Copy Soul Skill, Going Against the Grain

A flash of violet suddenly erupted from Tang San's eyes.

He raised a hand and clenched it.

More than a dozen deep-blue Blue Silver Grass stalks instantly sprouted beneath Yang Yuan's feet, winding toward him.

Clearly, the few pebbles Tang San had thrown earlier had seemed intended to catch Yang Yuan off guard.

In truth, they had merely been bait to draw Yang Yuan's attention.

Blue Silver Entanglement was Tang San's true killing move.

Tang San knew full well that ordinary methods simply could not effectively harm Yang Yuan.

But after absorbing the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring, his Blue Silver Grass had inherited the snake's paralyzing venom.

If he could bind Yang Yuan, it would definitely leave him unable to fight for a short time, or at least greatly diminish his combat strength.

Tang San had extensive combat experience, yet he had still underestimated Yang Yuan's Double Pupil.

The instant Tang San made his move, Yang Yuan had already seen through it.

Even the path of Soul Power circulating within Tang San's body was completely within Yang Yuan's grasp.

Thus, the moment the deep-blue Blue Silver Grass burst from beneath his feet, Yang Yuan merely tapped the ground with his toes and easily evaded it once more.

Tang San's pupils constricted.

He could react to that too?!

Looking again, he realized Yang Yuan was now less than ten feet away from him.

Not good!

Tang San cried out inwardly, stepping into Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as he rapidly retreated.

At the same time, he used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to grab another handful of pebbles, flicking his fingers to shoot them all out.

Only then did Yang Yuan's speed "slow down."

Tang San's eyes lit up with delight.

It seemed Yang Yuan was not invincible after all. Those eyes of his had their limits.

"Yang Yuan, I've found your weakness!"

Tang San redoubled his efforts.

He retreated with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track while using Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to throw pebbles and keep Yang Yuan occupied.

With one pursuing and the other fleeing, Yang Yuan was unexpectedly unable to defeat Tang San in a short time.

The onlookers around them were even more awestruck.

"Gasp—"

"Tang San can actually hold up against Boss Yang for this long?"

Xiao Chenyu sucked in a breath of cold air.

After all, Xiao Wu had been completely unable to fight back against Boss Yang yesterday.

Even Xiao Wu could not help feeling puzzled.

Was Xiao San really this strong?

Elsewhere.

Chaos Color swirled within Yang Yuan's Double Pupil.

Tang San's every movement and every detail, including the path of internal force flowing through his body, unfolded completely before Yang Yuan's eyes.

If there had been progress bars, Yang Yuan would most likely have seen the bars for Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and Purple Demon Eye shooting upward.

However, if he held back too obviously, there was no guarantee Tang San would not notice something was off.

So, after chasing him for several more minutes, Yang Yuan suddenly accelerated, seized an opening in Tang San's defenses, and charged forward.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared before Tang San.

This is bad!

Tang San was horrified. He had never expected Yang Yuan to catch even such a tiny opening.

What followed was a barrage of punches from Yang Yuan, fulfilling Xiao Wu's wish and leaving Tang San in the same state she had been in.

Half a minute later.

Tang San collapsed limply onto the ground.

Yang Yuan stood beside his head, looking down at him.

"Challenging me comes at a price!"

"This is the price!"

After hearing that, a sharp gleam burst from Tang San's eyes, now swollen down to narrow slits.

"You may have won this time, but next time..."

"I'll definitely win!"

Tang San was brimming with confidence.

He had already discovered Yang Yuan's weakness!

Yang Yuan's lips curled upward slightly.

That was more like it. At least all the time he had spent putting on an act for Tang San had not gone to waste.

The reason he had held back was to give Tang San the illusion that they were evenly matched.

That way, Tang San would continue challenging him next time.

It would also make it easier for him to keep copying Tang Sect Ultimate Arts.

Heh heh~

With the battle over, the spectators all stepped forward, their faces filled with admiration as they looked at Yang Yuan.

Xiao Wu stood amid the crowd, watching Yang Yuan surrounded by everyone, and could not help curling her lips.

But when she thought of Tang San, who had likewise been beaten into a pig's head, she could not help revealing a gloating expression.

After returning to Dorm Seven amid the crowd, Yang Yuan immediately sat cross-legged on his bed.

He appeared to be meditating, so Wang Sheng and the others in the dormitory did not dare make a sound, afraid of disturbing him.

But Yang Yuan was not actually meditating.

Within his Double Pupil, countless intricate runes shifted endlessly, like humanoid symbols continuously evolving the gains he had obtained during the battle.

What he had gained was not only the Tang Sect Ultimate Arts copied from Tang San, but also an unexpected surprise.

During that battle.

Yang Yuan discovered that his Double Pupil seemed capable of copying more than just Tang San's Tang Sect Ultimate Arts.

It could even copy his Soul Skills.

That was right.

When Tang San had unleashed Blue Silver Entanglement, Yang Yuan had noticed a stream of Soul Power circulate through Tang San's body from his Soul Ring along a specific path before being released.

However, when Yang Yuan circulated his own Soul Power according to the path used by Blue Silver Entanglement, he did not obtain the corresponding result.

He immediately understood the reason.

It was because his Martial Soul was not Blue Silver Grass.

But since Yang Yuan was certain he could copy Soul Skills, he was naturally not speaking without basis.

The Double Pupil could perceive the origin of heaven and earth and evolve all manner of divine abilities.

Although Yang Yuan did not possess the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

He could visualize Blue Silver Grass and use his own Soul Power to evolve a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

And the deeper his visualization, the stronger the Blue Silver Grass he evolved would become.

Such an almost bug-like ability was nothing less than a dimensionality-reducing strike in Douluo Continent.

It could only be said that the Double Pupil's abilities were simply too overpowered.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.

During this time, Tang San challenged Yang Yuan three times. Though he lost every time.

Tang San did not lose heart.

Because he had found himself getting closer and closer to defeating Yang Yuan.

During the most recent challenge, by exploiting the Double Pupil's weakness, he had even managed to last nearly half an hour against Yang Yuan.

And the Double Pupil's greatest weakness was that it had limits.

As long as he launched enough hidden weapons at once, Yang Yuan's Double Pupil would be unable to react in time.

Among the Tang Sect's hidden weapon techniques was a special technique called Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers, specifically suited to countering Yang Yuan's Double Pupil.

This technique could fling dozens of silver needles at once. Once unleashed, Yang Yuan would surely be unable to evade them.

Of course, Tang San had not used this hidden weapon technique in front of Yang Yuan.

Always keep something in reserve.

If he and Yang Yuan became enemies one day, this move could catch him by surprise.

The academy's Back Hill.

Yang Yuan faced attacks from Tang San and Xiao Wu at the same time, and after a hard-fought half-hour battle, he "luckily" emerged victorious.

He looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu and shook his head.

"Looks like I should go obtain my First Soul Ring too. Otherwise, if this keeps up, I'm afraid it won't be long before I can't beat either of you."

The moment Xiao Wu heard this, she hurriedly said, "Boss, don't rush to get a Soul Ring. How about you build up your foundation a little longer?"

She still wanted to wash away her humiliation.

She had only just finally seen some hope. If Yang Yuan obtained a Soul Ring now, would her hope not go up in smoke?

After all, Yang Yuan was already this powerful without absorbing a Soul Ring.

If he absorbed one, would they not be even less of a match for him?

At the side, Tang San asked curiously, "Yang Yuan, which Teacher is taking you to obtain a Soul Ring?"

Yang Yuan spread his hands.

"I can go by myself. No need to trouble Teacher."

Tang San raised an eyebrow upon hearing that.

He had gone to the Soul Hunting Forest with Teacher before and knew how difficult it was to obtain a Soul Ring.

A mere four-hundred-year Mandala Snake had nearly killed both him and Teacher, whose Soul Power had reached Level 29.

Without anyone to guide him, Yang Yuan would likely struggle to deal with even a hundred-year Soul Beast.

At that thought, an idea suddenly emerged in Tang San's mind.

He already knew Yang Yuan's weakness. If Yang Yuan then absorbed a Ten-Year Soul Ring...

Would Yang Yuan not be even less of a match for him afterward?

With that in mind, Tang San immediately smiled. "In that case, I wish you a smooth journey, Boss!"

Yang Yuan grinned, then raised a hand and patted Tang San's shoulder meaningfully.

"Then I'll take your kind words to heart."

"Oh, and your idea of adding a Poison Attribute Soul Ring to the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was fucking brilliant."

"But the Mandala Snake's venom is still too weak. I recommend hunting Soul Beasts like a Man Faced Demon Spider or a Soul Devouring Spider. Those Soul Beasts have strong enough venom."

"I look forward to the day you defeat me."

"Sigh, being invincible all the time can get lonely too!"

Tang San froze upon hearing this.

Teacher had mentioned Man Faced Demon Spiders and Soul Devouring Spiders before. They were incredibly venomous and well suited for the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

He had never expected Yang Yuan to give him such sound advice.

At that thought, Tang San watched Yang Yuan's departing back and could not help thinking.

He was actually pretty nice!