Xiao Wu Bound in Vines

"Garlic Turtle, a level thirty-four Control System Battle Spirit Master. Please enlighten me!"

Qing Mu made a polite gesture and spoke.

At the same time, hidden from everyone's sight, a seed glowing with a pale green light appeared within Qing Mu's sleeve and was pinched between the fingers of the hand behind his back.

The moment Qing Mu pinched it, the seed's pale green glow abruptly vanished, turning it into an utterly ordinary seed.

"Control System?!"

Tang San immediately frowned when he heard Qing Mu identify himself as a Control System Spirit Master.

In a one-on-one battle, Control System Spirit Masters could be said to be the strongest. On top of that, Qing Mu's Soul Power was already three levels higher than Xiao Wu's. This battle would not be easy for Xiao Wu to win!

Unlike Tang San's vigilance, Xiao Wu did not feel anything special. Out of courtesy between Spirit Masters, she replied:

"Xiao Wu, martial soul Soft Bone Rabbit, a level thirty-one Assault System Battle Spirit Master."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Wu immediately gave Qing Mu a flirtatious look and activated her Second Soul Skill, Charm!

Under the influence of Xiao Wu's pink eyes, Qing Mu seemed to have frozen, losing the ability to resist.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu smiled smugly. I thought he was something special, but he was still charmed by me!

She then pushed off with both feet and rapidly charged toward Qing Mu.

The Soul Fighting Arena was not particularly large. Xiao Wu quickly arrived five meters in front of Qing Mu. Her third Soul Ring lit up, and her body instantly vanished from where she stood.

The next moment, Xiao Wu appeared directly above Qing Mu's head. A smile appeared on her face. This battle was hers!

Yet at that very moment, beneath the mask Xiao Wu could not see, the corner of Qing Mu's mouth lifted slightly.

With a flick of his finger, an ordinary-looking seed shot from Qing Mu's fingertips, its target undoubtedly Xiao Wu.

"What?!"

Xiao Wu was instantly startled. She had never imagined that, among those of the same level, someone other than Tang San could break free from her Charm so quickly.

Although Xiao Wu did not believe that such an ordinary-looking thing could pose any threat, she instinctively shifted her body slightly, trying to evade Qing Mu's attack.

As for abandoning this attack, that was impossible. She was only one step away from victory. Even if that seed had something strange about it, as long as she could get her legs around Qing Mu, nothing would be able to withstand her Eight-Section Fall.

Besides, Xiao Wu harbored a trace of wishful thinking. No matter how strange Qing Mu's attack was, could it possibly be stranger than Tang San's Hidden Weapons?

At such close range and in such a short time, even her Third Brother would have been unable to make any effective response. No matter what, this Garlic Turtle could not possibly be stronger than her Third Brother. At most, he was merely making a futile last-ditch effort.

Because Xiao Wu had dodged, the seed did not hit her and instead grazed past her side.

However, just as Xiao Wu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, pale green light suddenly shone from the seed. A great number of green Vines grew from it, rapidly binding Xiao Wu.

Not good!

Xiao Wu inwardly cried out in alarm. Just as she was about to use Teleportation to escape, a pulling force came from the Vines the next second.

"Ah—"

With Xiao Wu's pained cry, her Soul Skill was interrupted as expected, and her body fell behind Qing Mu.

Qing Mu turned around, glanced at Xiao Wu lying on the ground, and said calmly, "Not a bad Soul Skill, but you were too reckless. Underestimating your opponent like that is not a good thing."

Even Qing Mu had not expected his Leech Seed to catch Xiao Wu so easily. This left his entire series of follow-up battle plans, which had been built around Grassy Terrain, with no chance to be used.

Originally, he had thought that even with Leech Seed's assistance, and even though his level was higher than Xiao Wu's, given that his two Soul Skills were both support-oriented moves, defeating an Assault System Spirit Master like Xiao Wu would not be easy.

That was right. The seed Qing Mu had thrown was not an ordinary seed, but one of Bulbasaur's moves—Leech Seed!

Although Bulbasaur protected him, Qing Mu himself was ultimately too fragile. During the battles in the Star Dou Great Forest, even the energy within the Wood Spirit Seed had eventually been drained until almost nothing remained, requiring time to recover.

Under the pressure of life-and-death crises, Qing Mu's mastery over his moves naturally advanced by leaps and bounds.

At first, he could only control when Leech Seed activated, having Bulbasaur produce additional Leech Seeds for Qing Mu to keep on hand for protection. But after using them so often, Qing Mu unexpectedly mastered the method of creating Leech Seeds.

From then on, Qing Mu had learned his first Self-Created Soul Skill: Leech Seed!

"Xiao Wu!!!"

Seeing this scene below, Tang San immediately became anxious. He stood up at once, seeming ready to rush onto the Soul Fighting Arena!

But Dai Mubai reached out and stopped him, looking toward the arena as he said, "Little San, don't be so impatient. This is the Great Soul Arena. If you rush up there now, you'll be disrupting the match."

"That's right, Third Brother. Besides, Xiao Wu hasn't lost yet. Don't forget, she has Teleportation!"

Ma Hongjun chimed in as well.

Only after hearing the others from Shrek say this did Tang San finally calm down. However, his eyes remained fixed on the Soul Fighting Arena, afraid that something might happen to Xiao Wu.

When Xiao Wu saw Qing Mu looking at her, pink light began to shine from her eyes again. She wanted to take this chance to use Charm and control Qing Mu once more.

But the next moment, the pulling force from the Vines around her body struck again. The extreme pain interrupted the Soul Skill she had been preparing without any surprise.

Using Soul Skills required concentration. Perhaps some people could endure Leech Seed's draining of their stamina while using Soul Skills, but clearly, Xiao Wu was not capable of that yet.

Xiao Wu's fighting style was very simple: use Charm to control her opponent, Teleport close, then rely on the First Soul Ring's Waist Bow to deal damage.

To maximize Waist Bow's power, Xiao Wu had even relied on her hundred-thousand-year experience to create a Self-Created Soul Skill, Eight-Section Fall!

Eight-Section Fall was extremely powerful, a move that could still be used even in the later stages. If Qing Mu were caught by it now, he would basically be unable to withstand it.

But all of that depended on Qing Mu being controlled. If even Charm could not work, then it would be difficult for Xiao Wu to complete the subsequent moves on her own.

Qing Mu's Spiritual Power was already far stronger than that of ordinary people, and he had been prepared. Naturally, he could not be caught so easily. The controlled appearance he had displayed earlier had merely been a deliberate opening to lure Xiao Wu closer.

Second Soul Skill, Giga Drain!

The next moment, as Qing Mu's Second Spirit Ring lit up, several blue-green energy Vines grew from his palms and rapidly spread toward Xiao Wu.