The light orb slammed into the Spatial Barrier and exploded on impact.
Dai Mubai stood there, utterly dumbfounded.
What did that mean?
Was the light orb putting on an act for him?
It was one thing that it could not break through the other side's defense, but why had it exploded out of nowhere?
Could it have been caused by the soul skill the other party had just unleashed?
The problem was, even now, he had not figured out what kind of soul skill the other party had used.
"What the hell is this?!"
Watching the Blue Silver Grass he had summoned get confined into a perfect circle, Tang San could not help but curse.
Ning Rongrong looked at the Blue Silver Grass on the ground that had been enclosed in a circle and said uncertainly,
"It seems to be a massive barrier?"
"What should we do?"
"The simplest way is to break it."
"What is the best way to break it?"
Ning Rongrong shot Tang San a disdainful look.
"Any way works. You would not understand even if I explained too much, so I will just tell you the simplest point: every barrier has an upper limit for the damage it can withstand."
"In other words, as long as you exceed that limit, the barrier will break on its own."
"Well said."
A faint voice drifted over.
Lu Yuan stood outside the Spatial Barrier and reached out, making a pulling motion. Tang San's body flew out against his will.
"So take your time chipping away at it in there. I will play with him first."
Tang San's expression turned grave. Blue Silver Grass vines surged out wildly, attempting to wrap around Lu Yuan and buy himself more time.
Unfortunately, those Blue Silver Grass vines could not even get close. They were immediately compressed by space into thin blades of grass.
Tang San stared at the flattened Blue Silver Grass vines and cursed darkly, "What useless crap!"
It was unclear whether he was cursing the Blue Silver Grass vines for being ineffective or cursing his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul for being worthless.
As the distance between them rapidly closed, Tang San knew he could not wait any longer. Both hands rose almost simultaneously.
Crack~
Accompanied by a faint sound, the Mechanism-Based Hidden Weapons were activated.
Six flashes of cold light shot out from Tang San's sleeves, racing straight toward Lu Yuan's face.
On closer inspection, the six flashes were clearly exquisitely polished Crossbow Bolts.
They were merely miniature versions.
But that did not affect the Crossbow Bolts' power.
Especially in combat at this neither-far-nor-close distance, the Mechanism-Based Hidden Weapons in Tang San's hands were as natural to use as fish taking to water.
The sharp whistle of air being torn apart and the dull impact of striking a target rang out almost simultaneously.
Six tiny Crossbow Bolts dropped limply to the ground.
Their nearly flattened arrowheads proved just how sturdy that shield was.
Tang San narrowed his eyes.
Those six Crossbow Bolts had not been entirely useless.
Because—
A faint purple sheen appeared in his eyes as Tang San abruptly reached out and pressed his hand against the Spatial Barrier Lu Yuan had created!
A Mysterious Technique flashed past.
Using Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and relying on the Spatial Barrier he had just tested, Tang San, like a loach, nimbly found a gap in the spatial compression closing in from all sides and slipped free.
Almost the instant he broke free, Tang San's figure transformed into a blurry black shadow.
Tang San's smug voice came from the left.
"Lu Yuan, if you had not chosen to pull me out, I might truly have been left helpless inside your barrier."
"But now—"
Noticing Lu Yuan's gaze tilt slightly leftward, Tang San's figure abruptly halted in the blind spot exposed by Lu Yuan's shifted line of sight.
"The advantage is mine!"
Tang San laughed loudly, drew his arms inward, and a rain of needles pierced through his clothes, blasting toward Lu Yuan.
After confirming that the launch had succeeded, Tang San did not even spare the result another glance. Without a word, he turned into a black shadow once more and circled around Lu Yuan.
The rain of needles did not break through Lu Yuan's Spatial Barrier.
Just like the Crossbow Bolts before them, they were bent crooked by the impact before dropping to the ground.
However, Tang San seemed to have expected this already.
Otherwise, given Tang San's personality, he would never have ignored the results after firing his hidden weapons.
Ning Rongrong watched the battle between the two outside the barrier intently.
After all, as a Support-type Soul Master, once she had finished providing support and was safely out of danger, she had no better option besides watching the show.
"The disadvantage has been pulled back!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up, her tone carrying a trace of admiration and surprise.
"But that Evil Examiner's defense still has not been broken?"
There was a hint of worry in Xiao Wu's voice.
Evil Examiner?
Or Hungry Examiner?
Ning Rongrong glanced at Xiao Wu, feeling slightly curious about the strange title.
Still, she patiently explained to Xiao Wu,
"Although this examiner's defense has not been broken, the current situation has gradually been dragged into a war of attrition by your Third Brother."
"He cannot split his Soul Power into two portions and use them separately. As long as we exhaust his Soul Power, neither the barrier nor his defense will exist anymore."
"Even if your Third Brother's Soul Power is exhausted by then as well, with Zhu Zhuqing, you, and Dai Mubai's strength as a Soul Elder, lasting through One Incense Stick will be as easy as turning over a hand."
"Maybe you can even turn defeat into victory!"
Hearing Ning Rongrong's well-reasoned analysis, Xiao Wu nearly burst out laughing, but she still instinctively asked,
"Really?"
"Really."
"False!"
Xiao Wu adorably covered her rabbit ears and shook her head.
Damn it!
Why was she hearing that demon's voice again?
An auditory hallucination!
It had to be an auditory hallucination!
She instinctively looked up, then suddenly froze.
An ill-timed cry of alarm rang out.
"What is he doing?!"
Everyone instinctively looked up and saw Lu Yuan leisurely drag a huge Hemp Rope sack out of thin air.
While unhurriedly loosening the Hemp Rope at the mouth of the sack, Lu Yuan smiled and said,
"Although I have never studied professional hidden weapon throwing techniques, still—"
Clatter!
The sounds of metal colliding formed an unbroken din.
A huge pile of strangely shaped daggers appeared before everyone's eyes.
They were called "strangely shaped" because one could not tell how to grip them just by looking at them.
They were shorter than ordinary daggers.
Yet longer than even the largest throwing knives.
Their blades were relatively thick, and they had two additional small prongs.
They were strange beyond measure.
"You intend to use those against me?"
Tang San's voice came from all directions, though the mockery in it was impossible to miss.
"Yes."
Lu Yuan replied calmly.
With a flick of his hand, large swathes of Flying Thunder God Kunai chased after Tang San's black shadow.
Tang San had to admit that, in a sense, the other party's tactic truly restricted his movement technique.
His body was made of flesh.
Thus, Tang San had no choice but to extend his two hands, now entirely jade-colored, to knock aside the daggers he truly could not evade.
Lu Yuan suddenly stopped moving.
He tied up the mouth of the sack, rose to his feet, and asked a strange question.
"Do you know the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
"What if I do? What if I do not?"
The Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track beneath his feet grew faster and faster. Tang San did not notice the tiny tear that had appeared in his trousers. Looking at Lu Yuan, who seemed to be out of tricks, excitement flashed through his eyes.
"Looks like you do not."
"If you did—"
Lu Yuan's figure vanished into thin air.
"You would never show off that ridiculous footwork again!"
That voice.
It was so close!
It seemed—
To be right behind him!
Tang San felt as though his scalp were about to explode.
His pupils contracted slightly as his brain instantly issued an order.
But unfortunately, the speed of his nerve signals was still just a little too slow.
A silver light orb the size of a football had already been pressed against his back!
A crisp sound of bones cracking rang out from within his body.
Blood had just surged to his mouth, but before he could spit it out, Tang San heard another sound.
Boom!
A violent explosion erupted.
A figure flew out from the cloud of dust, shooting straight ahead. After smashing through three trees as thick as waists, it finally lost its momentum in front of a hard boulder.
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