One Kun Year
A small town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
When Tang San and Xiao Wu emerged from the forest, it was nearly dusk of the next day. They checked into the same hotel they had come from, and each took a hot bath to wash away the grime.
After dinner, the two sat on the lounge chairs on the balcony of their room, with a clear starry sky overhead.
Xiao Wu looked at the stars in the sky, then suddenly turned to Tang San and asked, "Third Brother, where are we going next? Back to Nuoding City, or do we have some other plans?"
Tang San leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on the distant night, and remained silent for a moment.
To be honest, Tang San didn't know what to do at that moment either.
Tang San only recognizes a small portion of the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He needs an Immortal Herb Catalogue so he can identify all of Immortal Herb.
Tang San remembered that there were two people on the Douluo Continent who possessed the Immortal Herb Catalogue. One was Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall, and the other was Yang Wudi, the patriarch of the Breaking Clan.
Tang San dared not think about Chrysanthemum Douluo for the time being.
As for Yang Wudi, for well-known reasons, Yang Wudi deeply hates the Clear Sky Sect, especially Tang Hao. If Yang Wudi were to find out that he is Tang Hao's son, Tang San is truly worried that Yang Wudi would stab him a thousand times without saying a word.
Tang San knew he was terrified of death and valued his life highly, so he didn't want to take such a risk.
Moreover, Ye Lingling's Martial Soul defect is not dangerous in the short term, and the inheritance problem of the Nine Heart Begonia cannot be solved in a day or two. I still have time to slowly find a solution.
There are still three years until the timeline of the Shrek Academy opening in the original story.
No rush, we can't rush. There's still plenty of time. Let's take it one step at a time.
Tang San snapped out of his thoughts, looked at Xiao Wu, and said, "Let's go back to Nuoding City."
"We've been waiting in Nuoding City for over a year, and my dad still hasn't come back. If I leave Nuoding City, and he comes back looking for me and can't find me, that would be a problem."
Xiao Wu nodded in agreement; she would go wherever Tang San went.
The two rested in the town for one night and set off back to Nuoding City early the next morning.
Two and a half years later, Nuoding City.
The old locust tree in the yard has turned green again. Its branches and leaves overlap, casting a cool shade over half the yard. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground, swaying gently in the breeze.
Tang San stood in the center of the courtyard, shirtless, holding the Vajra Hammer, practicing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
Thanks to the foundation he laid from childhood, as well as the triple factors of Whale Rubber, life-type Soul Rings, and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, Tang San's height has reached nearly 1.85 meters. He has broad shoulders, a strong physique, clearly defined eight-pack abs, powerful arms, and every inch of his muscles contains explosive power.
Years of practicing hammer techniques have given Tang San a perfect inverted triangle physique, with broad shoulders, a strong waist, and long, powerful legs.
His face had shed its last trace of childishness, becoming resolute and angular. His features were deep-set, with strong lines, a well-defined jawline, and sharp, steady eyes, giving him an indescribable, compelling handsomeness.
The Vajra Hammer felt weightless in his hand. The hammer whistled through the air, and with each strike, the power accumulated layer upon layer. By the eighty-first strike, the hammer's force had created a sharp, piercing sound, and with a "whoosh!" it shook the leaves off the trees.
Tang San put away his hammer and stood up, took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling slightly, his breathing steady as usual.
Xiao Wu sat on the threshold, her hands supporting her chin, her long legs crossed in front of her, staring blankly at Tang San.
In the two and a half years, Xiao Wu has changed a lot.
She has reached a height of 1.7 meters, with long, straight legs that gleam white in the sunlight. Her face is fair and rosy, and her features are even more delicate than they were two years ago. Her large eyes are bright and captivating, and her eyelashes are long and curled.
Perhaps due to the effects of taking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Xiao Wu's figure developed faster and more voluptuously than Tang San had imagined. The curves of her breasts were exaggerated, stretching her dresses tightly, while her waist was so slender that it could be grasped with a single hand, creating a striking contrast.
Every time Tang San caught a glimpse of it, he would quickly look away and then silently recite the Heart Sutra in his mind.
Although the two had long since confirmed their relationship, they had only ever held hands and, at most, kissed. Tang San had never taken that final step. Although Xiao Wu would never refuse if Tang San wanted to, a fact Tang San clearly sense from the Xiao Wu eyes, he was hesitant to take that step now due to their age difference.
Tang San set a bottom line for himself: at least after he turned twelve. Calculating the time, it was time to reap the rewards.
"Third Brother, are you finished practicing?" Xiao Wu stood up when she saw Tang San put away his hammer and handed him a towel.
Tang San took the towel, wiped the sweat off his body, and then put on a loose robe.
"Okay, let's go, Xiao Wu. We'll set off after we finish eating. We'll head to Holy Soul Village first, and then go hunt for Soul Rings."
"Okay, I'll listen to Third Brother." Xiao Wu gave a cute bunny look, her eyes curving into crescents.
Tang San reached out and gently patted her head. Xiao Wu's rabbit ears twitched, but she didn't flinch.
In two and a half years, Tang San's Soul Power increased from level 33 to level 40.
Xiao Wu also went from level 33 to level 40, and yesterday she successfully condensed a Fourth Soul Ring with an age of nearly 8,000 years, and her Soul Power also reached level 42.
After Xiao Wu consumed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, her cultivation speed increased dramatically, sometimes putting immense pressure on Tang San. He thought, "I'm already fast enough, how come this rabbit seems even faster than me?"
In the evenings, the two would occasionally spar. Blue Silver Grass versus Soft Bone Rabbit. Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was incredibly resilient, and Xiao Wu's speed and explosive power were also astonishing, but once Xiao Wu was controlled by Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, she basically had no chance to fight back.
As the two of them successively broke through to level 40, they began to prepare to leave Nuoding City. Their goal, naturally, was to first obtain Tang San's Fourth Soul Ring.
For his Fourth Soul Ring, Tang San's goal was Plant-type Soul Beast with an age of around 20,000 years. In terms of physical strength, after undergoing Ice and Fire Body Tempering and Whale Rubber enhancement, he was already far superior to ordinary people, so absorbing a 20,000-year Soul Ring was not a problem.
However, there is a fundamental difference between Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and those that possess mental power.
Therefore, when Tang San broke through to level 40 five days ago, he had already taken the "Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew".
After taking the medicine, Tang San's eyesight and Spiritual Power greatly improved, and his External Soul Bone "Dreamlike Illusion Eyes" was also greatly enhanced.
The energy of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew" and the Dreamlike Illusion Eyes" deeply merged, increasing the age of this External Soul Bone more than threefold, from ten thousand years to nearly forty thousand years.
While being able to see through all illusions and deceptions, the "Illusory Gaze" skill of the Dreamlike Illusion Eyes has evolved into a new mental attack skill called "Annihilation Light".
When activated, a beam of blue light can be emitted from the left eye, and a beam of red light can be emitted from the right eye.
When blue light hits a target, it can slow the target's speed by 50%.
When the red light hits a target, it causes a mental shock, ranging from brief dizziness to complete loss of consciousness and coma, resulting in severe psychological damage.
The specific damage depends on the Spiritual Power Tang San infused, and the difference between his Spiritual Power and that of the target.
The two skills can be used individually or simultaneously. When released simultaneously, the blue and red lights merge into a purple-gold beam, producing both slowing and mental shock effects, thus doubling their power.
The second skill, "Disguise," has evolved into the ability to disguise two Soul Rings simultaneously.
Tang San was naturally very pleasantly surprised by this.
Disguising one's Soul Rings can help one avoid many unnecessary troubles during the growth stage.
The Annihilation Light, on the other hand, provides a powerful mental attack and control skill, which can be used as a trump card for survival.