From Douluo's Beginning, Defying Heaven to Become a God Chapter 39

Even just watching from the sidelines, he had known Jiang Chen possessed immense strength, but experiencing it firsthand left him deeply shocked.

Tang San shook his numb palm and looked at Jiang Chen with a grave expression. "I admit your strength is formidable, but strength doesn't represent everything. To someone without technique, even the greatest power is nothing more than brute force."

As soon as the words left Tang San's mouth, Jiang Chen's expression soured. He recalled Tang San's various methods—the Purple Demon Eye, Mysterious Jade Hand, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and hidden weapons; none of them were simple.

Aside from his brute strength, he really couldn't compare to Tang San in other aspects, and he had never actually been in a fight before.

While he was lost in thought, Tang San had already closed the distance, his feet tracing the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to conjure a myriad of afterimages that left Jiang Chen dazed.

In Tang San's eyes, Jiang Chen was riddled with openings, and he landed a kick squarely on Jiang Chen's body.

Jiang Chen reacted quickly enough to block the attack with his hand, but when he tried to counterattack, Tang San's figure had already vanished.

After a few exchanges, Jiang Chen had taken quite a few punches and kicks, though he could feel that Tang San was not using his full strength.

In truth, his speed was not slow, but he lacked Tang San's bizarre movement techniques; his movements were essentially straight lines, so it would be a miracle if he could catch Tang San.

He roared repeatedly, yet he couldn't even touch a corner of Tang San's clothes.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Chen was covered in footprints. He didn't want to fight anymore; facing Tang San's various uncanny techniques, he found himself completely unable to resist.

This left him feeling incredibly stifled. Having power but nowhere to use it, and having speed but being unable to catch Tang San—this feeling was truly unpleasant.

He even began to complain about his own system. Other people's golden fingers were all sorts of powerful and awesome, but his? He had to get struck by lightning just to get a gift.

Tang San stopped. He hadn't actually wanted to kill Jiang Chen; that thought had only been a fleeting impulse.

He recalled Jiang Chen's behavior over the years and realized he really hadn't ever actively attacked anyone.

"Is it really that youth who wants to kill you?"

Jiang Chen nodded helplessly. "It's the absolute truth. May I be struck by lightning if I'm lying. That youth is already under my control after being bitten by me. If you don't believe me, I'll have him come over in a few days for you to see."

Suddenly remembering something, Tang San's expression shifted. He didn't know if Jiang Chen's zombie spirit was exactly the same as the zombies from his past life, so he couldn't help but ask, "After that youth is bitten by you, will he turn into a zombie?"

"He will, but he is already under my control. Without my orders, he wouldn't dare bite anyone indiscriminately."

"We'll leave this matter as it is for now. If I discover you dare to harm Grandpa Jack, I will never forgive you." With that, Tang San ignored Jiang Chen and headed down the mountain alone.

Jiang Chen patted his head and cursed fiercely, "Stingy system! Wouldn't it have been better to give me a movement technique? Or a set of fist techniques? You just had to make me get struck by lightning."

He had thought that possessing innate full spirit power and a powerful zombie spirit would allow him to rival Tang San, but he hadn't expected to be abused the moment they crossed hands.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a strong urge to absorb that God-Bestowed Spirit Ring. After all, with an extra skill, he might be able to turn the tables and beat Tang San up.

But after thinking it over, he suppressed the urge. He couldn't be reckless for the sake of a moment's bravery; his own life was more important.

He brushed the dust off his body, having suffered no real injuries.

After all, Tang San had held back just now and hadn't used his full strength, and even if he had, it might not have been enough to hurt Jiang Chen.

One had to remember that Jing Wuming's sword had already pierced Jiang Chen's heart earlier, yet wasn't he still jumping around perfectly fine?

Kicking a large boulder into smithereens, Jiang Chen gritted his teeth. Once he absorbed the spirit ring, he would definitely give Tang San a sound beating to settle the score.

At this moment, through his connection with Jing Wuming, he knew that Jing Wuming had already returned to Notting City.