This Is the Foundation of a God-Level Martial Soul? One Palm Shatters the Tang Sect Secret Arts!

According to the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, no matter how tough an opponent's body was, if they had not cultivated Protective Divine Astral Qi, controlling their pressure points and center of gravity would guarantee their defeat!

An afterimage flashed. Tang San appeared like a phantom in Su Chen's blind spot on the right, his translucent jade palm slicing through the air toward Su Chen's waist!

"So fast! That footwork... no ordinary Soul Master could move like that!" Wang Sheng cried out in shock.

Faced with Tang San's seamless combination of Tang Sect Secret Arts, Su Chen did not even blink.

Beneath the fully awakened Ancestral Dragon Divine Eyes, no martial technique or path of energy circulation in the world could hide.

Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, which he considered unfathomably ingenious, was laid bare to the Purple-Gold Dragon Eyes. Every step's landing point and every movement of his inner energy was perfectly clear!

As for Mysterious Jade Hand and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, to Su Chen, who had cultivated the Pure Yang Dragon Emperor Hegemony Body through the Chaos Ancestral Dragon Art, they were nothing but petty tricks!

"Full of openings, and you still dare show off?"

Su Chen sneered. Without turning, he swept out his right hand in a lightning-fast strike!

There was no fancy technique behind this palm strike. The ocean of Innate Level-Twenty Pure Yang Dragon Power within him suddenly boiled, becoming a divine force that swept across the eight directions!

Boom!

A deep Primordial Dragon Roar exploded out of nowhere in the air!!

Tang San had just slipped into Su Chen's blind spot and was about to use Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon when his vision blurred. A palm wreathed in golden-purple pure yang energy pierced through his defense of afterimages and struck the center of both his palms!

Bang!

A dull, thunderous impact erupted inside the dormitory!

"What?" Tang San's expression changed drastically, his eyes full of horror.

As Mysterious Jade Hand collided with Su Chen's palm, Tang San felt the inner energy of his Mysterious Heaven Skill crumble before Su Chen's Pure Yang Dragon Power!

That ancient dragon power surged back through the meridians in his arms, smashing the energy pathways of his Mysterious Heaven Skill to pieces!

Crack!

With a sharp, grating sound of bones shifting out of place, the luster gathered around Tang San's palms by Mysterious Jade Hand shattered and faded.

Worse still, the terrifying force of the rebound sent Tang San flying!

Thud...

Thud...

Tang San forced his body around in midair and landed unsteadily several meters away. Four or five bluestone floor tiles shattered beneath his feet as he tried to disperse the force with his Mysterious Heaven Skill. His back slammed hard into the dormitory's brick wall before he finally stopped!

Urgh!

A mouthful of metallic-tasting blood rose in his throat, but Tang San gritted his teeth and swallowed it back down.

His entire right arm throbbed with pain. The fingers hanging at his side could not even curl into a fist!

One move!

Just one ordinary, offhand slap had crushed the Tang Sect Secret Arts he had spent two lifetimes cultivating!

The Tang Sect Secret Arts that he believed placed him above everyone his age—Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, Mysterious Jade Hand, and Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Before Su Chen, they had proved as feeble as clay chickens and pottery dogs.

Tang San clutched his right arm, his chest heaving as he stared at Su Chen.

During that clash, he had clearly felt it: if Su Chen had chosen to kill him, that violent pure yang force could have shattered every meridian in his arm!!

Is this... is this the foundation of a god-level Martial Soul? How can it be this powerful? Towering waves surged through Tang San's heart. A deep crack appeared in the proud confidence he had always held.

On the other side of the dormitory, Wang Sheng and the other Work-Study Students were already staring with their mouths open.

They did not understand Tang San's Hidden Weapons or footwork, but the speed and power he had just displayed made him seem like a monster to them. Yet Su Chen had sent him flying with a casual slap!

"Brother Chen is incredible! He's invincible!" Wang Sheng could not help clenching his fists and crying out, gazing up at Su Chen as though he were a god.

Xiao Wu skipped over to Su Chen, clasped his arm with a face full of admiration, and pointed at Tang San on the floor as she scolded him.

"I told you not to make a fool of yourself, but you just had to come over and get beaten up! You really don't know your own limits!"

At Xiao Wu's undisguised contempt and mockery, Tang San's face turned as white as paper. Shame and rage nearly made him grind his teeth to pieces.

He had planned to show off his strength and win her favor. Instead, he had been crushed and left Xiao Wu with the impression that he was arrogant and hopelessly out of his depth!

Su Chen slowly withdrew his palm and stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Tang San slumped against the wall. Divine light flashed like lightning in his eyes.

"Tang San, since we come from the same village, I'll let you off with a light punishment today. If I see you stirring up trouble or using underhanded tricks in Dorm Seven again, don't blame me when I destroy every meridian in your body."

At the same time, crisp system notifications erupted like a storm within Su Chen's sea of consciousness!!

His cold, commanding words echoed through the dormitory, carrying an absolute imperial authority that brooked no defiance.

[Ding! Host has crushed Tang San, the Child of Destiny, in a head-on clash, shattered his Mysterious Heaven Skill and Tang Sect Secret Arts, completely ruined his plot to establish his authority in Dorm Seven and befriend Xiao Wu, and dealt a severe blow to his confidence. Plundered 2,000 points of Tang San's fortune!!]

[Destiny Plunder System has triggered a "Super God-Level Critical Hit"!!]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the god-level passive skill: True Dragon Intimidation (exerts absolute superior-bloodline pressure on all Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls, reducing the target's attributes by 20%–50%).]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained one ancient divine artifact: Ancestral Dragon Reverse Scale (can be worn on the chest to greatly strengthen the heart and the source of one's vitality, and withstand one fatal attack).]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained 3,000 system fortune points.]

As the system notifications continued to ring in his sea of consciousness, Su Chen felt a rush of satisfaction.

Every step Tang San had painstakingly plotted had been crushed beneath his overwhelming power and turned into rich nourishment for his rapid growth!!

Su Chen ignored Tang San slumped on the floor and turned to Xiao Wu, his expression warm and composed again. "Xiao Wu, let's go. Come with me to the shops in Nuoding City for bedding and daily necessities. I'll treat you to some local food while we're there."

At the mention of food and new bedding, Xiao Wu's large, watery eyes lit up. Her disgust for Tang San flew straight beyond the ninth heaven.

She bounced over to Su Chen, slipped her arms around his arm as naturally as could be, and smiled sweetly.

"Yay!! Brother Chen is the best!! I want the biggest carrot feast!!"

"All right. You can have as much as you want." Su Chen fondly rubbed her little head and led the delighted Xiao Wu out of Dorm Seven at an unhurried pace, while Wang Sheng and the other Work-Study Students watched them leave with boundless admiration.

Sunlight fell across their retreating figures, stretching their shadows into long golden arcs.

In the shadows at the corner of the dormitory, Tang San slowly rose from beside the wall.

He lowered his head and stared at his trembling right hand. The clarity in his eyes had given way to gloom.

Su Chen... I, Tang San, will make you repay today's humiliation a hundredfold! Tang San cursed him viciously in his heart.

Then he gritted his teeth and dragged his battered body toward Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's residence.