In an instant, Lin Ye made his decision. Following the direction the chicken leg came from, he found its culprit—an ugly-looking boy, despite being dressed in fine clothes.
"Are you looking for trouble?" Lin Ye's voice was cold as he glared at the boy.
Though the chicken leg hadn't hit its mark, seeing Lin Ye angry made the boy feel quite pleased.
"Oh~ What's wrong, pal? I was offering you a chicken leg! Why didn't you take it? Hahaha!" The boy feigned surprise as he pointed at the chicken leg near Lin Ye, then burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha! Yeah, let's give these poor guys some chicken legs!"
"That's right! Let's make sure they have plenty!"
"These paupers will never make it to the second floor anyway. We're the ones who should be 'treating' them! Hahaha!"
…
The other well-dressed day students echoed the laughter, mocking them.
"Treat me to a chicken leg? No thanks, but I'll be happy to return the favor," Lin Ye said icily, eyeing the group on the second floor.
With a flash of coldness in his eyes, Lin Ye aimed at the boy who had thrown the chicken leg, and with a swift kick, he sent it flying back at him.
Whoosh!
The sound of the chicken leg cutting through the air filled the hall as it flew at breakneck speed.
In the blink of an eye, it landed squarely in the mouth of the boy who had thrown it, silencing his laughter.
"Hahaha…mmph…ugh!"
Caught mid-laugh, the boy's mirth abruptly ended as the muddy chicken leg hit his mouth. His first instinct was to swallow, nearly choking. Realizing what had happened, he gagged and spat it out. Seeing the dirt still clinging to the leg, he couldn't help but retch violently.
Meanwhile, the other boys on the second floor, now splattered with greasy bits of chicken, looked down at their soiled clothes, their faces twisted in disgust and rage.
The chicken leg, having been smashed when it hit the ground, had splattered grease and meat onto the group as it soared back up. Their once clean, elegant clothes were now stained and greasy, which made the day students livid.
But instead of blaming their companion who had started the mess, they focused their fury on Lin Ye.
"You dare to strike us?"
"Looks like the lesson we gave you last time wasn't enough!"
"You filthy paupers, we'll make you pay for this!"
…
Fuming, the day students clenched their fists and glared at Lin Ye, seething with rage.
Seeing them ready to come down for a fight, Lin Ye merely sneered, "There's no need for you to come down. I'll come to you."
With that, Lin Ye sprinted toward the second floor. Nearing the edge, he leapt into the air, soaring over five meters in an instant, landing directly in front of the boys on the second-floor balcony.
"What?!"
The day students were stunned. They couldn't believe what they had just witnessed. The gap between the first and second floors was at least four or five meters high. How could someone jump that far?
"You all seem shocked. Have you gone blind and forgotten who I am? Weren't you planning to teach me a lesson? Come on, then," Lin Ye taunted, his face calm but his tone full of provocation as he beckoned them.
"You arrogant little—!" Enraged by Lin Ye's words, the pampered day students charged forward, fists raised to attack.
"You filthy work-study student, you're nothing but trash!" one of them shouted as he swung his fist toward Lin Ye.
"Trash? Work-study student?" Lin Ye smirked coldly, immediately stepping forward to meet their attacks.
Without even using his Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, Lin Ye effortlessly dodged their punches with a few simple twists of his body. Then, with a swift counterattack, his fists connected with their faces.
"What?!"
The day students' faces turned pale as they saw Lin Ye easily dodge their punches. Before they could even react, a fist loomed large in their vision.
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
…
The sound of flesh hitting flesh echoed as Lin Ye's iron fists smashed into their faces, sending them flying backward. They tumbled across the floor, rolling several times before crashing into the wall, where they finally collapsed, groaning in pain.
Downstairs, the commotion caught everyone's attention, and all eyes turned toward the second floor.
"Wow! Our boss is amazing!" one of the boys from Dorm Seven exclaimed in awe.
Seeing Lin Ye effortlessly take down five day students at once, the younger boys from Dorm Seven looked at him with admiration in their eyes.
Even Wang Sheng was impressed. Although Lin Ye made it look easy, Wang Sheng knew that those day students were no pushovers. They weren't far behind him in terms of strength. For Lin Ye to defeat them so easily meant that his power was far beyond Wang Sheng's own.
"Is this all you've got?" Lin Ye asked casually as he walked toward the groaning day students, his tone calm and indifferent.
"You...don't get cocky! We're only mid-tier among the day students. Beating us is nothing special!" one of the day students gritted out through the pain, his face still smarting from the blow.
"If I can beat you all so easily, then I can do the same to the strongest among you. You're all the same to me," Lin Ye replied coolly.
"You!"
The group of day students on the ground was seething with anger, furious that a lowly work-study student dared to look down on them.
"What an arrogant mouth you have!" A cold voice suddenly cut through the tension from the back of the second floor.
Turning toward the source of the voice, Lin Ye saw a girl with snow-white hair and an air of cool elegance, leading a group of students as she approached.
Her face was sharp and beautiful, exuding both strength and chilliness. It was she who had spoken.
"Boss Lu Bing!" The beaten day students brightened up at the sight of the girl, as if their savior had finally arrived.
"She's your boss? A girl?" Lin Ye raised an eyebrow, his tone more curious than mocking.
It wasn't that he looked down on her for being female. He just found it strange that these boys would accept a girl as their leader.
"A girl?!"
At Lin Ye's comment, the girl's—Lu Bing's—expression darkened immediately.
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"Hehe, this is going to be fun. Did that guy just call Lu Bing a girl?"
Some of the other day students eating on the second floor couldn't help but gloat.
At Notting Academy, while there was always tension between day students and work-study students, not all day students were involved in bullying. Most of the day students who enjoyed picking on work-study students were the children of nobles and merchants, along with a few commoners trying to ingratiate themselves with these groups.
These commoners had a simple goal—to climb the social ladder by associating with the nobility and wealthy.
But the majority of day students weren't part of this group. Otherwise, with hundreds of students in the academy and only a dozen work-study students, if every day student bullied them, the work-study students would be unable to survive at all.
That said, while most day students didn't actively bully the work-study students, they certainly didn't help them either. They preferred to stay neutral, ensuring they wouldn't be bullied themselves, and occasionally enjoyed watching the drama unfold as a bit of entertainment.
Now, seeing that Lin Ye was about to have a tough time, they were thrilled. There was going to be a show!
"You fool! Our boss isn't a girl. His martial soul is special—it mutated and started to develop more feminine characteristics!" a day student suddenly burst out from behind Lu Bing, pointing at Lin Ye arrogantly.
Lin Ye: "…"
You just revealed your boss's secret like that… Really?
Lin Ye was speechless.
"Get back here!" Lu Bing's face darkened as she heard her subordinate expose her secret. Even though it wasn't exactly a secret at the academy, she still wasn't happy about it. With a swift kick to the boy's rear, she sent him stumbling forward.
"Ow! Boss, I'm sorry!" The boy yelped in pain, quickly retreating into the crowd, but despite his words, there was a faint blush of satisfaction on his face.
"Oh, so you're actually a guy? My mistake, I couldn't tell at first," Lin Ye said with a calm expression, though he found the situation slightly odd.
"Don't mention it again. You're a work-study student, right? How dare you bully us day students! Hasn't your boss told you the rules?" Lu Bing's face flickered with anger as she tried to suppress her fury, her voice cold.
"Apologies, but I'm the boss of the work-study students now. And no, I'm not aware of any such rules."
Lin Ye's face remained impassive.
"Don't know the rules? Well, I'll teach you today. The rule is simple: whenever you encounter day students like us, no matter how much we bully you, you take it. If just one of you dares to resist, then all of you will get beaten."
Lu Bing's face, delicate and feminine, twisted into a malicious grin.
"That's unfair. Why shouldn't we be allowed to fight back?" Lin Ye asked, still calm.
"Why can't you fight back? Because our fists are bigger than yours! If you keep quiet, you might have a better time. But if you resist, we'll make sure you come to class with bruises every day," Lu Bing said, raising her fist in a threatening gesture.
"Your fists are bigger? What if mine are bigger than yours?" Lin Ye said suddenly.
"Hah, your fists are bigger than ours?" Lu Bing's followers burst into laughter, and even the other day students on the second floor who had been watching started to smirk.
"Damn it! How dare they mock our boss!" one of the boys from Dorm Seven muttered angrily.
"Calm down. I believe Lin Ye won't lose," Tang San said calmly from the side.
"Your fists are bigger than ours? How ridiculous. You think you can take me on? Show me, then!" Lu Bing sneered.
"This guy is definitely going to lose. Lu Bing is already a Soul Master and might even graduate this year!"
"Yeah, he's just a new student. I've never seen him before. Challenging Lu Bing? He's way too full of himself."
"Haha, there's always someone who doesn't know their place. Let's sit back and enjoy the show!"
…
Hearing Lin Ye's challenge, the surrounding day students burst into mocking laughter. None of them believed Lin Ye stood a chance.
After all, Lu Bing was a Soul Master, while Lin Ye was just a newly enrolled student. There was no way he could be a Soul Master already. And if he wasn't, how could he beat Lu Bing?
"A Soul Master?"
Hearing the mocking voices around him, Lin Ye's lips curled into a faint smile.
"And what's so special about being a Soul Master?"
Raising his head, Lin Ye looked at Lu Bing, his tone indifferent.
"What?! This guy looks down on Soul Masters?"
"No way! Does he really think he can fight above his rank?"
"Haha! This is going to be good. This kid is hilarious!"
…
Lin Ye's casual remark sparked a burst of laughter from the surrounding crowd. They couldn't believe what they had just heard. A new student actually said that being a Soul Master wasn't a big deal? Only someone fresh off the boat would say something so ridiculous!
"Kid, you've got guts, I'll give you that," Lu Bing said, taken aback for a moment before a bright smile spread across her face.
But anyone familiar with Lu Bing knew that the brighter her smile, the more dangerous she became. She was known for being a "smiling tiger"—the wider she smiled, the harsher her actions would be.
Lin Ye calling her a girl had already pushed her buttons, and now he had insulted Soul Masters, her greatest source of pride. To her, this was a personal slap in the face!
"Soul Masters are no big deal? Let me show you just how wrong you are!" As she finished speaking, Lu Bing's smile vanished, her expression turning dark. With a sudden burst of movement, she rushed toward Lin Ye, her right fist tightly clenched as it shot toward him.
Although she had acted dismissive of Lin Ye, having witnessed him defeat five day students earlier, Lu Bing wasn't careless. She channeled her soul power into her punch, fully prepared to teach Lin Ye a harsh lesson.
With her beast martial soul and the absorption of even a low-level ten-year soul ring, Lu Bing's physical abilities had been greatly enhanced. Her strength already surpassed that of an average adult.
But compared to Lin Ye, it was still far from enough.
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