Xiao Wu's Defeat, the Treacherous Tang San

"Come at me!" Xiao Chenyu beckoned with a finger. A wolf Martial Soul appeared behind him, a Yellow Soul Ring rose beneath his feet, and waves of savage presence rolled off him.

Anger flared in Xiao Wu's eyes. Before Xiao Chenyu could react, she had already raised her right knee and snapped her foot out, kicking straight for his chin.

Xiao Chenyu made no attempt to dodge. He tightened his grip and seized Xiao Wu's lower leg, then turned sideways and yanked it. Stepping forward with his right foot, he drove his shoulder toward her chest in an iron mountain strike.

Xiao Chenyu expected that if he hit Xiao Wu while she was standing on one leg, he would definitely send her flying. But he was holding back because he was afraid of hurting her.

Watching the two fight as though they were playing house, Lin Chen could not help feeling a little reflective.

Among their peers, Xiao Wu and Xiao Chenyu's fighting was actually quite outstanding. Unfortunately, after receiving all kinds of high-intensity instruction, Lin Chen's discernment had long since surpassed that of his peers by a wide margin.

Just as Lin Chen was lost in reflection, the battle on the field abruptly changed.

Seeing that she could not break free of Xiao Chenyu's hold, Xiao Wu kicked off with her only remaining leg.

As his right shoulder hurtled toward her, she lightly blocked it with both hands. She used his shoulder for leverage with her left leg, while her other leg rose along Xiao Chenyu's arm and hooked over his opposite shoulder.

The sight was extremely strange. Xiao Wu's legs had actually wrapped around Xiao Chenyu's neck.

Using the force of his shoulder thrusting forward, she leaned back and planted both palms on the ground. Her supple legs acted like springs, clamping around Xiao Chenyu's neck and throwing him backward.

Xiao Chenyu had not expected Xiao Wu to pull such a move and failed to react for a moment. By the time he did, Xiao Wu's legs had begun to exert force, and a tremendous power rose around his neck. If he let her carry out the move, he feared he really would be thrown flying.

At that thought, Xiao Chenyu clamped both hands around the jade feet braced against his neck. The Demon Wolf Martial Soul behind him abruptly possessed him, the muscles in his arms swelled, and his strength more than doubled!

"Up you go!" Xiao Chenyu roared. Gripping Xiao Wu's slender jade legs, he put more strength into his arms and actually lifted her straight off the ground.

"Ah!" Xiao Wu cried out in alarm. Her body was now completely airborne, with her legs braced against Xiao Chenyu's neck and arms as her only points of support.

"First Soul Skill, Wolf Soul Possession!" Xiao Chenyu shouted. The Soul Ring beneath his feet flashed, and his strength increased once more. Holding Xiao Wu, he swung her around more than ten times on the spot before flinging her away.

"Ah—!"

Xiao Wu screamed. The world spun before her eyes, and dizziness had drained all the strength from her body. She could only let Xiao Chenyu fling her away.

Just as Xiao Wu thought she was about to land flat on her back, a warm current of Soul Power reached her waist and lessened her momentum. Then a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist and caught her in an embrace.

"Hm?" Xiao Wu looked up in confusion and saw Lin Chen's youthful, handsome face.

"Are you all right?" Lin Chen smiled easily, lending his handsome face an even gentler air.

Xiao Wu froze at the sight of his face, but when she came to her senses, she pushed with both arms, trying to shove Lin Chen away. "None of your business!" she shouted with a hiss.

If I'd known, I should have let you hit the ground... Lin Chen grumbled inwardly. He set Xiao Wu down, though his expression barely changed.

Xiao Chenyu burst out laughing at the sight. "Xiao Wu, you've already lost. Are you ready to honor the bet?"

Xiao Wu's eyes blazed with anger. "Don't get cocky too soon! We still have one more person here!" she shouted furiously.

Tang San, who stood nearby, heard this but did not step forward immediately. His heart was filled with shock and gloom. How did Xiao Chenyu suddenly get so strong? With strength like that, it looks like I'll have to use that...

After thinking for a moment, Tang San quietly adjusted the cuff of his right sleeve. Then he stepped forward and said coldly, "Tang San. Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass. Level 17, one-ring Tool Soul Master."

As his words fell, a faint white light shone from Tang San's body. He raised his right hand, and faintly glowing Blue Silver Grass grew from his palm. A bright Yellow Soul Ring rose from beneath his feet and circled his body, pulsing up and down.

When Tang San announced his Soul Power Level, the senior students behind Xiao Chenyu all looked shocked. Clearly, they were startled by his Soul Power Level.

Xiao Chenyu burst out laughing when he heard this. "So that's how it is. You're pretty clever, kid. You really do learn by copying what you see."

After laughing a few times, Xiao Chenyu shouted with an exceedingly arrogant expression, "Xiao Chenyu. Martial Soul: Demon Wolf. Level 20, one-ring Battle Soul Master!"

Level 20? How is that possible? How is Xiao Chenyu still ahead of me?! Tang San was stunned. He had thought that with the aid of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, his cultivation should have surpassed that good-for-nothing Xiao Chenyu long ago. Yet after a year, the other boy's Soul Power Level was still much higher than his own.

"Why are you standing there dumbfounded? Don't tell me you're afraid of this young master?" Xiao Chenyu laughed arrogantly. "Hurry up and make your move!"

"You really think I'm afraid of you? Mysterious Jade Hand!" Frustrated, Tang San stepped forward sharply. The Mysterious Heaven Skill circulated madly inside him as he swung his pair of white palms at Xiao Chenyu.

"Petty tricks." Xiao Chenyu glanced at Tang San in disdain, then casually stepped in close, his two wolf claws snapping shut around Tang San's hands.

"Creak."

When his wolf claws closed around Tang San's hands, an immense force bore down on them, easily breaking through Tang San's defense and locking his hands tightly in his grip.

"Impossible!" Tang San stared at the scene, dumbstruck. He felt a tearing pain in his palms, and his hands were gripped so tightly that he could not move them.

"How boring." Xiao Chenyu sneered and casually leaned forward, driving his right shoulder straight into Tang San's lower abdomen.

The impact sent Tang San flying, and he landed a full five meters away.

"Do you still want to keep fighting?" Xiao Chenyu casually clapped his hands. Clearly, he did not take Tang San seriously at all.

Tang San climbed to his feet in fury and roared, "You really think you've already won? First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Grass, Entanglement!"

More than ten thick strands of Blue Silver Grass spiraled up from beneath Xiao Chenyu's feet without warning. Seeing them, Xiao Chenyu could not even be bothered to dodge and simply let them wrap around his legs.

Got him. Just watch me cripple you! Seeing Xiao Chenyu restrained, Tang San's eyes flashed with a vicious light. The Sleeve Arrow on his right hand suddenly shot out, piercing straight toward Xiao Chenyu's dantian!