A dull thud rang out as the iron gear hit the ground.
As iron collided with rock, it even scraped out tiny sparks!
The three of them stared, dumbfounded.
"Those iron guards must weigh at least one or two hundred pounds, right?" Tang San said, looking at Brother Feng, who now seemed leaner and more compact.
Since Tang San had been smithing for the past three months, he could easily judge the approximate weight of these iron guards!
He had thought Brother Feng had simply gotten fatter over the past few months.
He never expected that he had been wearing such heavy iron guards!
So Brother Feng had just been fighting a Level 26 Soul Grandmaster while wearing nearly two hundred pounds of iron?
And he hadn't been at a disadvantage? He'd even had the upper hand?
He'd actually forced Soul Grandmaster Su Yuntao to use his Martial Spirit?
Tang San: "..."
"So the Raw Iron that kid kept taking from me later on was for making himself a set of iron guards?"
Tang Hao rubbed his head.
That Feng kid was a little too arrogant, fighting a Soul Grandmaster while wearing those guards.
At his age, wouldn't wearing iron guards weighing at least three times as much as he does harm his body?
Tang Hao thought with a frown.
All training had side effects. Training recklessly like that Feng kid was probably putting tremendous strain on his body and causing serious harm.
What a reckless brat! Tang Hao shook his head.
But no matter what Tang Hao thought,
he could never know that the Meteor Tear inside Wang Feng's heart was constantly repairing the damage caused by excessive training.
Without the Meteor Tear, Wang Feng wouldn't dare do this.
"You little brat..."
Su Yuntao stared at Wang Feng with an extremely unpleasant expression.
A kid wearing at least two hundred pounds of guards had just gone toe-to-toe with him, and now he had even made him use his Martial Spirit.
Was this really a six-year-old child?
Those guards had to weigh two or three times as much as he did, didn't they?
Was he an ant?
Su Yuntao's mouth twitched violently.
He never would have thought that this kid had been holding back!
"Master Su, here I come?"
Wang Feng let out a breath and lightly hopped twice in place.
He had worn the two hundred pounds of iron gear for nearly two months and had completely adapted to the weight.
Now that he had taken it off, the relief was wonderful. It felt as if the whole world had become light as a feather.
I'll have to keep increasing the weight gradually from now on! Then this feeling will be even better!
Wang Feng mused to himself.
Su Yuntao said nothing. His body turned into a blur as he charged straight at Wang Feng!
The howling gale rushed toward him, as if it could tear leaves apart.
But this time!
Wang Feng smiled faintly, lightly tapped the ground with his toes, and sidestepped the kick.
He hadn't reached the kind of bullet-time effect that came from an extreme difference in speed, but he could now see Su Yuntao's movement trajectory clearly!
"Take this-Foshan Shadowless Kick!"
Wang Feng shouted and kicked out, following Su Yuntao's turned body!
His kick was incredibly fast, hardly any slower than Su Yuntao at that moment!
Bang!
At the critical moment, Su Yuntao's Lone Wolf Martial Spirit suddenly appeared, and a flash of blue light covered his body.
"Soul Skill: Rigid Back!"
Su Yuntao gave a low shout, bent at the waist, and a faint blue glow appeared across his back!
Thud!
Wang Feng kicked the blue glow, sending out ripples like those on water!
The kick had absolutely no effect.
Instead, Wang Feng felt a dull pain in the top of his foot.
He couldn't help thinking, So this is a Soul Skill?
The original Douluo Continent novel hadn't described Su Yuntao's Soul Skills in detail, so Wang Feng naturally hadn't known about them.
But now, Tao Ge, a mere supporting character in the original, truly had Soul Skills!
As expected, Soul Skills are extraordinary. Tao Ge's back is as if it's covered in a layer of steel. That kick really hurt.
Wang Feng thought it over.
Then!
"Soul Skill: Spirit Speed!"
Su Yuntao gave another low shout.
"Awooo~"
A lone wolf's howl seemed to ring out. Su Yuntao's legs bent slightly, becoming more supple, and a faint layer of white, energy-like fur appeared on them.
Whoosh!
Su Yuntao moved, and this time a real afterimage appeared!
His speed surged!
In almost an instant, he was behind Wang Feng, moving so fast that even Wang Feng couldn't react!
"Brother Feng is going to lose!"
Tang Hao said lazily. "That kid really is impressive. Just relying on his physical abilities, he can go toe-to-toe with Su Yuntao after Martial Spirit Possession. But Soul Skills aren't simple moves. They're the key to increasing a Spirit Master's strength."
"Neither of these two Soul Skills is anything special, and Su Yuntao is injured, but once he uses them, even this Feng kid won't be able to withstand him."
Tang San nodded, thinking, But he's still very impressive.
If it were me, Master Su could probably beat me easily without even using Martial Spirit Possession.
Let alone using Soul Skills after Martial Spirit Possession.
However, in that split second-
Wang Feng's palm flickered, and a Golden Lotus quietly bloomed!
He used his body to shield it.
"Let me test this out..."
Wang Feng knew that Su Yuntao's strength still exceeded his expectations. Even if he could match him with his physical abilities, things would be difficult once Soul Skills came into play.
There was no avoiding this move.
But...
A faint golden energy instantly entered Su Yuntao's body.
Wang Feng immediately withdrew the Golden Lotus!
Suddenly!
The kick, accompanied by a sharp rush of wind, stopped just inches behind Wang Feng's back!
It stopped!
Su Yuntao had abruptly stopped!
Then his face flushed red, and his Lone Wolf Martial Spirit suddenly appeared behind him. His entire body seemed to be covered in a faint golden glow.
"Ah~~"
Su Yuntao seemed unable to hold back and let out a groan.
That voice sounded as if he were about to burst because he couldn't hold it in any longer.
"???" Tang Hao.
"???" Tang San.
Su Yuntao felt as if his whole body had exploded with pleasure. He had no idea what was going on.
Then the aura around him suddenly became a little purer.
"Hm, did he break through?"
Tang Hao stood up, surprised. "His Soul Power seems to have risen by a level? How did that happen at a time like this? And it seems a little strange..."
It was indeed strange...
Tang Hao looked at Su Yuntao, feeling that something was off.
Su Yuntao was now supporting himself on the ground with both hands, trembling with excitement.
"Could this be a hidden trait of the Lone Wolf Martial Spirit?" Tang Hao wondered, puzzled.
Did increasing Soul Power make someone act as if they were in heat?
Suddenly, Tang Hao's gaze shifted back to Wang Feng. Just then, for an instant, he had sensed a strange power on the Feng kid that had vanished as quickly as it appeared.
Tang San and Su Yuntao couldn't sense it, but Tang Hao could.
Could that kid be behind it?
His Martial Spirit?
If that was really the case, then that Martial Spirit of Wang Feng's was quite extraordinary.
Tang Hao shook his head. Never mind. That was Wang Feng's own ability; I didn't need to interfere.
Wang Feng, meanwhile, was astonished.
"The Golden Lotus's first form can do more than restore and heal. It can temporarily increase someone else's Soul Power too?"
Still, using the Golden Lotus consumed a great deal of Soul Power.
Just that little bit had directly drained nearly half of Wang Feng's Soul Power.
He really couldn't use it carelessly.
Wang Feng had learned his lesson and hadn't activated it fully. Otherwise, he'd have ended up like that day, completely drained and sprawled on the ground. That would've been far too conspicuous!