Soto City's Night Market was still bustling, with vendors' shouts echoing and crowds flowing endlessly.
But at this moment, Tang San's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his figure abruptly moved!
"Buzz!"
Two yellow and one purple spirit rings swirled up from beneath his feet, and Soul Power fluctuations surged around him.
For a moment, the street vendors, startled by the sudden Soul Power pressure, scattered and fled, and the air seemed to solidify for an instant.
"First Soul Skill, Binding!"
With a low shout, Tang San abruptly raised his palm, which glowed with a faint blue-purple light. Blue Silver Grass, like a long snake emerging from its cave, swept out from his hand, instantly transforming into more than ten agile vines that lunged towards the blue-clothed youth wearing a bamboo hat not far away.
"After all this time, still using this 'Mama's Binding' move?!"
"You haven't improved at all..."
At the same time, Tang Chuan's expression changed slightly as he looked at the sweeping Blue Silver Grass. His gaze sharpened, and though his feet remained still, he cursed fiercely in his heart.
Seeing the Blue Silver Grass rapidly approaching with a tearing sound, Tang Chuan showed no intention of retreating or dodging. Instead, he straightened his body and chose to meet it head-on!
"Hm?"
Tang San raised an eyebrow, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, followed by a surge of secret joy.
"This person is really arrogant. Facing my Blue Silver Binding, he doesn't even dodge?"
"After absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring, my Blue Silver Grass's toughness and toxicity have greatly increased. Not only is it harder to break free from, but it also carries potent venom. Even if you are a Soul Ancestor, once my Blue Silver Grass entangles you, you won't be able to break free in a short time."
"Once you're controlled, I'll use my hidden weapons—it'll be like shooting at a fixed target!"
Tang San's lips slowly curved into a confident smile, looking as if victory was already in his grasp.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
With a soft 'chi' sound, a dazzling golden light flashed in front.
Tang San suddenly found that his Blue Silver Grass had been instantly severed by something.
All the sweeping blue-purple vines were cut into grass fragments, scattering like goose-feather snow. They didn't even touch the ground before turning into dust and dissipating into the air.
"What? This is impossible!"
This scene caused Tang San's face to change drastically, his pupils abruptly contracting, his face filled with disbelief. He almost subconsciously muttered in a low voice:
"This... how is this possible? After absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring, my Blue Silver Grass has extremely strong toughness. Even a Soul Ancestor would find it difficult to break free easily."
"How could it... how could it instantly turn into fragments?!"
Tang San's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly looked forward.
He saw that at the very front of the blue-clothed youth's right arm, who was wearing a bamboo hat, five sharp claws, like golden blades, had appeared at some unknown time, gleaming with terrifying golden light.
What shocked Tang San even more was that behind this blue-clothed youth, the faint phantom of a dark golden giant bear was emerging! It was precisely the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!
The phantom was tall and majestic, as if standing between heaven and earth. Though it let out no roar, it carried a heavy pressure, as if it could tear through the sky.
"Is this the top-tier Soul Beast that Master told me about, known as the 'Earth Ripper,' the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear?!" This name immediately surfaced in Tang San's mind.
Looking at Tang San's shocked and hesitant expression, a hint of disdain flashed in Tang Chuan's eyes as he thought to himself:
"My Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is not a true Martial Soul. It's just an illusion I simulated using my first Soul Skill. Its purpose is to smoothly use the external Soul Bone, Dark Gold Terrorclaw, making people believe it's my Martial Soul. Otherwise, if I were to use it rashly, there would be a risk of exposing my Soul Bone."
Thinking of this, Tang Chuan's lips curled into a cold, mocking smile, and he taunted:
"Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul?"
"You wouldn't actually think... I'm afraid of Blue Silver Binding, would you?"
As soon as his voice fell, he violently swung his right arm!
In an instant, golden light surged, and the five sharp golden blades, like the claws of divine punishment, tore through the air, emitting a piercing whistle and carrying an extremely intense sense of pressure directly towards Tang San's face!
At that moment, the surrounding air seemed to be cut into pieces by the claw shadow.
Tang San felt a breath of death rushing towards him, his face suddenly changed, and he almost subconsciously used the Tang Sect's unique skills, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!
With a shift of his feet, his figure suddenly blurred, retreating rapidly like a phantom, his speed so fast that he almost left afterimages!
"Boom!"
The next second, Tang Chuan's Dark Gold Terrorclaw heavily struck where Tang San had originally stood. Five deep claw marks tore through the ground, like a sharp sword cutting through a canvas, emitting a dull roar.
Immediately, stone chips flew, dust billowed, and a deep gully was cut into the ground, with cracks spreading like a spider web, as if the ground had suffered some terrifying impact.
"What? How can the power of these claws be so terrifying?"
Looking at the shocking destructive traces before him, cold sweat broke out on Tang San's back, his face so grim that it almost seemed to wring out water, and he said with a trembling voice.
If he had dodged even half a moment later, he feared he would have been torn to pieces by those five golden lights!
"That's not right. He didn't seem to use a Soul Skill just now. Can he unleash such terrifying power just by the strength of his Martial Soul?"
"If I continue fighting like this, I will undoubtedly lose! Unless I use..."
At this thought, the clothes on Tang San's back bulged high. He was just about to use his external Soul Bone, Eight Spider Lances, to fight, but he suddenly remembered that Master had warned him that his external Soul Bone, Eight Spider Lances, had not yet fully fused with his body and should not be easily exposed in front of outsiders.
"In that case, I can only launch a sneak attack using the Blue Silver Grass seeds."
"Second Soul Skill, Parasitism!"
A cold smile curled Tang San's lips. He let out a low shout, his eyes slightly narrowed, and he abruptly raised his right hand. The Soul Power within his body rapidly mobilized, and his second spirit ring lit up.
Accompanied by a ripple-like Soul Power fluctuation.
The next second, more than ten Blue Silver Grass vines suddenly grew on Tang Chuan's body, then grew wildly and entangled him. In just an instant, he was completely wrapped up like a large zongzi!
Even before Tang San had reached level twenty, Master had already decided which Soul Beast he should hunt for his second spirit ring.
Tang San's second spirit ring came from a plant-type Soul Beast called Ghost Vine.
Ghost Vine is a plant-type Soul Beast with extremely strong neurotoxins. As long as its thorns pierce, the toxin will immediately spread until the victim turns into pus, becoming fertilizer for the Ghost Vine. Moreover, what Soul Masters fear most is the Ghost Vine's parasitic ability.
When it attacks, it will spontaneously release countless tiny seeds, which directly parasitize the enemy. As long as the Ghost Vine provides enough energy, these seeds will grow on the host, and once the neurotoxin spreads, the effect will be the same.
Immediately after, Tang San's purple third spirit ring lit up.
"Third Soul Skill, Spider Web Restraint!"
He shouted again, and a black light illuminated the center of his palm. Immediately, a blue-black light orb shot out from his hand, heading towards Tang Chuan's location.
When this black light orb flew into mid-air, it instantly unfurled, and a large net with a diameter of five meters descended from the sky.
"Boom!"
The spider web hit the ground with a heavy thud, stirring up dust!
Tang Chuan's body was completely restrained within it, once again wrapped up like a dumpling!
Looking at the blue-clothed youth who was now completely wrapped up like a large zongzi, Tang San's heart instantly settled, and his expression also became stern. His previous fear had completely receded; at this moment, he was filled with triumphant confidence, and he said with a slightly mocking smile:
"Did you think I only knew how to dodge?"
"Dodging just now was merely to lure you into attacking and falling into my trap."
"The moment you shredded my Blue Silver Grass, its seeds had already parasitized your body through the air."
"My Blue Silver Grass is poisonous. Once you are entangled and restrained by my Blue Silver Grass, and the toxin enters your blood, the poison will take effect. You might not feel anything right now, but once you continue to circulate your Soul Power, your body will become numb."
"Therefore, you lose."
As Tang San's words fell, a soft chuckle suddenly emerged from the tightly wrapped, zongzi-like bundle of vines.
The voice was unhurried, with a hint of mockery in its low tone.
It was as if he didn't even put Tang San in his eyes.
"Still the same old saying—"
"You wouldn't actually think... I'm afraid of Blue Silver Binding, would you?"