Tang San: Who's More Badass Than Me?

Feng Xiaotian stood to one side, looking at Huo Wu with some sympathy. He regretted her defeat, yet was also stunned by the Skywater Team's strength.

This generation's Skywater Team was terrifyingly powerful. They could even contend with the Spirit Hall Academy Team and were strong contenders for the Soul Master Tournament championship.

The Blazing Fire Team members walked off the field.

Huo Wushuang said to Feng Xiaotian:

"I never expected them to be this strong, especially their captain, Shui Bing'er. Brother Tian, it's up to your Godwind Academy now."

Feng Xiaotian shook his head.

"I saw your battle just now. We all underestimated their strength. I can't defeat them by myself. So, we concede."

"What? You're conceding?!"

Huo Wushuang found it unbelievable.

Huo Wu was somewhat angry.

"You're conceding before even competing? How can you be so cowardly?"

Feng Xiaotian hurriedly explained:

"Huo Wu, this was a joint decision by the Teacher and the team. We may not spar, but we can still exchange pointers."

"Hmph! Although they have an advantage in Soul Power and can suppress our fire element, they can't counter your wind element. It's hard to understand why Godwind Academy made such a decision."

Huo Wushuang stepped in to smooth things over.

"Enough, Huo Wu. That's their academy's business. I think Brother Tian just doesn't want to reveal his trump card."

Feng Xiaotian nodded.

"That's only one reason. More importantly, the Skywater Academy Team's overall strength is truly unfathomable. Even if we went all out, we might not be able to defeat them. Besides, their strongest member hasn't even taken the field yet."

Huo Wu frowned tightly.

"You mean that Substitute?!"

"That's right. My intuition tells me that he's the strongest person on the Skywater Team."

Everyone turned in unison to look at Xiao Han, who was celebrating with his teammates.

According to the original plan, the Skywater Team was supposed to have another match against the Divine Wind Team two hours later.

But unexpectedly, the Divine Wind Team directly forfeited and conceded.

Xiao Han teased:

"You senior sisters did great. You beat the Blazing Fire Team into submission and even scared the Divine Wind Team into conceding on their own."

Shui Bing'er smiled.

"The Divine Wind Team probably wants to hide their strength and doesn't want to go all out."

"That's possible. Also, the Blazing Fire Team didn't use their full strength either."

"Xiao Han, how could you tell?"

"Just a feeling. But even if they did go all out, they still couldn't defeat you, because you're the best."

Xiao Han knew that Huo Wu possessed a special talent—Ring Fusion.

She could fuse the energy of all her Soul Rings together and concentrate it into a single soul skill.

This talent was exceptionally formidable, allowing her strength to temporarily soar to a higher realm.

However, this skill also had a huge flaw. After using it, it would exhaust all her Soul Power, and she would need several days to recover.

Therefore, Huo Wu would not normally use this skill.

As they chatted, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and the others walked over.

Feng Xiaotian smiled and said:

"Congratulations on winning two matches in a row."

Shui Bing'er replied:

"You were going easy on us. You must not have wanted us to see your true strength."

"No! It would indeed be difficult for us to defeat you. You're truly strong. You have a chance to win the next Soul Master Tournament championship and bring honor to our Element Academies."

After speaking, Feng Xiaotian looked at Xiao Han.

"If I'm not mistaken, this little brother's Soul Power should be above Level 40 as well, right?"

Xiao Han smiled and replied:

"Mm, I just passed Level 40."

Feng Xiaotian shook his head and sighed.

"Like you, I have Innate Full Soul Power. You broke through Level 40 at such a young age, while I still haven't managed it."

"That's because you've put your energy into things you shouldn't. I heard you've been researching a Self-Created Soul Skill, and you've achieved some success."

Feng Xiaotian frowned.

"So you already knew. That's right, I have been researching a Self-Created Soul Skill and treating it as my trump card. I had no intention of revealing it today, so I voluntarily gave up this match."

Xiao Han smiled.

"The fact that you developed a Self-Created Soul Skill proves that you're exceptionally talented. But deliberately suppressing your level for some reason is truly unwise. You should know what I mean."

Xiao Han had deliberately said that for Huo Wu to hear.

Feng Xiaotian scratched his head awkwardly.

"Little Brother Xiao Han, we've only just met. How do you know so much?"

"I'm well-informed. Brother, don't waste your talent anymore."

"Seeing how formidable your Skywater Team is, how could we dare slack off? Once we return, we'll definitely cultivate even more diligently so that we'll have a chance to compete with you."

"Then let's have a good match at the Soul Master Tournament two years from now."

"Alright, it's a deal."

Feng Xiaotian and Xiao Han hit it off immediately and had a pleasant conversation.

After leaving Skywater Academy, Huo Wu pulled Feng Xiaotian aside.

"Feng Xiaotian, I don't need your pity! That kid was right. With your talent, if you had focused on cultivating, you would have reached the Soul Ancestor level long ago. How did things come to this?"

"Huo Wu, it wasn't only because of you."

"Stop. I know everything. If you really want to earn my approval, raise your Soul Power above Level 45 before the Soul Master Tournament. Can you do that?"

"Of course I can!"

Feng Xiaotian was somewhat excited.

The goddess he had grovelled after for years had finally relented.

Xiao Han's words had awakened Feng Xiaotian. The Skywater Team's performance had put pressure on him, and Huo Wu's actions were also an encouragement.

After returning, he would cultivate diligently and strive for greater achievements.

In the blink of an eye, several more months passed.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

The Shrek Seven Devils achieved a streak of twenty-eight consecutive victories at the Suotuo Great Soul Fighting Arena.

Yet no matter how hard Tang San tried, he still failed to break Xiao Han's record of one hundred consecutive victories.

Over the past few days, several wealthy men had repeatedly placed huge bets on the same team, causing the Suotuo Great Soul Fighting Arena tremendous losses.

Left with no choice, Manager Ao sought out Tang San, who had displayed astonishing performance in the Soul Fighting Arena.

The two reached an agreement: Tang San would lead his team to challenge the Imperial Fighting Team.

Tang San took the opportunity to ask:

"Manager Ao, I heard there was a teenage boy whose Second Soul Ring had reached the thousand-year level. He won one hundred matches in your Great Soul Arena in just one month. Do you know anything about him?"

Manager Ao shook his head with a smile.

"Not much. However, I have doubts about their true identities. All eight of them had ice and water attributes. If I'm not mistaken, aside from that boy, the other seven were all girls disguised as boys."

"All girls?"

"That's right. One of the girls was especially unusual—she possessed the Top-Tier Beast Spirit, the Ice Phoenix. Their skin was all fair, so they clearly weren't from a coastal city. I guess they all came from the inland water city—Skywater City."