Douluo: Star-Breaking Sword God

Chapter 217 The Beginning of a Loving Teacher and Filial Piety: Shi Nian Sets His Sights on Tang San (Part 2)

"Huff, Lao San, what do we do next? Should we just admit defeat?" Yu Tianheng panted heavily.

"Admit defeat?" Tang San's Eight Spider Lances suddenly unfolded behind him, along with the dark red Blue Silver Grass in his hand, displaying an eerie and insane aura. "These two words don't exist in my dictionary, Tang San's dictionary."

Yu Tianheng gave a bitter smile, "But there are only two of us left. How easy is it? Look at this arena, it's almost completely controlled by their ice-type soul skills. And that woman, Shui Bing'er, is unfathomably strong."

Tang San chuckled, "After experiencing it once, do you think I won't have a backup plan? Don't worry about anything else, just rush towards Shui Bing'er. I've already left Blue Silver Grass seeds there."

"Later?"

"That's right, later."

Tang San nodded, then stood up and looked at Shui Bing'er and the others.

"Tang San, admit defeat," Shui Bing'er breathed a sigh of relief. "Although your Blue Silver Grass seems to have improved somewhat during this time, it still cannot change the course of the battle."

I admire your perseverance in the face of repeated defeats. Every time you lose, you quickly adjust and regain your confidence. Shrek Academy's current record is already very good; admitting defeat is nothing to be ashamed of.

Tang San's face darkened. These words sounded somewhat sarcastic, as if he were implying that Tang San always put on a brave face and deliberately sought out being humiliated.

"Impossible. Your soul power has also been greatly depleted. You are just putting on a brave front."

Shui Yue'er snorted coldly, "Sister Bing'er, don't waste your breath on him. I think he won't admit defeat until he sees the coffin. It was the same last time. He even tried to make a bet. He's just asking for trouble."

"It's you again, you woman who doesn't know how to be virtuous and whose mouth is full of filth."

Shui Yue'er glared at her, "So what? What nonsense are you spouting, you toothpick Blue Silver Grass? I respect handsome and powerful men, not you, a hypocrite who hangs out with those lecherous insects!" She put her hands on her hips, her pretty face contorted with rage.

Just then, Yu Tianheng suddenly rushed out, his arms transforming into dragon claws, radiating lightning.

"Fourth Soul Skill - Blood Vine Devouring Essence!"

A cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes. Taking advantage of the moment when Shui Bing'er and the others' attention was drawn to Yu Tianheng, he suddenly activated the soul skill he had been planning for a long time.

Dark red Blue Silver Grass suddenly burst forth from the ground, coiling around Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and the others behind Tianshui Academy.

"Watch out!" Shui Bing'er noticed something was wrong, but it was too late.

"Ah!" Xue Wu cried out in pain as her ankle was entangled by the Blue Silver Grass. The sharp barbs pierced her skin, and the effect of absorbing soul power instantly turned her face pale.

Shuiyue'er and the others were also caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the vines, and their formation was thrown into chaos.

"Despicable!" A burst of angry curses erupted from the audience.

"Shrek Academy has no shame! They only target support-type Soul Masters!"

"Damn it, the beautiful lady on the other side deliberately gave you time to admit defeat, and you actually launched a surprise attack during this conversation, with Blue Silver Grass appearing directly from behind. It's utterly shameless!"

Tang San ignored him, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Shameless? The referee hasn't announced the end or pause of the match, so it's still within the time limit for the battle.

Is there any rule that says you have to let your guard down during a conversation? Is there any rule that says you can't launch a surprise attack? Did you say you had to admit defeat?
Tang San's behavior shows true respect for the rules of the competition; he is pure and innocent. What do these useless spectators know?
Yu Tianheng seized the opportunity, his Thunder Dragon Claw aimed straight at Shui Bing'er's face, forcing her to defend herself.

Tang San flashed forward, unleashing his Eight Spider Lances, and like a ghost, circled around to the flank of Tianshui Academy, his target being Xue Wu, whose soul power was mostly depleted.

"Third Soul Skill - Spider Web Binding!"

A large, purplish-black net descended from the sky, enveloping Xue Wu and Shui Yue'er.

Yu Xiaogang said that their icy and snowy environment relies most on Snow Dance. As long as they can defeat her, they will still have a chance to win!

A cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes, and he charged straight towards that direction.

"Tang San! You're courting death!" Shui Bing'er's eyes burned with rage. She had intended to give Tang San and Yu Tianheng, these two Soul Masters, some dignity and respect, but she never expected them to be so unscrupulous.

A sudden surge of cold energy erupted around her. She held nothing back, and the phantom of her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul appeared behind her as she unleashed all four of her Soul Skills.

She unleashed the eternal freeze storm to its fullest extent, and a terrifying ice storm swept across the entire area centered on Shui Bing'er.

Armored in ice, he clashed violently with Yu Tianheng.

Frozen Yu Tianheng could only passively await Shui Bing'er's attack. He felt a tremendous force and was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the edge of the arena.

"How is this possible?" Yu Tianheng exclaimed in shock. "My martial spirit strength is actually unable to suppress her?"

On the other side, just as Tang San was about to launch a fatal attack on Xue Wu and Shui Yue'er, the permafrost storm swept in, and layers of thin ice quickly condensed on the surface of the Blue Silver Grass, causing it to begin to crack.

"Tang San, I never expected you to be such a despicable person," Shui Bing'er's voice was icy cold. "I gave you a chance!"

"Ha, all's fair in war. It's your fault for not taking our surprise attack into account!"

Unwilling to accept defeat, Tang San launched another attack, Blood Vine Devouring Yuan, and then quickly retreated using the Eight Spider Spears.

"All's fair in war?" Shui Bing'er's voice suddenly turned icy, and the temperature of the entire arena seemed to drop even further with her words. "Then I won't hold back either."

"First Soul Skill - Ice Seal!"

Instant cast, forced freeze, duration depends on cultivation level and martial soul strength. This skill is simply overpowered. Except for burst attacks that can be ignored, it's incredibly useful for controlling Tang San at this moment.

Shui Bing'er's right fist condensed into dazzling ice crystals, carrying a bone-chilling cold as it slammed into the chest of the imprisoned Tang San.

"boom--!"

"Click——"

Tang San was struck as if by lightning. His ribs cracked under the strain, and he was sent flying like a rag doll, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.

"puff--"

This was the first time Shui Bing'er had used such force in a match, directly shattering several of her opponent's ribs.

A deafening cheer erupted from the stands as fans of Tianshui Academy roared, "Goddess Shui Bing'er! Smash this despicable scoundrel!"

Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and the others also escaped from Tang San's group control soul skill and joined the ranks of beating Tang San.

The raging blizzard instantly froze the Blue Silver Grass into dust. Just as Yu Tianheng was about to provide support, he was blasted off the arena by an ice wall and several soul skills.

Shui Yue'er's eyes blazed with fury. "Sister Bing'er! Beat him to death! This guy ambushed Xue Wu, and his soul skill is incredibly strange. Xue Wu's soul power has been completely absorbed. If it weren't for the healing, she would probably have fainted!"

Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er's eyes flashed even colder, and the sisters activated their soul skills together.

Her jade-like legs were raised high, and a whip-like kick, carrying a chilling aura, lashed hard across Tang San's waist.

“Crack—”

The clear sound of bones cracking sent chills down the spines of the entire audience. Tang San was sent flying, crashing through three ice walls before finally coming to a stop, coughing up blood. Countless icicles erupted from the ground, pinning Tang San in mid-air. Each icicle precisely avoided vital points, yet inflicted excruciating pain upon him.

"Pfft—Ugh"

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting! Third Brother, just admit defeat! Losing one game is fine. Waaah, Shui Bing'er, how dare you treat my Third Brother like this! My Sister Xiao Wu will definitely settle the score with you in the future!"

Tang San gritted his teeth, a ferocious glint flashing in his eyes, and a black light unconsciously flashed in his left hand.

"stop!"

A deep, authoritative voice boomed in Tang San's mind, making him tremble.

"Father?!"

"If you expose the Clear Sky Hammer now, do you want the Spirit Hall to target you? It's not time yet. Admit defeat."

Tang San's face stiffened, feeling unwilling, but he dared not disobey his father's order.

"Third Soul Skill - Ice Blade Slash!"

While he hesitated, a member of the Tianshui team suddenly jumped out and activated his soul skill.

"Shh-"

Tang San hastily dodged, but was still cut on the shoulder by the ice blade, and the blood froze before it could flow out.

"We surrender!" Flander shouted loudly when he saw that Tang San was reluctant to call a halt.

"Tianshui Academy wins."

The audience erupted in deafening cheers, while Shrek was met with a barrage of insults, including "despicable" and "shameless."

"Hmph! You got off easy, ptooey!" As Shui Yue'er left the arena, she spat on Tang San, who was lying helplessly on the ground, her face full of contempt. "If you dare to use such despicable tricks again, I'll freeze you into an ice sculpture and throw you into the river to feed the fish!"
Hmph, but with your tiny bean sprout, I doubt any fish would eat you, hehe~

The other members of Tianshui Academy were also indignant. Except for Shui Bing'er, they all spat before leaving.

Tang San, who was taken off the Soul Arena by Flander, had a face so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water. He stared intently at the departing figures of Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He had never suffered such humiliation, being so disgraced and beaten in front of so many people, and even having spit on him.
That's practically a death sentence!

"Third Brother, are you alright?" Xiao Wu asked, her eyes red, as she stepped forward to help him up.

"Xiao Wu, I'm fine." Tang San forced himself to stand up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes flashing with an even deeper sinister light.

Jiangzhu sighed, stepped forward, and the healing scepter in her hand emitted a soft light. "Let's heal first. We can try again if we lose the match, but his injuries may take some time to recover."

Seeing this, Xiao Wu felt even more heartbroken. In Shrek Academy, the only way to defeat the opponent was to crush them under one's feet.

If you are defeated and seriously injured, it is the opponent's fault; the opponent did not understand humanitarian principles and how to avoid serious injury or disability.

Now, seeing Tang San's chest, back, and arms slashed and struck by ice shards, the wounds so deep that bone was visible, and although the blood had frozen, the hideous scars were still shocking to behold. Xiao Wu felt a surge of anger rush to her head.

"This Tianshui Academy has gone too far in bullying us! How dare they hurt Third Brother like this! We'll have Da Ming and Er Ming wipe them out outside Tiandou City sooner or later!"

The stout, blind Yu Xiaogang, supported by Flander, came to Tang San's side and said in a muffled voice,

"Mistress, do you know why you failed this time?"

Tang San glanced at him out of the corner of his eye. Don't you have any idea why you failed?

If the other Shrek Academy members weren't so weak, and if Dai Mubai, a Soul Master, hadn't been an actor who could have stood on the field and was directly knocked away, and if Oscar and Ma Hongjun hadn't failed to provide timely and effective support, how could I have ended up in such a sorry state?

If it weren't for the fact that you obtained your first three spirit rings incorrectly, thus polluting your bloodline, I, the Third Young Master, would have already awakened the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and started indiscriminately killing people!
Perhaps his fourth spirit ring is also a ten-thousand-year spirit ring like Ling Qianyao's!

"Teacher, I don't know."

Tang San suppressed his dissatisfaction and pretended to be humble and receptive to instruction, bowing his head and saying.

Blind Yu Xiaogang couldn't see his expression, but he nodded upon hearing this and began to speak in his hoarse voice, "Xiao San, the reason you failed is that you were too kind."

"Huh?" Tang San was taken aback.

Yu Xiaogang straightened his back, his voice hoarse, with a hint of feminine sharpness, "Your Eight Spider Lances contain a deadly poison, a poison that only you can cure. And your fourth soul skill, in my estimation, has the potential to devour life force."

If you can make good use of these two abilities, you might be able to catch them off guard when launching a surprise attack.

A strange light flashed in Tang San's eyes. This good-for-nothing actually thought the same thing as him.

However, his father, Tang Hao, seemed to have discovered the devouring ability of his Eight Spider Lances and Blue Silver Grass, and explicitly forbade him from using this method to devour human life force before reaching the Soul Saint level.

"I understand, teacher."

"Hmm, Xiao San, don't panic. There are 5 spots in the competition. Losing one game won't affect our chances of making it to the finals."

This is just the qualifiers, and I've already seen the weaknesses of the other teams. As long as you listen to me, we'll definitely pull off a surprise victory in the future matches.

After seeing Yu Xiaogang off, Tang San resumed his cold expression.

"This old bastard is trying to cheat and swindle me, wanting me to believe him unconditionally and help him. Humph, is he trying to regain some so-called 'dignity' from me because he's lost so much?" he thought to himself.

Having recovered somewhat, he didn't stay to watch the match with Shrek Academy. After comforting Xiao Wu and handing her over to Liu Erlong, he left the Soul Arena and headed towards Shrek Academy.

Not long after he came out, Tang San suddenly punched a tree trunk by the roadside.

"I, Tang San, will remember this humiliation and resentment!"

Suddenly, he paused slightly.

After his soul power reached level 40, his senses became much sharper, and he could clearly detect a faint killing intent.

Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eye instantly and looked around warily. The streets were deserted, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind. The feeling of being targeted by a venomous snake grew stronger.

Empty?
I was walking on the streets of Tiandou City. The competition was still in progress. Tiandou City should be bustling with people and lively. Why was it so eerily quiet?
The Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was summoned, and a series of mechanical sounds began to emanate from its body.

"Who's playing tricks on us!"

A hoarse laugh echoed from all directions, as if countless people were whispering in one's ear, "Very vigilant, no wonder he is an outstanding student of Shrek Academy."

The air suddenly distorted, and a figure gradually became clearer in front of Tang San.

"Shi Nian?" Tang San's pupils shrank. He had met this Canghui Academy team leader, with whom they had a grudge, before and recognized him immediately.

Sensing the murderous intent emanating from the other party, his heart sank.

(End of this chapter)