Xiao Wu Was Taken, Long Gong and She Po!

He spun around abruptly. His cloudy eyes, long numbed by alcohol, erupted with a terrifying gleam at that moment, fixing dead on the direction of "his own" left hand!

Like an awakened angry lion, he charged over. His large, rough, powerful hands, covered in calluses and burn scars, clamped down on "his own" thin shoulders like iron pincers. The tremendous force made even the possessing Tang San feel it as though his bones were about to be crushed.

"Twin Martial Souls... It's actually Twin Martial Souls!"

His father's voice was hoarse and trembling, filled with emotions Tang San had never heard from him before—shock, reminiscence, bone-deep pain, and an almost crazed excitement.

"Remember!"

Tang Hao's gaze burned like flames, as though he wanted to brand these words into "his own" very soul:

"Use the hammer in your left hand to protect the grass in your right!"

The words carried a heavy, unquestionable sense of destiny, as though it came from his bloodline. Like a great bell, they crashed fiercely into the heart of the possessing Tang San.

Father... he cared so deeply! What do this hammer and this grass represent? Why did they provoke such an intense reaction from him? Overwhelming shock and unanswered questions engulfed him.

The scene changed.

Led by the village chief, Old Jack, "he" arrived in Nuoding City and entered a place called Nuoding Academy.

There, he met a middle-aged man named Yu Xiaogang, who had a gloomy air and wore black-framed glasses.

Yu Xiaogang saw through his Twin Martial Souls at a glance and won him over with his vast knowledge. He became his disciple.

In the simulation, the core of the Blue Silver Grass development path Yu Xiaogang planned for him was "control," while the preferred additional attribute was "poison."

Tang San did not find that problematic. After all, poison was the foundation of a Tang Sect disciple's existence!

These theories... may be unfamiliar, but they seem capable of explaining certain phenomena.

The possessing Tang San listened carefully as well. Curious about this new knowledge, he began to place a small degree of trust in this "teacher."

However, that trust was soon put to the test. Yu Xiaogang led "him" into an ancient forest, the Soul Hunting Forest, to obtain what was known as a "first Spirit Ring."

Their target was a Soul Beast known as a hundred-year Datura Snake. The snake was incredibly fast and lethally venomous.

In actual combat, Yu Xiaogang's helplessness was exposed completely.

His Martial Soul, called Luo Sanpao, had weak attacks. Other than being somewhat foul-smelling, the farts it released were almost useless.

Faced with the Datura Snake's fierce attacks, Yu Xiaogang's tactical command was slow and clumsy. Several mistaken judgments and delayed reactions not only failed to restrain the Soul Beast effectively, but instead placed "him" in even greater danger.

In the end, "he" relied on Mysterious Jade Hand, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and the Sleeve Arrows he had secretly prepared to kill it by the narrowest of margins.

This teacher...

Watching Yu Xiaogang's embarrassment and powerlessness in battle, the possessing Tang San's doubts deepened.

He seems to understand only what is written in books. When it comes to real combat, he falls far too short.

The process of absorbing the energy of the Datura Snake and forming a yellow halo, a Spirit Ring, went quite smoothly.

Afterward, he felt that the Blue Silver Grass had clearly become much tougher and had gained a toxin capable of numbing the nerves.

Poison?

As someone from the Tang Sect, he did not dislike it. On the contrary, he found it to be a rather practical ability.

In the days that followed, "he" diligently cultivated the energy known as Soul Power at the academy—Tang San felt it was very similar to the internal force of the Mysterious Heaven Skill—and became friends with a lively girl named Xiao Wu.

She always called him "Xiao San, Xiao San," never concealing how good she was to "him." They studied together, ate together, and played around the academy together.

That pure, warm companionship was something the possessing Tang San had rarely experienced across both his lives. Even as an observer, he could not help but feel a slight ripple in his heart.

Time flew by. At Yu Xiaogang's recommendation, "he" and Xiao Wu arrived in a place called Suotuo City and entered a strange academy called Shrek.

There, they met new companions.

To help a companion named Oscar obtain his third Spirit Ring, the group ventured deep into a more primitive and dangerous forest—the Star Dou Great Forest.

Then, disaster struck!

A mountain-sized giant ape, radiating a suffocating presence—the Titan Giant Ape—appeared without warning!

It ignored everyone else, its enormous palm reaching straight for the panicked Xiao Wu!

"Xiao Wu—!"

The simulated "him" let out a heart-rending cry. His mind went blank, leaving only instinct. He chased after her without regard for anything else, throwing his companions' shouts and his teacher's warnings behind him.

He pursued her desperately, only to have his path blocked by another powerful spider Soul Beast.

After an incomparably brutal battle, "he" exhausted all his Soul Power—his internal force. Relying on hidden weapons and sheer determination, he barely managed to kill it. He was badly wounded as well, wracked with pain from head to toe and nearly too weak even to stand.

Yet the danger had not ended. An elderly couple calling themselves Long Gong and She Po appeared with a young girl, claiming that the Soul Beast "he" had killed had been their target.

Explanations were useless. Murderous intent blazed in the eyes of the elder called Long Gong. He raised the unusual Dragon Head Cane in his hand, bringing it down upon the exhausted, defenseless "him" with terrifying pressure!

The aura of death descended with such vivid reality!

The simulated "him" was filled with despair and unwillingness. The possessing Tang San felt the same, his heartstrings stretched to the breaking point!

Just at that critical moment—

Boom!

The earth shook and the mountains trembled!

The ground beside him suddenly split open. Countless incomparably thick vines, deep blue bordering on black, burst from the earth, radiating an indescribably vast aura of life and majesty!

The vines intertwined, coiled, and gathered at astonishing speed. In an instant, they became a gigantic wooden dragon, its scales grim, its horns imposing, and its form lifelike!