Chapter 145: Tang San, Whose Value Has Been Completely Squeezed Dry
Over the past few days, Qi Tian's spiritual power had steadily increased as he absorbed the spiritual origin of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, making his perception extremely sharp.
By using his spiritual power in coordination with the Blue Silver Domain, even ordinary Titled Douluo would find it difficult to evade his detection.
That was why, after going to Moon Pavilion to ambush Tang San, he deliberately used his spiritual power to sense the soul master auras around the area.
He discovered that there was no Titled Douluo protecting Tang San from behind, which immediately gave rise to the idea of scamming him for his cultivation techniques.
Last time, Qi Tian had already used Xiao Wu as leverage to trick Tang San into handing over the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
This time, he planned to use Xiao Wu as bait once again, to see whether he could squeeze out a few more techniques from Tang San.
Qi Tian's targets were the footwork technique Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and the eye-training method Purple Demon Eyes, both recorded in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
As for Mysterious Jade Hand and Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons, Qi Tian didn't place much value on them.
He possesses a body martial soul—if he kept cultivating, his physical strength would be comparable to that provided by Mysterious Jade Hand. As for Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons, it wasn't very useful to him anyway.
Tang San took several sheets of paper out from the Twenty-Four Moonlight Bridges—these were the blueprints for the hidden weapons and cultivation methods.
Simultaneously, he carefully smeared his self-prepared Tang Sect-exclusive poison onto them.
'Hmph. I can give you the techniques and blueprints—but that depends on whether you'll live long enough to take them,' Tang San sneered inwardly.
Using the throwing methods recorded in Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons, he hurled the stack of papers toward Qi Tian.
Qi Tian caught the bundle of papers Tang San threw over and, without any sense of caution, opened it right in front of him to inspect the contents.
Tang San's eyes lit up. As he silently counted down the time until Qi Tian should collapse from the poison, he said hatefully,
"I've already given you what you wanted. Hurry up and release Xiao Wu!"
"Why the rush? How do I know whether what you gave me is real or fake?"
Qi Tian spread the papers open, examining the contents while remaining alert to any other movements from Tang San.
"Purple Demon Eyes, Mysterious Jade Hand, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and the blueprints for the Silent Sleeve Farts! Good, very good!" Qi Tian nodded in satisfaction.
These techniques were all interconnected with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, so Qi Tian could roughly judge their authenticity.
As for the poison on the papers, it posed no threat to him at all. Inside Qi Tian's body was a miniature Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well—he was immune to all poisons.
Tang San grew increasingly restless, because he realized that the countdown he had set had already elapsed—yet Qi Tian still hadn't collapsed from the poison.
'How is this possible? Why is there no sign of him being poisoned?' Tang San was utterly incredulous.
The poison he had applied to the papers was a secret Tang Sect formula. According to his calculations, even a Soul Emperor wouldn't be able to withstand it.
'Why isn't he reacting at all?' Tang San began to panic.
He urgently urged Qi Tian, "Hurry up and release Xiao Wu!"
Only then did Qi Tian lift his head and look at Tang San. "When did I ever say I would release this girl?"
Tang San froze.
The other party really hadn't said that. He had only said that if Tang San didn't comply, he would violate Xiao Wu.
"You—!"
Seeing this, Tang San prepared to make a move to rescue her.
In his view, Qi Tian must have been poisoned by his unique poison—he was just forcibly suppressing it to keep it from taking effect.
Although the opponent was a Soul King, suppressing poison would surely consume a great deal of soul power. Victory wasn't necessarily impossible.
At that moment, however, Qi Tian suddenly let go of Xiao Wu and said, "Forget it. I'm feeling generous today—I'll fulfill your wish."
Tang San let out a breath of relief. If Xiao Wu were released, then he no longer had to worry about acting recklessly.
"Xiao Wu, it's over now. I'll take you away. From now on, we'll never be separated again," Tang San said.
But after Qi Tian released her, Xiao Wu didn't go to Tang San's side at all—instead, she slipped straight into Qi Tian's arms.
"Master, did I act convincingly just now?" Xiao Wu asked.
Qi Tian put away the cultivation techniques and nodded. "You did well. The mission was completed perfectly."
Tang San stared with wide eyes. "Xiao Wu, what are you doing?!"
Only then did Xiao Wu turn to look at Tang San and say calmly, "Tang San, leave. This time, we won't kill you."
"The kindness you showed me over these past few years is hereby written off in full. From today onward, if we meet again, we'll be enemies."
After saying that, Xiao Wu hugged Qi Tian and even kissed him on the neck.
"Thank you, Master, for letting me repay this debt of gratitude. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to face him in the future," Xiao Wu said.
Tang San's father was not only her mother's murderer but had also once attempted to kill her. She hated Tang Hao to the very bone.
However, Tang San had indeed taken good care of her over the past few years. Even now, she still owes him several Gold Soul Coins.
But who could blame it? Tang San was Tang Hao's son. Letting Tang San go today was already the greatest leniency Xiao Wu could manage.
The woman he loved—actually kissing another man right in front of him?
Watching Xiao Wu kiss Qi Tian, Tang San felt worse than death itself.
"No! Xiao Wu, you're lying to me for my own safety, aren't you?"
"He's already been poisoned by me. He's just putting on a brave front! Xiao Wu, come with me—he can't do anything to us now!"
Tang San believed that Xiao Wu must have some unspeakable reason for acting this way.
But when Xiao Wu heard him say that Qi Tian had been poisoned, she immediately asked anxiously, "Master, are you poisoned?"
Qi Tian shook his head. "I'm fine. That bit of poison he smeared on the papers can't hurt me at all."
The intimate interaction between the two of them looked unbearably glaring in Tang San's eyes.
"Xiao Wu must be under coercion. I have to save her!"
Ignoring everything else, Tang San activated the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and charged straight at Qi Tian, simultaneously releasing his Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
The third soul ring of his Blue Silver Grass had been obtained in the Sunset Forest, originating from a Man-Faced Demon Spider.
Two soul rings lit up at the same time as Tang San unleashed two soul skills, while also scattering countless hidden weapons.
"Blue Silver Entanglement! Spider Web Restraint!"
But in the very next moment, Tang San suddenly felt his Blue Silver Grass being suppressed by the opponent's aura.
The power of his soul skills plummeted. Combined with the gap in soul power, Tang San could barely exert even fifty percent of their strength.
"How is this possible?!" Tang San's pupils shrank. This was the first time he had ever encountered such a situation.
"Tang San, Blue Silver Grass isn't meant to be cultivated like this!"
Qi Tian chuckled and fully released the aura of his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul.
His martial soul was the emperor among Blue Silver Grass, capable of completely suppressing Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and preventing him from unleashing his full strength.
Even if Tang San were allowed to perform at full capacity, all of his soul skills were control-type abilities and posed no real threat to Qi Tian.
"Blue Silver Overlord Spear!"
A streak of blue-gold light shot forth, instantly dispersing Tang San's soul skills. The remaining force of the Blue Silver Overlord Spear continued forward, charging straight toward Tang San.
As for Tang San's hidden weapons, they were all blocked by Qi Tian's spirit soul, Black Jade Bamboo. Even if they hadn't been blocked, Qi Tian still had the soul skill Invincible Golden Body.
Those hidden weapons simply couldn't harm him at all.
"His martial soul… is also Blue Silver Grass? But why? Why is his Blue Silver Grass different from mine?"
"Could it be that I cultivated it wrongly? Was Blue Silver Grass originally supposed to be like this?"
An image flashed through Tang San's mind—that of his teacher, Yu Xiaogang.
"Was it the teacher… who lied to me?"
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