Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Tang San then distributed some bolts to them and began to instruct them on how to use these hidden weapons.

"Are these little things really powerful? What\'s their attack range?" Gu Li asked while fiddling with a sleeve arrow, his curiosity evident.

"The sleeve arrow\'s attack range is about thirty meters. It\'s one of the less powerful ones here but easier to control. The Tight Back Bow has an effective range of about fifty meters, while the Zhuge magic crossbow can hit targets up to a hundred meters away—but you have to aim. I think Brother Du Bai\'s Heavenly Fox Transformation is quite suitable for the Zhuge magic crossbow, and his Spiritual Power is strong enough for effective aiming. Eldest senior brother, would you mind conjuring an Ice shield to act as a target for everyone to try? Afterward, I\'ll adjust the others according to their different Demon God Transformations. It will be easier for you to master the use of your hidden weapons in combination with your Demon God Transformation\'s characteristics."

Tang San had already experimented with the different effects of various Demon God Transformations himself, and at that time, he was full of surprises. The hidden weapons he had created in this world were so interesting, they were vastly different from those he had made back in Soul Land. Different attributes of Demon God Transformations added to the hidden weapons resulted in a myriad of peculiar effects from the same weapon.

"I\'ll go first," Cheng Zicheng said excitedly.

With Tang San\'s help, she strapped on the sleeve arrow and the Tight Back Bow.

Wu Bingji conjured a wall of ice, half a foot thick, standing on the ground.

"Eldest senior brother, here I come!" With a giggling smile, Chengzi raised her hand, and with a flash of golden light, her Golden Peng Transformation was activated. Bloodline power surged into the core magic array of the sleeve arrow, and immediately, a ring of golden halo spread out from the wrist, where the sleeve arrow was attached. The inscribed Golden Formation became clearer, radiating a mysterious glow.

In the next instant, three sleeve arrows shot out with a slight mechanical sound.

"Bang!"

Wu Bingji, watching intently, suddenly felt a sense of danger surging through him. Then, he was pulled aside.

The faint golden light shadows almost instantaneously swept past him, disappearing into the distance in the blink of an eye.

He felt an instant chill on his back, and Wu Bingji could clearly sense some dampness there.

The formerly excited faces of Chengzi, Du Bai, and Gu Li all froze in an instant, while Chengzi\'s face turned ashen.

The one who had pulled Wu Bingji aside was naturally Tang San; others might not know the power of these hidden weapons, but how could he, the creator, be unaware?

The Black Gold itself had tremendous penetrating power, to say nothing of the mechanical force it carried, along with the sharpness and speed granted by the Golden Peng Transformation. No one had even seen the shadow of the sleeve arrows before the ice wall was pierced through, leaving behind three neat holes without any cracking around them—betraying just how formidable the penetration of those shots had been.

And Tang San had said earlier that this was the least powerful among the three types of hidden weapons.

This was the least powerful?

"Ahem, Sister Chengzi, I think it\'s best you go look for your sleeve arrows, don\'t lose them," Tang San reminded Cheng Zicheng.

With a trembling voice, Cheng Zicheng said, "Eldest senior brother, are you... are you all right?"

Wu Bingji forced a calm expression and said, "I\'m fine, really good. I didn\'t expect this little thing to be so powerful."

Tang San smiled and said, "The Golden Peng Transformation attached to it adds effects of speed and penetration. The sleeve arrow itself isn\'t that strong. The enhancement from Golden Peng Transformation has at least doubled its power. Caught off guard, its power can be very formidable. With the Tight Back Bow, its power would be even greater."

Wu Bingji gasped, "Xiao Tang, what kind of Monster are you exactly?"

Du Bai looked at them and then at the pair of Zhuge magic crossbows in his hand, and he really struggled to contain his excitement.

An hour later, after everyone had become familiar with their hidden weapons and had personally tested them, they were all extremely attached to their new treasures.

The boost from Demon God Transformation to the hidden weapons was tremendous; the only thing needed was to charge them in advance. A single charge could be used once and would last about a day. After a day, the energy within the magic array would dissipate on its own and would need recharging.

It wasn\'t that Tang San couldn\'t engrave a magic array with an energy storage capability, but adding such a feature would make higher demands on the magic array—there was no time, and the small size of the hidden weapons made them too difficult to work with, rendering it unnecessary.

The most excited was naturally Du Bai, clutching his Zhuge magic crossbow and calling it his little treasure repeatedly; he was utterly obsessed.

Although the Zhuge magic crossbow in his hand wouldn\'t become more powerful due to the Demon God Transformation, a crossbow brimming with luck would be absolutely terrifying.

Even Wu Bingji, if he were to be confronted by Du Bai firing both Zhuge magic crossbows at once, would suffer greatly—even if not fatal, it would certainly be damaging. With the luck-loaded crossbow, the expression "no escape" was fitting.

Gu Li hugged Tang San\'s shoulder, already pestering him to make more hidden weapons for himself no matter what.

The other team members looked on with eyes sparkling. The emergence of these hidden weapons could be said to greatly enhance their overall strength.

"Brothers and sisters, regarding these hidden weapons, I hope you can help me keep them a secret and not tell anyone. They are only for our team\'s use. First, making them is extremely difficult, and they are also a secret between my teacher and me," Tang San said seriously.

He, in fact, also knew that revealing the hidden weapons now, before he had become strong, was not very appropriate. Not to mention anything else, the suspicion from Redemption Organization towards him would greatly increase.

But his current strength was insufficient, and he could only use hidden weapons to compensate for the lack. When he becomes a God again, there will be no need for any hidden weapons, so this was an act of necessity.

This world\'s understanding of magic arrays was too shallow, so it was impossible to popularize hidden weapons here. Only he could make them. He couldn\'t possibly work tirelessly on making hidden weapons! Therefore, he had never considered spreading these weapons to all humankind. Doing so might even become a disaster for humans.

"One might be harmless, but possessing a jade of great value invites trouble," that was the principle. And once the hidden weapons fell into the hands of the Monster Clan or the Spirit Clan, wouldn\'t that empower them even further?

So, after careful consideration, Tang San decided not to let the hidden weapons spread widely, using them only among close companions. This was also partly in compensation for devouring their bloodline powers.

"We\'ve rested enough; let\'s get ready to go," Wu Bingji said, touching the sleeve arrow on his wrist, which he liked very much. He had just tried it again, and if Cheng Zicheng used Golden Peng Transformation to launch it, it could penetrate through his three layers of ice shields or ice walls! The power was truly frightening.

Tang San said to Cheng Zicheng, "Sister Chengzi, go and scout from the air. Center on our direction of travel and explore the surroundings. See if there are any students from Jiali Academy. If so, inform us immediately."

"Alright," Cheng Zicheng nodded. Her fondness for Tang San was growing by the day. Tang San\'s arrival had brought significant changes to them. Moreover, today she and Du Bai were the only ones to receive two hidden weapons each!

Cheng Zicheng used Golden Peng Transformation and rose quietly into the sky. The other four continued on their way, marching deeper into the Jiali mountain range.