Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 239, Chapter 258: Tang San, at the Bottom

After two years of training, the combat strength of seven of the Shrek Eight Monsters is as follows:

Xiao Wu: Level 53 Soul King, Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit

Yu Tianheng: Level 52 Soul King, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex

Erming: Level 51 Soul King, Martial Soul Titan Giant Ape
Dai Mubai: Level 49 Soul Master, Martial Soul: White Tiger
Ma Hongjun: Level 47 Soul Master, Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix
Oscar: Level 48 Soul Master, Martial Soul: Sausage
Tailong: Level 43 Soul Master, Martial Soul: Great Ape.

Tang San: Level 41 Soul Master, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass

(Brief accounts of Ning Rongrong, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu!)

Yes, you read that right. In two years, without any divine items, Tang San only managed to cultivate to the Soul Master realm. Meanwhile, his teammates all seemed to have rocket wings and improved at an astonishing speed, leaving him far behind.

Yu Tianheng surpassed him, but after all, he was much older than him, his martial soul was the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, and he also had a martial soul fusion skill with Xiao Wu. Ganges could tolerate this explanation!

Erming's true form is that of a Titan Giant Ape, a spirit beast possessing divine beast blood, which allows Erming to cultivate so quickly. Furthermore, Erming and Xiaowu also have a spirit fusion skill, so Tang San tolerated it!
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun have surpassed him. These three guys, who seem carefree on the surface, are secretly cultivating behind his back. Tang San admits that their talent is not bad, and to achieve such results is... well, okay, I, Tang San, will tolerate it!

But tell me the hell what's going on with Tailong? He's my good dog, and he's lost an arm. His Mighty Ape spirit is utter garbage. Tell me, this kid was beaten to a pulp by me, Tang San, two years ago, and his spirit power level was way lower than mine. Tell me, I'm only a Soul Master now, and he's two levels higher than me. What makes him so special?!

Why are you even answering me?!
Tang San felt extremely frustrated because his strength was almost at the bottom. Moreover, as time went on and he widened the gap with his teammates, Xiao Wu's attention gradually shifted away from him and focused more on his two rivals in love.

How could Tang San possibly tolerate this?

That day, while Yu Xiaogang was training the Shrek Eight Monsters to improve their teamwork, Yu Tianheng challenged Tang San: "Tang San, I challenge you. What qualifications do you, a mere Soul Master, have to be the captain of our Shrek Eight Monsters?"

This challenge made Yu Xiaogang's expression turn sour. Tang San was his disciple, and questioning Tang San was tantamount to questioning him.

"Although Xiao San is not strong now, he has the greatest potential among you."

"Potential is not the same as ability," Yu Tianheng retorted without hesitation.

Just as Yu Xiaogang was about to say something, Tang San stepped forward and said, "Okay, I accept your challenge. If I win, I'll be the captain."

"Xiao San, you're being impulsive!" Yu Xiaogang quickly pulled Tang San back and said, "You're only a Soul Master now, how can you fight Yu Tianheng, a Soul King?"

"A Soul King?" Tang San sneered and said, "I've fought more than just him as a Soul King."

The two arrived at a fighting arena at Blue Tyrant Academy. They stood on opposite sides of the arena. Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu out of the corner of his eye and noticed that her gaze lingered more on Yu Tianheng. Tang San felt a sharp pain in his heart and thought bitterly, "Damn Yu Tianheng! Just because he has a Spirit Fusion Skill doesn't mean he's all that!" (Yu Tianheng: Sorry, having a Spirit Fusion Skill really does allow you to do whatever you want.)
Tang San remembered that Xiao Wu didn't like him winning the match by using hidden weapons, so he took the initiative to limit himself: "In this match, I will not use my hidden weapons. Let's have a fair duel."

Yu Tianheng said disdainfully, "Since that's the case, then if I use even one of my martial soul's soul skills in this match, I, Yu Tianheng, will lose, and the captain will be the winner." After that, both sides activated their martial souls. Yu Tianheng's martial soul was the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his soul rings were: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black.

Tang San's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, and his spirit rings are yellow and purple.

(Due to the lack of a Celestial-grade spirit ring, Tang San had to settle for absorbing a thousand-year spirit ring. It's worth noting that Tang San's fourth spirit ring also came from a Cave Demon Spider. Why this spirit beast? Because of three consecutive spirit ring failures, Tang San had become somewhat complacent. He figured that since he would replace his first six spirit rings to revive Xiao Wu after her sacrifice, the early spirit rings were meaningless to him. Therefore, he might as well just use a familiar spirit skill.)
Arena battle begins

Tang San activated the first soul skill of Blue Silver Grass: Entanglement, and the second soul skill: Parasite.

The moment the tentacles of the Blue Silver Grass touched Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianheng's steps were like a phantom, avoiding Tang San's Blue Silver Entanglement. Looking at Yu Tianheng's familiar, ghostly steps, Tang San felt a moment of disorientation. This footwork seemed somewhat familiar.

When his first move failed, Tang San immediately changed his tactics. He quickened his pace, transforming into a ghostly figure, and used his incredible speed to close in on Yu Tianheng before unleashing his Xuan Yu Hand.

However, when Tang San swung his Xuan Yu Hand at Yu Tianheng, another Xuan Yu Hand caught Tang San's arm. Tang San looked closely and realized that it was Yu Tianheng who had used the Xuan Yu Hand.

"How did you learn this move?"

Yu Tianheng transformed his hand into a claw and used a move familiar to Tang San: Crane Control and Dragon Capture, grabbing Tang San and throwing him away.

"This is a gift from Xiao Wu," Yu Tianheng boasted proudly.

"Little Wu, why?" Tang San leaned on the edge of the arena, looking at Little Wu below.

"Tang San, Xiao Wu did this for the Shrek Academy team. Are you blaming Xiao Wu?" Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with a wronged expression.

Immediately, Tang San spat out a mouthful of blood.

If someone else had leaked his core secrets, Tang San would have fought them to the death. However, since the person who leaked his core secrets was Xiao Wu, Tang San dared not harbor any murderous intent towards Xiao Wu.

Yu Tianheng, it must have been Yu Tianheng who forced Xiaowu to take my cultivation secret technique! Damn it, Yu Tianheng, you've already chosen the path to death, you've made it worse!

Tang San seemed to have forgotten that he was in a ring match. By the time he came to his senses, Yu Tianheng had already grabbed Tang San and slammed him heavily off the ring.

The moment his body hit the ground, Tang San realized that his momentary lapse in concentration had led to his current predicament. He had failed, defeated by an opponent he shouldn't have lost to, Yu Tianheng.

"You've lost, Tang San." Yu Tianheng looked down at Tang San, who lay limp like a dead dog below the arena. "You're no longer fit to be a captain. I, Yu Tianheng, will take over as captain of the Shrek Academy team from now on."

"Shut up." Dai Mubai stepped forward, came to Tang San's side, personally fed Tang San three Oscar sausages, and then reprimanded Yu Tianheng: "Yu Tianheng, the title of captain of the Shrek Academy team is stipulated by the school. How can it be decided by a single arena match?"

(End of this chapter)