That afternoon, the sunlight was somewhat glaring.
Four figures arrived at the sports field together.
"Let me be your referee. I'll ensure your safety, so attack with everything you have. Don't worry about hurting each other!"
The dean smiled as he looked at Tang San and Bai Mu standing across from one another.
"Tang San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass. Level Twenty Spirit Master."
Tang San took the initiative to bow. He raised his left hand, and Blue Silver Grass emerged amid a faint blue glow.
"Bai Mu, Martial Soul: Zygarde. Level Ten Spirit Scholar."
Bai Mu returned the bow.
"Woof~"
Zygarde stepped forward, lowering its body slightly as it stared at Tang San with predatory eyes.
"You attack first."
Tang San spoke calmly.
As a genius Spirit Scholar who possessed the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Tang San had his own pride.
Level twenty against level ten—the advantage was his!
At those words, Bai Mu's lips curled up slightly.
"Then... excuse my poor showing!"
The moment he finished speaking, Bai Mu retreated instead of advancing. He sprang backward, swiftly opening up the distance between himself and Tang San.
"Awoo~"
At the same time, Zygarde opened its mouth ahead of him and fired a breath infused with Dragon Might.
A green beam tore through the sky, shooting straight at Tang San's head!
"You can use Spirit Skills without Spirit Rings?!"
Tang San was startled. Without time to think, he immediately used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dodge.
Whoosh!
The Dragon Breath grazed the edge of his clothes, leaving a scorched smell in the air.
Boom!
When the attack missed, it instantly blasted a sizable crater into the ground.
"What terrifying power!"
After just one glance, Tang San's expression turned grave, and the contempt in his heart vanished without a trace.
He could tell that this Dragon Breath was no weaker than a hundred-year Spirit Skill!
"Don't underestimate Zygarde. It knows more than one move!"
Bai Mu kindly offered a reminder before coldly ordering,
"Use Bite!"
Zygarde moved like a streak of green lightning, charging forward at top speed.
In the next instant, it appeared before Tang San. Opening its jaws wide, it bit down at his neck with all its strength, its sharp teeth coated in a sinister aura!
Seeing this, not only Tang San, who faced the attack directly, but even the dean watching from outside the field nervously summoned his Martial Soul, ready to intervene at any time.
"So fast!"
As thoughts raced through his mind, a layer of purple light appeared in Tang San's eyes at some point.
With the powerful perception of the Purple Demon Eye, he actually managed to capture Zygarde's movements perfectly.
He immediately unleashed Mysterious Jade Hand and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon with all his strength.
"Woof?"
Just as its attack was about to connect, Zygarde suddenly felt a pulling force coming from Tang San's hands. Its head was involuntarily drawn aside.
Its bite landed on nothing.
"Blue Silver Entanglement!"
After dodging the attack, Tang San immediately retreated with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track beneath his feet.
With a flick of his hand, the Blue Silver Grass instantly lengthened, winding toward Zygarde like several living chains.
"Dragon Breath!"
There was not the slightest fear in Zygarde's eyes. It opened its mouth and answered with a Dragon Breath.
In a single exchange, all the incoming Blue Silver Grass shattered into bits of grass.
Yet the Dragon Breath still retained enough power to shoot toward Tang San.
"Blue Silver Entanglement!"
Tang San sent another strand of Blue Silver Grass lashing out like a whip blade, finally dispersing the Dragon Breath.
However, seeing the grass fragments scattered across the ground, Tang San's feelings were extremely complicated.
How could his first Spirit Skill, which was nearly at its maximum age limit, be inferior even to the "innate" Spirit Skill of a level-ten opponent's Martial Soul?
Whoosh~
At that moment, Zygarde charged at him with a fierce gust of wind.
Tang San's figure flashed as he withdrew to evade.
But Zygarde pressed its advantage relentlessly and continued its pursuit!
"How is that possible?"
Outside the field, Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists, his expression growing increasingly ugly.
He could not understand why, as External Martial Souls, Zygarde could use Spirit Skills without Spirit Rings!
"Such a powerful move must consume a great deal of Soul Power. It definitely can't use it often!"
The moment he comforted himself with that thought, the situation on the field took a sudden turn for the worse.
Under Zygarde's successive attacks of Bite and Dragon Breath, Tang San was forced back again and again, utterly bedraggled.
Move after move was unleashed. Where was there any sign of exhaustion?
"How is that possible?!"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes nearly split with rage.
They were both External Martial Souls. His Luo Sanpao could only fire three shots a day and even needed to eat radishes to force out farts, while Zygarde had no limitations whatsoever.
Was that fair?
Naturally, Tang San, who was in the midst of an intense battle, could not answer that question.
"Now, Blue Silver Entanglement!"
After dodging another attack, Tang San's body glimmered faintly as he struck the ground with his palm.
In an instant, every fragment of Blue Silver Grass he had left behind while dodging came back to life. Under his guidance, they rapidly grew and coiled around Zygarde, strangling it.
"It's over!"
In Tang San's eyes, Zygarde, caught in the killing formation of his Blue Silver Entanglement, had nowhere left to run.
However, what he did not know was that Bai Mu, standing outside the battle, had already seen through everything!
"Jump up. Dragon Breath."
Bai Mu's voice sounded in Zygarde's mind.
"Awoo~"
Without the slightest hesitation, Zygarde leaped more than ten meters into the air, evading the Blue Silver Entanglement before blasting Tang San with another Dragon Breath, forcing him to dodge in panic.
"They can sense and communicate with each other?"
"I can't fight it head-on!"
Tang San's thoughts raced as his gaze passed over Zygarde and landed on Bai Mu—when dealing with a Spirit Master whose Martial Soul was external, directly attacking the body was often most effective.
He no longer hesitated. He fully unleashed Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, crossing Zygarde like a phantom as he rapidly closed in on Bai Mu.
Mysterious Jade Hand was poised to strike. As long as he got close, he was confident he could defeat Bai Mu in one move.
"Have you finally come?"
Bai Mu smiled faintly and turned to run.
"Xiao Ruan, Stomp!"
"Awoo~"
Zygarde raised its leg and stomped down heavily.
Boom—!
Amid the dull tremor, waves of strange shockwaves rapidly spread out from Zygarde, successfully catching up to Tang San!
"There's another hidden Spirit Skill?"
Tang San was startled and instinctively wanted to use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade.
He succeeded, but not entirely!
Although he avoided most of the attack, the shockwaves made his legs go numb, making even Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track difficult to use!
His speed dropped!
Even so, he did not give up and continued chasing Bai Mu.
"Stomp!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Zygarde stomped three more times in succession. The shockwaves layered atop one another, kicking up dust across the entire sports field.
"I can't dodge..."
Gritting his teeth, Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement directly on the ground, using the Blue Silver Grass to launch himself into the air and evade.
"Good response!"
Bai Mu praised him, but his gaze instantly sharpened.
"Dragon Breath!"
Whoosh!
The Dragon Breath tore through the air, aiming straight for Tang San's back.
"!!!"
Alarm bells rang wildly in Tang San's heart. After using Blue Silver Entanglement to weaken the Dragon Breath, he activated Mysterious Jade Hand with all his strength and struck behind him.
Boom—!
With an explosion, Tang San was instantly blown away by the shockwave and slammed into the ground in a sorry state.
"Looks like I won!"
Bai Mu walked up to Tang San, revealing an unguarded smile.
"No! I still haven't..."
Tang San's eyes flickered uncertainly. Seeing Bai Mu approach on his own, he suddenly sprang up.
"Tang San, do you still want to continue?"
Bai Mu did not dodge, and the smile on his face did not lessen in the slightest, because... Zygarde's mouth was already beside Tang San's neck.
"..."
Tang San suddenly froze. After two seconds of silence, he slowly cupped his fists.
"I lost."
"You let me win!"
Bai Mu grinned. "Come back, Xiao Ruan."
"Hmph~"
At his words, Zygarde moved its mouth away from Tang San's neck and returned to Bai Mu's side with steady, confident steps.
The entire field fell silent.
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