Facing Tang San’s Hidden Weapons, Qin Yun had many countermeasures.
The unlocking of the fourth period of the Periodic Table allowed him to summon certain metallic elements.
And with the enhancement of spirit power.
The amount of elemental compounds he could summon had also increased greatly.
Qin Yun did not need to use magnets at all.
He could apply the power of elements to directly control the crossbow bolts shot by Tang San.
Qin Yun raised his fingertips gently, and an intangible spirit power rippled from his palm, precisely touching the surface of the crossbow bolts.
The crossbow bolts were mainly forged from iron and cobalt, with trace amounts of copper and zinc mixed into the shafts.
These metallic elements were guided by his spirit power.
As if controlled by an invisible thread.
Just when the crossbow bolts were less than three chi away from Qin Yun’s face, they abruptly changed direction.
Then they shot back toward Tang San at an even faster speed than when they came.
Tang San’s pupils shrank abruptly.
“What—?”
He instinctively dodged to the side, pushing his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to the limit in the nick of time.
The crossbow bolts brushed past his left shoulder, narrowly missing a hit.
However, before he could recover.
Those three arrows changed direction again, having already locked onto his position once more.
Tang San’s expression became extremely ugly.
For the first time, he felt the absurdity and oppression of being “chased and run down by his own weapons”.
After dodging to the side, he knelt on one knee.
At the same time, from the hidden pocket at his waist, he flicked his fingers to throw out several steel needles, heading straight for Qin Yun’s vital points.
However, halfway through their flight, when they approached within three chi of Qin Yun’s body.
The tips of the needles trembled simultaneously, and then they turned around without hesitation.
Scattering back toward Tang San in reverse.
Tang San rolled on the ground, flusteredly avoiding this barrage of needles.
Four or five steel needles pierced into the ground where he had just crouched, their tails still humming and vibrating.
He crawled up, his chest rising and falling violently.
Qin Yun stood a few steps away, holding his hands behind his back as he watched Tang San’s panicked dodging appearance.
And said: “Tang San, once your Hidden Weapons leave your hands, do they no longer listen to you?”
“The more Hidden Weapons you send out, the more will chase you.”
“Doesn’t this mean you are just adding trouble for yourself?”
Tang San did not answer.
He sprang up from the ground, gritting his teeth, while that unyielding spirit deep within his eyes was completely ignited by Qin Yun’s words.
He quickly reached out with both hands, throwing out all the Hidden Weapons hidden at his waist, cuffs, and bracers in one go.
Iron caltrops, darts, and plum blossom needles—dozens of Hidden Weapons of varying sizes were shot out simultaneously.
He did not believe Qin Yun could truly completely control his Hidden Weapons.
However, Qin Yun simply shook his head.
And said: “I kindly reminded you, but I did not expect you to be such a stubborn mule!”
“Since you do not believe it, let me show you my methods!”
Qin Yun’s spirit power spread outwards even wider, covering the sky above the entire playground like an invisible giant net.
After entering this range, the rain of Hidden Weapons simultaneously lost speed and then turned around at the same time.
Transforming into a metallic storm attacking in reverse, surging back toward Tang San.
All these Hidden Weapons had “mutinied”.
Seeing this, Tang San cursed inwardly.
“Dammit!”
“How on earth did he do it?”
At this moment, Tang San had no way to dodge relying solely on movement techniques.
He exerted his spirit power, and several Blue Silver Grass surged forth, intertwining in front of him to form a dark green shield wall;
At the same time, his back arched slightly, and eight dark red spider legs burst out through his clothes, blocking these rolling-back Hidden Weapons.
As soon as the Eight Spider Lances came out, efficiency increased abruptly.
Deflecting and striking down most of the counter-shooting Hidden Weapons entirely.
The external Spirit Bone truly lived up to being an anomaly among Spirit Bones, being able to retract and release freely as well as being tough and flexible.
Relying on the cover of the Eight Spider Lances, Tang San finally struggled out from that flowing-backward rain of Hidden Weapons.
He supported his knees and panted heavily.
This whole toss and turn clearly consumed quite a bit.
Qin Yun would not give him a chance to regulate his breath.
Since the opponent used Hidden Weapons, let Tang San see the Hidden Weapons he condensed.
The materials of these Hidden Weapons currently forged by Tang San were simply too inferior.
Iron was too soft, zinc was too brittle, and cobalt was not pure enough…
Qin Yun extended his hand, and a full, circular halo of spirit power emerged out of thin air in his palm.
Within the halo, the atoms of three elements—carbon, iron, and chromium—rapidly arranged and reorganized under the guidance of spirit power, being squeezed, quenched, and formed at an extremely high density.
In just a few breaths’ time, a dark-toned steel nail appeared in his hand.
Qin Yun pinched the steel nail with two fingers and flicked it.
This steel nail was completely different from those silver needles and crossbow bolts just now.
It flew straight at Tang San’s front.
Tang San’s pupils tightened, and the Eight Spider Lances instinctively crossed in front of him to block.
The moment the chitinous carapace of the spider legs collided head-on with the steel nail, a muffled dull sound was emitted.
Following closely, everyone on the sidelines clearly saw.
This steel nail actually directly pierced through the foremost joint of the Eight Spider Lances, passing out from the back of the carapace and bringing out a wispy trail of dark red liquid.
“Ah—!”
Tang San let out a muffled grunt, his body trembling violently.
Qin Yun stepped forward, preparing to press the attack.
However, suddenly a grey figure rushed out quickly from the sidelines and said loudly.
“Stop!”
Yu Xiaogang stood between Qin Yun and Tang San, his complexion somewhat pale.
He turned his head to glance at Tang San kneeling behind him, his gaze pausing for a moment on the bleeding spider leg, a trace of unbearable pity and anxiety flashing across the depths of his eyes.
Then he turned his face back, meeting Qin Yun’s gaze.
“I admit defeat on behalf of Tang San!
This sparring match ends here!”
Tang San knelt on the ground and raised his head.
That usually calm and gentle face was now covered in sweat, and the depths of his eyes were full of unwillingness and bewilderment.
“Teacher…”
He called out in a low voice, still wanting to argue something.
“I can still—”
“Say no more.”
Yu Xiaogang did not turn his head, but his voice was a few shades deeper than before.
“You are not his opponent right now.
Gritting it out will only hurt you more.”
“How long has it been since your external Spirit Bone spider legs merged into your body?”
“Without even establishing a solid Foundation, you want to use it to fight a battle of attrition?”
Tang San’s lips moved, but in the end, he could not say another word.
He lowered his gaze, his tightly clenched fists slowly loosening.
Allowing Yu Xiaogang to reach around his back and steadily support him up.
Qin Yun then said: “Since your teacher has admitted defeat on your behalf, this sparring match ends here.”
“If you want to spar in the future, you can come find me anytime.”
“However…”
“With your current strength, wanting to win against me is still far from enough!”
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the side of the field.
Flender only walked up at this time and said: “Alright, alright, stop standing around here!”
“Today was supposed to be the first official day of classes at the academy, and I was going to tell everyone the rules, but this sparring match ended up delaying the time.”
With his hands behind his back, his gaze leisurely swept across the crowd.
“Then this morning’s session ends here.
You guys go back and tidy up yourselves.”
“Wait until tonight, and gather at the playground again!”
After Flender finished speaking, the crowd on the sidelines dispersed in twos and threes.
Ning Rongrong walked while turning her head to glance in Qin Yun’s direction.
Her eyes grew even more curious.