I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 258 Defeating Tang San

Xiao Wuji used his only remaining left hand to grab and pull forward, creating a strong gust of wind that easily deflected the three hidden arrows.

The sleeve dart, only an inch long, was nearly half-pierced into the brickwork. It's unimaginable what would happen if such a powerful sleeve dart landed on a person.

"Tang San!!!"

Meng Shenji was shocked and furious. He never expected that Tang San would actually dare to use such despicable means in front of him, and that he had almost hurt Xiao Wuji.

"Commissioner Meng, there's no need to be angry. I also want to see the power of Tang San's hidden weapon."

After instinctively deciphering the hidden weapon, Xiao Wuji raised his hand to summon his martial soul. Then, his fourth soul ring flashed, and the martial soul formed a golden vine sword as it intertwined.

This sword has no edge; even the blade is rounded, yet it is still incredibly tough.

Although he is most skilled with a gun, he is currently unable to use his hands and feet properly, and a spear is not suitable for use while in a wheelchair, so he switched to using a sword.

Seeing Xiao Wuji's serious expression, and then looking at Yu Xiaogang's speechless astonishment at the combination of one yellow, two purple, and one black, Meng Shenji finally withdrew his hand that was halfway raised.

"No, impossible! How could my theory be wrong!"

Yu Xiaogang's voice trembled; everything before him was a devastating blow.

Seeing his teacher so distressed, Tang San felt a pang of heartache and gently comforted him, "Teacher, don't worry, spirit rings don't represent everything..."

Holding the sword in his hand, Xiao Wuji felt an inexplicable urge to try it out. He had never touched a sword before, but he had a strange confidence in the sword in his hand.

"Come, let me see how much you've improved over the years. As for your half-dead Blue Silver Grass, there's no need to show it to me again!"

"Trying to provoke me won't work on me!"

Tang San raised his hand and summoned his martial soul. The three spirit rings, two yellow and one purple, paled in comparison to Xiao Wuji's spirit ring configuration.

However, judging from Xiao Wuji's reaction just now, he should also be someone skilled in martial arts. He wouldn't hold back his methods just because of a little pride. Moreover, his martial spirit is best suited for dealing with people who are physically disabled.

"The first soul skill, entanglement!"

Seeing the Blue Silver Grass spreading from the ground, Xiao Wuji moved his fingers and his Dodder Spirit also pounced towards the opponent, but it seemed to be a little slower. It seems that this "mother's entanglement" was not useless.

Moreover, this entanglement seemed to be a passive mechanism; the moment it touched his dodder spirit, it immediately began to entangle him.

"To waste a spirit ring on something that can be created with a mere thought is truly jaw-dropping!"

Xiao Wuji scoffed, and with a thought, numerous tiny "tentacles" sprouted from his Dodder Martial Soul, instantly crawling back and covering the dark purple Blue Silver Grass. Then, with a forceful snap, he severed it. In the blink of an eye, the once lush Blue Silver Grass was reduced to a pile of dust.

"It is clearly a Blue Silver Grass with a life attribute, but you have developed it into a poison attribute, and it has absorbed a spirit ring of the animal attribute that is least compatible with it."

"If your original spirit was the king of Blue Silver Grass, then now it's just a hybrid, incompatible grass. You have no chance of a second awakening!"

"Nonsense! Blue Silver Grass itself has no attributes, and the idea of ​​a second awakening is utter nonsense!"

The defeat in battle did not shake Tang San's resolve. He firmly believed in his teacher's theories, was not swayed by any words, and had no doubts about himself or his teacher.

With his hands slicing across his waist, he had already caught more than a dozen hidden weapons in his hands. His hands flashed like butterflies flitting among flowers, leaving afterimages in mid-air. In an instant, the dozen or so hidden weapons were released from his hands and went toward Xiao Wuji in different directions.

Xiao Wuji's eyes sharpened, and he flicked his long sword in front of him, creating a sword flower, the spine of the sword easily deflecting all the hidden weapons.

Tang San's figure sprang from his spot, continuously throwing hidden weapons as he circled behind Xiao Wuji. As a disciple of the Tang Clan, he would inevitably use every means at his disposal to kill his opponent in a fight. As for those "petty people" who always liked to use morality to restrain their methods, they would show them what cruelty truly meant.

Hidden weapons rained down, but none managed to get within three feet of him. He was also aware of Tang San's plan; being in a wheelchair made movement difficult. With a slight flick of his eyes, countless hardened dodder vines shot out like a barrage of hidden weapon needles.

Tang San was never afraid of hidden weapons, but the overwhelming barrage of them forced him to keep his distance. However, once the distance was sufficient, his hidden weapons also became ineffective. His internal energy did not support him in long-range combat.

Left with no other choice, he had to unleash his third soul skill, flinging a ball of eerie green light far towards Xiao Wuji. Although this wasn't the best time to use his third soul skill, he couldn't care less!
The dodder vines crisscrossed, forming a steel wire mesh, easily keeping the spread spiderweb at a distance. Xiao Wuji looked at Tang San in the distance and said softly:
"Want to hide? Can you hide?"

Hundreds of dodder vines, combining strength and flexibility, formed a bow and arrows that were all aimed at Tang San in the distance. Other dodder vines pulled the bowstring, easily drawing the bow to a full moon shape, and then simultaneously released the bowstring, unleashing a volley of a hundred arrows at Tang San.

Although hundreds of dodder arrows were not very accurate and not very sharp, they could easily pierce through gold and split rocks due to their enormous kinetic energy.

Tang San tried to change the direction of the arrow with a hidden weapon, but it was almost completely ineffective. The power of the arrow was far beyond what a mere hidden weapon could provide.

Fortunately, Tang San was quite agile. Of the hundreds of arrows that fell, only three or five were hit. He even blocked four of them with his hands. Only one arrow pierced his thigh.

Tang San dragged his battered body and quickly closed the distance, wanting to engage Xiao Wuji in close combat and avoid the sharp ranged attack.

"Want to get closer? Do you even have the chance?"

Another volley of arrows was poised to be fired, ready to deliver a precise, area-of-effect attack once Tang San closed the distance.

"Stop! Tang San has lost this battle!"

As the words fell, a figure with wings on its back descended from the sky, shielding Tang San. Unsurprisingly, it was Flander, who had been watching from the sidelines.

Flander gave Xiao Wuji a deep look, then said, "You won!"

Xiao Wuji exchanged a glance with her, then shifted his gaze to Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Now that I've won, does that mean I can let her go with me to hunt for spirit rings alone?"

Flander was silent for a moment, then pushed up his glasses and said, "I'm just a teacher, I have no right to decide what kind of spirit ring my student wants!"

The implication was that he couldn't control whether Zhu Zhuqing went or not. If it were an ordinary woman, she would probably refuse out of friendship, but he underestimated Zhu Zhuqing's desire for power.

"I go!"

Almost the instant Flander finished speaking, Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward and said.

"Zhu Qing, you!"

Dai Mubai reached out to grab Zhu Zhuqing, but then, as if remembering something, he lowered his hand.

"Zhu Zhuqing, this is betrayal. How can you face the teachings I gave you?" Yu Xiaogang shouted.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuji withdrew his martial spirit and teased, "So, to get into Shrek Academy, you have to sign a contract of servitude? But a school that hinders the future development of its own students is truly a once-in-a-century occurrence!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of guilt flashed across Flander's face. Perhaps he really wasn't a good dean!
"Xiaogang, stop talking! We are teachers, and we are just teachers!"

After saying that, Flander bowed to Meng Shenji and said, "Commissioner Meng, Xiao Gang was in the wrong this time. I apologize to you on his behalf!"

"Haha, Dean Flander, what are you saying? It's all for the students' future, so there's no right or wrong!"

"We'll see everything when we get back!"

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(End of this chapter)