Douluo: Martial Soul Ah Yin, Exposing Tang San's True Colors

"Su Yun, I cannot afford to lose this match today," Tang San said in a deep voice.

"Then give it a try," Su Yun grinned.

Suddenly, a white glow emanated from Tang San's small hand as he struck out toward Su Yun's chest.

One of the six supreme skills of the Tang Sect, Mysterious Jade Hand.

His hand was like white jade, indestructible.

Su Yun had never underestimated Tang San's close-quarters combat ability.

When spirit power levels are generally low, the physical differences between spirit masters are not that significant.

And back in the Tang Sect, Tang San had learned many close-combat techniques.

Therefore, facing this palm strike, Su Yun did not show the slightest carelessness; he thrust his wooden spear forward, reinforced by his spirit power!

This strike was the same as the first one Su Yun had used earlier today—a simple thrust!

However, this time, Su Yun's form was more precise and his force more ruthless.

Having sparred with others in the academy, and especially with monsters like Tang San and Xiao Wu, he could spot Tang San's weaknesses at a glance, even without a specialized eye technique.

The speed of his spear was a fraction faster than Tang San's palm strike.

He struck later but arrived first!

Sensing that Su Yun's spear technique had improved significantly, Tang San cursed inwardly, yet his brain remained calm as he analyzed his next move.

Consequently, Blue Silver Grass rose up beneath Tang San's feet once more.

At the same time, a purple mist seemed to swirl within Tang San's eyes.

One of the six supreme skills of the Tang Sect, Purple Demon Eye.

Tang San judged that Su Yun's spear was aimed at his ribs, so he decisively controlled the Blue Silver Grass to weave and entwine, blocking his side.

"Pfft!"

As expected!

Su Yun's spear pierced into the Blue Silver Grass.

Tang San felt a surge of secret joy.

However, before his joy could last, he suddenly saw the spear that had pierced the Blue Silver Grass abruptly flick upward!

Oh no!

A feint to the east to strike in the west!

Tang San's pupils constricted sharply!

He suddenly realized that Su Yun was trying to force him to sacrifice a pawn to save the king!

Or perhaps, his target had been the pawn all along!

Realizing the danger, Tang San pulled his hand back, but it was already too late!

"Clang!"

The wooden spear—or rather, the wooden staff—flicked toward Tang San's wrist with astonishing speed!

With this strike, Su Yun intended to briefly render one of Tang San's hands combat-ineffective.

He even aimed to create an opening for a continuous barrage of spear strikes.

A person has four limbs; if any limb is suddenly injured, their movement will inevitably be affected.

Especially against an opponent like Tang San, whose movements were erratic.

This was exactly what he feared most.

However, Su Yun's flick was still a fraction too slow.

It did not strike Tang San's wrist.

Instead, it struck Tang San's Mysterious Jade Hand.

Mysterious Jade Hand only protected the palm and could not shield the wrist.

This was the very reason for Su Yun's flick.

It was just a pity that, facing Tang San's Mysterious Jade Hand with only a wooden staff, Su Yun did not believe he could break through his defense.

Therefore, Su Yun's strike only caused Tang San to briefly lose his balance, forcing him to stumble back a few steps.

Moreover, Tang San's reaction was extremely fast.

After retreating a few steps, he immediately utilized Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, while using Blue Silver Vine to brace against the ground to assist in shifting his position, widening the distance between himself and Su Yun within a few breaths.

The first round between the two sides ended here.

And in this first round, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Su Yun held the advantage.

"Hiss, Tang San actually came out on the losing end in the first round?!"

"The agility of these two boys is incomparable to other spirit masters of the same level."

"That child named Su Yun, his use of the spear is even more proficient than mine, and my own martial spirit is a spear!"

"His combat awareness is incredibly sharp. If Tang San hadn't reacted in time just now, once his right arm had been fully deflected, it wouldn't have just been a matter of temporarily losing the initiative of one arm."

Some spectators with sharp eyes saw through Su Yun's intentions at a glance.

"The younger generation is to be feared. It's just a pity that Su Yun's martial spirit isn't a spear; he truly is a natural talent for spearplay."

"Don't forget, Tang San's reaction speed is also very fast. Next, Tang San shouldn't give Su Yun such an opportunity again."

"His first spirit skill is to transform Blue Silver Grass into vines for long-range manipulation. His future path should be that of a control-type spirit master."

"Perhaps his primary goal next will be to create distance between himself and Su Yun."

"..."

Beyond the discussions of the audience, Yu Xiaogang was also surprised by Su Yun's combat awareness after seeing Tang San suffer a setback in the first round.

"This kid actually managed to make San suffer."

"However, that was also because San was careless."

"I have taught him that a control-type spirit master should not engage in close combat with an opponent so easily. He was too eager to defeat Su Yun, which allowed Su Yun to seize the opening."

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang's brows furrowed slightly: "And in the first round, Su Yun still didn't use his first spirit skill."

"The current situation is still quite unfavorable for San."

For no reason, a sudden panic rose in Yu Xiaogang's heart.

Could San really lose?

Yu Xiaogang shook his head violently.

No!

He had already made his words public. Now, the entire Notting City, and even many cities outside of Notting City, knew about his wager with Su Yun.

If San lost, he would truly have to admit in front of the public that he was unworthy of the title of Grandmaster.

Furthermore, he would never admit that he was inferior to the teacher Su Yun spoke of.

Yu Xiaogang had always believed that he was the person with the deepest and strongest research on martial spirit theory in the entire continent!

Before Yu Xiaogang could think further.

Within the competition area, the second exchange between Su Yun and Tang San had already begun.

As expected.

This time.

Tang San did not rush to press forward.

Instead, he waited patiently for Su Yun to make a move.

The sparring match had no time limit and would continue until one side exhausted their spirit power or conceded.

Tang San believed that since his martial spirit was Blue Silver Grass, although he had used a spirit skill, the consumption was minimal, and he could kite while fighting to slowly recover.

"It's just a pity that I cannot use hidden weapons here; otherwise, if I used the techniques from the Hundred Variations of Hidden Weapons combined with my first spirit skill, the one at a disadvantage right now would definitely be Su Yun."

Tang San lowered his eyes, staring at Su Yun's movements while feeling a hint of regret in his heart.

However, not giving him a chance to recover his spirit power, Su Yun in the distance finally moved again.

In an instant, a violent sound of wind breaking whistled as the long staff in Su Yun's hand struck out!

The long staff moved like a whip, whistling and drawing the wind.

Su Yun suddenly pressed forward, and at the same time, a blue light appeared on his left hand.

Tang San possessed the Purple Demon Eye, so he naturally took everything into his sight.