Lu Yan vs. Tang San's Full-Power Outburst: Ruthlessness

Lu Yan looked at Tang San.

He had not expected Tang San to catch up, nor had he noticed his trail.

As expected of an assassin in his previous life—his tracking and lurking were flawless.

"Dream on."

If he were going to give in, he would have done so long ago.

At worst, they would fight.

Butterfly Wings emerged behind Lu Yan as he slowly rose into the air, having no desire to tangle with Tang San.

Whoosh!

Before he had flown even two meters, Lu Yan heard the sound of air breaking. A dark, deep Sleeve Arrow glinting with cold light shot toward him.

It was far faster than the little stones from before.

Lu Yan nimbly evaded it and looked at Tang San, whose eyes gleamed with cold light.

A chill also surfaced in his pupils.

Dream Butterfly's flight speed was not very fast. If Tang San kept tracking him while using hidden weapons to obstruct him, he might not be able to leave.

If he could not leave, then he would fight.

Did Tang San really think he was afraid of him?

He swiftly darted forward through the air. As long as he entered the range of his soul skill—

Tang San would undoubtedly lose.

Although his Soul Power was currently inferior to Tang San's, his Spiritual Power already surpassed Tang San's by quite a bit.

Tang San understood this. Ever since his battle with Lu Yan that day, he had discussed it with his teacher.

Lu Yan's soul skill seemed terrifying, but it required contact with those Silver Points to take effect.

For that reason—

The moment the battle began, he chose to wear Lu Yan down and attack from a distance.

Especially since his Blue Silver Grass was inherently a control-type Martial Soul.

Long-range control came more naturally to him.

Hidden weapons likewise required distance.

As long as he did not touch the Silver Light Spots, he would remain invincible in this battle.

Lu Yan might be able to fly, but that also consumed Soul Power. With his meager cultivation, how long could he keep flying?

Once Lu Yan exhausted his Soul Power and fell from the sky—

It would be Tang San's world.

This time, he not only wanted Lu Yan's soul skill abilities, but also a complete understanding of his Martial Soul.

So he could help his teacher complete the research.

They had already become enemies. According to the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, he had to kill him and uproot the problem completely.

"You've gotten smarter."

Lu Yan looked at Tang San more than twenty meters away, his heart sinking.

He had known that once a soul skill was used, it would lose its mystery.

Especially since Tang San had personally fallen victim to it; he would understand it even better.

Flight was ultimately what kept him in an invincible position.

Lu Yan also knew his own weakness. Even after cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, which made his Soul Power steady and enduring—

He still could not maintain flight for too long.

Since Tang San wanted to stop him, then he could follow him in.

Lu Yan looked toward the dense forest beside the road. That was the best place to fight.

It could effectively limit Tang San's hidden weapons.

Lu Yan dodged Tang San's First Soul Skill: Entangling.

At the same time, he had to carefully evade the hidden weapons.

His mind was focused to the extreme.

Fortunately, he knew Tang San's Hidden Weapon Techniques like the back of his hand. Every hidden weapon that flew toward him—

How it would fly, how it would spin, and how tricky its angle would be—he knew all of it in advance.

He did not need to be faster than the hidden weapons. He only needed to react and move faster than Tang San.

Relying on Dream Butterfly's flying speed, Lu Yan slipped into the dense forest. In just a few movements, his figure vanished among the trees.

The hidden weapons struck the trunks directly. They carried such force that even after embedding themselves in the wood, their tails still trembled slightly.

"How is his reaction speed so fast?"

Tang San could not understand it. Even with tricky angles, even after using two hidden weapons to collide with each other, he still could not hit Lu Yan.

Trying to escape with flight? That was simply wishful thinking.

Tang San thought to himself.

To him, with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, dense forest and open ground were no different.

Lu Yan's flight speed would instead be restricted.

Foolish.

Tang San quickly followed. He had to capture him.

The moment he rushed into the dense forest—

Whoosh!

A fist-sized chunk of stone shot straight at his forehead.

He was not trying to escape after all.

Tang San was surprised.

Without a soul skill that could take effect, it was merely a simple flying ability.

Yet Lu Yan actually dared to turn around and ambush him.

He really had guts.

Tang San's body shifted, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track unfolded. With a bang, the stone smashed into a tree trunk.

Purple Demon Eyes helped him Lock On to Lu Yan, who flashed past atop a large tree over ten meters away.

"Found you."

Tang San gave a bloodthirsty smile and quickly chased after him with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, while carefully watching his surroundings for Silver Light Spots.

If he were ambushed, he might even lose.

Lu Yan leaped and moved between the tree trunks at incredible speed. Even with Tang San chasing at full force, he could only trail far behind, occasionally using hidden weapons to hinder him.

"Lu Yan, stop running."

"Tell me about your Martial Soul and soul ring abilities, and I can spare your life."

Tang San did not forget to tempt him with words, trying every possible way to slow him down.

Spare his life? That was nothing more than a lie for fooling children.

At the same time, Tang San was calculating Lu Yan's Soul Power.

Lu Yan was only a level-twelve Soul Master, and he was flying. His Soul Power consumption had to be enormous.

Though Tang San was only level fifteen, he had far more Soul Power than Lu Yan, and he was using hidden weapons most of the time.

He used Blue Silver Grass very little.

Moreover, he cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, a supreme cultivation method brought from another world. His Soul Power was steady, peaceful, and long-lasting.

Perhaps even a level-twenty Soul Grandmaster could not outlast him through Soul Power consumption alone.

A quarter of an hour later.

As Lu Yan crossed between two trees seven or eight meters apart, his wings suddenly dispersed, and his entire body fell uncontrollably.

Tang San smiled.

Sure enough, Lu Yan could no longer sustain his Soul Power.

Without Soul Power, Lu Yan was a lamb awaiting slaughter, with no chance of resisting him.

Even so, to be safe, Tang San still threw out two hidden weapons.

Not only to test him, but also to injure his legs.

So Lu Yan would have no chance to escape.

Ssh~ Ssh~

The hidden weapons entered his body, flashing two streaks of blood in the air before Lu Yan crashed heavily to the ground.

Kicking up a cloud of dust.

Only then did Tang San finally relax. Stepping forward with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, he moved to reap the fruits of victory.

Twenty meters, fifteen meters, ten meters...

Lu Yan suddenly rose to his feet, and the glow of Butterfly Wings lit up once more.

"Not good." Tang San reacted instantly and stepped into Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, intending to flee.

Once he was surrounded, he would certainly lose—he might even die.

Lu Yan coldly stared at the rapidly retreating Tang San. His face was smeared with blood, but it now wore an expression of delight and madness.

He was close enough. Tang San could not escape.

He had endured having his legs pierced by hidden weapons and falling from the air for this very moment.

His Soul Power truly was not as abundant as Tang San's. If he had not cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill—

His Soul Power should indeed have been exhausted.

But the existence of the Mysterious Heaven Skill allowed him to retain a portion of Soul Power, enough to unleash his soul skill.

His First Soul Ring flashed: Mental Severance.

It activated successfully in an instant.

At once, Silver Light Spots rapidly spread outward.

How could running compare to flying? In less than a breath, Tang San was surrounded.

The Silver Light Spots merged into his body, continuously severing the connection between his body and mind.

Tang San stared at Lu Yan with killing intent filling his eyes and took out the last seven or eight hidden weapons from Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.

Before he fell—

He would kill Lu Yan.

That way, even if he was controlled, victory would still belong to him.