Tang Qinghe vs. Han San

Tang Qinghe could no longer hold back and stopped to absorb the yellow mist. But after absorbing a circle of yellow Spirit Essence that was far deeper and richer in color than Xiao Wu's around him, a satisfied smile appeared on his face: "This first Spirit Essence, a hundred years, Spirit Power thirteen strands. Heaven's Net Technique, second layer, at least it wasn't a wasted year of hard work."

More than half a year ago, his Heaven's Net Technique had already reached the first layer. It was only limited by Spirit Essence, stuck at the first layer bottleneck, unable to break through. Now that his Spirit Power had broken through ten strands, after absorbing the Spirit Essence, the Heaven's Net Technique had finally advanced to the second layer.

"I wonder how powerful the first Spirit Skill is."

Just as Tang Qinghe planned to walk out of the room and head to the Nuolan Village training grounds to test his newly acquired first Spirit Skill—

Suddenly, a familiar childish girl's voice rang out from outside: "Tang Qinghe, you bastard, get the hell out here! Today, your grandma here is going to settle old scores with you!"

Tang Qinghe's brow furrowed. He put away the Spirit Essence and walked out, only to see a boy and a girl about the same age as him standing at his doorstep.

The boy had an ordinary face, the kind you couldn't pick out of a crowd. The girl had fair, translucent skin and wore a rabbit-eared headband. Who else could it be but Han San and Xiao Wu?

...Time rolled back to a while ago.

Han San had just returned to the Nuolan Soul Master Academy when he learned that his father had passed away.

Old Jack had then handed him a letter left behind by Tang Ritian.

A man of two lifetimes who had lacked love since childhood, Han San, after learning of his father's death, fell into an unprecedented state of grief and emptiness.

His entire being was on the verge of collapse.

Just then, Xiao Wu was by his side. Han San, desperately craving love, spoke that classic line that would make anyone's hair stand on end: "Xiao Wu, would you be willing to be my sister? If you're willing to be my sister, I'll protect you for the rest of my life. If anyone wants to hurt you, they'll have to step over my dead body first."

Xiao Wu had also lost her mother, so naturally, she wouldn't refuse.

So she agreed.

But after agreeing, she still made her own request: "I can be your sister, but you have to promise me one thing."

"Name it!"

At this moment, Han San was at his most vulnerable.

At a time like this, even if Xiao Wu asked for a thousand things, ten thousand things, he would still agree.

"I want you to fight Tang Qinghe with me. That bastard always relies on his Spirit Power being higher than mine and bullies me because I'm a close-combat Spirit Body. I want you to help me beat him up. With your poison grass added, I'll definitely be able to beat that idiot!"

Every time she mentioned Tang Qinghe, Xiao Wu would gnash her teeth in anger.

Hearing this, Han San was stunned. He recalled that ever since he and Xiao Wu had gotten together, the other party always had a bruise here and a scrape there. So it was Tang Qinghe who was causing it.

Tang Qinghe, ah Tang Qinghe, you bully my old man, cheat me out of my 'upgraded gratitude rice,' and now you bully my sister Xiao Wu. You already deserve to die.

Thinking this, Han San agreed without hesitation.

And so it came to be that Han San and Xiao Wu came looking for Tang Qinghe.

"Han San; Xiao Wu?"

Seeing the two people in front of him, a hint of amusement flashed in Tang Qinghe's eyes.

It just so happened that at this time, Tang Ritian had gone to find Yu Xiaogang, so he definitely wasn't watching over Han San.

And he himself had already planned to run away and join the Spirit Hall.

If he didn't vent some anger on these two, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Thinking this, he said indifferently to the two, "You two come to my house for what? This isn't welcoming to you."

"Hmph, Tang Qinghe, you beat me up so badly before, today I'm going to take back the debt with interest!"

Xiao Wu pouted, looking eager to try, as if she couldn't wait to beat up Tang Qinghe.

"I know, I know, that line, my ears are about to grow calluses from it." Tang Qinghe waved his hand dismissively, his gaze shifting to Han San, "And you?"

Han San stepped forward and said, "Tang Qinghe, before, you cheated my old man, and now you've repeatedly bullied my sister Xiao Wu. The grudges between us should be settled today."

"Heh, you've become siblings now, that's interesting. One is a foolhardy brute, the other is a vengeful ingrate. You two really are a perfect match." Tang Qinghe sneered.

"Who are you calling a vengeful ingrate?" Han San was originally trying to defend himself, but hearing this, his already sorrowful and depressed mood from his father's passing became even heavier. His eyes turned bloodshot, like a fierce ghost.

[Han San Resentment +88888]

Tang Qinghe said coldly, "I'm talking about you. You started eating at Old Jack's place, and then you put down your bowl and cursed the cook. I won't say anything else, but Old Jack, who raised you, is as kind to you as a mountain. If it weren't for him, you would have died long ago. But you, have you ever thought to repay his kindness? You've been a Spirit Body for almost a year now, but how many times have you gone back to see him? I'm afraid you've never even thought of visiting him."

People often see what they want to see, so Han San only saw himself as "defending himself."

And what Tang Qinghe wanted was to break through that defense, to make him lose his composure.

[Han San Anger +128888]

[Han San Anger +188888]

"Tang Qinghe, you're looking for death!" Han San flew into a rage. With a single step, he twisted his body and flashed into the air, then descended from the sky, arriving directly above Tang Qinghe's head. His right hand clenched into a fist, the surface of the fist flashing with a jade-white light. He ruthlessly smashed a punch at Tang Qinghe's neck, showing no mercy.

Tang Qinghe chuckled lightly. A faint yellow light flickered in his right hand, and he met the punch with a fist of his own.

With a thunderous roar, Han San's punch was blocked by Tang Qinghe's fist. After a moment of stalemate, Tang Qinghe suddenly exerted force.

Han San's body was sent flying backward with a rumble, tumbling a full ten-plus meters through the air before landing on the ground. He staggered back another ten-plus steps before barely managing to control his body, blood churning in his chest.

"Your Spirit Power..."

After landing, the anger on Han San's face had disappeared, replaced by shock. Through the direct collision, he could feel Tang Qinghe's Spirit Power was extremely overbearing. But that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that his Spirit Power was at least above thirteen strands, already far beyond his own, who had just absorbed the first Spirit Essence.

Back when he had just awakened the Martial Soul, in those short three months, rising from Third Ring to Fourth Ring and increasing his Spirit Power was one thing.

But how could his soul power have advanced so quickly in the span of just a single year?

Seeing the hint of panic that surfaced on Han San's face, Yu Qinghe let out a cold laugh in his heart. His innate talent had already reached the second level, and the depth of his soul power was several times that of an ordinary Spirit Master of the same rank.

Not to mention that Han San was merely a Sixteenth-Ring Soul Master.

Even if a high-level Spirit Master came, if they were to trade a punch with him, he wouldn't lose any ground.

What's more, he himself was a Beast Martial Soul Spirit Master. Every time he absorbed a soul ring, his physique would receive a massive boost. How could Han San possibly match him in strength just by relying on a Tool Martial Soul?

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