Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 37: Ironhide Shield

Tang San took a deep breath, feeling the surging energy within him and activating the Mysterious Heaven Technique as his next opponent entered the arena.

The rhino demon! Yes, it was precisely the one who had just missed seeing Tang San, thinking it was its turn to compete.

The arena, now quieted under the suppression of the seventh-order Berserk Bear, watched as the Flash Leopard, previously flung away, rose and stared intently at Tang San.

In today's collision competition, the fourth-order Flash Leopard that just died was the first casualty among the demons. As for the deaths of vassals in the earlier competitions, they couldn’t care less.

A vassal of the Wind Wolf Clan had just killed a fourth-order Flash Leopard. The defeat was an absolute disgrace for the Flash Leopard clan. A lower-order Flash Leopard had already left to relay the message.

At this moment, Tang San had no time to concern himself with what the Flash Leopard clan thought. Still, Wang Yanfeng and Gui Gui were beginning to understand the purpose of his masked appearance.

The rhino demon let out a deep roar. It dropped down on all fours, and its right hind leg scraped at the ground as the aura around it grew increasingly dense.

A dark yellow light radiated from it. This was the rhino demon's forte, the Ironhide Shield. In terms of defense, the rhino clan was undoubtedly among the top in the demon clans.

Races capable of a head-on collision with a rhino demon were few. Due to his ridiculous mass and defense, this fourth-order rhino demon was a favorite among the fourth-order competitors today.

"Roar!"

The rhino demon suddenly roared to the sky and its hooves smashed the ground as it charged fiercely toward Tang San. Its horn was radiating a blinding light.

Tang San also charged forward. His speed appeared no different from when he charged at the Flash Leopard, and his body was still enveloped in a green light, exhibiting the unique aura of the Wind Wolves.

As they rapidly closed in, Tang San suddenly raised his hand, and two green wind blades shot toward the rhino demon.

The wind blades drew two beautiful arcs in the air. The rhino demon only saw the green light flicker in his opponent’s hand, and then the wind blades seemed to fly off course to either side. But just as it wondered what was going on, a bright green light exploded in its eyes.

Tang San had judged his opponent’s speed and position perfectly, and the trajectory of the wind blades set them to hit the rhino’s eyes perfectly.

At this moment, both were about to enter the collision circle. The rhino demon snorted coldly and its limbs abruptly turned. It slid directly toward the collision circle, and at the same time, it swiftly closed its eyes.

It didn't believe that Tang San's wind blades could penetrate its Ironhide Shield. Even though its eyelids were in fact one of the most vulnerable parts of its body, even that skin was still not something just anyone could penetrate.

But the rhino demon didn't know that Tang San was waiting precisely for this moment—the moment it closed its eyes.

The two wind blades struck its eyelids, and while the defense of the Ironhide Shield did indeed withstand the attack, the rhino demon couldn't help but feel a piercing pain. It roared out in anger again.

What it couldn’t see was that Tang San had already leaped into the air.

The spectators noticed that he now held a wind blade, and it was apparent to anyone with good eyesight that the wind element was rapidly converging toward that wind blade. Before their eyes, the greenish-blue wind blade quickly turned dark green.

The rhino demon squinted in pain. It tilted its head back and shook it, but it needed time to regain its vision.

It could only rely on memory to move inside the collision circle.

Tang San's slender figure descended from the air, lightly landing on the raised head of the rhino demon and thrusting the dark-green wind blade toward its eye.

Simultaneously, his other hand struck the top of the rhino demon's head.

Thud!

At a closer look, it was visible that this dark-green wind blade was about to puncture the rhino’s demon eyelid.

Its Ironhide Shield’s defense was formidable compared to any other fourth-order demon’s, but it was still nothing more than a fourth-order demon itself. The shield barely covered its whole body, merging with its tough hide. Not only was it stretched thin, but it also wasn't capable of releasing external energy.

On the other hand, Tang San's wind blade was made of incredibly compressed wind elemental energy; its entire power was focused in a single point, and it targeted the rhino’s most vulnerable spot.

The wind blade shattered almost immediately, dissipating into specks of green light.

But the rhino demon let out an almost insane scream of pain.

Its upper body reared up, and it no longer cared about the collision contest.

The next moment, it darted out wildly on all fours, swinging its head frantically, wanting to use its most potent attack to smash the opponent into a pulp.

Of course, by this time, Tang San had already lightly sprung up from its head, landing steadily in the center of the collision zone.

No one noticed that the palm he had placed on the rhino demon's head had flashed with a yellow light.

Energy from the Mysterious Heaven Technique surged within him, allowing him to quickly recover from the expenditure of using the wind blade.

He was secretly quite surprised; he had not held back with that wind blade strike at all. Although it wasn't his most potent ability, he considered its penetrative power quite formidable. Yet, he had been unable to fully pierce through. The fourth-order rhino demon’s eyes were injured, one of them severely so, but it was probably not permanent.

The fact that he had been unable to stab it in the eye showed how strong the Ironhide Shield’s defense was.

In the meantime, the seventh-order Berserk Bear's huge paw fiercely reached out, grabbing the horn of the rhino demon that was madly charging toward the crowd.

With a roar, it suddenly lifted the robust rhino demon over its head with a single hand. Then, it slammed the rhino hard onto the ground, knocking it unconscious.

"Worthless! Take it away! Can't you even defeat a vassal?" the seventh-order Berserk Bear said disdainfully, with a hint of anger.

Two consecutive victories!

Using skillful tactics, Tang San had defeated a fourth-order Flash Leopard and a fourth-order rhino demon. However, the more powerful demons could tell it wasn't just about skills. His timing and composure were vital in overcoming his opponents.

Gui Gui was now truly at a loss for words. If, during the first battle, she had been deeply concerned about Tang San's safety, now she just wanted to ask Wang Yanfeng, Where did you find this little demon?

The Wind Wolf Clan's Wind Blade? Is it just a simple Wind Blade? And fourth order, no less!

She knew Tang San's actual age. A nine-year-old at the fourth order...what an extraordinary talent! At least in the human world, she had never heard of such a being.

Wang Yanfeng's eyes sparkled with admiration. He had always known that Tang San was strong. A year ago, when Tang San was only at the third order, Wang Yanfeng suffered a defeat at his hands.

But even he hadn't expected Tang San to be this powerful. It was an utterly unforeseen strength.

"Come on!" With a ferocious roar, Tang San's third opponent entered the arena.

Compared to the previous rhino demon, this opponent was much smaller in stature. It had a slender figure, standing at only 1.5 meters tall, but it had wings on its back. The wingspan was actually greater than the demon’s height, at around two meters. Its elongated eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

If Tang San remembered correctly, this wasn't the contestant lined up behind him earlier. In other words, someone had been moved up in the queue.

Moved up in the queue...to counter him?

This contestant was probably a member of a falcon demon clan.

Undoubtedly, through these two battles, the demons had realized that his agility and martial skills were superior. Clumsier demons were at a disadvantage against him, so they brought forth this falcon demon with flying abilities, great speed, and skills to counter him.

Being consecutively defeated by a vassal humiliated the demons participating in the Collision Contest.

Tang San didn't need to think much to understand what these demons were up to.

A falcon demon, huh? Well well.