Silent Sleeve Arrow

"Li Han, watch out!"

Xiao Wu's heart tightened, and she hurriedly called out a warning.

Li Han narrowed his eyes. Smoke-Drifting Steps activated in an instant.

The moment the Silent Sleeve Arrow struck, only a blue afterimage remained where he had stood.

"Impossible!"

Tang San was stunned. He hadn't expected Li Han to dodge the Silent Sleeve Arrow from such close range.

What incredible speed!

He was even faster than Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!

The next moment, the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo was already pressed against Tang San's throat.

With the slightest bit of force, even a mere bamboo stalk could take Tang San's life.

"You've lost."

Li Han stood behind Tang San, his voice indifferent.

Tang San turned to look at Li Han, his face full of disbelief.

"You know lightness skills?"

"What lightness skills? This is an ability that comes with my Martial Soul."

Li Han naturally wasn't about to admit he was a transmigrator, so he promptly fobbed Tang San off.

Abilities innate to a Martial Soul were nothing unusual.

Xiao Wu's Martial Soul came with her Soft Skill, the Clear Sky Hammer had its extreme weight, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon came with lightning.

"So the Lone Bamboo Martial Soul has an ability like that?"

Tang San was even more surprised.

"My Martial Soul is called Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, not Lone Bamboo. This is the first time, and I hope it's the last.

"If you don't want to spar with me again, then you'd better not make careless judgments about my Martial Soul."

Realizing that Li Han had thrown his own criticism of Wang Sheng right back at him, Tang San was immediately embarrassed.

Had he really been too arrogant just now?

Li Han had originally wanted to beat Tang San up, but he figured Tang Hao was somewhere nearby.

If Tang Hao, that shamelessly overprotective father, decided to attack him, Li Han would be the one to suffer.

He didn't want to end up like Zhao Wuji, beaten into a pig's head.

So, never mind.

They didn't have any deep-seated enmity. There was no need to put himself in the line of fire.

"Li Han! You're incredible!"

Wang Sheng was utterly astonished.

Zhao Shan, Sun Ting, and the others were also dumbfounded.

Over the past year, Li Han had always kept a low profile, so none of them knew how strong he really was.

Now that they'd seen him defeat Tang San with ease, how could they not be surprised?

"Tang San, you lost! What are you going to give Li Han?"

Xiao Wu immediately pressed Tang San for his spoils.

Tang San could only remove the Silent Sleeve Arrow from his arm and hand it to Li Han.

He hadn't thought he would lose.

But now that he had, he had to honor the bet.

"I made this Silent Sleeve Arrow myself. It has decent attack power. You just saw it for yourselves."

"This is pretty good. Those three needles just now sank an inch into the ground.

"If they hit a vital spot, even an ordinary Hundred-Year Soul Beast wouldn't be able to withstand them.

"Li Han, take it!"

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. She was quite interested in the Silent Sleeve Arrow.

Li Han, however, wasn't all that interested.

His Fireball Talismans were much stronger than the Silent Sleeve Arrow.

Still, there was no reason to turn down a gift handed to him.

"Then thank you, Tang San."

Li Han took the delicate Silent Sleeve Arrow, and Tang San showed him how to use it.

It was a nice item, but it had to be reloaded with silver needles after every use, which was rather troublesome.

It could only be used once for a surprise attack.

The next day, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang went to Soul Hunting Forest together.

"Teacher, I fought Li Han yesterday, and I lost to him.

"He's very strong. I was no match for him at all."

"He's already absorbed his First Soul Ring and become a Soul Master. It's only natural that he's stronger than you.

"Once you absorb a Soul Ring this time, your strength will improve tremendously.

"By then, you'll certainly surpass him."

"Really?"

Tang San's face was full of anticipation.

"Of course. When we return to the academy, I'll personally witness you defeat Li Han.

"I believe in you. You definitely have what it takes."

"Okay!"

Tang San clenched his fist slightly, wishing he could obtain a Soul Ring at once and defeat Li Han.

"Remember, you have Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. You're destined to become a Titled Douluo.

"Li Han is just a minor character. He might never even reach the Soul Ancestor level in his lifetime.

"He's only ahead of you because he's a little older.

"But your talent will soon erase that small gap.

"He can be a short-term target for you to catch up with, but don't treat him as a true rival.

"He isn't worthy."

"I understand, Teacher."

The more Tang San listened, the more Yu Xiaogang's words made sense to him.

Never mind a Soul Master's talent—he had an advantage like the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. Once he made powerful Hidden Weapons, Li Han could never be his match.

If he hadn't lacked good materials to make powerful Hidden Weapons, he wouldn't have lost that fight yesterday.

Thinking of this, the resentment in Tang San's heart gradually faded.

Let Li Han enjoy his triumph for another couple of days.

At the academy.

Xiao Wu was sorting books with Li Han in the library.

"Li Han, how do you think Tang San came up with this Silent Sleeve Arrow?

"It's pretty powerful.

"If an ordinary Soul Grandmaster were hit in a vital spot, they'd probably die."

"It is pretty ingenious.

"But there's a good chance he didn't come up with it himself.

"He's only six. How could he have researched something like that on his own?

"He probably inherited it from somewhere."

"That makes sense."

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes and sidled up to Li Han.

"Hehe, could I borrow the Silent Sleeve Arrow and play with it? It seems like a lot of fun."

"You like it? I'll just give it to you."

"Really? I feel bad taking it."

"It's fine. I have no use for it."

"Li Han, you're so good to me!"

Xiao Wu threw her arms around Li Han. He wasn't prepared, and nearly threw out his back.

"My back, my back..."

"Huh? What do you want?"

"I said my back's about to break! Get off!"

Xiao Wu hurriedly jumped down from Li Han and stuck out her tongue apologetically.

"Sorry, sorry. I got too excited and didn't think."

Li Han smiled helplessly.

Xiao Wu really was such a whirlwind.

Time flew by as they studied and cultivated.

A few days later, Tang San returned with his First Soul Ring and his teacher, Yu Xiaogang.

"Li Han, I'm challenging you again!

"If I win, you have to give the Silent Sleeve Arrow back to me and apologize to my teacher."

Looking at Tang San and Yu Xiaogang in front of him, Li Han couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Those two really knew how to drag things out.

"Li Han, Xiao San has already obtained his First Soul Ring, and his strength has increased greatly.

"The gap in cultivation between you has been erased.

"A fight now would finally be fair.

"You looked down on my theories, didn't you?

"Do you dare to have a contest with my disciple?"

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back, looking inscrutable.

"Fine. What do I get if I win?"

Li Han spread his hands helplessly.

"Though you have no chance of winning, since you asked, then..."

Yu Xiaogang took a token from his robes.

"This is a Level Three Token issued by Spirit Hall. Whoever holds it can freely enter and leave any Soul Beast Forest where no Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts roam, and can also freely enter and leave the two great empires.

"It's a symbol of status.

"If you win, I'll give you this token."