The chill in the Blue-haired Girl's eyes seemed to melt slightly. She gently shook her head, her voice still cool but carrying less of its earlier frost. "Thank you for lending us a hand, sir. We are unharmed."
The pink-clothed girl curiously sized Tang San up, blinking her large eyes as she said brightly, "Thank you! Those bad guys were so annoying!"
"You're welcome. It was nothing," Tang San said with a faint smile.
"Damn it! Brat, you're asking to die!"
"You dare play the hero saving the beauty right in front of me?!"
"You little pretty boy!"
The leading young man, having been ignored, finally flew into a rage. Soul Power Fluctuation surged from his body, and three Soul Rings—two yellow and one purple—rose beneath his feet. He was actually a Soul Elder!
The companions behind him also released their Soul Rings, most of them Soul Grandmasters.
"Get him! Teach him a lesson!"
The young man roared and lunged at Tang San first. A layer of earth yellow light covered his fist; clearly, he had activated a soul skill.
The Blue-haired Girl's gaze sharpened. Three Soul Rings, likewise two yellow and one purple, rose beneath her feet, and an intense chill instantly spread through the area. Just as she was about to act, Tang San moved.
"Teach me a lesson? You lot aren't qualified."
Facing the Soul Elder's attack, Tang San curled the corner of his mouth upward in disdain. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, yet he did not even summon his Martial Soul.
With the slightest movement of his feet, his figure drifted like willow fluff, effortlessly evading the opponent's powerful punch.
At the same time, he pressed together the index and middle fingers of his right hand. Mysterious Jade Hand activated silently, and he struck