Tang San Gets Beaten Up (Part 1)
Tang San knew that he couldn't defeat Lin Chen with just the Dragon Whisker Needle and Blue Silver Grass. This time, he had to pull out his trump card.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared deep within the grassy canopy, and two iron balls, one large and one small, flew towards Lin Chen in a strange arc, swirling through the pollen.
Lin Chen recognized the item: the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb.
It can be considered one of the top-tier Hidden Weapon. It usually consists of two iron capsules, one large and one small, one filled with a poison needle and the other with poison mist.
After being thrown, the two gallbladders collided and exploded at the designated location. The mother gallbladder released a bewitching poison mist, which was highly numbing, caused unconsciousness, and obscured vision; the child gallbladder shot out hundreds of poisoned steel needles, which were coated with a mixture of bone-dissolving and paralyzing toxins. These needles specifically targeted protective qi, and low-level Soul Master were basically doomed if they were hit by them.
Furthermore, the higher the user's Soul Power, the faster the impact speed, the spread of the poisonous mist, and the needle speed, and the greater the power.
This was a deadly weapon, Lin Chen thought to himself in surprise. He hadn't expected Tang San to actually make something like this.
But then Lin Chen frowned. He wasn't afraid of the poison needles; with his physique and chaotic attributes, these toxins couldn't harm him.
The problem is—this is Shrek Academy's garden, and there are so many people standing around.
His friends, Tai Long, Tai Nuo, Xiao Wu, as well as Jiang Zhu, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, were all behind him. Moreover, a number of students who were watching the excitement had already gathered around.
Once the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb explodes, poisonous mist and needles scatter and fly in all directions, affecting a very wide area.
Clearly, Tang San was blinded by rage and no longer cared about anything else.
"Are you fucking crazy, Tang San! This is inside the academy!" Lin Chen roared at Tang San, but there was no time to hesitate.
Lin Chen suddenly opened his arms, Chaos Soul Power surged out from his body.
The Chaos Shield that had been protecting him expanded rapidly at an incredible speed in that instant. The gray, semi-transparent light shield suddenly swelled several feet, like a giant bowl, which fell down and covered the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb and himself inside.
Tang San's gaze froze; he hadn't expected Lin Chen to have such a move.
He originally brought out his trump card to try and break through the shield and intimidate Lin Chen. With the cover and restraint of the poisonous fog, plus the barrier of the Blue Silver Grass, people outside would not be able to see what was happening inside, giving him a chance to defeat Lin Chen with the Clear Sky Hammer.
Now things are really messed up. Lin Chen has trapped himself and the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb inside the shield, so he can't attack anymore. He can only pray that the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb can seriously injure Lin Chen. That way, he can not only win the sparring match, but also do Oscar a favor by having him make some Sausage and cured meats for Lin Chen.
Before the people outside the arena could react, there was a loud bang!
The Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb exploded within the shield.
The purplish-brown poisonous fog spread out like a flood bursting its banks, covering the sky and the earth.
Hundreds of poisoned steel needles shot out from all directions, striking the inner wall of the shield and leaving dense, gray-black dents and a piercing clanging sound.
The shield trembled violently, its surface swirling with chaotic light, yet it steadily withstood the impact of all the poison needles and mist. Inside the shield, purple mist surged, obscuring all vision.
And within the shield, at the deepest point of the poisonous fog—
Lin Chen's figure suddenly blurred within the shield, and the space around him slightly distorted. All the poison needles were repelled by the invisible spatial force when they approached his body by half an inch.
All of Tang San's preparations fell apart in front of Lin Chen.
The poisonous mist within the shield was slowly neutralized by the Chaos Soul Power and gradually dissipated.
Sunlight streamed back into the garden, and jacaranda petals fluttered down in the breeze, carpeting the ground.
As the poisonous fog dissipated, Lin Chen's complete figure was revealed. His clothes were neatly arranged, and his breathing was steady. He stood in place, his gaze piercing through the dissipating fog and landing on Tang San.
Tang San stood there, stunned, as if frozen in place, completely still.
His gaze fell on Lin Chen, scanning him inch by inch from his face to the hem of his clothes—no wounds, no bloodstains, not even his breathing was disordered, and there wasn't even a tear in his robe caused by a poisoned needle.
A chill rose from the soles of his feet, traveled up his spine, and shot straight to the back of his head.
"Absolutely impossible."
Tang San's voice was very soft, as if squeezed out from between his teeth. He stared at Lin Chen, his pupils contracted sharply, and even his fingertips began to tremble slightly.
He knew better than anyone the power of the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb. The poisonous mist sealed his throat, the poisonous needles pierced his body, and the bone-melting and paralyzing effects were all released at once. If he threw it with all his might with the strength of Soul Elder, even Soul King would have to use his internal energy to expel the poison for half a day if hit directly. At such close range, Soul Ancestor would be seriously injured even if he didn't die.
Lin Chen is actually alright? The difference in strength is so huge?
Tang San slowly clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms. He felt his breathing was even more rapid than it had been in the domain.
The feeling was like having a truth you'd believed in for half your life shattered in front of you, revealing a hidden truth you'd never even considered.
Tang San subconsciously took half a step back, instinctively wanting to create some distance between himself and Lin Chen.
"Enough." Lin Chen's voice was calm and even, yet carried a chill he hadn't felt before. "Sparring, huh? So this is your way of sparring Tang San?"
Those watching from the sidelines finally came to their senses.
Tai Long stared at the poison needles stuck upside down all over the ground, then at the ring of charred grass corroded into the ground, and a chill ran down his spine.
The needles were densely packed on the ground where the shield had dissipated, some even embedding themselves in the cracks of the bluestone slabs. The tips of the needles gleamed with a ghostly blue light, and just by looking at them, you could tell they were no good.
He swallowed hard, his voice a little dry. "This is... a friendly spar? If it weren't for Brother Lin Chen, I'd probably be lying on the floor by now."
Tai Nuo didn't reply, but his expression was as gloomy as the clouds before a storm. He was a veteran of decades, what kind of insidious methods hadn't he seen? But this kind of poison weapon that indiscriminately wiped out friend and foe was something he had never seen before.
He was certain that with the intensity of the poison on those needles, even a Soul King like himself would be paralyzed on the spot if he were hit by one or two, let alone the group of Soul Grandmaster and Support System with no combat ability standing next to him.
He gave Tang San a cold look, his tone heavy. "This kid must be crazy, doesn't he even consider his own classmates?"
Xiao Wu was furious.
She stepped out from behind Lin Chen, her finger almost poking Tang San's face. "Tang San! Have you no shame?! We agreed on a friendly sparring match, and you Hidden Weapon one hidden weapon after another, poison needles, poison mist, and that last burst—were you trying to poison everyone in this courtyard to death?"
"If my brother Lin Chen hadn't used his shield, every single one of us standing here would have been sent to meet the King of Hell by you! Is this your code of chivalry?! Is this the way Shrek sparrs operate?!"