Chapter 36: Just Thinking About It—And Somehow Chosen?!

In the world of Douluo Dalu, a week had passed since the "bedding incident".

Yet for some inexplicable reason, the foolish son of the city lord, Xiao Chenyu, was still obsessed with the idea of keeping Xiao Wu as a pet.

But Xiao Wu was no ordinary girl—she was used to ruling the roost in the Star Dou Great Forest. Even the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python respectfully called her "Sister Xiao Wu."

Who the heck did Xiao Chenyu think he was to entertain such an idea?

Naturally, Xiao Wu wouldn't tolerate this nonsense. She immediately rallied the seventh dormitory work-study students and headed to the back mountain to settle the score.

Among the crowd was Li Si, blending in quietly. He hadn't said much, but he was equally annoyed.

What a joke!

He, Li Si, had shared the same blanket with Xiao Wu—how dare Xiao Chenyu say something so audacious?

"This guy clearly has a death wish!"

Li Si smirked inwardly.

I knew it. No wonder Tang San always liked to say "you're courting death" in the original story.

It really does have a nice ring to it.

Li Si bit his lip to suppress a laugh. The scene was too serious for him to lose composure.

Honestly, Li Si was a little envious of his good buddy Lin Fan, who had transmigrated into Dai Mubai's body.

Lin Fan was already fifteen years old, with both power and freedom to do as he pleased.

And Li Si?

Not only did he transmigrate into Tang San, but his martial soul turned out to be a food-type!

Every time he thought about the soul chant he had to use for his skill, Li Si wanted to dig a hole in the ground and hide out of sheer embarrassment.

No wonder Oscar looked so miserable in the original story.

Now, Li Si finally understood Oscar's pain.

No normal person would willingly chant something so ridiculous to unleash their abilities.

While Li Si was busy lamenting his situation, the battle between Xiao Wu's team and the noble students had already begun.

Despite Li Si's status as a soul master, no one placed their hopes on him. He was a food-type soul master, after all—what could he possibly contribute in a one-on-one battle format?

Food-type soul masters were far more useful in team battles. Here, he was about as useful as a wooden stick.

So Li Si didn't even bother to step forward. He had no interest in showing off against a bunch of kids.

He wasn't like Tang San in the original story, who loved playing the role of a six-year-old genius.

That wasn't "showing off"—that was just idiotic.

Before long, the work-study students had been thoroughly defeated, leaving only two people: Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng.

To be fair, the work-study students were at a significant disadvantage. Compared to the noble students, they had no edge in martial soul quality or innate spirit power.

But Xiao Wu remained unfazed. After all, she could fight herself.

Two days ago, Xiao Wu had managed to absorb a spirit ring, reaching Rank-12 spirit power. For someone like her, dealing with a group of soul warriors under Rank-10 would be child's play.

"Don't worry, Sister Xiao Wu! I, Wang Sheng, will take out at least two or three of them for you!"

Wang Sheng declared confidently.

But a moment later…

"Ugh, I lost…"

Wang Sheng lay flat on the ground, utterly defeated.

Li Si's lips twitched, trying his hardest not to burst into laughter.

Seriously? This guy used to be the "boss" of the seventh dormitory, and he couldn't even beat one opponent?

To be fair, it wasn't Wang Sheng's fault—his opponent's martial soul, a long staff, completely countered his close-combat fighting style.

Xiao Wu sighed inwardly. She hadn't expected to have to step in so quickly.

Her "team" was just too weak.

"Martial Soul: Possession!"

Xiao Wu activated her martial soul. Her body grew taller and more elegant, taking on subtle rabbit-like characteristics.

The noble students didn't react much at first.

But when a yellow spirit ring appeared beneath Xiao Wu's feet, their expressions turned to shock.

"A… spirit master?!"

This little girl who had just entered the academy was already a spirit master!

And her first spirit ring was a hundred-year ring!

The noble students immediately began to panic. It wasn't even about whether they could beat her.

They had to consider the possibility that she had an influential background.

A six-year-old spirit master with a hundred-year spirit ring? That wasn't something a commoner could achieve.

"Boss, what should we do?"

One of Xiao Chenyu's followers whispered nervously.

Xiao Chenyu's expression was grave. He had originally viewed Xiao Wu as nothing more than a commoner.

But no ordinary commoner could achieve what she had.

Even Xiao Chenyu himself—the son of the city lord—had only managed to obtain a ninety-year white spirit ring as his first spirit ring.

Compared to Xiao Wu, he was utterly outclassed.

This girl definitely has backing.

"We can't afford to offend her!"

Xiao Chenyu made up his mind. Even if he couldn't befriend her, he certainly couldn't afford to make her an enemy.

"Hey, you over there! My time is valuable. Are you going to fight or not?"

Xiao Wu called out impatiently, hands on her hips.

Xiao Chenyu forced a smile onto his face.

"No, no! We concede."

"Congratulations on becoming a spirit master at such a young age—it's truly impressive!"

Xiao Wu tilted her chin up proudly and said,

"Hmph! Of course!"

"Since you're admitting defeat, you'll have to call me "Sister Xiao Wu" from now on."

Xiao Chenyu hesitated, his expression conflicted.

It wasn't that they couldn't beat Xiao Wu. There were still seven noble students left, and no matter how strong Xiao Wu was, there was no way she could take on all of them.

But after weighing the pros and cons, Xiao Chenyu gritted his teeth, bowed to Xiao Wu, and said,

"Sister Xiao Wu."

Seeing their boss surrender, the other noble students followed suit, calling out in unison,

"Sister Xiao Wu!"

Li Si watched the scene from the crowd, shaking his head.

He had a feeling that life at the academy was about to become a lot more chaotic.

With Xiao Wu's fiery personality, he'd probably have to say "you're courting death" at least a hundred more times.

Maybe I should just give up and find someone else to stick with…

Qian Renxue seems nice. Or maybe I could…

Wait, no. If he went after Qian Renxue, Tang Hao would probably pummel him into dust.

What about Shui Bing'er? Shui Yue'er?

Those two are both beautiful and strong—definitely good options.

The Tianshui female team?

Wait a minute—wasn't that in Lin Fan's world?!

Realizing this, Li Si nearly choked on his own breath.

"God, can't I just swap places with Lin Fan?"

"Let him be Tang San, and I'll gladly play the supporting role!"

But alas, life wasn't that simple.

Still, there was always Liu Erlong, Bibi Dong, and even the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Silver Dragon King…

"Focus, Li Si! Without strength, none of them will even look at you!"

"But wait… wasn't Hu Liena also a great choice…?"

(End of Chapter)