"Yeah, we're all still kids. The academy dorms aren't separated by gender. I heard that only in the Intermediate Soul Master Academy do they make that distinction," Wang Sheng nodded, then voiced his doubts.
"That's strange. There weren't any working students last year, but now suddenly there are three."
"Boss, go on, teach her a lesson!"
He lowered his voice and whispered.
"Uh… there's really no need for that," Tang San replied awkwardly.
Then, under the witness of Yang Yunhai and the other dorm mates, things unfolded just like in the original story, ang San and Xiao Wu had a fight. The result didn't change either: Tang San was distracted when he accidentally saw Xiao Wu's big underwear, hesitated for a split second, and ended up being defeated by her soft skill techniques.
Afterward, Xiao Wu chose the bed next to Tang San's, plopped down on it, and asked Wang Sheng to explain the academy situation.
After listening to Wang Sheng, she turned to Tang San.
"Tang San, what level is your soul power? I felt like your strength was pretty high just now."
"I have innate full soul power, so I'm a bit stronger," Tang San replied directly.
Xiao Wu blinked, her lips moved slightly, as if she were murmuring something.
"???" Yang Yunhai couldn't read lips, but from Xiao Wu's expression and gaze, he felt something wasn't quite right. After all, he had run a shop in his past life, he had some skills in reading people.
While he was deep in thought, a voice called from outside.
"Which one is Tang San?"
Without thinking further, Yang Yunhai turned to look. It was Instructor Mo Hen, delivering a quilt to Tang San on behalf of Yu Xiaogang.
After handing over the quilt and briefly explaining the daily tasks of working students and the schedule for the opening ceremony the next day, the instructor left directly.
Then came another classic moment. After a bit of back-and-forth, Xiao Wu said something that shattered Yang Yunhai's worldview:
"What's the big deal? I'm a girl and I don't mind. What are you afraid of? What, scared I'm stronger than you?"
"Impressive! No wonder she was nicknamed 'Rogue Rabbit' in the previous life!" Yang Yunhai was genuinely shocked hearing it live.
"Uh..." Tang San was also stunned, his mouth slightly open, frozen in place.
Having lived two lifetimes, he had never met such a bold girl. It went completely against everything he had been taught.
"Um, Sister Xiao Wu, quilts aren't expensive. Why don't we pitch in and buy you a new set from outside the academy?" Perhaps influenced by Yang Yunhai's earlier arrival, Wang Sheng couldn't help but suggest this after seeing Tang San's frozen state.
"I'm too lazy to go out," Xiao Wu jumped off the bed, hands on her hips, staring at Tang San impatiently.
"Stop 'uh'-ing and move your bed over. Aren't you supposed to be strong?"
Whether it was fear or something else, Tang San instinctively pushed his bed next to Xiao Wu's.
He's over 30 if you count both lives. This shouldn't be happening. As a righteous man, shouldn't he firmly say no...? Yang Yunhai was speechless.
Then he started to think.
Besides, she doesn't need to go out, Wang Sheng could go buy a new quilt for her. So is Xiao Wu just scatterbrained, or is she doing this on purpose? She seemed very intent on getting closer to Tang San after learning he had innate full soul power.
Yang Yunhai couldn't help but wonder.
He remembered clearly that in the original story, Xiao Wu didn't sleep separately from Tang San for quite a long time. Logically, after getting her first soul ring and going to the Spirit Hall for her stipend, she could've easily bought a new quilt, but she didn't.
That just didn't make sense!
The original text clearly states that soul beasts in human form need to interact with humans and experience their aura in order to progress further.
So maybe Xiao Wu was doing this, sleeping in the same bed with Tang San, to better absorb human aura?
And why Tang San? Probably because of his innate full soul power and his impressive combat ability.
Or perhaps, she had other reasons.
Maybe using Tang San, who also had innate full soul power, as a shield to reduce her own presence and avoid attracting attention? No, wait, that can't be right!
In the original story, Xiao Wu was anything but low-key during her time at Nuoding Academy. She was the recognized big sister there, and a trigger point for Tang San's major moments—definitely not subtle.
While he was thinking, Xiao Wu placed her bundle between the two beds to mark a clear boundary.
Seeing this, Wang Sheng smiled and said, "Sister Xiao Wu, Tang San, it's lunchtime. Want to go to the cafeteria together?"
After some tugging and urging, everyone headed to the cafeteria.
After that, events unfolded exactly like the original: the group was mocked by Xiao Chenyu in the cafeteria, Yu Xiaogang showed up and asked Tang San to eat upstairs, but Tang San refused. After Yu Xiaogang went upstairs, Wang Sheng mentioned Yu Xiaogang's strength.
That angered Tang San, who left the table in frustration.
Yang Yunhai quietly watched all of this, finished his meal, then used the excuse of buying daily necessities to leave the academy. After buying his things and placing them back in the dorm, he used the others' nap time to explore the campus alone and finally headed toward the back mountain.
On the Douluo Continent, Blue Silver Grass could be found almost everywhere. Naturally, the back mountain of the academy had it too.
After some searching, he finally found a flat patch of land covered with Blue Silver Grass behind some bushes. Without hesitation, he sat down and began cultivating.
Unless something unexpected happened, this natural Blue Silver Grass simulation environment would accompany him for a long time.
An hour later, he stood up, patted himself off, walked to a hardwood tree, broke off a branch, and fashioned it into a makeshift staff.
Holding the staff in one hand, he dropped into a horse stance.
After coming to this world, especially realizing it was the Douluo Continent where martial spirits could awaken, his first thought had been to develop a physical training plan to increase the chances of awakening with soul power.
And if he did awaken with soul power, the training would lay a solid foundation for future cultivation.
A strong body is the cornerstone of revolution, it can't be wrong!
So he racked his brain, trying to recall all the scenes he'd seen in past lives, from sports channels, movies, online videos, as well as his own experiences during school military training and PE classes.
Although he regrettably hadn't learned any martial arts manuals or techniques, and had forgotten all about military boxing, radio calisthenics, and Tai Chi taught at school...
He still remembered common exercises like horse stance, frog jumps, sit-ups, and so on. He also vaguely recalled some basic sword and spear movements from shows, like thrusting, slicing, and stabbing.
Because of these memories, he set two training goals for himself:
First, he had to hold a steady horse stance and build a solid lower body foundation.
Second, improve flexibility, so his body could move more freely. He might not learn any of Tang San's ultimate techniques, but at least his body should be capable of performing the same moves.
Take splits for example, if an opponent forced him into a split with a kick and he tore a muscle, unable to stand up, wouldn't he just get beaten down? But if he trained enough that it didn't hurt, he could still react.
Just like a famous figure once said: "Not carrying a sword and not knowing how to use one are two different things. You never know when it might come in handy."
So he started practicing the horse stance at just four years old.
Now that he had awakened Blue Silver Grass as his martial spirit, he had to consider things more carefully.
If everything went according to his plan, maybe in the future he could shape Blue Silver Grass into a long spear. A spear with lightning powers, that sounded promising if he trained well.
Even if he couldn't become a spear master, mastering a few basic moves wouldn't be too hard, right? If Cheng Yaojin could conquer the world with just three axe moves, what was he afraid of?
Worst case, he could just train in throwing spears. Long-distance attacks could work too.
After all, he planned to be a control-type. If he could tie and pin a stationary target, why wouldn't he be able to hit it?
And even if throwing spears didn't pan out, all that consistent training would still boost his arm and wrist strength. Having strong arms wouldn't hurt.
When controlling Blue Silver Grass in the future, even in a tug-of-war situation, being stronger would be an advantage.
So, in any case, the training was worthwhile, definitely not a loss!
That's why he added another training goal for himself: to hold the spear steadily!
Push-ups, pull-ups, one-handed staff drills, anything to boost arm strength, he was ready to go all-in.
As for everything else, he'd wait until after obtaining his first soul ring.
With that in mind, he calmed his mind and focused fully on his training.
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