"Is he finally going to use his Soul Skill?"
A sharp glint flashed through Tang San's eyes. His Soul Power mingled with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, flowing through his meridians in endless cycles like a mighty river.
At the same time, the white jade sheen on his palm grew brighter.
"Bang!"
Tang San fixed his eyes on the sweeping shadow of the stick and suddenly thrust out his left hand, catching the wooden stick!
He'd managed to block that, too?
Seeing how well Tang San's Mysterious Jade Hand could defend, Su Yun couldn't help being taken aback.
"You're not getting away!" Tang San's voice suddenly rang out.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Before Tang San had even finished speaking, more than a dozen Blue Silver Vines rose from beneath his feet and shot toward Su Yun once again!
Tang San's left hand, meanwhile, clamped around Su Yun's stick like a crab's claw, leaving him no chance to pull free.
"Beautiful. Xiao San's counterattack was right on target."
Seeing Tang San's follow-up move, Yu Xiaogang smiled.
"Su Yun thought he could gain the upper hand in close combat by relying on his weapon, but Xiao San turned the tables on him."
"Su Yun only has two choices now."
Watching the fight in the competition area, Yu Xiaogang commented, "Either he gives up his weapon, or he has no choice but to use his First Soul Skill and fight Xiao San head-on."
The Dean nodded slightly.
As long as Tang San could force Su Yun to reveal his First Soul Skill, there would no longer be any information gap between them.
That would also let Tang San respond to each move more effectively.
This boy named Tang San really did react quickly in the heat of battle!
In the audience.
"Oh no, Tang San's got Su Yun's stick under control. He can't pull it free."
"That kid Tang San is determined to force Su Yun to use his First Soul Skill."
"That's a good thing. I want to see what Su Yun's First Soul Skill is, too."
"..."
Many of the spectators around them nodded.
Tang San's First Soul Skill, Bind, had already amazed them.
Though they were sitting far away, they could still sense just how tough the vines formed from those Blue Silver Grasses were!
So they also wanted to see what the First Soul Skill of Su Yun, who likewise had Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power, would look like.
"You want to force me to use my Soul Skill?"
Su Yun grinned. "Then have it your way."
In that instant, a gentle blue light blossomed from Su Yun like a flower, spreading outward!
A small blue tree, more than a meter tall, appeared behind him, continuously releasing a gentle Soul Power.
The moment the dozen or so Blue Silver Vines touched the soft blue light radiating from Su Yun's Martial Soul, they suddenly froze, like dogs that had spotted a tiger. Then they involuntarily shrank back a little.
The sight left everyone present dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Why had Tang San's First Soul Skill suddenly retreated?
They weren't the only ones astonished. Tang San and Grandmaster were just as shocked!
"How is this possible?"
"Why did Xiao San's Soul Skill suddenly stop?"
Yu Xiaogang's pupils contracted as if he had realized something. "Wait—
Wait... wasn't Su Yun's Martial Soul supposed to be Blue Silver Grass? Why has it turned into a tree?"
"Could this be his Second Martial Soul?"
"That foolish boy. Doesn't he know he can't casually reveal his Second Martial Soul to other people?"
As far as Yu Xiaogang was concerned, before a Soul Master had grown powerful, casually revealing their Second Martial Soul was incredibly dangerous.
A man might be innocent, but his treasures could bring him trouble.
There were plenty of people in this world who admired geniuses, but there were also plenty of lunatics who envied them.
That was why he had warned Tang San not to casually reveal his Second Martial Soul.
"What's going on? Weren't we told Su Yun's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass? How did it turn into a tree?"
"How should I know? I only saw Tang San's First Soul Skill wilt the moment Su Yun's Martial Soul appeared."
"How's Tang San supposed to fight now? His First Soul Skill is useless, and he can't gain much of an advantage in close combat. Does that mean he's bound to lose today?"
"Stop talking and keep watching! This match has been full of surprises!"
The spectators in the stands were growing excited.
They hadn't expected the two little boys, who were both about to turn seven, to put on such an eventful match, with one surprise following another.
It had certainly been worth coming today!
In the competition area.
When Tang San saw his First Soul Skill come to a halt, he also sensed that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul seemed to feel a trace of reverence toward the tree behind Su Yun!
That was right!
Reverence!!
Tang San was baffled. What was going on?
Why had his Soul Skill suddenly stopped working?
Why had his Blue Silver Grass suddenly begun to feel reverence?
Before Tang San could think it through, he felt the wooden stick in his hand vibrate at a high frequency.
Not good!
Tang San's expression changed again. His left hand shifted from a grip to an open palm, and he struck the tip of the stick!
Bang!
The next second, Su Yun didn't move, merely taking half a step back with his right foot.
"I was planning to take advantage of your distraction, but you reacted pretty quickly." Su Yun smiled lightly as he straightened up and drew the long stick back into his hand.
Meanwhile, the Blue Silver Tree Emperor behind him continued absorbing the Soul Power around it. Fine golden patterns flowed across its leaves and trunk like streams, lending it a sense of nobility.
Tang San frowned as he stared at the Blue Silver Emperor Tree behind Su Yun. "Is that still your Blue Silver Grass?"
He didn't ask about the Second Martial Soul.
His teacher and father had told him not to casually reveal his Second Martial Soul.
So he had phrased his question indirectly.
"Of course it is."
Su Yun answered frankly. "You absorbed a Datura Snake Soul Ring and gained the power to turn your Blue Silver Grass into vines."
"My Blue Silver Grass absorbed a tree Soul Ring, so naturally, it mutated into a tree."
Mutation?
Tang San was initially taken aback, but then he understood.
It was true—his Blue Silver Grass had originally just been grass.
It was only after absorbing his First Soul Ring that his Martial Soul's form changed from what it had been at the start.
Su Yun's Martial Soul Mutation should work the same way.
But what kind of Soul Beast had his Soul Ring come from?
How could it make my Martial Soul feel reverence?
Tang San couldn't figure it out.
So his gaze toward Su Yun gradually darkened.
Seeing the Blue Silver Vines at Tang San's feet shrink back, Su Yun asked in his mind, "Sister Yin, do you think I can use my Martial Soul to suppress Tang San now?"
When Blue Silver Grass faced the Blue Silver Emperor, it would have almost no chance of winning in the wild.
The bloodline suppression alone would be overwhelming.
But the situation between Su Yun and Tang San was a little different.
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