Tang Shan "Battles" Snake Lance

"Shanzi, are you all right?"

Su Yuntao walked over to Tang Shan and handed him a towel.

Bracing himself against the ground with both hands, Tang Shan struggled to his feet. He took the towel, wiped away his sweat, and let out a long breath.

"Your Highness, I may need to recover my Soul Power before I can spar with the senior."

Tang Shan looked at Xue Qinghe as he spoke.

"That's fine. Recover first. We might need your help today."

As Xue Qinghe watched Tang Shan, an idea began to take shape in her mind.

"Of course. If it's within my ability, I'll do everything I can."

Tang Shan wondered what help he could offer Xue Qinghe, but he had no intention of refusing. If he took someone's money, he ought to solve their problems.

He could already see how much she might invest in him in the future. He needed to deliver a return worthy of it.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, drew the Soul Power around him into his body, and guided it through his meridians.

To his surprise, the crushing pressure he had endured earlier had broken a bottleneck and opened two new meridians: the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian and the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.

Tang Shan was delighted by the longer path his Soul Power now followed. It meant he could cultivate faster. He could not help wondering whether opening all the Twelve Regular Meridians would bring some special change to his Soul Power cultivation.

Before long, his Soul Power had fully recovered. It was even stronger than before, putting him another step closer to Level 20.

Tang Shan stood again. While he had been recovering, Su Yuntao had fought Porcupinefish Douluo. Su Yuntao had lost, of course, but from their appearances alone, no