Tang San Taught "Divine Skills," Xiao Wu Began to Want to Leave

"Cough, cough."

"If we're talking about the most handsome men on the continent, I do have three candidates in mind."

"First is the clan head of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects—Thunder Douluo. In his youth, he was elegant and dashing, with a thunder dragon protecting his body. With a wave of his hand, blue lightning descended from the heavens, incomparably domineering."

"Second, the current Clear Sky Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect. His talent is unmatched. Back then, with the Clear Sky Hammer in hand, he and his wife fought against the former tyrannical, unreasonable Pope, overwhelming Qian Jun with peerless might."

"Not them. Definitely not them. The person I want to find has a perfect figure, an elegant bearing, refined and gentle. Every move he makes is like that of a young immortal. He isn't that violent."

Yu Xiaogang named two people in succession, but Xiao Wu kept shaking her head. The moment she heard them, she knew those two were not the person she was looking for.

Yu Xiaogang gave Xiao Wu a strange look. This girl was usually so close to Xiao San they seemed like one person, so why had she suddenly become interested in another man?

Sigh, Xiao San.

You still haven't learned how to turn Sister into a wife? Do you need Teacher to teach you step by step?

Yu Xiaogang continued, "Then it can only be the last person. Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—Chen Xin. He was a young heavenly prodigy, the number one swordsman of the present age, with no one able to surpass him. In the realm of sword souls, he could be called peerlessly magnificent."

"That sounds a little like him. Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect... Chen Xin. Master, how old is he?"

Xiao Wu's pretty face brightened with joy. She felt that the third person Master described was very similar to the person she wanted to find.

"About a hundred years old."

"What? I'm asking about a young man under twenty, thirty at the oldest, and you're telling me about a hundred-year-old geezer? Ugh! I swear!"

The moment Xiao Wu heard the age, her temper flared.

If not for the fact that he was Third Brother's teacher, she really wanted to pick up a brick and smash this Master to death.

"I know what you want to ask."

"Among the younger generation, such a peerlessly magnificent man probably hasn't appeared yet. If Xiao San has good fortune in the future, he may have that chance."

"Besides, the Soul Beast that took you away was the king of the forest, the Titan Giant Ape. Its strength is comparable to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even a Titled Douluo wouldn't get the better of it, so the person who saved you couldn't possibly be young—unless you're lying, or you saw wrong."

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Xiao Wu calmly and said.

"No. Third Brother is very outstanding too, but that person... isn't someone Third Brother can compare to. And I wouldn't have seen wrong."

"I'm not lying..."

Xiao Wu muttered a little guiltily. She might mistake anyone else, but she would never mistake such an otherworldly, unparalleled man.

"Forget it. Since you don't know such a person, Master, I'll just go look for him myself."

"You won't be able to find him. A Soul Master under thirty who could save you from the king of the forest—search the whole continent and you still wouldn't find one."

Yu Xiaogang said confidently.

Roar—

Beneath the starry sky, a beast's cry suddenly tore through the silence.

Because of the day's training, Shrek's Little Monsters had all fallen into a deep sleep.

As if in a dream, they heard a terrifying beast roar.

"Aaahhh—vicious beast, don't eat me! Eat Fatty, he has more meat!"

Smack—

"Are we even brothers? You actually told a Soul Beast to eat me?"

Ma Hongjun slapped Oscar right across his little face.

Oscar jolted upright from his sleep and touched his face.

"I dreamed a ferocious Soul Beast slapped me! That's outrageous!"

"In the middle of the night, how could there be a beast roar? Xiao San, do you know what's going on?"

"It seems to have come from the neighboring Peach Blossom Spring Academy. I don't know what they're doing again. These past few days, beast roars have been coming from there from time to time."

Tang San sat on the roof of one of the rooms at Shrek Academy, cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill and absorbing the essence of the sun and moon.

Unable to sleep at night because of his worries, Dai Mubai, who was practicing Soul Skills and movement techniques at Shrek Academy, looked up and said to him, "No matter what they're trying to do, we have to beat them. Otherwise, Master is right—we'll lose all face."

"Boss Dai, there was actually a reason you and Fatty lost to them."

"That teacher from Peach Blossom Spring Academy really isn't simple. The things he teaches have quite a background. Although I can't tell where what Zhu Zhuqing learned comes from, what Ning Rongrong and that Wang Sheng learned looks a lot like martial arts I once saw in an ancient book, called Golden Bell Shield Iron Shirt and Xing Yi Quan."

"Of these two martial arts, one can turn the body into copper skin and iron bones, making it impervious to blades and spears. The other can imitate the momentum and movements of animals, unleashing astonishing fist techniques."

Tang San thought for a moment. He had not wanted to reveal too much, but he still spoke. At first, he had not expected that this world would actually have unique arts similar to those martial sects from his previous life, and that they could even be cultivated together with Martial Souls.

"Xiao San, you know these two martial arts? Then hurry up and teach me. If I also knew this kind of impervious-to-blades-and-spears martial art, I'd definitely beat that Pink Haired Girl until she knelt down and called me grandpa."

Ma Hongjun, who had been startled awake in the middle of the night, yawned and walked out. When he heard Tang San's words, his whole person instantly perked up.

Tang San shook his head.

"I'd only seen records like that in that ancient book, but I never learned it myself, so I can't teach you."

"Ugh, what's the use of only knowing the name? We still can't counter it. We're done for. I feel like before Master even trains us past our own limits, we might just die of exhaustion first."

"Heavens above, why are you so cruel to me? Losing to a pink-haired support girl feels worse than killing me."

Ma Hongjun leaned against the doorframe and let out a long sigh toward the sky.

After losing to Ning Rongrong once, his status in the academy had plummeted. Whether it was Flender, Zhao Wuji, or Yu Xiaogang, the Master who had only recently arrived, none of them thought much of him anymore.

That hurt him badly.

"Not knowing it doesn't mean there's no way to counter it."

At that moment, Tang San thought for a moment, then spoke.

"Xiao San, you have a way to restrain them?"

Dai Mubai hurriedly asked.

"Nothing in this world is invincible. There's definitely a way to counter it, so there's nothing to be afraid of. But I haven't fully figured it out yet. I'll need to study it before I can reach a conclusion. For now, everyone should focus on special training and raise your own strength. Once you combine that with my method, if we face students from Peach Blossom Spring Academy again in the future, we should have a chance to win."

"All right, Xiao San. I'll trust you this once."

"Mm. Boss Dai, Fatty, although I don't know Golden Bell Shield Iron Shirt or Xing Yi Quan, I did memorize some other moves from that ancient book. I copied them down by hand over the past few days. If you're interested, you can learn them. They should help."

"Point Force Method? Breaking the surface through a single point? This is a bit like that pink-haired girl's Inch Strength."

"Fortune Method? Mobilizing the strength of the whole body to launch an attack. That's kind of interesting."

Tang San tossed two small booklets to Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai. When they saw the contents of the booklets, both Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were rather surprised.

"As long as you master these two techniques, you probably won't lose to them again. Point Force Method can gather your strength into one spot, making it easier to break through defenses. Fortune Method can mobilize your whole-body strength and put your body in its best condition."

Tang San said calmly.

This Point Force Method and Fortune Method were both basic methods from the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons manual. If he singled them out and taught them to his teammates, that shouldn't count as leaking Tang Sect secrets, right?

To revive the Tang Sect, letting them learn a few outer-sect techniques was the only option he had.

"What about me? What would be better for me to learn?"

At that moment, Oscar also came out holding his aching waist, looking somewhat expectant.

"Uh, sorry, Xiao Ao. You're a food-system Soul Master. I didn't see anything in that ancient book suitable for you to learn. Sorry."

"Ah? I see. All right, then."

Oscar was a little disappointed.

"Third Brother, I'm sorry. I can't stay here and study with you anymore. I'm going to find the person I love."

"Otherwise, I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

That midnight, on Shrek Academy's plaza beneath the moonlight, Xiao Wu carried a bundle on her back and clutched a farewell letter in her hand, planning to sneak away.

Just as she gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, and was about to leave the farewell letter at the entrance of the boys' dormitory before running off, the dormitory door suddenly let out a soft creak, startling Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu? What are you doing here?"

"Third Brother... I..."

"Shh. Since you're here too, come with me. Follow me, Xiao Wu."

Tang San carefully closed the door and led Xiao Wu toward the outside of Shrek.

"Where are we going?"

"To investigate what's going on with the soul beasts' cries at night recently."