Soul Land: Exposing Tang San

Chapter 200: Godwind Academy Admits Defeat, Tang San Takes Action!

Green?

Huowu and her teammates were taken aback.

What is this thing? With a swoosh, before Huowu and the others could react, what initially appeared as a tiny streak of emerald green suddenly spread wildly within the fire barrier like celestial maidens scattering flowers. The speed was so fast that it exceeded everyone's imagination, including every spectator in the stands.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Following that, countless emerald green leaves shot out from the Blue Silver Emperor trees that had grown, like a torrential downpour, attacking indiscriminately.

And their target was none other than the members of Godwind Academy on the other side of the Soul Master Arena!

"Block him!" Huowu activated her Fire Shadow martial soul and commanded her teammates from Godwind Academy to help, intending to eliminate all of Holy Son Su's leaf attacks! However, to their shock, the fire-based soul skills enhanced by their wind power were ineffective against Holy Son Su's leaf attacks. Only their storm's power could alter the leaves' direction of attack.

"The flames are ineffective?" Huowu was startled. This was an unprecedented situation for her.

However, Huowu refused to give up, continuing to release the same soul skill, only to find the result no different from before.

While the attacks released by the members of Godwind Academy could block Holy Son Su's leaf attacks momentarily, they couldn't stop Holy Son Su's spread of the Blue Silver Forest across the arena.

Soon, the entire arena began to be covered in emerald green with specks of gold.

"That is... Holy Son Su's martial soul!"

"How is this possible?!"

"Why can Holy Son Su's plant martial soul pass through the flames?!"

"Huowu of Blazing Academy actually can't resolve Holy Son Su's attack!"

"This is abnormal!"

"Su Yunwas holding back his strength all this time."

"Could this be Holy Son Su's hidden trump card?"

"A plant that is not afraid of flames, could this be a special trait of Holy Son Su's martial soul?"

"..."

In an instant, the audience couldn't help but stand up, each person staring wide-eyed at the scene below that defied all logic. What was initially a tiny plant on the arena floor grew wildly from the flame-engulfed ground in just a moment, ultimately overwhelming the seemingly terrifying flames.

By the time Huowu and the others reacted, they found themselves already surrounded by Holy Son Su's martial soul.

And the arena, which was once engulfed in flames, had in a blink of an eye become Holy Son Su's territory.

"How could this happen?" Huowu, proud as she was, couldn't help but be dazed upon seeing her flames so easily countered by Holy Son Su.

"How could this happen?!"

Below the stage, Huowu's brother, Huo Wushuang, was even less willing to accept this scene.

He couldn't believe his eyes.

In his heart, his sister's Fire Shadow martial soul was a rare and powerful martial soul, hardly inferior to his own Single Horned Fire Dragon martial soul.

Ordinary plant martial souls would last no more than three seconds against his sister's flames, even with the support of soul power.

Unless it was a water attribute plant martial soul or like the soul master from the Plant Academy with the Flame Thorn martial soul, Huo Wushuang had never seen any orthodox plant martial soul that could ignore their flames like this.

Yet today, Holy Son Su's presence taught them a lesson.

It showed them that there are always higher skies beyond one's reach, and people beyond one's abilities.

Seeing Su Yuninstantly turn defeat into victory, Tang San was stunned.

A Blue Silver Emperor that's not afraid of fire?! Could this also be part of the strength of the martial soul passed down by his mother? Seeing Su Yuneasily resolve Huowu's flames with the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San felt more certain of his speculation.

A martial soul praised by his father must also be as powerful as the Haotian Hammer.

With this thought, Tang San's resentment towards Su Yunincreased by ten percent.

Inside the Soul Master Arena.

Seeing Su Yunwalk towards them through the Blue Silver Emperor trees, the students of Godwind Academy had complicated expressions on their faces.

"How did you do it?" Feng Xiaotian already knew they had lost.

With Huowu's flames as their ace, they thought they could easily suppress Holy Son Su. However, they hadn't expected Holy Son Su's evasion to be merely a feint.

Su Yuncould have easily dealt with them from the start.

No wonder Su Yundidn't seem angry or frustrated when they decided to swap in Huowu; everything was under his control.

"It's simple."

Su Yunsnapped his fingers, and the Blue Silver Emperor trees surrounding the members of Godwind Academy began to disappear, reverting to weeds, seeds, and then to an inconspicuous grass or seed hidden in the crevices of the arena.

He explained with a light laugh, "Because my Blue Silver Emperor is immune to flames."

The audience gasped in shock when Holy Son Su's explanation echoed in the Soul Master Arena. Immune to flames?! Holy Son Su's explanation undoubtedly shocked all the soul masters present, overturning their understanding. Everyone knew that flames were supposed to counter plants, unless some plants had special resistance to certain attributes, like the Thundering Hell Vine.

But today, everyone felt that Holy Son Su's martial soul was indeed filled with a robust soul force and a vibrant life essence, yet its resistance to flames was unexpected.

Who could have thought that such an unlikely scenario would actually happen right before their eyes?

This scene was undoubtedly awe-inspiring! "Su Yunis truly formidable, deliberately showing weakness and biding his time until now to reveal the strength of his martial soul."

"Now I understand why Su Yunagreed to Godwind Academy swapping in Huowu; he never considered the opponent a threat."

"Su Yun probably didn't need to reveal the strength of his martial soul; it's just that Blazing Academy interfered, forcing him to reveal his martial soul's trait."

"This time, Godwind Academy is bound to lose convincingly."

"..."

The audience's comments reached the ears of Godwind Academy's team, making them involuntarily lower their heads.

They indeed lost fairly this time.

Huowu clenched her fists tightly. Although she lost frustratingly, it was her own doing, and she naturally wouldn't throw a tantrum.

A loss is a loss.

The two agility-based soul masters from Godwind Academy, who had been knocked off the stage by Su Yun, had been closely watching their team's match from the sidelines.

When they saw Su Yun's "turning defeat into victory" from a third-person perspective, they realized that he had been holding back in the fight against them.

Exchanging glances, they could only see wry smiles on each other's faces.

On the other side of the arena, Feng Wuji, with his arms crossed, also sighed deeply after hearing Su Yun's explanation, finally saying, "It's a fair loss."

Feng Wuji candidly stated that, given Su Yun's condition before revealing his martial soul's immunity to flames, he could have easily dealt with everyone from Godwind Academy, including Huowu, in just a moment without needing to reveal this ability.

There was no need to wait until now.

"With such a person joining the Spirit Hall, it will be nearly impossible for us to surpass them in the next few decades."

Feng Wuji's somber words reached Huo Wushuang, who also appeared somewhat helpless.

Who could have imagined that their customary belief in fire overcoming grass would slap them in the face at this moment? It's like being pecked blind by the geese you've been hunting all your life.

This time, they truly experienced what it's like to be countered.

"We admit defeat."

Ultimately, with Feng Xiaotian's declaration of "We admit defeat," the match between the Spirit Hall Holy Son and Godwind Academy finally came to an end!

Except for Tang San, the audience applauded.

Tang San, after hearing Feng Xiaotian's surrender, watched Su Yun one last time from the shadows before quietly leaving.

Along with the applause, there were many who wailed and howled.

They were the gamblers who had bet on Godwind Academy to win, and some even bet on a draw.

But anyone with eyes could see that the match had been a one-sided crush from the start.

Thus, the only winners were those who bet on Su Yun to win.

However, the biggest winner today was not those who bet on Su Yun but Liu Xunfeng, the Lord of Godwind City, who ran the betting in the shadows.

Today, he made an unknown amount in profits just from the rake.

Having watched the entire match, he regretted not hiring people earlier to hype up the atmosphere and attract more bets. The more people bet, the more he could win.

However, having won so much, Liu Xunfeng knew he should be content.

He was now considering what to buy to visit Holy Son Su.

Thinking this, Liu Xunfeng grabbed his son, Liu Ming, who was beside him looking bewildered, scolded him, and ordered, "Brat, take half of the money and buy all the good items at the auction tonight, then deliver them personally to Holy Son Su's hotel room."

Due to Godwind Academy, the city's auction was only slightly inferior to those in the two great empires' imperial cities.

"This is your best chance to atone!" Liu Xunfeng added.

Although the Spirit Hall couldn't interfere with the affairs of the Star Luo Empire, there was a Spirit Hall branch in Godwind City.

With just a word from Su Yun, they could make managing the city much more difficult for the rest of their lives.

The Liu family made a fortune from Holy Son Su's visit, and although they had already apologized with gifts, they still needed to spend a significant amount to show their sincerity.

Half the money! Liu Ming was very aware of how much the Liu family had made from the betting, and hearing his father willing to spend half made him cringe.

However, after his father's recent teachings, Liu Ming understood the principle of "No pain, no gain" and quickly headed to the auction in Godwind City.

On Su Yun's side, after hearing Feng Xiaotian's surrender, he finally heard the long-missed system voice prompt.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the mission.]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the skill: Wood Release: Substitution Jutsu]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the item: Invincible Golden Body Experience Card*1]

Hmm, two more life-saving skills.

Su Yun briefly pondered; aside from possessing The World's time-stop ability, he now had the Substitution Jutsu and an Invincible Golden Body experience card.

The World lacked life-saving capabilities against large-scale attacks from Title Douluo.

But with these two additional skills, Su Yun could now more easily handle encounters with Title Douluo.

[Wood Release: Substitution Jutsu: Allows the user to instantly switch places with an object of similar size within a twenty-meter radius, usable three times per day, resetting at midnight]

[Invincible Golden Body Experience Card: Perfectly deflects any skill below god level, lasting for ten seconds]

"Hisss—"

After reading the system's skill descriptions, Su Yun gained a new understanding of his two new abilities!

Especially the Invincible Golden Body Experience Card, which could make him invincible for ten seconds!

Su Yun felt he had never fought such a wealthy battle.

Ten seconds of invincibility could sometimes be more terrifying than stopping time in a life-and-death duel!

Su Yun secretly decided to save this experience card for a desperate moment, best not to use it unless absolutely necessary.

...

After the match ended, Su Yun, accompanied by the head of Godwind City's Spirit Hall branch, exchanged pleasantries with Godwind Academy and others in the resting room.

"Holy Son Su, although you won against me this time, it doesn't mean I've lost. If there's a chance, I hope you can come to our Blazing Academy. Then, I will make sure my team defeats you!" Huowu said to Su Yun seriously.

"Of course, I wouldn't mind fighting you again," Su Yun replied, exactly what he wanted to hear. A-Yin had just told him that the mission's progress was only one-fifth complete.

So, he still needed to fight Blazing Academy again.

Seeing Su Yun agree, Huowu apologized to Feng Wuji and others before leaving the Great Soul Arena with her brother. She wanted to return quickly and discuss tactics with her team on how to defeat Su Yun.

After sitting for a while, Su Yun didn't stay long before taking the carriage prepared by Liu Xunfeng back to his hotel.

The Great Soul Arena was a bit far from the center of Godwind City, so the coachman had to pass through a small forest path.

Although the moonlight was bright, it couldn't penetrate the forest, making the surrounding trees dark and eerily quiet.

Su Yun sat in the carriage, planning to rest for a bit.

However, the moment he closed his eyes.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of an arrow breaking through the air suddenly made him open his eyes again!

(End of Chapter)

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