Petty Tricks, Yet You Dare Show Off Before a Master? (Please Vote)

Tang San had spent so much time with Lu Chen that although he understood Lu Chen's personality was simply impossible to figure out and that he liked taking advantage of others, he still disliked it because he felt it was impolite.

In Lu Chen's era, however, such behavior was actually quite common. Only close friends would make jokes like that.

As long as they did not go too far, such little jokes could actually strengthen friendship.

After all, in an eight-man boys' dorm, there were eight grandpas, eight dads, and eight sons. Everyone was a grandpa, everyone was someone else's dad, and everyone was also someone else's son. Unfortunately, Tang San did not understand any of that.

"Enough nonsense, Little San. I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. Come on!"

Lu Chen's demeanor changed as he shed his usual carefree appearance.

Although he could defeat Tang San very easily, he could not reveal too much.

The Power Gem's enhancement had made his strength virtually limitless. He had to control his force carefully, lest he kill Little San with one punch.

The moment he finished speaking, Tang San moved. He pushed off with his right leg and swiftly widened the distance between himself and Lu Chen.

Seeing this, Lu Chen could not help but praise him. "Little San, you're not that dumb after all. You know my strength has increased, so you're not going to clash with me head-on."

Tang San said nothing. Getting distracted during a fight was not his style; he took everything very seriously.

Even though his opponent was a child—at least, that was how Tang San saw Lu Chen—a lion still had to go all out when hunting a rabbit.

Not to mention that Lu Chen before him had already awakened his martial soul and possessed Innate Full Soul Power just like him. Tang San had no choice but to take this seriously.

The instant he pulled away from Lu Chen, a small stone slid from his sleeve into Tang San's hand.

Using the throwing technique he had practiced daily, Tang San seized the right moment and fired the small stone at Lu Chen's knee.

Tang San had not infused this stone with his inner strength. Even so, his power was far beyond that of an ordinary child.

If the stone hit, even if it did not injure Lu Chen, it would at least leave a bump.

Lu Chen watched the small stone Tang San had thrown trace a perfect arc through the air. Its angle was extremely tricky. If this had been the old Lu Chen, he probably would have been hit.

But for the current him, he did not even feel like dodging. The Power Gem had granted him incomparable defensive power. Even the Titan Giant Ape's pressure for over an hour had failed to harm him in the slightest, let alone a tiny stone.

"Throwing stones? Little San, you've really fallen low. Only children throw stones when they fight."

As he spoke, Lu Chen merely shifted one casual step to the side and easily avoided it.

But Tang San was slightly startled by this. His throwing technique did not send the projectile straight ahead; it followed a curve.

He believed that the current Lu Chen should not have been capable of evading it so easily, yet Lu Chen had done exactly that.

"Was it a coincidence?"

Seeing Lu Chen's relaxed expression, Tang San quickly dismissed the thought.

"Again!"

More stones slipped from his sleeves. Tang San held one stone between each of his fingers, and eight stones in total shot toward Lu Chen.

Every one came from an extremely tricky angle, and they were even faster, nearly sealing off all of Lu Chen's escape routes.

Yet even as eight stones flew toward him, Lu Chen still wore a smile.

In that split second, just as the stones were about to strike Lu Chen—

Lu Chen moved. His hands turned into afterimages as they reached for the eight stones.

In the blink of an eye, all eight stones had been caught in Lu Chen's hands.

"How is that possible?!"

Tang San was stunned.

If Lu Chen avoiding the first stone had merely been a coincidence, then catching all eight stones with a flick of his hands could only mean that Lu Chen had relied on his own strength.

"Has awakening his martial soul really enhanced Lu Chen this much? His strength, eyesight, speed, and reflexes all seem to have improved enormously."

It was not as though he had never fought Lu Chen before. Back then, whether in strength, speed, or skill, Tang San had overwhelmed Lu Chen in every aspect.

Tang San knew full well how difficult it was to accomplish what Lu Chen had just done. Eyesight, hand speed, and reaction speed were all crucial.

In his previous life, Tang San had been able to catch Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles barehanded using Purple Demon Eye and Mysterious Jade Hand.

"What's wrong, Little San? Do you only know how to throw stones? If you manage to hit me today, I'll admit defeat on the spot."

"Lu Chen, you really are much stronger than before. I never expected the Six-Colored Gem martial soul to make you this powerful.

But if you think this is all the strength I have, then you're mistaken."

Tang San took a deep breath. The Mysterious Heaven Skill quietly circulated within him as he pushed off the ground and charged toward Lu Chen.

Lu Chen's strength had stirred Tang San's desire to fight. It had been a long time since he had had a proper battle.

Since throwing stones could no longer deal with Lu Chen, they would have to settle this with their hands. Tang San was serious now.

Tang San was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he arrived before Lu Chen, his right hand striking fiercely toward Lu Chen's face.

"Don't hit people in the face, Little San. You have no martial ethics. I advise you to behave yourself."

Lu Chen's expression sharpened slightly. Tang San was indeed very fast, far faster than an ordinary adult, but no matter how fast he was, could he outrun time?

The power of time activated silently. A faint green light flashed in Lu Chen's eyes as he secretly used the Time Gem's power to accelerate his own flow of time to one and a half times normal speed.

At that instant, everything Lu Chen saw seemed to slow down. He could even see the wings of insects fluttering in the sky.

As for Tang San, his originally swift movements had become incomparably slow in Lu Chen's eyes. When the fist was only ten centimeters from Lu Chen, Lu Chen moved.

He tilted his head slightly, narrowly yet effortlessly dodging Tang San's fist. Then he quickly circled behind Tang San, intending to grab his foot.

As long as he caught it, Tang San would fall over. Then Lu Chen could drag him along while Tang San crawled on the ground. The image was too beautiful to imagine.

Lu Chen thought this, but Tang San's reactions were not slow either. Seeing that his strike had missed Lu Chen and that Lu Chen had instead gotten behind him, he immediately responded.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track activated. Tang San's speed increased again, becoming twice as fast as before, and his figure became difficult to track.

"Heh, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track? You dare show off such petty tricks before a master?"

The Time Gem's power activated again, but this time, its target was Tang San. Lu Chen slowed Tang San's flow of time by a full half.

Time was slowed for only one second, but in a battle between experts, one second was enough to decide victory or defeat.