Tang San Wants to Steal Battle Armor Blueprints, Gets Shot Through

In the end, Ye Tianyun took the wager and left the Soul Fighting Arena, leaving only the arrogant Tang San behind, feeling utterly humiliated.

"Trash, incompetent."

Main Timeline Tang San cursed and grumbled. Although he knew he wouldn't have fared any better, that didn't stop him from berating his other self.

[Although Tang San was defeated, he quickly found the reason. He believed his loss was solely due to the lack of Battle Armor; he himself was not at fault in the slightest.]

[This is Tang San: when looking for causes, he only ever looks at external factors. As for his own shortcomings, he will never mention them.]

Tang San: "..."

Another critical hit to his ego.

Outside the arena, the Soul Saint Brothers chuckled and teased, "I think the reason Tang San failed is simply because he didn't have a good teacher."

"Indeed. But who could that teacher be? It's so puzzling, I just can't figure it out."

Yu Xiaogang: "..."

You might as well just say my name instead of pretending to be confused. These three brothers are truly annoying.

[Therefore, Tang San made up his mind that he must possess Battle Armor. But what was he to do since he didn't have any?]

The Live Broadcast Room suddenly stopped playing.

Everyone laughed at this point, having long since guessed Tang San's intentions.

"If he doesn't have it, he'll just steal it."

"He definitely wants to steal it."

The crowd chattered away, causing Tang San's face to flush red.

Tang San blushed and explained, "Everyone, that is the me from another world. It has nothing to do with me. I would never steal; I would only research it myself."

Besides, how could a Spirit Master's affairs be called stealing? He merely wished to collect Battle Armor to prevent such a human treasure from being lost to time—it was a rescue mission for the sake of preservation.

The Live Broadcast Room resumed its narration.

[And so, the Tang San of the Parallel Timeline made up his mind to obtain the blueprints for the Battle Armor, conducting a rescue mission to prevent the loss of this human treasure.]

"Pfft, that sounds so nice. How shameless."

"Calling it a 'rescue mission'—stealing is stealing. To be able to frame theft so righteously, Ye Tianyun is really something."

"How can a person be so thick-skinned? Bah, I am ashamed to be associated with him."

The Soul Saint Brothers laughed again, taking the initiative to tease Yu Xiaogang.

"Little Gang, surely you agree that for scholars like you, this can't be considered stealing?"

"Of course."

Yu Xiaogang nodded subconsciously, then immediately fell silent. He refused to admit it was theft; at most, it was "referencing for protection" to prevent the loss of information.

He deeply despised those who were self-righteous, hiding knowledge away and refusing to spread it, which only led to the loss of wisdom.

Take Martial Soul Hall, for example. That was why, many years ago, he had helped them organize a certain type of martial soul knowledge and published it—though he had accidentally written the wrong name on the credits.

[In the days that followed, Tang San tracked Ye Tianyun constantly, intent on stealing the Battle Armor blueprints, unaware that Ye Tianyun had already discovered him. A second collision between the two was imminent.]

The scene shifted to show Tang San secretly tailing Ye Tianyun.

Ye Tianyun had long since noticed Tang San following him and sneered inwardly:

This Little Trash is stalking me again. Does he think I don't know what kind of wicked scheme he's plotting? He's clearly eyeing my Battle Armor.

He understood Tang San all too well. As the "Tang Buddha," he kept the true essence of Buddhism in his heart:

This item is destined to be mine.

The last thing that had been "destined" for Tang San was the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, which he had gone to great lengths to steal.

No, I must guard against this Little Trash. Setting aside his strength, he seems to know how to use poison.

[Ye Tianyun had a profound understanding of Tang San's despicable nature—his mastery of poisons and Hidden Weapons was absolute. To avoid falling victim to his schemes, Ye Tianyun modified his Guidance Method again in just three days.]

???

The audience watching the Live Broadcast Room were stunned.

Yu Xiaogang even cursed out loud:

"Is this fake? I suspect the broadcast is deliberately sucking up to him. Where in the world is there someone so talented that they can modify a Guidance Method in three days?"

It wasn't just Yu Xiaogang who found it unbelievable; the rest of the crowd wore expressions of utter astonishment.

It had taken months before, but this time he did it in three days—the man was freakishly talented to an excessive degree.

Bibi Dong opened her mouth to speak, then fell silent.

Sigh, why don't I have such an excellent talent under my command?

[Ye Tianyun quickly improved the Guidance Method, creating the Breath Holding Method, which could operate automatically during rest to refine strange poisons.]

[Furthermore, Ye Tianyun studied medicine in his early days, creating various medicinal pills to treat toxins that could resist most of the Tang Sect's exotic poisons.]

[On this very day, after Ye Tianyun had made his preparations, Tang San also quietly snuck in, intending to steal Ye Tianyun's Soul Guidance Pistol and snatch the blueprints for the Battle Armor.]

The scene shifted.

Tang San appeared outside Ye Tianyun's room, holding a small bamboo tube which he stealthily inserted through the window.

Everyone watching fell silent; Tang San looked exactly like one of those lecherous thieves who enjoyed stealing jade and plucking flowers.

They truly wanted to curse Tang San as a shameless scoundrel.

Tang San from the Main Timeline felt embarrassed himself, especially with so many people watching.

He felt it necessary to explain himself.

"This is absolutely not me; it is another Tang San. How could I possibly do something like this?"

Feng Xiaotian just smiled and said nothing.

He truly did not trust Tang San, who had no integrity whatsoever.

In the vision, Tang San blew the toxic smoke inside and sneered, "Once you pass out, everything you have will be mine. With the Battle Armor blueprints, do I still need to fear you? You will only become another loser under my hand."

Arrogant and conceited.

Inside the room, Ye Tianyun held his breath and focused, showing no signs of being asleep, and even popped a Poison Avoidance Pill into his mouth, which could ward off a hundred poisons.

While Tang San's Tang Sect poison techniques might be a bit formidable, he considered himself no less capable.

Click...

Having 'confirmed' that Ye Tianyun was asleep, Tang San quietly pushed the door open and slowly approached the bed.

He did not notice Ye Tianyun standing in the corner, holding the Soul Guidance Pistol in his hand.

"Brother, why are you acting like a common thief in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Tang San's heart skipped a beat, and he reflexively pulled out the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, firing a volley at Ye Tianyun.

Bang...

The gunshot rang out, and the bullet from the Soul Guidance Pistol tore through the air, striking Tang San squarely in the shoulder.

Tang San felt a surge of pain, his eyes locked onto Ye Tianyun, his pupils suddenly dilating as he exclaimed in disbelief:

"How is this possible? Why do you also have a Hidden Weapon? Wait, is this the Hidden Weapon you created?"

He felt overwhelmed with shame.

He had originally looked down on Ye Tianyun's 'Hidden Weapon,' yet who would have thought it possessed such lethality, piercing right through his shoulder.

The speed was also astonishing; he hadn't even reacted, and his Purple Demon Eye hadn't even caught the trail of the bullet before he was hit.

Beyond his surprise, Tang San quickly regained his senses; this was no time to linger, and he needed to flee as soon as possible.

"Go."

In a flash, Tang San vanished into the night.

Ye Tianyun watched Tang San's retreating figure, having no intention of giving chase.

After all, the man had a background; he wasn't just some Little Trash.

[In this second clash, Tang San also ended in failure, and having been struck in the shoulder by the bullet, he suffered a not-insignificant injury.]