Chapter 96: Refusal

Chapter 96: Refusal

Zhang Haoxuan waved his hand, saying, "It's not what you think. I am just looking for children who haven't awakened the Demonic God Transformation bloodline and whose parents are both completely human to try this out. I want to see if they can generate the kind of spiritual energy you said was produced by your Mysterious Heaven Technique through the most basic cultivation. If they can generate this energy, it will prove that we humans can practice this technique. If not, the significance of the Mysterious Heaven Technique will not be as great. Later, I will try with humans who have a demonic bloodline."

Tang San nodded. "It's fine to try that, I think."

He had considered this issue before. He even had the Wang family's three brothers and Ling Mushu practice some abilities from the Mysterious Heaven Record. As a result, he had already discovered that they couldn't cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Technique, likely due to possessing the Wind Wolf bloodline. He could not just find some random ordinary humans and have them try it, so it was good for Zhang Haoxuan to give it a shot.

Zhang Haoxuan said, "Try devouring my bloodline power."

While speaking, he extended his right hand toward Tang San.

Tang San knew this was Zhang Haoxuan's way of letting him demonstrate how to devour without being detected by the other person. This would decide whether he would be allowed to participate in the sparring tasks.

Tang San didn't grasp his hand. Instead, he suddenly swung out his right fist, aiming a blow at Zhang Haoxuan's head.

Zhang Haoxuan, with his powerful cultivation, instinctively swung his hand in turn, easily slapping away Tang San's hand with his palm. Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Tang San stepped back and smiled. "How do you feel?"

Zhang Haoxuan was stunned for a moment. "What?"

He subconsciously looked at his hand. He hadn’t felt anything unusual when he had swatted away Tang San’s fist. It was merely his bloodline power that instinctively acted to protect his hand as he deflected Tang San's strike. There seemed to be no change in the bloodline power within his body.

Tang San said, "I have actually successfully devoured a bit of your bloodline power. It's enough to form a second-order bloodline imprint. But if you were a demon with cultivation similar to mine, and we continued to fight, with each bit I absorb, the total bloodline power I gain after a battle would be significant. If converted into the energy of the Mysterious Heaven Technique, it would surpass a day's cultivation level. And the closer my opponent's cultivation is to mine, the less they would feel during my devouring. I can control this extent."

Zhang Haoxuan looked at Tang San, whose eyes brimmed with confidence, and suddenly felt he understood less and less about this disciple.

The Mysterious Heaven Technique he cultivated was undoubtedly very miraculous. But, after all, he was only nine years old. At such a young age, he had successfully cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Technique to such an extent. Already at the fifth order, despite his tender age, he was not much inferior to Wu Bingji, even in actual combat.

In terms of bloodline talent, he was the weakest among all the disciples of the Redemption Society. But the Mysterious Heaven Technique he cultivated, which allowed him to acquire the abilities of others, actually made him the most talented human in history, in a sense.

Zhang Haoxuan took a deep breath and said, "I disagree."

After Zhang Haoxuan left, Tang San went back to Wu Bingji.

The afternoon classes continued; it was time for another practical combat lesson.

By the time he returned, several combat sessions had already passed.

"Teacher, I request another combat session with Tang San to test my insights from the past few days," Wu Bingji said to Mu Enqing as soon as he saw Tang San return.

"Sure," Mu Enqing nodded.

Wu Bingji smiled. “Little Tang, do you need to prepare a bit more?”.

Tang San replied wryly, "Senior brother, aren't you just looking for payback here?”.

Wu Bingji laughed. "Heh, it would be weird if I didn’t. Come on. If you win, I'll give you five demonshard coins.”.

"Ah?" Tang San was surprised. "You can wager money?"

Wu Bingji said, "No, this isn't gambling. If you win, I can still learn more from you."

"So, is it like a thank-you gift then?"

At this, the other students watching couldn't help but laugh.

Wu Bingji glanced at them and said, "Hey, don’t laugh. It really is payment in a way. The things I discussed with Tang San these past few days helped me a whole lot. Also, you should know that when it comes to learning, seniority doesn’t mean anything. Whoever knows more is the teacher."

Mu Enqing looked at Wu Bingji and said, "Begin."

Wu Bingji wasn't as modest this time as in their previous sparring. The icy blue light in his eyes shone instantly, and simultaneously, the ice elemental energy around him became intensely concentrated.

An ice ball began to form in the palm of his raised right hand.

To his surprise, Tang San made a move, but it wasn't to launch a wind blade.