"Boss is mighty!"
With those golden-red wings framing him, Su Chen looked like a god.
Xiao Chenyu and the others shouted wildly, their faces filled with fervor.
Xiao Wu tilted her head, thoroughly confused.
That scent she liked so much, the one emanating from Su Chen, was definitely not from this Martial Soul.
After Su Chen possessed the Great Sun Golden Crow Martial Soul, the Lunar Jade Rabbit had fallen silent within him.
Without the Lunar Jade Rabbit's scent, Xiao Wu could not make sense of it no matter how hard she tried.
Wang Sheng and the others trembled. Su Chen, soaring through the sky on his golden-red wings, also had a yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring around him.
Seeing that even Tang San was no match for him, they were already wondering how to beg for mercy later so they would not get beaten too badly.
Su Chen cast a sidelong glance at Tang San. He had already withdrawn his Golden Crow True Flame and had not beaten Tang San to death.
He knew Tang Hao was a shameless bastard. If he killed Tang San or crippled him, Tang Hao would definitely step in personally.
But Tang Hao would not interfere in a normal battle between Soul Masters.
Tang Hao wanted to cultivate Tang San into a sharp blade for revenge against Spirit Hall.
He would probably be treated as a whetstone.
If Tang Hao could not even endure this and wanted to step in himself, why had he not slaughtered the Five Element Academies?
During the Soul Master Tournament, the Five Element Academies had beaten Tang San so badly that his mentality had collapsed.
As for teaching Zhao Wuji a lesson, it was certainly to vent Tang San's anger, but also to make Zhao Wuji protect Tang San properly in the future.
"Heh, your skills aren't as impressive as your mouth."
"You're not as good-looking as me, you don't speak as nicely as I do, yet you blame everyone else for liking me instead of you."
"You're jealous of me. You should know that without the work-study student spot I gave up for you, you wouldn't even have gotten through Nuoding Academy's gates."
The flesh on Tang San's hands had been scalded and blistered. The pain twisted his features into a knot.
He had lost!
He struggled to climb to his feet.
A great favor was like a great enmity. Tang San did not know that his father was the Clear Sky Douluo; even without Su Chen giving up that work-study student spot, his father could have found another way.
But now, Tang San truly owed Su Chen a favor, and he did not want to repay it. As a cold-blooded assassin, even a benefactor had to be killed if they were confirmed to be on the Way of Death.
If you had ever gone against Tang San, you were finished.
If you had ever helped Tang San, you were even more finished.
Tang San was pure and immaculate.
He could not tolerate the slightest stain on himself.
Whoosh!
Tang San raised his hand, and several faint sounds rang out.
Su Chen's pupils contracted. He leaned back sharply, narrowly dodging the Silent Sleeve Arrows.
Damn Tang San, what a despicable bastard!
But that made sense. If he couldn't win head-on, he launched a sneak attack. That was an assassin's way of thinking.
But Su Chen's anger surged upward.
"Tang San, we're Soul Masters in battle. What the hell are you doing?"
Su Chen delivered a flying kick. Tang San failed to dodge and was sent flying.
Then Su Chen's fists, with the Golden Crow True Flame withdrawn, rained down on Tang San's body.
"For Grandpa's sake, I wasn't even planning to beat you too badly, but you really went looking for a beating!"
Tang San endured the beating without a word. Intense killing intent rose in his eyes as he kept muttering that someone was already on the Way of Death.
A biting dog did not bark.
Su Chen gave Tang San a thorough beating. If not for his concern over Tang Hao, he really would have wanted to kill or cripple Tang San.
"Hmph! Tang San, you've disgraced the words 'Soul Master.'"
Su Chen withdrew his Martial Soul and returned to Xiao Chenyu and the others.
"Come on. Let's celebrate me becoming a Soul Master. We're going to have a big meal."
Xiao Chenyu and the others cheered loudly, crowding around Su Chen with fervent expressions.
"Boss is unmatched! That Tang San can't even compare to Boss's little toe! Thank you, Boss, for standing up for us. I'll cover every expense today, Xiao Chenyu!"
Once Su Chen withdrew the Great Sun Golden Crow, the suppressed Lunar Jade Rabbit became active again.
Xiao Wu caught that familiar scent, pushed through the crowd, wrapped her arms around Su Chen's arm, and rubbed her head affectionately against him.
"Su Chen, you're so strange. Whenever you use your Martial Soul, you feel a little unfamiliar to me. But when you don't use it, I want to stick to you every moment."
Su Chen raised an eyebrow and pushed Xiao Wu away with a look of utter disgust.
"If I feel unfamiliar to you, why are you still coming close to me? Tang San over there likes you quite a bit. Why don't you go find him?"
Xiao Wu clung tightly to Su Chen's arm and, without hesitation, stabbed Tang San with her words.
"Su Chen, don't be angry. I hate Tang San the most. Last time, he even spoke badly about you. He said you weren't a good kid and told me to stay away from you."
"Hmph, someone like him who gossips behind people's backs is the bad kid. I like you. I like you best."
Tang San, who lay motionless on the ground after being beaten, trembled violently at Xiao Wu's words. His heart suffered ten thousand points of damage.
Su Chen's beating had not hurt him nearly as much as Xiao Wu's few words.
The group chatted and laughed as they gradually walked away.
Amid the crowd, Su Chen looked at Xiao Wu, who was hugging his arm, and felt a massive headache coming on.
Beating Tang San up would at most make Tang Hao regard him as Tang San's whetstone.
But now that Xiao Wu was so attached to him, and this concerned a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, Tang Hao had probably already begun seeing him as a thorn in his flesh.
It was much as Su Chen had expected.
Hidden in the forest, Tang Hao played with the Silent Sleeve Arrows Tang San had fired. An inscrutable depth filled his eyes.
Xiao San, I truly can't see through you. Is there really wisdom bestowed by heaven in this world, or do you have some other secret...?
But as long as you have the Clear Sky Hammer, you are my, Tang Hao's, good son. Martial Soul inheritance comes from bloodline. That is irrefutable proof.
Su Chen deserves to die. The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone can only belong to Xiao San. For now, I won't touch Su Chen. Xiao San, grow quickly with your hatred for Su Chen.
He has some talent, but with me backing you, he won't be able to cause any trouble. He will be your finest whetstone.
Back to Tang San's side.
Wang Sheng and several work-study students carried Tang San back to Dorm Seven.
Upon receiving the news, Yu Xiaogang rushed over immediately.
Seeing Tang San covered in injuries, especially the severe burns on his hands, Yu Xiaogang cursed furiously.
"Damn Su Chen... that damned Su Chen..."
Tang San clenched his teeth tightly, his eyes revealing bone-deep hatred.
"Teacher, Su Chen's flames counter my Blue Silver Grass. The moment those flames touch it, all the Blue Silver Grass turns to ash."
"And Xiao Wu... she said she hates me. It hurts so much inside..."
Tang San was crucial to Yu Xiaogang's proving his theories, so Yu Xiaogang took Tang San's problems extremely seriously.
"Xiao San, there is absolutely no need to lose heart over a single defeat. You have only absorbed one Soul Ring each."
"It is only natural for plants to be countered by flames. As long as you follow my guidance and add more, stronger animal Soul Beast Soul Rings to your Blue Silver Grass, allowing the plant-based Blue Silver Grass to possess animal attributes, you will be able to counter flames to the greatest extent."
"The weakness of Blue Silver Grass means it has no rejection at all. As long as you add enough powerful animal Soul Rings, their stacked attributes will become indestructible."
"There are no useless Martial Souls, only Soul Masters who do not know how to cultivate. Believe in me, Teacher will definitely make your Blue Silver Grass defeat the Three-Legged Fire Crow."
Tang San finally regained a little confidence, but what he wanted most in his heart was still to win Xiao Wu back.
Thinking of Xiao Wu saying she hated him, Tang San's heart hurt so badly he could barely breathe.
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