Douro Continent

Chapter 48 First Soul Ring Skill (Part 5)

Xiao Wu's expression was just as disdainful as her opponent's, but her disdain, combined with her rosy cheeks, made her look rather cute. She pointed at him and said, "Boss Xiao, are you scared? If you're scared, then become my little brother."

"Haha." Boss Xiao laughed nonchalantly. "Afraid? I say, Wang Sheng, have you work-study students lost your minds? You actually brought such a little girl to challenge me. How laughable. Little girl, don't you even know who I, Boss Xiao, am? In Notting City, I can walk around like a madman and no one will dare to stop me, let alone in the academy."

Xiao Wu was clearly getting impatient. "Enough talk, let's begin. Tell me, how do we fight?"

Boss Xiao's eyes darted around, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Don't worry, I won't bully you. You have ten people here, so we'll only send out ten. We'll take turns. Whoever wins gets to fight the next opponent. It continues until everyone on one side is defeated."

To become the leader of the students, Boss Xiao wasn't a reckless person; on the contrary, he was very clever. Although on the surface, Xiao Wu didn't seem to pose any threat, Boss Xiao had been beating up Wang Sheng for quite some time, and he understood Wang Sheng's personality very well. If this little girl didn't have some ability, why would Wang Sheng so easily acknowledge her as the representative of the work-study students?

So what if this girl is strong? My side is full of upperclassmen, and each one is quite strong. The work-study students only have Wang Sheng who's somewhat capable, and with this little girl, there are at most two of them. I can have my men wear them all down; I don't even need to lift a finger, and the battle is already won. This seemingly fair duel, is it really fair?

Wang Sheng naturally saw through Boss Xiao's plan, but before he could speak, Xiao Wu readily said, "Okay, it's settled then. Come on, who's the first one? Come out."

At this point, it was too late for Wang Sheng to stop Xiao Wu from agreeing.

Boss Xiao gestured to his subordinates behind him, and a tall, senior student immediately stepped forward.

Wang Sheng gritted his teeth, "Sister Xiao Wu, let me go first." He naturally recognized this senior student; this guy was in his class, and Wang Sheng had fought him many times, each time ending in a miserable defeat. This student's martial soul was a staff. But it wasn't just any ordinary staff.

Xiao Wu, acting like a big sister, nodded and agreed to Wang Sheng's request.

Wang Sheng took a deep breath and walked to the front of both sides. "Liu Long, come on."

A yellow light shone from Liu Long's hand, and a long staff more than two meters long instantly appeared in his grasp. "Defeated opponent. Wang Sheng, if I don't beat you to a pulp for a few days today, I'm not Liu."

Before Wang Sheng could answer, Xiao Wu behind him laughed and said, "If you lose, you can be called 'Withered Flower and Broken Willow' from now on."

Liu Long's expression turned cold. Without saying a word, he quickly stepped forward, raised his long staff, and smashed it down on Wang Sheng's head.

Wang Sheng's body also shone with soul power. With a tiger's roar, he neither dodged nor avoided, but crossed his arms to meet the opponent's long staff.

With a muffled thud, Wang Sheng grunted and took two steps back. His arms, brimming with soul power, suddenly snapped back, grabbing at his opponent's long staff. Despite the protection of his soul power, the first contact left a bloody welt on his arm from the blow. A bruise was inevitable.

Liu Long curled his lip. "You still don't learn your lesson. This is a martial spirit."

With a flash of light, one end of the long staff that Wang Sheng had grabbed suddenly disappeared. Then, the staff moved forward, passing right through Wang Sheng's arm and striking him squarely in the chest, sending his body flying backward.

Wang Sheng's fighting spirit was undeniable, and his strength was clearly superior to his opponent's. However, his disadvantage lay in the fact that he hadn't yet acquired a spirit ring, preventing him from possessing a martial spirit. Although his strength increased significantly with the help of spirit power, his agility was insufficient. Against an opponent wielding a long staff martial spirit, he was completely overwhelmed by the opponent's advantage of its length, leaving him utterly helpless.

He sprang to his feet, and the tiger's roar rang out again, but soon, his body was once again struck away by the long staff.

However, Wang Sheng was quite resilient; having been beaten so many times, his ability to withstand blows was far superior to that of ordinary students. Although he was completely at a disadvantage, it wouldn't be easy for his opponents to incapacitate him. Before Xiao Wu and Tang San arrived at Notting Academy, all the work-study students relied on him for protection. Without some skill, they would have been bullied to death long ago.

"Wang Sheng was too impulsive. In a head-on confrontation, he couldn't get close, and only by getting close could he have a chance to defeat his opponent."

Just as Xiao Wu was frowning deeply, a low voice suddenly sounded in her ear. When she turned her head, a look of surprise and delight shone in her beautiful eyes. "Xiao San, you're back."

It was Tang San who came to Xiao Wu's side. After crossing the back mountain of the academy, he saw the scene in the woods. Without saying a word, he quietly came to Xiao Wu's side. He was not tall, and even Xiao Laoda's people did not notice his appearance.

Tang San looked at Xiao Wu, wanting to say something, but held back.

Xiao Wu noticed his hesitant expression. "What? Are you going to say I'm impulsive again?"

Tang San shook his head and said, "We work-study students can't always be bullied. This way of dueling with the student leaders is a good solution once and for all. You did the right thing. However, you should have waited for me to come back before challenging them. That way, you'd have a better chance of winning."

(End of this chapter)