First Battle with Tang San—Bai Lu: I Want to Copy the Tang Sect's Secret Techniques!

Then let me see how strong the other newly advanced Soul Elders are.

Zhu Zhuqing thought as she stepped onto the Soul Arena Stage.

The moment she stood still, she saw a familiar figure approaching from across the stage—

Blue clothes, black hair, an ordinary but fairly delicate and pretty face, and eyes full of wisdom.

Tang San?

Zhu Zhuqing's brows lifted slightly beneath her mask.

She truly had not expected that on her first time participating in a Soul Duel, she would run into the aggrieved party with whom she shared the Hatred of Taking Mother.

This fate was truly too wonderful.

"Brother! Good luck! You have to win!"

Hearing the voice from the spectator area, she turned her head and saw a young girl with a Scorpion Braid excitedly waving her arms as she cheered for Tang San.

Xiao Wu! That Rabbit Spirit!

Zhu Zhuqing's cold gaze narrowed slightly.

Beneath her mask, the corner of her mouth curved into a chilly smile.

Good. Since they had met, they might as well have a proper spar.

Why does this person look so familiar?

On the other side, Tang San was also secretly studying Zhu Zhuqing—

A black tight outfit, a silver mask, an astonishingly curvaceous yet agile figure, and a cold temperament.

Though he could not see her face, that more mature yet still familiar silhouette, along with that aura and gaze that kept strangers at a distance...

"It's her!"

Tang San instantly recalled the night before entering the Star Dou Great Forest, when Zhu Zhuqing—Dai Mubai's fiancée—had fought fiercely against him, defeated him despite being only a Soul Grandmaster, and even nearly killed him!

That battle had remained fresh in his mind.

I didn't expect her to have successfully obtained a Soul Ring too. I wonder just how much her strength has improved!

Thinking this, Tang San took the initiative to bow and introduce himself.

"Tang San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass. Level 31 Control System Battle Soul Elder!"

Zhu Zhuqing returned the bow and gave her false identity.

"Xiao Yue, Martial Soul: Nether Panther. Level 39 Agile Attack Type Battle Soul Elder!"

"What?!"

Tang San's composed expression abruptly changed.

Other information could be fabricated, but Soul Power did not lie!

He remembered clearly that Zhu Zhuqing had still been a Soul Grandmaster the last time he saw her.

And now, she was already Level 39?!

Nine levels in less than half a month?!

How was that possible?!

This inconceivable situation made even Tang San suspect that the person before him merely resembled Zhu Zhuqing and had nothing to do with her at all.

No! Impossible! My Purple Demon Eye can't be wrong!

She is Zhu Zhuqing!

Tang San trusted his eyes.

He simply could not understand how someone could rise nine levels in such a short time!

He could not help but think—

Could a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast have sacrificed itself to Zhu Zhuqing?

The moment this thought surfaced, he decisively rejected it, because...

"Martial Soul Possession!"

Across from him, Zhu Zhuqing activated her Martial Soul Possession. Two Yellow and One Purple Soul Rings rose beneath her feet.

That familiar appearance made Tang San even more certain that he had not mistaken her.

She must have just been lucky enough to find some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and improve her level after consuming them.

Forget it! I'll figure out how to defeat her first!

With a flip of Tang San's right hand, Blue Silver Grass Spreads outward, while Two Yellow and One Purple Soul Rings likewise rose beneath his feet.

"Soul Duel, begin!"

At the Referee's command, the battle erupted instantly!

"Entanglement!"

Knowing his opponent's strength well, Tang San did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

His First Soul Ring lit up, and with a lift of his hand, he unleashed a Mother's Embrace Entanglement!

Whoosh!

In an Instant, dozens of thick Blue Silver Grass vines burst from the ground and coiled toward Zhu Zhuqing like venomous snakes, launching a strangling assault.

However, Zhu Zhuqing's speed far exceeded Tang San's expectations.

She did not even use a Soul Skill. With a forceful push from her feet, she left the Blue Silver Grass's attack range at tremendous speed.

Then, with a light tap of her toes, her body shot forward like an arrow leaving the bow.

Whoosh—

Amid the howling wind, Zhu Zhuqing appeared before Tang San in the blink of an eye. She raised her left hand and hurled out a heavy punch.

Whoosh!

Her Fist Momentum surged, and a fierce gale struck his face.

So fast!

Tang San was startled. He stepped on the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and desperately shifted and turned, trying to widen the distance between himself and Zhu Zhuqing.

But in the next moment, the disparity in their physiques was laid bare.

Even though Tang San pushed the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to its limit, he could only watch helplessly as Zhu Zhuqing's Cat Cat Fist—seemingly powerful enough to kill a bull—drew closer and closer!

"Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon!"

Alarm bells rang wildly in Tang San's heart. He immediately poured Soul Power into both hands. Blue light flickered in his palms as he pulled and pushed at the Cat Cat Fist before him.

"Mm?!"

Zhu Zhuqing felt a pulling force, and her right fist was dragged uncontrollably into empty air.

What Soul Skill was this?!

The unexpected turn of events brought a flicker of surprise to Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.

Her heavy punch had been about to hit his face, yet Tang San could still evade it?

"Parasitism, Entanglement!"

Tang San's two Soul Rings lit up simultaneously.

The Blue Silver Grass seeds he had secretly dropped along his previous path began to surge wildly.

They then transformed into numerous thick, tough Blue Silver Grass vines that rushed toward Zhu Zhuqing, attempting to bind her completely.

"Hell Stab!"

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze turned cold as her First Soul Ring lit up.

She stomped her foot, and her figure vanished from the spot like a ghostly flicker.

In the next instant, she appeared at Tang San's left side. Her Cat Claw glowed Purple Black as it stabbed straight at Tang San's throat.

Whoosh!

Before the sharp claws even fell, Tang San felt a chill at his neck.

At that critical moment, the prepared Tang San stepped on the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. His body twisted strangely, narrowly crossing past the Hell Stab.

Only a few falling crimson Blood Beads and the several bloody marks on Tang San's neck proved just how perilous the situation had been.

But Tang San had no time to think further. He fully activated the Third Soul Skill he had obtained by hunting the Thousand-Year Demon Web Spider—

"Spider Web Bind!"

Amid a flash of light, a huge, tough blue-purple Spider Web shot from Tang San's hand and descended toward Zhu Zhuqing, who was not far away.

This distance, this range, this speed!

It had almost sealed off all of Zhu Zhuqing's room to evade.

As long as Zhu Zhuqing was caught in the Spider Web, she would absolutely struggle to break free in a short time.

Then it would be time for his counterattack!

Good!

Tang San's heart settled. This was in the bag!

But was Zhu Zhuqing truly unable to dodge?

A trace of mockery flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.

She had just fought a Man Faced Demon Spider and even obtained the Eight Spider Lances.

In her eyes, Tang San's feeble Spider Web Bind was simply showing off before an expert.

She could dodge it, but there was no need!

Whoosh!

She lowered her center of gravity slightly and fixed her gaze on the Spider Web.

The moment it fell, her claws crossed and slashed out fiercely!

Whoosh!

Rip—!

The incomparably tough Spider Web was instantly shredded into fragments the moment it touched her Cat Claws, drifting slowly down like willow fluff.

Without even using a Soul Skill, Zhu Zhuqing had effortlessly torn apart Tang San's full-power Spider Web Bind.

"Is that all? Boring."

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes turned cold as she prepared to unleash her full strength and end the battle.

But at that moment, Bai Lu's voice suddenly sounded.

"No rush. This kid is special. He actually knows so many unusual self-created Soul Skills."

"Fight him a while longer and push him to his limits as much as possible. I'll see whether I can record and copy these self-created Soul Skills."

Bai Lu remembered that Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record contained six martial arts—Mysterious Heaven Skill, Mysterious Jade Hand, Hundred Solutions of Hidden Weapons, Purple Demon Eye, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

The first four focused on content and internal cultivation methods, so they could not be copied.

But Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track clearly focused more on technical application.

As long as they could grasp the key points, even if they could not copy them perfectly, they could still wield seventy or eighty percent of their power.

And that alone would be enough to make Zhu Zhuqing's strength soar once again!