Ma Hongjun uncorked the wine bottle and held the liquor in his mouth.
Just as Dugu Yan's purple poison was about to reach Ma Hongjun.
"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!" The liquor and flames in his mouth sprayed out together, and the purple poison vanished the instant it touched them.
Dugu Yan covered her red lips. "What? My poison can actually be countered like this!"
She had considered that this soul skill of hers might be countered in many ways, such as being dodged or forcibly dispersed with Soul Power.
But she had never imagined it could be countered like this.
"Hahaha! Third Brother really is clever. I never thought that some poisons used by poison soul masters could be countered this way either."
Dai Mubai remained somewhat wary and warned, "All right, he's still a poison soul master. Don't let your guard down and get yourself killed."
"Got it, Boss Dai."
Ma Hongjun pulled out something resembling a crossbow from who knew where.
"Watch out!" Ye Lingling warned.
"That thing injured us."
Dugu Yan immediately circulated her Soul Power, preparing to defend herself.
She could not dodge, because Ye Lingling and the others were behind her. If she moved aside, they would be injured again.
"Little girl, watch yourself!"
Ma Hongjun pulled the trigger, and several crossbow bolts shot rapidly toward Dugu Yan in an instant.
Dugu Yan gathered all her Soul Power before her in defense. Bang!
"What?!" Her nearly fortieth-rank Soul Power barrier was pierced straight through.
She instinctively wanted to dodge, but when she thought of the people behind her, she forcibly endured the attack.
"What kind of poison is this? How can it spread so quickly?"
Even as a poison soul master, apart from her grandfather, she had never seen such tyrannical poison.
The poison rapidly spread through her body.
The circulation of her Soul Power was restricted, and the world spun before her eyes.
Her face visibly turned pale. Unable to remain standing, she dropped to her knees.
Rubbing his hands together, Ma Hongjun slowly walked forward.
"Hehe, do you feel weak all over now? Like you don't have any strength left?"
"Don't worry. I'll take good care of you."
"Boss Dai, I've decided to switch targets. I want her."
Dai Mubai impatiently undid his buttons. "Fine. Do whatever you want."
Lying on the ground, Dugu Yan endured the pain and said, "You wouldn't dare! My grandfather is Dugu Bo!"
"What the hell is Dugu Bo? Never even heard of him."
"My grandfather is a Title Douluo! If you dare touch me, you'll wish you were dead!"
Dai Mubai sneered. "You say your grandfather is a Title Douluo, and that makes it true?"
"Besides, even if your grandfather really is a Title Douluo, so what?"
"With Third Brother's Corpse Melting Powder, you won't even leave behind corpses later."
"Who would know we did it?"
At that moment, Dugu Yan lay on the ground without any strength left, poison having spread throughout her entire body.
Ma Hongjun slowly undid her collar.
Dugu Yan's eyes reddened, and tears slid down her cheeks.
"Oh-ho, not bad." Her pink-and-white undergarment was exposed, and her proud breasts seemed ready to burst free.
Ma Hongjun immediately reached for Dugu Yan's pink garment.
Just as he was about to touch it, a sword so fast that only an afterimage could be seen pointed directly at Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun reacted at once. "Who dares sneak attack me?!"
He immediately summoned his martial soul to block it, but everything had happened too suddenly. The sword pierced straight through Ma Hongjun's shoulder.
"Ah! You're courting death!"
Dai Mubai reacted slightly faster, receiving only a shallow cut to his throat.
"Who is it?!"
A figure flashed to Dugu Yan's side and scooped her up around the waist.
Dugu Yan was startled. Just when she thought she was about to fall into another devil's clutches, the man's distinctive white hair allowed her to recognize him at a glance.
It was Ye Yuan, who had rushed over in haste.
At that moment, Ye Yuan no longer had the carefree, roguish air he had possessed when Dugu Yan first met him.
His eyes revealed only coldness and fury.
He began calling upon the Ice and Fire Power within his body to detoxify Dugu Yan.
As for the others, Ye Yuan had examined them with Soul Power. Their poisoning was not severe, and they would not die anytime soon. He could deal with them later.
Dugu Yan, however, was in much worse condition. The poison on the crossbow bolt had weakened the Soul Power within her body.
This caused the poison that had accumulated in her body to erupt at that moment, leaving Dugu Yan practically on the brink of death.
She was the person Dugu Bo cared about most. If anything happened to her, even if Ye Yuan had nothing to do with it,
Old Poison would definitely blame him for failing to save her in time.
Wouldn't he skin him alive?
Under the effect of the Ice and Fire Power within Ye Yuan's body, the poison in Dugu Yan's body was temporarily suppressed.
"Brother, if you want to join us too, you'll have to wait your turn."
"If you're here to cause trouble, then don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Holding Dugu Yan, Ye Yuan said coldly, "You really are beasts. No, you're worse than beasts."
"Even beasts know not to think with their lower halves, and they know not to be so cruel to their own kind."
Ma Hongjun angrily snapped, "It's their honor that I choose to enjoy them."
"Those ordinary soul masters are just like ordinary people. They should be there for me to enjoy!"
"The dean and Grandmaster have approved of this!"
Hearing those words, the fury in Ye Yuan's heart intensified.
He hated the way soul masters in this world stood above ordinary people, and he was sick of the rules that treated commoners as livestock in the eyes of nobles.
He thought of the Heavenly Court he had established in his dream... no, in his previous life.
At that moment, his desire to establish the Heavenly Court reached an extreme.
Dai Mubai stepped forward as well. "Friend, we are from Shrek Academy."
"May I ask who you are?"
Ye Yuan gave a derisive laugh. "What? Trying to find out my background?"
Because Ye Yuan had awakened the Candle Dragon Emperor, his appearance had changed dramatically.
Moreover, his once-black hair had become white, so Dai Mubai naturally failed to recognize him.
However, Dai Mubai could sense the intense killing intent Ye Yuan held toward him.
He was somewhat puzzled. He thought about it for a long time, yet could not recall ever meeting this person, much less offending him.
"Since you want to know so badly, what's the harm in telling you?"
"My name is Yuan Ye. I'm an ordinary soul master with no background to speak of."
The moment Dai Mubai heard that answer, the concern in his heart vanished.
A wandering soul master with no backing whatsoever dared offend Shrek?
"Fatty, do it. Break all four of his limbs."
"I'm going to torture him properly."
"Understood, Boss Dai."
The bleeding from Ma Hongjun's shoulder had been stopped, and he rolled his shoulder around.
After reaching rank thirty-nine, Ye Yuan discovered that he could actually control the poison on his sword.
His poison had already entered Dai Mubai's and Ma Hongjun's bodies. As long as he wished it, he could trigger the poison within them at any time.
As for why it had not taken effect yet, it was purely because he wanted to teach them a lesson. If possible, Ye Yuan wanted to torture them thoroughly before killing them.
What would happen if he cut off all four of their limbs and threw them before the people they had once bullied?
"Come on, brat. Let your grandpa show you how formidable he is."
"Third Soul Skill, Phoenix Wing Soaring!"
A pair of flame-woven wings appeared behind Ma Hongjun, granting him temporary flight.
"Brat, if you see me again in your next life, remember to take a detour!"
"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"
A streak of fire sprayed from his mouth toward Ye Yuan.
"Since you like women so much, I'll let you experience what it feels like to be one."
He decided to change his mind. For the time being, he would not kill Ma Hongjun.
After all, this brat had harmed plenty of people over the years and acted with outrageous arrogance. Letting him die so easily would be treating him too well.
Ye Yuan aimed his sword directly at Ma Hongjun's crotch. "First Soul Skill, River Severing!"
"Fatty, I heard there's a brothel in Heaven Dou Imperial City built specifically for nobles who favor men."
"Once I cut off your root of evil, I'll send you there to live out the rest of your days in peace. Enjoy yourself properly."
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