Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Rankyaku? Bibi Dong’s Speculation
This time, Xiao Wu decided not to argue with Ning Rongrong anymore. Just you wait, you're laughing at me now, but soon enough it'll be my turn to laugh at you! Karma always comes around!
Still, Xiao Wu was too embarrassed and quickly covered her flushed face, though she left a tiny gap between her fingers.
[Oh, and another thing. It wasn't just Xiao Wu seeing through Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track that surprised me; the sheer strength in her legs shocked me even more. She can unleash attacks resembling air blades now! In the original story, Xiao Wu wasn't this strong even at level 40!]
[I hope I don't make Xiao Wu mad enough to hit me with one of those kicks...]
Xiao Wu: I would never!
[Speaking of these air blade attacks, they remind me of certain moves. It seems like Xiao Wu's attack has the beginnings of a Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) from the Six Powers used by the Navy!]
[If Xiao Wu keeps practicing or gets even stronger, maybe she can use a real Rankyaku! Those powerful vacuum slashes are quite formidable. This might even count as a self-created spirit ability. Even if it's not too complicated, the power alone would be impressive!]
Xiao Wu, no longer too embarrassed, became curious. What is this Six Powers Su Ming mentioned? Is it strong?
Ning Rongrong chimed in excitedly, "Xiao Wu, that Rankyaku Su Ming mentioned sounds like a perfect fit for you since you mainly fight with your legs, right?"
Xiao Wu smiled and nodded. "Yeah, when I was fighting Tang San and unleashed those air blades, it was something I thought of on the spot."
She paused, her face flushing slightly again as she added, "That night, after everything ended, I got a card that could evolve my bloodline and also received mastery over strength. I felt so powerful afterward."
"So today, when Tang San trapped me with his Blue Silver Grass, I didn't teleport to escape. Instead, I wanted to test if my leg strength could cut through the vines. And it worked!"
Thanks to Su Ming's diary, Xiao Wu now had an idea. Why not keep practicing this technique to see if it could become a mature self-created spirit ability?
[In the end, after Xiao Wu saw through Tang San's movements, she unleashed the full power of her Exploding Eight-Stage Throw! After all these years, Xiao Wu finally had a solid reason to give Tang San a proper beating!]
[Since Xiao Wu was fighting three people, she had every right to be upset. Naturally, using up spirit power and focusing intensely would lead to her accidentally injuring Tang San. Makes sense, right? I think it's perfectly reasonable!]
[Yu Xiaogang noticed Tang San was struggling to withstand Xiao Wu's attack and immediately called on Flender for help since Xiao Wu completely ignored his pleas to stop!]
[Of course, Flender hesitated, but seeing that Tang San was Tang Hao's son, he eventually decided to step in and save him.]
[But how could I let that happen? Tang San needed to experience the full force of Xiao Wu's Exploding Eight-Stage Throw!]
[So I stepped in and blocked Flender. After all, when Yu Xiaogang forced Xiao Wu to fight three people, Flender didn't stop it. Now he wants to intervene? That would be disappointing (to me)!]
[As expected, Rongrong and Zhuqing also stepped in, backing me up. That was incredibly satisfying!]
[In the end, Flender chose not to interfere. Yu Xiaogang's plan completely backfired, and his well-laid schemes fell apart!]
Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong exchanged looks, realizing how badly Yu Xiaogang's plan had failed. He had hoped to elevate Tang San's standing, but it seemed Su Ming's influence was stronger.
Or rather, Su Ming held more sway among the female students. From Su Ming's diary, Bibi Dong could see that the Shrek students were already starting to form two distinct factions.
One was centered around Su Ming, with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. The other consisted of Dai Mubai, Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
However, this divide wasn't very pronounced, mainly because Su Ming's strength kept the other group in check. Dai Mubai and his team were wary, if not outright fearful, of Su Ming's power.
Now, with Yu Xiaogang arriving at Shrek Academy, he hadn't taken the time to understand the situation properly. He had tried to group Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing with Tang San, hoping it would benefit him, but the two girls clearly weren't interested.
After reading Su Ming's diary for years, both Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had learned about Tang San's true nature, as well as that of Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun. It was impossible for them to get as close to them as in the original story.
Zhu Zhuqing might still tolerate it a little, but Ning Rongrong's feelings for Tang San were absolutely negative. Su Ming had already mentioned in his diary that in the original story, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect supported Tang San.
And what was the result?
Although the sect avoided total destruction thanks to Tang San's hidden weapons, many still perished, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo died saving Tang San. The sect gave its all to help Tang San, but received little in return, suffering heavy losses.
Of course, Bibi Dong didn't feel she had done anything wrong by killing Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo in the original timeline. It was war, after all. Casualties were inevitable, and they were on opposite sides at the time.
But this time, thanks to Su Ming's influence, Ning Rongrong would definitely stop the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from supporting Tang San. If the sect didn't support him, Ning Fengzhi, being a smart man, would likely align himself with the Spirit Hall—unless he foolishly chose to oppose them.
As for whether Su Ming would help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Bibi Dong wasn't worried. He might lend some help for Ning Rongrong's sake, but he certainly wouldn't help Ning Fengzhi go against the Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong had a sense that Su Ming was more aligned with the common people, perhaps due to his own origins or his awakened memories from his past life. Maybe in his previous world, commoners weren't as oppressed as they were in this one, where survival was a daily struggle.
Of course, all this was merely Bibi Dong's own speculation.
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