Chương 9: Yu Xiaogang's Shock: Am I the Clown?

Xiao Wu fiddled around for half a minute.

panting.

Sweat beaded on his forehead.

My arms are sore and my legs are numb.

But Su Chen just wouldn't move.

Su Chen didn't even release his soul skills or use the Ancestral Dragon Golden Body; he simply stood there, leaving Xiao Wu helpless.

"You're squeezing really tight, and you even adjust your position."

"Now it's my turn to take the initiative!"

Su Chen grabbed Xiao Wu's arm, which was wrapped around his waist, with his right hand.

With a gentle pull.

Xiao Wu's body traced an arc in the air before Su Chen ripped her off. Then, he placed her steadily on the ground.

Xiao Wu stood there, stunned.

She looked down at her hands, then looked up at Su Chen.

Then, she plopped down on the bed, panting heavily.

"I'm not fighting anymore!"

Xiao Wu waved her hand, her face showing no anger, only admiration and a hint of barely concealed curiosity.

She stood up from the ground, dusted herself off, put her hands on her hips, and looked up at Su Chen.

Although she was only slightly shorter than Su Chen, she felt at that moment that he was ridiculously tall.

"You're amazing, I admit defeat."

"But you wait, I'll crush you to death one day!"

She paused, then readily uttered the words that surprised everyone:

"From today onwards, you are the head of the work-study student dormitory!"

Then, she looked at Su Chen with a grin, her eyes crinkling into crescents, and changed her words:

"Brother Chen~ Please take care of me in the future!"

The way he called out "Brother Chen" was clear and loud, with a hint of coquetry.

Wang Sheng and the others then came to their senses and crowded around, chattering amongst themselves:

"Brother Chen! We'll listen to you from now on!"

"Brother Chen, are you still taking on underlings? I'm strong and can get work done!"

"Brother Chen, let me get you some water to wash your feet!"

"A purple spirit ring... This is the first time I've ever seen one in my life. I'm truly impressed."

"And this is only Brother Chen's first ring! He already has a thousand-year soul ring in his first ring, what will he be like in the future?"

Wang Sheng walked directly up to Su Chen, bowed, and clasped his hands in greeting: "Brother Chen, I was blind to your greatness before, please don't take it to heart."

Just then, Tang San came out.

He crossed his arms, raised his chin slightly, and walked slowly to Xiao Wu with an expression that said, "I knew it."

"Sister Xiao Wu—" Tang San deliberately dragged out the word "sister," then changed the subject, "No, we can't call her Sister Xiao Wu anymore."

Xiao Wu glared at him.

Tang San didn't care at all and continued, "I told you, Su Chen is very powerful, you're no match for him. You still don't believe me."

He paused, then added, "Do you believe me now?"

Xiao Wu snorted and turned her head away, but she couldn't refute it.

"Okay, okay, you have good taste, alright?"

She pouted, her tone carrying a hint of resentment, but mostly resignation.

Tang San smiled and turned to look at Su Chen, his eyes filled with admiration.

I'll become stronger eventually!

Then join the Spirit Hall!

Although Xiao Wu verbally admitted defeat, her doubts deepened.

Watching Su Chen's retreating figure, she thought, "His power is immense, completely unlike that of a human child... and that familiar aura... he must be a soul beast in human form!"

"But... what kind of spirit beast is the Ancestral Dragon? How come I've never heard of it before?"

"Shouldn't the most powerful dragon be the Golden Dragon King? The Ancestral Dragon... judging from the name, seems even more powerful than the Golden Dragon King..."

"Forget it, never mind. Just follow him, we'll figure things out eventually."

Her mind started racing, and she skipped and hopped over to Su Chen, hooking her arm around his and looking up at him with a smile, "Brother Chen, you have to protect me from now on!"

Su Chen looked down at her.

In that instant, Xiao Wu felt that he had seen through her identity.

But Su Chen simply said one word: "Okay."

Xiao Wu's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly calmed down.

Who cares? He's the boss now, so following him is the right thing to do.

Xiao Wu clung to Su Chen's arm, practically hanging on him.

"Brother Chen~ Can you sleep next to me tonight? I'll protect you!"

She rubbed against her with a grin, her scorpion braid swaying back and forth.

Su Chen glanced at her indifferently: "You'll protect me?"

Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue: "Okay, you protect me. Anyway, I'm going to sleep next to you."

Wang Sheng chuckled to himself, "Little Wu is really trying to get close to Brother Chen."

"Mind your own business!"

Xiao Wu glared at him, then leaned her head back on Su Chen's shoulder, looking satisfied.

The atmosphere in the dormitory was relaxed and harmonious.

Although Su Chen didn't talk much, his calm demeanor made everyone feel at ease.

Several work-study students had already started to help Su Chen fetch water, their eagerness to please him evident.

Tang San looked at Su Chen, who was surrounded by the crowd, and felt both envious and admiring.

He clenched his fist secretly: I must also work hard and not hold Su Chen back.

Just then, the dormitory door was pushed open.

A disheveled middle-aged man walked in carrying a roll of bedding. His hair was messy, his beard was unkempt, and he exuded an air of decadence.

"Tang San." Yu Xiaogang looked around, his gaze locking onto his target.

"I've brought you some bedding. Work-study students don't get bedding, so don't get cold since you just arrived."

Tang San was somewhat surprised and quickly stood up and stepped forward: "Thank you, teacher."

Yu Xiaogang waved his hand and casually said, "No need to thank me. Cover yourself with something thick tonight, it gets chilly at night in Nottingham."

As soon as he finished speaking, he spotted the purple millennium soul ring at Su Chen's feet.

Yu Xiaogang's pupils suddenly contracted.

He subconsciously released a wisp of his soul power to sense it.

That's right, that's the aura of a spirit ring, and not a ten-year or a hundred-year spirit ring, but the aura of a thousand-year spirit ring!

"Smack."

The quilt in Yu Xiaogang's hand fell to the ground.

His eyes widened as he stared intently at Su Chen, his lips trembling and his voice shaking: "This... this is... a thousand-year soul ring?!"

Su Chen looked at him calmly without answering.

Xiao Wu released Su Chen's arm and curiously sized up the disheveled uncle: "Who are you? Why are you so startled?"

Yu Xiaogang ignored Xiao Wu.

He strode up to Su Chen, looked him up and down, and his expression changed from shock to disbelief, and then from disbelief to bewilderment.

His voice was urgent and shrill, "Your first spirit ring is a thousand years old? That's impossible! That completely violates the theory of spirit beasts!"

Yu Xiaogang's mind was in complete chaos.

He studied martial spirit theory for twenty years, traveled all over the continent to collect data, and proposed a theory on the optimal absorption period for spirit rings.

The optimal lifespan for an ordinary person's first spirit ring is 423 years. Beyond this lifespan, the energy of the spirit ring will exceed the body's tolerance limit, resulting in damage to the foundation at best, and even death by explosion at worst.

He regarded this theory as the cornerstone, the foundation of his reputation as a master.

But this child in front of me already has a first spirit ring that is a thousand years old!

Not only was he not dead or injured, but he even looked energetic and his breathing was steady.

Has he wasted the last twenty years of his life?

His ten core competencies... are they a joke?

Whose red nose is this? Why is it on my face?