Chapter 23: Testing the Clone, A Duel of Hidden Weapons!
"Secret Technique: Multiple Shadow Clone!"
Tang Chen circulated his soul power, activating the newly acquired forbidden technique.
His body felt as if it were being torn apart, as if it had split into two halves.
This feeling was fleeting; a puff of smoke drifted by, and another version of himself appeared.
The clone felt strange. Although there was no shared vision or anything like that, it could be controlled by thought, and the shadow clone inherently possessed intelligence.
His soul bones and such were not taken away, and a trace of power from his soul rings was diverted.
His soul power was the most obvious; more than half of it was directly diverted. His own level did not decrease, but his usable soul power decreased.
However, it could be restored through the Reincarnation Eye, but it could not reach its peak.
He always felt that something was missing from his body.
No wonder it was listed as a forbidden technique; this feeling was truly too eerie.
The clone could not use the system, so Tang Chen could only take out a large number of ninja tools for him.
The purpose was to test Tang San, the newly upgraded master of ninja tool throwing, and see how he compared to the hidden weapon techniques of the Tang Sect.
Tang Chen's main body opened his Byakugan, and the scenery within a radius of a thousand meters came into view.
The clone also vanished in a flash, darting swiftly through the trees.
On a path outside Notting City, three figures were slowly making their way.
Old Jack led the group, leaning on his cane, moving at a snail's pace.
Tang Hao lagged behind, occasionally taking a sip of his ale.
Lately, without that brat's nagging, the world had become so peaceful.
He wasn't in a hurry at all, as they were about to meet again, and he simply couldn't muster the energy.
Tang San, on the other hand, was in the middle of the group, his eyes filled with eagerness to see the Soul Master Academy.
But given Old Jack's advanced age, he could only patiently walk slowly.
Finally, his eagerness turned into nagging,
"Grandpa Jack, how much longer until we get there?"
"Little San, don't worry, work-study students don't need to take the entrance exam."
"Let me tell you, once you get to the academy, you'll have to live alone. You can only come home for holidays."
"You have to listen to your teachers at school, and as a work-study student, you have to be diligent."
"You must become a Soul Master, so our village can benefit too!"
"Sigh, your father is useless. We can't afford the fees for the future advanced Soul Master academy,"
Old Jack grumbled on, not forgetting to tease Tang Hao a few times.
"Earn your own money. I've taught him all the blacksmithing skills."
"A blacksmithing job will be enough for daily expenses."
"Ask that kid Tang Chen for tuition,"
Tang Hao was in a good mood and rarely retorted to Old Jack.
Normally, he wouldn't care what he said, but now Tang Chen had gotten to him.
If he remained silent, the kid would give him high blood pressure.
"What? A blacksmith?"
"Xiao San is only six years old. How can you let him do this kind of work?"
"I'm a parent too."
Old Jack got anxious as soon as he heard this, stopped, and pointed at Tang Hao, stabbing him repeatedly.
He had lived for decades and had never seen such heartless parents.
"Hmm?"
Tang Hao suddenly raised an eyebrow, ignoring Old Jack's words and looking at the distant tree.
Tang Chen was smiling and waving from above, then made a shushing gesture.
"What's this kid up to?"
Tang Hao was a little confused, but still became more vigilant.
"Were you even listening to me?"
Old Jack had been talking for a while, but realizing Tang Hao hadn't listened at all, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Just then, three shuriken appeared from behind Old Jack, aimed directly at Tang San's vitals.
"Grandpa, be careful!"
Tang San reacted quickly, pushing Old Jack away and then throwing his own shuriken. *
Clang ! Clang!*
Two crisp sounds rang out as the shuriken were knocked down.
But Tang San's expression became even more serious, because pushing Old Jack away had prevented him from intercepting the third shuriken.
"Mysterious Jade Hand!"
A jade-like hand shot out; he could only try to catch the shuriken head-on.
Clang!
Tang San's arm was flung away; the power of the shuriken far exceeded his expectations.
A white mark appeared in the center of his palm; he almost couldn't withstand the attack.
"Dad, take care of Grandpa Jack!"
Tang San didn't bother to hide and rushed out using the Ghost Shadow Step.
He was very familiar with shuriken and had already guessed who had attacked him.
As a genius of the Tang Clan in his previous life, he couldn't hesitate to challenge himself with hidden weapons.
"Hmph, Instant Explosion Kunai!"
Tang Chen had already changed positions and fired ten kunai with a flick of his wrist.
Each kunai had an explosive tag attached to its handle, and their speed was so fast that only afterimages could be seen.
Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eyes to the fullest extent, barely managing to catch their trajectory, let alone intercept them.
But seeing the papers fluttering behind him, cold sweat broke out on his face.
Was this some kind of life-or-death test?
He slammed his right foot into the ground, ignoring the recoil, and forcefully activated the Ghost Shadow Step.
Boom boom boom—more than a dozen fireballs exploded; if surrounded, they would be seriously injured even if they didn't die.
"I must counterattack!"
Tang San felt immense pressure; if he continued to defend passively, he would be defeated sooner or later.
"Hidden dart!"
With his Purple Demon Eyes locked onto the target, Tang San disregarded the power and used the newly completed hidden dart.
Mechanical hidden weapons are fast, accurate, and ruthless; when his technique was completely outmatched, he had no choice.
"Yo, new equipment, huh?"
Tang Chen stopped abruptly, pulled out an oversized shuriken, and threw it, not forgetting to tease him.
Clang!
The hidden dart was hit by a shuriken the size of a person; no matter how powerful, it was wasted.
Mass determined everything.
"An eye for an eye!"
Tang Chen took out two more shuriken and threw them downwards.
Thin threads were wrapped around his hands, allowing him to control the shuriken's trajectory.
Tang San broke out in a cold sweat; such a large weapon was impossible to intercept.
He couldn't dodge it and would be sliced to pieces; he could only increase his speed to evade.
However, the shuriken were like homing missiles; even changing direction didn't help him escape.
Hidden weapons capable of tracking were beyond Tang San's comprehension.
He lunged forward, attempting to pass through the gap between the two shuriken.
"You've lost,"
Tang Chen sneered. Even Itachi had been stumped by this move, so Tang San had no chance of dodging it.
The thin thread in his hand tugged, and the shuriken disintegrated and flew away.
Several large blades blocked the space, leaving almost no room to dodge.
Tang San's expression changed drastically, but he still tried his best to shrink his body and dodge.
With nowhere to gain leverage in mid-air, he could only use his small size as an advantage.
Several bloody marks appeared on his body; he had actually dodged the first shuriken.
However, the second one followed immediately, four blades attacking him.
At this moment, Tang San was in dire straits, and the training methods of the Tang Sect from his previous life flashed through his mind.
As if possessed, he kicked out twice, deflecting the two outermost blades.
Unable to dodge the two in the middle, he could only concentrate all his strength in his hands.
His Xuan Yu Hand flashed with the light of precious jade, easily blocking the blade attack.
His body was pushed back several meters, and two bloody marks appeared on his palms.
"Too short a training period!"
"But I didn't lose!"
Tang San was indeed a combat genius, able to dodge such a sudden attack.
However, Tang Chen had held back, saying "you lost" from the start, making him wary .
"If you didn't lose, you didn't lose. Let's see how well you've trained in close combat."
Tang Chen said casually, then grasped his kunai and disappeared on the spot.
"So fast!"
Tang San was shocked. He couldn't keep up with the Ghost Shadow Step technique, even though they both only had three months of training.
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