Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Zhang Haoxuan said, "Try devouring my bloodline power."

While speaking, he extended his right hand to Tang San.

Tang San knew this was Zhang Haoxuan showing him how to demonstrate whether he could be detected during the process of devouring, so as to decide whether to allow him to participate in sparring tasks.

Tang San didn\'t reach out to grasp his hand, but suddenly swung his right fist, aiming a punch directly at Zhang Haoxuan\'s head.

With Zhang Haoxuan\'s strong cultivation base, he reflexively swatted the hand away with a palm strike.

Tang San took a step back and smiled, "How do you feel?"

Zhang Haoxuan paused, "What feeling?"

He instinctively looked at his hand. In the instant he had swatted away Tang San\'s hand, it seemed like there was no particular sensation. It was just his own bloodline power automatically mobilized to repel Tang San\'s palm. There didn\'t seem to be any changes in the bloodline power inside his body.

Tang San said, "I have successfully devoured a strand of your bloodline power, just a little bit. But it\'s enough to form a Bloodline Brand of the Second Stage. However, if you were a monster with a cultivation base similar to mine and we continued to fight, with each small amount I absorbed each time, the bloodline power I\'d absorb in one fight would not be insignificant. If I convert it into the Mysterious Heaven Method, it would definitely surpass a day\'s worth of my own cultivation. The closer the opponent\'s cultivation base is to mine, the less likely they are to feel me devouring it during the process. I can control the extent."

Zhang Haoxuan looked at Tang San, whose eyes were filled with confidence, and suddenly felt that he was getting less and less understanding of this disciple.

The Mysterious Heaven Method he practiced was undoubtedly very extraordinary. However, he was only nine years old, and yet he managed to cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Method so successfully. At such a young age, he had reached the Fifth Stage and even in actual combat, he was not much less skilled than Wu Bingji.

In terms of bloodline talent, he was the weakest among all students of Redemption Academy. Yet the Mysterious Heaven Method he truly cultivated, with the devouring of various Marks and possessing various skills, perhaps he was actually the one with the best talent.

Zhang Haoxuan took a deep breath and said, "I disagree."

"Ah?" Tang San was stunned. He had thought that he had already proven that his devouring of bloodline power could go undetected. He expected Zhang Haoxuan would let him take on sparring tasks, but unexpectedly he was met with a disagreement.

Zhang Haoxuan spoke earnestly, "The more you demonstrate your abilities to me, the more valuable you become to Redemption. With the potential of your Mysterious Heaven Method, I should provide you with even higher levels of protection. However, it is for this very reason that I must keep you low-profile. You cannot take on sparring tasks for now, as I cannot allow any possibility of danger to you. Wait until you break through to the Sixth Stage. After the Sixth Stage, I believe your control will improve further, and by then you\'ll be older, so accepting sparring tasks will not be so conspicuous. You are only nine years old now, and your physique is so slender, could you not be noticed by the monsters if you perform well as a sparring partner at Jiali Academy? To tell you the truth, our town has already been targeted by the Monsters, and it may be that the academy has to relocate in the future. So, keep a low profile."

Tang San understood that Zhang Haoxuan was doing this to better protect him, but the most suitable way for him to cultivate was actually to work as a sparring partner at the academy. However, since Mayor and Teacher Haoxuan disagreed, he had no other choice.

"Teacher, what about other tasks? Can I take them?" Tang San asked.

Zhang Haoxuan asked, "Are you so short on money?"

Tang San replied with a wry smile, "If not, Teacher, I\'m all on my own."

Zhang Haoxuan raised his hand and tossed him a small pouch, "There are a hundred Monster Coins in here. Take it and spend it for now. Consider it a welcome gift from your teacher. Don\'t tell anyone else. As for tasks, you may accept those other than sparring types, but you must prioritize your safety. When you go to carry out tasks, you must have at least three people with you."

"Okay," Tang San agreed, taking the pouch of Monster Coins, knowing there was no need for politeness with his own teacher.

Zhang Haoxuan shook his head with a hint of helplessness and his gaze softened when looking at Tang San. He was feeling increasingly complex emotions towards Tang San now.

Before Tang San\'s arrival, he had heard from Zhang Tianxiao only about a student with strong Wind element control, who had reached the Fourth Stage at nine years old, and could possibly be a mutant Wind Wolf Transformation.

Actually, a student of this level wasn\'t worth his great attention. When Tang San arrived, it was just routine conversation and testing for him. Little did he expect, the talent that Tang San showcased was of such caliber.

He was somewhat at a loss as to what skill to teach Tang San.

"How would you feel about devouring more of my bloodline power?" Zhang Haoxuan asked.

Tang San replied, "That would certainly be helpful to my cultivation, but it would also significantly deplete your bloodline power, requiring time to recover. Besides, I cannot devour too much, excessive amounts could harm your roots."

Zhang Haoxuan said, "If you need it, just tell me anytime."

Tang San nodded, smiling wryly, "There\'s no room for it at the moment..."

He certainly couldn\'t tell Zhang Haoxuan that he didn\'t rate his bloodline very highly and that it wasn\'t particularly suitable for him.

After Zhang Haoxuan left, Tang San went back to Wu Bingji.

Classes continued in the afternoon, and it was another combat class.

By the time Tang San returned, several bouts had already taken place.

"Teacher, I request another round of practical combat with Tang San to test my own epiphanies from the past two days," Wu Bingji said immediately to Mu Enqing as he saw him return.

"Granted," Mu Enqing nodded.

Wu Bingji stepped forward and smiled, "Xiao Tang, do you need to prepare again?"

Tang San replied with a bitter smile, "Big Brother, you\'re not trying to repay kindness with ingratitude, are you?"

Wu Bingji laughed, "Consider it that. Come on, if you defeat me, I\'ll give you five Monster Coins."

"What?" Tang San was taken aback, "Can you really put money on it?"

Wu Bingji replied, "No, this isn\'t gambling. If you win, it means I can still learn more from you."

Tang San said, "So it\'s like a thank-you gift to the teacher?"

At these words, the other students watching couldn\'t help but laugh.

Wu Bingji glanced at them and said, "Don\'t laugh. In a sense, it\'s like that. The past few days, discussing methods of element control with Tang San has been incredibly beneficial to me. Age does not define learning, the knowledgeable is the teacher."

Mu Enqing looked at Wu Bingji and said, "Begin."

This time Wu Bingji wasn\'t as modest as during their previous sparring. Almost instantly, the ice-blue light in his eyes shone brightly. Simultaneously, the ice element around his body became intensely concentrated.

An ice ball began to form in the palm of his raised right hand.

To his surprise, Tang San made his move. But it wasn\'t to release wind blades.