Chapter 15: Tang San at his best

On the open ground, Ye Chen and Tang San stood facing each other, neither in a hurry to make a move, seemingly observing each other.

After a while, Tang San spoke first, saying, "I've seen you fight with Teacher Zhao before. If necessary, I can also show some of my abilities."

"No need for that, Xiao San. Because regardless of your understanding, you may still not be my match."

Ye Chen's words made Tang San slightly frowned. He acknowledged Ye Chen's strength, but was he really that weak?

Without further words, possibly to prove himself, Tang San directly released his first martial soul entanglement.

With toxic Blue Silver Grass emerging from behind him, forming a dense mass of vines that entangled each other, stones wrapped in it were firmly trapped, showing his complete control.

The Blue Silver Grass was fast, but Ye Chen's movements were even faster, easily dodging with just a few light steps.

However, as his body paused in mid-air from the jump, Tang San decisively activated his second martial soul skill: Parasite.

With a wave of his hand, strange ghost vines sprouted from under Ye Chen's feet, firmly trapping him, completely sealed off.

"Once caught by my ghost vines, hardly anyone below the same level can escape. Moreover, the vines contain a paralyzing toxin. Even if you break free, you'll be poisoned and powerless."

Looking at the silent dense ghost vines, Tang San couldn't help but wonder. Ye Chen couldn't possibly be this weak. But if he continued to stay in the vines, even Teacher Zhao Wuji would be severely poisoned. Why was he so quiet?

"Zheng!"

Suddenly, a sword cry came from behind, making Tang San feel a sudden sense of danger. Immediately, his Purple Demon Eye opened, and he swiftly moved aside using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

But as he took the first step, Ye Chen's figure followed closely like a shadow. Even when Tang San took the second step, Ye Chen's Abyssal Blade was already at his neck.

"Mysterious Jade Hands!"

With a silent shout, Tang San's hands instantly became as firm as jade, reaching out to intercept Ye Chen's long sword.

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen couldn't help but remind, "Be careful, you can't block it."

The sharpness of the Seven Star Abyssal Sword, even Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint, couldn't handle it.

"Clang!"

As if not hearing Ye Chen's words, Tang San still chose to block the Abyssal Sword with his Mysterious Jade Hands. But even though he blocked it, his jade-like hands were torn open, leaving a large wound.

After leaping back a few steps, Tang San's eyes filled with unprecedented caution. Ye Chen's second soul skill was too flexible; his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track seemed powerless against it.

With his second martial soul, Haotian Hammer, having limited combat power without soul rings, Tang San felt that now he could only rely on his biggest reliance, his 'hidden weapons,' to determine the outcome with Ye Chen.

"Are these two guys both freaks? Why are they so powerful?"

Watching the battle from the sidelines, Dai Mubai was shocked by Tang San. He thought that even if he couldn't beat Ye Chen, he could still dominate most of the others in the academy. But now, it seemed he might not even be Tang San's match.

It was obvious that Xiao San hadn't used all his strength yet. Dai Mubai felt he was on par with him, and Ye Chen was even more mysterious, not even launching an attack after fighting for so long.

"How big is the gap between me and them?"

Feeling a sense of powerlessness, Dai Mubai quickly suppressed it with a belief in not giving up.

Turning around and sitting cross-legged, Dai Mubai felt he had wasted too much time over the years, resulting in his current weakness.

The dean was right: if you want to outshine others, you must become stronger.

Without looking at the fight between Ye Chen and Tang San again, Dai Mubai silently meditated, feeling a sense of obsession.

Franke, who was secretly observing him, couldn't help but feel relieved. "The young can be taught. Mubai, you have to work even harder. All my 100,000 gold soul coins are now placed on you."

With that in mind, Franke waved his hand to set up a soul power barrier for Dai Mubai, avoiding the noise of the battle from disturbing him.

In the open space, Tang San couldn't hold back anymore and started using his hidden weapons. His hands moved like phantoms, continuously swinging forward, and countless hidden weapon blades and needles flew toward Ye Chen, blocking all his evasion paths.

Seeing this, Ye Chen chuckled lightly, "This is more like you, Tang San. If you didn't use hidden weapons, this match would be too boring."

Looking at the overwhelming barrage of hidden weapons, Ye Chen knew that even with spatial teleportation, he couldn't escape the range covered by the hidden weapons. But that's what made it interesting, isn't it?

Without using any soul skills, Ye Chen just stood there, giving the feeling as if he merged with the surroundings.

Then, when the hidden weapons approached within a foot of Ye Chen, his sword suddenly moved rapidly, blocking several thin needle hidden weapons. With the speed of Abyssal Blade's swings increasing, a dense wall of swords formed within a foot of Ye Chen, blocking countless hidden weapons, which fell to the ground at his feet, forming a heap of hidden weapons like a sand dune, attracting everyone's attention.

"So weapons can be used like this."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at her cat claws, then swung them in the air, similar but different from Ye Chen's sword movements.

Suddenly, she seemed to understand something. Immediately, she sat down cross-legged and began to meditate.

After a long time, when Zhu Zhuqing opened her beautiful eyes, an indescribable excitement surged in her eyes. She had actually deduced a defensive technique suitable for herself from Ye Chen's sword moves. Although it wasn't a martial soul skill, it gave her powerful defensive ability, completely compensating for her martial soul's lack of defense.

Noticing Zhu Zhuqing's change, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but pout, "Ye Chen's swordsmanship has improved a lot. Even Zhuqing has benefited greatly from watching. This guy always finds ways to slack off around Grandmaster, really envy-inducing."

They grew up together, and no one understood Ye Chen better than her. But the more she understood, the more she couldn't figure him out, to the point where Ning Rongrong always wanted to possess everything about Ye Chen. She wanted to truly merge with him, and perhaps then this man would have no secrets in front of her.

"Come on, big brother, I believe you will win."

Xiao Wu looked at the blood dripping from Tang San's palms from time to time, feeling very distressed, but still encouraging him.

"Will I win?"

Tang San smiled bitterly. All the hidden weapons from the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges had been used up. He even shot out the few Dragon Beard Needles left in his hand secretly, but they still seemed to disappear without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.

He hadn't expected Ye Chen's swordsmanship to be so

 exquisite, easily blocking all the hidden weapons he had sent out, as if he were a natural nemesis of the Tang Sect, with no flaws whatsoever.

Perhaps only when overpowering Ye Chen with soul power could he have a chance to defeat him.

"You've been attacking for so long, why not taste my self-created sword technique?" Ye Chen stood in place and smiled softly. "Sword Manipulation!"

Suddenly, his Abyssal Blade left his palm and automatically slashed towards Tang San. With an incredible speed, it appeared in front of Tang San, followed by various exquisite sword moves revolving around him, complemented by Ye Chen's second soul skill. In just a few seconds, Tang San was somewhat embarrassed.

"Let's end it."

Ye Chen smiled, and with a graceful movement of his fingers, the Abyssal Blade was like a ghostly shadow, pressing against Tang San's neck, making him unable to resist at all.

Seeing this scene, Franke, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh, "This kid is really strong. Although Tang San also has unique methods, they may be effective against others, but against Ye Chen, it's not enough."

Shaking his head, Franke left Shrek Academy alone. Ye Chen had given him too many surprises. He had to find a powerful helper to have a chance to win the 100,000 gold soul coins.

(End of this chapter)

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