Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

An hour later.

"Senior brother!" Tang San hurriedly rushed into Wu Bingji's room.

"What's wrong, Little Tang? Why are you so agitated? Did you invent a new hidden weapon technique?" Wu Bingji's eyes lit up with excitement as he spoke. He was very interested in Tang San's hidden weapon techniques, greatly aiding his control of the ice element. He had recently become proficient in the Flicking Dart technique.

Tang San smiled and said, "Hidden weapon techniques are easy to discuss, but do you have any sparring partner tasks? Especially at Kali Academy? I'd like to take one, preferably a long-term one if you can get me one."

"You want to take on a sparring partner task?" Wu Bingji looked at him in surprise and said, "You're too young. I'm afraid that won't work. Especially at your age, with such cultivation, exposure would be troublesome! No, no, the teachers definitely won't agree."

Tang San quickly responded, "Senior brother, when have you ever seen me do something I'm not sure about? I'll be careful. I just need a sparring task, doesn't matter what it is, as long as it's at Kali Academy."

"No, no way!" Wu Bingji shook his head vehemently. Setting aside whether the teachers would agree, he did not!

Seeing the less-than-stellar results of the second and third batches of students returning from real-world practice, he realized how important Tang San was. Although he didn't know how his younger fellow disciple had learned so much, their gains had been immense with Tang San leading the team. Not only had they earned a lot of naturae coins, but everyone had also significantly improved their strength. Nearly everyone had advanced, which was a wonderful thing! He was planning to go on a second field training with Tang San as soon as possible.

Tang San responded without hesitation, "A brand-new hidden weapon technique. I guarantee it'll be great."

Wu Bingji's eye twitched. "What kind of hidden weapon technique?"

Tang San thought for a moment and said, "I'll teach you a good one. Once you master it, it will be really powerful. Actually, if you master it, you can instantly kill demonic beasts at the sixth order. It's going to take you a long time, though."

"Ah?" Astonished, Wu Bingji looked at Tang San with wide eyes. "How is that possible? Instantly killing sixth-order demonic beasts?"

Although he was in the sixth order, and his recent comprehension was quite good with noticeable improvement, the physical strength of a sixth-order demonic beast was not something humans could easily compare with. Facing a sixth-order demonic beast one-on-one would require an arduous process to win, depending on the exact species. He instinctively didn't believe Tang San's claim of instantly killing a sixth-order demonic beast. But then, thinking about how Tang San's previous boasts had all come true, he couldn't help but want to believe.

"You better not be bluffing!" Wu Bingji said in surprise.

"How could I possibly bluff? Let's give it a try. I'll demonstrate it to you. However, because of my Demonic God Transformation, I can't really master this technique; only your ice attribute can. But it requires a very delicate operation. I originally planned to teach it to you anyway, so you can further develop it. Once you master this hidden weapon, we can go out for field training again. By then, even if we face a Winged Tiger like last time, we won't be at a disadvantage anymore."

"Really? Then show me quickly!" Wu Bingji was the "eldest brother," but he was still only seventeen. He was naturally curious about the miraculous hidden weapon technique Tang San described.

"Let's go outside then. A quick test will do."

Tang San was determined to go to Kali Academy to accompany his past and future wife, even at the risk of exposing some of his secrets. Once it involved Mei Gongzi, he would cast aside all his deep thoughts and far-reaching plans.

The two went outside, and Wu Bingji asked curiously, "How do we test it?"

"Stand more than thirty meters away from me," Tang San instructed, pointing at a distant spot.

"So far away?" Wu Bingji was surprised. The power of hidden weapons was undoubtedly greatest at a medium distance, and thirty meters was already quite far. Even his icicles would lose momentum over such a distance. In addition, closer distances allowed the influence of spiritual power, but it couldn't keep up at greater distances.

"Just trust me," Tang San urged, pushing him toward the designated spot.

Soon, the two stood thirty meters apart.

Checking that no one else was around, as it was nearly dinner time, Tang San took a deep breath. A green light swirled in his eyes, and a ball of turquoise green light slowly took shape in his right hand.

The light appeared almost substantial, and instead of shining brightly, it just radiated a faint aqua hue. The invisible wind swirled around it as wind elemental energy continuously converged into it.

Wind Astral! This was truly the Wind Astral!

After absorbing the bloodline imprint of the Winged Tiger, Tang San's original Wind Wolf bloodline imprint had undergone a complete transformation. Essentially, the stronger Wind Astral had devoured the basic Wind Blade, which made sense given that the Winged Tiger was inherently much stronger in terms of both order and bloodline tier. However, the aura of the Wind Wolf's bloodline persisted. After all, weaker though it was, it was still a clan of the demon race, a level of existence above demonic beasts. This combination made Tang San's Wind Astral even more stable than the Winged Tiger's original one.

Watching the green light sphere deepen in color, Wu Bingji was secretly astonished. As far as he remembered, even when Tang San used the compressed Wind Blade, it never took this long to prepare. Yet now, it had already been brewing for over ten seconds.

"Senior brother, activate your ice elemental physique and create an ice shield. Actually, make it triple," Tang San said as the green light in his hand suddenly split into two, forming two aqua-green spheres of light.

"Alright!" Knowing Tang San's prowess, Wu Bingji didn't dare to be negligent. He quickly activated his elemental physique and conjured three ice shields before himself.

Tang San took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly. In the next instant, he flicked his wrists, launching the two green spheres.

The two spheres flew through the air with a faint whoosh, heading straight for Wu Bingji.

Wu Bingji couldn't help but wonder if Tang San was planning to use the explosive power of the wind element. Such a tactic wasn't unheard of, but it was well known that the cutting force of the wind element was far more effective than its explosive power. The speed of the wind blade was also greater than the speed of these two approaching spheres. What was he doing?

Just as the two green spheres approached, he braced for whatever was to come. Whatever ability it was, it would soon reveal itself.

Bang! Bang!

The two green spheres collided with his first ice shield.

Contrary to his expectations, there was no explosion; instead, the two green spheres were deflected upward.

"Is that it?" Wu Bingji blurted out. He had barely felt an impact.

But the next moment, he witnessed a strange sight. The two deflected spheres traced an arc in the air before colliding with each other.

With a soft puff, the two green spheres shattered. In an instant, hundreds of green flashes burst forth, covering the entire space in front of Wu Bingji.

Wu Bingji instinctively ducked as a series of soft thuds continuously erupted against his ice shield. There wasn't much force, but he soon felt a stinging pain all over his body.

He instinctively retreated, focusing all his energy on fortifying his ice elemental physique. Once the series of thuds ceased, he looked closely and couldn't help but gasp.

His three ice shields in front of him were riddled with holes, yet bizarrely, they hadn't collapsed. Meanwhile, his whole body was throbbing with pain, and his clothes had turned into tatters.

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