Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Even before, when he had just acquired the Wind Blade Ability, the wind blade itself had limited strength. But with the techniques recorded in the Hidden Weapons Hundred Solutions and his many years of comprehension, coupled with the increased spiritual power from cultivating with the Purple Demon Eyes, Tang San had long been adept at using the wind blade. Having now devoured the Wind Wolf Bloodline of a Third Stage Wolf Monster, his control over the wind blade's might had further enhanced.

He had been very conservative when making a move against Wang Yanfeng; otherwise, he could have compressed the wind blade and unleashed a much stronger attack, making it not so easy for Wang Yanfeng to block it with ease.

Wang Yanfeng looked at him in shock, while Tang San's expression remained calm, his eyes carrying a hint of bewilderment.

Without immediately asking, Wang Yanfeng simply said, "All right, that will be all for today's practical combat lesson. After returning, you all should carefully contemplate the issues you faced in today's combat. Every three days, we will conduct a practical combat lesson. I hope that by the next time, I will see some improvement in you. This is related to whether you can succeed in the assessment when you truly face the Wind Wolf three years from now."

Everyone went back to their rooms together, but Wang Yanfeng stopped Tang San and took him upstairs.

There were two rooms on the second floor. Tang San had been up here before; the two rooms were inhabited by Wang Yanfeng and Qiu Jing, with another seemingly a guest room. Tang San had never entered that guest room before. To his surprise, this time, Wang Yanfeng opened that room and gestured for him to come in.

"Come in with me."

As instructed, Tang San followed Wang Yanfeng into the room.

As soon as he entered the room, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

It was a room that appeared completely empty; indeed, there was no furniture or decoration throughout the room.

But the moment he entered, Tang San could clearly sense that the wind element in this room was far denser than outside. Although he couldn't easily utilize his divine consciousness, the presence of that strand of divine consciousness allowed his spiritual power to grow much faster than that of an ordinary person, making his perception much more acute.

Shortly, Tang San discovered the source of the wind element: it came from some minerals placed in the four corners of the room.

The wind element was emanating from these minerals.

Closing the room's door, Wang Yanfeng's expression turned somewhat solemn, "Tell me, where does your Wind Blade Control come from?"

Tang San blinked his eyes and looked at him, "Teacher..."

With a serious face, Wang Yanfeng pressed on, "You have to explain clearly, this is a matter of life and death. I need a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, you can no longer stay here. What exactly is going on with you? I felt something was off when you first awakened. Normally, humans who awaken the Wind Wolf Bloodline first experience transformations similar to the Wind Wolf, undergo a physical enhancement, and then gradually gather the power of the wind element within their bloodline, enabling that power to slowly increase and gain control over the innate Wind Blade Ability."

"But you have never shown any signs of the Wind Wolf Transformation, yet you can use the wind blade, and the power of your wind blade seems to be increasing rapidly. Today, you've demonstrated such a level of control. This couldn't possibly be an ability you were born with. The Wind Blade could be said to come from the bloodline power, but where does your Wind Blade Control come from? Without someone teaching you, I don't believe you could have such an innate ability, and besides, you also need to explain how your intellect was awakened," he continued.

Tang San fell silent. He lowered his head slightly as if pondering how to explain everything Wang Yanfeng was asking about. Wang Yanfeng did not rush him and simply waited in silence.

After a long while, Tang San finally spoke slowly, "Teacher, I actually awakened long ago. It wasn't just this time."

"Hmm, when?" Wang Yanfeng seemed to have already guessed as much.

"At six, I awakened. It happened by chance when I was six years old. One night, I was so hungry that I went out looking for food. Without realizing it, I wandered to the edge of the village and into the woods, where I encountered a man. He grabbed me suddenly, and I was frightened. I wanted to scream, but he covered my mouth. In my terror, my bloodline power awakened."

At this point, he paused briefly before continuing, "That man seemed to sense my awakening. He told me not to scream and then released me. After checking my body, he asked if I wanted to learn from him. Back then, I didn't understand anything, I didn't even know what learning meant. But the man spoke to me about some things and gave me something to eat. He told me to come to him every night, and he would give me food. I used to be so hungry, so I went every day. Gradually, he taught me things, and I learned to control the wind blade through him."

"What did he look like? Do you know his name?" Wang Yanfeng pressed.

Tang San, however, shook his head confusedly, "He never said. He told me he would tell me when I got a little older. But three months ago, he disappeared. After that, it was the awakening ceremony."

"So, he taught you Wind Blade Manoeuvres. Did he ever tell you why you can't perform Wind Wolf Transformation?"

"He said transforming isn't necessarily good because it limits you to one type of Demon God Transformation. One should only extract its essence. He taught me a cultivation method after that, and then I could no longer transform. He told me that this technique was very special, not to be disclosed, and that learning it right after awakening could be lethal."

"A technique? Only for us humans?" Wang Yanfeng's eyes lit up.

"I don't know. The last time I saw him, as he was leaving, he told me to aim for the redemption of humanity, no matter what I encountered later on. One day, humans will no longer be slaves," Tang San said."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yanfeng suddenly trembled all over, his face showing a look of utter shock, and he involuntarily clenched his fists, seemingly strongly stirred, unable to compose himself for a long time.

"Redemption, redemption..." he muttered to himself, pursing his lips, Tang San could feel how emotionally stirred he was at that moment.

It was quite a while before Wang Yanfeng calmed down. He took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, and said solemnly, "Tang San, remember that what you told me today, you mustn't mention to anyone, including Mu Xue and the others. Bury it in your heart. If someone asks you in the future where you learned your Wind Blade Skills, you can tell them you learned from me. Understand?"

Looking at him, Tang San blinked again, "Teacher, do you want to learn? I can teach you. That man said I could teach anyone who is human."

Wang Yanfeng felt stirred. Indeed, Tang San's Wind Blade Control had astonished him that day. He considered his own control over the wind element to be extremely subtle, and he could hardly make further progress. Yet, Tang San's display of the Shadowless Wind Blade seemed to have opened a brand new door for him.

"This..." He hesitated. Learn something from his own student?

"Teacher, I think you might not be able to beat me," Tang San suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Wang Yanfeng was taken aback. Looking at him, he saw Tang San's eyes, slightly childish but very serious.

"You can't beat me?"

Tang San nodded and said, "That man told me not to casually show my combat power in front of others. That day, I really wanted to kill them. But I could feel that I probably couldn't beat the two strongest ones. However, ordinary Wolf Monsters shouldn't be able to beat me."

"Not even me?" Wang Yanfeng asked.

"Your energy level might be higher than mine, but you probably can't beat my wind blade," Tang San said.