Can You See It Clearly? This Thunder That Pierces Through Chaotic Times!

Unlike the nine levels of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, the Purple Demon Eyes had only four levels: Panorama, Subtlety, Atom, and Vastness.

The requirement for inner disciples of the Tang Sect was to reach Subtlety, which was already sufficient for using hidden weapons.

Because Tang San had begun cultivating very early and had taken advantage of the innate qi that had not fully dispersed after his birth, he had already gained a trace of Subtlety at merely six years old.

But he also knew that nearly every inner disciple of the Tang Sect could bring their Purple Demon Eyes to the Subtlety realm. Yet not even the sect master had managed to enter the next realm of the Purple Demon Eyes.

After reaching Subtlety, cultivating the Purple Demon Eyes became extremely slow. Moreover, absorbing Purple Qi from the East every day without interruption was not something that could be explained by mere perseverance.

Therefore, after reaching the Subtlety realm, most Tang Sect disciples rarely continued cultivating it.

Legend had it that an elder of the Tang Sect had once brought his Purple Demon Eyes to the Atom realm. Yet he had achieved nothing particularly remarkable, only seeing more clearly than someone in the Subtlety realm. That elder had cultivated the Purple Demon Eyes for over thirty years.

But in Tang San's eyes, his Purple Demon Eyes were already enough to defeat Yang Ming!

The Mysterious Heaven Skill's inner strength surged forth and abruptly flowed into the leaf. Under the effects of his inner strength, the soft leaf immediately became straight and rigid. Tang San flicked the index and middle fingers of his right hand, employing the method of using hidden weapons. The leaf spun as it shot out, slicing through the air.

It had to be said that Tang San's use of the Hundred Explanations of Hidden Weapons was truly exquisite. Strength and force followed his will; even plucked leaves and falling flowers could kill.

Facing the incoming hidden weapon, Yang Ming did not dare let down his guard in the slightest. A glimmer of red light flashed in his pupils as three tomoe slowly rotated within them.

In an instant, everything around him seemed to slow down considerably. Even the leaf's originally indistinct trajectory became crystal clear in Yang Ming's eyes.

Yang Ming tilted his head. By the narrowest of margins, the leaf narrowly swept past his cheek. The piercing gale it carried rushed at him, cold against his face.

"What?!"

"Yang Ming actually dodged it?"

Tang San was utterly astonished. In his view, that hidden weapon should have been a sure hit. How could it possibly have failed?

Yet the facts before his eyes forced Tang San to admit it, however reluctantly. Yang Ming had not only dodged it, but had done so with ease—and in an exceptionally handsome pose!

Yang Ming took out a spearhead from his pocket, snapped off a branch, and tore a strip of cloth from his clothes to secure the spearhead in place. After a round of tinkering, Yang Ming spun his spear and said with a smile:

"Third Brother, it would be impolite not to return the favor. Let me show you your brother's true strength."

Ruthless Charge!

Under Tang San's grave gaze, Yang Ming planted his strange spear against the ground. Like a pole-vaulter, he soared into the air as light as a swallow, tracing a beautiful arc through the sky. Wrapped in the force of thunder, his spear descended from above!

He could not confront it head-on!

Tang San had barely stepped back when Yang Ming followed close behind. The instant he landed with a deafening crash, a blast wave erupted from Yang Ming as its center. The moment it struck Tang San, his expression changed drastically!

Because Tang San could clearly feel a strange power acting upon him, forcing both his feet off the ground and sending his entire body flying into the air.

This was the effect of Han Xin's exclusive skill in Honor of Kings, Ruthless Charge. While the charge dealt physical damage to targets within range, it could also knock them airborne!

With nowhere to plant his feet in midair, he could not effectively dodge. He was practically a moving target.

But Tang San was Tang San. He could think of what others could not and accomplish what others could not.

The instant he was sent airborne, Tang San knew he was in trouble. He decisively removed his outer robe and tore it into several pieces. The Mysterious Heaven Skill's inner strength surged forth, and he poured it into them without hesitation. The torn cloth suddenly hardened and straightened,

and he hurled it at the oncoming Yang Ming like hidden weapons! The cloth scattered like celestial maidens scattering flowers, blocking Yang Ming's sight and forcing him to abandon his attack. Instead, he spun his spear, knocking down the cloth flying toward him.

Yang Ming and Tang San both landed, exchanged a glance, and saw blazing battle intent in each other's eyes.

A worthy general had met a worthy rival; a master chess player had met his equal!

Yang Ming held his spearhead slanted toward the ground. Being able to fight the original novel's protagonist, Tang San, on even terms made a surge of heroic spirit rise within him. Suddenly, an old poem by Bai Juyi surfaced in his mind:

"When the silver vase shattered, water burst forth; when iron cavalry charged, blades and spears rang."

Gripping his spear tightly, Yang Ming's eyes burst with a startling gleam. His feet moved in the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as he threw back his head and let out a long roar:

"Third Brother, can you see it clearly? This thunder that pierces through chaotic times!"

As Yang Ming rushed forward at high speed, the system's voice rang beside his ear:

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, Host. You have spoken Zhao Yun's classic line from Honor of Kings and received one lottery chance. Would you like to activate the lottery wheel?"

Yang Ming was in dire need of skills, so he chose "Yes" without hesitation!

A virtual roulette wheel appeared within Yang Ming's field of vision.

Zhao Yun had four skills: one passive skill, [Dragon's Roar], and three active skills: [Skyward Dragon], [Cloud-Piercing Dragon], and [Thunderous Dragon].

He also had six skins: Royal Commander, Ninja Flame Shadow, Future Era, Hip-Hop King, BMW, and White Butler.

The roulette wheel spun from slow to fast, then from fast to slow. In the end, the pointer stopped on a skill slot.

Cloud-Piercing Dragon: Rapidly thrust the spear, dealing high damage to targets within the area ahead. Each strike deals physical damage and paralyzes enemies. (No mana cost)

In the original game, each strike restored health after dealing damage. But reality was not a game, so there would inevitably be slight changes.

Since Zhao Yun and Han Xin both used spears, the system did not instill much information this time.

Yang Ming was delighted. Seeing that Tang San was about to repeat his old trick and use the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade his attack, he unleashed Cloud-Piercing Dragon without hesitation!

One thrust, two thrusts, three thrusts!

In the span of a single second, Yang Ming thrust out three times in succession. Layer upon layer of spear tips sealed off every avenue of Tang San's evasion. Each light jab that landed on Tang San was blocked by his Mysterious Jade Hand. Blue arcs of electricity traveled down the spear shaft and through the spear tip, numbing Tang San's body and leaving him standing there stiffly, unable to move.

Yang Ming was limited by his young body. Otherwise, he would have done far more than three thrusts in one second. Still, this was already quite good.

Seeing Tang San immobilized by the numbness in his body, Yang Ming pointed his spear tip at Tang San's throat and smiled.

"Third Brother, I accept."

Lowering his spear, Yang Ming walked back toward the village with the rising sun at his back.

Tang San touched his throat. The sharp sensation of the spear tip still lingered there. Looking at Yang Ming's departing figure beneath the faint sunlight, Tang San seemed to witness a legend about to rise across this continent.

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