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'Hmm? Something's not right. Something is very, very not right. Is Tang San about to have another one of his fits?'
Then, Xiao Tian glanced at Xiao Wu, feeling a little helpless. Could this be considered a case of a beauty causing trouble? He had a pretty good idea of what Tang San was trying to do. It was nothing more than wanting to defeat him in order to win back Xiao Wu's favor.
'It seems the hidden weapons are about to make their debut, right?'
Xiao Tian could only laugh at how naive Tang San was, truly a testament to his assassin's mindset.
"Alright, let's do it then. Tang San, I advise you to use your full strength. Otherwise, even if you try ten thousand times, you will never be my opponent."
At that moment, the thought running through Tang San's mind was that he had been feeling he was on the verge of defeating Xiao Tian. In their recent matches, he had been closing the gap every single time! This time, if he used his hidden weapons, wouldn't his victory be a sure thing?
There is a type of delusion in this world called, "This time, I will definitely win!"
Seeing the two of them at daggers drawn, Xiao Wu instantly knew she was the cause of the trouble. She shot a glare at Tang San and then furtively gave Xiao Tian an apologetic look.
The two stood opposite each other.
Tang San opened with his signature "mother-binding" technique, sending a massive amount of Blue Silver Grass constricting towards Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian let out a bored yawn as his Sword Intent surged, and just like before, the Blue Silver Grass was unable to get anywhere near him.
"Tang San, just use your full strength already. This... is honestly a bit pathetic. I'm really starting to lose interest." Xiao Tian continuously taunted him.
Tang San had long since grown accustomed to Xiao Tian's trash talk. He was no longer as impulsive as before; his heart was now as still as water. He would not see red again.
"Tang San, you'll never get Xiao Wu's attention unless you defeat me with absolute strength, you know." As Xiao Tian spoke, he even winked at Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu pouted, her chubby baby-face glaring at Xiao Tian with a "fierce" expression that had absolutely no killing power. To Xiao Tian, it was actually quite enjoyable. 'Such a cute face. If I were to punch it, she would probably cry for a long time, right?'
'Holy crap!' Xiao Tian suddenly realized. 'What do I do? It seems I might have a bit of a sadistic streak in me.' Every time he made Xiao Wu cry, watching her teary-eyed appearance brought him a strange sense of satisfaction. The way she cried was just so adorable.
'Xiao Tian, you're a real pervert, you monster!'
Tang San had thought his heart was as still as water, but now, seeing Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu "flirting with their eyes," he felt an inexplicable tightness in his chest.
Tang San fell silent.
Tang San's defenses were broken.
Tang San made his move!
He continuously used his Blue Silver Grass to obstruct Xiao Tian's line of sight while simultaneously placing his hands on his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges belt.
Mysterious Jade Hand!
In an instant, with a speed honed by his many years of being single, Tang San retrieved silver needles, short daggers, and other hidden weapons from his storage soul tool and launched them from various angles, targeting Xiao Tian's front and two flanks! He had to admit that Xiao Tian's Sword Intent was very strong, sharp enough to cut through his Blue Silver Grass. But could it block his hidden weapons?
However, Xiao Tian's next move completely shocked him.
Dozens of solidified, small swords condensed from pure sword qi appeared around Xiao Tian, easily deflecting every single one of his hidden weapons.
Tang San: 'Holy crap, is this bastard Xiao Tian's spirit power free?!'
Little did he know that Xiao Tian's first spirit ability was a spirit power amplifier, which he had activated long ago. It was just that Tang San couldn't see it.
Xiao Tian looked at Tang San, a disappointed expression on his face.
'That's it? That's all?'
He had originally wanted to test the effect of his 'Soldier' Secret, but these ordinary hidden weapons from Tang San were simply not interesting enough to bother.
Seeing Xiao Tian's disdainful gaze, Tang San's defenses broke once again. He gritted his teeth, and the Silent Sleeve Arrows on his wrists were revealed.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh... Thwack!
He had estimated the power of the Silent Sleeve Arrows; they could essentially injure a Spirit Master above rank twenty. Although he didn't know Xiao Tian's specific rank, it had only been a year. With his innate spirit power, his strength definitely wouldn't exceed rank twenty!
A slight smirk appeared on Xiao Tian's lips. 'That's more like it. Now this is a little interesting.' But unfortunately, using the 'Soldier' Secret on such trashy hidden weapons would be an insult to the technique. Oh well, he might as well use another move.
"Fifteen!"
The look in Xiao Tian's eyes changed. The previous laziness vanished, replaced by a sharp glint. He gripped Fifteen, and the blade let out a series of humming rings.
Three Absolute Sword Qi!
The power of these Silent Sleeve Arrows didn't even require him to use the Seven Absolute Sword Qi. The Three Absolute Sword Qi was more than enough!
The terrifying sword qi directly deflected the Silent Sleeve Arrows and shot straight toward Tang San.
Tang San's pupils contracted violently. A voice in his head screamed that if he didn't dodge, he would be severely injured!
Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!
In a perilous, last-ditch effort, Tang San "luckily" managed to dodge Xiao Tian's attack.
Xiao Tian was not surprised by this. After all, the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was known for its motto: "There are no undodgeable attacks, only undodgeable kisses."
Seeing such a cool and powerful Xiao Tian, Xiao Wu's heart couldn't help but race. 'Xiao Tian's gotten even stronger again,' she marveled inwardly. He was becoming more and more inscrutable.
"Tang San, you've lost again," Xiao Tian said coolly.
A look of unwillingness filled Tang San's face, but he knew that continuing this fight was pointless.
[Holy crap! The Host actually defeated the God King Tang San even after he used his hidden weapons! That's like a cow flying a plane—udderly awesome! Triggering a critical hit reward: a two-thousand-year Ethereal Sword Wing external spirit bone!]
Xiao Tian: "..."
'Holy crap! System! You're the man!'
Xiao Tian didn't even know how long it had been since he had last received a critical hit reward; the last few times had all been ordinary rewards. This was one of the reasons why he had been so uninterested in Tang San's attacks earlier. The only reason he was willing to constantly abuse—no, spar with—Tang San was to get rewards from the system. Otherwise, why wouldn't he just use that time to cultivate?
This time, he had discovered a new definition the system had for Tang San: "Tang San using hidden weapons." In other words, as long as he defeated Tang San for the first time in a way that shocked the system, he should be able to trigger a critical hit reward.
After a year of his "oppression," Tang San's spirit power had now reached rank sixteen. If... if he were to defeat Tang San again after he obtained his second spirit ring and had the strength of a Spirit Grandmaster, would he get another critical hit reward?
This was the new theory forming in Xiao Tian's mind. He now wished with all his heart that Tang San would hurry up and raise his spirit power to rank twenty!
Instantly, Tang San felt that familiar chill run down his back again. The last time he had felt this was a year ago, when Xiao Tian had looked at him with that gleaming look in his eyes. And in the several beatdowns that followed, he had been absolutely miserable, sometimes so badly beaten that he couldn't even get out of bed.
Tang San felt his skin instantly tighten as he slowly turned to look at Xiao Tian.
'I'm done for!'
(End of chapter)