"Not good!"
The sound of his back cracking made Han San's face turn pale. Under the terrifying pressure of Tang Qinghe's Spirit Skill, he was certain he'd be killed with a single strike. How could he possibly have the strength to fight back?
At that very moment, a sharp whistle tore through the air behind Ke Ming. At the same time, Xiao Wu's voice rang out. "Stop hurting my third brother!"
Before anyone could tell when she'd finished her Spirit Skill Possession, she'd appeared at Tang Qinghe's side and thrown her arms around Han San, shielding him with her body.
If Tang Qinghe's attack landed on Han San, it would surely hit her too.
"You're stealing from me again. You really are a thief through and through. A dog can't change its habit of eating shit."
Tang Qinghe had no intention of doing anything so despicable. Besides, Xiao Wu's Spirit Skill Possession had made her immune to poison. He gave a cold snort, released Han San, then spun around and kicked Xiao Wu in the waist.
Tang Qinghe reacted too quickly, and his speed was too great. Xiao Wu had only just completed her Spirit Skill Possession and summoned her first Spirit Essence when she was struck. Her whole body bent in midair like a bow.
"Ah... ah!" Xiao Wu let out a painful cry.
"Xiao Wu!"
As Han San cried out, Xiao Wu was sent flying by Tang Qinghe's kick. She crashed into the broken tiles of a ruined house and slid across the ground, clutching her lower back. The pain made her feel as if she were dying.
She tried several times to get up, but couldn't manage it.
Luckily, she'd activated the waist-bending effect of her first Spirit Skill in time. Otherwise, Tang Qinghe's kick would have been enough to break her in half.
[Xiao Wu's resentment +188888]
Xiao Wu's injuries made Han San's entire body tremble with rage. The first Spirit Essence on his body lit up, and dozens of thick Azure Ganoderma plants suddenly sprang from beneath his feet, wrapping around Tang Qinghe.
[Han San's resentment +888888] [Han San's favorability -30; Han San's favorability toward the innkeeper -30. Congratulations, the innkeeper has earned three chances to draw a lottery prize.]
Tsk, tsk. Sure enough, taking advantage of Xiao Wu was the fastest way to collect resentment. In just a moment, he'd filled the resentment meter. He'd even earned three chances to draw a lottery prize.
Tang Qinghe chuckled inwardly. His expression remained unmoved as the first Spirit Essence on his body glowed.
A gray-white light gathered around Tang Qinghe's right fist. In an instant, he threw a punch straight at Han San. The condensed gray light resembled an enormous tiger as it lunged toward Han San.
This was his "First Spirit Skill: Tiger King Surprise Attack."
It was somewhat similar to Qian Renxue's "First Spirit Skill: Angel Surprise Attack."
But it lacked the energy of a thousand angels to suppress the target's Spirit Power and hinder its movement.
In exchange, its striking power was far more domineering.
It was a Spirit Skill that combined offense and defense.
It could be used in close combat or as a ranged surprise attack.
At present, its attack range was five meters. It increased the attack power, speed, and strength of the instant strike by five hundred percent. Its range and power grew as the user's Spirit Power increased.
With a deafening crash, the dozens of Azure Ganoderma plants, each as thick as an adult's arm, shattered into fragments and turned to powder.
"How is this possible?" Han San's expression was stunned.
His Spirit Essence had been shattered, and because he hadn't had time to sever the Azure Ganoderma's roots, he'd suffered a backlash. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.
And because Han San had been injured, his body had stopped in midair. The yellow tiger slammed into him without slowing down.
Han San suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His whole body flew through the air like a kite with its string cut, drawing a long streak of blood behind him.
At last, he smashed through a window in the house that had already been badly damaged by Tang Qinghe and flew inside. He didn't move again.
Huh?
No resentment points?
Had he fainted? Was he really that useless?
Tang Qinghe frowned. He hadn't expected Han San to be so disappointing. He'd planned to use the bitter-soul grass poison on him, then expose Han San's secret identity as a member of the Han Family and collect another wave of resentment. He hadn't expected Han San to be so weak that one hit had knocked him out.
What a fragile guy. He'd gone down with just one hit.
Still, that first Spirit Skill was pretty powerful.
Once the Heaven Net Sect broke through to the fourth rank, he might become a notorious figure in the martial world. Those instant-teleportation experts at the mid-level and above could come and go as they pleased. Their attacks were fierce, fast, and ruthless.
(PS: The original Heaven Net Sect has a lot of backstory, so I used the Five Thunder Heaven Heart Art as a reference. In the original, the Five Thunder Heaven Heart Art in the fifth rank grants the power of a great expert. So I set the Heaven Net Sect's fourth rank as the mid-level. In the martial world, the low-level is somewhat weak, but gaining the power of a mid-level expert allows one to teleport. Some people say that Spirit Venerables are no weaker than mid-level experts. That's certainly true, since the world is suppressed by demons. The protagonist's cultivation of the Heaven Heart Art makes his Spirit Power several times denser than that of others, which can also be considered his advantage in fighting demons.)
Walking into the broken room, Tang Qinghe watched the unconscious Han San and took out a bottle of water from the Mother River.
He hesitated for a moment, then finally decided not to feed it to him.
After all, he was a little worried that the situation might become troublesome. It would be easy for Han San to tell Tang Ritian about the fact that he had a jade rabbit growing on him. Once that happened, Tang Qinghe would have to deal with the relentless pursuit of the Great Douluo Academy.
Then he looked at the three chances to draw a lottery prize he'd just earned and silently said, "System, draw a lottery prize."
[Ding! Congratulations, innkeeper. You've drawn a Martial Spirit Advancement Card. (It can be used to advance a Martial Spirit directly into a top-tier Martial Spirit.)]
"A Martial Spirit Advancement Card? Tsk, tsk. This little San is really a gold mine. More ruthless than a tiger, and a member of the Heaven Net Sect, too. He's practically handed me a chance to get a top-tier Martial Spirit. That's just one step away from getting a Divine Martial Spirit. I wonder how I'm supposed to use this Martial Spirit Advancement Card?"
After thinking it over, Tang Qinghe decided to use it on the Bitter-Soul Grass Martial Spirit. The Bitter-Soul Grass was too weak. Once it advanced into a top-tier Martial Spirit, it would pair perfectly with the Bitter-Soul Grass poison technique. That would become his secret trump card.
He suppressed his excitement as he took out the Martial Spirit Advancement Card. Looking at the card that would advance his Martial Spirit, he silently said, "System, draw again."
[Ding! Congratulations, innkeeper. You've earned one hundred Spirit Stones.]
"Ten consecutive draws!"
[Ding! Congratulations, innkeeper. You've obtained a bottle of Immortality Pill.]
"Immortality Pill?" Tang Qinghe was suddenly startled. He turned to look at the unconscious Han San.
He'd originally wanted to take the hidden weapon from Han San. If he did, Han San might have attacked him while pretending to be unconscious. After all, he couldn't let Han San know that he'd become a child. Even Xiao Wu wouldn't tell anyone, let alone let Tang Ritian find out.
But Tang Qinghe still had some reservations. He wasn't going to do anything risky.
Who knew? Perhaps one day Tang Ritian would awaken and recognize Han San.
Now that he had the Immortality Pill, his plan could be changed.
He vaguely remembered that an ordinary-looking cultivator in the world of the immortal sects had taken a pill in his youth. It had caused him to stop growing, leaving him forever short and childlike.
If Tang San took the Immortality Pill, wouldn't he become a child who never aged?
Even if Han San awakened his Martial Spirit a second time and became a Blue Silver Emperor, he would still keep Tang Ritian's ordinary appearance and build. Just thinking about it made Tang Qinghe feel that something was off.
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