Chapter 126: In Retrospect

Chapter 126: In Retrospect

Du Bai and Gu Li were deeply unconscious, showing no reaction at all. Their spiritual power was severely depleted.

Cheng Zicheng was the only one fully unharmed; thus, she was in charge of keeping watch.

Tang San had no time to explain anything. With Zhang Haoxuan's return, he hurriedly engaged in the Mysterious Heaven Technique to tend to his injuries.

The night was indeed a heart-stopping experience.

The tigress's body had disappeared when Tang San awoke from meditation the following day. He then saw Wu Bingji, with his torso wrapped in bandages and supported by wooden splints, resting against the trunk of a large tree not far away.

Du Bai and Gu Li were still lying there. Cheng Zicheng and Zhang Haoxuan were nowhere to be seen.

After a night of recovery, although he was still feeling some faint pain inside, Tang San's injuries had stabilized.

"You up? Have something to eat." Zhang Haoxuan's voice sounded as he approached from behind Tang San, offering him some fruits.

"Thank you, Master." Tang San took the fruits and began to eat heartily.

The fruits from these mountains were rich in spiritual energy. After eating seven or eight of them, the replenishment of spiritual energy, nutrition, and hydration made Tang San feel much better.

Zhang Haoxuan sat beside him. He was rather pale, but his aura had regained stability. As befitting of a ninth-order powerhouse!

"Tell me, how did you defeat the tigress last night?" Zhang Haoxuan asked.

Tang San replied, "It resulted from everyone's concerted efforts. Didn't the eldest senior brother tell you?"

"He did tell me about the earlier part, but he mentioned that it looked like you were about to be eaten by the Winged Tiger," said Zhang Haoxuan.

Hearing this, he immediately fixed his gaze on Tang San, "You... you’ve reached the sixth order?!"

"Mm-hmm." Tang San nodded, "Under immense pressure, at the brink of life and death, I made a breakthrough. Didn't I tell you and Teacher Guan before that the best way to break through is when facing great pressure, especially during life-and-death crises? It fully stimulated my potential."

Zhang Haoxuan gasped in surprise. Sixth order! A nine-year-old at the sixth order! This kid...

Among all the students of the Redemption Society, he’s the second one to reach the sixth order! And he’s barely been here for a couple of days! Wait, if I remember correctly, Tang San had just broken through to the fifth order when he arrived. How did he reach the sixth order so quickly? Isn't this rate of improvement a bit too fast?

Zhang Haoxuan looked at Tang San like a monster, making Tang San uncomfortable. "Teacher, don't look at me like that. I'm a bit scared."

"YOU are scared? You dared to fight a peak seventh-order Winged Tiger, and you’re claiming that you know fear?" Zhang Haoxuan raised his hand, really wanting to slap his pupil into the ground, but considering the boy was still injured, he held back.

Tang San chuckled. "It's not just me who's made a breakthrough. I think everyone will give you some surprises. Senior Du Bai and senior Gu Li, after they wake up, should also have the potential for a breakthrough."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Haoxuan shivered. "You mean, the two of them..."

Tang San nodded and said, "Senior Gu Li's final moment of freezing time against the tigress exceeded his normal power. At that moment, everyone was facing certain death, and he fell unconscious after that burst of power. He has been at the peak of the fourth order for quite a while now, unable to break through. I think that moment might have been his breakthrough. Senior Du Bai's situation is probably similar. As you said, can a third-order Celestial Fox Vision affect the luck of a seventh-order Winged Tiger? Tough call. But what if it's fourth-order?"

Zhang Haoxuan's eyes truly lit up.

The Chrono Croc Transformation and the Celestial Fox Transformation are the best bloodlines in the Redemption Society and the most hoped-for. If this time, both of them advance...

Thinking of this, Zhang Haoxuan's entire mood changed, and he clenched his fists.

"If it's really as you say, I'll take responsibility for everything that happened and the dangers you faced."

Tang San shifted the topic from his breakthrough to the sixth order, asking with a smile, "Teacher, what ability does your flame blade have? It's amazing. To think you could even injure a ninth-order Winged Tiger King!"

Zhang Haoxuan glanced at him and said, "That is my lifebound weapon. It's fused with my cultivation, crafted by the top demonic beast weapon master from the spine of a ninth-order Blaze Tiger. I obtained it from the organization in exchange for my years of accumulated merits. It takes a long time to gather the energy I need to use it, but it can unleash a powerful attack. Without it, we would have been in big trouble yesterday. Would you guys have survived to see today's sun?"