Chapter 94: An Epiphany Short of a Breath; A Muscle Ape Met by Chance. Please follow and subscribe.
Snake Lance Douluo's will was like a fuse precisely lighting a powder keg, instantly causing Tang Shan's essence, energy, and spirit to undergo a violent resonance, soaring all the way to an extremely profound level as his will began to rapidly sublimate and condense.
However, seeing this scene, a flicker of worry immediately crossed Snake Lance Douluo's aged face. He saw through the problem with Tang Shan's Breakthrough almost instantly.
This was, after all, just a sparring match that stopped at the point of contact, not a life-and-death struggle with real blades and spears.
Even if Tang Shan had captured that wisp of an Epiphany's Aura and wanted to condense his own will, at the final moment of sublimation, he would certainly lack that bit of ruthless desperation, that sense of charging forward with no intention of ever turning back.
Even if this Breakthrough failed, it wouldn't cause Tang Shan any substantive damage. In fact, because he had already touched the threshold of comprehending will, it would only be easier to grasp similar opportunities in the future. But that was assuming there would be a next time.
Opportunities to comprehend will are things that can be sought but not found; they aren't something that can be had just because one wants them.
No one knew this better than Snake Lance Douluo himself.
When he had comprehended his will back then, he was already a seven-ring Soul Saint. Because his fifth Soul Ring was only an ordinary purple one, even after joining the ranks of Soul Saints, he was always looked down upon by Soul Masters of the same level.
Not to mention his Martial Soul was the Snake Lance; his self-created lance techniques naturally carried the sinister and tricky nature of a snake. This kind of style was most disliked by high-level Soul Masters.
Especially to those orthodox Tool Spirit Masters, in their eyes, being insidious and vicious was the specialty of short weapons like daggers. A long weapon with wide swings like the Snake Lance should follow an upright and honorable path. Even if the Martial Soul itself carried a bit of toxicity, it should be polished toward the fierce direction of a Dragon lance, rather than being bound hand and foot by the nature of a snake.
Later, someone had said similar things to him. The person who gave him that pointer was the current Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, and the father of the continent-renowned Haotian Twin Stars.
Various factors piled up, causing Snake Lance Douluo to develop deep doubts about his own path of cultivation. It was during those days of hesitation that he finally understood his own heart and became firm in the path he chose, which finally allowed him to comprehend Lance Intent. Only after that did his cultivation go smoothly, rushing all the way to the Soul Douluo Peak, and later, with the support of Spirit Hall, he became the Snake Lance Douluo of today.
The process of She Long comprehending Lance Intent was full of coincidences and was not smooth at all. He couldn't imagine how long Tang Shan would have to wait if he missed this Opportunity and had to catch the Aura of an Epiphany again.
But this exchange between him and Tang Shan was not a life-or-death fight; he had no way to provide Tang Shan with that ruthless sense of desperation.
Whatever! I'll help this kid stabilize his state of comprehension first. Even if he can't break through in one go, I have to let him squeeze every drop out of this Opportunity!
Snake Lance Douluo's gaze focused. He didn't summon his Martial Soul, relying only on his powerful physical fitness and Soul Power—which far surpassed Tang Shan's—to swing his fists and palms, attacking Tang Shan head-on.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The dull thuds of fists and palms colliding sounded like a series of heavy hammers smashing into the air. With every collision, the Aura on Tang Shan's body surged, rushing toward the Peak like a rocket, and the essence, energy, and spirit inside him burned brighter. That extremely abundant breath was like a blazing flame, making even the surrounding air seem to turn hot.
He's almost at the limit, She Long judged instantly. Tang Shan's Aura had already reached its zenith; the moment when it would wane after reaching its Peak was about to arrive.
What a pity. Such a rare Opportunity to comprehend Lance Intent is likely going to be wasted.
Even now, Snake Lance Douluo still hadn't figured out how to help Tang Shan make up that final breath.
Unless an enemy popped up right now! They wouldn't need to be very strong, and they wouldn't need to force Tang Shan into a mutual defeat; as long as they could give him enough pressure, that final barrier could be broken through in one go.
But where could he find such a suitable opponent?
Snake Lance Douluo sighed inwardly and was about to slowly withdraw his strength to match Tang Shan's beginning decline. But right then, he suddenly looked up toward the depths of the forest. His powerful mental force swept through like a bolt of lightning and was instantly retracted. In the next second, an excited smile suddenly bloomed on his aged face.
"I searched far and wide only to find it right here! Tang Shan, your Opportunity is here. Catch it!"
The vigorous and powerful voice precisely entered Tang Shan's ears through sound transmission.
Tang Shan, who was in the middle of a heated battle at his Peak, hadn't reacted yet when a powerful Soul Power suddenly enveloped him, throwing him directly into the depths of the forest like a cannonball.
An Opportunity? Thoughts whirled rapidly in Tang Shan's mind. Although he hadn't detected anything abnormal about his state of comprehending will, he still trusted Snake Lance Douluo's words one hundred percent.
After all, the other party's experience in terms of will was far richer than his.
Besides, if Snake Lance Douluo really wanted to harm him, there was no need to go through such a large detour. With the other party's strength, crushing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.
Despite the fact that he was currently fighting back and forth with Snake Lance Douluo as if they were evenly matched, only Tang Shan himself knew the heaven-and-earth difference between them.
Quickly making a judgment, his body was already flying toward the canopy of a large tree. Tang Shan's hands reached out in a lightning-fast alternation, precisely grabbing onto the crisscrossing branches. Borrowing the force to swing and dissipate momentum, he neutralized the power Snake Lance Douluo had thrown him with in the blink of an eye.
He twisted his waist, flipping and landing like a nimble cat, standing steadily on a branch only as thick as two fingers. Relying on his extreme control over power, he could run and jump on these slender branches as if he were on level ground.
Standing on the branch, Tang Shan let out a long breath of turbid air, and his boiling essence, energy, and spirit subsided slightly.
He was just about to ask Snake Lance Douluo, who was not far away, but his eyes subconsciously scanned the surroundings, and he immediately saw the 'Opportunity' the other party spoke of.
Rather than an Opportunity, it was more like a Muscle Ape!
The moment he stabilized himself, the surrounding woods were already filled with figures at some point. It was a group of various types of apes with terrifyingly bulging muscles; Tang Shan couldn't tell if they were baboons, gorillas, or monkeys.
Squeak squeak squeak!
Awoo wooo!
Gah gah gah!
The rising and falling roars made his eardrums ache. Those strange monkeys were frantically beating their chests, their eyes blood-red and filled with violence and excitement. They stared fixedly at Tang Shan on the branch, their fangs bared, looking incredibly fierce.
Watching them dart through the trees and gradually tighten the encirclement with an obviously hostile stance, Tang Shan's muscles tensed instantly. A cold light flashed in his eyes as a chilling killing intent spread. The essence, energy, and spirit that had just subsided slightly began to climb again, and this time, it burned even brighter than before!
His gaze was sharp as he quickly scanned the Muscle Apes in the encirclement, soon discovering something unusual.
Most of these gathered creatures were injured, some with wounds deep enough to see bone and mangled flesh. Clearly, this was a group of remnants that had just fought a fierce battle.
Since it's a damaged formation—then I'll pick the soft targets first and slowly deal with the powerful ones later!
A strange light flashed in Tang Shan's eyes as he instantly decided on a plan to break the situation.
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