"Fight?"
Xiao Wu's initial timidity vanished instantly. She rolled her wrists, a gleam flashing in her eyes. "Then come on! I, Xiao Wu, will be the boss of Dorm 7!"
"Wang Sheng, soul—tiger!" Wang Sheng shouted. His soul attached to his body, the character "王" appeared on his forehead, and his fingernails grew sharp.
"Hehe, big kitty."
But before Wang Sheng could react, a light, bell-like laugh rang out. Xiao Wu had already appeared before him. With a graceful somersault, she clamped his head between her legs and flipped him away.
Wang Sheng was instantly defeated!
Everyone in Dorm 7 stared, dumbfounded—including Tang San.
But while others were shocked by how fast Wang Sheng lost, Tang San noticed the precision of Xiao Wu's movements.
Her throw used her waist like a bow to store force, launching Wang Sheng like an arrow. Her control of strength was exquisite.
It reminded Tang San of the Chaos Cloak Hammer technique's required waist skills—this move wasn't inferior.
He was sure this was Xiao Wu's first soul skill: Waist Bow.
But she hadn't attached her soul or shown any soul rings. She was only mimicking the movement. Otherwise, Wang Sheng wouldn't have survived.
"You're incredible! Ow, that hurt!" Wang Sheng groaned as he got up, rubbing his back, eyes filled with awe. "The boss spot is yours."
"Hehe, sorry. I didn't expect you to be so weak."
"..." Wang Sheng was speechless.
After taking the role of boss, Xiao Wu issued her first order: "From now on, everyone must call me Sister Xiao Wu!"
"Yes!"
In Dorm 7, no one objected—except Tang San, who remained quiet and low-key.
Xiao Wu didn't care about his indifferent attitude. She glanced around the dorm, noting that everyone had bedding. When her gaze landed on Tang San's new bedding, her interest piqued.
The other kids rushed to offer her their old bedding, but she wasn't impressed. Finally, her eyes settled on Tang San's clean, fresh set.
"What's your name?" Xiao Wu walked over, hands on hips, radiating boss energy.
"Tang San."
"Little San, let's make a deal. Can you lend me that bedding?" As boss, Xiao Wu felt she needed to act with dignity. She couldn't steal—especially from a six-year-old.
In the soul beast world, survival of the fittest was the rule, but in human society, she wasn't sure. So she decided to ask politely.
If Tang San offered it, there would be no issue.
"You beat Wang Sheng, so you must have a soul ring and become a soul master, right?" Tang San didn't want to share his bedding and decided to guide her. "The Spirit Hall gives soul masters one gold soul coin a month. With that, you can buy your own bedding."
One gold soul coin equals ten silver coins. One silver coin equals one hundred copper coins. A full bedding set only costs three copper coins.
"Soul coins?" Xiao Wu tilted her head. As a newly transformed 100,000-year soul beast, she was mature in some areas and clueless in others—like money.
In human society, everything required money, but she had no idea how to get it. Now that Tang San pointed her in the right direction, she ran out immediately.
"Sister Xiao Wu is already a soul master?" Wang Sheng muttered, then called to the others, "From now on, we listen to Sister Xiao Wu."
"Yes, Boss Wang Sheng!"
Clearly, though Xiao Wu was the new boss, the original work-study kids trusted Wang Sheng more.
"Wang Sheng, where's the cafeteria?" Tang San asked, starting to feel hungry.
"That building across from Dorm 7," Wang Sheng said, pointing to a two-story structure about a hundred meters away. "The new boss just arrived—it'd be rude to go without her. Let's wait. I'll treat everyone to a meal on the first floor—it's cheap and filling."
"Alright."
Tang San didn't want to seem aloof, so he agreed.
Ten minutes later, Xiao Wu returned, holding a brand-new pink bedding set.
Following Wang Sheng's suggestion, Xiao Wu agreed to go eat. The group marched off together, looking quite grand for a dormitory gathering.
···
"Is Little San a bit timid?"
Late at night, Tang Hao appeared at the edge of Nuoding City, peering through a window at the sleeping Tang San. He frowned. "And that girl… is this fate?"
"Forget it. With Little San's talent, breaking through to Titled Douluo is unlikely. When he graduates, they'll part ways. Then, I'll kill her and take the soul bones."
"For now, there's only one thing I must do—find the thief who stole Ah Yin!"
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Xiao Wu's first soul ring appeared after Tang San hunted his, though the original story didn't say if she obtained it before or after.
Considering that she was a 100,000-year soul beast in human form, it's more likely she condensed the ring shortly after transforming—she needed self-defense.