Su Ming thought about copying Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes, but with his current one-tomoe Sharingan, even if he could replicate the technique, it would likely take many observations to fully master it. Since he planned to learn it secretly, it would also take a lot of time and effort, not to mention avoiding detection during his practice.
The best solution would be if the system could reward Su Ming with a technique to cultivate his mental power. Any basic technique would allow him to thrive in this so-called fantasy world of Douluo Dalu.
After all, at this time, besides Tang San with his mysterious Xuantian Skill, no other proper cultivation methods existed.
Su Ming silently wished, "System Dad, can you please reward me with a mental cultivation technique?"
The system responded, [Ding! As long as the host continues to write daily journals, there's a chance to obtain such a reward. Calling me dad won't help you get any shortcuts~~]
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Su Ming, taken aback by the system's cheeky response, decided not to push further. He'd have to take things step by step.
Additionally, his soul power had already reached level 10, which meant it was time to consider getting his first soul ring. However, he didn't want to rush. Since people knew him as a level seven innate soul power holder, it was best to wait a few months before pursuing it.
In the meantime, he would continue to train and study more about soul beasts.
At that moment, the door to Dorm 7 opened, and Tang San walked in.
Tang San was surprised to see Su Ming there, but he greeted him, "I didn't expect to see you in this dorm too. What a coincidence!"
Su Ming nodded. "Yeah, quite the coincidence."
"Now that you're a part of Dorm 7, let me explain the rules. Every newcomer has to fight the dorm leader without using martial spirits. If you win, you become the new leader. Any objections?"
Tang San shook his head and then speculated, "You're the new leader of Dorm 7, aren't you?"
Su Ming had arrived earlier, and by now, he had fought the previous leader. Judging by how everyone stood behind him, respectfully letting him speak, it was easy for Tang San to deduce that Su Ming was now in charge.
"That's right, you're smart. So, what do you think? Ready for a match?" Su Ming smiled. "We're both from Holy Soul Village, but we've never had a proper exchange. This is a good opportunity."
Tang San didn't hesitate. Su Ming had embarrassed his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, and as his disciple, Tang San felt that loss of face too. His teacher had also advised him to teach Su Ming a lesson if he had the chance. Now the opportunity had presented itself.
What Tang San didn't realize was that Su Ming was thinking the same thing. This was his chance to test Tang San's strength and abilities in a fight.
Before the match, Su Ming took a moment to update his journal.
[Finally arrived at the work-study dormitory, the same one Tang San and Xiao Wu stayed in according to the original story. The dorm has a rule where new members fight the dorm leader to take over if they win.]
[No surprise, I won and now have a legitimate reason to challenge Tang San. This is the perfect opportunity to test him and see if his Tang Sect martial arts are more powerful than my system's body technique mastery!]
After writing, Su Ming started a live broadcast. He knew the moment where he would fight Tang San needed to be recorded.
The female leads watching the journal were thrilled that Su Ming had started another live stream. Two streams in one day meant two chances for rewards, and they were eager to see the outcome of the fight.
They were also curious—who would be stronger? Although Tang San was only six, he was a skilled Tang Sect assassin in his previous life. They wondered if Su Ming could win.
As Su Ming and Tang San prepared, Su Ming initiated the fight by launching a punch aimed at Tang San's face.
Tang San's expression shifted slightly. He hadn't expected Su Ming to be this strong.
"Mysterious Jade Hand!"
Tang San's hand turned a jade-like color as he blocked Su Ming's punch. The two exchanged blows, with Su Ming feeling like he had struck a stone. Mysterious Jade Hand was indeed formidable.
They exchanged dozens of moves, with Tang San mostly relying on Mysterious Jade Hand and his grappling technique Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon to deflect Su Ming's strikes.
Thanks to the system's body technique mastery, Su Ming's strength and speed were far superior to other boys his age. Despite Tang San using his Purple Demon Eyes, Mysterious Jade Hand, and Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon, he could barely hold off Su Ming's attacks, often using his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dodge.
But Dorm 7 wasn't very big, limiting Tang San's movement. Su Ming also didn't want to drag the fight out. He already had a sense of Tang San's strength and what he needed to know.
During the fight, Su Ming activated his one-tomoe Sharingan, since Tang San had already used his Purple Demon Eyes. No point in being left behind.
Tang San was shocked when he saw Su Ming's eyes turn red. Su Ming also had some sort of eye technique?
Ignoring Tang San's surprise, Su Ming used his Sharingan to slow down Tang San's movements and attempted to copy Tang San's techniques.
However, Su Ming quickly realized that while he could copy the movements, something was missing from the techniques.
Then it dawned on him—Tang San's techniques, whether it was Mysterious Jade Hand or Purple Demon Eyes, relied on his internal energy from Xuantian Skill. Su Ming didn't have Xuantian Skill.
The one-tomoe Sharingan wasn't overpowered enough to copy the inner power that made Tang San's techniques effective.
Even though he couldn't fully replicate the techniques, Su Ming wasn't too disappointed. After all, Sharingan couldn't copy soul skills in the Douluo world, since martial spirits and soul rings were unique to each person. The Sharingan was best for copying physical techniques, which didn't matter much to Su Ming at this point. What he really looked forward to was unlocking Susanoo.
At the moment Tang San showed a weakness, Su Ming used his superior speed and strength to land a clean hit, sending Tang San flying—hitting him right in the face!
Afterward, Su Ming deactivated his Sharingan. He felt a bit mentally fatigued but hadn't used up much soul power. It seemed the Sharingan primarily consumed mental energy, and with his current level of mental power, he couldn't maintain it for long.
The female leads watching the live stream saw Tang San get knocked away with one punch and exclaimed how brutal Su Ming was. They wondered how swollen Tang San's face would be after that hit!