As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had taken human form, Xiao Wu was very sensitive to changes in aura. After Lu Yang used his first Soul Skill, his overall presence soared. The increase was far greater than what her first Soul Skill, Waist Bow, gave her.
"Whoa, you actually had such a powerful enhancement skill up your sleeve!" Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise. "But Sister Xiao Wu isn't afraid of you. Let's go again!"
As they spoke, the two resumed their spar.
This time, the boost to all his attributes put Lu Yang above Xiao Wu in every respect. After trading several attacks, Xiao Wu began darting around, avoiding direct clashes with him.
Watching Xiao Wu dart all around him, Lu Yang was in no hurry to chase her. He secretly channeled the Soul Power within his body toward his palm, then curled his fingers around empty air, condensing a gleaming longsword in his hand.
"Whoa!"
Seeing Lu Yang raise his sword and slash at her, Xiao Wu sucked in a cold breath and retreated several steps.
"Lu Yang, you jerk! Sister Xiao Wu held back when she hit you, and now you're trying to slash her with such a long sword!" Xiao Wu was furious. She felt Lu Yang had gone far too far. If that slash actually landed, it would hurt terribly.
"Then I won't use this." Lu Yang was utterly unconcerned. With a wave of his hand, he dispersed the Flame Light Sword and instead channeled his Soul Power to begin condensing Flame Light Arrows.
In an instant, LIGHT Soul Power condensed into arrows all around him. Every sharp-looking arrowhead pointed at Xiao Wu in the distance.
At the sight, Xiao Wu immediately sensed trouble. Just as Lu Yang was about to attack, she hurriedly shouted, "Stop, stop, stop! I'm not fighting anymore!"
"Lu Yang, you've gone too far! Are you trying to turn Sister Xiao Wu into a sieve?!" Xiao Wu crouched on the ground, clutching her rabbit ears, but she still shouted at him defiantly.
For Xiao Wu, spending her days playing and roughhousing together was perfectly normal, just as she had with Da Ming and Er Ming back in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Besides, she had always been rather lively and impulsive, so even after entering human society, she remained eager to spar and engage in Soul Fighting. Among the work-study students at Nuoding Academy, she felt that only Lu Yang suited her tastes. That was why she had wanted to beat him into submission and make him her underling.
Who could have known that Lu Yang was so strong? After using his first Soul Skill, he could actually manipulate Soul Power to form solid objects. That went beyond Xiao Wu's understanding.
Lu Yang canceled his Martial Soul Possession, walked over, and pulled Xiao Wu up from her crouch. "We're all classmates. I wouldn't deal a killing blow."
"Oh, so you were just scaring Sister Xiao Wu! Don't run! I'm going to give you a good beating!" The moment Xiao Wu heard that, she bristled and raised her fists to punch Lu Yang.
Tang San, who had risen early to cultivate his Purple Demon Eye, had witnessed their spar. Watching Lu Yang and Xiao Wu roughhousing, he felt something he could not quite put into words.
When he saw that their spar was over, he ended his cultivation and walked over.
"Lu Yang, Xiao Wu, were you sparring? Can I join in?" Tang San asked as he approached.
"You?" Xiao Wu turned to look at Tang San.
"Sure! Sister Xiao Wu never turns down a challenge!"
Yet Xiao Wu's readiness to take her stance and start fighting left Tang San rather embarrassed. Although he had addressed both of them, the person he wanted to challenge was Lu Yang.
According to what he had learned about Lu Yang from Yu Xiaogang, Lu Yang was a mediocrity who failed to understand his teacher's greatness. Tang San, on the other hand, had followed his teacher's theories and absorbed the Soul Ring best suited to his Blue Silver Grass. Even if there was some difference in their Soul Rings' ages, he was confident that, combined with his Tang Sect Secret Arts, he would surely be stronger than Lu Yang.
Who could have expected that, before Lu Yang even spoke, Xiao Wu would accept his challenge instead? He had a vague affection for Xiao Wu, so naturally, he did not want to fight her.
After a long pause, Tang San finally looked at Lu Yang. "Lu Yang, how about we have a match first?"
Seeing Tang San act like this, how could Lu Yang not realize that this cold-blooded killer had begun to feel the stirrings of love? He clearly wanted to step on Lu Yang to show off in front of Xiao Wu.
After considering it for a moment, Lu Yang nodded and agreed. He knew very well that what he lacked most right now was combat technique, and Tang San, who had transmigrated from a martial arts world, was certainly an expert in that regard. Sparring with him would do Lu Yang no harm.
Seeing Tang San challenge Lu Yang, Xiao Wu immediately felt displeased. It was not that she had any affection for Lu Yang. It was simply that Tang San had skipped over her to fight him directly, making her feel ignored-or rather, looked down upon.
Yet Tang San did not notice the change in Xiao Wu's mood at all. Instead, he and Lu Yang moved to one side, took their stances, and prepared to fight.
Neither of them activated his Martial Soul right away. Instead, they began sparring with their fists and feet.
Just as Lu Yang had expected, Tang San's combat technique was indeed far superior to his. Within only a few exchanges, Tang San had completely suppressed him.
Left with no choice, Lu Yang could only activate his Martial Soul first. With Martial Soul Possession active, his strength, speed, and other attributes all increased. Relying on those improvements, he gradually adapted to the rhythm of Tang San's attacks.
But just then, Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to withdraw from striking range, then immediately activated his Martial Soul.
"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement!"
As Tang San's words rang out, Blue Silver Grass vines burst from the ground and swept toward Lu Yang.
Tang San knew the properties of his first Soul Skill very well. As long as his Blue Silver Grass entangled Lu Yang, he could use the poisonous thorns on the vines to inject the Mandala Snake's paralyzing venom contained in his Martial Soul into Lu Yang's body. Once that happened, victory would be within easy reach.
"First Soul Skill, Sunflame Dawn!"
Yet the instant Tang San unleashed his first Soul Skill, Lu Yang unleashed his own. His first Soul Skill granted him the ability to control fire.
Against plants, fire was always the best weapon. As Tang San's Blue Silver Grass swept toward him, Lu Yang swung his arms. Several clumps of flame condensed from Soul Power appeared out of thin air and landed on the Blue Silver Grass vines.
In the blink of an eye, the supremely confident Tang San's expression changed. Lu Yang had set every one of his Blue Silver Grass vines ablaze. Once ignited, the Blue Silver Grass slipped entirely beyond his control and was ultimately burned into clumps of black ash. A light breeze swept past and scattered them completely.
Watching the black ash drift away on the wind, Tang San froze on the spot. He had never imagined that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would suffer such a crushing defeat.
Never mind injecting the Mandala Snake's venom-his Blue Silver Grass could not even touch Lu Yang. What use would it be to add more poison-attribute Soul Rings?
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