That evening, Qin Qi returned to Notting Academy and ran into Yu Xiaogang as soon as he reached the school gates.
"Child, I remember you're from the same village as Tang San, aren't you?"
"Tang San has already taken me as his master, but he hasn't forgotten his good friend from back home."
"He asked me to take you as a student as well, but I am a master of Soul Master theory."
"I do not accept disciples lightly. But Tang San begged me, so I had no choice but to take in a student with innate Level One Soul Power like you."
"Now, kneel and acknowledge me as your master."
Yu Xiaogang looked at Qin Qi with his chin raised, pity evident in his eyes.
Every word he spoke was belittling toward Qin Qi.
As though being able to become his disciple was some tremendous honor.
As though he were bestowing an immense favor upon him.
"Idiot."
Qin Qi looked at Yu Xiaogang and spoke without the slightest politeness.
This useless Xiaogang had gone insane. How could someone without a martial soul or soul rings dare act so arrogantly?
And Tang San had supposedly asked him? Give him a break.
With Tang San's personality, it would already be decent if he didn't tell him he had a death wish.
There was no way Tang San would voluntarily introduce a teacher to him. There had to be a trap.
"How dare you speak like that!"
"Do you know who I am? I am a master of Soul Master theory."
"I am the Master who once proposed the Ten Core Competencies that shocked the entire Soul Master world!"
Yu Xiaogang's face immediately twisted in anger when he heard Qin Qi.
A mere country bumpkin actually dared speak to him like that!
What an ungrateful fool!
"I'll say it again: idiot, get lost. Otherwise, I'll beat you to death. Believe it or not!"
Qin Qi was not one to swallow grievances. He immediately exploded at the trash in front of him.
If I beat you up now, the worst that can happen is getting expelled.
This place is useless to me anyway. If I can beat you up before I leave, it'll be worth it!
"You... you... how dare you speak to a teacher like that!
"You have no respect for your elders! You are defying your superiors! Do you believe I can have the principal expel you!"
Seeing Qin Qi raise his fist, Yu Xiaogang instinctively took a frightened step back.
But then he remembered that he was a teacher, while Qin Qi was merely a work-study student.
He could have the principal expel this fellow whenever he wanted!
The thought immediately gave Yu Xiaogang confidence.
"If you dare touch me, you'll be expelled at once. From this day onward, you can forget about becoming a Soul Master."
Yu Xiaogang shouted.
"Hah."
Qin Qi said nothing. He began to draw a breath as everything Yu Xiaogang had done flashed through his mind.
At the beginning, Yu Xiaogang had watched Old Jack suffer humiliation, then stepped out when Qin Qi taught the gatekeeper a lesson.
When Yu Xiaogang had been currying favor with Tang San, he had ignored Qin Qi, the worthless trash with Level One Soul Power.
At the academy cafeteria, he had called Qin Qi a person with no prospects.
And just now, he had ordered him around and insulted him!
Fine. The rage had stacked up!!!
Seeing Qin Qi remain silent, Yu Xiaogang thought he was afraid and immediately became even more arrogant.
"Do you know what Level One Soul Power means? It means you are pure trash!"
"You'll never break through Level Thirty in your entire life!"
"For me, the Master, to accept trash like you—without talent, background, or strength—is already an enormous favor."
"Yet instead of quickly kneeling and acknowledging me as your master, you actually dare speak disrespectfully to me."
"I'm telling you, this isn't over. If you don't want to be expelled, kneel and kowtow to admit your mistake right now."
"If your attitude is sincere enough, I might just forgive you!"
Yu Xiaogang was completely smug now. Before Titled Douluo, he cowered in fear.
But when facing someone weaker than himself, he struck hard!
"Kneel and beg for mercy? Fine, I'll beat you until you kneel and beg for mercy!"
"You thought I was scared because I wasn't talking? I was fucking charging up!"
As Qin Qi spoke, he shot toward Yu Xiaogang like a cannonball, roaring.
He leaped up and punched Yu Xiaogang in the face. With one blow, Yu Xiaogang's nose broke!
His whole body was sent flying as blood sprayed everywhere!
"Ah!"
Yu Xiaogang fell to the ground with a miserable scream, staring at Qin Qi in terror.
"You... you dare hit me? Aren't you afraid of being expelled?!"
Yu Xiaogang threatened.
Without a martial soul, he was trash himself. Even against a six-year-old child, he lacked the courage to fight.
He could only threaten him with words!
"Expel my ass! Even if I get expelled, I'll beat a piece of trash like you to death first!"
Qin Qi rushed forward, straddled Yu Xiaogang, and rained down blows from both sides.
"You want to take me as a student? Does a piece of trash like you deserve it? Do you?!"
"You're fifty years old and still haven't broken through Level Thirty. How do you have the nerve to show off in front of me?!"
As Qin Qi spoke, he threw two more punches, giving the Master two black eyes!
"You want to expel me? A freeloading piece of trash like you has quite a lot of authority, huh!"
"Come on! I hit you! One punch, two punches, three punches! Expel me!"
"Let's see whether I beat you to death first, or you expel me first!"
As Qin Qi spoke, he punched Yu Xiaogang twice more, knocking out his front teeth.
He had always thought of himself as a good person with a decent temper.
But hearing Yu Xiaogang's provoking words had truly enraged him.
It would have been one thing if he had gone looking for trouble with this piece of trash, but now this trash had come to provoke him.
And even told him to kneel and kowtow!
"You fucking want me to kneel and kowtow? I've never knelt since the day I was born!"
The thought made Qin Qi even angrier. He had lived two lives, and he had never knelt before!
A man of Yan and Huang had gold beneath his knees!
Even death could not make him kneel. That was his dignity!
"Stop hitting me! I... I was wrong! Stop!"
Yu Xiaogang's face had been beaten into a pig's head as he wailed and begged for mercy.
"You don't know you were wrong. You just know I'm about to beat you to death!"
As Qin Qi said this, he punched Yu Xiaogang twice more.
"Now kneel before me, kowtow, and beg for mercy. If your attitude is sincere, I might spare you."
Qin Qi grabbed Yu Xiaogang by the throat and spoke viciously.
"I... I... I'll do it! I'll do it!"
Yu Xiaogang did not want to agree, but he gradually began to suffocate. Before the threat of death, he gave in.
"Good. Start now. If I'm satisfied, you'll live."
"If I'm not satisfied, I'll slaughter you right now!"
Qin Qi released him, then stood to one side, watching Yu Xiaogang coldly.
"I... I was wrong, I..."
Yu Xiaogang climbed up from the ground, knelt with a humiliated expression, and spoke through gritted teeth.
"You look very unconvinced. Start over. And kneeling isn't enough—you need to kowtow too!"
Qin Qi sneered.
He suddenly felt as though he was some great villain.
But so what if he was a villain? Was he supposed to swallow his anger just to be righteous?
If that was the case, he would rather be the bad guy!
He would rather become a Demon Sovereign and live his life freely!
"Don't go too far!"
Yu Xiaogang shouted angrily.
"If you won't kowtow, I'll help you kowtow!"
Qin Qi stepped forward, grabbed Yu Xiaogang by the head, and violently slammed it into the ground!
He used so much force that a depression appeared in the ground, and Yu Xiaogang's forehead split open as well.
At that moment, the gatekeeper who had been drawn over by the commotion happened to see the scene.
Yu Xiaogang was kneeling on the ground, while Qin Qi pressed Yu Xiaogang's head against the ground and let out a sinister cackle.
"Someone... someone help! Murder!"
The gatekeeper's legs gave out in fright, and he collapsed onto the ground before crying out miserably.
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