Becoming the Boss of Dorm Seven

After they left the teaching building.

Tang San was still a child. When someone said his martial soul was useless Blue Silver Grass, he felt angry and hurt.

But now, hearing someone call his martial soul trash and dismiss it as mere Blue Silver Grass no longer made him angry.

His father, Tang Hao, had told him that his Blue Silver Grass martial soul was not useless. It was the king of all Blue Silver Grass: the Blue Silver King.

The two collected their school uniforms and went to their assigned room, Dorm Seven, where all the work-study students lived.

When Lin Hao and Tang San reached the door, they heard laughter and chatter inside. Lin Hao stepped forward and shoved the half-open door wide.

The door flew open with a rush of air. At the sound, the lively room fell silent.

The next moment, everyone in Dorm Seven turned to look at Lin Hao and Tang San.

Meeting their gazes, Lin Hao asked,

"Is this Dorm Seven?"

At the sight of the two newcomers, Wang Sheng dropped the expression and stance he had put on to intimidate them.

He walked up to them.

"New work-study students?"

Lin Hao nodded.

"I'm Lin Hao, from Holy Soul Village."

"I'm Tang San. I'm from Holy Soul Village too."

"I'm Wang Sheng. My martial soul is War Tiger, and I'm going to be a Battle Soul Master. I'm also the boss here. What are your martial souls? Dorm Seven has a rule: newcomers have to fight the boss."

"Whoever wins becomes the boss."

"And if anyone else in the dorm gets bullied, the boss has to help them."

Lin Hao nodded again.

"Fine by me. Tang San's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, so fighting isn't his thing.

Mine is the Mutated Long Saber. I'll fight you."

With that, Lin Hao handed his luggage to Tang San and summoned his Heavenly Blade martial soul, sized and weighted to suit his current body.

The Heavenly Blade was about seventy centimeters long and three centimeters wide.

Wang Sheng summoned his War Tiger martial soul and activated Martial Soul Possession. A low growl rose from his throat, and a faint yellow glow appeared around him.

Then he drove his feet against the floor and sprang at Lin Hao's face like a tiger pouncing downhill.

Lin Hao stepped left to dodge and gripped the Heavenly Blade with both hands.

He swung the flat of the blade at Wang Sheng's face.

Bang!

Wang Sheng flew seven or eight meters and hit the floor with a dull thud.

Lin Hao had used about half his strength.

Even so, Wang Sheng struggled for quite a while before he could get up. And Lin Hao had only struck him with the flat of the blade—not even the spine, let alone the edge.

If he had swung the edge at full strength, Lin Hao figured he could probably have cut Wang Sheng in half.

"How about it, Little Tiger?"

"Want to keep fighting?"

"If not, hurry up and call me boss."

Lin Hao's blow had been aimed at Wang Sheng's head. Wang Sheng had blocked it with both arms, but his head was still spinning.

Wang Sheng shook his head and waved at Lin Hao.

"No more! No more!"

"I give up. Lin Hao, you're the boss of Dorm Seven from now on."

Wang Sheng called the others over, and they shouted together,

"Boss!"

Lin Hao broke into a pleased grin.

"Good! Now that I'm the boss of Dorm Seven, come straight to me if anyone bullies you. I'll help you give them a taste of their own medicine."

"Got it?"

"Got it!"

"Thanks, boss."

Hearing their voices ring out in unison again, Lin Hao nodded with satisfaction. His vanity had been thoroughly indulged.

He returned to Tang San, took back his luggage, and said with a smug look,

"Little San, I'm the boss of Dorm Seven now. Call me boss a few times too. Make me happy."

"Boss!"

"There, happy now, Hao?"

"Yep!"

Though he would have to call Lin Hao boss every day from now on, Tang San was still happy for his friend.

Lin Hao chuckled, carried his luggage to an empty bed, and began to unpack.

He had just laid out his mattress and quilt when a clear voice sounded from the doorway.

"Is this Dorm Seven?"

Everyone looked over. A pretty young girl stood in the doorway, half a head shorter than Lin Hao. Her long, straight black hair was tied in a high scorpion-tail braid, and her soft cheeks were rosy. She looked like someone you couldn't help wanting to protect.

At some point, Wang Sheng had sidled up beside Lin Hao.

"Boss, go on. Show her who's in charge."

Lin Hao nodded and walked up to Xiao Wu.

When she saw him approach, Xiao Wu gave him a sweet smile.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Xiao Wu. Wu as in dancing."

"Hello! I'm Lin Hao, the boss of Dorm Seven."

"Our rule is that newcomers fight the boss. Whoever wins becomes the boss."

"And the boss has to protect everyone in Dorm Seven from the older students and those rich kids who bully them."

Xiao Wu nodded, a little surprised.

"Sure. Let's go!"

Before Lin Hao could react, she bent her right knee and snapped her foot upward, aiming a kick straight at his chin.

Lin Hao had been on guard. He turned to the left as his Heavenly Blade appeared in his right hand, then swept its spine upward.

The blade struck Xiao Wu's right shin. She used the impact to flip backward, putting five meters between them, and activated Jade Rabbit Martial Soul Possession while she was still in the air.

The moment Xiao Wu landed, she pushed off hard with her left foot and charged at Lin Hao again.

When she swung her right leg at him, Lin Hao caught her ankle with his left hand. He raised the Heavenly Blade in his right and swung at her, using the spine of the blade, of course.

Just as the blow was about to land, Xiao Wu twisted at the waist and dodged at an astonishing angle.

Using that same twist, she clenched her left hand into a fist and punched straight at Lin Hao's face.

Xiao Wu really was incredibly flexible. Fortunately, Lin Hao had strength on his side.

He dismissed his martial soul, grabbed Xiao Wu's ankle with his other hand, twisted his waist, and spun once before slamming her hard into the floor.

Lin Hao let go and watched Xiao Wu slowly get to her feet.

"Well? Admit defeat. If I'd brought the blade straight down just now, you can imagine what would've happened."

"Hmph! You win."

"But I'll surpass you one day."

Xiao Wu still couldn't accept losing to a mere six-year-old human kid.

Lin Hao looked at her flushed face and ruffled expression. She was pretty cute.

"So what should you call me?"

Reluctantly, Xiao Wu muttered,

"Boss!"

"Mm."

"Actually, don't call me boss anymore. It doesn't sound good. Just call me Brother Hao."

Feeling Lin Hao's gaze on them, the others in the dorm immediately answered in unison.

"Yes, Brother Hao!"