Uchiha Tang San

Lu Chen watched quietly, completely uninterested in these small fry before him.

Xiao Wu alone would be enough to deal with them.

"Enough nonsense. Watch how Auntie here teaches you a lesson."

Xiao Wu stepped forward angrily, just as she was about to teach Boss Xiao a lesson.

A hand grabbed her from behind.

"Sister Xiao Wu, don't be impulsive. They outnumber us."

Tang San had returned. After learning at Spirit Hall that the work-study students were going to duel the regular students, he had rushed back without stopping. Luckily, he had made it in time—the fight had not started yet.

"They've come right to our doorstep, and you're still saying I'm impulsive? They even insulted Sister Na'er!"

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San disdainfully. She had not expected him to be such a coward.

"Uh, what I mean is, if there's going to be a fight, I should be the one to do it. There's no need for Sister Xiao Wu to step in. After all, I'm one of the work-study students too."

Tang San wore a smile. Although the regular students had the advantage in numbers, he was not afraid in the slightest now.

After obtaining a thousand-year soul ring, his strength had soared. Not only had the Mysterious Heaven Skill broken through to the second level, but his Soul Power had directly risen five levels. These regular students were nothing to fear.

"Little San, where did you go? You didn't come back all night."

Seeing Tang San's confident smile, Lu Chen walked over.

"Little San? Little Chen, you'll be calling me Brother San soon. I'm not who I used to be."

Tang San's eyes blazed with vigorous fighting spirit as he stared brightly at Lu Chen.

With his greatly improved strength, he was now confident he could defeat Lu Chen. The weather was wonderfully clear today—a fine day to challenge Lu Chen and finally rise up in triumph.

"Haha, did one day apart make you think you're hot stuff again?"

Lu Chen was amused by Tang San. It was just a thousand-year soul ring—look at how full of himself he was.

"Little Chen, wait here. Once Brother San has dealt with these regular students, I'll come challenge you."

As Tang San spoke, he stepped forward alone and stood in front of the work-study students.

"Brother Chen, has Tang San gone crazy? He actually wants to challenge you." Xiao Wu gave Tang San a strange look, then walked to Lu Chen's side and whispered in his ear. As Brother Chen's underling, did he not know how strong Brother Chen was?

"You must keep this from Tang San. I've never told him my true strength. He thinks I'm only a little stronger than him."

Xiao Wu froze for a moment, not understanding why Brother Chen wanted this, but since he wanted her to keep it secret, she naturally agreed.

"Hahaha, you're sending just one piece of trash to his death? If my information is correct, this kid's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, right?"

"Take a look at our representative."

Boss Xiao stepped aside and moved to the back. A burly, imposing youth stepped forward.

"It's Xiao Chenyu!"

"I heard he's already obtained a soul ring! He could even graduate early."

"Nuoding Academy's most famous genius and delinquent!"

"It's over. We're definitely going to lose."

Xiao Chenyu's appearance immediately caused an uproar among the work-study students.

His notorious name was known throughout Nuoding Academy. Many work-study students went out of their way to avoid him whenever they saw him.

"Haha, what's wrong? Scared now? Hurry up and kneel to surrender."

Boss Xiao laughed arrogantly, but his eyes remained fixed on Lu Chen, who was flirting with that pretty girl. His anger flared at once. Just the day before yesterday, Lu Chen had beaten him into a pig's head in front of all his underlings.

Today, he was determined to regain his dignity.

"Sixth-year student Xiao Chenyu. Martial soul: Wolf. Level eleven, one-ring Battle Soul Master. Weed, state your name. I don't kill nobodies."

Xiao Chenyu revealed his white soul ring, crossing his arms over his chest and lifting his chin high as he looked contemptuously at the thin, weak Tang San.

"First-year student Tang San. Martial soul: Blue Silver Grass. Level fifteen, one-ring Battle Soul Master."

Tang San refused to be outdone and stated his level. He had expected gasps of shock, but the regular students burst into laughter instead.

"Haha, did Xiao Chenyu scare this kid stupid? A first-year student at level fifteen?"

"His martial soul is even Blue Silver Grass. Can that trash martial soul even cultivate?"

"Stop talking and beat him flat already. Let them know what happens when they offend us regular students."

The regular students' mockery left the work-study students humiliated and furious. Tang San's stated level was simply too absurd.

"Blue Silver Grass dares challenge me? Die!"

Xiao Chenyu moved. After activating his Soul Skill, parts of his body transformed into those of a wolf. With one kick off the ground, he charged at Tang San.

Tang San's lips curled up slightly. Unhurriedly, he activated his own Soul Skill.

"First Soul Skill, Binding!"

Countless Blue Silver Grass stalks shot up from the ground, and the charging Xiao Chenyu was instantly bound by them.

"Hmph, cheap tricks. You think mere weeds can trap me? You're overestimating yourself."

Xiao Chenyu tugged with his right hand, stretching the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around him several inches, but he could not break free.

"W-what?"

Xiao Chenyu was shocked. He activated his First Soul Skill again, trying to break free of the troublesome Blue Silver Grass.

But to his horror, he discovered that no matter how hard he tried, he could not snap a single stalk of Blue Silver Grass.

"Don't waste your strength. The gap between our Soul Power is too great. You can't possibly break free of my Blue Silver Grass."

"Impossible! Even if your Soul Power is higher than mine, mere Blue Silver Grass can't possibly be this tough!"

Xiao Chenyu refused to accept it. He roared as he struggled with all his might, but the more he struggled, the tighter the Blue Silver Grass bound around him became.

"My first ring is from a four hundred... uh, over one-thousand-year Mandala Snake. Blue Silver Grass evolved by this soul ring is something you cannot break free from."

In the end, Tang San revealed his thousand-year soul ring.

When his thousand-year soul ring appeared before the regular students and work-study students, everyone present goggled, their mouths hanging wide open.

"A thousand-year soul ring!!"

"How did he do it? Didn't the teacher say in class that the first ring could only withstand a hundred-year soul ring at most?"

"Freak! That kid is a freak!"

The shocked expressions and murmurs around him instantly made Tang San the center of attention.

He smiled, seemingly enjoying the crowd's stunned expressions and astonished cries.

"He got to show off all by himself." Looking at Tang San's smug face, Lu Chen wanted to immediately make himself ten million-year soul rings, then pat Tang San on the face and say, "Kid, you're getting way too full of yourself."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. My Blue Silver Grass carries the Mandala Snake's poison. And I don't know how to cure it."

Xiao Chenyu had still been somewhat unwilling to accept his defeat while bound by Tang San, but the moment Tang San said the Blue Silver Grass was poisonous, he immediately gave in.

"Don't, don't poison me. I surrender, I surrender."