Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 7 Wild Soft-Boned Rabbits Appear

"What's your name? A new work-study student?" The middle-aged man was curious about Tang San carrying a large bundle and holding a new quilt in his hands—Notting Academy doesn't provide new quilts to its students, so is he related to one of the teachers at the academy?

"My name is Tang San, and I am indeed a new work-study student." Although he recognized the other person, he didn't want to answer. However, he shouldn't recognize the person in front of him at this moment. Regardless of whether it was hypocrisy or not, he still had to show the proper manners.

"Where's your Martial Soul certificate? Let me see it." The middle-aged man's tone was rather stiff, but it revealed a hint of unquestionable authority.

What's there to be so arrogant about?

Tang San cursed inwardly, but still placed the bedding on the relatively clean stone bricks before slowly taking out the Martial Soul Certificate from his pocket.

"A Blue Silver Grass martial soul with innate level six soul power." The middle-aged man frowned slightly. He had some knowledge of Blue Silver Grass martial souls, and none of them had an innate soul power exceeding level three.

Level 6 innate?

This child's Blue Silver Grass has definitely mutated.

As a master of martial spirit theory, Yu Xiaogang wants to prove himself and needs a child whose martial spirit appears to be useless on the surface, but who actually has extremely strong talent.

The Blue Silver Grass martial soul does indeed meet his criteria for choosing disciples.

But isn't Level 6 a bit too few?

Innate soul power represents future cultivation potential. At level six, even if everything goes smoothly in the future, the highest one can achieve is a Soul Saint.

A Soul Saint isn't enough; a Title Douluo is required. If this child were at the seventh level of the Innate Realm, Yu Xiaogang might be willing to persist, but alas... But should he wait for the next one?

How much longer do we need to wait?

Should we accept him?

Tang San didn't care what the other person was thinking and asked, "Teacher, can I have my certificate back? I need to go to my dormitory."

"Give."

Yu Xiaogang was somewhat displeased that Tang San had interrupted his thoughts, but he didn't utter a curse.

Although he was proud, he wouldn't hold a grudge against a six-year-old child. He thought to himself, "No, a sixth-level innate talent doesn't meet my selection criteria. It's unlikely that he'll be able to show his skills in the All-Continent Advanced Academy Elite Soul Master Competition. Besides, he lacks patience, so his cultivation speed will definitely be very slow in the future."

Seeing Yu Xiaogang shake his head and leave with a sigh, Tang San also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Yu Xiaogang left. Otherwise, if the other party had tried to deceive him, it wouldn't have been easy for a young kid like him to refuse. After all, the more he revealed, the more tempted the other party would have become.

If he refused, Yu Xiaogang wouldn't react with impotent rage like in fanfiction.

After all, he must have known that people had been talking badly about him behind his back all these years, but he had endured it all. His mind was so deep that he couldn't possibly go crazy because of other people's rejection and ridicule.

Moreover, Yu Xiaogang is a good friend of the dean of Notting College.

And what about yourself?

He had never even seen the dean's face.

His talent, at the sixth level of innate ability, was impressive on the surface, comparable to most students in the academy. However, he didn't believe the dean would offend Yu Xiaogang for his sake.

Even though Brother Tao came and said some nice things...

To reiterate, no matter what, Yu Xiaogang is Yu Yuanzhen's son, and he hasn't been expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family yet!

If Yu Xiaogang were to swallow his pride and go back to his family to complain, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family would not let him off the hook.

As for saving face?

As long as you are strong enough, you are just.

This applies not only to Tang San in the original story, but also to various major forces; the difference lies only in the degree of difference between them.

Although those familiar with Yu Xiaogang know that he has an extremely strong sense of self-respect and would never return to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan.

But what if?

Nobody dared to gamble.

This is why he is a laughing stock in the world of Soul Masters, but no one dares to mock him to his face; they can only make sarcastic remarks behind his back.

Their status speaks for itself. No matter how much others may resent them, they can just talk about it behind their backs. But to do it to their face is tantamount to mocking the entire Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

Members of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family can mock Yu Xiaogang to his face, but others cannot.

People who dare to do this basically have no emotional intelligence whatsoever.

Once his thoughts returned to normal, Tang San had already arrived at the entrance of Dormitory Seven.

"A new work-study student?" Standing at the entrance of Dormitory 7 was a boy who was about 1.6 meters tall. He was rather shabby, with bruises on his hands and feet, and a square face that made him look a bit simple and honest.

"That's right, I'm from Holy Soul Village, my name is Tang San, and we'll be roommates from now on." Tang San introduced himself, then walked past the boy, found an empty bed in the dormitory, put down his bedding, and began to tidy up.

"Let's fight."

The boy said, "This is the tradition of Dormitory 7. The strongest one is the leader of Dormitory 7."

"Maybe I shouldn't. My martial soul is just Blue Silver Grass, it has no combat power." Tang San released his martial soul, and a Blue Silver Grass sprouted from his palm.

"These days, even Blue Silver Grass can be cultivated?" The boy scratched his head, somewhat puzzled, but he didn't ask about Tang San's innate soul power. Instead, he said to Tang San, "In that case, I won't fight you anymore, so others won't say I'm bullying you. But you have to listen to me from now on, because I'm the leader of Dormitory Seven, the strongest one. Of course, don't think being the leader is all that's impressive. It's just to fight against those noble students. They look down on us commoner work-study students. By the way, my name is Wang Sheng, and my martial soul is a tiger."

Sure enough, this is the same as in the original work: work-study students have no human rights.

Of course, Tang San didn't expect that the rulers under this semi-feudal, semi-slave system would have any humanitarian ideas.

However, as a freshman, one should pretend not to understand and ask, "Do the faculty allow them to bully us?"

"I don't care. I've been here for five years and I feel that the teachers subtly encourage this kind of behavior, but it can't lead to someone dying or crippling a student." Wang Sheng shook his head. "Don't be afraid. As the leader, I will protect my underlings. But if there's a group fight, you have to rush in too. Don't be afraid."

"I will take action." Tang San thought to himself, however, about Wang Sheng's guess—

Is it encouraging privileged students to bully work-study students?

It should be to encourage competition.

From this perspective, Notting Academy and Shrek Academy seem to be no different, except for the severity of the "competition" and the fact that Shrek Academy has a lower bottom line... Or perhaps, all academies on the continent are the same?

Perhaps so, since it seems that all the different categories of Soul Masters are designed to serve the purpose of war.

Just then, a child's innocent voice rang out at the entrance of Dormitory Seven, interrupting Tang San's thoughts. The voice, tinged with a hint of timidity, asked, "Excuse me, is this Dormitory Seven?"

Tang San looked over and saw a little girl in a pink dress standing at the entrance of Dormitory 7. Her hair was tied in a scorpion tail braid that was almost touching the ground.

His face was very refined; he didn't look like an ordinary person.

Tang San thought to himself, "A fateful encounter! The protagonist's accessory and the protagonist's temper detonator have arrived!"

"Yes, this is Dormitory Seven." Wang Sheng was the second to come to his senses. He walked up to Xiao Wu, his face slightly flushed, and said, "Hello, my name is Wang Sheng, and I'm the boss here. According to the tradition of Dormitory Seven, we must have a fight. Whoever wins will be the boss. Of course, you can also admit defeat if you wish."

Oh, you lovestruck child, this is a wild, 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast. You can't possibly handle it.

Tang San shook his head secretly.

However, if he were to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he couldn't bring this wild Soft Bone Rabbit along; it would only cause trouble for him and serve no other purpose.

"fight?"

Xiao Wu's timidity vanished instantly. She flexed her wrists, her eyes gleaming. "Let's do it! I, Xiao Wu, am determined to be the leader of Dormitory Seven!"

"Wang Sheng, Martial Soul, Tiger!" Wang Sheng shouted, his Martial Soul manifesting, a "Wang" character appearing on his forehead, and his fingernails becoming sharp.

"Hehe, big tabby cat."

However, Wang Sheng only heard a light, bell-like laugh before he realized that Xiao Wu had come up to him, and with a somersault, she clamped his head between her legs and threw him away.

Wang Sheng was instantly killed!

Everyone in Dormitory 7 was stunned, including Tang San.

However, unlike the others who were shocked by Wang Sheng's instant defeat, Tang San noticed Xiao Wu's exertion.

The action of throwing Wang Sheng away was to use his waist like a bow, accumulating potential energy, and then using Wang Sheng as an arrow to "shoot" him away. The use of force was extremely exquisite.

It is no less impressive than the waist techniques required for wielding the swirling cloak and hammering.

Tang San confirmed that this was Xiao Wu's first soul skill: Waist Bow.

However, we didn't see her spirit possession or spirit rings, so she was obviously just imitating the movements rather than using spirit ring skills. Otherwise, Wang Sheng wouldn't have been thrown out so easily.

"You're amazing! Ouch~ that hurts!"

Wang Sheng scrambled to his feet from the corner, feeling a burning sensation on his back. He grimaced, terrified of Xiao Wu. "The position of leader of Dormitory Seven is yours now."

"Hehe, sorry about earlier, I didn't expect you to be so weak."

"..." Wang Sheng was speechless and choked with emotion.

After becoming the leader of Dormitory 7, Xiao Wu issued her first order: "From now on, everyone must call me Sister Xiao Wu!"

"yes!"

In the dormitory, apart from Tang San, who remained silent and acted as if he were invisible, no one objected.

Xiao Wu didn't pay any attention to the plain-looking Tang San. She glanced around the dormitory and, seeing that everyone had bedding, began to think about the bedding issue.

The other children in Dormitory 7 vied to contribute their worn-out bedding, but Xiao Wu didn't like it. In the end, her gaze fell on Tang San, who was dressed simply, and the bedding on his bed.

"What's your name?" Xiao Wu walked up to him, hands on her hips, displaying the boss's authority.

"Tang San".

"Hey little San, can I borrow your bedding?" As the eldest, Xiao Wu felt she had to act like a boss and not steal, especially from a six-year-old kid.

Although the world of spirit beasts is a law of the jungle, in human society, I don't know if that's true, but I think it's better to be more tactful.

However, if Tang San gives it to him himself, there will be no problem.

"You were able to defeat Wang Sheng, so you must have already obtained a spirit ring and become a spirit master, right?" Tang San didn't want to "share a bed" with Xiao Wu, so he decided to point her in the right direction. "The Spirit Hall will issue gold spirit coins to spirit masters. A spirit master gets one gold spirit coin per month. With money, you can buy bedding."

One gold soul coin can be exchanged for ten silver soul coins, while one silver soul coin can be exchanged for one hundred bronze soul coins.

A set of bedding costs only three copper soul coins.

"Soul coins?" As a newly transformed 100,000-year-old soul beast, Xiao Wu is mature in some aspects, but naive in others, and doesn't even understand anything, such as currency.

In human society, you need money to buy anything, but she didn't know how to get it. Now that Tang San pointed her in a direction, she immediately ran out.

"Sister Xiaowu is already a Soul Master?" Wang Sheng murmured, then said to the others, "From now on, Dormitory Seven will listen to Sister Xiaowu."

"Yes, Boss Wang Sheng!"

Clearly, the original work-study students of Dormitory 7 had more faith in Wang Sheng than in Xiao Wu, who had just become the leader of Dormitory 7.

"Wang Sheng, where is the cafeteria?" Tang San felt a little hungry and decided to go get a meal.

"It's that building across from Dormitory 7," Wang Sheng pointed to a two-story building a hundred meters away. "The new boss just took office, it's not good for her to go alone. Let's wait for her to come back, and then we'll go together. As the former boss, I'll treat everyone to a meal. The food on the first floor is pretty cheap, and it's all-you-can-eat!"

"oh."

Tang San didn't want to be so unsociable, so he decided to wait a while.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Wu returned carrying a new quilt, which was pink.

Later, at Wang Sheng's suggestion, Xiao Wu agreed to eat at the cafeteria, and the group arrived in a rather impressive and large number...

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"Is the mistress a little timid?"

Late at night, Tang Hao stood outside the window of Notting City, looking at the sleeping Tang San, his brows furrowed. "And that girl... could this be fate?"

"Forget it, with Xiao San's talent anyway, her chances of breaking through to the Title Douluo level in the future are slim. After graduating from Notting City, we'll definitely go our separate ways. I'll just kill her and keep her soul bone."

"Now, I need to do one thing: find the thief who stole Ah Yin!"

The original work doesn't specify whether Xiao Wu's first spirit ring was formed before or after Tang San went on a spirit hunt. It only mentions that she revealed hers after Tang San revealed his hundred-year spirit ring.

Considering that she is a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast, the probability of her solidifying her form after transformation is higher; otherwise, she would have no ability to protect herself.

(End of this chapter)