Recaps

Tang Shan relaxed at the academy lake while discussing his third soul ring and Dugu Bo’s herb garden with Dugu Yan. After she asked him to take her down from the cliff, he carried her across the lake on his back and asked why she smelled so nice.

• Tang Shan caught Dugu Yan when she attacked him from behind, and she asked when he would visit her grandfather’s herb garden.
• Tang Shan said he would visit after obtaining his third soul ring and assured Dugu Yan that Xue Qinghe had found him a suitable soul beast.
• Dugu Yan leaned against Tang Shan near the cliff’s edge, and he moved her away from the drop to keep her safe.
• Tang Shan jumped into the lake and asked Dugu Yan to follow, then caught her when she leaped down.
• Tang Shan realized Dugu Yan could not walk on water, so he carried her on his back across the lake and asked why she smelled so nice.

Tang Shan discussed Dugu Yan’s poison and new invisibility ability before confirming he would attempt his martial soul’s second awakening the next day. After arranging for Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo to attend, he learned Golden Crocodile Douluo would return that night and felt confident about the risks surrounding the breakthrough.

• Dugu Yan revealed that her scent was poisonous, and Tang Shan explained that his physique made him immune to her diluted toxin.
• Tang Shan praised Dugu Yan’s Faceless Invisibility soul skill and said he would attempt to embrace the elixir realm the next day, inviting her and Dugu Bo to watch.
• Tang Shan told Dugu Yan that he had caused the strange lake phenomenon years earlier and asked her to keep it secret.
• Xue Qinghe met Tang Shan by the lake, and Dugu Yan said she and her grandfather would visit the Crown Prince’s Residence for the breakthrough.
• Tang Shan warned Xue Qinghe not to let Dugu Bo slip away as a valuable combat asset and reassured him that he had rehearsed the awakening process.
• Xue Qinghe said Golden Crocodile Douluo would return that night, easing Tang Shan’s fear that the breakthrough might attract trouble from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Tang Shan advised Xue Qinghe to watch his younger brothers rather than act rashly, while Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo fought a devastating spar that revealed Golden Crocodile Douluo was nearing a breakthrough. Golden Crocodile Douluo returned to Heaven Dou City to see Tang Shan advance to embracing the elixir, and Qian Daoliu considered meeting Tang Shan later.

• Tang Shan explained to Xue Qinghe how non-poison soul rings could weaken Dugu Yan’s poison and break her family’s curse.
• Tang Shan advised Xue Qinghe to investigate his younger brothers’ plans while staying cautious and letting the emperor respond if they overreached.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo fought a destructive spar, with Golden Crocodile Douluo briefly reaching power near the Limit level.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Daoliu he had mastered ninety-nine percent of his qi and blood and would wait to improve his odds of breaking through.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo declined Qian Daoliu’s invitation to Spirit Hall and hurried back to Heaven Dou City for Tang Shan’s impending advance to embracing the elixir.
• Qian Daoliu watched Golden Crocodile Douluo depart and considered meeting Tang Shan after Tang Shan absorbed his third soul ring.

Tang Shan refined his soul power through the twelve regular meridians and decided to postpone condensing a soul core until he reached the Limit level. The chapter then ended with Ning Rongrong playfully pulling Gu Rong’s hair during a visit with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.

• Tang Shan found that his soul power circulated through all twelve regular meridians, refining itself and drawing in ambient soul power even when he was not cultivating.
• Tang Shan compared the martial soul development and soul core condensation paths and decided to pursue martial soul development first, delaying soul core condensation until he became a Limit Douluo.
• Tang Shan considered combining martial soul development with multiple soul cores, Soul Bone Armor, and Four-Word Battle Armor to reach the pinnacle of the mortal world.
• Ning Rongrong ran to Gu Rong and asked him to pick her up, then teased him by tugging at his sparse hair.
• Ning Fengzhi reprimanded Ning Rongrong, but Gu Rong defended her, while Chen Xin joked that he could shave Gu Rong’s head with his sword.

Tang Shan began his breakthrough into Embracing the Elixir while powerful observers gathered at the Crown Prince's Residence. He successfully condensed his Qi and Blood and began compressing it, with the result of his Second Awakening still unknown.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin discussed Tang Shan's Second Awakening and decided to attend his breakthrough.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo promised Xue Qinghe that he would protect her and Tang Shan, whether or not Tang Shan's teacher appeared.
• Dugu Bo reassured Dugu Yan that several Titled Douluo would be present to protect Tang Shan if his breakthrough went wrong.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Yu Xuancang, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Xue Qinghe, and Golden Crocodile Douluo gathered at the Crown Prince's Residence to witness Tang Shan's breakthrough.
• Tang Shan began gathering Qi and Blood at the Shangqu Acupoint, drawing it into a dense, scarlet mass in his dantian.
• Tang Shan steadied his mind and began compressing the gathered Qi and Blood as he entered the second step of the breakthrough.

Tang Shan completed Embracing the Elixir, triggering a Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul and opening his Sea of Consciousness. His Soul Power level remained unchanged and he still lacked a Third Soul Ring, but he emerged far stronger than before.

• Tang Shan compressed his Qi and Blood into a Blood Elixir and merged it with his will, completing Embracing the Elixir as Dugu Bo and the others watched anxiously.
• His Qi and Blood surged through his body, restoring his heartbeat and drawing the onlookers’ heartbeats into its slow rhythm, which Dugu Bo and Chen Xin warned could be dangerous.
• Silver-white light gathered into a phantom identical to Tang Shan, triggering his Silver-Level Second Awakening and transforming him into a towering figure whose punch broke the sound barrier.
• Tang Shan returned to his usual size, gathered his will into a phantom axe, and struck his soul, opening his Sea of Consciousness and reaching the Spirit Sea Realm in Mental Power.
• After realizing he had achieved all his breakthrough goals without gaining Soul Power levels or a Third Soul Ring, Tang Shan left his Sea of Consciousness to return to the people waiting outside.

Tang Shan explained that his Silver-level Second Awakening boosted his strength and Soul Skills, while Ning Fengzhi recognized the potential of Body Martial Soul masters for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin leaving after a hidden expert’s warning, while Ning Fengzhi admitted he had considered taking Tang Shan by force.

• Tang Shan told Xue Qinghe and the others that his Second Awakening had reached the Silver level and increased his strength by one hundred percent, including the effects of his own Soul Skills.
• Ning Fengzhi realized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could train Body Martial Soul masters as reliable guardians and asked Tang Shan to train four such people.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo secretly broke through to Transformed Force as he observed Tang Shan’s breakthrough, then released a brief aura that warned Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin away.
• Tang Shan agreed to lay foundations for the four Body Martial Soul masters and told Dugu Bo that the adjusted training methods would be difficult for others to copy.
• After leaving the Crown Prince’s Residence, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed the hidden expert, and Ning Fengzhi admitted he had considered abducting Tang Shan to strengthen the sect.

After breaking through to Embracing the Elixir, Tang Shan practiced its Burst State and began Blood Exchange, while Golden Crocodile Douluo prepared to enter seclusion for a possible breakthrough. Tang Shan’s body transformed as he cultivated, and he continued replacing his blood while Xue Qinghe marveled at his progress.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Xue Qinghe and Tang Shan that watching Tang Shan break through had given him insights and that he might soon break through, so Tang Shan postponed seeking his third soul ring.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo said Dugu Bo had behaved normally but that he had secretly deterred Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
• Tang Shan tested his new control over qi and blood, expanded his body’s power, and demonstrated the explosive force he called the Burst State.
• Tang Shan explained that Blood Exchange would nourish his bone marrow and transform his body, and estimated that completing the process would take about a month.
• Tang Shan stayed in the prince’s residence to cultivate, and his hair, skin, and appearance changed dramatically as his body underwent Blood Exchange.
• Xue Qinghe examined Tang Shan’s transformed appearance and asked about reaching Embracing the Elixir, while Tang Shan reassured her about her slower progress before resuming cultivation.

Su Haichao reflected on his years working in Spirit Hall’s library and remained baffled that Salas had barely punished him after Tang Shan joined the Crown Prince’s service. Tang Shan visited his father and discussed his cultivation, while Golden Crocodile Douluo broke through to the Limit Douluo realm and discovered he could perceive faith power.

• Su Haichao recalled how Salas transferred him to Spirit Hall’s book repository after Tang Shan joined Xue Qinghe’s service, leaving him puzzled by the light punishment.
• Su Haichao told Tang Shan that Su Yuntao planned to visit Nuoding City before coming to Heaven Dou City, and Tang Shan worried that his brother might encounter Tang Hao.
• Tang Shan explained to Su Haichao that his bodily changes resembled returning to a prenatal state through internal martial arts cultivation.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo fused his qi, blood, soul power, and martial-soul insights to shatter his bottleneck and break through to the Limit Douluo realm.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo perceived scattered strands of faith power and examined how his soul power had become far purer after his breakthrough.

Xue Qinghe summoned Tang Shan to meet Su Yuntao, whose return after three years led to a clash of wills that Tang Shan won. Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived at the Crown Prince's Residence and was stunned to sense another person who had comprehended a will.

• Xue Qinghe learned that Su Yuntao had arrived seeking Tang Shan and went to meet him in the reception hall.
• A maid told Tang Shan that his big brother had returned, and Tang Shan hurried to the reception hall using his qi and blood instead of soul power.
• Tang Shan and Su Yuntao's wills collided when they saw each other, and Tang Shan's vast will forced Su Yuntao's back before he withdrew.
• Snake Lance Douluo sensed the clash, while Porcupinefish Douluo guessed that Su Yuntao had comprehended a wolf-like will.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, newly a Limit Douluo after learning Internal Martial Arts from Tang Shan, arrived and stumbled when he sensed the clash of wills.

Tang Shan reunited with his brother Su Yuntao, but both initially mistook each other for impostors and fought before confirming their identities. Su Yuntao’s implausible adventures and sudden breakthroughs left Tang Shan questioning his understanding of cultivation, and the chapter ended with Su Yuntao explaining that his anger at Tang Shan’s arrival had awakened his transformed force.

• Tang Shan attacked Su Yuntao after deciding the unfamiliar man claiming to be his brother was an impostor, and Su Yuntao broke through to transformed force while countering him.
• Tang Shan and Su Yuntao recognized each other after their exchange revealed their shared combat instincts, then verified their identities with Xue Qinghe’s help.
• Su Yuntao explained that a Soul Hunting team had betrayed him over a hundred-year Man Faced Demon Spider left leg bone, and a wolf pack had rescued him while he was badly wounded.
• Su Yuntao recounted how he gained the Soul Bone, lived and hunted with the wolves, and attained sudden enlightenment, leaving Tang Shan astonished by his luck.
• Tang Shan asked how Su Yuntao had reached transformed force, and Su Yuntao said he had broken through when anger over Tang Shan’s arrival made his qi and blood surge.

Su Yuntao returned to Heaven Dou City and recounted how battles and deadly encounters had strengthened him, while Tang Shan watched him break through again. After Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed he had become a Limit Douluo, he asked Tang Shan to help him seek permission to take Su Yuntao as his disciple.

• Su Yuntao reassured Tang Shan that their father was safe, then described his battles in Great Soul Arenas and his dangerous experiences with Soul Hunting Groups.
• Su Yuntao said he planned to stay with Tang Shan and their father for a while before wandering the continent, and his Slaughter cultivation entered its threshold as he resolved to treat the continent as his battlefield.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared after Su Yuntao left and told Tang Shan that he had broken through to Limit Douluo.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked Tang Shan to pass along his request to take Su Yuntao as a disciple, and Tang Shan noted that Su Yuntao also studied under Chen Zhan.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo learned that Chen Zhan was a Soul Emperor and wondered why he had never heard of him.

Su Yuntao accepted Golden Crocodile Douluo as his master, then left to travel after Tang Shan defeated him. Tang Shan departed with Golden Crocodile Douluo to hunt a powerful soul beast, while Gu Yue and Bi Ji arrived in Heaven Dou City seeking him and Qian Daoliu prepared for Tang Shan’s arrival at Death Canyon.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo took Su Yuntao as his disciple, trained him for a month, and watched him lose to Tang Shan before he resumed his travels.
• Xue Qinghe discussed the Star Luo Empire’s martial souls with Tang Shan, then saw Tang Shan and Golden Crocodile Douluo depart for the soul beast hunt.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo sensed a powerful expert in Heaven Dou City and assured Tang Shan that Xue Qinghe was protected before Tang Shan began cultivating during their journey.
• Gu Yue and Bi Ji reached Heaven Dou City, learned that a powerful human expert had left, and entered the city to seek Tang Shan and contact the child of the plane.
• Qian Daoliu arrived at Death Canyon and told Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo that Tang Shan would attempt to absorb the prehistoric soul beast inside.

Golden Crocodile Douluo brought Tang Shan to Death Canyon to hunt a mysterious soul beast, revealing that the Spirit Hall used the evil soul beast gathering place as a trap for evil soul masters. As the target approached, Qian Daoliu prepared to watch the fight and urged Tang Shan not to disappoint him and Xiao Xue.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that the mysterious soul beast was connected to the Tai Tan skeleton from which Tang Shan's external soul bone came.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo shattered the mist with a roar, exposing Death Canyon and its terrifying evil soul beasts.
• Tang Shan realized the Spirit Hall had arranged Death Canyon as a layered trap to identify and eliminate evil soul masters who came seeking soul rings.
• A huge soul beast approached, crushing ancient trees and sending the other creatures fleeing in fear.
• Qian Daoliu guarded the canyon's exit and identified the approaching beast as a mutant Golden Behemoth, anticipating Tang Shan's encounter with it.

Golden Crocodile Douluo brought Tang Shan to face a mutated Golden Behemoth whose soul ring might be suitable for him. Golden Crocodile Douluo fought the beast with his full strength and began crushing it, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Tang Shan saw the Golden Behemoth, and Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that he had rescued it and kept it until a suitable candidate could absorb its soul ring.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked the approaching Golden Behemoth, which tore through space with its claws and lunged at him and Tang Shan.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo left Tang Shan behind a soul power barrier and met the Golden Behemoth in battle, trading powerful blows with it.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo overpowered the Golden Behemoth with his body and qi, blood, and soul power as their fight devastated the forest.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo pressed an enormous golden crocodile claw onto the weakened Golden Behemoth, forcing it into the earth and breaking its bones.

Tang Shan and Golden Crocodile Douluo discovered that the Golden Behemoth had evolved an Amethyst Bloodline, then Tang Shan killed it and watched its soul ring transform into an unprecedented amethyst color. Tang Shan prepared to absorb the ring despite Golden Crocodile Douluo’s warning, while forming a conjecture about its transformation.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo subdued the Golden Behemoth, and Tang Shan noticed its purple eyes and learned it could speak.
• The Golden Behemoth revealed that its purple energy came from an Amethyst Bloodline evolution, not a mutation, and challenged Tang Shan over his intention to absorb its soul ring.
• When the Golden Behemoth burned its bloodline to resist, Tang Shan struck and killed it before it could destroy itself.
• The Golden Behemoth’s remains dissolved into dust, and its soul ring appeared pale black before turning translucent amethyst purple.
• Tang Shan dismissed Golden Crocodile Douluo’s concerns and chose to try absorbing the transformed soul ring.

Tang Shan absorbed the Thousand-Year Golden Behemoth’s Soul Ring and fought its preserved spiritual body inside his Sea of Consciousness. He gained the upper hand and brought down a final blow, leaving the beast’s fate unresolved.

• Tang Shan judged that his improved physical constitution might let him absorb the Golden Behemoth’s amethyst Soul Ring, and Golden Crocodile Douluo agreed to guard him.
• Tang Shan began absorbing the Soul Ring and endured its violent Soul Power as it flooded his meridians.
• The Golden Behemoth’s preserved spiritual body entered Tang Shan’s Sea of Consciousness and vowed to destroy him.
• Tang Shan confronted the beast, summoned a giant axe from the silver sea, and overwhelmed it with his formidable will and Mental Power.
• Tang Shan struck a final blow against the Golden Behemoth as it regained clarity, still defiant and unwilling to submit.

Tang Shan refined the Golden Behemoth’s soul ring, chose the Amethyst Origin soul skill, and awakened two external soul bones. After the refinement remained underway, he gained a physical bone in his right palm and a soul-power-form bone that granted Crystallization.

• Tang Shan used Self-Control to enter the soul skill space and searched the Golden Behemoth’s inherited abilities while Golden Crocodile Douluo watched his soul power drain.
• Tang Shan chose Amethyst Origin for its growing strength and mental-power bonuses and regenerative effects, but the soul skill space expelled his consciousness when he tried to connect with it.
• Tang Shan resumed refining the ring, then felt a Golden Behemoth energy stream break and reshape the bones and tendons in his right palm, forming an external soul bone.
• A second stream awakened the Golden Behemoth’s dormant Amethyst Behemoth bloodline and became a soul-power-form external soul bone that granted Crystallization.
• Tang Shan realized Crystallization could create Amethyst Armor to cover him when he used Dharma Form Heaven and Earth.

Tang Shan successfully absorbed a soul ring, and Golden Crocodile Douluo killed a Death Spider Emperor that had tried to attack him. Tang Shan revealed he had absorbed two external soul bones, and Golden Crocodile Douluo began helping him fuse the Golden Behemoth Right Palm Bone, which emerged as five enormous claws.

• The Death Spider Emperor sensed the power around Tang Shan and waited in ambush before attacking him.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo caught the Death Spider Emperor and crushed it while Tang Shan continued absorbing his soul ring.
• Tang Shan emerged from five days of cultivation and told Golden Crocodile Douluo he had absorbed two external soul bones.
• Tang Shan identified the Golden Behemoth Right Palm Bone, prompting Golden Crocodile Douluo to help him fuse it using soul power pressure.
• The soul bone released scorching heat through Tang Shan's body, and five foot-long claws burst through his fingertips, drawing blood.

Tang Shan demonstrated the abilities of his two External Soul Bones, leaving Golden Crocodile Douluo stunned before they flew out of Death Canyon. Meanwhile, Gu Yue relaxed on an inn rooftop in Heaven Dou City, enjoying a lamb skewer.

• Tang Shan used Rend Heaven and Split Earth, and Golden Crocodile Douluo praised its power after defending against it with Soul Emperor-level Soul Power.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo realized Tang Shan had fused with two External Soul Bones and was speechless as Tang Shan explained the Amethyst Power External Soul Bone.
• Tang Shan demonstrated Amethyst Transformation by shaping purple gauntlets into a trident, which Golden Crocodile Douluo tested and shattered.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo chose not to ask Tang Shan about his Third Soul Skill, and the two continued flying toward the exit of Death Canyon.
• Gu Yue sat on an inn's rooftop terrace in Heaven Dou City and contentedly ate a lamb skewer.

Gu Yue decided to seek enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy while investigating Tang Shan, and Tang Shan returned from his Soul Ring hunt at Level Thirty-Four with an exceptionally powerful Third Soul Skill. As he considered how hard he had been pushing himself, he resolved to become strong enough to explore the continent before taking a proper break.

• Gu Yue learned that Tang Shan studied at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked Bi Ji to find a way to enroll her there.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo brought Tang Shan to Qian Daoliu, and Tang Shan's Soul Power measured at Level Thirty-Four.
• Tang Shan revealed that his Third Soul Skill, Amethyst Origin, boosted his strength and spiritual power and granted Flesh Regeneration, astonishing Qian Daoliu and the Worshippers.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo urged Tang Shan not to rush, but Tang Shan said he would keep working until he became a Soul Ancestor and could secure a foothold on the continent.
• Tang Shan asked which faction Golden Crocodile Douluo belonged to, but Golden Crocodile Douluo said Tang Shan would learn when Xue Qinghe chose to tell him.

Xue Qinghe worried that Tang Shan had disappeared after a week of absorbing his Soul Ring, while Tang Shan sensed a hidden watcher in Heaven Dou City and tried to reach the Crown Prince’s Residence. Gu Yue recognized him and attempted a casual greeting, but Tang Shan mistook her approach for part of an ambush and carried her away as she fell.

• Xue Qinghe anxiously asked Golden Crocodile Douluo where Tang Shan was, and Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that Tang Shan had stayed in Heaven Dou City to walk around.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo warned Xue Qinghe to keep wearing the necklace that could briefly protect him from a powerful attacker.
• Tang Shan sensed a hidden watcher and decided to head toward the Crown Prince’s Residence, where Golden Crocodile Douluo could protect him.
• Gu Yue spotted Tang Shan, examined his drastically changed fate, and decided she needed to pursue a more aggressive plan to get close to the Child of the Plane.
• Tang Shan mistook Gu Yue’s attempt to greet him for an ambush, dodged her reaching hand, and scooped her onto his shoulder as she fell.
• Gu Yue prepared to use elemental power to break her fall as Tang Shan raced toward the Crown Prince’s Residence with her.

Tang Shan returned to the Crown Prince's Residence carrying Gu Yue, whom he had mistaken for someone in danger, and introduced her to Xue Qinghe. After an awkward rivalry between the two, Gu Yue left with Bi Ji and said she would likely join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Tang Shan hurried back to the Crown Prince's Residence with Gu Yue on his back after sensing a supposed hidden threat, then realized she was the Silver Dragon King he had met before.
• Xue Qinghe came out to greet Tang Shan and exchanged hostile, suspicious thoughts with Gu Yue as Tang Shan introduced them.
• Xue Qinghe questioned Gu Yue about the hidden expert, and Gu Yue said her accompanying elder protected her openly rather than lurking in the shadows.
• Gu Yue ate the pastries, announced she would likely join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and left with Bi Ji after Tang Shan escorted her to the gate.
• Xue Qinghe warned Tang Shan to be careful around Gu Yue, and Tang Shan agreed while privately noting that Gu Yue's appearance was not her real one.

After Dugu Yan visited and invited Tang Shan to see Dugu Bo, Xue Qinghe gave him a hand-copied book of Immortal Herb information. Tang Shan identified two herbs suited to himself and began cultivating to awaken and refine his potential before visiting Dugu Bo.

• Dugu Yan visited Xue Qinghe, congratulated Tang Shan on his breakthrough, and invited him to visit her grandfather in a few days.
• Tang Shan asked Xue Qinghe about Immortal Herb information, and she gave him a copy she had made from a Secluded Yang Family inheritance.
• Tang Shan discovered that Xue Qinghe had copied the book herself, though she claimed an unnamed friend had done it.
• Tang Shan read about the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and other Immortal Herbs, then chose the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as prospects.
• Tang Shan avoided the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well herbs because of their potent elemental influences and began condensing his qi and blood into a great elixir to refine his awakened potential.

Tang Shan trained with Xue Qinghe, using intense sparring to help him develop Bright Force. Xue Qinghe instinctively unleashed a powerful strike, and the chapter ended as Tang Shan met it with a forceful punch.

• Tang Shan reflected on how Soul Power expanded the body's potential and resumed his physical training.
• Xue Qinghe arrived for their morning training, and Tang Shan explained why the Heaven-Stealing Secret would not suit him.
• Xue Qinghe attacked with his wooden sword, while Tang Shan parried and corrected his technique.
• Tang Shan raised the pressure with a series of attacks, forcing Xue Qinghe to keep defending and countering.
• Tang Shan shouted instructions as Xue Qinghe's strength neared a breakthrough, and Xue Qinghe gathered his power into a swift sword thrust.
• Tang Shan answered Xue Qinghe's thrust with a straight punch aimed at the wooden sword.