"With this secret technique, once I obtain my first Soul Ring, my Soul Power Level should rise to at least level fourteen."
Su Yun thought to himself.
He remembered.
Back then, Tang San had cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill and absorbed the Soul Ring of a Datura Snake. That was how his Soul Power had reached level thirteen.
Su Yun felt that with Ah Yin personally guiding him, and with a Martial Soul far superior in quality to Tang San's, he had a clear advantage.
As long as the Soul Ring he absorbed wasn't bad,
surpassing Tang San shouldn't be difficult.
So, over the next few days, Su Yun didn't shut himself away in his room.
Instead, he made time each day to seek out places in and around the village where Blue Silver Grass grew in abundance, cultivating his Soul Power with its help.
At the same time, he tried communicating with the Blue Silver Grass, learning to use some of the Blue Silver Emperor's basic abilities.
In the blink of an eye,
the day came for Su Yun and Tang San to leave Holy Soul Village.
Normally, Holy Soul Village had only one spot each year for a student to attend Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
But this year, fortune had smiled on the village.
Two children with Innate Full Soul Power had appeared.
Although both had the "Trash Martial Soul" Blue Silver Grass,
their Innate Full Soul Power was a rare talent across the entire Douluo Continent, enough to make Notting Junior Soul Master Academy bend the rules for them.
From the academy's point of view, perhaps these two youngsters could make something of themselves with their Innate Full Soul Power.
Su Yun woke up early.
So he went with village chief Old Jack to Tang San's house.
Besides picking up Tang San, he also hoped to bring Ah Yin along to see Tang Hao.
But, as usual,
Tang Hao hadn't gotten up.
To Su Yun's surprise, when Ah Yin saw that Tang Hao hadn't come out, she didn't look worried.
Perhaps she knew Tang Hao had given up on life and didn't want to ruin the image she had of him?
After returning from his cultivation, Tang San didn't hurry to leave with Old Jack and Su Yun. Instead, he made one last bowl of porridge for his father, Tang Hao.
Ah Yin didn't want to see him and went straight back to the Martial Soul Space.
Su Yun and Old Jack didn't rush Tang San. They chose to wait nearby.
Only after Tang San had finished cooking the porridge did the three of them quietly leave together.
Along the way,
Tang San kept asking village chief Old Jack about Soul Master academies and Soul Masters.
As someone who had read the original story, Su Yun already knew these common facts.
So he simply listened alongside them.
Holy Soul Village wasn't far from Notting City.
In less than half a day, the three of them finally reached the city gates.
After they had passed inspection, Su Yun and Tang San followed Old Jack
to the entrance of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
"Here we are! The holy site where the 'Way of Seeking Death' gets checked in!"
When he saw the academy gates ahead, Su Yun's eyes lit up.
Sure enough, just as Su Yun had expected,
the moment they approached the academy gates,
the young gate guard immediately came running out.
The young man looked like a street tough, and there was obvious disdain in his eyes as he looked at the three of them.
As a gate guard, he'd long since become an expert at sizing people up.
At a glance, he could tell Su Yun and the others were "country bumpkins" from the sticks.
"Little brother, we're villagers from Holy Soul Village."
"These two children are this year's work-study students from our village."
"Please, let us in."
Village chief Old Jack took out the Spirit Hall certificate issued by Su Yuntao and handed it to the young man, swallowing his anger.
Events unfolded just as they had in the original story.
When the young man attacked village chief Old Jack,
Tang San used Pushing Window Looking at Moon and knocked the guard down before he could react.
And
Su Yun didn't just stand by and watch.
The instant Tang San raised his left arm and a trace of killing intent appeared in his eyes,
Su Yun
darted forward too!
Thud!
Su Yun struck with his palm.
His right palm landed squarely on the young gate guard's chest.
The strength granted to Su Yun by his Innate Full Soul Power made it easy for him to knock the off-balance young man back.
"Clang, clatter—"
The young man crashed into the iron railings, which rattled loudly.
"You two little brats!"
The young man, realizing he'd been knocked down by two boys who were barely six, was furious.
He scrambled to his feet and charged at Tang San and Su Yun.
Tang San saw this.
His expression turned cold.
His killing intent flared again.
The left arm he'd been about to lower began to rise once more.
[Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, General Principles.
Third rule.
Once you've determined that your opponent is an enemy, if they deserve the Way of Seeking Death, show no mercy. Otherwise, you'll only bring trouble upon yourself.]
Did this man not realize that Su Yun had actually just saved his life?
Tang San felt that perhaps he'd been in the Douluo Continent too long.
He'd grown used to living in peaceful times.
He'd forgotten that he had once been a member of the Tang Sect.
Fine.
Since you insist on courting death, I'll just have to take your life!
Tang San's fingers moved, and the safety on the Sleeve Arrow on his left arm clicked open.
All he had to do now was choose.
In an instant, he could take the gate guard's life.
And he could guarantee
that even though village chief Old Jack and Su Yun were standing so close, they'd never realize he was the one who'd killed the guard.
Besides, without evidence, who could prove that he had killed him
?
That
was the discipline of a Tang Sect disciple.
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