Just then.
The Mandala Snake also took the initiative to attack Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
"There's no other choice. We have to fight!"
Seeing this.
Yu Xiaogang could only control Luo Sanpao and retaliate with farts.
However, Luo Sanpao had already attacked during the earlier battle against the Nether Wolves and needed time to replenish itself.
Now, it could only fart twice more.
But when those two farts blasted the Mandala Snake, they were like stones sinking into the sea, causing it no harm whatsoever.
Instead, those two farts were so insulting that they thoroughly roused the Mandala Snake's ferocity, and it accelerated after the pair.
"San, run!"
As his words fell, Yu Xiaogang grabbed Tang San and drove his Soul Power to its limit, attempting to flee.
However, although the Mandala Snake was enormous, it was extremely fast.
Although Yu Xiaogang was already exerting all his strength, with Tang San weighing him down.
He could not put any distance between them at all. Instead, the Mandala Snake drew closer and closer.
Behind them, swathes of grass snapped beneath the snake's body.
The rank stench grew stronger and stronger.
"Sanpao, I'm sorry!"
Left with no choice, Yu Xiaogang could only have Luo Sanpao help hold the Mandala Snake back.
But the mutated Luo Sanpao was every bit as useless as Yu Xiaogang. The Mandala Snake swept it aside with its tail and even bit it.
The next moment, the Luo Sanpao Martial Soul let out a miserable cry, turned into purple light, and merged into Yu Xiaogang's body.
Immediately afterward, Yu Xiaogang felt the Mandala Snake's venom begin to invade his body. His head spun, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Looks like I'll have to rely on myself!"
Faced with this crisis, Tang San could no longer keep his abilities hidden and had to go all out.
Whether it was his Sleeve Arrow, some throwing darts he had secretly forged, or even the white radishes in Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges meant for feeding Luo Sanpao.
Tang San used them all as hidden weapons, shooting them at the Mandala Snake.
Finally, he relied on Mysterious Heaven Skill and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the Mandala Snake's fatal strike.
He even used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to change the direction of the Mandala Snake's charge, making its mouth crash straight into a fine sword Yu Xiaogang had left him.
As the sword tip pierced its brain, the Mandala Snake's body abruptly stopped.
Its tail twitched twice more, smashing the nearby bushes to pieces.
Then it went completely rigid.
"To think I actually succeeded!"
Looking at the Mandala Snake on the ground, Tang San let out a long breath, then hurriedly retreated several steps to guard against its dying counterattack.
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang also staggered over.
"San, I never imagined you were so capable!"
Looking at Tang San before him, Yu Xiaogang's eyes held both surprise and relief.
Should I get rid of this old fellow? Forget it. Whatever else, his theories still have value and can still help me!
Besides, no matter what, he couldn't possibly guess I came from another world. At most, he'll think I'm particularly talented. He poses no threat!
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Tang San wrestled with the thought for a moment before ultimately deciding to spare him.
After all, throwing radishes, darts, and Sleeve Arrows were all things he could explain away fairly easily.
Moreover, if he silenced Yu Xiaogang and returned alone, it might arouse even more suspicion.
At this thought, Tang San abandoned the idea of silencing Yu Xiaogang and resumed his humble, respectful demeanor.
And after a period of waiting.
The Mandala Snake finally breathed its last, and a yellow Soul Ring emerged from its body.
"To think that, through this twist of fate, this Mandala Snake really could become my first Soul Ring!"
Looking at the Mandala Snake before him, a flash of delighted surprise crossed Tang San's eyes, and his heart brimmed with excitement.
With this Soul Ring, he would no longer be a child with nothing but Soul Power. His Mysterious Heaven Skill, which had been stuck for so long, should also be able to break through smoothly.
"You want to absorb this Mandala Snake Soul Ring? Not a chance!"
Watching everything through the Divine Sense attached to Tang San.
Far away at Nuoding Academy, Yao Xuan, who was enjoying Gu Yuena's leg massage, sneered and released the power of his Divine Sense.
The next moment, Tang San, who was already somewhat exhausted, suddenly felt dizzy and passed out.
At the same time, Yu Xiaogang beside him also suffered a spell of dizziness and lost consciousness.
Only after knocking the two unconscious did Yao Xuan flick a finger.
Immediately, a ten-year solitary bamboo as thick as the mouth of a bowl suddenly snapped beside Tang San and fell heavily onto his head.
Immediately afterward, a white Soul Ring slowly condensed around the ten-year solitary bamboo.
Normally, under ordinary circumstances, a wild Soul Ring like this would not be absorbed by a Martial Soul unless the Soul Master took the initiative.
However, this very moment happened to be one of those "abnormal" circumstances.
Guided by Yao Xuan's Divine Sense, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul emerged on its own, while the Soul Ring around the ten-year solitary bamboo actually began approaching the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul of its own accord.
Soon, the white ten-year solitary bamboo Soul Ring had arrived above Tang San's head.
Then it abruptly contracted, settling directly around the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul before Tang San's chest and merging with it.
As the Soul Ring merged, streams of warmth appeared inside Tang San's body and traveled upward along his meridians.
At this moment, Tang San's body underwent a cleansing, his dantian expanded, and his cultivation realm finally broke through.
In the blink of an eye.
It was early the next morning.
When Tang San awoke from his unconsciousness and opened his eyes again, the sky had long since cleared, and the sun hung high overhead.
"Did I pass out while absorbing the Mandala Snake Soul Ring yesterday? That was truly dangerous!"
Recalling what had happened last night, Tang San still felt a lingering fear and was also somewhat uneasy.
Because he vaguely remembered that he seemed to have passed out before absorbing the Soul Ring.
However, when he activated Mysterious Heaven Skill, he could clearly feel that the Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body had successfully broken through to the second level.
Soul Power is internal energy. Since Mysterious Heaven Skill has broken through to the second level, my cultivation should also have broken through to the Soul Master realm!
That means I was lucky when absorbing the Soul Ring last night. Although I passed out, I still absorbed it successfully!
At this thought, Tang San let out a long breath, and the great stone weighing on his heart seemed to settle to the ground.
Then that means Master's theories are completely correct!
Plant-type Martial Souls really can absorb animal Soul Beasts without any rejection!
I just don't know whether what Master said earlier, about Soul Rings being able to slightly mutate and strengthen Martial Souls, is true!
As he thought, Tang San willed it and summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul once more.
"W-what's going on?!"
But the instant the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul appeared in Tang San's right palm, his expression abruptly changed!
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