At this moment, Yu Xiaogang had been beaten until he was covered in blood and bruises, utterly miserable.
If this continued, he was afraid he would be beaten to death.
They were not allowed to kill casually during the assessment. Lin Ye pulled Qian Renxue back. "That's enough. If you keep hitting him, you'll beat him to death."
"Pah!" Qian Renxue spat at Yu Xiaogang with a look of disgust, but accidentally spat near his mouth. "Oh no! I accidentally rewarded him."
Lin Ye was a little baffled. "Rewarded him? What do you mean?"
"I accidentally spat near his mouth."
Lin Ye did not know whether to laugh or cry. "No, Qian Renxue, have you developed a sense of humor from spending so much time with me? Your saliva counts as a reward?"
Qian Renxue burst into laughter. "What, is that not allowed?"
Not only did Lin Ye and Qian Renxue completely ignore him, they even joked around right in front of him.
Tang San's expression darkened to the extreme. "You humiliated my teacher, and you're about to face my attack, yet you still dare to laugh and joke in front of me? It seems you haven't realized what consequences await you!"
"Heh." Lin Ye laughed as he watched Tang San look both confident and furious.
He knew Tang San was a ruthless character. Those who offended Tang San generally did not meet a good end.
He also knew that Tang San possessed the Tang Sect's six great techniques. In a true fight to the death, he might even be able to kill a Soul Elder. Unfortunately, Lin Ye was now far stronger than Tang San.
Beating Tang San now was as easy for him as beating a weakling.
And in the future, Lin Ye would only become stronger than Tang San. Crushing Tang San to death would be as easy as crushing an ant, not to mention whether Tang San would even be able to threaten Spirit Hall in the future.
Lin Ye shook his head and smiled. "Oh? And what consequences will I face? From a one-ring Soul Master like you?"
"One ring is more than enough to deal with someone like you. I'll make you understand your fate right away!" Tang San's gaze was icy, his expression brimming with confidence.
"Get lost!" Lin Ye mercilessly kicked Yu Xiaogang away from underfoot, then crooked a finger at Tang San. "Fine! Let me see what a one-ring Soul Master like you can do."
Tang San said coldly, "You don't plan to summon your martial soul?"
"Is there any need to summon my martial soul against a one-ring Soul Master like you?" Lin Ye said flatly.
A wicked smile appeared on Tang San's lips. Although he was extremely confident in himself, he did not dare claim absolute certainty before knowing Lin Ye's strength.
But now that Lin Ye was not even summoning his martial soul, Tang San was one hundred percent confident that he could crush Lin Ye.
"Heh, the fourth principle of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record's general outline: never try to play the pig to eat the tiger, or you might truly become a pig."
"This arrogant fool dares look down on me like this? Does he really think I only have the strength of a one-ring Soul Master? I, Tang San, am far more than just a Soul Master!!" Tang San wore a confident smile.
"You truly know nothing about my power!"
The next second, Tang San instantly launched Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and charged forward.
Tang San was slightly delighted. "After absorbing my first ring, the speed of my Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track has clearly become faster!"
He became even more confident. With his strange movement technique and footwork, he rushed in front of Lin Ye in just a few steps.
He appeared to attack head-on, but Tang San immediately shifted with his bizarre movement technique and moved to Lin Ye's side. Quickly gathering Mysterious Jade Hand, the smile on his lips rose again. "Heh, can you keep up with my speed?"
As he spoke, Tang San confidently threw a punch.
Smack!
Yet Lin Ye casually caught it with one palm!
Tang San's expression changed drastically. "What?! He blocked it!"
"That's it?"
Before Tang San could react, Lin Ye's other hand instantly lashed across his face.
The slap rang out with explosive force.
"Pfft!~"
"Uwaaah!~"
Lin Ye sent Tang San flying with a vicious slap. Amid his screams, Tang San violently spat blood and crashed face-first onto the ground, sliding several meters.
"How is this possible!!!"
"Not only did he easily block my punch, he even counterattacked instantly, so fast that I could barely react!" Tang San was utterly horrified.
That slap nearly knocked all the confidence out of Tang San.
The smile vanished from his face, replaced by bloodshot eyes and ragged, bull-like breathing. "Outrageous!"
Tang San charged forward again, using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dart left and right around Lin Ye.
Lin Ye stood calmly in place, speechless as he watched Tang San continuously leap left and right around him.
"Now!" Tang San seized the opportunity and launched a punch from behind Lin Ye's side.
"Get the hell out of here!"
Lin Ye instantly turned around and backhanded Tang San away with another slap.
"Pfft!"
"Ahhh!" Tang San screamed again, on the verge of a mental breakdown. "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
"Damn it!"
"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement!!"
Several Blue Silver Grass vines shot forward and tightly wrapped around Lin Ye's body. Tang San wore a sinister expression. "Once you're bound by my first soul skill, even a Soul Grandmaster won't be able to break free immediately!"
"You're finished!!"
The Hidden Weapon in Tang San's sleeve aimed at Lin Ye. "Silent Sleeve Arrow!"
"Die!!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Fire-attributed Soul Power surged around Lin Ye, instantly burning the Blue Silver Grass binding him into ash. He quickly dodged the Silent Sleeve Arrow and rushed toward Tang San.
Lin Ye spun through the air in a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree palm strike, slapping Tang San viciously to the ground once more.
Smack~
"Ahhh!" Tang San screamed again, his head smashing heavily into the ground.
"How did this happen... My Blue Silver Grass was actually burned to ash so easily by him... Damn it!!" Tang San frantically got up and threw another punch at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye met it with a punch of his own.
This time, Lin Ye used a little more strength and directly shattered Tang San's gathered Mysterious Jade Hand.
He even broke several of Tang San's finger bones.
"My hand! Arghhh!" Tang San screamed repeatedly.
"What a pathetic display. This is your strength? Too weak." Lin Ye punched Tang San in the stomach, then drove his knee viciously into Tang San's chin.
Tang San violently spat blood again and was sent flying into the air. Just as he was about to hit the ground, Lin Ye raised his leg and stomped down hard.
"Ahhh!~"
Tang San was kicked to the ground. He was already seriously injured and had been beaten so badly that he could not move.
A complete crushing defeat!
"So strong... I have absolutely no ability to fight back. But how is this possible?! He only looks two or three years older than me. How can he possess such terrifying strength? He can even beat me so easily without using his martial soul..." Tang San's mentality was starting to collapse.
He had nearly been beaten into questioning his entire life.
He had lived two lives, yet he had never been beaten so miserably by anyone before!
"I thought you were supposed to be so impressive!" Lin Ye slowly crouched in front of Tang San, reached out and gripped his hair tightly, and sneered. "So the consequences we were supposed to face were you getting beaten senseless by me?"
"Right, you little punk?"
As Lin Ye spoke, he slapped Tang San's face.
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