The battle began amidst the crowd's shocked emotions.
Tang San's footwork shifted, his figure moving like a phantom.
His speed was nearly twice as fast as last month.
Xiao Chenyu didn't dare be careless. Originally, he had planned to go easy, but now that wasn't necessary.
"Martial Soul Possession!"
Cyan light flashed as sharp claws instantly grew on his hands.
The sharp, giant claws swiped down towards Tang San's face.
At that moment, Tang San had just closed in.
*Bang!*
The Mysterious Jade Hands collided with the claws.
The immense force sent Xiao Chenyu's arms flying upward.
Tang San seized the momentum, using Controlling Crane and Capturing Dragon to push forward.
"Not good!"
Xiao Chenyu's center of gravity immediately tipped backward.
However, he reacted quickly.
His right leg stepped back, and his hands simultaneously grabbed Tang San's extended left arm. Then, using the force from his waist, he turned, intending to throw Tang San off.
Seeing this, Tang San's eyes narrowed. His right hand also grabbed Xiao Chenyu's arm.
"Blue Silver Entanglement!"
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh—*
Over a dozen Blue Silver Grasses erupted from beneath Xiao Chenyu's feet.
Xiao Chenyu had tasted the Blue Silver Entanglement before.
He knew that the seemingly soft and fragile grass possessed astonishing toughness.
So the moment he saw Tang San release his soul skill, he flung Tang San away while simultaneously activating his own first soul skill.
"Wolf Soul Possession!"
Cyan light flashed, instantly increasing his strength, speed, and attack power by fifteen percent.
*Rip—*
Xiao Chenyu swung his claws, severing all the Blue Silver Grass around him.
But before he could clearly see Tang San's next move, another dozen-plus Blue Silver Grasses came winding towards him.
"This thing is really annoying!"
Xiao Chenyu rapidly retreated, his claws constantly tearing through the oncoming Blue Silver Grass.
However, due to the martial soul and geographical advantage...
No one knew how much Blue Silver Grass grew in this open field.
As long as Tang San willed it, all the Blue Silver Grass could become his weapons.
Seeing Xiao Chenyu busy dealing with the Blue Silver Grass, Tang San then slightly raised his left hand.
But after a moment, he lowered his hand again. Then, his hands turned white as jade once more as he charged at Xiao Chenyu again.
"Dealing with you doesn't warrant wasting my hidden weapons."
Tang San murmured, arriving directly behind Xiao Chenyu.
Immediately after, he leaped up, his hands locking around Xiao Chenyu's neck.
Due to the height difference, Tang San's legs pressed against Xiao Chenyu's waist.
"This is... Waist Bow?"
Xiao Wu, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, instantly recognized Tang San's current intent.
However, although Tang San's physical fitness was much stronger than his peers...
Xiao Chenyu had the enhancement of his martial soul, and beast soul masters inherently focused on physical training.
So after Tang San imitated Xiao Wu's Waist Bow, he didn't achieve the desired result.
Instead, he himself was thrown back several meters.
Xiao Chenyu only staggered slightly before stabilizing his stance. Turning and seeing Tang San was now in mid-air with no leverage...
He immediately gave chase.
Sharp wolf claws, accompanied by a gust of wind, smashed towards Tang San's waist.
Seeing this, the spectators already had their answer.
"Hehe, I told you Boss Xiao definitely wouldn't lose."
"This kid doesn't know his own strength. Trying to trip Boss Xiao? Now he's exposed his own opening."
"Really, trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice."
At this moment, Tang San sensed the danger and immediately tried to control Blue Silver Grass to block.
However, at this critical moment, the Blue Silver Grass disobeyed again.
Over a dozen Blue Silver Grasses swayed randomly in the air, but they just wouldn't block Xiao Chenyu's attack.
"Damn it!"
Tang San roared angrily, forced to take the hit head-on.
*Thud!*
A dull sound.
Tang San was violently slammed into the ground.
Dust billowed.
Seeing this, Xiao Chenyu was momentarily stunned, immediately withdrawing his martial soul and stepping forward to ask:
"Tang San, are you alright? I didn't mean to. I didn't expect you to fail to block that."
However, before he could clearly see Tang San's condition, a tiny black shadow instantly pierced through the dust and embedded itself in Xiao Chenyu's chest.
Xiao Chenyu instantly froze in place.
The surrounding crowd, seeing Tang San slapped down, had already started cheering for Xiao Chenyu in advance.
"Boss Xiao is mighty!"
"Boss Xiao, you are my god!"
"Win! We won! Work-study students are just a bunch of trash. So what if they have good talent? Still get trampled under Boss Xiao's feet!"
Seeing this scene, Xiao Wu looked towards the arena with complex emotions, then snorted angrily and left the back mountain.
Many lower-grade students and work-study students shook their heads, also preparing to leave.
However, when the dust settled, Tang San was actually standing there unscathed.
Although covered in dust and looking somewhat disheveled, he had no visible injuries.
The senior students, seeing this, their cheers abruptly halted, as if something was stuck in their throats.
Those preparing to leave sensed something amiss. When they looked back, they were also greatly surprised.
The work-study students, seeing this, immediately turned their disappointed expressions into excitement.
"Tang San hasn't fallen yet!"
"Does that mean there's still a chance?"
"I knew I had faith in Tang San."
Instantly, the atmosphere reversed.
At this moment, Tang San calmly patted the dust off his clothes, then looked at Xiao Chenyu and said flatly:
"I didn't want to use my trump card. You lost. You brought this upon yourself."
The senior students looked at each other.
Someone protested unwillingly:
"How did Boss Xiao lose? You kid just got lucky blocking one attack. Boss Xiao, teach this kid who doesn't know his place a lesson for us!"
"Yeah, Boss Xiao has the advantage right now. I advise you to admit defeat sooner."
Hearing this, Tang San turned, fixing the few senior students with an ice-cold gaze.
"I said, Xiao Chenyu lost. If you don't believe me, ask him. See if he can still answer you."
The few were momentarily frightened by Tang San's murderous gaze.
Subconsciously, they looked at Xiao Chenyu.
But when they saw the crimson stain on Xiao Chenyu's chest and his unfocused pupils, a terrifying conclusion immediately appeared in everyone's minds.
A gust of wind blew.
Xiao Chenyu fell to the ground with a *thud*, powerless.
"You... you killed Boss Xiao!"
Someone said it.
Instantly, everyone's emotions exploded.
"Not good! Murder!"
"Boss Xiao was killed!"
"Quick! Go report to the teachers! Tang San killed Boss Xiao!"
"Oh my god!"
In an instant, everyone was in chaos.
Tang San, however, didn't realize anything wrong with his actions.
Once he determined someone was an enemy, that person incurred the wrath of death.
Moreover, because of Xiao Chenyu, he had lived a very aggrieved month.
This had also made him harbor killing intent towards Xiao Chenyu.
Killing Xiao Chenyu instantly made his mood much more舒畅 (comfortable).
He glanced at the chaotic crowd around him, then used Ghostly Shadow Perplexing Track and disappeared.
Zhou Fan, seeing the entire process from Tang San's perspective and noticing Tang San dared to return to the academy, couldn't help but remark:
"*Tsk tsk tsk*, I really don't know whether to say Tang San has no brains or that his brains are missing. Daring to kill someone here, and it's the city lord's son at that. Now there's going to be a good show."
"Back at the academy gate because of that doorman incident, it almost caused a huge disaster. This time the trouble he's stirred up is even bigger."
...
Meanwhile, in Dormitory Seven.
"What did you say? Tang San is challenging Boss Xiao? And Big Sister Xiao Wu went too?"
Wang Sheng looked at a student in shock and disbelief.
"Yeah, Brother Sheng. At that time, Big Sister Xiao Wu didn't even think, just threw a bag of carrots at me and ran. It hurt so much when it hit me."
The student said with a hint of grievance.
Hearing this, Wang Sheng immediately became anxious.
"Then why didn't you stop Big Sister Xiao Wu? Tang San wants to seek death himself, but does he have to drag Big Sister Xiao Wu down to be resented by Boss Xiao too?"
"Brother Sheng, you know we aren't even soul masters. How could we possibly stop Big Sister Xiao Wu..."
Wang Sheng didn't bother listening to this nonsense. Dropping his bundle, he prepared to run towards the back mountain.
The student's expression became even more resentful.
"Brother Sheng, are you and Big Sister Xiao Wu dogs or something..."
At that moment, Xiao Wu happened to return from the back mountain.
Seeing her, Wang Sheng's anxious expression immediately turned to joy.
"Big Sister Xiao Wu, you're back!"
**(End of Chapter)**