Chapter 161: Shi Nian, Tang San

Regardless, Shi Quan is determined to obtain that Wisdom Skull of illusion inside Shi Nian's head; once he gets it, he can just find some treasures to reinforce it, so there is no need to worry about its age or anything else.

Moreover, this old fellow Shi Nian is hardly a good person; in the world of Spirit Masters, killing to seize treasures is a common occurrence.

Since he knows this, he naturally won't let it go.

However, the problem now is how to kill Shi Nian. If he could pick up the scraps directly like Tang San did when killing the Man-Faced Demon Spider last time, Shi Quan would naturally be happy, but in the current situation, Shi Quan feels that it is highly unlikely that Shi Nian will make a move on Tang San.

Therefore, he must plan this out carefully now.

Over the next few days, Shi Quan found an excuse, saying that his Sword Technique and other aspects had hit a bottleneck, and he prepared to go to the Preliminary Round to observe the geniuses from various academies in the Heaven Dou Empire, to watch, copy, learn, and draw inspiration. He let Dugu Yan and Lingling continue their training at the academy, while he himself came to the hotel prepared by the Empire.

Every day, he followed a simple routine, running back and forth between the hotel and the Spirit Arena.

From Shi Quan's observations over these past few days, it seems that Shi Nian is very interested in Tang San.

When watching Tang San's matches from the spectator stand, a cold sneer would intentionally or unintentionally appear at the corner of his mouth, and there was even a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"Interesting. Even without any conflict, Shi Nian seems to have developed an interest in this Tang San."

Shi Quan narrowed his eyes slightly and also left the Spirit Arena quietly. In a deserted corner, with a flash of silver light, he immediately blended into the bustling crowd outside the Spirit Arena.

As his Spirit Sense spread out, Shi Quan quickly locked onto Tang San's figure. Soon, he discovered something unusual: Tang San did not return directly to the academy, but after disappearing into the crowd, he turned from a deserted corner and headed outside Heaven Dou City.

"Yin Lao, can you detect Shi Nian's life aura?" Shi Quan lowered his head and looked at his right hand.

"There is no Mental Power fluctuation around Tang San; it is clearly not that old fellow Shi Nian bewitching him. It is Tang San himself who wants to leave Heaven Dou City." Shi Quan's gaze tightened.

Tang San and the others soon achieved victory in the match.

"Get Shi Nian's soul bone first. If I can kill Tang San along the way, that would naturally be best."

Yin Lao is the name Shi Quan gave to the Blue Silver King; after all, calling him Blue Silver King every time feels quite distant.

He walked directly along the busy main road. With the Blue Silver King locking onto Shi Nian's aura, he was not afraid of losing him.

The Shrek Team's opponent today was the Osario Academy, which had only won two matches in the previous games.

A week later, Shi Quan was even more certain that Shi Nian must have discovered something about Tang San.

Shi Quan continued to ask in a low voice: "Yin Lao, can you detect any powerful auras around Tang San?"

"Tang Hao isn't here?" A smile rose at the corner of Shi Quan's mouth, and a cold, murderous intent deepened in his eyes. "Or is it that Tang Hao's method of hiding his aura is too strong for the Blue Silver King to detect? It's hard to say. That fellow Tang Hao was able to hide his aura in Wuhun City without being discovered. The Blue Silver King hasn't broken through to one hundred thousand years for long, so it's possible he couldn't detect his aura."

"Quan, that Shi Nian has left." He listened to the information Xiaomeng transmitted in his mind.

Shi Nian was currently staring at Tang San on the stage.

Hearing this, a smile could not help but appear on the corner of Shi Quan's mouth.

Following the departure of Tang San and the others.

"No," the Blue Silver King replied.

"Could it be..." Suddenly thinking of something, a sharp glint erupted in Shi Quan's eyes.

"I can. He is following right behind that Tang San." The Blue Silver King's voice rang out in Shi Quan's mind.

Shi Quan's gaze shifted to the direction Tang San had left in, and he followed slowly. Tang San took a small path, and Shi Nian also followed behind Tang San.

Seeing Tang San blend into the crowd and leave Heaven Dou City, it was only after a long while that Shi Nian left Heaven Dou City. Shi Quan couldn't help but think to himself: "This should be Shi Nian's first time tracking Tang San; he's actually keeping such a large distance."

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Tang San is the cicada at the front, Shi Nian is the mantis, and Shi Quan is the oriole.

But compared to Shi Nian, Shi Quan was even more cautious. After all, he couldn't be sure if Tang Hao was lurking in the shadows, but he felt it was worth it for this soul bone.

"That direction is..." A sharp glint flashed through Shi Quan's eyes. "Sunset Forest!"

It seems his scheme really succeeded. After knowing the reward, Tang San actually couldn't resist and started going to the Sunset Forest to Devour and absorb the soul power of Spirit Beasts.

"Did Shi Nian discover Tang San's unusual daily behavior, so he followed him secretly to see what secrets Tang San has?" Shi Quan speculated to himself.

The facts were just as Shi Quan had guessed. Whether it was fate or something else, the first time Tang San went out, he happened to be noticed by Shi Nian. Shi Nian didn't pay much attention at the time, but he happened to bump into Tang San returning and sensed the faint soul power fluctuations radiating from Tang San's body; his strength seemed to have improved significantly.

Therefore, Shi Nian suspected that Tang San had some secret training method, which led to today's secret pursuit.

"Is Tang Hao really letting Tang San Devour Spirit Beasts? Or is Tang Hao not here?" Shi Quan hid the excitement in his eyes, and after concealing his aura completely, he continued to follow cautiously.

Sunset Forest.

Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, the Soul-Devouring Eight Spider Lances extended from his back, and he moved rapidly through the forest.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a thirty-year-level Spirit Beast appeared in Tang San's field of vision. The first Soul Ring beneath Tang San lit up, and the ink-colored Blue Silver Grass bound the Spirit Beast directly.

The Soul-Devouring Eight Spider Lances pierced directly into the Spirit Beast's body, and he activated the Devour ability of the soul bone and martial soul without hesitation.

He immediately felt soul power like a trickling stream flowing into his body along the spider lances, mixed with pure life force.

In the depths of Tang San's eyes was an irrepressible satisfaction and comfort.

After the Spirit Beast struggled for only a moment, it lost all movement.

Tang San skillfully used the Soul-Devouring Eight Spider Lances to tear the Spirit Beast's corpse apart, then continued deeper to start looking for other Spirit Beasts.

Shi Nian, who was in the shadows, saw this scene, and a cold, excited glint flashed in his eyes. He saw at a glance that the Soul-Devouring Eight Spider Lances on Tang San's back were a soul bone.

Moreover, Tang San was actually Devouring Spirit Beasts to cultivate now. Such a perverse act already made him a Fallen Spirit Master. If he killed Tang San, it would not only be acting on behalf of heaven, but he could also obtain a soul bone!

His soul power fluctuations were restrained, and a phantom appeared behind Shi Nian.

Shi Nian's martial soul was very special, named Residual Dream. Like Shi Quan's Spirit Soul Martial Soul, it was a special martial soul that had form but no substance. However, looking at it like this, Shi Nian's Residual Dream martial soul should belong to a Tool Spirit, only it floated on the surface of Shi Nian's body, emitting invisible fluctuations.

Seeing this, while Shi Nian was dealing with Tang San, Shi Quan's figure also moved cautiously toward Shi Nian.

"Yin Lao, notify me immediately if there is the slightest movement in the surroundings."

"Understood!"

Shi Quan kept his eyes fixed on Shi Nian; he was not in a hurry to make a move.

After all, Tang San was not yet in a true life-or-death crisis.

If Tang Hao were in the shadows, Tang Hao would definitely intervene if Tang San encountered a life-or-death crisis. If Tang Hao did not intervene, it would be best if Shi Nian could kill Tang San directly. If he couldn't, then he would do as before: strike directly to seize the soul bone, and then kill Tang San.

"Ah..."

Before long, Tang San was lying on the ground, starting to convulse violently, and the Blue Silver Grass was also constantly circling around Tang San's body.

Shi Nian watched this scene with a ferocious expression, his demeanor full of enjoyment.

Seeing Tang San's body within the Blue Silver Grass, the spasms seemed to gradually weaken. His entire person was only twitching slightly.

The coiled Blue Silver Grass gradually slid to the ground, and Shi Nian could clearly see a trace of blood flowing from the corner of Tang San's flushed mouth.

"As a Fallen Spirit Master, dying in the most painful way within my martial soul, Residual Dream, is your final destination." The smile on Shi Nian's face became even more cruel.

In the original work, Tang San's Purple Demon Eye possessed the special ability to see through illusions because of the Immortal Grass of Looking Through Autumn Water.

But the current Tang San has not consumed the Immortal Grass of Looking Through Autumn Water, which means Tang San's Purple Demon Eye cannot see through Shi Nian's illusion.

Seeing Tang San's aura becoming weaker and weaker, Shi Quan raised his eyebrows with interest and thought to himself: "That guy Tang Hao isn't here? Unable to see through the illusion, even if Tang San has Yama's Invitation, he has no capital to counter-kill; after all, he doesn't even know where the enemy is."

"Emperor!" Just at this moment, the voice of the Blue Silver King suddenly rang out, Shi Quan's figure paused abruptly, his gaze locked firmly into the distance.

Almost at the same time the Blue Silver King's voice rang out, an extremely angry voice came from afar, "Dare to hurt my son, you are courting death!"

The angry voice suddenly exploded from all directions, a terrifying momentum swept through the forest, Shi Nian's ferocious expression instantly turned incomparably pale, his entire figure was knocked flying like a kite with a broken string, and in his terrified gaze, he only saw a black light flying obliquely from afar, with extreme speed.

"Yin Lao, take the bone!"

Following Shi Quan's order, a blue light suddenly exploded behind Shi Nian, a blue ray slashed diagonally across, Shi Nian was directly slashed diagonally at the waist, and the blue light coiled around his left arm and retreated violently backward.

"To think there are still base scoundrels!" Tang Hao's furious voice came, a black phantom emerged from behind Tang Hao, and the huge Clear Sky Hammer came with overwhelming, terrifying pressure.

Then, several more blue rays of light slashed out, heading straight for Tang San; wherever they passed, vegetation was severed and the Earth cracked open.

Tang Hao's expression changed, and he threw the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand violently.

Boom— Boom—

Two sounds exploded almost simultaneously.

The next second, with a *slap*, Tang San's body was sent flying, landing on the ground, rolling a distance, leaving a scratch on the ground; not far away were four bottomless, huge gouges and a large pit, inside which lay a black Clear Sky Hammer glowing with red light.

"Ran away?"

Just as Tang Hao was about to pursue, the blue light had already vanished, and he also discovered that the strike just now, while seemingly astonishing, was actually just a bluff.

This mysterious powerhouse's goal did not seem to be his son, but the person who had ambushed his son.

"The aura of that person just now was actually somewhat similar to A Yin's."

Looking at the injured Tang San, Tang Hao had no time to think too much and first checked Tang San's injuries.