Bab 172: Chapter 172: Su Ming: Yu Xiaogang, Don't Thank Me Too Much
After Tang San regained consciousness, Su Ming loosened his control on the wooden dragon that was holding him, leaving Tang San restrained only lightly. The others didn't pay much attention to this precaution, as Tang San still couldn't fully control his Eight Spider Lances.
Once Tang San had calmed down, he used his Mysterious Heaven Skill, focusing his consciousness on his back and slowly establishing a connection with the Eight Spider Lances. Gradually, he managed to retract them.
Yu Xiaogang, seeing Tang San succeed, allowed a weak smile to cross his pale face. He hurriedly said, "Xiao San, quickly! Use your Eight Spider Lances to extract the poison from my... injury."
Tang San hesitated. "Teacher, are you sure? I don't feel confident in fully controlling the Eight Spider Lances yet... What if something goes wrong?"
Yu Xiaogang, despite his pain, reassured Tang San, "I believe in you, Xiao San. You've already gained basic control over the Eight Spider Lances by retracting them. It'll be fine!"
Seeing that Yu Xiaogang was insistent, Tang San didn't hesitate further. He carefully extended one of the spider legs and positioned it over his teacher's wound, slowly and carefully extracting the poison.
As soon as the poison left Yu Xiaogang's body, he felt immediate relief, though it left him feeling somewhat hollow...
At this point, Su Ming, with an air of "kindness," used his fourth soul skill to "fully heal" the wound. Yu Xiaogang's injury was sealed and healed entirely.
Su Ming thought to himself, Heh heh, Yu Xiaogang, you really shouldn't thank me too much. While I can't restore everything, I can certainly heal what's left!
With this move, Su Ming had effectively sealed Yu Xiaogang's fate.
Yu Xiaogang, now able to stand, gave Su Ming a pained but grateful smile. "Thank you, Su Ming. And you too, Oscar. If it weren't for both of you, I don't think I'd even be standing right now."
Su Ming inwardly chuckled. You're thanking me for sealing your injury? Wow, Yu Xiaogang, you're something else!
At the same time, Su Ming felt relieved that he hadn't recorded the entire incident. Storing such a gruesome image in the system would've been disgusting. Better not to have it.
System: Good thing, host, you didn't live-stream or take pictures. Showing that scene to the female leads would've been highly inappropriate!
Su Ming unknowingly avoided a future regret. If he ever found out someone could see into his diary and they stumbled upon a photo of Yu Xiaogang's incident... he'd regret it forever.
Flender, sensing the tense atmosphere, addressed everyone. "Alright, today's group battle is over. As for the evaluation of the final round, we'll discuss it tomorrow morning."
"I'm taking Fatty and the Grandmaster into the city to see a healing spirit master for further treatment. You all can practice on your own today."
Originally, Yu Xiaogang had plans for further training after today's battle, but now those had to be postponed due to his injury.
Yu Xiaogang's heart was filled with sorrow. Why did his luck seem to have taken such a nosedive in recent years?
Six years ago, his injury from the Mandala Snake's poison during Tang San's first spirit ring hunt had rendered his... area nonfunctional. However, back then, the damage was within a tolerable range. If he could find a powerful healing spirit master and the right herbs, recovery was possible. Though banished from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his father was still the clan leader, and finding a Spirit Saint-level healer wasn't difficult.
But now, thanks to Tang San's Eight Spider Lances, that area had been completely severed. With all his years of theoretical knowledge, Yu Xiaogang couldn't think of any spirit that could regenerate such a loss...
What made it worse was that both incidents involved Tang San. Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but wonder if their fates were somehow at odds. He felt a mix of frustration and helplessness.
However, despite these setbacks, Yu Xiaogang knew he had to rely on Tang San for his future. Tang San, with his twin spirits, was destined for greatness. His father was Tang Hao, and they might one day return to the Clear Sky Clan. These connections made Yu Xiaogang realize that, no matter the cost, he needed to stick with Tang San.
After all, Tang San now possessed one of the rarest treasures in the spirit master world: an External Spirit Bone. The Eight Spider Lances would only grow in power, and when Tang San became a Title Douluo, those spider legs could easily reach the 70,000 to 80,000-year level—perhaps even evolving into a 100,000-year spirit bone with a bit of luck!
However, Yu Xiaogang was now a "rootless" man, and with that, his hopes of being with Liu Erlong or Bibi Dong were dashed forever.
But Yu Xiaogang wasn't about to let either of them know what had happened. Some things were too damaging to a man's pride.
On the training grounds, as the chaos from Tang San's Eight Spider Lances settled, Tang San felt a deep sense of guilt. Once again, he had hurt his teacher, this time more severely.
Dai Mubai and Oscar noticed his remorse and tried to comfort him. "Xiao San, don't beat yourself up. It wasn't your fault. No one wanted this to happen."
Tang San nodded slightly, feeling a little better. He then cast a complicated look at Xiao Wu. Had it not been for her Eight Stage Drop, the Eight Spider Lances might not have gone out of control...
Xiao Wu noticed his look and immediately understood what he was thinking. Annoyed, she said, "Tang San, don't tell me you're blaming me for what happened, thinking the Eight Spider Lances went wild because I injured you so badly?"
Dai Mubai muttered under his breath, "Wasn't that the reason, though?"
Xiao Wu shot him a deadly glare. "What did you say?"
Dai Mubai, who had been about to argue back, quickly backed down, thinking about Tang San's current state.
Xiao Wu turned her attention back to Tang San. "Don't think this happened because of me, Tang San. The real reason is that your strength isn't enough! When you're in a fight, you can't expect your opponent to always go easy on you."
"Besides, I already went easy on you this time. If I hadn't held back, even with Su Ming and Oscar's healing abilities, you'd still be in terrible shape right now!"
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