Douluo, my martial soul is the Rock King Emperor

Chapter 18, Win or Lose?
Time passed by minute by minute, and soon, half an hour had passed. Due to maintaining the growth of the blue silver grass for a long time, Tang San was already sweating profusely.

On the other hand, Xu Huan stayed in the shield with a leisurely look on his face. He didn't seem tired at all, as if he was just strolling in the world.

The jade shield on his body was like a thousand-year-old rock, solid as a rock, without even the slightest sign of damage.

Soon, Tang San's soul power began to fail. His legs went limp and he fell weakly to the ground. The blue silver grass that bound Xu Huan was also released.

"Little San!"

The master hurried over in panic, trying to help Tang San up, but Tang San dodged the master's support and pounded the ground with his fists in frustration.

"How could it be, how could the gap be so huge, is my Blue Silver Grass really a useless martial spirit?

At this moment, Tang San questioned his own martial spirit for the first time.

In Tang San's eyes, he and Xu Huan were of similar age, and both had innate full soul power, so their soul powers should have been similar, but he had practiced several Tang Sect unique skills at the same time, so he should have been better than Xu Huan.

But the reality was that when Xu Huan activated his soul skill, any of his attacks became useless, and the gap between the two was as huge as a mountain. Not to mention hurting Xu Huan, it was even more difficult for him to leave a trace on Xu Huan's shield.

In this case, even though Tang San himself didn't want to admit it, in the end he could only blame his failure on the quality of his martial soul.

There was a world of difference in quality between his martial soul and Xu Huan's, which was the fundamental reason for his disastrous defeat.

Thinking of this, Tang San couldn't help but have the urge to give up the Blue Silver Grass and practice his other martial spirit instead.

The master saw the disappointment in Tang San's eyes, so he quickly spoke to comfort him:
"Xiao San, you must not give up on yourself. Your martial spirit is definitely not a useless martial spirit!"

As the master spoke, he helped Tang San up from the ground and continued:
"Xiao San, you have to believe in yourself. Each martial soul has its own strengths. Your martial soul just happens to be not good at attacking. This does not mean that your martial soul is useless!"

"Besides, in the battle just now, although you did not defeat Xu Huan's defense, strictly speaking, this should be considered a draw. From a deeper perspective, you actually won!"

"what!"

Tang San couldn't help but be a little shocked after hearing this.

How can he say he won when he didn't even touch Xu Huan's hair throughout the whole process?
Xu Huan also looked over with some curiosity. He really wanted to know what outrageous words the master was trying to say.

Xiao Wu at the side looked at the master as if he were a fool, as if to say:
"Master, your brain is broken!"

The master didn't care about this at all, but looked at Tang San seriously and said:
"In the battle just now, although you did not break Xu Huan's defense, you successfully controlled him for half an hour.

If it were a real battle, this half hour would be enough for your teammates to defeat or kill the opponent.

That’s why I say, in a deeper sense, you win.”

"Is that really the case? I won?"

Tang San had some doubts about what the master said. He always felt that there was something wrong with what the master said, but he didn't know where the specific problem lay.

Xiao Wu, who was standing by, was so angry that she laughed after hearing what the master said. She pointed at the master's nose and cursed:
"Old man, what nonsense are you talking about... Ugh!"

Before Xiao Wu could finish her words, her mouth was suddenly blocked by Xu Huan and her voice stopped abruptly.

Xiao Wu looked at Xu Huan in confusion.

Xu Huan, however, directly hugged Xiao Wu in his arms and whispered in her ear:
"Be good, stop talking."

Xiao Wu's face immediately turned red. She leaned into Xu Huan's arms and obediently stopped talking.

Then Xu Huan looked at Tang San with a smile and said:
"Third brother, the master is right. You won this battle. I can't break free from your control. I am definitely no match for you!"

Xu Huan said sincerely.

However, Tang San was not happy at all when he heard this. He watched Xu Huan and Xiao Wu hugging each other intimately, and his chest began to hurt more.

"Alright Third Brother, Xiao Wu and I are leaving first. Although I am not your opponent now, I will definitely come to duel with you after I cultivate to become a Great Spirit Master. By then, I will definitely defeat you!"

Xu Huan said this, hugging Xiao Wu and slowly leaving.

Tang San stood there, staring blankly at Xu Huan's departure.

Did he win?
Won……

But why does my heart hurt so much? It hurts, it hurts so much!
No, no, he lost!
People's sorrows and joys are not shared.

Tang San was in pain, but Xu Huan was happy.

He brought Xiao Wu to Notting City for shopping. Although he had just lost the game with Tang San, he didn't care about it at all.

On the contrary, Xiao Wu was a little upset. It was not because of the win or loss of the game, but because she really couldn't stand the master's behavior. However, Xiao Wu's attention was soon diverted by Xu Huan.

"Xiao Wu, stick with me!"

Xu Huan said with a smile, holding Xiao Wu's hand, interlocking their fingers, and pressing their faces tightly together.

……

Night has arrived and the moon is unusually bright tonight.

Tang San went to the master for extra lessons. He was determined to work harder and defeat Xu Huan fairly after reaching level 20.

And Xu Huan did not dare to slack off at all.

He sneaked out of the dormitory with Xiao Wu to watch the moon.

The moon was bright in the sky, as white as jade. Xu Huan and Xiao Wu were sitting in the pavilion in the park. He gently put his hand around Xiao Wu's waist.

"Xiao Wu, let me tell you a story!"

Xiao Wu leaned lightly on Xu Huan and nodded slightly.

"Ah."

"It is said that there is a jade rabbit on the moon..."

Xu Huan looked at the moon in the sky, blended together the classic mythological love stories from his previous life, and told them to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu listened to Xu Huan's story and soon became fascinated.

"In this way, the love between Jade Rabbit and human beings was not accepted by the secular world, and eventually Jade Rabbit was sealed on the moon forever by the powerful human beings."

"why is it like this!"

Xiao Wu said with red eyes.

She thought that Xu Huan would tell her a beautiful love story, but she didn't expect the story to end in tragedy.

"Don't be sad, Xiao Wu, this is just a story!"

Xu Huan smiled and comforted.

Xiao Wu nodded when she heard that, and her mood improved a little.

But then, Xiao Wu asked Xu Huan a question seemingly unintentionally.

"Brother Xu Huan, do you think humans and soul beasts really can't be together?"

Xiao Wu asked casually.

In fact, after Xiao Wu asked this question, her palms had unconsciously clenched up, and her fingers had turned white.

Upon hearing this, Xu Huan responded without hesitation:
"Does this even need to be said, Xiao Wu? Soul beasts are beasts, and humans are humans. How can humans be with beasts?"

When Xiao Wu heard this, her face turned pale instantly.

"This, this is it..."

Xiao Wu's heart was filled with sadness and she slowly left Xu Huan's shoulder.

But suddenly, Xu Huan changed the subject.

"But..."

(End of this chapter)