Tang San's Defeat

"Have you no shame, fighting a Soul Master like me when you're a Soul Grandmaster?" Jiang Che said mildly.

"Forget it. Since you want to fight, let's fight. I still need to eat afterward!" Jiang Che could tell that Tang San would not let him leave without a fight today.

"Fine! But I won't take advantage of you. I won't use my second Soul Skill." A flash of wild delight crossed Tang San's eyes.

He was completely confident that he could finish Jiang Che in a single move without using his second Soul Skill.

"Stop wasting time. I'm still waiting to eat." Jiang Che waved his hand. Soul Power surged around him, and Blue Silver Grass emerged from his palm.

Seeing this, Tang San snorted. "You don't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is! You actually dared question Teacher's Martial Soul Theory!"

As his words fell, Tang San stepped forward. Soul Power churned around him, and a dark, bizarre-looking stalk of Blue Silver Grass appeared in his palm.

At the same time, two Yellow Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath his feet and revolved around him, radiating the pressure unique to a Soul Grandmaster.

Seeing this, the students at the Cafeteria entrance gathered around, their faces full of excitement and anticipation.

"Let's begin!" Before his words had faded, Jiang Che drove off with both legs. As fast as an arrow loosed from its bow, he reached Tang San in an instant.

"So fast!"

The confidence on Tang San's face vanished like smoke when he witnessed Jiang Che's speed, leaving only shock!

Tang San was stunned, but his movements were anything but slow. With a ghostly step, he dodged to the right, using the Tang Sect's movement technique, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track emphasized nimbleness and unpredictability, making it impossible to pin down where its user would step next.

Watching Tang San dart away on his left, Jiang Che remained unruffled.

Before his previous force had dissipated, fresh force arose, and Jiang Che closed in on Tang San again.

This time, mist floated around Jiang Che, swirling without dispersing.

His right fist shot straight toward Tang San's face without hesitation. Unable to counter in time, Tang San could only cross both hands in front of his face to defend.

Bang!

Tang San's arms slammed into his own face. The painful impact sent him toppling backward, his feet retreating step after step.

Once Tang San steadied himself, he no longer felt any contempt for Jiang Che.

Purple Demon Eye appeared in Tang San's eyes, white light emerged over his hands, and his feet constantly shifted through strange steps.

These were Mysterious Jade Hand, Purple Demon Eye, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

At the same time, a Yellow Soul Ring appeared beneath Tang San's feet.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement."

Just as the Blue Silver Vines were about to coil around Jiang Che, the surrounding mist blocked them out.

Tang San was startled, and in that brief moment of distraction, Jiang Che had already closed in on him again.

Tang San steadied his mind. Unlike their previous exchange, he had an opportunity to strike this time.

Holding the five fingers of his right hand together, Tang San thrust his palm straight toward Jiang Che's chest.

Seeing Tang San's palm coming, Jiang Che met his Mysterious Jade Hand with his left fist!

But this punch was different from the last. Jiang Che gathered all the energy swirling around him without dispersing and wrapped it entirely around his left hand.

Fist and palm collided, but Jiang Che did not actually make contact with Tang San's Mysterious Jade Hand. Instead, it was his Qi Condensation Shield that struck Mysterious Jade Hand.

Their figures constantly shifted, each change accompanied by the banging of fists and palms colliding!

Tang San now discovered that no matter how much strength he used, Jiang Che could withstand it. No matter how many times he used Blue Silver Entanglement, it was stopped just before reaching Jiang Che. All of this was due to the mist swirling around Jiang Che without dispersing.

Jiang Che stopped probing and decided to bring this challenge to a close.

Just as Tang San continued to dodge to one side, Jiang Che intended to maintain the current situation.

Tang San's thinking was simple. Regardless of how much greater his total Soul Power as a Soul Grandmaster was than a Soul Master's, he only needed to keep wearing Jiang Che down and wait for an opening.

Jiang Che stopped paying attention to Tang San's movements and instead directly put about ten meters between them.

Tang San watched Jiang Che warily, unsure what he intended by pulling away.

Meanwhile, Jiang Che circulated all the True Qi in the vortex within his body and condensed it into a shield before him. Pushing off with both legs, he surged toward Tang San.

Tang San's strength was clearly inferior to Jiang Che's, but he used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Mysterious Jade Hand to defuse each of his punches.

Using Purple Demon Eye, Tang San saw through Jiang Che's move. A mocking smile touched his lips as he used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to put distance between them.

But what Tang San had not expected was,

Jiang Che ran to build up his charging speed, then drew his hands together and exerted his strength, shoving the Qi Condensation Shield in front of him outward.

The Qi Condensation Shield hurtled toward Tang San like a speeding car.

Jiang Che followed close behind.

The Qi Condensation Shield was simply too fast. Tang San had no time to use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and could only raise both arms, defending with both palms using Mysterious Jade Hand.

At full power, Jiang Che's Qi Condensation Shield could withstand a waterfall over a hundred meters high for one minute.

The Qi Condensation Shield struck Tang San without causing any actual injury, merely making him stagger and nearly fall.

The Qi Condensation Shield had been a feint all along. Jiang Che seized the opening and unleashed a full-force punch.

Bang!

Tang San flew straight backward and fell onto the stone steps at the Cafeteria entrance.

"Hiss-!" Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air and instinctively retreated a few steps.

Jiang Che shook out his hand and walked toward the Cafeteria, step by step. Every student in his path moved aside.

The spar between Tang San and Jiang Che was more than just a spar. It also meant that Tang San and Xiao Wu's two-year reign over Nuoding Academy had crumbled.

"I won. Do you admit it?" Jiang Che walked up to Tang San and asked calmly.

He did not want to make a scene. After all, Tang Hao, that ticking time bomb, was still lurking in the shadows. If he disregarded the rules of combat and intervened, there would be serious trouble.

But perhaps Tang Hao did not value Tang San all that much. If Tang San did not have Twin Martial Souls, he would probably still be in some forgotten corner of Holy Soul Village. As long as Tang San's growth and revenge were not affected, Tang Hao would most likely not interfere too much.

Even if Tang Hao truly cared about Tang San, he would never stoop to attacking a mere Soul Master as a Titled Douluo. At most, he would treat Jiang Che as a whetstone for Tang San.

Tang San raised his hand and looked at Jiang Che venomously. "I admit..."

Before he finished speaking, Tang San raised his hand to use the Sleeve Arrow hidden in his cuff.

Already on guard, Jiang Che stamped down on the right hand Tang San had just raised.

"Aah-!" Tang San screamed.

Jiang Che put on a bewildered expression. "Sorry."

"I'm starving. Time to eat." Jiang Che stepped past Tang San and headed into the Cafeteria.

Although his back was turned to Tang San, Jiang Che did not dare let his guard down in the slightest. He released the little True Qi remaining in the vortex within his body to protect the back of his neck, afraid that Tang San would fire a sneak arrow from behind.

Clearly, Tang San did not disappoint Jiang Che.

Tang San raised his right hand again, aimed at Jiang Che's head, and fired his Sleeve Arrow.

Whoosh~

The arrow tore through the air and struck Jiang Che's Qi Condensation Shield.

Clang!

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement!"

Seeing that his sneak attack had failed, Tang San repeatedly unleashed Blue Silver Entanglement at Jiang Che as though possessed.

"Little Scumbag fights this viciously?"

Jiang Che dodged the Blue Silver Vines and charged toward Tang San, who had just stood up and steadied himself.

"Stop!" At that very moment, Yu Xiaogang stepped out of the crowd.