Chapter 319: The Plan in Motion, Tang San Gets Brutally Beaten (Part 2)
"You little brat, how dare you act so arrogant in our Slaughter City! Don't think you're untouchable just because you've got two Soul Sages backing you up."
"Today, we'll show you who really runs things in the Slaughter City!!"
As he charged toward Tang San, the hooked-nose middle-aged man raised his sharp eagle claw and slashed at him, snarling viciously.
"Great Sumeru Hammer · Ring Detonation!!"
"Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique!!"
Facing this clearly agility-type Soul Sage with a hooked nose, Tang San realized that even using his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track movement skill gave him no chance of escape.
Left with no choice, Tang San roared in desperation, detonating his fourth ten-thousand-year soul ring. With the Haotian Hammer, now enlarged by a full circle, he swung back at the pursuing middle-aged man.
But instead of being struck, the hooked-nose man curled his lips into a sinister smile. Just as Tang San's hammer was about to hit him, he suddenly twisted his body and dodged to the side.
At that moment, the burly Diamond Turtle Soul Sage roared and charged out from behind the hooked-nose man, smashing his turtle shell directly into Tang San's Haotian Hammer.
CLANG!!
A heavy, muffled crash resounded. Tang San instantly felt a tremendous recoil force in his right hand, nearly causing him to lose grip on the Haotian Hammer.
Although the Great Sumeru Hammer's ring detonation technique was a secret of the Clear Sky School and indeed quite extraordinary...
Tang San's cultivation was still too low—only at the forty-first rank, a mere Soul Ancestor.
Even though his fourth soul ring was a Heaven-bestowed ten-thousand-year ring that could theoretically reach up to 99,999 years...
Due to the limits of his body, when he absorbed the ring, it only reached the minimum of 10,000 years.
This granted him a burst of power at most equivalent to a Soul King.
If his hammer had landed on the hooked-nose man, it might have inflicted serious damage.
But unfortunately, it struck the Diamond Turtle Soul Sage instead. Against a defense-type Soul Sage, such an attack was barely effective!
After using the ring detonation and failing to land a hit, Tang San found himself wide open.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the hooked-nose man suddenly darted forward and slashed Tang San's wrist, which held the Haotian Hammer, leaving deep wounds that revealed the bone.
"Ah!!"
Still reeling from the numbness in his right hand, Tang San cried out in agony as a wave of pain shot through him, forcing him to release his martial spirit.
At the same time, the group of degenerate Soul Emperors that the hooked-nose man brought rushed in. One of them kicked Tang San flying, and the rest surrounded him, raining down kicks and punches.
Fierce voices rang out:
"Brat, you think you're something special? Attacking whoever you want in the outer city? You even dared to hit a member of the Golden Tiger Gang?"
"Cut the crap! I've been holding back my rage toward this guy! He even dared to hit someone from our Green Snake Sect. Today I'll teach him a lesson he'll never forget!"
"Same goes for the Black Bear Gang!"
...
Lying on the ground, Tang San was pummeled by countless fists and kicks. As his body throbbed with pain, he clenched his teeth and finally understood what was happening.
So this was payback—revenge for him and Liu Erlong challenging degenerate soul masters in the outer city. Some of them belonged to factions within Slaughter City, and now they had come for him!
At that moment, Tang San couldn't help but regret it.
He had gotten too cocky.
Relying on the protection of Liu Erlong and Long Aotian, both Soul Sages, he had roamed the outer city recklessly, challenging whoever he pleased. If only he had done his research and avoided those backed by powerful groups...
While Tang San was being brutally beaten—
On the other side, Liu Erlong quickly dealt with the wave of crazed vines attacking her and immediately noticed the brutal scene: Tang San being surrounded and beaten to a pulp.
"Tang San!!"
Shocked by what she saw, Liu Erlong rushed forward to save him.
Though she deeply disliked Tang San, he was still the disciple of her second brother, Yu Xiaogang.
If she let him die here, surrounded and beaten to death in under a minute, she would never forgive herself.
But just as she was about to intervene—
"Your opponent is me!"
The Diamond Turtle Soul Sage blocked her path, speaking coldly.
Liu Erlong grew anxious and struck out, trying to knock him aside and get to Tang San.
Despite being one of the strongest Soul Sages around, Liu Erlong still struggled against a defense-type Soul Sage.
That shell… was just too tough!
"Er Long-jie, I'll help you!"
Seeing Liu Erlong being held back, Lin Yu pretended to be enraged. He summoned his Golden Dragon Martial Spirit and charged forward.
"Your opponent is me!"
Following the plan, the hooked-nose man stepped forward, confronting Lin Yu with a chilling expression, and the two began fighting.
Since it was all an act, Lin Yu didn't use his full strength.
Still, the hooked-nose man couldn't keep up. He was forced back repeatedly and nearly overwhelmed several times, clearly "panicking."
Realizing that he might genuinely be in danger if things continued, the hooked-nose man began to sweat profusely.
Then an idea struck him—he spotted Tang San, bloodied and barely conscious, but still alive.
SWOOSH!
After driving Lin Yu back with a claw strike, the hooked-nose man suddenly darted toward the degenerate soul masters who were still kicking Tang San. He barged into the crowd and grabbed Tang San by the collar.
"Both of you, stop right there! If either of you takes another step, I'll kill this brat!"
With one hand gripping Tang San's throat and the other holding his eagle claw like a dagger to Tang San's carotid artery, the man threatened them viciously, soaked in sweat.
Seeing Tang San taken hostage, Liu Erlong and Lin Yu both froze, their expressions darkening.
"What do you want?" Lin Yu asked coldly, as if struggling to contain his fury.
"We don't want anything. This brat was too arrogant in the outer city of Slaughter City. We were just going to kill him. But we didn't expect your strength to be this high."
"So, we'll let this go—for your sake. We won't kill him, and we'll forget what happened, but you have to let us go!"
The hooked-nose man snarled, trying to sound fierce but clearly wavering.
(END CHAPTER)
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