The Advantage Is Mine-Tang San Thought He Could Do It Again!

There was no terrifying explosion.

As the Rasengan pressed against the massive boulder, there was only a soft hiss. It felt like using a red-hot knife to cut through butter, incredibly smooth.

Under the Rasengan's attack, the boulder did not seem to shatter from a direct heavy blow. Instead, it was as though it had encountered a rapidly spinning drill.

A moment later, Luo Fan raised his hand, and the Rasengan slowly dissipated.

But the huge boulder before him looked as if something had taken a bite out of it, leaving behind a massive curved crater.

The stone that had originally filled that crater had been ground into stone powder by the Rasengan.

"Not bad, not bad. It may not make much of a spectacle, but its destructive power is truly terrifying!" Looking at the damage caused by the Rasengan, Luo Fan nodded in satisfaction.

This sort of extreme, concentrated destructive power was far stronger than the damage caused by other heavy-hitting attacks.

Compressing immense destructive force into a tiny sphere—this was the core of the Rasengan.

"B-Brother Fan? Did your Self-Created Soul Skill succeed?" Xiao Wu looked at the completely pulverized crater before Luo Fan, then stared at him in shock.

With Xiao Wu's discernment, she could naturally tell that this fist-sized ball of Soul Power was far more destructive than those flashy Soul Skills that made such huge commotions.

"Mm, it's only a preliminary success, but it'll do for now," Luo Fan replied with a nod.

Yes, his Soul Power Level was only level 15 right now. Being able to use the Rasengan was still thanks to his advantage in sheer Soul Power reserves.

As for things like the Big Ball Rasengan, Multiple Rasengan, and Rasenshuriken?

Those were not things he could handle yet.

For one thing, he did not have enough Soul Power.

For another, if he had to figure out the next steps himself, it would be even harder.

The Rasengan was the only ninjutsu in the Naruto World with its training method and principles described in detail, yet it had still taken him nearly two months to master.

As for the others, he only knew the general direction. If he truly wanted to develop them, the time needed would have to be measured in years.

"Brother Fan, then... can I learn it?" After witnessing the Rasengan's power firsthand, Xiao Wu's eyes burned with desire as she asked Luo Fan.

At that, Luo Fan looked at Xiao Wu.

Actually, while he had been training the Rasengan over the past two months, Xiao Wu had almost always watched from the side. Their relationship had also become very close. They ate together, chatted together, and even when they slept together, he had never been stingy about discussing information regarding the Rasengan.

Therefore, Xiao Wu had long known the Rasengan's specific training principles and steps.

If she really wanted to practice it, she could have secretly trained it by herself.

"You can learn it, but I still think you should wait until after level 20. Otherwise, your Soul Power won't really be enough," Luo Fan reminded her.

"That's true. At the same level, Brother Fan, your reserves are far greater than those of other Soul Masters!" Hearing Luo Fan's advice, Xiao Wu nodded to show that she had taken it to heart.

For Soul Power, every level of an ordinary Soul Master was like a marked line on a water bucket, while accumulating Soul Power was like dripping water into that bucket.

Once the amount of water in the bucket rose past a certain mark, their Soul Power would increase by one level, for a total of one hundred marked levels.

But Luo Fan was different. His bucket was the same height as other Soul Masters', but it was much wider.

Thus, even for the same increase of one mark, his reserves increased far more than those of other Soul Masters.

As for why this was the case, Luo Fan naturally understood. It was because of the advantage of the Hashirama Template!

His Rasengan training had reached a temporary stopping point, and night had completely fallen. In a good mood, Luo Fan finished the remaining food before returning to Dorm Seven with Xiao Wu to sleep.

Training required a balance between exertion and rest. After working hard for so long, it was time to rest properly.

The forty-eighth day of Tang San and Yu Xiaogang both losing their composure!

That day, after finishing his morning training, Tang San went to Yu Xiaogang as usual for some private tutoring.

As he passed the place where Luo Fan usually trained, he found it completely empty.

Several other students passed by nearby, quietly discussing it as well.

Luo Fan, who unfailingly worked on his Self-Created Soul Skill there every afternoon, had not come for three days.

Originally, Luo Fan training there every afternoon had become a familiar sight at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. Everyone who passed by would glance over.

"He hasn't come for three days?"

Tang San muttered to himself. After finding Yu Xiaogang and listening to him impart theoretical knowledge, Tang San casually mentioned that Luo Fan had not been working on his Self-Created Soul Skill for three days.

"Mm, I anticipated this long ago!" Upon hearing Tang San's words, Yu Xiaogang slightly raised his head and looked toward the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.

"Teacher, you already guessed this would happen?" Seeing Yu Xiaogang's expression of having everything under control, Tang San was inwardly impressed and asked.

"Correct. How could creating a Soul Skill be such an easy matter?"

"Besides talent and hard work, one must also have sufficient understanding of one's own martial soul and theoretical knowledge!"

"Where would Luo Fan get such extensive theoretical knowledge? Persisting for two months was nothing more than blindly smashing his head against a wall!"

"Now that he has smashed himself bloody, he has finally realized it is impossible and given up!" Yu Xiaogang analyzed solemnly, his reasoning sound and well-founded.

"Teacher's analysis makes sense!" Hearing Yu Xiaogang's completely reasonable analysis, Tang San nodded heavily.

"Alright, Little San. You should make some proper preparations over the next few days!"

Yu Xiaogang suddenly changed the subject. "In a few days, the academy will hold a midterm assessment competition!"

"Though, in theory, the upperclassmen are the ones who register to participate!"

"However, lower-grade students will not be barred from signing up either!"

"If you can achieve a decent ranking then, the academy will award Gold Soul Coins!"

To Yu Xiaogang, this midterm assessment was an excellent opportunity to make a name for himself at the academy.

If a disciple who had only enrolled a little over two months ago could deliver an outstanding performance in the midterm assessment, it would be enough to prove his teaching ability!

Furthermore, Tang San was a level 12 Soul Master and possessed many secret techniques of his own. Against Soul Masters with the same number of Soul Rings, he would almost never lose. Even against a Soul Grandmaster with two Soul Rings, it was not as if he had no chance at all!

"Understood, Teacher. I'll give it my all in this midterm assessment. I definitely won't lose to the same person two—uh, three times!" Tang San nodded heavily as well. His target was still Luo Fan.

Although Luo Fan's Soul Power seemed to be one level higher than his, Tang San had recently taken advantage of his smithing work to forge even more hidden weapons.

If he used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to widen the distance and maintain long-range suppression, then even if Luo Fan had Wood Clones, as long as he could defeat them one by one, Tang San felt that his chances of winning were still very high!

After all, Luo Fan had no long-range attack methods. On top of that, he had wasted two whole months working on some Self-Created Soul Skill, effectively making no progress at all.

In short, no matter how he looked at it, the advantage was his this time.

This was in the bag!