Tang San's thinking was simple: beat up the little brother, and the big brother would come next. Too much trouble. Someone like Li Kai was not even worth him lifting a finger.
He might as well settle it in one step, show his strength first, and let these Spirit Hall bumpkins see what a true genius was.
If these guys were willing to obediently become his underlings, Tang San would not mind helping them out a few times.
As a transmigrator, he only had to let slip a few things he had no use for, and these people would benefit immensely.
If they were unwilling, Tang San had plenty of strength and methods. In any case, apart from Hu Liena, none of these guys had any presence by the end.
Yan's red hair swayed, his eyes filled with anger. He let out a furious roar, and four Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple.
"Yan of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation. Martial Soul: Flame Lord. Level forty-eight Soul Ancestor. Please instruct me!"
As he spoke, Yan snorted coldly. "I'm five years older than you, and my Soul Power is much higher. If we fight outright, even a victory would be dishonorable. I won't use Soul Skills. How about we spar?"
As a member of the Golden Generation, Yan had ample grounds for pride.
His Flame Lord Martial Soul was extremely powerful, possessing both fire and earth attributes, along with extreme heat, strong offense, and strong defense.
In Yan's view, against a trash Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass, Soul Skills were unnecessary. The heat released by Martial Soul Possession alone would be enough to burn it away.
Seeing Yan like this gave Xie Yue something of a headache.
"Calm down first. Little San just arrived, and you're already going to fight him? What kind of welcome is that?"
Although Tang San's words had been extremely arrogant, Xie Yue was different from Yan. He still had some reason left.
No matter what, Tang San was a substitute whom the Supreme Pontiff had personally selected to join them. What would it look like if he got beaten up on his first day?
Most importantly, Xie Yue did not take Tang San seriously at all. He merely regarded him as a fool spouting nonsense and treated everything he had just said as so much hot air.
Hu Liena, however, clapped her hands, excitement showing in her peach-blossom eyes.
"What's wrong with that? It's just sparring. Little San was the one who suggested it. You worry too much, brother."
"Don't we spar with each other on the team all the time?"
Xie Yue turned and glared at her irritably. With Hu Liena saying that, he could hardly say anything more.
Seeing there was a show to watch, the other team members all looked over, wearing the expressions of spectators who never minded trouble getting bigger.
Tang San wasted no words either. The First Soul Ring at his feet flashed, and Blue Silver Grass instantly appeared all around Yan's feet, growing continuously and binding his body.
First Soul Skill, birth mother... no, Blue Silver Entanglement!
Yan looked at the Blue Silver Grass appearing on his body, his face full of disdain.
"You think trash like this can hold me?"
As he spoke, Yan snorted coldly, and scorching dark-red flames instantly rose from his body.
"It's nothing but weeds. I can burn it away with a flick of my hand!"
Yet as his words fell, a shocked expression appeared on Yan's face.
Under the searing heat of his terrifying flames, the Blue Silver Grass did not turn to ash as expected. Instead, it remained firm, growing and winding around him, locking down his movements.
How was that possible?!
Everyone present began doubting themselves at the sight.
Blue Silver Grass was merely a roadside weed, incomparably frail. Yet it could actually withstand even Yan's high temperatures?
Tang San's expression did not change in the slightest. After he consumed the Infernal Delicate Apricot, his Blue Silver Grass had already gained fire resistance, not to mention that consuming the Nine-Grade Immortal Ganoderma had further improved its quality.
Yan's flames alone were not enough to burn his Blue Silver Grass away outright.
"Stop being overconfident!"
Xie Yue, watching from the side, suddenly spoke, and Yan immediately understood.
He roared, the first two Soul Rings beneath his feet flashing. His body swelled another size, and, like a giant of flame, he violently tore apart the Blue Silver Grass binding him.
At the same time, Yan pushed off the ground repeatedly, shooting toward Tang San like a cannonball. He had already seen that Tang San was a control-type Soul Master. As long as he got close, he could win!
Tang San stood where he was, a purple gleam flashing through his eyes. Purple Demon Eye activated, and Yan's movements instantly slowed countless times over in his sight.
With a slight dodge, he evaded Yan's charge as effortlessly and untraceably as an antelope hanging by its horns.
At the same time, Blue Silver Grass had somehow appeared on Yan's body once more, restraining him again.
Second Soul Skill, Parasitism!
The Blue Silver Grass took root on Yan's body and grew wildly. Even with strength as formidable as his, Yan could only remain firmly pinned in place.
"You lost."
Tang San spoke calmly without even turning his head.
Hearing this, Yan instantly flew into a rage. Though he could not move, he still roared, "I haven't lost yet!"
"You've only held me still for a while. What good does that do? Mere Blue Silver Grass-you could hit me all day while I stood here, and you still wouldn't hurt me!"
He was telling the truth. The constantly winding Blue Silver Grass could only leave white marks on Yan's tough body. It could not even leave a red mark.
Xie Yue sighed. Even so, being forced to this point by Blue Silver Grass was humiliating enough for Yan.
Just as Xie Yue was about to call a halt, Tang San spoke again.
"I said, you've already lost."
Yan was just about to argue when his eyes suddenly rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth, his legs twitching from time to time.
At this sudden sight, everyone present sucked in a breath of cold air. Even the usually calm Xie Yue could not help widening his eyes, while Hu Liena covered her mouth, her chest rising and falling.
"What's going on?"
For a moment, everyone present was dumbfounded.
Suddenly, Hu Liena spoke. "It's poison. Just now, for an instant, a black shadow appeared on his body and swept across Yan's shoulder."
Only after her reminder did everyone look, discovering that a bloody mark had indeed appeared on Yan's shoulder at some unknown point.
After discovering it, they were even more shocked and exchanged looks.
Every one of them was a Spirit Hall genius, yet apart from Hu Liena, no one had noticed when Yan had been injured!
Tang San glanced at Hu Liena with some surprise. She was indeed worthy of being a control-type Soul Master with an eye-related Soul Skill. Her powers of observation were a notch above the others.
Just now, as Tang San dodged, he had released the Eight Spider Lances, easily broken through Yan's defenses, and poisoned him into collapse.
Tang San walked over to Yan and bent down, revealing the Eight Spider Lances on his back. He gently pierced Yan's body and drew the poison back out.
In the process, he inevitably absorbed some of Yan's vitality as well, leaving him feeling a surge of pleasure.
"Is that... an External Soul Bone?"
Xie Yue's eyes suddenly widened. Everyone present was a genius and naturally knew what they were looking at, recognizing the extremely rare External Soul Bone on Tang San's back.
No one had expected Tang San to possess even something this rare!
There was no doubt about the result of their clash. Tang San had won, and it had been an overwhelming victory!
Blue Silver Grass had crushed the Flame Lord. If word got out, probably no one would believe it!
"So this is what you used to poison Yan unconscious."
Hu Liena looked at Tang San's face, her eyes full of curiosity. Just now, she alone had caught that fleeting instant when Tang San released and retracted his External Soul Bone. Such control was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
Only then did Yan groggily wake up. Clutching his head, he swayed as he rose.
"What... happened?"
"Where am I? Why is it light out? Damn, my head hurts."
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