Tang San had sparred with Xiao Wu before, so he knew her soft skill very well.
Even he had once lost to Xiao Wu because he let his guard down.
Now that Xiao Wu had absorbed her first soul ring and gained such terrifying explosive power, her soft skill would undoubtedly be even more formidable.
If Qi Dao took a direct hit from Xiao Wu, he definitely wouldn’t feel good, even with his higher cultivation level.
Tang San watched even more carefully.
Xiao Wu charged forward once again, leaping high into the air before sweeping her leg toward Qi Dao.
Qi Dao didn’t even blink.
He casually swung his sword backward and struck precisely against the back of Xiao Wu’s ankle, instantly numbing her entire body and causing her momentum to collapse.
Qi Dao seized the opportunity and struck.
The sword sheath slammed heavily into Xiao Wu’s chest, and a surging force instantly erupted from it.
Although Xiao Wu was a beast-type soul master, Qi Dao’s body had been tempered through years of training and strengthened by whale rubber.
Physically, he was only stronger than Xiao Wu.
Moreover, his cultivation was a full seven ranks higher than hers.
How could she possibly withstand this strike?
The instant they collided, Xiao Wu’s petite body was sent flying five or six meters away.
“Xiao Wu!”
Tang San’s expression changed, and he rushed out from the crowd.
“Cough, cough~”
Xiao Wu coughed twice and climbed to her feet, covered in dust, a trace of pain visible on her face.
But when she saw Tang San approaching, surprise flashed across her features.
“Oh?
Xiao San, you’re back!”
A hint of concern appeared in Tang San’s eyes.
“Xiao Wu, are you all right?”
Xiao Wu rubbed the spot where Qi Dao had struck her.
Her face twisted in pain as she sucked in a sharp breath.
“How could I be all right?
It hurts like hell.”
“I didn’t expect that arrogant guy to actually have some skill.
No wonder everyone in the academy recognizes him as their boss!”
Meanwhile, after seeing Tang San step forward, Qi Dao had no intention of staying here any longer.
He immediately sheathed his sword and hung it back at his waist.
Looking around, he said calmly,
“All right.
You’ve all seen enough, haven’t you?”
“Then disperse!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the watching students immediately scattered.
Qi Dao then looked toward Xiao Chenyu and the others.
“Let’s go too.”
“All right!”
However, just as they turned around…
A calm voice sounded behind them.
“You injured someone and think you can just walk away like that?”
Qi Dao stopped and frowned slightly.
‘Did I just trigger Tang San’s core programming?’
But Tang San had only known Xiao Wu for a few days, hadn’t he?
And he was already getting protective?
Qi Dao turned around and said calmly,
“Junior, surely you’re joking.”
Wang Sheng also stepped out from the crowd and said solemnly,
“Tang San, injuries are inevitable when soul masters spar.
Besides, Xiao Wu was the one who challenged Boss in the first place.”
“The boss didn’t even draw his sword.
“You’d better take Xiao Wu to the infirmary instead of continuing to make trouble.”
Hearing this, Xiao Wu’s cheeks reddened slightly.
She tugged at Tang San’s sleeve.
“Xiao San, forget it.
We’ll come back and settle the score another time.”
Tang San shook his head.
He and Xiao Wu had become acquainted through their sparring, and they even slept in the same bed.
This had caused Tang San, who was rather traditional by nature, to develop a special feeling toward her.
That was why seeing Xiao Wu injured by Qi Dao had instinctively filled him with anger.
However, he didn’t reveal his emotions.
Instead, he smiled.
“I can’t just stand by and watch someone hurt my friend without doing anything.”
With that, he looked toward Qi Dao, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.
“If Xiao Wu can challenge you, then I should be able to challenge you too, right?”
Qi Dao looked seriously at Tang San before asking,
“You’re challenging me just because of this?
Is your brain not fully developed yet?”
Tang San’s expression stiffened.
But his instincts as an assassin from his previous life helped him regain his composure.
He said calmly,
“Are you afraid to accept the challenge?
Or are you scared?”
Qi Dao shook his head.
Tang San assumed Qi Dao was about to refuse and was preparing to provoke him further with words when he suddenly saw Qi Dao smile as though he’d let the matter go.
“You’ve already put it that way.
How could I refuse?”
“If you want to fight, I’ll gladly oblige anytime.”
“But…”
A flash of snow-white light streaked through the air!
Qi Dao spun the sword elegantly before casually swinging Wushuang downward.
“From this point onward, I won’t hold back.”
Qi Dao didn’t like trouble, but that didn’t mean he feared it.
Tang San had practically shoved the challenge right into his face.
Was he supposed to back down now?
Nearby, Xiao Chenyu and the others saw the drawn sword in Qi Dao’s hand, their pupils contracting slightly.
“Looks like Boss is really angry this time!”
Xiao Chenyu nudged Wang Sheng.
“What kind of weird roommate did you get?”
Wang Sheng sighed.
“His teacher is Grandmaster.”
Xiao Chenyu and the others were startled.
“He’s that freeloading Grandmaster’s disciple?”
“Could he have deliberately come here to cause trouble for the boss?”
After all, they still remembered what had happened back then.
Yu Xiaogang had wanted to take Qi Dao as a nominal disciple, only to be rejected by Qi Dao and publicly embarrassed.
They simply hadn’t expected that several years later, he would actually manage to take in a disciple with innate full soul power.
Meanwhile, Tang San’s pupils contracted.
“He actually drew his sword!”
This was going to be troublesome.
But…
Tang San took a deep breath.
His teacher had told him that in a one-on-one battle, unless there was an overwhelming difference in strength, control system soul masters were practically invincible.
Once an opponent was restrained by a control system soul master, breaking free was extremely difficult.
His first soul skill, Blue Silver Entanglement, could control Blue Silver Grass within a fifty-meter radius, causing it to suddenly grow from any direction and bind his opponent, rendering them unable to move.
It also carried a paralyzing effect. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Once an ordinary soul master was restrained, they could only be at his mercy.
This was why Tang San had the confidence to challenge Qi Dao.
Did Qi Dao really think he was simply provoking him without a plan?
Of course not.
Tang San’s greatest confidence came from the Tang Sect techniques he had inherited from his previous life.
He had even killed a 400-year Datura Snake.
What was a mere Qi Dao?
Tang San believed that if he and Qi Dao fought to the death, the only one who could possibly die would be Qi Dao.
Qi Dao’s expression remained as calm as still water as he looked at Tang San.
“Challenger, are you…”
“…ready?”
Tang San understood the rules of soul master combat better than Xiao Wu and immediately raised his hand.
“Tang San, martial soul: Blue Silver Grass.
One-ring Weapon Soul Master!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a stalk of Blue Silver Grass immediately grew from his palm.
At his feet, a yellow soul ring quietly rose.
Xiao Chenyu and the others were slightly startled.
“Tang San’s first soul ring is also a 100-year soul ring?
Are the work-study students this ridiculous now?”
Qi Dao swept his gaze over him and said calmly,
“Qi Dao, martial soul: Wushuang Sword.
One-ring Weapon Soul Master!”
The moment he finished speaking, Tang San impatiently launched his attack.
Facing such a powerful opponent, he didn’t underestimate Qi Dao in the slightest.
Tang San’s first soul ring suddenly lit up.
First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Entanglement!
A flash of purple light passed through Tang San’s eyes.
He then controlled the Blue Silver Grass to suddenly sprout from beneath Qi Dao’s feet.
More than a dozen strands of Blue Silver Grass grew wildly like vines.
However, the instant they burst from the ground, Qi Dao leaped backward.
A streak of snow-white sword light flashed.
Slash!
Slash!
Slash!
The dozen or so Blue Silver Grass vines were instantly sliced apart.
Before Tang San could react, a figure had already shot forward like a gust of wind.
Tang San pushed his Purple Demon Eyes to their limit.
The moment Qi Dao rushed forward, he immediately retreated using the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
At the same time, his hand reached toward the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist.
One stone after another stored within the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges was launched with exquisite technique.
Yet before any of them could reach Qi Dao, they were already shattered by streaks of sword light.
And Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track couldn’t create any distance from Qi Dao at all.
His eyes were simply too sharp!
A trace of horror appeared on Tang San’s face.
But in the blink of an eye, Qi Dao had already arrived before him.
He swung his sword twice.
The two strikes passed across Tang San’s wrists, respectively, before Qi Dao returned his sword to its sheath.
Qi Dao stopped and calmly glanced at Tang San.
“You’ve lost.”
Tang San stared blankly before lowering his head.
Two bloody marks had appeared across his wrists.
Cold sweat immediately broke out across his forehead.
If Qi Dao had used even slightly more force, he could have severed both of Tang San’s wrist tendons.
He…
had truly lost.