Soul Land: The Formless Hand, Beginning with the Heaven-Stealing Inheritance
Chapter 14

Starting Today, I Am the School Boss-A New Identity Begins!

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"You want a one-on-one? What level of Soul Power did you just say you had?"

Xiao Boss eyed Qin Qi suspiciously, his guard up. He had not caught what Qin Qi had said earlier.

What level did this guy say he was? Level 11?

Could he also be a young Soul Master with a Hundred-Year Soul Ring?

If that was the case, wouldn't a one-on-one just be me getting brutally beaten?

"Qin Qi. Palm Martial Soul. Soul Power Level 1."

Qin Qi smiled, held out his hand, and spoke.

"Whew, just Level 1."

"Fine, I accept your challenge. But does what you say count?"

"If you lose, will your work-study students admit defeat too?"

Hearing Qin Qi's words, Xiao Boss breathed a sigh of relief. Good, good. This kid was not a monster.

He glanced at Xiao Wu and began calculating in his heart.

He might not necessarily win if he fought that little girl.

But against a six-year-old brat with Level 1 Soul Power, he would definitely win!

The only question was whether the kid in front of him had any authority.

"Probably. Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu, do you think what I say as your boss counts?"

Qin Qi turned to Wang Sheng and Xiao Wu with a smile.

"Of course it counts. But what do you say, Sister Xiao Wu?"

Wang Sheng felt somewhat uneasy. Xiao Boss was a sixth-year student.

And he was a First Ring Soul Master.

He admitted that Qin Qi was indeed a great fighter, but against an opponent so much stronger than himself...

Could he win?

"Go ahead. Once you get beaten to tears, Sister Xiao Wu will make her dazzling entrance."

Xiao Wu neither objected nor agreed. She merely gave a delicate snort.

"Looks like no one on our side has any objections. So, can we start?"

Qin Qi looked up at the sky. It was getting late, and he still had plenty to do.

This fight had to be settled quickly.

"Fine, then let's begin!"

"Martial Soul..."

Xiao Boss shouted as he prepared to use Martial Soul Possession, but Qin Qi moved at that instant.

The moment he acted, everyone around him seemed to move in slow motion.

"Every time one absorbs a Soul Ring, the body receives a comprehensive enhancement."

"Strength, speed, and reaction speed all increase."

"Though the Golden Saint Dragon ultimately devoured the energy from those Soul Rings..."

"The tempering and cleansing of the body won't disappear!"

In an instant, Qin Qi arrived before Xiao Boss. His body had undergone the cleansing of eighteen Hundred-Year Soul Rings!

Honestly, even he did not know how strong his body was now!

"Possess—"

Before Xiao Boss could finish speaking, Qin Qi was already in front of him and struck swiftly.

His fist crashed straight into Xiao Boss's face, erupting with tremendous force!

Xiao Boss was sent flying five meters away and crashed directly into the crowd.

Several people were knocked down beneath him.

"The battle is over. I won."

"Starting today, I am the boss of this school."

Qin Qi stood where Xiao Boss had been moments earlier, his clothes fluttering in the wind.

A calm smile filled his face as he spoke in an unhurried tone.

At that moment, every onlooker's eyes widened. Their mouths hung slightly open, and their gazes were filled with disbelief!

"X-Xiao Boss was instantly defeated with one punch!"

"That first-year brat was insanely fast!"

"Is that really just Level 1 Soul Power?!"

The regular students could not help crying out in amazement. They had never seen anyone fight so decisively.

Normally, when Soul Masters fought, shouldn't you announce your name, then I announce mine?

Then both sides released their Martial Souls before engaging in a head-on duel.

But how could you say nothing, not even release your Martial Soul, and knock someone out with one punch?!

"Xiao Boss! Xiao Boss, wake up!"

The blond-haired boy ran to Xiao Boss's side. Xiao Boss had fallen unconscious from Qin Qi's punch.

He looked at the unconscious Xiao Boss, then at Qin Qi, and swallowed hard.

"Boss Qin, you must be tired. Would you like some candy?"

The blond-haired boy immediately hurried over to Qin Qi, fawning over him as he pulled some candy from his pocket.

He now understood why Qin Qi was the boss of the work-study students.

Why that girl named Xiao Wu listened to Qin Qi.

This guy could really fight!

"Do you take me for a three-year-old? Do you think a little candy can buy me off?"

"Hand it over."

Qin Qi casually took the candy, popped it into his mouth, and found it delightfully sweet.

You still ate it!

The blond-haired boy could not help complaining inwardly.

"Alright, I have things to do, so I'm leaving. I'll leave my work to you."

Qin Qi waved and left. As he approached the crowd—

The crowd immediately parted on its own, opening a path for him.

Qin Qi walked through them as everyone stared fixedly after him until his back completely vanished from sight.

"Boss Qin is that good at fighting?"

Wang Sheng stared at Qin Qi's disappearing figure and could not help swallowing.

He knew Qin Qi was fast and struck quickly, but he had not expected him to be this fast!

Xiao Boss, a sixth-year student, had not even managed to activate his Martial Soul before being instantly defeated!

"Is this what talent is? No training whatsoever."

"Just relying on instinct to fight, yet he can challenge someone above his level!"

Tang San could not help clenching his fists. Qin Qi's punch had been far too fast.

Even he had failed to react immediately.

"Is Blue Silver Grass really just a useless Martial Soul?"

"Even with Innate Full Soul Power, am I still nothing but useless?"

"No, I refuse to believe it. There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters!"

The pride Tang San had felt after obtaining a Hundred-Year Soul Ring was completely shattered at that moment.

Even his pride as a Tang Sect disciple had taken a blow!

"Tch, I was waiting to make my dazzling entrance. I didn't expect that Xiao Boss guy to be so useless."

"He grew that tall for nothing. He's completely worthless."

Xiao Wu puffed out her cheeks. She had been planning to step in and save Qin Qi after he got beaten up.

Now her brilliant plan had fallen apart. How infuriating!

As news of Qin Qi began spreading through the academy, he had already changed his face and clothes.

"The Thieving Heaven Inheritance, the Disguise Technique, and Strangers at First Sight should be enough to fool Spirit Hall's Soul Masters."

Qin Qi had just arrived at the entrance of Spirit Hall when the gatekeeper stopped him.

"What, am I getting provoked again?"

"Am I really that unlucky, or have the gatekeepers put me on some kind of blacklist?"

Qin Qi looked up at the gatekeeper and frowned slightly.

"Little brother, are you here to awaken your Martial Soul?"

The gatekeeper asked.

"Yes."

Qin Qi nodded.

"Where are your parents?"

The gatekeeper asked.

"I came by myself."

Qin Qi answered. Parents were something he truly could not handle—he could not exactly conjure them out of thin air.

Besides, being an orphan was not bad either. With no attachments, it was more convenient to act.

"Is that so? Once you go inside, tell the sister at the counter that you're here to awaken your Martial Soul."

"She'll take you through the rest of the process."

The gatekeeper did not look down on Qin Qi for coming alone. Instead, he kindly explained everything to him.

Spirit Hall provided free Martial Soul awakenings, whether one was an orphan or anything else.

As long as they came, Spirit Hall would awaken their Martial Soul for free. There had been quite a few orphans who came alone in the past.

So the gatekeeper was used to it.

"Thank you, Uncle."

Qin Qi nodded and walked inside. The moment he reached the young woman at the counter, he spotted someone familiar.

Master Su Yuntao was chatting cheerfully with a young woman.

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