Tang San Gets Stronger When Provoked—Does Blue Silver Bind Really Need a Soul Skill?

"Work-study students, assemble!"

Tang San returned to the dormitory and shouted.

His shout instantly gave the work-study students in Seventh Dormitory a fright.

"Dorm Leader, you're back. What's wrong?"

Wang Sheng asked in confusion. "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Tang San said flatly, "I've obtained my First Soul Ring. Now, I'm going to challenge those self-funded students!"

"We work-study students have endured their oppression for too long. It's time to change that!"

As soon as Tang San finished speaking, Wang Sheng slapped the bed and sprang to his feet.

"I agree!"

News of the work-study students challenging Xiao Chenyu swiftly spread throughout Nuoding Academy.

But no one thought highly of Tang San.

In their minds, no matter how capable a first-year kid was, how strong could he possibly be?

Xiao Chenyu was one of the few who had reached the Soul Master realm.

After class ended at noon,

A large group of self-funded students, along with all the work-study students, swiftly gathered in the Small Forest behind the Academy.

"Xiao Chenyu, if I win this time, I'll be the Boss of Nuoding Academy from now on."

With his arms folded across his chest, Tang San coldly stared at Xiao Chenyu and his followers.

Xiao Chenyu did not waste words.

"Fine. But if you lose, every one of you work-study students will become my pets!"

The two sides quickly began fighting.

Xiao Wu tried several times to step in, but Tang Lin stopped her every time.

As for drawing attention by taking the lead, Tang San could handle that.

Although Tang San had only obtained his First Soul Ring after half a year, Xiao Chenyu was still no match for him.

Very soon, Tang San easily bound Xiao Chenyu completely with Blue Silver Bind. Then, he pretended that he could unleash the Mandala Snake's poison but could not cure it, frightening Xiao Chenyu into complete submission.

Tang Lin could only sigh at how powerful this world's force of correction was.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had gone to the Soul Hunting Forest only after half a year, yet they had still encountered the Mandala Snake by such a coincidence.

Tang San naturally became the Boss of all Nuoding Academy.

Every student had to listen to him.

A strange feeling immediately arose within him.

He enjoyed it more and more, becoming increasingly intoxicated by it.

He suddenly felt that his previous life had been nothing but hardship.

If he could have lived like this back then, how could he have been forced to jump off a cliff and kill himself?

Time swiftly passed, and another half year went by in the blink of an eye.

When Nuoding Academy's holiday arrived,

The three returned to Holy Soul Village together.

Just as in the original plot, Tang Hao had only left a letter at home and was nowhere to be found.

Its contents had not changed much.

After staying at home for two days,

The three returned to Nuoding Academy once more.

Since Tang Hao was not there, there was no need for them to remain any longer.

Soon, more than another year passed.

Tang Lin reached Level 20.

Then, a week later, Tang San also reached Level 20.

"Finally, Level 20."

Tang San let out a long breath of stale air, feeling a wave of relief.

"I can obtain my Second Soul Ring."

[System Ability Refresh.]

[Current Ability: Get Stronger When Provoked. As long as someone's defenses are broken, rewards can be obtained.]

"System, you finally refreshed!"

"Break someone's defenses?"

"I'll have to think about how to make that work."

Tang Lin muttered to herself as she looked at Tang San.

The first target was already right here.

"Xiao San, you finally reached Level 20."

"I waited a week for you. Now we can go hunt Soul Beasts and obtain Soul Rings together."

The smile on Tang San's face instantly froze.

"Sister, you reached Level 20 a week ago?"

[Tang San's Defense Broken Degree Thirty-Five Percent.]

"Yeah."

Tang Lin nodded.

"Isn't that normal?"

"Xiao Wu reached Level 20 a month ago and already has her Second Soul Ring."

"You're the slowest."

"You both have Innate Full Soul Power, but the difference between you two is quite large."

Tang San froze again.

I'm the slowest?

[Tang San's Defense Broken Degree Eighty Percent.]

"Come on, Xiao San. Let's find your Teacher."

"Perfect timing. While we're getting your Second Soul Ring, we can find a suitable Soul Beast for me too."

Tang San stiffly nodded, unable to understand how, despite possessing the Tang Sect's techniques, his Cultivation speed was the slowest.

Before long, the two arrived at Yu Xiaogang's room on the Top Floor.

When Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang Lin had reached Level 20, he was completely stunned.

He stared at Tang Lin with his eyes wide open.

"Your Soul Power is Level 20?"

"You silently reached Level 20? When did you obtain your First Soul Ring? Let me see."

Tang Lin spread her right hand, and azure Blue Silver Grass slowly extended from her palm.

A Yellow Soul Ring slowly appeared beneath her feet.

She had deliberately used Blue Silver Domain to disguise her blue Natal Bloodline Soul Ring as yellow.

"On the way back home, I encountered a dying Hundred Year Soul Beast. I happened to kill it and absorbed its Soul Ring, but I didn't mention it."

Tang Lin casually explained where the Soul Ring had come from. In any case, no one had seen it.

"Then what is your First Soul Skill?"

Yu Xiaogang continued asking curiously.

Tang Lin's First Soul Ring flashed.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Overlord Sword!"

An azure longsword, about a meter in length, appeared in her hand.

"Blue Silver Overlord Sword. It's a rather imposing name, but it's useless."

"Blue Silver Grass is suited for the Control System."

"Your sword is useless. This waste Martial Soul is completely wasted now."

With his hands behind his back, Yu Xiaogang paced back and forth through the room, looking exactly like a Teacher scolding a student.

"This is the downside of not having a famous Teacher's guidance. A blade of grass wants to attack? Isn't that a joke?"

Tang Lin could not be bothered to argue with Yu Xiaogang. He was being a frog at the bottom of a well again, believing that everything he knew was all there was in the world.

"A Grain of Dust Can Fill the Sea; a single blade of grass can also cut down the sun, moon, and stars!"

Yu Xiaogang began talking about Tang San again, his eyes full of satisfaction.

"For example, Xiao San's First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Bind, is extremely suitable."

Tang Lin suddenly thought of how to deal Tang San the final blow to his defenses.

"But does Blue Silver Bind really require using up a Soul Ring to learn?"

"Watch my Blue Silver Bind!"

Tang Lin swiftly activated the second ability of her First Soul Skill. Nine Blue Silver Vines suddenly rose from the ground and firmly bound Yu Xiaogang.

"This is different."

"You're only using Blue Silver Vines to bind someone. This isn't a Soul Skill."

"You can easily break free from yours."

Yu Xiaogang exerted force with both arms and spread them outward.

Nothing happened.

Instead, the Blue Silver Vines tightened around him.

Tiny sword leaves opened one after another along the vines. With the slightest movement, they cut one small gash after another into his clothes.

"I can't breathe! Let me go!"

At last, Yu Xiaogang could no longer endure it and began begging for mercy.

Tang San was dumbfounded. What the hell had he learned as his First Soul Skill?

[Tang San Defense Break Degree One Hundred Percent. Reward...]