A Duel with Flender! Full Power Unleashed!

Flender said solemnly, "Shrek Academy's graduation requirement is reaching level 40 Soul Power."

"You've already reached level 40. Later, I can lead a team to help you hunt a Soul Ring."

"What are your plans after that?"

Tang Lan had long been prepared and answered fluently.

"My age is what it is. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to do anything else right now."

"I'm also worried about Little Sanzi and Xiao Wu, so I still hope to stay at Shrek."

"As for my usual training..."

"Other than team training, I hope you, Dean, can let me arrange the rest of my time freely."

Flender smiled.

He flicked out an incense stick and nailed it into a tree trunk.

"If you want preferential treatment from me, you'll have to prove yourself with your strength."

Tang Lan did not rush to make a move.

Pretending to be troubled, he said, "Yesterday, I only narrowly won because Teacher Zhao underestimated us, and because of our teamwork."

"Dean Flender, your level is even higher than Teacher Zhao's, right?"

"How am I supposed to fight you?"

"How about giving me a chance?"

Flender's expression did not change. He was not persuaded.

"Enemies won't give you chances."

"If you want privileges, use your strength to convince me."

With that,

he directly summoned his Cat Eagle Spirit and clasped his hands behind his back.

Tang Lan raised a brow!

Last night,

Tang Hao had used that exact posture when he made Flender and Zhao Wuji fight him together.

Was this a case of a father's debt being paid by his son?

Fine, fine, fine!

So that was how they wanted to play?

Tang Lan summoned the Thunder Flame Haotian Hammer in his right hand. A flash of lightning transformed it into a massive hammer half a man tall, dropping into his grip.

The Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor appeared behind him, ready to strike at any moment.

"Third Soul Skill: Life Burial!"

The Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor did not need to spread at all. It erupted directly from beneath Flender's feet, swallowing and strangling him within!

Layer after layer, it formed a massive grass sphere ten meters wide.

Waves of Soul Power erupted from within, yet they could not keep up with the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor's growth.

This!

This was the true terror of Life Burial—no charging required, target locked, endless and inexhaustible!

Tang Lan's Inner Force was already ten times that of others at his level, and Endless Vitality restored it at an astonishing rate.

The Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor itself could also devour an enemy's energy, reducing Soul Skill consumption.

For a time,

he actually used this Third Soul Skill alone to trap Flender inside!

Tang Lan did not remain idle either.

Holding the Thunder Flame Haotian Hammer, he continuously poured in immense Inner Force, his aura climbing ever higher.

Dai Mubai and the others, who happened to run past during a lap, all stopped in their tracks.

Why did this look...

even fiercer than yesterday?

Zhao Wuji, watching from the shadows, was even more stunned!

This brat had held back yesterday?

At last,

Flender knew he could not drag this out any longer and could only activate a Soul Skill—

"Fourth Soul Skill: Eagle Claw Cut!"

Three razor-sharp blades of energy tore through layer upon layer of obstruction and slashed toward Tang Lan.

In response,

Tang Lan ignored them completely and clenched his already raised left hand—

"Burst!"

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Every Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor exploded at once!

The powerful shockwave swept outward, flattening every nearby wooden cabin.

Zhu Zhuqing and the others farther away were blinded by flying sand and stone, forcing them to raise their hands and use Soul Power to disperse it.

Looking back at the center of the field,

Flender was clad in a layer of golden armor and had not been injured by the explosion.

But—

"That's Master's Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Cat Eagle!" Ma Hongjun cried. "Lan-ge actually pushed him this far?"

Everyone else's eyes widened!

A Seven-Ring Soul Sage had been forced to use his Sixth Soul Skill by a Four-Ring Soul Grandmaster?

What, did they think this was a novel?

Ning Rongrong questioned, "That attack looked powerful, but was there really a need to use the Sixth Soul Skill?"

"What do you know?" Xiao Wu snapped. "My brother's Second Soul Skill, Blue Silver Emperor Burst, comes with barbed spikes! Once they pierce your body, they can continuously devour Soul Power, Mental Power, and even life force!"

Ning Rongrong was left dumbfounded!

Did she hear what she was saying?

Was that really an effect a Second Soul Skill should have?

"Dean, watch the hammer!"

Tang Lan's furious roar drew everyone's attention.

The Thunder Flame Haotian Hammer, charged up for so long, was raised high. Tang Lan leaped into the air and smashed it down at Flender, who was about to take flight!

Flender was quite shameless.

A level 78 fighter facing a level 40 opponent, and he still wanted to retreat and dodge.

But Tang Lan raised his left hand again and grabbed through the air!

"Get back here!"

"Roar—"

A Golden Dragon coiled around Flender, dragging him back and preventing his retreat.

—Dragon Grasping Hand!

Although Flender immediately shattered it, he had missed his chance.

He could only make his Fourth Soul Ring light up and repeatedly wave his hands, carving out ten razor-sharp energy blades.

Just as the two were about to clash head-on—

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

A great number of Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperors burst from underground.

Tang Lan, who had been charging in aggressively, spun and retreated.

—It had only been a feint.

He used Lingbo Microstep, stepping across the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperors as he shifted and darted through the air.

Like threading a needle, he narrowly slipped through the ten sharp energy blades.

Then he swung his hammer at Flender's shoulder.

Flender had no time to use another Soul Skill and could only counter with his eagle claws.

"Bang!"

A muffled impact rang out.

Tang Lan was sent flying.

He curved around a thick Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor like a boomerang, then turned and swung another hammer strike at Flender.

During that brief opening,

a huge number of Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperors formed an enormous cage, sealing off the sky above.

Given the toughness of the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor,

if Flender wanted to escape the cage, he would have to take Tang Lan's hammer head-on!

Under normal circumstances, Flender might have chosen that option.

But!

That was the Haotian Hammer!

The number one Weapon Spirit in the world!

And it had mutated!

Tang Lan was also using the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and he possessed Soaring Sky Strike, allowing him to switch to his strongest blow at any moment.

Even as a Seven-Ring Soul Sage, he did not dare take that hammer strike directly!

—He could refer to Zhao Wuji's fate yesterday for the consequences.

He could only keep swinging his eagle claws, knocking Tang Lan away once again.

Yet Tang Lan used Lingbo Microstep, circling around a Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor as his third hammer strike followed close behind.

The opening left behind did not give Flender enough time to escape.

Forced to remain where he was, he took Tang Lan's hammer strike after hammer strike.

As the fight went on,

Flender realized something was wrong!

It was one thing for the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to grow stronger with every strike.

But how could those Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperors siphon away his Soul Power from such a distance?

Although the pull was more than half weaker than when they directly wrapped around him, and it did not affect his Mental Power or life force,

there were simply too many of them!

They blotted out the sky. Gathered together, they were draining him fiercely, gulp after gulp!

And—

Logically speaking,

Tang Lan was only a level 40 Soul Grandmaster fighting head-on against him, a level 78 Soul Sage. The backlash alone should have been enough to make him suffer badly, right?

Yet they had already exchanged more than twenty blows, and he was perfectly fine!

Something was strange!

"Third Soul Skill: Seek and Kill Weakness!"

Using the Cat Eagle's unique vision, Flender discovered that whenever they clashed, the golden light on Tang Lan's body would deflect most of the force.

He did not recognize the Indestructible Body, but he knew he was in trouble!

As for the remaining shockwaves,

with Tang Lan's physique capable of enduring a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, they posed no threat.

Since physical damage would not work, he would use magical damage instead!

He saw...