Su Ming spoke up seriously, "It's absolutely necessary. Teacher Zhao has already taken it upon himself to change the content of the fourth trial. Now, he's essentially using his power to bully us. We can't let him look down on us, don't you all agree?"
He looked around at everyone. Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing nodded in agreement.
Dai Mubai, however, looked at Su Ming in surprise. This guy was daring! With their level of strength, they couldn't possibly break through Teacher Zhao's defenses, let alone defeat him!
Xiao Wu eyed Zhao Wuji, itching to hit him with her Eight Stage Throw. But unfortunately, the difference in their power was too vast. Zhao Wuji's defense was astonishing, and she wouldn't be able to perform the technique—she might even get countered if she tried.
Seeing that everyone's spirits were rising, Su Ming continued, fanning the flames for Tang San, "Tang San, only the item you obtained yesterday can break through Teacher Zhao's soul power defense. With your skills, you should be able to break through his defenses by targeting one spot!"
Tang San saw everyone looking at him expectantly and sighed, nodding reluctantly. "Alright then. I agree, Teacher Zhao is indeed being a bit excessive. Let's see if we can defeat him."
Dai Mubai's eyes widened at Tang San's confidence. His spirit power was the lowest here; how could he talk so boldly?
Since Dai Mubai hadn't had the chance to spar with Tang San, he still underestimated him. After all, Tang San's spirit was only Blue Silver Grass—no matter how special his training might have been, Blue Silver Grass was still Blue Silver Grass.
Then, with a look of reluctance, Tang San took out four Silent Sleeve Arrows and distributed them among the group. "These are Silent Sleeve Arrows, a type of hidden weapon you wear on your wrist. Just wait for my signal and aim them at Teacher Zhao."
"Although these hidden weapons can't actually harm him, if we concentrate our attack on a single point, we might still have a chance. Just watch where I aim and fire together!"
Everyone nodded, attaching the arrows to their wrists and examining them with curiosity.
Tang San thought to himself, since Su Ming wanted him to use hidden weapons against Teacher Zhao, he'd go along with it. He'd let everyone try the Silent Sleeve Arrows first and observe their effectiveness. They were low-grade hidden weapons anyway; he could make better ones later.
Tang San's primary goal, was to demonstrate the power of hidden weapons to Ning Rongrong, a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, hoping to explore future collaboration.
After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was known as the wealthiest clan in the world. If he wanted to establish the Tang Sect here, collaborating with them would be ideal.
Seeing that everyone was familiar with the weapons, Tang San said, "So, that's the plan. When we use the hidden weapons, Su Ming, you should attack with your wooden spikes at the same time."
Su Ming nodded calmly, then suddenly remembered something and turned to Xiao Wu. "Xiao Wu, when you're fighting Teacher Zhao later, make sure not to use your second spirit ability. Got it?"
Xiao Wu tilted her head. "Why, brother?"
Su Ming explained, "Your second spirit ability Charm is powerful, but the gap in levels between you and Teacher Zhao is too big. If you try to use Charm on him, it will backfire."
"And besides, Teacher Zhao is known as the Unmovable King—he's not likely to be affected by your Charm, and that would put you in danger!"
Xiao Wu nodded firmly after hearing this.
Dai Mubai glanced at Su Ming in surprise. He hadn't expected Su Ming to consider this. Indeed, if Xiao Wu tried to use Charm on Zhao Wuji, it could put her in a lot of danger. Zhao Wuji was no pushover; they were simply worlds apart in power.
In such a short time, they could only come up with a simple plan. Whether it would work remained to be seen in the actual fight—after all, Zhao Wuji was incredibly strong, and this was their first time working together.
"Are you done discussing? Time's up!"
Zhao Wuji's booming voice rang out, and the five turned to see that the incense stick had indeed burned out.
"Teacher, we're ready to start," Dai Mubai said, nodding to Zhao Wuji before stepping aside. He wanted to observe how they would fight. Teacher Zhao, like him, was a strength-focused soul master, and his combat instincts were worth learning from.
Meanwhile, on Su Ming's side, he was quite curious about the hidden weapons Tang San provided. Su Ming had claimed that defeating Zhao Wuji depended heavily on Tang San's hidden weapon, which he was skeptical about.
Zhao Wuji stood up, clasped his hands together, and flexed his wrists before lighting a new incense stick.
As soon as Zhao Wuji lit the incense, Ning Rongrong was already moving. If Zhao Wuji intended to bully them, she didn't see any issue in activating her spirit power early.
"Seven Treasures Glazed Tile!"
Ning Rongrong twirled gracefully in place as colorful light emanated from her body. A seven-colored pagoda appeared in her right palm.
Then, her first spirit ring activated. "The Seven Treasures bring: One is Strength! Two is Speed!"
Immediately, three beams of light shot out from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, enveloping Tang San and the others, while Su Ming, being close by, didn't need a boost for now.
Tang San felt a slight shock at the changes in his body. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda lived up to its reputation—his strength and speed had both increased by forty percent!
As everyone assumed their positions, Tang San called out, "Activate spirits!"
Light flashed across the field, and Zhao Wuji was stunned!
Among them, the weakest was Tang San, who only had two spirit rings, but based on Zhao Wuji's experience, Tang San was probably ready to obtain his third.
The others, however, were all three-ringed Soul Elders.
Wait—no!
Zhao Wuji spotted a special case among them, looking at Su Ming in disbelief. Four rings!
He immediately glared at Dai Mubai. "Mubai, what's going on this year? Their average strength is over the thirtieth level, and you even have a four-ringed Soul Ancestor among you!"
Dai Mubai sighed. "Teacher Zhao, you didn't ask. Besides, you're the examiner, and our strengths aren't even on par. Why would I tell you their levels in advance?"
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