Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 330 Tang San Battles the Sea God

The third round of the knockout stage.

On the first day, there are three matches, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening.

Battle Arena, Preparation Area.

"The salty, fishy smell of the sea is truly nauseating!"

Even though there were several rest areas in between, Tang San could still smell a faint, lingering scent of the ocean.

For some reason, from the moment Tang San first saw Chen Haitian, he felt an inexplicable hostility towards him, as if the other party had taken what should have been his.

"Brother Tang, how is it? Are you confident?"

Beside him, Xue Qinghe spoke up, interrupting Tang San's thoughts.

"Chen Haitian, the captain of the Poseidon Team, is a Soul Saint just like you, and the opponent also possesses a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The odds of winning this match are probably..."

"But it doesn't matter. Even if the second team loses, we still have the first team, and we still have hope of competing for the championship."

These seemingly comforting words, however, pierced Tang San's pitiful pride.

"So what if it's a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill? They still have to be able to use it!"

Tang San, overcome with anger, abruptly stood up and said to the six people standing to one side:
"The match is about to start, let's go!"

All six were spoiled brats, and they were very good at reading people's expressions and moods. Otherwise, they would not have been able to fool their elders and let them do whatever they wanted.

Tang San was clearly in a bad mood at the moment, so the six of them nodded apologetically to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and then quickly followed Tang San toward the arena.

After a while.

The central arena of the Soul Arena.

On one side of the arena, Chen Haitian gazed at Tang San across the arena, the words Poseidon had instructed him before his departure echoing in his mind:
"Tang San is the descendant of an old friend of mine. In the upcoming match, I hope Your Majesty will stop when you've given him enough. Please don't go too far. I beg you!"

Poseidon's words kept echoing in Chen Haitian's mind, and a burning anger called jealousy rose from the depths of his heart, growing stronger and stronger.

This was the first time in all these years that Chen Haitian had heard a tone of concern from Poseidon, and that concern was directed at another man.

As a result, Chen Haitian's gaze toward Tang San became increasingly hostile.

Tang San was no ordinary person; he was a cold-blooded assassin trained by the Tang Clan of Bashu. He sensed the faint killing intent in Chen Haitian's eyes almost instantly.

The third principle of the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record:

Make sure your opponent is an enemy, and as long as he has a way to kill you, don't show mercy, otherwise it will only add trouble to yourself.

"His eyes held murderous intent; he wanted to kill me? But I don't remember offending him in any way."

"Fine, it doesn't matter anyway. Since the other party has already decided to die, then they can't blame me for being ruthless!"

Tang San casually fiddled with his fingernails, concealing a sufficient number of dragon whisker needles in the gaps between them.

The Dragon Beard Needle is very similar to the pale gold threads in the Dark Blue Silver Emperor's veins. As long as Tang San doesn't reveal it, others will only think it's a technique of the martial soul itself, rather than an external hidden weapon.

"Don't rush off after the match starts."

"Can……"

"Hmm?" Under Tang San's death stare, the six spoiled disciples who were just there to fill the ranks lowered their heads dejectedly, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Malicious injury and killing are prohibited in this competition. I'm going to throw you out here as punching bags. Don't defend yourself. The less you defend yourself, the less they will dare to hit you hard, for fear of accidentally killing you and disqualifying you from the competition. Do you understand?"

Tang San transmitted these words directly into the minds of the six people using his soul power, so the audience was very curious about what had happened, causing the six members of the Heaven Dou Team 2 to turn pale.

Soon, the game begins.

With one minute to prepare, the members of the Poseidon team activated their martial souls and soul rings, including Chen Haitian. However, the Heavenly Dou Team 2 on the opposite side of the arena did not make any move, and no one revealed their martial souls or soul rings.

"What are they trying to do? A tacit admission of defeat?"

As Chen Haitian thought this to himself, he couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

As the Ocean Martial Soul was released, the entire arena gradually transformed into a vast ocean.

Because this is a characteristic of martial souls, it is not considered a violation of the rules. Moreover, during the one-minute preparation time, the opponent cannot stop the sea martial soul from turning the arena into the main battlefield for sea soul masters.

Wow!
The arena was transformed into a vast ocean by the influence of the Ocean Martial Soul, and Tang San could constantly hear the sound of ocean waves crashing in his ears.

The tide rose above his ankles, and this power to control the ocean intensified Tang San's hostility towards Chen Haitian, as if, in some mysterious way, controlling the ocean was his rightful power.

"He wanted to kill me, and I wanted to kill him. Perhaps only one of us could live—that's fate!"

Tang San's resolve grew stronger, and the moment the one-minute countdown ended, countless dark blue silver vines spread wildly from his body.

Six of the vines immediately bound and entangled the six teammates who were trying to escape. Then, to everyone's astonishment, they threw the six team members straight at the faces of the Poseidon team members.

"Beware!"

The members of the Poseidon team were startled, thinking it was some new tactic, and immediately prepared to retaliate with their soul skills.

But before they could even unleash their soul skills, they suddenly remembered that apart from Tang San, the rest of the Heaven Dou Second Team were just weaklings with soul power levels of only Soul Master.

If that group of weaklings had used their soul skills, all six of them would have been sent to their deaths on the spot, saying goodbye to the world.

They were still aiming to win the championship of this tournament. If someone died and the Poseidon team lost their qualification for the competition, how could they possibly win the championship?

The moment the Poseidon team hesitated, the spirit rings that had been flashing just moments before went out. They abandoned their spirit skills and instead decided to use pure spirit power to send these six weaklings off the stage.

Their actions were exactly what Tang San wanted!

"The fish is hooked!"

Tang San's lips curled into a wicked smile; this was the moment he had been waiting for.

In the dark forest composed of countless dark blue silver emperors, the spirit ring on Tang San's body, which symbolized the true form of his martial soul, emitted a deep black light.

Greed artifact: Heart of Greed; Divine skill: Greedy Plunder!
Effect: All attacks from the Dark Blue Silver Emperor will plunder all energy they come into contact with and convert it into their own attacks. The efficiency of energy conversion is related to the quality of the energy.

Hundreds and thousands of dark blue silver royal branches invaded the vast ocean, invisibly plundering the power contained within it.

The vast ocean on the arena is maintained by the power of the Ocean Martial Soul, which originates from Chen Haitian.

Therefore, Tang San's actions this time are like indirectly plundering Chen Haitian's power by plundering the power of the ocean martial soul to maintain the power of the vast ocean.

"A Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Without those two broken beads, what Trinity are you going to use!"

(End of this chapter)