Bold! You Dare Steal My Tang Sect Secret Arts? You Have Chosen the Way of Seeking Death!

"Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon?"

"You actually stole my Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon?!!!"

Tang San was utterly enraged.

He had stolen Tang Sect Secret Arts, then used them right in front of him, a legitimate Tang Sect disciple. It was a resounding slap across his face.

Bold!

Taichu, you had chosen the Way of Seeking Death!

Originally, he had already been deeply dissatisfied with Taichu's use of Genjutsu to kill with a borrowed blade last time. However, since he had not been the one injured, his anger over the matter had faded considerably over the past few months.

More than anything, he had merely wanted to defeat the other party.

But now...

That bastard truly deserved to die!

"With those little tricks of yours, why would I need to steal them?"

"Before my Mangekyō Sharingan, they are nothing more than something I can learn with a single glance!"

Taichu spoke disdainfully.

"You..."

Tang San was furious.

He did not know whether Taichu had truly stolen it, or whether Taichu's Martial Soul really possessed such an ability to imitate techniques.

But...

He had stolen a Tang Sect secret manual and still dared to be so arrogant.

No.

He had to strike with a Heavy Punch.

Whoosh—!

Tang San flicked out two small stones using Hidden Weapon techniques.

"First Soul Skill—Bind!!!"

At the same time, his First Soul Ring lit up with a yellow glow.

"Boring!"

Taichu stepped through the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and effortlessly dodged the attack. As for that damned Bind, he ignored it completely. He truly did not know what kind of brain Yu Xiaogang had, wasting an entire Soul Ring slot just to give Blue Silver Grass a Poison Attribute.

However...

His figure was ghostlike as he closed in on Tang San.

"Fall beneath my Mangekyō Sharingan!"

With his Mangekyō Sharingan activated, Taichu met Tang San's gaze.

"You think I wasn't prepared..."

Tang San sneered as purple light flickered in his eyes.

Last time, he had merely been careless. But the eye-training method in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, the Purple Demon Eye, also contained methods specifically for dealing with Genjutsu. It could see through Genjutsu, so...

One second.

In just one second, Tang San felt his vision blur.

Then...

Bang—!

Taichu knocked Tang San, who had fallen under Genjutsu, flat with a single punch.

That punch...

Snapped Tang San out of the Genjutsu.

But...

Taichu had already planted a foot on his body. In his hand was the Sleeve Arrow he had seized with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon earlier, pressed against Tang San's throat.

"I thought you had some way to deal with the Genjutsu cast by my Mangekyō Sharingan. Looks like I was overthinking it."

"With strength like yours, you dare challenge me? You really don't know your place."

Standing on Tang San, Taichu shook his head in disappointment.

"You..."

Fury made Tang San's eyes nearly split apart. He had come to wash away his humiliation, yet he had only brought more humiliation upon himself.

"The challenge is over. You can get lost now!"

"If you want to challenge me again next time, you're welcome to. Just remember to bring something I'm interested in."

Taichu withdrew his foot and casually tossed the Sleeve Arrow onto the ground.

When he had held it against Tang San's throat, he had genuinely wanted to kill him. But he held back. If he killed Tang San now, Tang Hao's retaliation would be certain. He wanted revenge for his parents, but that did not mean merely killing Tang San.

Tang Hao, too, should die by his hand.

Besides...

Tang San's transmigration was itself highly unusual. He had been personally sent here by the Asura God. During the god war, even after Tang San was killed, he could be forcibly revived. Who could say for certain that, after he killed Tang San, the Asura God would not intervene in the mortal world and forcibly revive him?

He did not dare gamble.

Nor was there any need for him to gamble.

Tang San gritted his teeth and picked up the Sleeve Arrow. He desperately wanted to kill Taichu, but he knew it was impossible.

He had suffered utter humiliation, but he still endured it and turned to leave.

After Tang San left...

Taichu took out the Soul Beast records in his hand, walked to the stone table in the courtyard, sat down, and began reading.

This was where the Mangekyō Sharingan came in handy.

He could read ten lines at a glance and remember everything he saw!

He finished this thick volume of Soul Beast records in only one hour.

"Taking in so much information at once is giving me a headache!"

After finishing it all, Taichu rubbed his temples with both hands to ease the swollen feeling in his head.

Elsewhere...

After losing, Tang San left in a daze.

He arrived at Yu Xiaogang's place.

"Teacher, I... lost."

Tang San lowered his head as though he had committed some grave mistake.

When he had asked his teacher for the Soul Beast records so he could challenge Taichu, he had confidently declared that he would never lose. Yet he had lost and returned in disgrace. He felt as though he had lost all face.

Upon hearing this...

Yu Xiaogang felt like he was having a heart attack.

Those were Soul Beast records he had copied bit by bit from Spirit Hall!

"It's fine. You merely lost once. You are one of the True geniuses, and you possess Twin Martial Souls. No one in this world is more outstanding than you. He is only one step ahead of you for now."

"Life is not about the present, but the future. Once you begin cultivating your Second Martial Soul, he will not even be able to see your back. There is no need to take this defeat to heart."

Even though his heart was bleeding, Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San. Tang San was his lifeline. He could not let one defeat crush his spirit.

But...

When he thought of his Soul Beast records falling into that damned Trash's hands, he felt the incision below begin to ache faintly.

"Teacher, I will definitely defeat Taichu and stomp him beneath my feet."

Yu Xiaogang's words had fired Tang San up.

"Your teacher believes in you."

Yu Xiaogang looked gratified, feeling that his guidance had not been wasted.

Night fell.

Taichu was trying to make his Soul Power circulate through his Meridians.

"Self-Created Soul Skill—Bind!"

He slapped one hand against the ground. Soul Power surged from his palm and flowed into the earth, but there was no reaction at all.

"Why can't I cast it?"

Taichu was puzzled.

The Soul Power flow remembered by his Mangekyō Sharingan had passed through those few Meridians. There was no way he had gotten it wrong. He had also followed the other party's Soul Power circulation method exactly in an attempt to cast the Soul Skill, yet he still could not use it.

"Could I have gotten something wrong somewhere?"

He furrowed his brow, considering whether he had made a mistake somewhere.

But after thinking it over repeatedly...

A conjecture surfaced in his mind.

"Could it be an issue with Soul Power attributes?"

Ninjutsu required the corresponding attributes, then had to be cast through the appropriate Hand Seals.

So...

Why would Soul Skills be any different?

Every Martial Soul inherently possessed certain attributes. For example, a Plant-type Martial Soul corresponded to the Wood Attribute, a Fire Attribute Martial Soul corresponded to the Fire Attribute, an Ice Attribute Martial Soul corresponded to the Ice Attribute... and so on.

The Soul Skills carried by Soul Rings were inherently compatible with their Martial Souls.

Therefore...

"Is it because my Soul Power does not possess the Wood Attribute, so even if I perfectly imitate everything from the Meridians to the Soul Power flow, I still cannot cast the Soul Skill 'Bind'?"

All at once, Taichu felt that he had found the correct answer.