In the noisy stands, the audience first froze, then quickly understood what Lin Yan meant.
What would the outcome be if Zhu Zhuqing fought Tang San?
A Control System Soul Master against an Agile Attack System Soul Master. Blue Silver Grass would definitely tie Zhu Zhuqing up tight, and their match would end with Tang San victorious...
"I see!"
Dai Mubai suddenly understood. Then, looking at Zhu Zhuqing with lingering fear, he found her gaze unbearable, and she left the stands early.
"Wait, what about yesterday, when you did that to those girls...?"
"I only wrapped their wrists with Entanglement. Everyone can vouch for that, including Tang San!"
Faced with the question, Lin Yan didn't avert his gaze in the slightest.
Everyone turned to look at Tang San and Xiao Wu. Neither of them objected, and only then did the others realize that Lin Yan might have more restraint than they'd imagined.
Perhaps Tang San hadn't intended to use Blue Silver Grass to Entanglement Zhu Zhuqing, but Lin Yan had deliberately avoided any unnecessary misunderstandings...
"All right, I'm going to participate in Soul Fighting. Remember to cheer me on."
With the little interlude over, Lin Yan smiled and left the stands under everyone's gaze, heading into the Soul Fighting Arena.
Without anyone noticing, he seemed to have grown a little taller in their eyes...
On the Soul Fighting Arena.
The spotlights shone down on the two fighters, while the stands roared with cheers for the match about to begin.
A burly man looked at Lin Yan, his face full of confusion.
"You again?"
"You're an auxiliary Soul Master. Why do you come to the Soul Fighting Arena every day? My brothers and I have had you treat us so many times. If I really hurt you now, I wouldn't feel right about it."
That was right. Lin Yan had already become somewhat famous in this Soul Fighting Field. As a healing Soul Master, he could earn money by treating injured people, so nearly everyone who frequented the arena had received treatment from him.
What's more, he often participated in one-on-one Soul Fighting as an auxiliary Soul Master. Over time, more than half the people in the arena had come to know him.
On the platform, Lin Yan wasn't exactly frail, but standing before a defensive Soul Master, he still looked as fragile as a breeze-blown willow.
He looked at his opponent. "It's fine. Go ahead and attack. I can heal myself, too."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yan took up a fighting stance. At the referee's signal, he charged straight at his opponent without even summoning his Martial Soul.
From the looks of it, he was just like an ordinary person fighting a Soul Elder...
In the stands, Tang San asked the others the same question.
"Didn't you say he was an auxiliary Soul Master? Why does he participate in one-on-one Soul Fighting, too?"
Ma Hongjun replied irritably.
"So what if he's an auxiliary? Does that mean he's not a person? Your Blue Silver Grass can participate in Soul Fighting, so why can't Lin Yan?"
Unlike in the original timeline, where everyone got along harmoniously, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar had grown somewhat annoyed with Tang San after he'd tried to cause trouble for Lin Yan. As a result, they weren't very polite to him.
In the end, Flender saw Tang San's face turn red from being berated and spoke up to explain.
"He has Twin Martial Souls. He's building up combat experience now, and he'll need it sooner or later."
"What? Twin Martial Souls?" Tang San was stunned. It was one thing that Lin Yan's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, just like his own, but he had Twin Martial Souls as well.
That meant Lin Yan was in exactly the same situation as him.
No! He had the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record... So why had Lin Yan reached level thirty before him?
"What's his Second Martial Soul?"
Tang San looked at Flender, but Ma Hongjun cut in.
"You're sticking your nose too far into this. What, trying to figure out Lin Yan's background so you can get back at him later?"
"Dean, don't tell him!"
"You..."
"All right, watch the match."
Tang San was about to say more, but Flender stopped him. Even Flender said nothing after that, so the question was left unanswered.
"Twin Martial Souls! What's his Second Martial Soul?"
"Why is his Blue Silver Grass a healing type? Why are all three of his Soul Skills identical?"
"Lin Yan! What secrets are you hiding? How do you cultivate?"
As Lin Yan's Second Martial Soul surfaced, question after question unfolded in Tang San's mind.
On the platform, Lin Yan and the defensive Soul Elder had already exchanged several blows.
During the fight, Lin Yan had managed to land a few punches. But without Soul Skills and with only Soul Power backing them, the defensive Soul Elder didn't even bother to look.
They were both Soul Elders. How much strength could someone with a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul have? If Lin Yan really broke through his defenses with a single punch, he might as well give up cultivating for the rest of his life.
That was the difference between Martial Souls. Even Tang San wouldn't be able to hurt the man without using the Mysterious Jade Hand.
"Kid, your footwork's good, and you know when to strike. It's just a shame you're lacking in strength."
His opponent's Martial Soul was an Iron-Clad Rhino, famous for its thick hide. Even an Agile Attack Soul Master of the same rank would struggle to cause him any real harm, let alone Lin Yan.
Seeing Lin Yan panting, he stopped attacking and began lecturing him instead.
"Forget it! Even if you found an opening and hit me a hundred times, you still wouldn't do any real damage. The path of a Battle Soul Master isn't right for you. Give it up."
Lin Yan steadied himself. Seeing that his opponent no longer wanted to fight, he stopped moving as well.
"Thanks for going easy on me, brother. Next time you come in for treatment, I'll give you a twenty percent discount."
The burly man threw his head back and laughed. "Hahaha!"
"I have to say, your combat skills are better than those of most Soul Elders, and even some Soul Ancestors."
"If you had even one attack Soul Skill..."
"Referee, I forfeit!"
Lin Yan cut off the burly man's commentary and raised a hand to signal his surrender to the referee.
After all, he hadn't come here to win or lose. He was laying the groundwork for cultivating his Second Martial Soul later on.
Lin Yan was certain that with his current combat skills and the Evil Fire Demon Dragon Martial Soul, the defensive Soul Elder wouldn't last three moves.
Their attacks were far too simple. In a world where Martial Souls determined one's fate, most low-rank Soul Masters relied too much on Soul Skills and neglected their own potential.
That was also why Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and other techniques could produce such astonishing results.
Without the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record to back him up, even with a Control System Martial Soul, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass wouldn't have given him an advantage over others of the same rank.
Soon, the referee announced the final result. "Iron-Clad Rhino wins this match. Final record: 62 wins, 56 losses!"
"Blue Little Grass: 1 win! 157 losses!"
"Hiss..."
"His record..."
Hearing Lin Yan's record from the stands, Tang San couldn't help making a remark.
As expected, Ma Hongjun immediately retorted, "Did he eat your family's rice?"
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