Tang San's Defeat, Another Slap in the Face

Chapter 23 Tang San is defeated and gets slapped again.

Summoned creature?

"You ignorant fool!"

"Bang—"

Ning Shu struck Tang San in the abdomen, causing him to stagger back several steps. He frowned, thinking, "Isn't this supposed to be a friendly spar? Why does Ning Shu seem so determined to beat me up?"

"Tang San, didn't your teacher tell you about the classification of martial souls?" Ning Shu asked with a smile.

What are the classifications of martial spirits?

Tang San frowned. His teacher had only told him that martial souls were divided into beast martial souls and weapon martial souls, and that when adding spirit rings, there was no need to worry too much about the attributes of the spirit beast.

Ning Shu's soul skill clearly encompasses too many factors.

His teacher had never mentioned this to him.

Just as Tang San was slightly distracted by thinking about this problem, Ning Shu shook the bell in her hand again. "Don't get distracted. If you get beaten up later, don't yell."

I can't keep wasting my time with her like this.

Tang San thought to himself that during their fight just now, he not only used his first soul skill, Blue Silver Entanglement, but also secretly applied his second soul skill, Parasite, to Ning Shu and her surroundings.

Tang San once again used the Ghost Shadow Step, having discovered that Ning Shu's second soul skill was a very powerful sonic attack, but this attack had a fatal weakness.

That means the sonic attack will be split into many segments!

As Ning Shu continuously unleashes her second soul skill, she must be consuming a large amount of soul power. As long as he continues to fight Ning Shu, he will definitely be the victor!

Spectator area —

"This, Ning Shu's soul skill? What does this mean?"

Not only Tang San, but even Flander and Zhao Wuji were deeply surprised. Normally, the use of soul skills would not have a long duration, especially weapon soul skills, which are almost always one move at a time. Why can Ning Shu's martial soul split and even exist independently?

Just then, a middle-aged man dressed in plain clothes appeared. Behind him followed a beast that looked like a pig, which kept rubbing against his calves and making slurping noises. He was holding a notebook and was taking notes while explaining, "This is the special feature of the Nine-Bell Phantom. The soul skill of the Nine-Bell Phantom is actually split off from the main body of one's own martial soul. Strictly speaking, if a person with the Nine-Bell Phantom martial soul is lucky, it is equivalent to having nine martial souls that each have only one soul skill."

The middle-aged man who spoke had a crew cut, and his eyes gleamed with wisdom. He stared at Ning Shu's martial spirit as if he had seen some kind of treasure.

"Xiao Gang!"

Upon hearing this, Flanders immediately walked towards the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's name was Yu Xiaogang. He was a famous theoretical master in the world of Soul Masters, but his theories were never recognized by the world, so he also had a nickname: Mad Master.

He came to Shrek Academy at Flander's invitation, and Flander mentioned Ning Shu.

Yu Xiao had come here to find out what was going on, but to his surprise, he saw his beloved disciple sparring with the girl who possessed the Nine-Bell Phantom.

Flander had introduced Yu Xiaogang to everyone before, but Yu Xiaogang hadn't agreed to come to class until now.

Now that Yu Xiaogang has arrived, Flanders is overjoyed.

He reached out and patted Yu Xiaogang on the shoulder, laughing, "Xiaogang, you've come at the right time. Your proud disciple is sparring with Shu'er. Guess who will win?"

Who will win?

Yu Xiaogang said calmly, "Control-type weapon spirit masters are invincible in one-on-one battles. Although Xiao San is not as strong as Ning Shu in terms of spirit power, I believe in him. His potential is definitely higher than Ning Shu's!"

"Is that so? Then we'll wait and see."

Flanders said with a chuckle.

Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai gave a barely perceptible bitter laugh.

It seems that the master also thinks Ning Shu is a powerful offensive weapon spirit master, but he clearly remembers that Ning Shu's third spirit skill is clearly a control skill!

Just as they were talking, Tang San seized an opportunity, slapped the ground with his right hand, and released the soul power of the Blue Silver Grass.

As if on command, countless blue silver grasses instantly sprouted from Ning Shu's body and the ground around her, binding her.

Tang San followed closely behind and came to Ning Shu's side once again. His hand gleamed with a cold light, as he tried to force Ning Shu to surrender to him through a hidden arrow!

"You don't think I can't use my first soul skill, do you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Shu snapped her fingers again. This time, she used her mental strength to steadily reduce the range of her first soul skill to a small area around herself.

It turns out that Ning Shu's mental power had already detected Tang San's second soul skill, Parasitic Seed, and she was just luring him to get close again!

Since your Ghostly Shadows can barely dodge the sonic impact of my second soul skill, how are you going to dodge the single-target attack of my first soul skill in such a small area?

[The Ghostly Appearances are nothing special after all.]

The voice suddenly rang in Tang San's ears, startling him so much that he almost threw the Clear Sky Hammer out of his hand.

Ning Shu's eyes turned cold, and in that instant, she unleashed her first soul skill.

"The first of the Nine Illusory Bells, the Heaven-Shattering Demonic Sound Bell!"

A piercing bell rang out, and the bell in Ning Shu's hand split into a blue-purple bell. This bell looked much simpler than the previous one. Although only a melody surrounded it, this melody seemed to emanate from Ning Shu's soul power. The moment it rang, it shot straight at Tang San. Tang San quickly put away his sleeve arrow, used his Blue Silver Grass to wrap around a tree branch, and pulled it, successfully dodging Ning Shu's attack. However, the attack of the Heaven-Shattering Demon Sound Bell was not just about the melody, but about the piercing bell sound.

The bell rang incessantly, Tang San's vision went black, and the Blue Silver Grass in his hand suddenly snapped. Ning Shu stepped forward and snapped it.

The crisp sound rang out in the small, dilapidated village where Shrek Academy was located, startling several cats that had wandered in to catch mice and causing them to dart away.

Ning Shu was about to retaliate by striking Tang San with a palm when, at that moment, "Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Blazing Light Wave!"

Dai Mubai's attack came suddenly, and Ning Shu had to change direction to dodge it.

"The other woman!"

"Third Brother!"

Xiao Wu was the first to rush forward and catch Tang San. She knelt down and let Tang San lie in her arms, saying, "Third Brother."

Xiao Wu exclaimed with heartache, "How is this possible? When Tang San first entered the academy, he even defeated Teacher Zhao Wuji!"

Even the next day, when Teacher Zhao Wuji saw Tang San, he had a look of disbelief, wondering how he could have been slapped by Ning Shu so easily again.

Tang San frowned, looking rather unwell.

Ning Shu landed and put away her martial spirit.

The outcome was already decided, and Ning Shu hadn't even used her third soul skill yet.

Seeing everyone so concerned about Tang San, Ning Shu couldn't help but roll her eyes.

【Your ghostly tracking technique might fool some ignorant people, what are you showing off for?】

???

Tang San hadn't recovered from being slapped when he seemed to hear Ning Shu's thoughts again.

And it seems that only he can hear these thoughts?

"Clang, clang..."

The sound of the hidden arrow falling from Tang San's sleeve came, but it was immediately drowned out by Flander's voice.

"Hahaha, Old Zhao, you owe me ten gold soul coins!" Flander looked like a shrewd businessman who had gotten away with something.

Zhao Wuji looked completely innocent. Sure enough, when it came to gambling, the shrewd merchant never lost.

Isn't this just setting him up for nothing?

At this moment, Ning Rongrong suddenly rushed in front of Ning Shu, frowning and scolding, "Ning Shu, you've gone too far! This is just a friendly spar, why are you being so harsh on Third Brother?"

"That's right, Ning Shu, it was just a friendly spar, why did you have to do this? We're not blind, we can see you were being ruthless towards Third Brother!" Xiao Wu chimed in, scolding Ning Shu.

Tang San fell into a coma, which was obviously the same as Dai Mubai's last night. If Dai Mubai hadn't intervened just now, what would Ning Shu have done?

"Rongrong, Xiaowu, calm down," Zhu Zhuqing advised from the side.

She doesn't take sides. Ning Shu did go a bit too far just now, but now is not the time to blame her. Even in a sparring match, injuries can happen. Besides, it was Tang San who insisted on sparring with Ning Shu in the first place. Now that Tang San is injured, is it right to blame Ning Shu?

Ning Shu rolled her eyes again as she looked at the two people denouncing her. "Can you two please be reasonable? He was just outmatched and got a minor injury. Who are you two to him? Why are you so worried? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were his lovers."

"Ning Shu!" Dai Mubai, the eldest brother and captain, spoke up. He frowned at Ning Shu, "Xiao Wu and Rongrong are only worried about Xiao San. Aren't you going a bit too far with what you're saying?"

"Is that going too far?" Ning Shu chuckled and crossed her arms, saying, "Then don't volunteer in the future. Nobody forced him to spar with me."

"Ning Shu!"

Seeing that the little monsters were about to start arguing, Flander lost interest in reading what Yu Xiaogang was writing and quickly stopped them, saying, "Alright! What's all the fuss about! It's just a little injury, Xiao Wu, everyone gets hurt in sparring. Xiao San is fine, isn't he?"

"."

Flander shut Xiao Wu up with just one sentence.

After reprimanding Xiao Wu, he turned to Ning Rongrong, "And you, Ning Rongrong, what are you doing getting involved? I know you don't like Ning Shu, but you have to be reasonable in your words and actions. If you continue to be unreasonable, then get out of here!"

"???"

Flander's discipline of Ning Rongrong was always quite harsh. Ning Rongrong was full of questions. She didn't understand why Flander would tell her to get lost so easily. Was she really that easy to bully?

Overwhelmed with grievance, Ning Rongrong's eyes welled up with tears, and she turned and ran away.

"Rongrong!"

Oscar was about to give chase, but Flander stopped him.

"Oscar, take her out for a walk to clear her head, talk to her and stop targeting Ning Shu all the time."

"Yes, Dean."

Oscar nodded and immediately chased after him.

After teaching those two a lesson, it was Ning Shu's turn.

Flander looked at Ning Shu, frowned slightly, and said, "Ning Shu, this is a friendly spar. Did you go a little too far?"

"Is this too heavy, Dean? Look carefully. Tang San doesn't have a single injury. If I had really hit him harder, he would be riddled with holes by now." Ning Shu pointed at Tang San in Xiao Wu's arms, showing no remorse.

Her second soul skill is a large-scale group attack. If she hadn't been a little restrained, Tang San would have had no chance of resisting it. Moreover, she hasn't even used her third soul skill yet, which has already given Tang San a better chance. So why are you blaming her for being too heavy-handed?

It's like blaming the toilet for not being able to poop.

???

Everyone present was filled with questions.

Yu Xiaogang was even more taken aback.

Who?

Who is speaking?

Flander coughed lightly. He was used to Ning Shu suddenly saying something, but wasn't this a bit too harsh?

"Ning Shu, this is a friendly spar, not a fight. Xiao San is your ally, and you're hitting her without any restraint. Ugh, what a piece of trash!"

Flanders, realizing he'd made a slip of the tongue, felt an urge to slap himself twice.

Ning Shu looked at him as if she had seen a ghost. "Dean, if you need to poop, go to the outhouse. There's no need to say it in front of me."

"."

Flanders remained silent.

Ning Shu speaks in a strangely impolite way.

He didn't want to continue training anymore; continuing wouldn't yield any results.

If it weren't for the fact that he had accepted money from them, and that Ning Shu's strength had improved even further, he would have actually considered kicking Ning Shu out.

However, there's not much need to kick her out right now. Ning Shu has already surpassed Tang San in terms of talent, and she will definitely become a core figure at Shrek Academy in the future.

How could he possibly want to let someone with such potential leave?

Leaving would be a loss for Shrek Academy!

While Flander finished teaching the man a lesson, Tang San gradually came to his senses.

The first thing he did upon regaining consciousness was to quickly pick up the metal object from the ground. Seeing this, Xiao Wu cooperated by blocking Ning Shu's view. She looked at Tang San with concern and softly asked, "Brother, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Xiao Wu, don't worry." Tang San stood up with Xiao Wu's help. He looked at Yu Xiaogang with a slightly complicated expression.

"Teacher, I lost." Tang San walked up to Yu Xiaogang and said with shame.

Yu Xiaogang's expression wasn't very good. He didn't know what he was thinking. He shook his head, patted Tang San's shoulder, and said, "It's okay, Xiao San. There's still a lot you need to learn from this battle. Besides, you're just a Great Soul Master, while Ning Shu is a Soul Venerable. There's a difference in soul power level between you. It's understandable that you can't beat her."

Tang San nodded, humbly accepting Yu Xiaogang's instruction.

But even now, when he thinks about Ning Shu's soul skills, he still feels a little scared.

The bizarre mental power and strange rhythms—are these really soul skills that a normal person could use?

"Teacher, what kind of martial soul does Ning Shu have? I remember you said that martial souls are divided into two categories: weapon martial souls and beast martial souls. The bell martial soul should be a weapon martial soul, and she cultivates the power attack route, so she should be a power attack weapon soul master. But last night, I saw her third soul skill, and it was clearly a control skill!"

(End of this chapter)