Chapter 332: The Stone Asura
At the edge of a very dense part of the forest, a series of rushing footsteps could be heard startling the nearby animals. Soon, the thickets were brushed away to reveal a large man swiftly running into a clearing.
This orange-robed man stood two meters tall with four equally muscled limbs. His head was clean-shaven, and his face wore over a dozen scars. The most intimidating one was a large cut from his left eye down to his chin.
The expression on his face made him look like a sinister person even with how fast he was running.
More importantly, there was a single figure in white draped over his shoulder.
It was Tang Xinyun.
By extension, this meant that this bulky man was the one Wu Gang had called the âStone Asura,â Ta Shan.
On top of his shoulder, Both of Tang Xinyunâs arms had been tied behind her back. Helpless in captivity, Tang Xinyun tried her best to struggle, but to no avail.
Not only was Ta Shan a large man, he was also very fast. His feet looked as though the wind was carrying him, and with each step, the ground beneath him seemed to echo with his footsteps. His feet werenât stomping down with much force, yet there was enough weight to leave behind a series of unusually deep footprints
âAlmost there now, just need to hand this woman off to the junior headmaster and the job is doneâŠâ Ta Shanâs eyes stared up at a nearby mountain. âI guess I should thank the Tang and their auction house. Who knew kidnapping someone in Mo City would be so easy? Even the eyes of the officials were too busy to keep track of things. Did they really think no one would attempt a kidnapping at this time?
âHehe⊠what a beautiful finish to this job. I wonder if I can get a bit more for that? Maybe some medicines or a secret technique thatâll help me become a mid-stage Soul Exalt!â The thought of finishing this job so beautifully left Ta Shan hopeful of a wonderful reward, which added a jump to his step.
âItâs little wonder how the junior headmaster got his title if he can afford to touch a daughter of the Tang. Does he like her? Is she just a toy, or a slave to play around with?â
âWhoâs there!?â Snapping out of his thoughts, Ta Shan came to a sudden stop as his eyes honed in on a mound to his right. âItâs no use hiding, I can sense you! Come on out or else!â
Even as he spoke, an orange light was emanating from his body while his right foot menacingly dug half an inch into the ground.
âHiss⊠itâs little wonder youâre a Soul Exalt with sensitivity like that.â An eery voice piped up in response to Ta Shan before a skinny-looking figure with a pointed head appeared. Two squinty eyes stared at the larger man with a gloomy look, âYou were too slow, Ta Shan. Due to your slowness, the junior headmaster has sent me out to find youâŠâ
âHidden Snake, itâs you!â Ta Shanâs eyebrows knit together in annoyance, âWhoâre you calling slow? I havenât took a break ever since I kidnapped this woman. I did change routes several times to shake off the pursuers from the Tang, but that didnât take up any time at all; did you want me to waste my energy to try to skywalk!?â
Annoyance came easy to Ta Shan when Hidden Snake was involved. The man loved to hide his aura to nearly undetectable levels, and even though Hidden Snake was only an early-stage Soul Ancestor, he had been fortunate enough to gain favor with the junior headmaster first.
The way Hidden Snake was talking to him and the way he was using the junior headmaster as a means of pressure made Ta Shan angry enough to rip off his head offâŠ
âHiss⊠did the Tangâs men find you?â Hidden Snake rasped; he enjoyed adding the âhissâ to the beginning of his words like a snake would âperhaps the reason for his current epithet.
âPah, what do you think? You see anyone chasing me right now?â Annoyed, Ta Shan spat out his next few words.
âHiss⊠thatâs good then. Letâs get going and hand this woman to the junââ Halfway through his words, Hidden Snake whirled around with eyes wide-open, staring behind Ta Shan, âHiss!! Ta Shan! You said no one was following you? Then what is this!?â
âEh?â Turning around at the same time as Hidden Snake, Ta Shanâs eyes narrowed when he saw a single streak of green light coming toward them from several kilometers away!
âA flying soul armament!!â Ta Shan exclaimed; he hadnât thought that someone wouldâve chased him all the way here.
âHiss! Ta Shan, you brought back trouble, so you deal with it!â Hidden Snake squinted. He sounded annoyed, but at the same time, it looked as if he was happy that Ta Shan would have to deal with this trouble.
As fast as he spoke, Hidden Snake began to retreat into the shadows.
âNo need to tell me twice! Of course Iâll deal with this!â Ta Shan snorted. Tossing Tang Xinyun to Hidden Snake, he started for the flying object, âYou take the woman to the junior headmaster. Iâll come after I deal with them!â
Upon catching Tang Xinyun, a lecherous look crawled across Hidden Snakeâs face. Since she was to be the junior headmasterâs toy, Hidden Snake didnât dare try to âenjoyâ the prize before he did, so he took her under the shoulder and hid in a small mound.
That left Ta Shan to stand in place. His eyes stared down the flying sword, several hundred meters away.
When he saw one rider on it, Ta Shanâs lips curled in a sinister smile, and his entire frame prepared for a fight.
His right hand came up to reveal a yellow iron rod about a meter long. Blazing with an orange light, the strength radiating from the weapon was visible to the naked eye.
âHa!â Grunting, Ta Shan stabbed his rod into the ground, transmitting a great amount of elemental earth from his arm to the rod and from the rod into the earth. As soon as the elemental earth made contact with the ground, it started to vibrate and shake, like it was trying to pull the surroundings onto the rod. After several moments, the iron rod was nearly fully encapsulated by the earth before it turned into a substance as hard as rock!!
By the time Ta Shan pulled the rod from the ground, it was no longer just a rod; instead, it was a sword with stone as the blade!
Clasping the hilt of the rock sword, Ta Shan stared at the incoming people with a bloodthirsty expression. The muscles in his right hand rapidly began to expand and contract, and with a mighty push against the ground, he launched himself into the air like an orange bullet that was headed to strike down the incoming green light!
âBang!â
A halo of red light came forth from the green light as Ta Shan approached. From the red light came a shining red spear that stabbed at Ta Shanâs giant blade!
As big as it was, the sword had no real âtipâ or âedgeâ to speak of, so it was powerless to stop the spear from stabbing straight through it!
Frowning at the sight, Ta Shan was prepared to âslapâ the spear when, out of the corner of his eyes, something caused him to start in fright.
An orange platform formed right underneath his feet, and with no hesitation, Ta Shan leaped back in retreat!
âBoom!!!!â
A wave of elemental fire exploded out of the spear when it hit his sword. Though the explosion hadnât severely hurt Ta Shan, the concussive shock had numbed his sword-hand. His weapon had nearly detached from his grasp due to the force, but with several retreating steps, Ta Shan was able to regain both his footing and keep ahold of his weapon. He stared strangely at the person who had attacked him.
âWhat a soul armament!â Eyes flickering with interest, Ta Shan stared first at the half-broken stone sword of his before looking up at the man holding the spear. âBut the owner is quite weak, haha! A mid-stage Soul Ancestor!? If youâre going to come at me with strength like that, prepare to feel what death is like!!â
Pushing against the ground as he spoke, Ta Shanâs body flew like a speeding bullet while his soul armament dragged against the ground below. Twinkling with orange light as it did, Ta Shan reformed the sword before bringing it up to swing down onto his enemy!
The person wielding the spear against Ta Shan was naturally Bai Yunfei.
By sensing the presence of the Yunâs Soul Ring and making use of the speed of the Tempest Sword, Bai Yunfei was able to catch up to Tang Xinyunâs kidnapper. When he first arrived, Bai Yunfei had originally planned to skip by Ta Shan to save Tang Xinyun, but that wouldnât be possible. Thus, he now chose to fight.
Jing Mingfeng was nowhere to be found. It seemed that he already jumped off the Tempest Sword. No one knew where he was hiding now.
âHeâs fast!â Bai Yunfei thought in surprise after witnessing Ta Shanâs the reaction speed. Bai Yunfei made use of the Wave Treading Steps to move off to the side to dodge since his enemy was moving quicker and quicker.
The sword nearly grazed Bai Yunfeiâs body on its way down, but before Bai Yunfei could take advantage of the missed strike, he realized that something was amiss and hastily pulled out the Cataclysmic Seal. As soon as the brick appeared, he activated the +12 effect so that a barrier appeared about three inches away from his body.
Before the giant sword could hit the ground, the trajectory of the blade turned at a sharp right angle to slash into Bai Yunfeiâs body!
The sword looked incredibly heavy, but in Ta Shanâs hands, it seemed no different than someone wielding air!
Even more incredible was the fact that when the sword changed trajectory, an orange glow of light filled the top of the sword before the stone jutted out to form a âpointâ!
No longer did it seem apt to call this weapon a sword, perhaps the fang of a giant wolf would make more sense!
âBang!!â
There was a loud bang when the weapon made contact with Bai Yunfeiâs barrier. Despite barrierâs protection, Bai Yunfei was sent flying several meters through the air before his Fire-tipped Spear stabbed into the ground to anchor his body.
Petering to an eventual stop, the unharmed Bai Yunfei was surprised to see a sign of a dent in the orange barrier around him!!
âHeâs⊠heâs strong!! Is this what it means to be a Soul Exalt?â Bai Yunfei thought to himself as he looked at the damage on the barrier. As he inspected the damage, a pained expression started to appear on his face.
âIf the enemy is this strong, will⊠will I be able to win?â
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