stonecrandall Chapter 26: Xie Xie: Am I afraid of being entangled by blue silver?
Chapter 26: Xie Xie: Am I afraid of being entangled by blue silver?
Soon, at Donghai Academy, in the Soul Arena.
After paying the fee, the two entered a spacious battle hall. The floor was made of high-strength soul-guided metal and inscribed with reinforcing arrays, enough to withstand the impact of a Soul Master.
"I paid for the venue, so I set the rules."
Xie Xie walked to the center of the hall, turned around, raised his chin slightly, and the Light Dragon Dagger nimbly flipped at his fingertips, drawing dazzling golden arcs of light.
"Any means are acceptable. Fall to the ground and remain there for ten seconds, or voluntarily surrender, and that's the end. How about it?"
Tang Wulin naturally wouldn't refuse such a request, and the two soon began their duel.
"Tang Wulin, Level 11 Soul Master, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass!"
Tang Wulin took a deep breath, opened his arms, and deep blue Blue Silver Grass vines surged from his palms. Behind him, a white ten-year soul ring quietly lit up.
"Xie Xie, Level 18 Soul Master, Martial Soul: Light Dragon Dagger!"
Xie Xie's lips curled into a mocking smile, and a flash of golden light appeared in his hand, revealing a dazzling short dagger.
Immediately afterwards, a bright yellow light shone from beneath his feet, and a yellow hundred-year spirit ring slowly rose up, creating a dazzling contrast with Tang Wulin's white spirit ring.
"Tsk, how pathetic." Xie Xie brandished the Light Dragon Dagger in his hand.
"One is a ten-year spirit ring, the other a hundred-year spirit ring. Tang Wulin, do you know what this means? It means that the gap between you and me is an insurmountable chasm!"
"Enough talk! Take my first soul skill: Blue Silver Entanglement!" Tang Wulin shouted, his white soul rings gleaming.
Countless blue silver grass vines shot out like serpents, covering Xie Xie from all directions.
"Heh, you think I'm afraid of your Blue Silver Entanglement? It's child's play! I can cut these weeds down even without using my soul skills."
Xie Xie advanced instead of retreating, his figure flashing and becoming a blur.
"Ding ding ding!"
Sparks flew everywhere. Xie Xie's speed was extreme, and the Light Dragon Dagger in his hand precisely struck each of the attacking vines.
However, the next moment, Xie Xie's contempt froze.
"What?!"
He discovered that although his dagger had struck, the blue silver grass vines not only did not break, but instead possessed a tremendous resilience, clinging to him like chewing gum!
"This is impossible! How could the Cricket Blue Silver Grass possibly block my Light Dragon Dagger!" Xie Xie exclaimed in shock.
"Nothing is impossible!" Tang Wulin roared. "My Blue Silver Grass isn't just any ordinary Blue Silver Grass!"
Taking advantage of Xie Xie's momentary distraction by the vines, Tang Wulin pushed off with his feet, propelling himself forward like a cannonball. Instead of throwing a punch, he crashed directly into Xie Xie's arms, tightly gripping Xie Xie's knife-wielding arm! A "strongman locks up the man" had arrived.
"What are you doing! Let go of me!" Xie Xie was caught off guard by the sudden "bear hug" and his speed, which he was so proud of, was completely useless in close combat.
"Xie Xie, you're too arrogant!" A cold voice came from the sidelines.
It's Yu Chen.
Yu Chen, holding the long, narrow naginata, leaned against the wall and said calmly:
"The biggest taboo for agility-type Soul Masters is being controlled by a control-type Soul Master or being approached by a power-type Soul Master."
"Although Wu Lin's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, it has mutated and is extremely resilient. Moreover, he is born with superhuman strength. In close combat, you can't even compare to one of his fingers."
"Damn it!" Xie Xie struggled desperately, but he found that Tang Wulin's strength was astonishing, like a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex, which held him firmly in place.
"I give up! Let me go!" Xie Xie felt his arm was about to be broken, and had no choice but to shout out the words he least wanted to say.
Tang Wulin then released his grip, took two steps back, and gasped for breath.
Xie Xie fell to the ground in a disheveled state, looking at his arm that was red from being strangled, feeling both ashamed and angry: "I refuse to accept this! I was careless! Tang Wulin, you attacked me by surprise! Let's fight again if you dare!"
Just as Tang Wulin was about to speak, Yu Chen walked over.
Yu Chen walked up to Xie Xie, looking down at him with a terrifyingly calm expression: "You're not convinced?"
He didn't say much, but simply unbuttoned his sleeve, revealing a section of his wrist.
On the skin of that wrist, several fine, dark dragon scale patterns faintly appeared. A subtle, yet palpable, pressure emanated from it.
The Light Dragon Dagger Martial Soul behind Xie Xie instantly let out a mournful cry, and its light dimmed slightly.
"You..." Xie Xie's pupils contracted. He felt his martial spirit was filled with fear, as if he had encountered a natural enemy.
"Xie Xie, do you know why you lost?"
Yu Chen looked at Xie Xie, who was filled with resentment, and said:
"That's because strength and weakness can transform into each other. When you attack an enemy with your strongest stance, your weakest point will simultaneously appear."
Yu Chen retorted mercilessly:
"It seems you need an opponent, an evenly matched opponent, which often helps you see yourself more clearly."
"Hmph, just one defeat. I, Xie Xie, would never stop progressing because of one failure."
Hearing Yu Chen's words, Xie Xie was clearly moved, but how could he possibly agree with Yu Chen?
"Tang Wulin, is it? I'll remember you. I'll come back to challenge you to a duel in the future, and then I'll definitely wash away my shame."
Xie Xie was filled with humiliation. He couldn't understand why he, with his strength, would lose to someone whose martial soul was Blue Silver Grass. He must have been careless.
And this guy's punches were really heavy. Now he's even slurring his words. He's never been beaten like this before.
"don't want."
"Wh-what? Why?" Tang Wulin's direct refusal caught Xie Xie off guard.
"Why should I fight you? What good would it do me? I only fought you just now because I wanted to beat you up."
Tang Wulin answered Xie Xie's question without any politeness.
"You, you're right, you must be short of money, right? Fight me, and I'll give you 20,000 Federal Credits!"
Remembering Tang Wulin's white soul spirit, Xie Xie seemed to have thought of something and started using Federal Coins to clear a path.
It has to be said that Xie Xie made the right choice in using Federal Currency to pave the way.
"How much?! Twenty thousand! Are you sure you're not joking? Okay, I agree!" Tang Wulin was surprised at first, then, fearing he might change his mind, he immediately agreed. That's twenty thousand Federal Credits!
"When will we fight?"
"Hmph, this is the money for the next game we play. I'll give it to you in advance, and I'll let you know in advance when it's time to play. Don't refuse then."
Seeing Tang Wulin easily manipulated by 20,000 Federal Dollars, Xie Xie felt a secret sense of satisfaction. If he could, Xie Xie would have liked to use Federal Dollars to slap Tang Wulin a few times.
With these feelings in mind, Xie Xie turned and left.
Buying a victory for 20,000 Federal Credits is a good deal. Once I get back and thoroughly study your fighting style, I'll definitely win it all back next time!
Watching Xie Xie's departing figure, Tang Wulin was still immersed in joy, rubbing his hands and chuckling.
Yu Chen walked over, looked at Tang Wulin's naive and unworldly appearance, shook his head helplessly, but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.
"What are you laughing at? Let's go." Yu Chen patted Tang Wulin's shoulder, his tone carrying a hint of gentleness. "Since you've taken their money, you should prepare properly. Don't end up losing and having to give back even that 20,000 yuan."
"Don't worry, Brother Chen!" Tang Wulin clenched his fist, full of confidence. "For those twenty thousand yuan, I'll practice like crazy!"