Tang San and Xiao Wu, Easily Defeated

At this moment, Zhou Tong was full of playfulness; the fact that his opponent dared to challenge him was simply courting death.

The next moment, he raised his right hand. Pale golden arcs of electricity, as thick as fingers, surged from the Thunderous Hell Vine in his hand, coiled around his fingertips, and pointed toward Tang San.

"I'd like to see what kind of confidence you have to contend with my power of thunder."

At this moment, a flash of terror crossed Tang San's eyes—a fear that came from the depths of his soul.

"Zhou Tong, you are merely relying on the powerful external force of heavenly lightning to bully others."

"Without that lightning, what is your vine martial soul worth?"

Xiao Wu, standing to the side, chimed in, "Tang San is right. You're cheating; how is this even a fair fight?"

"Cheating?"

"External force?"

Zhou Tong scoffed aloud. These two were truly cut from the same cloth; no wonder they could sleep in the same nest.

"We agreed to fight using martial souls. Tang San, if you can't afford to lose, don't try to cheat and pin labels on me. It's simply shameless."

"If you can't play, then don't play. Stop acting like a hooligan and causing trouble everywhere."

"If you can't win, then admit defeat early and hand over your soul tool."

Zhou Tong slowly raised his right hand and beckoned with his finger toward Tang San, his eyes filled with disdain.

Tang Biesan wanted to provoke him again, but after realizing Zhou Tong's formidable strength, he immediately wanted to resort to cheating. It was truly shameless.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu stomped her feet in anger, wishing she could intervene herself.

Seeing this, Tang San had no choice but to bite the bullet, summon his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and quickly light up his first soul ring.

"First soul skill: Blue Silver Entanglement!"

Immediately following, over a dozen thick strands of Blue Silver Grass appeared beneath Zhou Tong's feet, coiling and winding toward him like venomous snakes.

Seeing this, Zhou Tong merely smiled faintly. The aura of the Thunderous Hell Vine erupted violently, and a pressure belonging to a superior being radiated from within his body.

The Thunderous Hell Vine was the king among plant-type soul beasts. Although Tang San's Blue Silver Grass possessed the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor, it had not yet been fully activated, and it naturally gave rise to fear when faced with the Thunderous Hell Vine.

At this moment, the Blue Silver Grass released by Tang San actually turned limp and prostrated itself beside Zhou Tong.

"How is this possible?"

Tang San exclaimed, his eyes filled with shock and dullness. "My Blue Silver Grass is actually afraid."

His eyes suddenly turned blood-red as he roared, "Zhou Tong, what did you do to my Blue Silver Grass? You're cheating!"

At the same time, he decided in his heart that Zhou Tong had already paved his own way to death.

This person was defying the heavens and must be eliminated, lest he become a serious threat.

Following that, he suddenly raised his right hand, aiming it at Zhou Tong's eyes.

With a sharp click, three black rays of light shot out from his sleeve, silently streaking toward Zhou Tong.

However, Zhou Tong had long been on guard against Tang Biesan.

This person had always been a piece of human trash who lacked integrity, had no bottom line, and would stop at nothing. He had promised not to use any assistance outside of his martial soul, only to discard that promise in an instant.

This was the code of conduct for a devil: using any means necessary, including deception, trickery, theft, robbery, and murder.

Whoosh!

At that exact moment, Zhou Tong shifted his body, dodging the hidden weapon. Simultaneously, his martial soul moved instantly, and a pale golden bolt of lightning shot out, striking Tang San.

Caught off guard, Tang San's entire body began to convulse, and the trajectory of his next round of hidden weapons shifted, heading straight toward Xiao Wu.

"Ah!"

The Sleeve Arrow intended for Zhou Tong plunged directly into Xiao Wu's thigh, causing her to let out a painful wail.

"Tang San, why did you hit me?"

"It's actually a hidden weapon!"

Xiao Wu was furious; she hadn't expected Tang San to resort to such despicable tactics.

The onlookers were stunned into silence.

Using a hidden weapon—this Tang San was truly base.

Besides, hadn't they agreed to use only martial souls?

Tang San actually pulling out a hidden weapon was a foul.

"No, Xiao Wu, listen to my explanation!"

Tang San shouted, wanting to go save Xiao Wu, but Zhou Tong had already moved.

Two purple-green vines extended, tightly binding Tang San's hands.

Bang!

Pulled by Zhou Tong's vines, Tang San fell to the ground, slamming heavily onto the earth five meters away and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Pfft!

The immense impact caused Tang San to cough up a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale, while Xiao Wu lay unconscious nearby.

At this moment, Zhou Tong stood calmly in place, his face filled with disdain.

By all rights, he should have eliminated this demon, Tang San, right then and there.

However, he was worried about Tang Hao lurking in the shadows, so he did not take any further action.

In truth, given Tang Biesan's personality, if not for his powerful background, he would have died countless times over.

Looking up at Zhou Tong, who was peering down at him from above, Tang Biesan panted like an ox, his eyes bloodshot as he roared, "Zhou Tong, what trick did you use to make my Blue Silver Grass unresponsive?"

"Hahaha, that's hilarious."

"You've already taken a master, yet Yu Xiaogang never told you that there are restraining relationships between martial souls?"

"When your Blue Silver Grass touches my Thunderous Hell Vine, it's like a grandson meeting his grandfather; it doesn't dare to resist at all."

Zhou Tong's mockery left Tang San momentarily stunned.

Yu Xiaogang had never told him that.

Could it be that even the Grandmaster had things he didn't understand?

The image of the perfect teacher that Yu Xiaogang had cultivated began to crack in his heart.

Seeing this, Zhou Tong waved his hand, and the Thunderous Hell Vine snatched Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges away.

"No!"

"That was given to me by the Grandmaster, you can't take it!"

Tang San shrieked.

"Hmph, Tang San, if you can't afford to lose, don't start trouble."

"You should be worrying about Xiao Wu, whom you severely injured with your crooked hidden weapons."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Tong calmly headed toward the office building; he had already met the requirements to graduate and was free to leave.

At this moment, Tang San's eyes were filled with venom as he glared viciously at Zhou Tong's retreating back, roaring.

"Zhou Tong, one day, I will kill you with my own hands and take back everything that belongs to me!"

Zhou Tong didn't even look back; instead, he spoke calmly with his back turned to Tang San.

"A defeated opponent like you isn't worthy of being my rival in the future."

"I'll give you time to catch up."

"The future Advanced Spirit Master Tournament will be your chance to chase after me."

"I hope your martial soul can manage to show some promise."

Zhou Tong said confidently.

Although Tang Xiaosan had a personality that practically begged for a beating, Zhou Tong didn't want to take any risks right now and provoke Tang Hao into appearing.

Once he had grown stronger, he would naturally deal with Tang San and his lot once and for all.

Tang San watched Zhou Tong walk away, his fists clenched tight, his gaze as if he wanted to devour a man whole.

At this moment, hidden in the forest of Notting Academy, Tang Hao watched this scene coldly.

His thin, pale face was full of icy malice, his gaze fixed viciously on the direction in which Zhou Tong had departed.

"Kid, I'll let you live a few more years to serve as a whetstone for Xiaosan."

"Letting Xiaosan kill you with his own hands is your greatest value."

"Although Xiaosan's martial soul is a bit weak right now, once he awakens the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, he will be the sovereign among plant-type spirit beasts, and he will definitely be stronger than this brat."