Soul Land ep 199 and 200 reaction

I agree with your points Vulcan also I do think Tang sans test are harder but I was just wondering if the fact that his friends are with him and she is alone if its gonna mean anything in the final battle

Andre

Nice reaction! Your observations and comments were all pretty spot Nutsman. Qian Ren Xue's place in the story is pretty "indirect" you might say. In my opinion, this is the first time that Qian Ren Xue faced a real threat of dying since her tests started. Based on what we've seen so far, Seagod's 9 Test is somewhat more difficult than these Angel tests QRX is taking. Plus she started when Tang San was already in the 2nd Test (1yr+) after Tang san but she is already in the 7th test too. And let's face it, some of those Seagod's 9 Tests were almost impossible to pass. Although his friends helped him in some, that's only because they were also doing the same tests. His friends were useless to him in most of the tests, instead they passed because of him. Of the 6 tests he has passed now, apart from the 1st test that was a bit unreasonably difficult with all those 333 steps and the pressure, he would have passed the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th even if they weren't there. Infact, he basically solved the 4th test for everyone, and his reward from the 5th test was reduced because of their interference. Personally, I prefer the 6th test from the novel. It portrayed Tang San's current true power even better because it was Tang San's biggest crises and a Life-death battle with both Bo Saixi and TS fighting to survive for different reasons. It was supposed to be totally about him surviving Bo Saixi's killing intent. His friends leaving the battlefield was better than them interfering. Most importantly, there wasn't any plot hole in it so I don't know why they changed it (Wanted his friends to take part I guess). He didn't even want  his friends to interfere as he had already figured Bo Saixi was after his life for her survival that's why he came up with the escaping strategy so that they wouldn't be "the ground" where two differently sized elephants were fighting. His friends were even mad at him after the 6th test because they suspected what he did after everything and their argument was pretty cute too, which I was expecting to see. However, the one in the animation was pretty good too. Also, Tang San's battle with Bo Saixi in Episode 197 without her Martial Soul clarified the power dynamics in one go and revealed many things. Tang San's uncle once said in Episode 157 that of the 3 Level 99 Supreme Soul masters, Bo Saixi and Qian Dau Liu are evenly matched while Tang Chen is the most powerful of the three. Since we know that Bo Saixi = Qian Dau Liu in power, this also means that Qian Dau Liu has been going a little too easy on his granddaughter. Even the 7 Pillar Guardians admitted that even in  1vs7 with Bo Saixi, they couldn't win (That's how powerful Qian Dau Liu actually is). We all know that even though Qian Ren Xue is now Level 90, she still can't beat Level 84 Tang San in a 1-on-1 life-death battle. She could barely defeat him even with her Martial soul form in the battle at Tian Duo Palace. And now, with the intention to kill Tang San, even Level 95 Seadragon could barely hold up. However, somehow she still managed to pass that Sixth Test and Qian Dau Liu even used his Martial Soul form in the battle making her feel she did well. Even level 97 Sword grandpa's Dad was killed by Qian Dau Liu easily but with all that power, he isn't giving enough pressure to his granddaughter to grow properly. Disregarding whether or not he'd have to die if he failed the tests, all of Tang San's test could be comfortably classified as life-threatening. Compared to Tang San's 6th Test that must be completed in 30mins, hers was 1 year. That isn't enough pressure in my opinion. His friends helped him in the end but common, he was almost killed and they weren't even close by until Bo Saixi captured all of them to force him out. No wonder all of the youths can't compete with Tang san; he faces more challenging training, battles and his cultivation journey has been painful so far always at the risk of dying. From brazingly absorbing rings above his limit risking being crippled, to slaughter city life-death battles, Moon pavillion risking his identity, self organized martial arts training, always practicing and forging when others are sleeping or having fun and now these tests. Since he was born, I don't think he has had any real break from continuously cultivating his senses and skills.

Thank you Nayeem

Andre

congratz! on your 200th episode bro. Keep it up!