Douluo Continent: Heaven rewards diligence, Tang San's defenses are breached by liver damage.

Unable to break through after a prolonged attack, Xiao Wu began to lose her patience.

Lin Chuan kept his breathing unchanged, giving Xiao Wu no chance to touch him.

After all, grappling techniques are quite troublesome; once you get entangled, it won't be so easy to escape.

The two exchanged blows, seemingly evenly matched.

But everyone knows that Xiao Wu has been attacking the whole time, but she hasn't even touched the hem of Lin Chuan's clothes. Obviously, the latter hasn't used his full strength yet.

"This is boring. All you do is dodge. I'm not fighting anymore!"

Xiao Wu suddenly stopped her attack and stomped her foot in frustration.

This human is so slippery!

Lin Chuan smiled silently and walked towards an empty bed.

Along the way, everyone spontaneously made way for them.

“The new work-study students, please step forward.”

Just then, a teacher in his thirties suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.

Lin Chuan put down what he was holding and looked towards the door.

"My name is Mohen, and I'm in charge of managing the dormitory building. The three of you are first-year work-study students. From now on, you'll be responsible for cleaning the garden south of the playground. You'll receive ten copper soul coins every day."

"Remember to clean every day. If you slack off, the school has the right to expel you. Do you understand?"

The three nodded.

"Very good, Tang San, this is the bedding the master gave you."

"If any of you three still have any questions, you can ask Wang Sheng. Now, get some rest!"

After leaving those words, Mohen turned and left.

"Bedding, that is a problem..."

Xiao Wu stared blankly at the bedding in Tang San's hands, her expression slightly embarrassed.

Upon hearing this, the other work-study students around immediately grabbed their bedding and began to fawn over him.

Looking at the tattered, filthy blanket, Xiao Wu's eyes twitched, her face full of disgust.

"Eh?!"

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when she caught sight of Lin Chuan out of the corner of her eye.

Chapter 4: Concepts of Soul Rings

"Xiao Chuan, can we make a deal?"

Xiao Wu moved closer to Lin Chuan, put her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and smiled with her eyes narrowed.

Seeing this, Lin Chuan knew exactly what the other party was up to.

"This is something I specially prepared for changing and washing."

"Oh, since you have two sets anyway, and you don't need the other one for the time being, just lend it to me."

Seeing that Lin Chuan was somewhat unwilling, Xiao Wu immediately began to pester him.

A pretty girl's coquettishness is indeed very effective.

However, Lin Chuan was somewhat annoyed.

He has no interest in children. Even if a soul beast that has been transformed for 100,000 years is still a child, he is not that abnormal.

I'm afraid that even if I refuse, Xiao Wu will still cling to me relentlessly.

"Alright, speak properly!"

Lin Chuan shook off Xiao Wu's hand, causing the girl to slightly pout.

"I can give you a set of bedding, but it's not free. In exchange, you have to clean my garden for two months. If you agree, you can have it; if not, forget it."

"what?!"

Hearing that she would have to exchange labor for it, Xiao Wu was immediately reluctant.

But seeing Lin Chuan's calm and serious gaze, she could only nod in agreement.

"Then it's settled. As the boss, you wouldn't go back on your word, would you?"

"Hmph, don't worry!"

Xiao Wu gave a soft hum and reached out to hand over the bedding.

Turning around, she happily started making her bed again.

"It's time for lunch, Sister Xiaowu, Lin Chuan, and Tang San, why don't we go grab something to eat together!"

Seeing that it was almost noon, Wang Sheng took the initiative to make a suggestion.

The three work-study students who enrolled this year are all quite capable. If you can build a good relationship with them, you won't have to worry about being bullied by other students.

"Yeah!"

Xiao Wu immediately became interested upon hearing about food.

But then she suddenly remembered something, and the smile on the girl's face froze instantly. "But, well, you should have to spend soul coins to eat, right?"

"Yes, could it be that Sister Xiaowu..."

Wang Sheng could also see that although the new leader was very capable, he was short of money.

However, in order to have a powerful backer, he gritted his teeth and generously offered to treat everyone.

Lin Chuan shook his head, "You guys go ahead, I have something to do, so I won't go."

"Hey, Lin Chuan, you..."

Wang Sheng was about to say something more when Lin Chuan walked out of the dormitory on his own.

This left Wang Sheng and the other work-study students looking at each other in bewilderment.

"If Xiaochuan isn't going, then we'll go by ourselves!"

Xiao Wu didn't think much of it and called the others to walk towards the cafeteria.

Lin Chuan then went to the Notting College library alone.

I ate a grain of refined spirit rice last night, and I still feel full by noon today. So, it's more worthwhile to read a book than to eat.

After all, what Lin Chuan needs most right now is a method for cultivating soul power.

He did know that he could cultivate through meditation, but no one taught him, and he didn't know the specific methods. He couldn't just close his eyes and let his mind wander, could he?

Nottingham College's library isn't very large, but it contains quite a few books.

Unfortunately, Lin Chuan did not find what he was looking for.

However, it wasn't entirely fruitless.

There was at least one book that recorded common soul beasts, so Lin Chuan didn't mind. He found a corner to sit down and quietly started reading.

They learned about the characteristics of different spirit beasts and began to look for suitable targets to be their first spirit ring.

Since his martial spirit is a bow, the best development direction is destructive power, ideally achieving a one-hit kill, and he can follow a path similar to Yang Wudi's Soul-Breaking Spear.

The difficulty lies in finding the same type of soul beast.

The timing has to be right; there's no such coincidence in the world.

"It's a pity that the spirit ring can't be passive, otherwise it would be much easier!"

"However... it's not like there's no other way."

After browsing through the options, Lin Chuan had already formed a preliminary idea regarding the selection of spirit rings.

Just as Lin Chuan was engrossed in watching, a figure slowly approached him.

This instantly alerted Lin Chuan, who abruptly raised his head.

What came into view was a man with a weathered face.

"Are you a freshman this year?"

The man's voice sounded somewhat hoarse.

Although Lin Chuan did not know his purpose, he still nodded slightly.

"Are you very interested in knowledge about soul beasts?"

The man asked again.

"We'll inevitably come into contact with each other in the future, especially since it involves life and death, so it's always good to know more."

Upon hearing Lin Chuan's mature words, the man's eyes lit up.

This child is very special.