Seventh Dormitory!
Xiao Wu strode in with an air of confidence, swaggering into the dormitory as though she owned the place.
Seeing her, Wang Sheng asked in surprise, “Xiao Wu, you’re back from your leave?”
“But what are you here for?”
Xiao Wu glanced at Wang Sheng, then at the other roommates who had turned to look at her.
She slightly raised her chin.
“I’ve already absorbed my first soul ring!”
Wang Sheng was startled.
“That fast?”
Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips.
“Let me show you all what I’m capable of!”
With that, a faint red glow appeared around her body before her martial soul instantly possessed her.
A yellow soul ring suddenly rose beneath her feet!
The surrounding roommates immediately cried out in surprise.
“It’s a 100-year soul ring!”
“I can’t believe Xiao Wu also absorbed a 100-year soul ring!”
A trace of surprise flashed across Wang Sheng’s face, though he wasn’t particularly shocked.
After all, his own first soul ring was also a 100-year soul ring.
But he knew that there were differences even among soul masters of the same level.
Before Xiao Wu had absorbed her soul ring, he had already been no match for her.
Now that she had absorbed one, there was even less chance of him defeating her.
But surely she wasn’t planning to challenge the boss now?
Thinking about Xiao Wu’s personality over the past few days, Wang Sheng felt that it really was possible.
Sure enough, Xiao Wu immediately said to him,
“Wang Sheng, I want to challenge your boss.
Go ask him if he’ll accept!”
Wang Sheng gave her a strange look.
“Xiao Wu, are you sure?”
Xiao Wu was brimming with confidence.
“Of course!
Do you think Xiao Wu would joke about something like this?”
Wang Sheng said meaningfully, “I’ll pass your message along, but whether the boss accepts your challenge is another matter.”
“And you’d better prepare yourself for losing.”
Xiao Wu giggled, completely ignoring his warning.
She had already made inquiries.
Qi Dao was at most around rank 15 or 16, while she was at rank 12.
There wasn’t that much of a difference between them.
Although everyone talked about his swordsmanship as if it were something extraordinary, she had her own soft skill.
How many years had he even been practicing swordsmanship?
How could his swordsmanship possibly compare to her soft skill?
Seeing Xiao Wu’s confidence, Wang Sheng immediately went to find Qi Dao.
“Xiao Wu wants to challenge me?”
“Didn’t you tell her about my strength?”
After hearing why Wang Sheng had come, Qi Dao raised an eyebrow.
Wang Sheng scratched his head.
“I did, but she doesn’t seem to believe me.”
Qi Dao shook his head upon hearing this.
Xiao Wu’s stubborn personality really was just like in the original story.
And refusing her wasn’t even an option.
Otherwise, she’d keep pestering him!
Qi Dao narrowed his eyes slightly and said solemnly,
“Go back and tell her.
“All right!”
Wang Sheng nodded inwardly.
Looks like Xiao Wu is about to suffer.
…
The academy’s rear mountain, within the woods.
When word spread that someone was challenging Qi Dao again after several years, students from every grade who wanted to watch the spectacle immediately swarmed over.
“Tsk, tsk.
I didn’t expect to see someone challenge the boss before I graduate!”
“Come to think of it, this scene is pretty similar to what happened back then.”
“Except the last person who challenged Boss was Xiao Haijie from sixth grade.”
“Now Boss has become a sixth-year student, yet a first-year student has come to challenge him.
Talk about a newborn calf being fearless of a tiger!”
“Is that girl from the Seventh Dormitory?”
“I heard she’s born with innate full soul power.
Even Wang Sheng isn’t her match.”
“But if she thinks beating Wang Sheng gives her the qualifications to challenge Boss, then she’s seriously underestimating him!”
The spectators buzzed with discussion.
The sixth-year students in particular had personally witnessed how Boss had instantly defeated the rank 13 Xiao Haijie back then despite being only a rank 1 Soul Warrior.
At the center of the crowd, in an open clearing, Xiao Wu stood opposite Qi Dao, with roughly seven or eight meters between them.
She could hear the discussions behind her and thought to herself,
“So many people are taking his side.
Looks like this guy really does have some ability!”
“But…
I’m not going to admit defeat that easily!”
A serious look appeared on Xiao Wu’s face.
Meanwhile, Tang San had just returned to the academy when he heard that Xiao Wu was challenging Qi Dao in the rear mountain.
His brows immediately furrowed.
Unlike Xiao Wu’s blind confidence, Tang San was much more cautious.
From the way Wang Sheng and the others treated Qi Dao, he could tell that Qi Dao’s strength was definitely extraordinary.
At the very least, he had to be far stronger than Wang Sheng.
Therefore, Tang San didn’t believe Xiao Wu would be Qi Dao’s opponent.
With that thought, Tang San immediately sprinted toward the rear mountain.
He arrived just in time.
The match hadn’t started yet.
In the middle of the crowd, Xiao Wu clearly didn’t understand the rules governing sparring between soul masters and simply released her martial soul.
A yellow soul ring rose beneath her feet.
Apart from the members of the Seventh Dormitory, the spectators immediately erupted in surprise.
A trace of astonishment appeared on Tang San’s face as well.
He hadn’t expected Xiao Wu to have already absorbed her first soul ring either.
And it was even a 100-year soul ring!
No wonder she had dared to challenge Qi Dao.
With this, even if she lost, she probably wouldn’t lose too badly.
Tang San then turned his attention to Qi Dao.
He had heard that Qi Dao’s martial soul was the sword hanging from his waist.
When Tang San first heard this, he was extremely surprised.
After releasing a martial soul, a soul master’s soul power would continuously be consumed.
Yet Qi Dao was doing things differently from everyone else.
Qi Dao didn’t draw his sword.
Instead, he removed the sword, sheath and all, from his waist.
Tang San immediately understood what Qi Dao intended to do.
He isn’t even drawing his sword.
Is this confidence…
or arrogance?
Xiao Wu also realized what Qi Dao was planning and angrily asked,
“Why aren’t you drawing your sword? You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Are you looking down on me?”
Qi Dao calmly replied,
“Using the sheath is already enough.”
“What an arrogant guy.
Just watch Xiao Wu beat you until you’re crawling on the ground!”
Xiao Wu snorted.
She planted both feet against the ground and shot toward Qi Dao like an arrow released from a bow.
When she was only two or three meters away, she suddenly leaped high into the air and brought her leg crashing down, the force of the kick creating a fierce gust of wind.
Yet Qi Dao remained where he was.
He merely raised Wushuang upward and easily blocked the kick.
His body stood as firm as a massive rock, without moving even an inch.
Xiao Wu’s expression changed slightly.
She immediately changed her attack.
Using the force of her landing, she leaped backward and touched down before sweeping her leg toward Qi Dao’s lower body.
But Qi Dao seemed to know exactly what she was going to do.
The moment she leaped backward, he flicked his wrist and spun the sword sheath in his hand.
Reversing his grip, he intercepted Xiao Wu’s attack halfway and struck her ankle with the tip of the sheath.
“Ah!”
Xiao Wu let out a pained cry, but she didn’t retreat in the slightest.
She quickly pulled her leg back, rose to her feet, and unleashed several punches in succession.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Qi Dao’s expression remained completely calm.
Holding the sword in his right hand, he blocked each attack from either side.
His feet seemed rooted to the earth, and no matter how Xiao Wu attacked, she couldn’t force him to move even an inch.
Anyone with eyes could tell that Qi Dao hadn’t even come close to using his full strength.
Xiao Chenyu and the others couldn’t help saying,
“The boss is getting stronger and stronger.
This is practically an old man playing with a child!”
As soon as those words fell, Qi Dao suddenly took the initiative.
He exerted force through his wrist, and with a precise thrust, he jabbed the sword sheath directly into Xiao Wu’s chest.
Although he was using the sheath, Xiao Wu still felt a piercing pain.
The tremendous force sent her stumbling backward seven or eight steps, her face scrunched up in pain.
“Now you understand the gap between us, right?”
“Go back and practice for a few more years.”
Qi Dao’s voice remained indifferent.
Xiao Wu immediately shouted,
“Don’t look down on me!”
“I haven’t even used my full strength yet!”
With that, her 100-year soul ring suddenly lit up.
First Soul Skill: Waist Bow!
Her waist strength increased by one hundred percent, while her flexibility increased by fifty percent.
She then charged toward Qi Dao once again.
The increase in her waist strength instantly raised her explosive power to another level.
In the crowd, a faint purple light flashed through Tang San’s eyes.
“What incredible explosive power.
Is this Xiao Wu’s first soul skill?”
“The teacher said that after a beast soul master’s martial soul possession, their physical attributes will increase considerably.
That’s why, in the early stages, weapon soul masters are often no match for beast soul masters.”
“With Xiao Wu’s explosive power now, as long as she finds the right opportunity, she might not be unable to turn the tables!”