Boss

Hearing Lin Qing bring up winning and losing, Tang San flashed a confident smile and automatically ignored everything that followed.

"There's no need to consider what happens if I lose, because I won't lose."

"Is that so? You seem quite confident. Then again, someone foolish enough to take that useless Master as his teacher probably can't recognize his own place in the world."

"What?! Tang San actually took Master as his teacher?!"

"Doesn't he know that Master is just a useless freeloader?"

"Who knows? Maybe Master tricked him. After all, Tang San doesn't exactly look very smart."

Hearing those words, Tang San glared fiercely at the work-study students before turning his bloodshot eyes on Lin Qing. He panted like a bull. "You are not allowed to insult my teacher!"

"Lin Qing! Do you dare accept my challenge or not?! I'll stomp you beneath my feet and wash away today's humiliation!"

"Why wouldn't I? But you won't be defeating me. I'll be the one pinning you to the ground and beating you senseless." As he spoke, Lin Qing pulled his hand from Xiao Wu's embrace, stepped forward, and looked down at Tang San from above.

Tang San had been left to fend for himself by Tang Hao since childhood. It was bad enough that he could barely feed himself; he even had to take care of Tang Hao in return. As a result, Tang San was thinner and weaker than even ordinary children without Soul Power, standing only barely a meter tall.

Lin Qing, on the other hand, had also suffered from malnutrition before, but he was still over 1.1 meters tall. After absorbing his first Spirit Ring, he not only made up for some of his previous deficiencies, but the Spirit Ring's energy had also spurred him to shoot up to 1.3 meters.

As Tang San faced Lin Qing, the small and frail Tang San looked like a child who had just graduated kindergarten trying to challenge a third grader. In terms of presence alone, Tang San had already suffered a crushing defeat.

"Lin Qing, Martial Soul: Nichirin Blade. Level thirteen, one-ring Battle Soul Master." As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qing curled his right hand, and a black blade appeared in his grasp. Then, a yellow ring of light rose beneath his feet and quietly revolved around him.

"That's a yellow Hundred-Year Spirit Ring!"

"I never expected Big Brother Lin to have already obtained his Spirit Ring and become a Soul Master."

"Wonderful! With a Soul Master as our boss, we'll never have to fear those self-funded students bullying us again!"

Upon seeing Lin Qing's yellow Spirit Ring and feeling the oppressive force of his Soul Power, the work-study students were not afraid at all. Instead, they became extremely excited, unconsciously deciding that Lin Qing was their boss.

After all, in their eyes, although Tang San possessed Innate Full Soul Power, his Martial Soul was merely a stalk of Blue Silver Grass. He also had no Spirit Ring, so he was no match for Lin Qing, a powerful Battle Soul Master who had already obtained one.

When Tang San saw Lin Qing's Spirit Ring, a trace of solemnity flashed across his face. After all, he had never witnessed a Soul Master's true strength.

"Purple Demon Eyes!" Tang San's pupils turned violet, greatly enhancing his vision.

Lin Qing made the first move, retracting his Spirit Ring. After all, Tang San was not worthy of a sword technique.

Lin Qing leaped high into the air, lowered the back of his blade, and smashed it down toward Tang San's head.

Tang San activated Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, flashing to the side. Yet Lin Qing twisted in midair, contorting his body sideways in an almost bizarre posture before swinging the Nichirin Blade at Tang San's waist.

Tang San did not dare relax for even a moment, keeping Purple Demon Eyes active the entire time. When he saw Lin Qing actually change direction in midair, he was briefly startled, then immediately used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dart backward.

When his strike missed, Lin Qing twisted his body again, spun 720 degrees in the air, and landed steadily.

The instant he landed, Lin Qing charged forward with his blade again and slashed horizontally at Tang San.

Tang San bent backward to evade the blow, then steadied himself and took advantage of the delay after Lin Qing's swing. He turned around, lowered his center of gravity, and used Mysterious Jade Hand. His palms turned jade-colored as he drew back his right hand, then thrust it forward with his body, striking Lin Qing's abdomen.

Lin Qing did not dodge at all. He wanted to see just how much damage Tang San could inflict on him.

The palm struck Lin Qing's abdomen. To Lin Qing's disappointment and contempt, Tang San's shock, and Xiao Wu's admiring gaze, Lin Qing did not move an inch.

"Hah... I thought you might have some skill. What a pity. You really are pathetically weak."

After Demonification, Lin Qing's physical condition had already become exceptionally powerful. He could even engage some Soul Beasts that had just reached a hundred years in close combat, let alone now, after absorbing a Spirit Ring. It could be said that even if Lin Qing encountered the crocodile that had become his Spirit Ring again, he was confident he could beat it to death with his bare hands.

Therefore, even though Tang San possessed martial arts from his previous life, the gap between their physical abilities was simply too vast for Tang San to injure Lin Qing. Unless he used hidden weapons. But how could Lin Qing allow Tang San to use hidden weapons? Those could easily hurt the others in Dorm Seven.

"Alright, this boring farce should end now." With that, Lin Qing retracted his Martial Soul and instantly vanished from where he stood.

"So fast!" Even with Purple Demon Eyes, Tang San could only see Lin Qing's afterimage. In a single instant, Lin Qing had already moved far away, then kicked forcefully off the ground and charged straight at him.

In the span of a breath, Lin Qing had arrived before Tang San. He lashed out with a whip kick at Tang San's waist. This time, Lin Qing held back almost nothing. Even though Tang San could see the trajectory of the attack with Purple Demon Eyes, his body could not react in time. He was sent flying by the kick, crashed into the dormitory wall, and fell to the ground.

"You lost."

Lin Qing's tone was utterly calm, as though the fight had been no more significant to him than crushing an ant.

Damn Lin Qing. If you hadn't obtained a Spirit Ring, how could I have lost so thoroughly? Once I obtain mine, I'll definitely wash away today's humiliation! Tang San thought as he looked at Lin Qing.

"S-so powerful!" Seeing Lin Qing defeat the person who had just defeated Wang Sheng in a single strike, everyone else in the dormitory sucked in a breath, followed by overwhelming excitement.

"Well done!" Seeing Lin Qing win, Xiao Wu bounced over to his side. As if no one else existed, she wrapped herself around Lin Qing's arm, her sparkling eyes fixed on him and a lovely smile blooming across her face.

"Ahem. Since I won, I'll be Dorm Seven's boss from now on. If anyone dares bully you in the future, your boss will stand up for you!" Lin Qing said smoothly.

"Big Brother Lin is mighty!" The younger students looked at Lin Qing with feverish expressions, supporting him wholeheartedly.