"What?!" Tang San's pupils contracted as he watched Jiang Lan effortlessly neutralize the hidden weapons he had thrown. Disbelief filled his utterly ordinary face.
He had fired ten Bone-Piercing Nails!
Among the Tang Sect's small hidden weapons, Bone-Piercing Nails were already one of the most powerful kinds.
Moreover, Bone-Piercing Nails had exceptional penetrating power, making them particularly effective against external defenses.
He had even infused the Bone-Piercing Nails with internal energy, further increasing their already formidable penetration.
Yet all ten Bone-Piercing Nails had failed to pierce even a single layer of flowing water, let alone inflict the slightest injury on Jiang Lan.
Tang San was baffled. Tang San was utterly shaken.
"Little San, Soul Power and a Martial Soul are the foundations of a Soul Master. These little toys of yours are only good for bullying low-level Soul Masters. Once someone reaches the Title Rank realm, they won't hurt them in the slightest." Jiang Lan picked a Bone-Piercing Nail out of the water flowing around him and scoffed.
At their core, hidden weapons relied on the force generated by the wrist.
But could the force of a wrist possibly match the velocity of a firearm?
Even bullets rapidly lost their stopping power after entering water, let alone hidden weapons propelled by wrist strength.
Once a Soul Master reached the Title Rank realm, aside from hand-thrown hidden weapons such as Bodhi Blood and Guanyin's Tears, the rest were nothing but bluster.
And after attaining godhood, hidden weapons were basically useless.
As for Qian Renxue...
The only reason Tang San had pierced her heart with Guanyin's Tears while he was still a mortal was that she was hopelessly incompetent.
If she had so much as blocked it with the Angel Holy Sword, she would never have ended up in such a sorry