Tang 3: Duel with Soul Masters in Notting City - Unable to Break Through Their Defenses,

Chapter 81 Tang San: Duel with Soul Masters in Notting City - Unable to Break Through Their Defenses, As Strong as Monsters, Unable to Defeat Them Despite Using a Bunch of Hidden Weapons

Just as You Chen thought, a large part of the reason Tang San was willing to agree to this bet was his confidence in his hidden weapons. By agreeing to a price that he didn't have to pay, he naturally suffered no loss.

Moreover, this trip has progressed so smoothly, and we finally managed to get You Chen to agree to restore his teacher's reputation if he wins. If, because he refuses You Xing's bet, You Chen ultimately refuses to pay it, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

"Moreover, during that conversation, my soul power recovered somewhat, which increases my chances of winning!"

Unlike meditation, the Mysterious Heaven Skill is constantly in operation, and its soul power recovery speed in battle is almost a dimensional reduction compared to the soul masters of this world!

In the previous few exchanges, he had consumed a huge amount of soul power to create a large number of Blue Silver Grasses. In comparison, Youxing only used his Martial Soul Possession when he was almost at the very end grabbing the hidden blade.

Youxing consumed almost no soul power, and not only that, he also consumed almost no physical strength. Both his soul power and physical strength were at 100%. In comparison, his physical strength, soul power, and even mental and physical energy consumption were quite high.

This respite was naturally entirely beneficial for Tang San.

But the more this was the case, the less Tang San dared to be careless.

What good is it if he recovers perfectly? The Human Wanderer doesn't need to recover at all!

Whoosh!

No sooner had Yu Xing finished speaking than he charged forward at high speed. From Yu Xiao's perspective, who was watching from the sidelines, Yu Xing's body was so fast that he could only see a blur.

His mouth dropped open: "This guy's a one-ring Soul Master?! Is it possible that You Xing is the Great Soul Master, and I'm the Soul Master, and we're actually reversed?"

Yu Xiaogang's eyes could hardly keep up with Youxing, but Tang San's could.

Even if his character is questioned by people from all over the world, few people would doubt that Tang San is the top combat genius in the martial arts and Douluo Continent realms.

Yesterday's crushing defeat in the first battle, and today's confrontation... Tang San's eyes can barely adapt to Youxing's speed.

His eyes gleamed with a purple light as he fixed his gaze on Yusei.

"Purple Demon Eye—See it clearly!"

Tang San let out a low growl in his heart.

Even though Youxing's speed far surpasses that of the Mandala Snake with over four hundred years of cultivation from the day before yesterday, Tang San is no longer the same as before, having broken through to become a one-ring Soul Master!

Tang San narrowed his eyes and moved lightly. As he put away the Zhuge Crossbow, he nimbly reached his hands to his waist and quickly grabbed a series of thin needles and beads. Without the slightest hesitation, he threw them at Youxing, who was already approaching his face!

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up as she watched this scene: 'It's the same method Xiao San used to defeat the Mandragora Serpent that day!'

Archer!

Ding ding ding!!!

The crisp sound of metal clashing against metal continued incessantly.

Yu Xiaogang's bright expression froze on her face, and she murmured in disbelief, "How...is this possible?"

The hidden weapon attacks, powerful enough to repel the four-hundred-year-old Mandala Serpent, all landed on Yusei, but they didn't even break through his surface scales, nor did they significantly slow him down!

Tang San's pupils contracted, and he immediately pulled out the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, activating the mechanism without even looking at it!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

Sixteen arrows were fired in rapid succession at an astonishing rate.

However, the moment Tang San took out the Zhuge Crossbow, You Xing abandoned his attack, maneuvered around it, and escaped the range of the Zhuge Crossbow's attack, without a single arrow hitting him.

Tang San didn't have time to stop and marvel at his teacher You Chen's composure. Even though he had warned You Chen about the power of the Zhuge Crossbow, he remained calm and collected as he watched You Chen take it out.

He no longer had that kind of leisure.

Cold sweat seeped silently from Tang San's forehead and trickled down his face.

What's going on?! His all-out attack couldn't even break through the defense? Isn't Yuxing an agility-type Soul Master? Or... is the gap between them really that big?!

How could Tang San possibly admit to such a fact?!

"Since ordinary methods don't work, let's use more powerful ones!"

After only a brief moment of surprise, Tang San's eyes regained their sharpness.

Many of the so-called techniques in the "Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons" are actually self-created attack soul skills using external objects in this world.

Since they are self-created soul skills, their soul power consumption, effects, and power are naturally vastly different.

This arrow-throwing technique is the most common type of hidden weapon technique, consuming little soul power and internal energy. It's a technique he can use even at the Soul Master stage, so its power is naturally not outstanding.

On the other hand... Tang San can't use those more powerful techniques more often with the soul power he has left.

In the blink of an eye, opportunities are fleeting. Since even the archers couldn't break through Youxing's defenses, Tang San had no other choice but to use even stronger moves!

Tang San flicked his right hand quickly, and two spheres shot out one after the other at high speed!

Suddenly, Youxing swung his hand and swatted at the sphere like he was swatting a fly.

Unexpectedly, the ball, like a changeup in baseball, suddenly accelerated!

This is exactly the technique used by a meteor to chase the moon!

With Tang San's soul power, strength, and technique, the ball was already extremely fast when it was launched. With the special technique of "Meteor Chasing the Moon," the rear ball pushed the front ball, instantly unleashing even greater power and speed!

Snapped!

Yusei's figure froze for a moment.

Tang San's eyes widened slightly, about to reveal a look of surprise.

But then the spheres that had struck Yusei's chest slid away and rolled off, revealing dragon scales beneath them with only slightly more noticeable white marks.

Tang San's expression turned deathly pale instantly.

"impossible!"

This must be a hallucination!

Meteor Chasing the Moon is the most powerful hidden weapon technique he can use at this stage!

That almost completely drained his remaining soul power! How could it be... how could it only leave a white mark?!

"Aaaaaah!!!"

Tang San's eyes were bloodshot as he roared and pulled out a handful of thin needles, throwing them at You Xing.

At this moment, Tang San had lost the meticulousness with which he had previously deployed his tactics step by step. He appeared frantic and was clearly somewhat out of control.

The more confident you were beforehand, the more devastated you are now.

Despite being You Xing's teacher in person, You Chen completely disregarded the possibility of injuring him and launched attacks on You Xing's seven orifices and genitals, employing increasingly insidious methods.

However, when Tang San loses his composure and composure, and given that his stats are already inferior to Youxing's, his attacks become virtually impossible to hit.

As for the remaining shots that were successfully hit, it was less about him hitting the target and more about Youxing intentionally highlighting his invincibility to pressure Tang San's spirit.

The Zhuge Crossbow, originally intended as a trump card, was also tricked out of its weakness by Yusei...

If Tang San were in a calm state, he would not be so easily fooled, but there are no "what ifs" in battle.

Tang San only managed to forge one Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and once it was used up, his hope of finally injuring Youxing was shattered.

Before Youxing could get past Tang San's hidden weapon attack, Tang San suddenly stiffened and collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted.

His soul power was almost exhausted after using the Star Chasing and Moon Chasing technique. The reason he persisted for so long was that he was forcibly overdrawing his strength. At this moment, he finally could not hold on any longer.

Both duels ended in crushing defeats, but this time he was at least somewhat sober. I wonder if that counts as progress?

Tang San lay on the ground, staring blankly at the clear blue sky. Suddenly, he gave a bitter smile, a thought flashing through his mind: 'I, Tang San, actually couldn't even scratch You Xing's head despite giving it my all? Someone like me, how dare I utter those harsh words like "Don't let me hurt you"? In You Xing's eyes, I must have looked ridiculous back then, right?'

(End of this chapter)