Challenging Tang San, Yu Xiaogang's Shock

"How is that possible?"

Yu Xiaogang shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Your martial soul is a Metal Bracelet. Absorbing a soul ring from a plant-type soul beast will only lower the quality of your martial soul. How could it possibly grant you a powerful soul skill?"

At this point, Yu Xiaogang curled his lips into a smile and extended another invitation, "Ling Yun, I invite you once again to become my disciple. Only by taking me as your master can you become a powerful soul master!"

Watching Yu Xiaogang's confident expression, Ling Yun sneered inwardly.

If Tang San takes you as his master, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul will be ruined. If I were to follow suit, I fear my Five Spirit Lock would be ruined as well. I am not like Tang San; I do not possess Twin Martial Souls.

Thinking of this, Ling Yun glanced at Tang San, and a plan immediately formed in his mind. He smiled and said, "Grandmaster, Tang San is your disciple, correct?"

"That is correct." Yu Xiaogang nodded.

"Then how about this: I will have a match with him. If he can defeat me, I will take you as my master and follow your guidance for my cultivation from then on. But if I win, you must stop bothering me. How does that sound?"

Ling Yun proposed this to rid himself of Yu Xiaogang's pestering and to test Tang San's strength, seeing if he could defeat him as he was now.

"Oh? Do you mean that?"

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up upon hearing this. After absorbing the Datura Snake soul ring, he was full of confidence in Tang San's strength.

"A word once spoken cannot be overtaken by a team of four horses! Tang San has Innate Full Soul Power, and so do I. Tang San has a trash martial soul, and so do I. I think this is a very fair fight."

After a pause, Ling Yun added, "If Tang San can defeat me, I will acknowledge your teaching ability, Grandmaster. But if Tang San loses, it means you are not qualified to be my teacher. How about it, Grandmaster? Do you dare let your student fight me? In the world of soul masters, one must ultimately rely on their fists to speak."

"Well said!" Yu Xiaogang nodded and looked at Tang San, "San, do you dare to fight Ling Yun?"

"Of course I dare! I will not lose!" Tang San agreed, his eyes burning with intense fighting spirit.

"Good, we accept the challenge!"

"Then let's meet in the small woods behind the school after dinner."

With that, Ling Yun finished his dinner in a flash and set off for the woods behind Notting Academy.

That morning, he had defeated Xiao Chenyu here, and now, he would face off against the future Sea God himself!

Director Su finished his dinner quickly as well and followed Ling Yun to the woods.

He was very curious to see which of these two young geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power would come out on top.

About twenty minutes later, Tang San arrived at the woods, supporting Yu Xiaogang. He walked in front of Ling Yun, released his martial soul, and prepared for battle.

"Tang San, martial soul Blue Silver Grass, level thirteen control-system battle soul master, please advise!"

"Ling Yun, martial soul Five Spirit Lock, level twelve control-system battle soul master. Fists and feet have no eyes, Tang San—you'd better be careful."

Upon hearing Ling Yun's Soul Power Level, Yu Xiaogang's lips curled into an excited smile he couldn't suppress.

In his view, Tang San's cultivation was one level higher than Ling Yun's, and with the first soul skill granted by the Datura Snake soul ring, Tang San was guaranteed to win!

He could already envision Ling Yun kneeling before him, begging to be his disciple.

Just as Yu Xiaogang was lost in his pleasant fantasies, the two had already begun to fight.

Tang San immediately employed the Tang Sect's unique skill, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. In an instant, his movements became as ghostly as a phantom; to Ling Yun's naked eye, he could only see an afterimage rushing toward him.

Within a few breaths, Tang San had circled behind Ling Yun, preparing to use Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to seize him and throw him out.

Seeing this, Ling Yun sneered, "Want to throw me out? If you can do it, feel free to try."

Before the words had even faded, the first soul ring at his feet flashed, and pure wood-attribute soul power erupted from the Five Spirit Lock.

"Five Spirit Power, Transform!"

Ling Yun's body expanded rapidly. By the time Tang San grabbed him, he had already transformed into the Divine Wood Ape, his weight increasing several times over in an instant.

Tang San was merely a six-year-old child; with his current strength, he couldn't budge Ling Yun in the slightest.

Instead, Ling Yun raised his tail like a long whip and lashed out with force, easily sending Tang San flying.

"Mysterious Jade Hand."

Seeing the thick, flexible tail whistling toward him, Tang San hurriedly used Mysterious Jade Hand, making his hands as hard as jade to block Ling Yun's attack.

Even so, Tang San's hands burned with pain, and his arms trembled slightly. He looked at Ling Yun, now transformed into the Divine Wood Ape, with eyes full of shock.

"He actually turned into a giant ape? What kind of soul skill is this?"

It wasn't just Tang San who was shocked; Yu Xiaogang, watching from the sidelines, was equally stunned.

"Is this a Martial Soul Avatar? No, that's impossible!"

"Ling Yun is only a one-ring soul master; he cannot possibly activate a Martial Soul Avatar!"

While the two were in shock, Ling Yun threw a backhand punch with great force. After transforming into the Divine Wood Ape, his strength and speed had increased significantly, and the punch whipped up a whistling gale.

"Bad! This punch is incredibly powerful; I must dodge it, or I will be seriously injured!"

Seeing the ferocity of Ling Yun's punch, Tang San channeled his soul power into his feet and used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to its limit, barely managing to dodge the attack.

Immediately following this, the soul ring at Tang San's feet flashed slightly, and a slender vine of Blue Silver Grass shot out, sweeping toward Ling Yun.

"First soul skill: Entangle!"

My Blue Silver Grass carries the paralytic toxin of the Datura Snake; as long as I can paralyze Ling Yun's body and render him unable to move, I can win!

Tang San thought to himself, but at that moment, he saw Ling Yun, transformed into the Divine Wood Ape, smile.

"Heh, I was waiting for you. Power of Wood Spirit."

Ling Yun waved his large hand, and suddenly, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass uncontrollably reversed direction, turning to bind Tang San himself.

"After transforming into the Divine Wood Ape, I can manipulate all plants, and plant-type martial souls are no exception."

"Next, let me show you the ultimate move of the Divine Wood Ape."

As he spoke, Ling Yun raised his arms, and wood-attribute soul power poured out, transforming into thick vines that swept toward Tang San.

"Wood Vine Entanglement!"

"Argh!!!"

In the blink of an eye, countless vines tightly coiled around Tang San's body, wrapping him up like a dumpling.

No matter how much strength he exerted, he could not break free from the vines' restraint, and in the end, he could only let out a pained groan.

At this very moment, the outcome was decided!

Ling Yun could now strike Tang San with a heavy injury with a mere wave of his hand, but he did not do so; after all, Tang Hao might be watching from the shadows right now.

If he went too far and drew Tang Hao out, it would be troublesome.

After releasing Tang San from his restraints, Ling Yun looked at Yu Xiaogang and said, "Master, as you can see, I have won this match. According to our agreement, from this day forward, do not come to bother me again."

"Your student is so vulnerable; clearly, with your ability, you are not fit to be my teacher!"