Blue Silver Grass's First Battle

At that moment, Yan Lingzhuo's assault from the sky grew increasingly fierce. One enormous fireball after another came crashing mercilessly toward Tuo Shan.

Though Tuo Shan was powerfully built and thick-skinned, he was gradually unable to withstand the ceaseless tide of fireballs. Several large holes had been burned into his clothes, and his skin was scorched bright red.

No, I can't keep passively taking this! Tuo Shan thought. Spotting a fleeting opening, he suddenly rolled to the side, narrowly evading a wave of fireballs.

But what good did that do?

Yan Lingzhuo reacted with incredible speed from the sky, instantly locking onto Tuo Shan's position. A searing line of fire blasted straight down at him.

Jia Youcai had been closely watching the entire battlefield. Seeing Yan Lingzhuo's move, his heart tightened. This is bad. My Blue Silver Grass has no resistance to fire at all.

Xiao Zhuo, Xiao Zhuo, please don't burn my Blue Silver Grass! Jia Youcai prayed inwardly.

He turned his gaze toward Ling Bao, who had been bound up like a dumpling. With a light sweep of his finger through the air, a strand of Blue Silver Grass silently reached Ling Bao's ankle, tightly wrapped around his legs, then dragged him toward the edge of the arena.

Ling Bao sensed something was wrong and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Tuo Shan, save me!"

Jia Youcai jolted in alarm and hurriedly controlled the Blue Silver Grass, sealing Ling Bao's mouth shut as well.

Hearing Ling Bao's muffled, indistinct cries, Tuo Shan panicked. His rhythm, already thrown into disarray by the fireball barrage, became even more chaotic.

Just as he was about to charge over recklessly to save Ling Bao, Yan Lingzhuo seized the opportunity. Several more lines of fire intertwined as they blasted toward him, and their powerful impact forcibly drove back his charging body.

"Damn it!" Tuo Shan roared. The muscles across his body bulged, and a layer of earthy yellow light spread over his skin, forming armor as hard as iron around his body. Gritting his teeth, he charged toward Ling Bao despite the fire-line attacks.

Watching Tuo Shan's crazed, desperate charge, Jia Youcai inwardly cursed. His hands moved rapidly as he controlled more Blue Silver Grass to surge from the ground like a tide. Like green giant pythons baring their fangs and claws, they coiled around Tuo Shan.

The Blue Silver Grass intertwined, instantly trapping Tuo Shan within a massive cocoon of grass.

The next moment, another line of fire descended from the sky. Yet not only did it fail to inflict much damage on Tuo Shan, it also ignited the Blue Silver Grass and unexpectedly helped free him from the trap.

"Xiao Zhuo, what are you doing?" Jia Youcai looked up and couldn't help shouting at Yan Lingzhuo in the sky.

Yan Lingzhuo awkwardly scratched his head in the air, then hurriedly withdrew the flames on the ground.

Jia Youcai let out a soft sigh as his Fourth Spirit Ring lit up.

"Fourth Spirit Skill, Blue Silver Cage."

In the next instant, a cage formed from sixteen long vines transformed from Blue Silver Grass pinned Tuo Shan firmly in place. The Blue Silver Grass was now as hard as steel, and no matter how Tuo Shan struggled, he could not shake it.

Jia Youcai pointed a finger, and the vine dragging Ling Bao abruptly sped up. Before Tuo Shan could break through the Blue Silver Cage, Ling Bao had already been flung far away.

Then Jia Youcai turned his gaze toward the panting Tuo Shan in the distance. "Will you admit defeat yourself, or do you need us to help you?"

Tuo Shan glared with eyes as wide as bells, his chest heaving violently as he panted heavily. Fixing Jia Youcai with a furious stare, he roared, "In your dreams! How could I, Tuo Shan, surrender so easily?!"

With that, the only Purple Spirit Ring on his body lit up. Earthy yellow light suddenly surged, and an indomitable aura erupted from within him.

Jia Youcai's expression remained unchanged. With a light sweep of his finger through the air, a large amount of Blue Silver Grass tightly wrapped around Tuo Shan's limbs and body, attempting to restrict his movements further.

However, Tuo Shan let out an earth-shaking roar, and his muscles swelled once more. He struggled with all his might. Each movement snapped several strands of Blue Silver Grass, but new strands swiftly took their place. The two sides fell into a deadlock, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Seeing this, Yan Lingzhuo released his First Spirit Skill without hesitation, Electric Eye Laser.

Two searing bolts of electricity shot from Yan Lingzhuo's eyes, carrying piercing shrieks through the air as they slammed fiercely into Tuo Shan's body, which was wrapped in Blue Silver Grass.

In an instant, waves of burnt stench rose from Tuo Shan's body, while the earthy yellow light flickered violently beneath the impact of the electric shock.

Tuo Shan felt a powerful current course through his entire body. Every inch of muscle trembled uncontrollably, and his fierce aura gradually dissipated beneath the ravaging electricity. He desperately tried to break free of the Blue Silver Grass, but his limbs felt as though countless steel needles had nailed them in place. He could not muster any strength at all.

"Aah!" Tuo Shan let out a pained roar. Veins bulged across his forehead, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his cheeks. He tried to withstand the electric shock through brute force, but Yan Lingzhuo's Electric Eye Laser was tremendously powerful, striking his body without end.

As time passed, Tuo Shan felt his strength draining away at an alarming rate. Every struggle became more difficult than the last. A trace of despair began to show in his eyes. Looking at the Blue Silver Grass around him, hard as steel, and Yan Lingzhuo's eyes still radiating scorching light, he knew he had reached the end of the road, with nowhere left to retreat.

"I... I surrender!" Tuo Shan finally could not hold on any longer and shouted with the last of his strength.

Hearing Tuo Shan admit defeat, Yan Lingzhuo stopped releasing Electric Eye Laser and slowly descended to the ground. Jia Youcai also breathed a sigh of relief and lightly waved his finger, causing the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around Tuo Shan to loosen.

Tuo Shan staggered and nearly fell to the ground, gasping for breath.

At that moment, enthusiastic applause broke out all around them.

Yan Lingzhuo jogged over to Jia Youcai, patted him on the shoulder, and said proudly, "See? I'm amazing, right?"

Jia Youcai continued to curl his lips in feigned disdain. "Oh, give it a rest. If I hadn't trapped him with Blue Silver Grass first, would your Electric Eye Laser have worked that well?"

Yan Lingzhuo immediately became unhappy. His brows rose, and he put his hands on his hips. "Hey, that's not right. My Electric Eye Laser was the decisive blow. It crushed his momentum outright. Otherwise, how long could your Blue Silver Grass have trapped him?"

"Tch. If my Blue Silver Grass hadn't held him down, would your Electric Eye Laser have been so effective?" Jia Youcai retorted.

The two continued bickering, neither willing to give an inch verbally.