Continue the Battle

"Alright! Stop!"

The Grandmaster's words carried an almost irresistible force.

Dai Mubai brushed the dust off his body, his face full of discomfort.

He had thought that last time, he had only lost because he had been caught off guard. In terms of strength, he should still have been able to suppress Yuan Luo somewhat. But it turned out he had just been dreaming.

"Dai Mubai, your problem is serious. First, when you didn't understand your opponent's strength, you rashly exchanged punches with him. Although you are a strength-type Soul Master, that doesn't mean you're brainless. At the very least, you should have assessed his strength. What if he killed you with one punch? No matter how powerful your soul skills were, they would already be useless. Second..."

The Grandmaster went on at length, pointing out every mistake Dai Mubai had made with piercing accuracy.

"Tang San, you're up next!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Tang San stepped before Yuan Luo. Several Blue Silver Grass vines emerged from the ground, while three Soul Rings appeared around him.

Suddenly, Tang San swiftly controlled the Blue Silver Grass, sending it twisting and coiling toward Yuan Luo.

Since Tang San was a control-type Soul Master, he would fight using control methods.

Tormenting someone was even more painful than killing them, especially when he defeated them using the methods they excelled at most.

The ground around Yuan Luo had already been completely covered in ice.

The Ice Layer gradually thickened until it reached two centimeters.

Tang San was shocked. This Ice Layer could actually stop Blue Silver Grass from emerging.

He stomped his foot, trying to break the ice.

Unfortunately, Yuan Luo's ice was not something he could shatter just because he wanted to.

With no other choice, Tang San could only attack using the five Blue Silver Grass vines already on the ground.

However, Blue Silver Grass could branch out.

Before long, the ice was covered in Blue Silver Grass. Amid those vines, Yuan Luo had nowhere to hide.

"Rise!"

Yuan Luo stomped his right foot, and countless Ice Spikes thrust up from the ground. The Ice Spikes connected with one another, forming a massive net of ice.

Countless Blue Silver Grass vines were frozen within it, beyond Tang San's control.

Yuan Luo's ice could restrain Soul Power. That was why some people, once struck by his third soul skill, could no longer release Soul Power.

Tang San leaped back rapidly. He had never expected the control he had always been so proud of to be so ineffective at this moment.

Blue Silver Grass appeared in his hands again, its branches and leaves spreading as they approached Yuan Luo.

They attempted to bind Yuan Luo.

Several golden threads seemed to appear in Yuan Luo's hand, glittering beneath the sunlight.

With a wave of his hand, the Blue Silver Grass approaching him was cut apart.

"Parasite!"

Tang San's Second Soul Ring lit up, and countless Blue Silver Grass vines suddenly sprouted around Yuan Luo.

How was this possible?

Tang San had not even come near him.

Could it be...?

Yuan Luo remembered. Earlier, while he had been cutting through the ice, many Blue Silver Grass vines had spiraled toward him.

They must have scattered the seeds then. What a scheming little bastard.

The Blue Silver Grass had already wrapped around Yuan Luo, yet he was not worried in the slightest.

Before Blue Silver Grass evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, its hardness and toughness were pitifully weak in his eyes.

The Blue Silver Grass slowly wound around Yuan Luo, and a faint smile appeared on Tang San's face.

Suddenly, he remembered that the person before him was Yuan Luo—the Luo-ge he had never defeated!

His Third Soul Ring lit up, and a massive red-and-black net appeared, covering the entire sky and sealing off every possible escape route for Yuan Luo.

The sight made Yuan Luo feel somewhat annoyed. It reminded him of that Man Faced Demon Spider from before. Its skill had been just like this.

At that moment, the Blue Silver Grass around Yuan Luo suddenly shattered without the slightest warning.

His feet slid, and he instantly appeared to the right. The red-and-black net narrowly missed him.

The ice beneath his feet had not been made for nothing. Wasn't it there precisely to make him faster?

Yuan Luo pressed his palms together. An Ice Wall suddenly appeared around Tang San.

The Ice Wall rose rapidly. Tang San did not even have time to react before he was directly trapped within it.

Tang San was scheming, but so was Yuan Luo.

From the moment the Ice Layer appeared on the ground, he had controlled his Soul Power to slowly draw the moisture in the air and beneath the ground toward Tang San, all to condense this Ice Wall.

"That's enough!"

Seeing this, the Grandmaster nodded slightly.

Yuan Luo waved his right hand, and the entire Ice Layer and Ice Wall turned into clear water, giving Tang San a thorough soaking.

"Tang San, overall, you did well. It's only that the gap in strength cannot yet be made up for. However, you also made a fatal mistake..."

Just as he had done with Dai Mubai, the Grandmaster summarized Tang San's errors.

Xiao Wu was up next.

"Luo-ge, I won't go easy on you!"

Before the match began, Xiao Wu even gave Yuan Luo a flirtatious wink.

Looking at that flat chest, Yuan Luo felt that even her Second Soul Skill could not threaten him.

Still, those legs were quite beautiful. He wondered whether he could touch them.

Better not. What if Tang San went dark?

"Come at me however you like!"

Three Soul Rings appeared as usual. Xiao Wu activated her Second Soul Ring first, but only a faint peach-colored glimmer flashed through Yuan Luo's eyes before it had no further effect.

Yet within that single second, Xiao Wu had managed to close in on Yuan Luo.

Her long legs kicked toward him.

He casually raised a hand to block it. Xiao Wu's body suddenly became light and nimble, and her other leg whipped toward Yuan Luo's head.

Her movements were incredibly slow in Yuan Luo's eyes. Before the kick could land, he caught her other leg.

With both hands firmly gripping her, he twisted his body and flung Xiao Wu toward Tang San's position.

Tang San's location was where Yuan Luo had just left some water.

Water was Yuan Luo's most powerful tool.

In an instant, Water Lotus rose up, and a layer of ice formed behind Xiao Wu, leaving her no chance to adjust herself.

Suddenly, Xiao Wu's Purple Soul Ring lit up, and she vanished from where she stood.

How could Yuan Luo not know Xiao Wu's soul skill?

At that moment, vine-like stalks resembling Blue Silver Grass appeared around him, completely binding Xiao Wu as she Teleported beside him.

Who said Yuan Luo's Second Soul Skill could only heal?

That had been true before, but not after he consumed the Dao Soul Fruit. Although its effect was relatively weak, it was still quite useful at times.

Xiao Wu was wrapped into a giant rice dumpling. The match was over.

The next match was Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong together.

Ning Rongrong consciously stood at a distance, supporting Zhu Zhuqing.

With the support, Zhu Zhuqing's speed rose another level. At this point, even Yuan Luo did not possess such speed.

At that moment, dozens of Ice Pillars suddenly erupted from the ground, dividing the area into separate sections.

Zhu Zhuqing's speed instantly slowed. As an agility-attack-type Soul Master, she excelled at moving in straight lines. In such conditions, if she failed to dodge in time, she would crash into an Ice Pillar and suffer serious injury.

If it had been Tang San, he definitely would have liked this terrain. His Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was suited for this kind of situation.

Ning Rongrong stood at a distance supporting Zhu Zhuqing, but Yuan Luo had not forgotten about her.

The Ice Layer beneath her feet slowly spread, and in the end, Ning Rongrong was surrounded by ice. The support on Zhu Zhuqing disappeared as well.

"Hell Stab!"

A black shadow suddenly appeared before Yuan Luo, and a Dagger-like flash shot toward his eyes.

As if by reflex, he tilted his head slightly. A breeze swept past his ear, and two or three strands of hair were severed.

Zhu Zhuqing's arm rotated counterclockwise, slashing toward Yuan Luo's neck.

The corner of Yuan Luo's mouth twitched. His right hand became like a sword, tapping Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder.

Her movements immediately stalled. Seizing the chance, Yuan Luo countered and restrained her.

The cartilage in the shoulder was extremely sensitive. Sometimes, one would not dare move after it was touched lightly, let alone after Yuan Luo deliberately struck it.