In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 290 The Mysterious "Boss Xiao"

At this moment, the woods behind Notting College were quiet, but this did not mean peace; on the contrary, there was a tense atmosphere.

All the work-study students except Tang San stood behind Xiao Wu and Huo Yuhao. Opposite them was a team of more than twenty senior students.

"Little girl, before our Boss Xiao arrives, let me give you one last reminder."

A senior student who was leading the group stood at the front of the line and faced Xiao Wu.

"Our Boss Xiao is not someone a new student like you can challenge. If you admit defeat now, you can avoid embarrassment later."

"Hmph, enough nonsense!"

Xiao Wu didn't care at all about this.

"Why hasn't this so-called Boss Xiao arrived yet? Could it be that he's scared? Is this all the boss you have to rely on?"

Upon hearing this, the senior student's expression turned strange, and he fell silent.

It turns out that this farce had nothing to do with Boss Xiao. It was during class today that a senior student got into a conflict with the work-study group. Xiao Wu stepped in to teach that senior student a lesson, which led to the conflict between the regular students and work-study group at Notting Academy.

Someone mentioned that if Boss Xiao were here, he could definitely suppress any dissent. The person was just saying it casually, but Xiao Wu overheard it and excitedly shouted that she wanted to fight that damn Boss Xiao.

And so, soon some senior students couldn't help but run to ask Boss Xiao for permission, and then ran back to say that Boss Xiao had agreed to fight Xiao Wu, which led to this bet.

"Hey, did Boss Xiao really say he was coming? You know, he hasn't made a move since he became invincible in the academy two years ago. Why would he agree to mess with this little brat?"

At this moment, someone in the senior student group patted the student in the lead. He was the one who had recently gone to consult with Boss Xiao. Most of the students in the academy knew that he had a good relationship with Boss Xiao, so they did not doubt it.

"No rush, there's still some time before the duel starts," the leading student said casually, waving his hand dismissively.

"What kind of person is Boss Xiao? Would he fool us? Besides, you don't really think Boss Xiao would be afraid of that little girl over there, do you?"

"That's definitely not the case. I just think that little brat isn't worth Boss Xiao's time to bother with."

"Hey! Hey!"

At this moment, Xiao Wu, who had overheard the upperclassmen's undisguised conversation, couldn't help but speak up, her face showing anger.

"If you want to wait for that Boss Xiao, then go ahead and wait. Can you shut up? You're making a lot of noise! ​​If you really look down on Sister Xiao Wu, you can fight me first. I don't mind warming up first."

Upon hearing this, the senior students all shook their heads.

Xiao Wu couldn't help but smirk slightly. "What, are you scared?"

"No."

One of the older students answered casually.

"We just don't dare to compete with Boss Xiao for his prey. That's right, all of you work-study students are his prey."

"What arrogance!"

Xiao Wu's expression changed instantly, her eyebrows furrowing in anger.

"You mean he wants to take on all of us by himself?"

"It's not what he wanted..."

The senior student shook his head again.

Xiao Wu's expression relaxed slightly. Before she could even smile and say that Boss Xiao wasn't as brave as she had imagined, she heard an older student continue, "On the contrary, if all of you work-study students don't swarm him, you're not even qualified to fight him!"

"?!?!"

Xiao Wu couldn't help but widen her eyes upon hearing this, then laughed—laughed in exasperation.

"Hmph, I, Little Wu, will see whether today all of us work-study students will become his pets, or whether from now on all Notting Academy students will have to call me Little Wu!"

After saying that, she stopped talking, closed her eyes to conserve her energy, and looked like she was about to give "Boss Xiao" a good beating later.

At the same time, Wang Sheng, standing behind Xiao Wu, reached out several times, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself. Huo Yuhao, who was standing next to him, noticed him and asked:

"Wang Sheng, what do you want to say?"

Wang Sheng glanced at Xiao Wu before leaning closer to Huo Yuhao and whispering, "Actually, I really don't agree with this battle. I've heard a bit about Boss Xiao's exploits, and he's someone we simply can't handle."

"Is he very good?"

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel curious.

"It's not a matter of how powerful or not..."

Wang Sheng paused.

"It is said that two years ago, when that Boss Xiao had just entered the fourth grade, he was already a one-ring Soul Master."

"What's wrong with that?"

Huo Yuhao didn't care about this at all. With his cultivation speed, he would have become a second-ring Great Soul Master by then, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

"That's not the key point. The key point is that for the first three years of his time at Notting Academy, Xiao Laoda was not well-known. We knew nothing about him except that he was the son of the city lord. It was said that his innate soul power was only level three. For a while, there were even rumors in Notting City that the city lord's son's soul power cultivation had regressed and that he was a real good-for-nothing."

"Oh? Level three innate soul power? And your soul power cultivation has regressed?"

Huo Yuhao became interested upon hearing this.

"How did he manage to become a one-ring Soul Master right after entering fourth grade?"

"That's the strange thing!"

Wang Sheng seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but sigh with some worry.

"Not only that, but something even more shocking happened at the time: Boss Xiao, who had just entered the realm of a one-ring Soul Master, actually defeated a seasoned one-ring Soul Master instructor, and it was said that the instructor's realm was already close to the Great Soul Master level!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao exclaimed in surprise.

It wasn't this event that shocked him, the former god of emotions, but rather that he suddenly and keenly connected it to the various special circumstances of this era.

Wang Sheng described Xiao Laoda in this way, and he couldn't believe that Xiao Laoda was an unknown figure in history, let alone the era in which Tang San lived, an era that would attract the attention of future generations.

In short, Huo Yuhao suspected that Boss Xiao might also be a... variable!

Just then, a figure appeared on the hillside not far away. Because the hillside was open, many people immediately noticed him.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

(End of this chapter)