."

"He didn't hold back at all. Such a cute little girl—I feel sorry for her just looking at her..."

"Looks like Boss Yun doesn't have a shred of tenderness toward women in his heart."

Tang San sat at the edge of his bed, his brows tightly furrowed.

Yun Tian had just beaten him down, but he had not felt much about it. A loss was a loss. If his skills were inferior, there was nothing to say.

But when he saw Xiao Wu being sent flying by a single palm strike and curled up on the ground in pain, an indescribable feeling suddenly rose in his chest.

It felt stifling.

It felt unpleasant.

Even he found it baffling. He did not know this little girl at all, and this was their first meeting. Why did it feel as though something had gripped his heart?

Yet that feeling would not go away, as if something in the unseen world were telling him:

This girl is connected to you. Deeply connected to your future.

Tang San rose to his feet and quickly walked over to Xiao Wu. He bent down and reached out to help her up, then turned to Yun Tian with a trace of displeasure in his voice. "Didn't you hit her too hard? She's just a girl, and she's half a head shorter than you. Was there any need to use that much force? We're all work-study students and our circumstances are difficult. What if you seriously hurt her?"

Yun Tian's expression did not change in the slightest.

His calm gaze swept over Xiao Wu, who was crouched on the floor and catching her breath, then shifted to Tang San's protective manner. The corner of his mouth curled slightly.

A girl?

Tang San, Tang San, you still don't know that before this girl took human form, she was a hundred-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit. She has lived longer than your great-grandfather.

If she bit you, you'd be dead here today.

Naturally, he would not say any of that aloud.

"If I don't hit hard enough, how will it serve as a warning?" Yun Tian replied flatly. "Today it's Tang San, tomorrow it'll be you, and the day after that some Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Wu, or Zhao Liu will show up. Am I supposed to be polite to every one of them? The rules are here. Either don't fight at all, or fight once and make them submit. Otherwise, people will keep popping up to challenge me every few days. Will anyone be able to live in this dormitory then?"

Tang San opened his mouth, wanting to argue, but after thinking it over, he realized Yun Tian was right.

Rules came from beneath one's fists. The law of the jungle was the same everywhere.

The work-study students of the Seventh Dorm were already in a difficult position. If their boss could not keep order, those noble students would come looking for trouble every few days, making life even harder than it already was.

Yun Tian's methods might have been a little rough, but in the long run, he was doing it for everyone's benefit.

Tang San fell silent for a moment. In the end, he said nothing more and merely helped Xiao Wu up from the floor.

Xiao Wu clutched her stomach, her little face still red, but her stubborn spirit had already resurfaced.

She shook off Tang San's hand and steadied herself. Her large eyes glared at Yun Tian as if she wanted to swallow him whole.

"Yun Tian, I'll remember this! You... just you wait!"

She gritted her teeth and forced the words out one by one.

"Do you admit defeat?" Yun Tian asked.

Xiao Wu gritted her teeth in fury and clenched her tiny fists.

She was unwilling in every possible way. She was a dignified hundred-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit. Before taking human form, she had strode through the Star Dou Great Forest without fear, and even the Titan Giant Ape had to show her some respect.

Yet now, she had been pinned against a wall and beaten by a little brat only six or seven years old. If word got back to the Star Dou Great Forest, where would Sister Xiao Wu put her dignity?

But she was not foolish either.

She had felt that palm strike clearly. His soul power was far more substantial than that of an ordinary one-ring Soul Master, and that earth-element power was incredibly strange, as though it were endless.

If she kept fighting in her current state, she would only get beaten. Rather than stubbornly talking back and getting hit again, she might as well concede for now.

"I admit it, I admit it! I lost, I lost! You're amazing, all right?!"

Xiao Wu shouted irritably, then plopped down on the bed beside Tang San. She folded her arms across her chest, puffed out her cheeks, and sulked.

Seeing this, Yun Tian said nothing more. He turned and returned to his own bed, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to meditate.

Xiao Wu secretly glanced at him, already beginning to scheme.

She had sensed it just now. The reason Yun Tian was so tough was because that layer of yellowish-brown soul power covered his entire body, protecting every inch of his skin.

And the source of that power... seemed to be the earth beneath his feet.

As long as he stood on the ground, he could draw strength from it without end.

But that also meant that if he could not touch the ground...

Xiao Wu narrowed her eyes slightly as countless thoughts raced through her mind.

After all, she was a soul beast that had lived for a hundred thousand years. Her combat experience was extraordinarily rich. Yun Tian's weakness might be well hidden, but given enough time, she would definitely find it.

Once I condense my first soul ring and raise my strength another level, then...

Hmph!

Just you wait!

Xiao Wu secretly clenched her fist as she stared at Yun Tian's profile while he cultivated with his eyes closed. She had already marked down this hateful brat.

Sister Xiao Wu could endure anything except taking a loss.

Sooner or later, she would get even.

The people in the Seventh Dorm watched this scene, then each returned to their beds and busied themselves. A subtle atmosphere filled the air.

A new Seventh Dorm, a new boss, and two innately full soul power students who refused to submit.

It seemed the lively days were only just beginning.

Good days were coming for the work-study students too!

Because although those two had lost, their strength was terrifying as well!