The New Boss

The scorching sun baked the earth, its blinding light illuminating everything around them.

On a narrow path beside the road, a boy and a girl trudged forward with difficulty.

Under the sun's terrifying heat, both of them moved very slowly.

The girl in particular was malnourished. Her already pale face had become even paler after being exposed to the wind and sun.

The boy held the girl's hand. Seeing that she could no longer hold on, he pulled her behind him and carried both her and their luggage as he continued onward.

The two on the road were none other than Chen Ye and Chen Yue.

They had been walking for a long time since leaving that morning, yet they had not reached even a slightly larger town.

They had never found a place where they could rent a carriage.

They had already been walking for more than five hours. After being roasted by the sun, Chen Yue's body was nearly unable to endure any longer.

Hearing his younger sister's hurried breathing behind him, Chen Ye's expression carried a trace of helplessness.

He currently possessed the Space-Time Dragon martial soul. His strength was formidable, and he had also grasped the two powerful attributes of time and space.

But the problem was that he had yet to attach a soul ring, nor did he have the time to obtain one.

Thinking of this, Chen Ye felt somewhat helpless.

There was a forest nearby, and it was quite vast.

Although it could not compare to the Star Dou Forest, it still contained some ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts.

However, without a soul ring, obtaining a good hundred-year soul ring as his first would be far too difficult.

Therefore, all Chen Ye could do was see whether he could visit a Spirit Hall branch.

He hoped to find a soul master there and have them take him hunting for a hundred-year soul ring.

Still, in Chen Ye's opinion, that possibility was not very high.

As he thought, Chen Ye sighed.

He lifted his body slightly, carrying his younger sister on his thin frame as he continued onward.

After walking for another two-odd hours, they finally arrived at a slightly larger town.

They spent nearly all the money they had to rent a carriage, then took it to Notting City.

By the time they reached Notting City, it was already four or five in the afternoon.

At this hour, going to the Spirit Hall branch in Notting City was simply too far.

So the two of them ultimately decided to head to Notting Academy first.

The academy they had enrolled in was Notting Elementary Academy, a basic academy in Notting City.

All commoner children over six years old who possessed soul power generally came here to study.

Chen Yue and Chen Ye had chosen this school as well, because it was cheap.

As for whether they would encounter Tang San here, Chen Ye did not care much.

He himself was nearly unable to survive at the moment, so naturally he had no interest in worrying about Tang San.

He even hoped Tang San would leave soon, preferably taking that Yu Xiaogang with him.

Chen Ye was not afraid of anyone, but Yu Xiaogang truly left him speechless.

Anyone who could tell that he possessed innately full soul power was either a genuine powerhouse, a genius, or a true master with real theoretical expertise.

Yet Yu Xiaogang could infer that someone might possess innately full soul power while having no real strength of his own.

He was a complete and utter waste.

That was what made things the most frustrating.

Chen Ye did not have any grand ambitions. He only wanted to keep improving himself, but he also did not want to absorb a ten-year Solitary Bamboo to raise his cultivation. That would be far too stupid.

Notting Soul Master Elementary Academy.

Chen Ye held the still-weak Chen Yue's hand as the two of them stepped forward and pushed open the door.

The moment the door opened, he saw a girl in a pink dress standing quietly inside.

Seeing her familiar outfit, as well as the black-haired boy seated nearby, the last shred of hope in Chen Ye's heart finally died completely.

Unlike other transmigrators, who desperately wanted to live in the same era as Tang San and Xiao Wu so they could compete with them for godhood, Chen Ye did not actually feel much about it.

After all, what he possessed was the complete Space-Time Dragon, not some weakened version.

He truly held the authority of time and the authority of space. There were many things he could do.

Once he grew stronger, he could easily use the situation to live well.

With this martial soul, he could live a good life no matter what.

If Tang San had already become a god in this era, or had already gained formidable combat power, Chen Ye could reasonably convince himself to give up competing with Tang San.

He could let Tang San take the two god positions to the Divine Realm and achieve his glorious reputation in that lifetime, while he himself lived peacefully and securely.

But now, as he looked at the calm boy sitting there, the indifference in Chen Ye's eyes was replaced by silence.

"If I hadn't run into them, I could naturally give up. But since I have, who would be willing to accept that? Who wouldn't want greater strength?"

Looking at Tang San seated there, Chen Ye let out a quiet breath.

His voice was very soft. Aside from Chen Yue, who looked curiously at her older brother, no one heard him.

When Xiao Wu saw two more people enter, she seemed to freeze for a moment. Then she turned around and looked at them.

"Are you two here to fight too? If not, call me Sister Xiao Wu."

"Then I'll count that as your surrender and acknowledge me as your boss!"

As Xiao Wu spoke, she froze when her gaze landed on Chen Ye.

The boy before her looked somewhat thin, but whether it was his eyes or his features, he was absurdly handsome.

Even Xiao Wu was briefly dazed at first sight.

Tang San had also risen to his feet. He frowned slightly and looked toward Chen Ye.

They had clearly never met and had no connection whatsoever, yet he inexplicably felt some hostility toward the boy before him—or perhaps jealousy.

The expressions of the other boys were somewhat strange. Almost all of them looked like they did not get enough to eat.

Yet the boy before them was exceptionally good-looking, and the girl he had brought with him was also quite pretty.

Seeing the two of them together, quite a few faces bore traces of jealousy.

However, Chen Ye remained very calm in the face of their expressions.

He casually beckoned to Xiao Wu, as though he were calling over a little dog.

The instant Xiao Wu saw that gesture, she flew into a rage.

With a tap of her foot, the girl shot forward, lifted her leg, and launched a side kick directly at Chen Ye.

As Xiao Wu charged at him, Chen Ye raised a hand.

A spatial rift appeared in an instant. In the next moment, Xiao Wu's leg was caught within it.

He grabbed her body and gave it a vicious pull. Then he turned his body to the side, and the spatial rift vanished instantly.

The girl was thrown over his shoulder and slammed straight onto the ground.

The next second, Tang San stepped forward as he watched Xiao Wu fall, his body suddenly rushing over.

Sensing Tang San charging toward him, Chen Ye shifted slightly and looked at him.

Tang San threw a punch, but Chen Ye vanished from where he stood.

In the next moment, he appeared directly behind Tang San and struck him with a palm, knocking Tang San to the ground.

"That settles it, right? You two lost. From now on, I'm the boss of this dormitory. You have no objections, do you?"

"Keeping your word after a bet was your rule, wasn't it? Of course, if you refuse to accept it and want to go back on your word, I'll still play along."