First Show of Power

After the Tang Sect was wiped out all those years ago, she had been just a little girl when she ran to Shrek, to the Clear Sky Sect, and to the other forces that had promised to watch over and support the Tang Sect, begging for help. Yet not a single one had been willing to help them. One had to know that the Tang Sect's enemy at the time had merely been a Soul Emperor without even a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. For Shrek and the Clear Sky Sect, dealing with him would have been effortless.

Yet they had not spared a thought for their past friendship.

They all deserved to die!

The darkness in Tang Ya's heart expanded once more.

Tang Ya's expression turned cold. "You don't need to say any more. None of what you said is the Tang Sect's fault."

Huo Yuhao quietly used Soul Interference to sense Tang Ya's subtle changes. A smile formed at the corner of his lips before vanishing.

This was good. Let her fall bit by bit without completely losing her reason and becoming an Evil Soul Master. In this descent, the weaknesses in her heart would be magnified without end, giving him more opportunities to exploit.

Tang Ya, Tang Ya, you should thank me. After all, turning dark makes you three times stronger.

Huo Yuhao looked at Bei Bei, who was constantly weaving through the forest ahead and clearing the way, and revealed a brilliant smile.

As they ventured deeper into the forest, the three of them gradually slowed their pace.

Tang Ya asked, "Little Yuhao, what kind of Soul Ring do you think I should obtain?"

Tang Ya's emotions came quickly and went quickly. She was quite curious what sort of advice Huo Yuhao would give her.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to answer, he sensed a snake over three meters long within his detection range lunging at Tang Ya.

"Xiao Ya-jie, watch out!" Huo Yuhao immediately warned her. At the same time, he grabbed Tang Ya's right hand and flung her to the other side.

At the same time, Bei Bei immediately activated Martial Soul Possession. A dazzling blue light lit up from between his brows, then instantly spread downward from his forehead throughout his entire body. Blue-purple arcs of electricity erupted like tiny snakes, writhing around his body.

The sleeve on his right arm burst apart completely as his arm swelled, turning to ash. His arm lengthened by more than half a foot and became immensely thick, covered in blue-purple scales. His hand turned into a claw covered in the same scales, every joint of his fingers becoming exceptionally large. The blue-purple serpentine lightning circling his body continuously gathered upon or flowed across that arm, while his two yellow and one purple Soul Rings did not circle around his body like those of ordinary Soul Masters, but instead revolved around that uniquely mutated arm.

With his right arm draconic, Bei Bei swept it toward Tang Ya's front-left, and a web of lightning densely filled that area.

Crack— Amid the thunderous roar, the shadow rebounded backward. Bei Bei also staggered back three or four steps, his expression changing slightly. Clearly, his opponent's strength had exceeded his expectations.

Bei Bei also caught sight of the shadow. It was a large snake three meters long, entirely peach-pink in color, with a small protrusion on its forehead, faintly resembling a flower. After being driven back by Bei Bei, the Mandala Snake slightly opened its mouth, spraying pale-colored mist from the tips of its fangs until it gradually spread everywhere.

"It's a Mandala Snake, probably over a thousand years old. Everyone, cover your mouths and noses. It can spray snake venom." While staring intently at the Mandala Snake, Bei Bei warned Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya.

"Mm~, you be careful too~ Bei Bei~" Tang Ya replied from behind him, but her voice sounded somewhat strange. Bei Bei frowned and asked,

"Xiao Ya, are you alright?"

"Mm~ I got hit by a little snake venom. I'm a little weak~ I-I'll be fine in a moment~"

"These are detoxification pills. Take one quickly. Protect yourself and Yuhao, and I'll deal with this venomous snake." Bei Bei flipped his hand over and took out a bottle of pills. After swallowing one himself, he tossed it to Tang Ya. He stared gravely at the Mandala Snake. Although he was already a powerful Soul Elder, he still could not be certain of victory against a thousand-year soul beast. That was only because his Martial Soul was strong enough. An ordinary Soul Master at the Soul Elder level would have no choice but to turn around and run upon seeing a thousand-year soul beast.

"Xiao Ya, protect Yuhao." Bei Bei gave a low shout. At the same time, the first Soul Ring on his right arm lit up. Amid intense Soul Power fluctuations, a blue-purple dragon claw formed from condensed lightning, roughly a foot in diameter, shot out like lightning and struck toward the Mandala Snake.

"Alright~" Tang Ya replied.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao looked at Tang Ya, who had gone limp on the ground with her body trembling slightly, his expression strange.

Huo Yuhao looked at his right hand before remembering his Succubus Physique ability.

This was the first time he had seen a human affected by this skill. He had not expected such a strong reaction...

"Are you alright, Xiao Ya-jie? You were poisoned by snake venom. Will you be in any danger?"

Huo Yuhao asked with a concerned expression as he moved closer to Tang Ya.

Tang Ya's face was flushed, tears glimmering at the corners of her eyes. She glared at Huo Yuhao, but there was no force behind her gaze. Her watery eyes made her look irresistibly seductive.

Tang Ya glared at Huo Yuhao. Wasn't he the reason she had become like this? She clearly had not been poisoned by snake venom. She had merely had her hand grabbed by Huo Yuhao, and she had ended up like this.

When Tang Ya saw that Huo Yuhao remained unmoved by her glare, still staring intently into her eyes, she immediately felt both embarrassed and annoyed.

She was already like this, and he was still staring at her!

Tang Ya could no longer endure it and spoke angrily, though her voice was soft and coquettish. "I~ I'm fine. You, hurry and help Bei Bei."

Huo Yuhao gave Tang Ya a half-smiling look. "I'll go help Brother Bei Bei right away. Xiao Ya-jie, make sure to protect yourself."

When Huo Yuhao moved a little farther away from her, Tang Ya finally let out a sigh of relief.

The strange expression Huo Yuhao had worn at the end made her wish she could bury herself in the dirt and never see anyone again.

Too embarrassing. It was truly too embarrassing.

She did not know why merely touching Huo Yuhao had made her body become so strange.

Still, that feeling had truly been wonderful. She feared she would never forget it for the rest of her life. She wanted to experience it again.

As that thought flashed through her mind, Tang Ya became even more embarrassed. How could she think something like that? How would she face Bei Bei in the future? How would she face—Yuhao?

At the same time, Bei Bei was battling the Mandala Snake.

After carefully laying his plan, he had successfully trapped the Mandala Snake between his first soul skill, Thunder Dragon Claw, and his second soul skill, Thunderous Might. Yet a thousand-year soul beast was still a thousand-year soul beast. The Mandala Snake spewed out a cloud of poisonous mist, rendering Bei Bei's careful plan useless without achieving any effect at all.

At that moment, Huo Yuhao walked up behind Bei Bei. "Brother Bei Bei, let me help you."

Bei Bei shook his head. "This thing is difficult to deal with. We may have to prepare for a prolonged battle. There may be other soul beasts nearby, so make sure to protect yourself. I'll handle it myself. If you join our battle, you'll get hurt."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao felt that Bei Bei was truly a good person. But there was no friendship on the field. Even if you were the goalkeeper, he still had to score.

Huo Yuhao said nothing more and immediately took action.