First Soul Skill: Golden Dragon's Wrath, Mandala Snake's Terror

"Damn it!"

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang had completely lost his ability to fight, Tang San realized the seriousness of the situation.

If he still did not make a move, then once Yu Xiaogang was eaten by the Mandala Snake, he would be next!

As for running?

With his current child's body, there was no way he could outrun a Hundred Year Soul Beast.

I have to risk it!

"Six Principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record—Hundred Forms of Hidden Weapons!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The next moment, Tang San took white radishes from Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges Night, the Soul Tool Yu Xiaogang had given him, and threw them at the Mandala Snake.

These white radishes had originally been food prepared for Luo Sanpao, and there were quite a few of them.

The number of hidden weapons on him was not large either, so he could use these white radishes in place of some of them.

The white radishes would disrupt it, while the hidden weapons would inflict damage.

"Six Principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record—Secretly Cross the Chencang Pass!"

"Six Principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record—Lightness Technique, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!"

Next, relying on the agility granted by Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Tang San repeatedly evaded the Mandala Snake's attacks.

At the same time, he used Secretly Cross the Chencang Pass to coordinate the white radishes with his hidden weapons, continuously attacking the Mandala Snake's body.

His eyes also turned purple as he searched for openings in the Mandala Snake's body.

"Six Principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record—Purple Demon Eye!"

For a time, man and snake fell into a stalemate, neither able to do anything to the other.

"Tang San, you two look pretty miserable."

As Tang San and the Mandala Snake traded blows, a calm voice suddenly rang out without warning.

In an instant, Tang San retreated as if facing a great enemy, scrambling frantically backward.

Seeing this, the Mandala Snake swept its tail aside, knocking away all the white radishes and hidden weapons Tang San had thrown, then retreated to the other side.

Immediately afterward, Tang San and the Mandala Snake both looked in the same direction.

"Heh heh."

Under the gazes of the man and snake, Xiao Chen held Xiao Wu's hand and slowly walked out of the forest.

If he did not come out now, Tang San's Purple Demon Eye would advance after a while.

After that, he would use the remaining two moves of the Six Principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Cross the Sea Under Camouflage and Dragon Capturing Crane Controlling, to assist Hundred Forms of Hidden Weapons in killing the Mandala Snake.

And once the Mandala Snake died, it would be difficult for him to raise Xiao Wu's favorability.

"Xiao Chen? Xiao Wu?"

Seeing who had arrived, Tang San froze briefly before speaking in rebuttal.

"Xiao Chen, you have no idea what we ran into. That's a Hundred Year Soul Beast. You have no idea how powerful a Hundred Year Soul Beast—"

"Is a Hundred Year Soul Beast very powerful?"

Before Tang San could finish, Xiao Chen directly interrupted him and asked.

Hearing that, Xiao Wu's ears twitched slightly. She pressed a finger to her cheek and tilted her little head.

"Just average, I guess. Anyway, it definitely can't be stronger than Brother Xiao Chen."

"That's what I thought. How powerful could a Hundred Year Soul Beast be? So this is all it amounts to."

Xiao Chen shrugged indifferently.

"You!"

Tang San gritted his teeth, fury burning in his heart.

He was not angry at Xiao Chen's arrogance. By now, he had grown somewhat used to that.

What truly enraged him was Xiao Wu's "Brother Xiao Chen" just now!

During the time they had been separated from the group, Xiao Chen had taken advantage of his Xiao Wu again!

But Tang San quickly chose silence, forcibly suppressing the rage in his heart.

A smug glint even flickered in his eyes.

Because that Mandala Snake had attacked Xiao Chen!

As long as the Mandala Snake exposed a fatal opening, he could kill it in one stroke.

When that happened, compared to Xiao Chen, who only knew how to boast, Xiao Wu would definitely be more drawn to him, the stronger one.

At that point, forget having Xiao Wu call him Brother Tang San—even calling him Dad would be no problem!

"What did you say? It's merely a Hundred Year Soul Beast, yet you praise it so highly. You simply don't understand what true strength is."

Xiao Chen paid no attention to Tang San's plans or the Mandala Snake's pounce.

He directly released his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul, both hands transforming into dazzling Golden Dragon Claws.

"Bang!"

Before everyone's eyes, Xiao Chen slowly raised his right hand and directly blocked the Mandala Snake's massive incoming tail.

Most importantly, Xiao Chen's face remained calm, as though he had merely performed an ordinary action.

This scene instantly enraged the Mandala Snake, and it instinctively tried to exert more force.

However, no matter how hard the Mandala Snake struggled, the result remained the same.

It simply could not shake Xiao Chen's Golden Dragon Claw!

"What? That's impossible!"

Seeing that Xiao Chen had actually blocked the Mandala Snake's attack head-on with merely Martial Soul Release, Tang San's expression instantly changed. His eyes widened as though he had seen a ghost.

He knew Xiao Chen was very strong.

But he had never imagined that, in his Martial Soul Possession state, Xiao Chen's strength could reach such a terrifying level!

And what kind of Martial Soul was that?

It shone with golden light and looked incredibly powerful.

His Soul Power was also much more vigorous than before. Could it be that he had already successfully obtained his First Soul Ring...

Impossible.

His teacher had said that Xiao Chen could absolutely not obtain a First Soul Ring!

Right.

The Mandala Snake must have been careless. As long as it got serious, Xiao Chen would definitely die.

After all, that was a powerful Hundred Year Soul Beast. Even his level 29 Second Ring Great Soul Master teacher, who possessed two Hundred Year Soul Rings, had been instantly defeated by it.

How could Xiao Chen possibly be its match?

"..."

On the other side, the Mandala Snake was panicking badly.

Its snake eyes stared uncertainly at Xiao Chen, as though considering whether it should leave.

After all, the situation before it was just a tiny bit different from what it had expected!

Seeing this, Xiao Chen did not waste any more time and directly made his move.

"Use card, Soul Ring Disguise!"

Very quickly, Xiao Chen's Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, which should have been black, turned purple.

It was then that Xiao Chen calmly spoke.

"Tang San, watch carefully."

"This is what true—strength looks like!"

Before everyone's eyes, a purple Soul Ring rose beneath Xiao Chen's feet.

And it immediately lit up!

"First Soul Skill, Golden Dragon's Wrath!"

"Roar!"

In an instant, an earth-shaking dragon roar erupted from Xiao Chen's body.

At the same time, terrifying Dragon Might, carrying a Golden Spirit Power shockwave, swept through the entire area.

Wherever the Dragon Might and Soul Power shockwave passed, everyone and every Soul Beast besides Xiao Chen and Xiao Wu was directly intimidated, then blasted back by the Soul Power shockwave.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were sent flying by the Soul Power shockwave in a single exchange, flailing wildly through the air.

Even the 432-year Mandala Snake suffered the same fate.

Its enormous body first stiffened, then was tyrannically blasted several meters back by the Soul Power shockwave.

This sudden change filled the Mandala Snake's eyes with terror.

Because it could now sense from Xiao Chen a terrifying suppression originating from deep within its bloodline.

As well as the aura of death!

Unfortunately, the Mandala Snake wanted to flee, but Xiao Chen reacted faster and grabbed it directly by the tail.

For a moment, the two sides remained locked in place.

Of course.

Xiao Chen had done this deliberately.

If he wanted to, he could pin this Mandala Snake down and beat it at any time.

The reason he was doing this now was so that later, he could release it more reasonably and raise Xiao Wu's favorability!

"Purple Soul Ring? Y-you... your First Soul Ring is actually a Thousand-Year Soul Ring!"

Seeing the color of the Soul Ring around Xiao Chen, Tang San, who had just fallen from the air and landed face-first in the dirt, finally could not hold back any longer and cried out in disbelief.

Because his teacher, the foremost authority on theory across the continent, had said that the limit for a Soul Master's First Soul Ring was 432 years.

If that was the case, then what was going on with Xiao Chen now?

And that powerful Hundred Year Soul Beast his teacher had spoken of, in Xiao Chen's hands...

Could his teacher's theory be wrong?

Thinking of this, Tang San subconsciously looked toward Yu Xiaogang, who had been poisoned into a daze and, after falling, had unfortunately been left hanging upside down from a tree with his tongue sticking out.

His eyes were filled with confusion and doubt.

But in the end, Tang San still gritted his teeth and chose to go detoxify Yu Xiaogang.

Only when the other man woke up could he learn the truth!