Tang San's Challenge?

Yang Que stared at the Heavenly Soul White Lotus's description on the status panel, his mouth watering.

"Heavenly Soul White Lotus" — Blue Grade (Beginner). Description: Grows in places dense with blood energy, yet remains exceptionally pure. Cultivating within five meters of it doubles cultivation speed (effective only for Soul Masters at or below Soul Emperor, including Soul Emperors!). It can be consumed directly to raise one's level; the increase varies by person (ineffective for Soul Douluo). It also has an extremely powerful healing effect! Consuming it can increase a Soul Beast's age; the increase varies by beast! (Ineffective for Soul Beasts over eighty thousand years old.) Note: ...

This is practically a miracle medicine! And it looks ripe!

Yang Que looked around. No wonder such a miracle medicine had grown here. One glance at the ground, stained bloodred, told him enough. Bones of all kinds of Soul Beasts lay scattered about, along with a sheep-like Soul Beast that had only recently died. The Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf had clearly caught it not long ago, but had mauled it beyond recognition. Only its head remained relatively intact!

No wonder the two Soul Beasts had fought. It was all because of this miracle medicine. After all, this Spirit Medicine could help a Soul Beast break through!

The Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf had probably hoped to use the Spirit Medicine to become a four-thousand-year Soul Beast. Unfortunately for it, that rat had sniffed it out and wanted the same thing! Both had ended up gravely wounded, leaving Yang Que to reap the reward!

"Hahaha! Looks like I'm a child of destiny too..."

Yang Que put the Spirit Medicine into his system inventory. It could preserve spiritual energy perfectly, without letting the medicine lose a trace of its potency. He planned to swallow it on his next training trip...

Time to head back, or I'll be expelled!

Yang Que returned to Star Dou City and found that everyone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had left. He thought nothing of it. After retrieving his horse from the inn, he galloped all the way back to Nuoding City...

"Hurry, hurry! I heard those Work-Study Students are challenging Boss Xiao from sixth grade today! Let's go watch!"

"What? Those little Work-Study Student brats are challenging our school's little tyrant? They really don't know their own strength. Come on, let's see!"

The moment Yang Que entered Nuoding City Junior Academy, he heard a group of students whispering.

Yang Que rubbed his chin. If things followed the original story, today was the day Tang San fought those kids. He had nothing else to do, so he might as well take a look...

Yang Que reached the academy's Back Mountain and saw two groups facing off!

Tang San stood with one group. In the dozen or so days since Yang Que had last seen him, he had suddenly grown taller. That was probably because he had absorbed the Mandala Soul Beast's Soul Ring!

The other group must have been Boss Xiao's people. At their head stood a slender boy with sharply defined features. He still looked a little young, but already had the bearing of an adult!

Another group stood out: the students from Yang Que's dormitory. Many other students had gathered around the three groups to watch...

The first person Yang Que noticed was the girl beside Tang San. That must be Xiao Wu. According to the original story, she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form! If he killed her, he would hit the pinnacle of life—a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone! How incredible would that be?

!!!!!

Huh? Why are those guys here too? Yang Que looked toward the nine students who shared his dormitory.

The nine spotted him and hurried over. "Boss Yang, you're back! We missed you so much!" Wang Hu said with a fawning grin, grabbing Yang Que's hand.

Yang Que pulled his hand free in disgust. "What happened? Aren't you Boss Wang anymore?" he asked with a teasing look.

"No, no, no, no, no! How could I call myself boss with you around? Dorm 208 only recognizes you as our boss!" Wang Hu looked terrified. Just remembering Yang Que's show of power that day made his legs tremble.

"I'm not interested in being your boss. Just don't bother me," Yang Que said indifferently.

"Yes, yes, yes, I understand, I understand!" Wang Hu nodded repeatedly.

You understand my ass! I barely said anything. What do you understand? Yang Que couldn't be bothered with these brats. He would rather see how strong Tang San had become. Tang San was the protagonist of this world, after all, and as his big brother, Yang Que ought to keep track of his strength. Granted, even ten Tang Sans couldn't beat him right now, but it was worth paying a little attention...

"Little rabbit, are you sure you want to challenge us? You still have time to back out. Your Martial Soul is a rabbit, isn't it? I wouldn't mind having a maid with a rabbit Martial Soul!" Boss Xiao said to Xiao Wu with open disdain.

"Hmph! Of course I'm sure! If you lose, you'll have to become my underling. Just don't regret it!" Xiao Wu said, folding her arms across her chest.

"Heh. As long as you don't regret it," Boss Xiao replied, still utterly dismissive.

The two sides then sent out members to fight one another. But with Tang San working things from behind the scenes, the fights finally reached Boss Xiao!

"What a bunch of useless fools. You can't even beat a group of Work-Study Students, and now I have to step in!" Boss Xiao folded his arms, looking thoroughly arrogant.

"Come on, then! I'll show you what I can do! Xiao Chenyu, sixth-grade student. Martial Soul: Wolf. Level eleven Battle Soul Master with one ring." With that, Xiao Chenyu released his Martial Soul!

His muscles suddenly swelled, and his nails sharpened. A wolf-shaped Martial Soul appeared behind him, while a white Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet...

Tang San stepped forward as well. He slowly opened his left hand, revealing a vibrant sprig of Blue Silver Grass. "Tang San, first-year Work-Study Student. Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass. Level eleven Tool Soul Master with one ring."

The moment Tang San released his Martial Soul, many students burst out laughing. "Hahaha! A Work-Study Student through and through! Even his Martial Soul is trash. Blue Silver Grass? Isn't that a Trash Martial Soul? Hahaha—" Before they could finish laughing, their eyes flew wide. "What? He already has his First Soul Ring? And it's a Hundred-Year Soul Ring!" The students were so shocked their jaws nearly hit the ground...

Nothing unexpected happened. Just as in the original story, Tang San beat Xiao Chenyu senseless and made him submit completely!

"I can't believe a first-year student is that strong. It's incredible!"

"What's even more incredible is that he's a Work-Study Student!"

Looking at Xiao Chenyu lying unconscious after Tang San's beating, the students whispered in shock...

After defeating Xiao Chenyu, Tang San spotted Yang Que nearby and hurried over. "Brother Que, how was that?"

Yang Que smiled. "Not bad!"

Xiao Wu came over too. "Xiao San, who's he?"

Tang San quickly introduced him. "He's my childhood friend and my big brother. His name is Yang Que. I call him Brother Que!"

Xiao Wu gave him a playful smile. "So you're Xiao San's big brother! Hello, Brother Que. I'm Xiao Wu—Wu as in dancing."

Yang Que nodded.

"Brother Que, I want to challenge you again! I hope you'll accept!" Tang San said, cupping his fists toward Yang Que.

I've absorbed my First Soul Ring now. Beating Brother Que shouldn't be a problem, Tang San thought.

"What's this? You beat one little wolf cub, and now you want to challenge your big brother? Has it gone to your head?" Yang Que said with a smile.

Xiao Chenyu, whom Tang San had knocked out, woke up just in time to hear Yang Que. His face twisted with anger. "What did you say? I challenge you to a duel!"

Yang Que ignored Xiao Chenyu and kept his eyes on Tang San.

Seeing Yang Que ignore him, Xiao Chenyu flew into a rage. He activated his Martial Soul and charged!

Yang Que glanced at him from the corner of his eye, then suddenly drove a punch toward him. Boom! Xiao Chenyu flew backward even faster than he had charged in, crashed into a tree, and fell unconscious.

The students nearby stared wide-eyed and gulped. "Who is this guy? He's a monster!"

"Boss Yang really hasn't changed. We haven't seen him in more than ten days, and he's still that fierce!" Wang Hu and the others swallowed hard, their faces full of fear. Even Xiao Wu couldn't help covering her mouth!

Yang Que could already kill a Thousand-Year Soul Beast with his physical strength alone. Now he had also absorbed a Soul Ring—and one from a three-thousand-year Soul Beast at that! Dealing with this little wolf cub was as easy as reaching out and grabbing him!

"Well? Still want to fight?" Yang Que asked Tang San, looking perfectly relaxed.

Xiao Wu tugged at Tang San's clothes. "Tang San, why don't you forget it? Your big brother's so strong!"

Tang San turned and smiled at Xiao Wu, then took a step forward. "Brother Que, I still want to test my strength and see how far behind you I am!"

"All right. Come on!" Yang Que put one hand behind his back and beckoned with the other, inviting Tang San to make his move!

Seeing that Yang Que was using only one hand and hadn't even released his Martial Soul, Tang San felt looked down on!

He immediately used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and rushed at Yang Que.

Left punch, right punch, high kick, low kick—he launched a furious barrage of attacks.

Yang Que's figure darted out of the way again and again. Tang San couldn't touch so much as the corner of his clothes.

First Soul Skill: Entanglement!

Tang San used his Soul Skill!

Yang Que stepped back, but still couldn't avoid being bound!

"Haha, Brother Que, I win! These vines carry a paralyzing poison. You can't move anymore. I win!" Tang San exclaimed, his face alight with excitement. Xiao Wu and the other students thought he had won too.

Yang Que smiled. "Oh, really?" He flexed both arms. Snap! The Blue Silver Grass binding him broke apart! "What else have you got? Use it all!" Yang Que beckoned to Tang San again.

Tang San looked crestfallen and gave up the attack. "Sigh. Brother Que, I still can't beat you!"

Yang Que walked over calmly and patted Tang San's shoulder. "Don't compare yourself to me. You're already better than most people!"

Yang Que wasn't surprised to crush Tang San again. After all, he was a man with a system!

"That's right, Tang San! You're stronger than lots of people. Look, you beat that little wolf cub into submission!" Xiao Wu came over to console him.

Xiao Chenyu, who had just woken up again, heard Xiao Wu and fainted from anger!

Tang San was speechless. "I'm fine. I just didn't expect Brother Que to improve so quickly!"

Yang Que smiled. "All right, you two have fun. I'll be going!"

Tang San watched Yang Que walk away. I'll surpass you one day, Brother Que!

After leaving the Back Mountain, Yang Que went straight to the academic affairs office to check in.

He planned to find Yu Xiaogang the next day and ask for leave to go training...