Orochimaru's "First Kiss"? Tang San, This is the Curse Mark Bestowed Upon You!

The wind howled through the forest, and the tree shadows swayed like ghosts.

Tang San felt as if his heart were about to leap out of his throat.

The shivering sensation of being locked onto by an apex predator made every hair on his body stand on end.

"Teacher, go! Don't look back!"

Tang San shoved the panting Yu Xiaogang aside, the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges on his waist flashing repeatedly.

Since he couldn't run, he would fight!

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Three Bone-Piercing Nails, three Back-Mounted Flower Crossbow bolts, and one Sand-Shooting Shadow.

Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, full barrage!

Under the enhancement of the Purple Demon Eye, these hidden weapons locked onto every possible evasion route of the pale figure behind him.

Even a Soul Elder would be turned into a hedgehog when faced with this sudden, saturated attack!

However.

That figure didn't dodge at all.

"Hehehehe..."

Accompanied by a scalp-tingling, sinister laugh, the figure of Orochimaru twisted in a bizarre fashion.

He looked just like a boneless mollusk.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft!"

Those hidden weapons, capable of piercing metal and shattering stone, sank straight into his body.

No blood sprayed out.

Instead, countless small white snakes surged from the wounds, instantly devouring the hidden weapons whole!

"This... what kind of Martial Soul is this?!"

Tang San's pupils shook violently; having lived two lifetimes, he had never seen such a bizarre physical structure!

Physical immunity? Or an immortal body?

"Very interesting little toys."

Orochimaru stopped in his tracks, his long, slender fingers slowly plucking a Bone-Piercing Nail from the "wound" in his chest.

He extended his ridiculously long tongue and gave the poisoned nail a lick.

"The toxin of a Datura Snake... the purity is too low."

"The taste is a bit astringent."

"Ugh—"

Beside him, Yu Xiaogang saw this scene, and his stomach churned violently once more.

Is this even human?

Swallowing hidden weapons? And tasting poison?

"San! He's an Evil Soul Master! He must be an Evil Soul Master!"

Yu Xiaogang screamed as he summoned Luo Sanpao, "Fart like thunder! Earth-shattering Luo Sanpao!"

"Luo-luo!"

The yellow, pig-like creature stuck its butt into the air, and a cloud of yellow toxic gas erupted outward.

Orochimaru frowned slightly, a flicker of disgust passing through his golden snake-like pupils.

"Although I am not picky about biological samples, this kind of low-level creature that uses excrement as a means of attack..."

"It is truly too inelegant."

Orochimaru flicked his sleeve casually.

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

"Hiss—!"

A dozen thick pythons instantly lunged from his sleeve, expanding rapidly in the wind!

They ignored Luo Sanpao's toxic gas, opened their blood-red maws, and bit directly into Luo Sanpao's round, chubby body.

"Luo—!!!"

Luo Sanpao let out a miserable shriek, instantly turning into a stream of light as it was forcibly driven back into Yu Xiaogang's body.

"Pfft!"

With his Martial Soul damaged, Yu Xiaogang spat a mouthful of blood toward the sky and collapsed onto the ground like a pile of mud.

One-hit kill!

In just a single exchange, this "Master of Theory" was completely finished.

"Teacher!"

Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, his vision blurring with rage.

"How dare you hurt my teacher! I'll kill you!"

The Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body surged frantically, and the small, pitch-black hammer flickered in and out of existence in the palm of his left hand.

Although his father had told him never to use it lightly, he couldn't care about that now!

However.

Before he could even raise his hand.

A cold, slimy sensation suddenly coiled around his neck.

"Too slow."

Orochimaru's voice rang out abruptly in his ear.

Tang San froze.

He discovered with horror that Orochimaru's neck had stretched over ten meters like a snake, his head wrapping directly behind him!

Those golden, slit-pupil eyes were staring fixedly at the Clear Sky Hammer in his left palm.

"So this is that... second martial soul?"

"An aggregate of extremely high-density metal elements... a pure manifestation of power-type genes."

Orochimaru took a greedy, deep breath, as if he had caught the scent of a peerless delicacy.

"What a perfect test subject."

"If I were to dissect you, I would surely discover many interesting secrets."

"Stop... stop it!"

Tang San struggled desperately, trying to activate his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, only to find that his body was as immobile as if it were constricted by a giant python.

The gap in their strength was simply too vast!

This wasn't a battle on the same dimension at all!

Just as Orochimaru opened his mouth, revealing two sharp fangs, and prepared to bite down on Tang San's carotid artery.

"Ahem."

A lazy voice drifted down from the treetops.

"Dr. Orochimaru, take it easy."

"This is a 'leek' for sustainable development; don't go and break it all at once."

Qin Feng sat on a tree branch, holding a bottle of Happy Water, watching the "bullying scene" below with great interest.

Grey Wolf crouched beside him, holding a camera and filming the scene from every angle without a single blind spot.

"Qin Feng-kun, you are always so soft-hearted."

Although Orochimaru complained, the force with which he coiled around Tang San loosened slightly.

His neck retracted like a spring, returning to his normal human form.

But he did not let Tang San go.

Instead, he extended a finger and tapped it lightly against Tang San's neck.

"Since I can't slice him up, I'll leave him a 'mark' instead."

"I am also very curious to see if the natives of this world can withstand my 'gift'."

Before the words had even faded.

Orochimaru lunged his head down and bit fiercely into Tang San's shoulder!

"Ah---!!!"

A shrill scream pierced the night sky.

Tang San felt a scorching, violent, and evil energy surging frantically into his body through the wound.

It wasn't a toxin.

It was a terrifying energy that seemed to be rewriting his cellular structure and forcibly overdrawing his life force!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle--"

Black cursed patterns spread from the wound like living tadpoles, rapidly creeping across half of Tang San's face.

Three black tomoe patterns were branded deeply into his skin.

Heaven Cursed Seal!

"What... is this thing..."

Tang San clutched his neck in agony, his body convulsing as cold sweat poured down like rain.

He felt the Mysterious Heaven Skill inside him being devoured and assimilated by this power.

A bloodthirsty desire for slaughter was currently battering his sanity.

"This is a blessing of science, young man."

Qin Feng jumped down from the tree and walked over to Tang San, examining the cursed seal as if he were looking at a lab rat.

"By injecting highly active Jugo Cell Enzyme, I am forcibly activating your potential, allowing you to gain power that transcends your level in a short period of time."

"Of course, as for the side effects..."

Qin Feng shrugged, smiling brightly.

"They are just the occasional loss of control, turning you into a monster that only knows how to kill."

"Or perhaps being consumed by this power and turning into a puddle of rotting flesh."

"But I believe that as a child of destiny, you will surely be able to pull through, right?"

Tang San was in too much pain to speak, and could only glare at Qin Feng with bloodshot eyes.

Hatred!

Monstrous, heaven-topping hatred!

He would carve the humiliation of this day into his bones!

"Don't look at me like that."

Qin Feng patted Tang San's twisted face.

"You should be thanking me."

"After all, in this world where the weak are prey to the strong, I have given you a shortcut to becoming stronger."

"Even if this path... is a little painful."

After saying this, Qin Feng stood up and waved at Orochimaru.

"Alright, data collection is complete."

"Let him adapt slowly."

"We have more important things to do."

Orochimaru licked his lips, still unsatisfied, took one last look at Tang San lying on the ground, and turned to follow Qin Feng's footsteps.

"Qin Feng-kun, who is the next target?"

"The little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Or that prince who possesses the bloodline of the Evil Eye White Tiger?"

"No rush."

Qin Feng looked at the sky in the distance, which was gradually turning pale, his eyes flashing with the light of ambition.

"Before that, we need to make a trip to Nuoding City."

"We will buy out... every single blacksmith shop there."

"In this world, if you want to promote science, theory alone is not enough."

"You need guns, you need cannons."

"You need the... truth that will make everyone shut their mouths!"

Watching the backs of Qin Feng and the others as they departed.

Tang San finally could not hold on any longer; his vision went black, and he passed out completely.

And in the second before he lost consciousness.

He seemed to hear his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, which had always been dormant within his body, roar with an unprecedented... hunger, triggered by the stimulation of the Heaven Cursed Seal.

[Ding! Detected that Tang San has been implanted with the Heaven Cursed Seal; the plot has deviated significantly!]

[Ding! Tang San's hatred toward the host has broken through the heavens, converting into fear points!]

[Ding! Obtained 5000 points of shock value!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking the "Resident Evil" technology tree branch!]

[Next phase mission released: Establish the first "arms factory" and make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect proactively seek cooperation!]

Listening to the notifications in his mind, the curve of Qin Feng's mouth grew wider and wider.

Tang San, oh Tang San.

You think this is torture?

No.

This is merely the first "evolution" experiment I have prepared for you.

Live well.

After all, lab rats as durable as you are not easy to come by.