Hearing Chen Ci's words, Tang San doubted his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, for the first time.
But as a typical product of feudal education, Tang San quickly threw that thought out of his mind and began hypnotizing himself.
Impossible. Teacher must possess genuine knowledge and ability.
Otherwise, he couldn't have seen that I had twin martial souls just from my Blue Silver Grass.
Besides, Chen Ci's Blue Silver Emperor definitely isn't as simple as it looks. The Blue Silver Emperor couldn't possibly acquire a water-attribute soul skill.
Tang San's thoughts raced as he rapidly hypnotized himself, once again convincing himself that Yu Xiaogang was a true Grandmaster.
Damn you, Chen Ci. You stole my mother, and the keepsake she left me.
Now you're even trying to drive a wedge between Teacher and me.
Chen Ci, you've truly paved your own road to death!
The general principles of the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record state that, since we're destined to be enemies, I can only seize the advantage by striking first!
Just then, a crisp sound rang across the square at Nod Academy.
Tang San's train of thought was abruptly interrupted.
Tang San stared in disbelief at his reflection in the water. A bright red handprint, wet with water, had appeared on his cheek.
Chen Ci had just used the silver-patterned Blue Silver Emperor's first soul skill, Water Element Control, to form a palm and slap Tang San across the face.
Tang San's entire face flushed scarlet in an instant, and he trembled with rage.
He, the future sect master of the Tang Sect, had actually been tied up and slapped in front of a crowd today?
Tang San stared at Chen Ci and let out the most furious roar of his life, as though a sinister hyena lurked in his eyes:
"Chen Ci, you're courting death!"
"Aaaaaargh!"
A powerful force suddenly erupted from Tang San's body, allowing him to break free of the Blue Silver Emperor's entanglement.
Chen Ci raised his eyebrows slightly. He hadn't expected Tang San to have another move up his sleeve.
He took a closer look and understood what had happened.
Enraged by Chen Ci, Tang San had lost his reason and directly exposed his true trump card-the Clear Sky Hammer!
Seeing that Tang San had two martial souls, the spectators erupted into discussion again:
"Heavens, Tang San actually has two martial souls?!"
"How did he manage that?"
"Why do I only have one martial soul? Damn it!"
"Does anyone know what martial soul Tang San's hammer is?"
Watching from the shadows, Tang Hao frowned slightly when he saw Tang San reveal his hammer.
He had already departed from his original plan and awakened Tang San's martial soul ahead of time. Although he hadn't managed to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor, the Blue Silver King was still an excellent martial soul.
Yet Tang San had still lost to someone his own age and been forced to reveal the Clear Sky Hammer.
Tang San had truly disappointed him.
In the square at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Tang San gripped the Clear Sky Hammer and felt as though his entire body held inexhaustible strength.
That tremendous power filled Tang San's heart, quickly swelling his arrogance beyond measure. He grinned at Chen Ci and said:
"Heh heh heh.
"Chen Ci, you forced my hand. I never wanted to use this kind of power.
"I only wanted to get along with you all as an ordinary person, but this world simply refuses to let me keep a low profile.
"Now, die!"
Tang San swung the Clear Sky Hammer and smashed it down at Chen Ci.
But Chen Ci neither dodged nor retreated. He didn't condense water elements into a shield to defend himself, nor did he use the Blue Silver Emperor to stop the attack.
Instead, a disdainful smile lingered at the corner of Chen Ci's mouth. His deep eyes seemed to be watching some ridiculous actor perform.
This wasn't the reaction Tang San had expected.
In his imagination, Chen Ci should have scrambled away from the Clear Sky Hammer's attack, stumbling and crawling while Tang San held back.
How could he remain so composed, handling everything with such ease?
Could Chen Ci be confident that he could withstand the Clear Sky Hammer's attack?
Impossible. Absolutely impossible!
The Clear Sky Hammer is the world's strongest tool martial soul. Chen Ci is merely a rank-ten Soul Master. How could he possibly block it?
Just as the Clear Sky Hammer was about to strike Chen Ci, a dazzling purple-gold Thousand-Year Soul Ring appeared in Tang San's field of vision once more.
The golden dragon markings on the gold-patterned Blue Silver Emperor seemed to come alive, sweeping across Chen Ci's body in an instant and transforming into illusory golden dragon scales.
At that moment, Chen Ci activated the gold-patterned Blue Silver Emperor's first soul skill, Golden Dragon Body.
His body received an all-around enhancement. His attack power, defense, strength, and explosive speed rose to terrifying levels.
At the same time, a golden dragon spear appeared in Chen Ci's right hand.
It was none other than the divine weapon, the Golden Dragon Spear. Chen Ci hadn't intended to use it, because its killing power was far too terrifying.
But Tang San had been the first to abandon fair play by using the Clear Sky Hammer, so he couldn't blame Chen Ci.
Holding the Golden Dragon Spear in one hand, Chen Ci raised it before him and effortlessly blocked the Clear Sky Hammer, whose crushing momentum seemed capable of toppling ten thousand mountains.
He made it look so effortless that even Tang Hao, watching from the shadows, lost his composure. Towering waves of shock surged through his heart:
"How is this possible?
"How could any weapon in this world withstand the Clear Sky Hammer?"
Back in the battle at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Chen Ci casually flicked his spear and sent the scrawny Tang San flying.
Tang San's eyes widened, his pupils filled with disbelief.
He possessed the world's strongest tool martial soul, yet he had actually lost this contest of strength against Chen Ci?
Chen Ci's strength actually surpassed his?
Before Tang San could think any further, he caught sight of a terrifying scene.
With his spear in one hand, Chen Ci strode across the waves, pressing his advantage and giving Tang San no chance to catch his breath.
A glint of cold light arrived first, followed by a spear thrust like a soaring dragon.
Tang San had no power to fight back, even though Chen Ci's fighting techniques were so crude and clumsy, nowhere near his own.
But Chen Ci's strength was simply too terrifying. With sheer power alone, he could shatter ten thousand techniques.
Tang San felt utterly stifled. He had brought out the Clear Sky Hammer precisely because he wanted to crush Chen Ci in the most direct way possible.
Yet now he was the one being crushed.
No matter how hard Tang San thought about it, he couldn't understand. The Clear Sky Hammer was hailed as the world's strongest tool martial soul, renowned for its strength.
How could his strength fall short of Chen Ci's?
Were all those people on the Douluo Continent blindly guessing when they ranked martial souls by strength?
Gradually, Tang San began to falter, becoming less and less able to fend off Chen Ci's attacks.
He was already nearing exhaustion, yet Chen Ci remained as vigorous as a dragon and lively as a tiger, with strength that seemed inexhaustible.
He even began to wonder whether Chen Ci was human at all.
How could a person be this insanely strong?
Tang San's eyes gradually turned ashen. He no longer knew how to defeat Chen Ci.
Defeat seemed only a matter of time.
Wait, I still have hidden weapons.
The light returned to Tang San's eyes as he said inwardly:
Chen Ci, you bullied me, humiliated me, stole my mother, and insulted my teacher.
You deserve to die. You can't blame me for using hidden weapons!
Tang San's left hand, concealed behind his back, slipped imperceptibly into his sleeve. He activated his hidden weapon, and the Sleeve Arrow struck Chen Ci square in the chest.
However, although the Sleeve Arrow hit Chen Ci's chest, it bounced straight off his golden scales.
Tang San despaired. The hidden weapon he had painstakingly crafted couldn't even pierce his enemy's defenses.
Chen Ci was furious. Tang San had actually tried to kill him during a sparring match!
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