Chapter 192: "Blame It on Tang Hao!"
At this point, Tang San felt like he had nothing…
Well, not exactly nothing. After all, hadn't he obtained a Millennium Datura Snake torso spirit bone? With the boost from this spirit bone, his spirit power level was at least one rank higher than it would have been otherwise!
"If I rely solely on my own training and continuous resource consumption, it'll still take me at least half a year to break through to level 40. But the preliminaries for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament start in just three months."
"I simply don't have enough time to train. If I can't amaze everyone during the opening ceremony, how am I any different from a salted fish?"
"Is there really no way out?"
Tang San fell into deep thought. He genuinely didn't know what to do.
Three months to go from level 37 to level 40, and he also needed to acquire his fourth spirit ring? It was just too rushed!
Impossible!
Suddenly, Tang San's eyes lit up. He reached into his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and pulled out a pink skull spirit bone. This was the Millennium Soft-Boned Rabbit's head spirit bone, dropped when Oscar hunted his third spirit ring.
Looking at the head spirit bone, Tang San's eyes showed a flicker of hesitation. He wasn't sure whether he should absorb it.
Logic told him that this spirit bone wasn't particularly useful to him and wouldn't provide much benefit even if he absorbed it.
But if he didn't absorb it, breaking through to level 40 within three months was nothing more than a pipe dream.
"I need enough strength to face the upcoming competition."
"Father, if you're watching me now and don't want me to absorb this spirit bone, please come out and stop me!"
Tang San placed the decision in Tang Hao's hands. He believed Tang Hao was secretly protecting him, even though he refused to reveal himself for some reason.
After a moment of silence with no response from Tang Hao, Tang San finally relaxed and began the process of absorbing the spirit bone. If Tang Hao didn't stop him, then it must mean his decision was the right one.
Tang Hao: "..."
If Tang Hao could stop Tang San, that would truly be something extraordinary. He'd been dead for how many chapters now? What's he supposed to do—resurrect?
Tang San's whole act of leaving the decision to Tang Hao was nothing more than a way to shift responsibility.
If Tang Hao had stopped him, Tang San would have abandoned the idea.
Since Tang Hao didn't stop him, Tang San went ahead and absorbed the spirit bone, thereby increasing his spirit power and mental strength to prepare for the competition.
Either way, whatever the outcome, it had nothing to do with Tang San—it was all because Tang Hao approved!
Tang San sat cross-legged, holding the Millennium Soft-Boned Rabbit's head spirit bone in his hands. He closed his eyes and pressed the bone against his forehead.
As soon as the head spirit bone made contact, it dissolved into pure pink energy and flowed into Tang San's brain.
The fusion process began. Since this wasn't his first time fusing a spirit bone, Tang San wasn't particularly surprised or anxious.
Time passed. After just over two hours, Tang San successfully absorbed the head spirit bone, which was only at the millennium level.
The increase in both spirit power and mental strength delighted him. However, when he sensed the skill granted by the spirit bone, his entire body froze, feeling utterly numb!
On one hand, the skill wasn't useless—it offered powerful single-target control. Anyone with lower mental strength than him would be temporarily immobilized.
On the other hand, the skill's nature was… mortifying.
"Millennium Soft-Boned Rabbit Head Spirit Bone Skill: Charm!"
Tang San wasn't particularly good-looking, but that wasn't the main issue. Did this skill mean he had to flirt or wink at his opponents?
The thought alone made Tang San shudder.
When Xiao Wu used Charm, it didn't seem out of place—she was a girl, cute, and not unattractive. But him? Tang San?
"Unless it's an absolute emergency, I'm never using this skill!"
Tang San muttered to himself, completely exasperated.
These spirit bones—are they cursed or something?
His torso spirit bone skill: Entangle!
His head spirit bone skill: Charm!
Was it too much to ask for a normal skill?
Despite his complaints, Tang San's spirit power level, which had already reached the peak of level 37 before absorbing the spirit bone, had now risen to level 39.
With three months left, he was now confident he could break through to level 40 in time!
The improvement in his mental strength greatly delighted Tang San. His spiritual power, which had long been at the Subtle level, had been only a step away from reaching the Grain stage. However, he had never been able to make that final breakthrough—until now.
After absorbing the head spirit bone, his spiritual power finally advanced from Subtle to the Grain stage.
"An unexpected surprise!"
"Unfortunately, one can only absorb a maximum of six spirit bones, and I've already absorbed two."
Tang San had always been deeply interested in spirit bones, especially high-grade ones!
"Xiao Wu, wait for me—I'll come for you!"
A flicker of killing intent flashed in Tang San's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly upward.
When it came to acquiring high-grade spirit bones on the entire Douluo Continent, who could be an easier target than Xiao Wu? After all, she was a 100,000-year spirit beast in human form!
If he killed Xiao Wu, he wouldn't just gain a 100,000-year spirit bone—if his spirit power were strong enough at the time, he might even obtain a 100,000-year spirit ring!
It was a shame that cunning Xiao Wu had escaped. Otherwise, Tang San would have had plenty of ways to secure a 100,000-year spirit ring and bone.
Thinking about it, the blame for this lay with Flender and Oscar. If they hadn't insisted on killing that Millennium Soft-Boned Rabbit, Xiao Wu might not have run away, and those two 100,000-year Beast Kings might not have appeared.
"Flender, Oscar—ruining someone's future is akin to killing their parents. You've both earned your death warrants!"
Another flash of killing intent crossed Tang San's eyes, but he quickly concealed it. He couldn't act rashly just yet. After all, Flender was a Soul Sage at level 70 or above. At his current strength, he couldn't ignore Flender's combat abilities.
As for Oscar, a mere Food System Soul Master—Tang San could deal with him anytime. There was no rush.
"Vice-Captain of the Emperor Battle Team. Once I break through to level 40, I'll definitely secure that position. As for Captain Yu Tianheng, even if I reach Soul Elder, I might not be his match."
"That won't do. With him around, I'll never have my day in the sun."
"It's better to join the Emperor Battle Team's second division instead."
Tang San was not the kind of person to settle for being overshadowed. He would rather fight for the captaincy of the second division than remain under someone else's authority in the main team.
"Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar—their abilities aren't particularly impressive, but they're familiar and easy to control…"
(End of Chapter)
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