As Tang San was slammed to the ground, Dorm Seven fell silent in an instant.
Even those who knew Bai Ye's strength felt their hearts tremble at the sight.
Of course, they did not sympathize with Tang San.
He had brought it on himself. He had no one else to blame.
"I actually... lost." Tang San was stunned, unable to believe it.
Compared to the pain in his body, the blow to his pride hurt far more.
Before making his move, he had thought he could easily handle Bai Ye.
And someone had indeed been handled—but it was not Bai Ye handling him. It was Bai Ye handling him, casually grabbing him with one hand and grinding him into the floor.
He had not used his full strength, but he still should not have been defeated by Bai Ye so easily.
"I was careless just now. I didn't dodge." After climbing back up, Tang San spoke with an unconvinced expression.
Seeing Tang San like this, before Bai Ye could say anything, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others began criticizing Tang San one after another.
"You lost and refuse to admit it. Are you even a man?!"
"Little Scumbag really is Little Scumbag!"
"Bad at fighting, but loves picking fights."
"Careless and didn't dodge? I think you simply couldn't dodge at all!"
Tang San's expression kept changing.
He could ignore everyone else, but the little girl with the scorpion braid made his chest feel clogged with frustration and grievance.
In the end, he let out a breath and forced himself to calm down.
"Again." Tang San looked at Bai Ye with a serious expression, determined to win the next round.
Xiao Wu and the others started denouncing him again, but Bai Ye immediately gestured for them to be quiet.
"Since you have a masochistic streak, I'll reluctantly agree." Bai Ye said indifferently.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang San launched a fierce attack, but the outcome was much the same as before.
With quick eyes and hands, Bai Ye grabbed Tang San again.
Tang San's expression changed drastically.
But before he could make another move, Bai Ye started swinging him wildly, giving him a taste of the Wind Fire Wheels.
Then Bai Ye swung him violently from side to side with one hand, each swing bringing Tang San into intimate contact with the floor.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four times to each side. Only after eight swings did he stop.
Tang San collapsed to the ground, completely drained, questioning his life.
He had clearly gotten serious, so why was he still being swung around and beaten?
Had he trained the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eyes for nothing?
"That was too brutal!" Wang Sheng felt lingering fear. Luckily, Tang San had not been the first to report in today. Otherwise, with his temperament, Wang Sheng would be the one lying on the floor right now.
"Boss Bai didn't use his full strength against me earlier." Xiao Wu said in surprise.
Not long after, Tang San climbed up again and ran out of Dorm Seven crying without looking back, heading off to find Yu Xiaogang.
However, Yu Xiaogang had never told him where he lived, so Tang San went to an unnoticed corner and cried by himself.
"Waaah..."
It had to be said that he had truly adapted to this body by now.
Just like a child.
Before long, he felt hungry and ran back to the dormitory.
But the dormitory was empty. Wang Sheng had taken Bai Ye and the others to lunch.
Tang San made his bed, picked up a coarse flatbread, and began eating while sobbing.
"Why? Why couldn't I beat Bai Ye?"
"Waaah... How could I not even beat a child?"
"This makes no sense!"
How could he have known that Soul Power gained through cultivation was simply inferior to the power bestowed by the system?
At the cafeteria entrance, Bai Ye and the others had only just arrived when Yu Xiaogang and Headmaster Yuri showed up as well.
"Where's Tang San? Didn't he come with you?" Unable to spot Tang San, Yu Xiaogang was somewhat puzzled.
Bai Ye and the others turned their heads. They ignored Yu Xiaogang and instead greeted the headmaster beside him directly.
"Good." Yuri smiled broadly, clearly pleased.
Yu Xiaogang's face darkened at being ignored, and dissatisfaction rose in his heart.
He continued asking, "Where is Tang San? Didn't you hear me talking to you?"
Yu Xiaogang raised his voice considerably, sounding rather accusatory, instantly drawing the attention of many students and teachers.
"Xiaogang, why is a grand master like you getting angry with children?" Yuri glanced at Yu Xiaogang, then looked at Bai Ye and the others. "Where is Tang San?"
"We don't know where he is. After our Boss Bai defeated him just now, he ran out of the dormitory crying. No one knows where he is now." Wang Sheng spoke, while giving Yu Xiaogang a puzzled look.
Why were you looking for Tang San?
"What? Tang San was defeated and even cried?" Yu Xiaogang was stunned. His beloved disciple had actually lost to someone else.
"Who did this?!" Yu Xiaogang could not accept it.
"I did." Bai Ye stepped forward and explained the whole process in detail.
Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others also spoke up to testify.
"That's right! That's exactly what happened! Tang San was the one who didn't know his place and insisted on sparring. Our Boss Bai only hit him a little harder to make him give up on the idea of continuing to spar."
"And our boss even held back. Otherwise, would he have been able to run out crying? He'd probably be getting treated in the infirmary."
After understanding what had happened, Yu Xiaogang felt utterly miserable. His final disciple had been utterly crushed by a child who had rejected him!
"How could you strike so heavily?" Yu Xiaogang glared viciously at Bai Ye, while also regretting not insisting harder on taking him as a disciple earlier.
But things had already come to this. He could not possibly bring up taking Bai Ye as a disciple again, or Tang San would definitely run off if he found out.
"Headmaster, go eat first. I need to find Tang San." Yu Xiaogang could not be bothered with lunch.
Before Yuri could say anything, Yu Xiaogang ran off.
"Xiao San, my good child, where are you?!"
Yuri shook his head helplessly, then looked at Bai Ye with a kindly smile. "You're Bai Ye, right? Innate Full Soul Power and a Mutated Martial Soul. Would you like to come eat on the second floor with me?"
Yuri extended his hand.
"Can they come too?" Bai Ye pointed at Wang Sheng and the others.
"Of course." Yuri smiled. As headmaster, he naturally knew what Innate Full Soul Power and a Mutated Martial Soul represented. Besides, he was the headmaster. Letting a few work-study students have a free lunch was nothing; even feeding them three free meals a day until graduation would not be a problem.
Moreover, Bai Ye's words showed that he valued loyalty and friendship, making him even more worthy of investment.
"Boss!" Wang Sheng and the others were filled with gratitude. If they had money, they would have gone upstairs to eat long ago.
"Yay!" Xiao Wu beamed with happiness.
And so, the group followed the headmaster upstairs, leaving several students who had mocked them earlier staring in shock.
After lunch, Bai Ye and the others returned to the dormitory together to rest.
On the way, an announcement sounded over the broadcast.
"Student Tang San, your teacher is waiting for you at the service desk. Please come over immediately upon hearing this."
"Student Tang San, your teacher is waiting for you at the service desk. Please come over immediately upon hearing this."
Hearing the announcement, Tang San put down his coarse flatbread, wiped away his tears, and sprinted out of the dormitory.
He was going to demand fatherly love from Yu Xiaogang.
"Teacher? The Grandmaster is Tang San's teacher? He took the Grandmaster as his teacher?" Wang Sheng asked in surprise.
"That's right." Bai Ye said.
Other than Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng and the others all wore strange expressions.
"Little San actually took him as his teacher?"
"Why can't he?" Xiao Wu asked in confusion.
Wang Sheng said, "The Grandmaster isn't very strong. Put nicely, he's an academy adviser. Put bluntly, he freeloads. Not only does he not teach classes, he doesn't help the academy hunt soul beasts for Soul Rings either. I even heard that despite being nearly fifty, he's only level twenty-nine and will never break through in this lifetime."
Xiao Wu said, "Then he's pretty pitiful, taking someone like that as his teacher."
"Who knows what he was thinking? I figure he might have been tricked by the Grandmaster."
"I get it! Boss said Little San's martial soul is the trash Blue Silver Grass, but he possesses Innate Full Soul Power. The Grandmaster seems to have some so-called Ten Core Theories. Little San might be his next research subject."
Meanwhile, the Grandmaster waited anxiously at the service desk, terrified that Tang San would not be able to bear the blow and do something foolish.
Fortunately, he did not have to worry for long before Tang San arrived.
"Teacher!"
"Xiao San!"
The two rushed toward each other, moving everyone who witnessed it to tears.