Douro Continent

Chapter 33 Xiao Wu (Part 5)

Xiao Wu snorted, "Speed? I'm not afraid of you." She sprang up and pounced on Tang San.

Tang San smiled slightly. This time he was fully prepared. If he let Xiao Wu fall out easily again, then all his years of training would have been in vain.

A faint purple glint flashed in his eyes, and he subconsciously activated the Purple Demon Eye. Under the effect of the Purple Demon Eye, Xiao Wu's movements clearly slowed down in his eyes. Using the Illusionary Step, he slid two meters away, just enough to dodge Xiao Wu's attack. Even with her braids and long legs, it was impossible for her to reach two meters away.

Xiao Wu was clearly taken aback. She was known for her agility, and while Tang San's speed didn't seem fast, it was just enough to dodge her attack. For her, her most proficient soft techniques required physical contact with her opponent to be effective. This time, however, Tang San didn't give her that opportunity at all.

Xiao Wu was naturally unwilling to give up. With a somersault, she increased her speed and chased after Tang San with bared teeth and claws.

Tang San took a deep breath, channeled his Xuan Tian Gong downwards into his legs, and used Ghost Shadow Steps to maneuver around Xiao Wu on the open space of the playground.

The Ghost Shadow Tracking technique is extremely mysterious. Tang San's movements don't seem fast, but every step he takes contains profound wisdom. No matter how fast Xiao Wu is or what direction she pounces from, he can always move in the most appropriate direction at the most appropriate time, not giving Xiao Wu a chance to get close.

This is actually the true kung fu of the Tang Clan. Tang Clan warriors don't necessarily need to compete with enemies in direct combat; hidden weapons are what they excel at. Using lightness skills in combination with hidden weapons is the Tang Clan disciples' trump card.

The two chased and dodged, and in no time they had covered half the playground. Xiao Wu was starting to pant, but she couldn't catch up with Tang San no matter what she did.

"Hey, you're cheating!" Unable to catch him, Xiao Wu simply gave up, standing there sulking with her hands on her hips. She glared at Tang San with her big eyes, "We're sparring, not playing hide-and-seek! What's with this dodging and weaving? If you're so capable, attack me!"

Tang San smiled slightly, "Alright, then be careful." As he spoke, he casually picked up a few stones from the edge of the playground and held them in his palm. "I'll hit your left shoulder." One stone had already flown out.

Xiao Wu snorted and swayed to the right.

"I'll hit your right shoulder, left calf, and right calf." Three stones flew out of Tang San's hand at the same time.

The first stone did indeed hit Xiao Wu's left shoulder. Seeing that the three stones seemed to be flying in the same direction, she thought to herself, "This guy is definitely lying to me." Instead of retreating, she suddenly accelerated and lunged at Tang San, simultaneously raising her hands to her chest. They were just pebbles; she could easily knock them down.

However, to Xiao Wu's surprise, just as the stone was about to be knocked down, the three pebbles suddenly separated, flying in three arcs in different directions.

At such close range, it was too late to react.

"Ouch, ouch." The three pebbles landed squarely on Xiao Wu's right shoulder, left calf, and right calf.

Although Tang San did not infuse the Mysterious Heaven Skill into the pebble, Xiao Wu still felt a sharp pain when it hit her head.

"You, you dare to hit me with a stone."

Xiao Wu was unaware that this was the first time Tang San had truly used hidden weapons against an opponent since coming into this world. He used the "Separation of Swallows" technique from the "Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons" in the Xuan Tian Treasure Manual. It looked simple, but the skillful application of it was extremely subtle. Due to the limitations imposed by the Xuan Tian Gong, Tang San could only barely use two or three techniques from the "Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons," and "Separation of Swallows" was the one he was most proficient in.

"So you're allowed to throw me, but I'm not allowed to use stones? You lost this time."

"No, no, let's try again..." Xiao Wu firmly believed that as long as she was prepared, she would never be hit by Tang San again.

"Xiao Wu, you want more? Then come on..."

The sparring continued, and it went on for quite a while. As for the result, when Tang San and Grandmaster left Notting Junior Soul Master Academy early the next morning, Tang San was still muttering, "It's still more fun hitting moving targets!"

Nothing much happened that night, as they were both exhausted from their sparring session.

Early in the morning, while most of the teachers and students of Notting College were still asleep, two people, one tall and one short, had already walked out of the college gate.

"Teacher, where are we going to find spirit beasts?"

The two who walked out of the academy were none other than Master and Tang San, master and disciple.

"We're going to the Soul Hunting Forest, four hundred miles northeast of Notting City. That's where the Empire raises soul beasts. We're sure to find one that suits you there." The master was dressed in a close-fitting outfit today, which added to his heroic air, but his stiff face still gave off an incongruous feeling.

"Captive breeding? Can spirit beasts be captive breeding? Teacher, please tell me about spirit beasts."

The master nodded and said, "High-level soul beasts naturally cannot be kept in captivity, but low-level ones can. Soul beasts are wild animals that possess soul power. The longer they exist, the stronger they become. Therefore, generally speaking, we divide soul beasts into five levels according to their age: ten-year soul beasts, hundred-year soul beasts, thousand-year soul beasts, ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and one-hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. The meaning is self-explanatory; a soul beast that has cultivated for more than ten years is a ten-year soul beast, and so on. The distinction of soul rings is the same as that of soul beasts. Soul rings of different ages are very easy to identify; you can tell from the color. Among them, the soul ring of a ten-year soul beast is white, that of a hundred-year soul beast is yellow, that of a thousand-year soul beast is purple, that of a ten-thousand-year soul beast is black, and that of a one-hundred-thousand-year soul beast is red. Soul beasts that are permanently kept by the state for soul masters to hunt are mostly ten-year and hundred-year-old. Thousand-year soul beasts are rare."

(End of this chapter)