Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

It was obvious that Tang San and his companions were being targeted; in the eyes of a monster beast, humans are a very weak existence. Monster beasts might not be as intelligent as monsters, but their hunting instincts are even stronger. Almost all monster beasts are dangerous.

Earth element monster beasts rely on the ground, and once they are detached from the earth, their combat power will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, when Wu Bingji launched his attack and Gu Li controlled the situation, Tang San\'s first decision was to float in the air.

Dealing with a creature whose cultivation base was supposed to be above the fifth rank, even possibly approaching the sixth rank, was not going to be easy. Its defensive power was too strong. Hence, the first step was to neutralize its advantage.

Ground-piercing Lizards cannot fly. On the ground, they move as effortlessly as fish in water, able to burrow through the earth at any moment, even using the power of the earth to strike. But away from the ground, they are nothing special.

When Wu Bingji saw the Ground-piercing Lizard being blown up by Tang San\'s wind element and floating in the air, a flash of admiration appeared in his eyes. Such precise judgment. He prided himself on his ability to make judgments too, but to react so correctly in the nick of time was something he admitted he couldn\'t do. Otherwise, his most appropriate move just now should have been ice spikes, to lift the opponent from the ground.

By this time, Tang San had already floated the Ground-piercing Lizard at will, and he naturally knew what to do next.

A Cold Ice Path appeared underfoot, and Wu Bingji\'s speed surged, reaching beneath the Ground-piercing Lizard almost instantly.

"Freeze!" Gu Li\'s second control had arrived. The effect of the Time Variation Seal was nearly absolute when there wasn\'t a huge disparity in cultivation bases. Who can contest with time?

The Ground-piercing Lizard, who had just thought to resist, stiffened up once again. And in the next instant, Wu Bingji\'s hands had already struck down on the lizard.

The Ground-piercing Lizard, at the peak of the Fifth Stage. In terms of cultivation, it was similar to the Wind Wolf Lord Feng Xiong that Tang San had once killed. However, since monster beasts have lower intelligence compared to real monsters, their overall strength is somewhat weaker. Of course, there are exceptions, but those are rare.

And Wu Bingji was a practitioner of the Sixth Stage, and his Sixth Stage Ice Spirit Change combined with the enhancement of the Ice Element Body allowed him to instantly encase the earth element monster beast in ice.

Indeed, the Ground-piercing Lizard\'s defensive power was incredibly strong, and it had high resistance. But when facing the coldness of ice, its body stiffened instantly.

A series of wind blades descended from the sky. Eighteen wind blades followed one after the other, as if painting a cyan bridge across the sky.

Each wind blade hit the same spot with unerring precision.

Despite its incredibly powerful defense, the Ground-piercing Lizard could only withstand up to the eighth wind blade before the scales on the back of its neck were cut open.

As it struggled, the third "Freeze" command was already shouted by Gu Li. And then there was no "afterward."

Eighteen wind blades sliced off the head of this powerful Ground-piercing Lizard. Blood sprayed wildly, staining the solid ice red.

Its body, over three meters long, only then fell to the ground. This Rank Five Peak monster beast was now as dead as could be.

The entire battle only lasted for about ten seconds before it was over.

Using Time Variation Seal three times in ten seconds, Gu Li\'s face had turned pale, but his eyes were filled with excitement.

Killed? Just like that?

In the normal understanding of humans, a human of the same rank is considered inferior to a monster beast, and a monster beast is inferior to a monster. This is the result of their physical constitution.

Previously, Gu Li and his companions rarely faced demon beasts. Even on the occasions they did, the battles were almost always led by their seniors.

Today was the first time that just a few of their fellow students had come together and killed a monster beast, and it was clearly one with the strength of at least the Fifth Stage, and they did it so smoothly.

Even Cheng Zicheng, who hadn\'t directly participated in the fight and was watching from the sky, was also showing an exhilarated expression at this moment.

We won, and it was too easy!

The moment the Ground-piercing lizard was slain, Wu Bingji was the first to turn and look at Tang San.

As their eyes met, Tang San gave him a thumbs up. Wu Bingji smiled and returned the gesture.

In terms of cultivation base, Wu Bingji was the strongest in the team, but he was very clear that the battle just now would have likely had a different outcome if it weren\'t for Tang San.

Even with Gu Li\'s Time Variation Seal and Time Freeze, they would have had almost no chance of stopping the Ground-piercing lizard, known for its strong defensive power, from burrowing away. Tang San\'s whirlwind helped Gu Li make up for the lack of control and levitated the target. Then came his control. These actions were supposed to be completed by him, with Tang San focusing solely on attacking for the best effect. But he obviously hadn\'t done what he should have in time, and Tang San had made up for it all.

In just ten seconds, their makeshift team had hunted a Rank five monster beast.

The Ground-piercing lizard was also listed in the academy\'s task board, and the bounty was quite significant. The profit from one Ground-piercing lizard was an Elemental Coin. Its scale armor was very valuable. But it was notoriously difficult to kill; once it sensed danger, it would burrow away, making it hard for even the strongest to capture.

But today, they had killed one.

"Awesome!" Du Bai had already jumped out from behind the tree, his face full of excitement.

Since he had not participated in the battle, he naturally did not know the details of the fight. In his view, it was simply the strength of his companions! The Ground-piercing lizard was already slain after just three loud shouts from Gu Li.

"Impressive!" Gu Li had also returned to the group by now and gave Tang San a thumbs up.

As someone who could see clearly, he knew who had played the biggest role in the battle that had just ensued.

Tang San said with a smile, "Actually, Brother Du Bai deserves the most credit for this victory."

"Huh? Him? Why him?" Cheng Zicheng said with a bit of dissatisfaction. She hadn\'t participated in the fight and was still feeling a bit regretful.

Tang San replied, "Because it was he who detected the enemy\'s approach! Brother Du Bai\'s Heavenly Fox Eye can have a certain amount of premonition. It\'s just not very clear because of his inadequate cultivation base. But when he feels uncomfortable, it usually means danger is about to occur. That\'s why we were able to be more vigilant. Otherwise, if we were suddenly ambushed like that, any of us could have been seriously injured if hit."

Gu Li nodded with a lingering fear. At that time, he simply had no time to release Time Variation, and a normal human\'s defensive power would have been severely penetrated by the Ground-piercing lizard\'s tail—a fate worse than skinning even if one survived!

Du Bai blinked, pondering his own importance. Even he wasn\'t too sure of it himself.

Tang San said to Wu Bingji, "Big brother, our team acts as one. The gains from this time should be divided equally among us after we return. What do you think?"

Wu Bingji looked at him deeply and, without hesitation, nodded, saying, "That\'s only fair. If I remember correctly, a Ground-piercing lizard is worth an Elemental Coin."

"Wow, we\'re rich, we\'re rich!" Du Bai danced with excitement, circling the corpse of the Ground-piercing lizard.

Wu Bingji shook his head somewhat helplessly and said to Cheng Zicheng, "Chengzi, keep watching our surroundings. I\'ll take care of the lizard\'s corpse."

As he spoke, Wu Bingji raised his left hand, and that was when Tang San noticed that on his left wrist was a bracelet about two fingers wide, decorated with fine engravings, emanating a faint energy fluctuation.