Shrek Entrance Examination Final Round (5)

The incense burned out.

Le Bai stopped instantly, like a machine that had suddenly lost power. A moment later, he unclenched his fists, extended his palms forward, and smiled: "Congratulations to you both, you passed!"

Zhu Zhuqing grabbed Le Bai's hand, her eyes fixed on him: "Thank you."

As soon as Zhu Zhuqing set her down, Ning Rongrong began to "vomit rainbows." Heaven knows what she had experienced while being carried on Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder earlier.

Le Bai smiled and let Zhu Zhuqing help Ning Rongrong to the side to rest, then walked over to Tang San and Xiao Wu: "The two of them have already passed, now it's your turn. Who's coming first?"

Xiao Wu was about to jump up on the spot, but Tang San moved faster, blocking her path and asking Le Bai: "You've already fought three consecutive matches. Why not take a break first?"

"No need."

Le Bai refused directly: "Only the third match made me move around a bit. Including the first two, I haven't even felt my body warm up yet."

Three fights and he says it's not even a warm-up? Is this guy even human?!

Tang San cursed inwardly, though he maintained a pleasant expression on the surface: "Then can you tell me why I didn't poison you with my Blue Silver Grass earlier?"

"Sorry, not right now."

Le Bai refused outright: "You haven't passed the assessment yet, so 'figuring out what my abilities are' is part of your test. In terms of both reason and protocol, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to give you the answer in advance."

Seeing that Tang San seemed to want to say more, Le Bai preempted him: "If you want to use those Hidden Weapons and poisons from your Tang Sect, or go together with Xiao Wu, that's fine too. But if you do, I will use every means at my disposal to fight. You decide which is more important."

After speaking, Le Bai stood in the combat zone, waiting for Tang San or Xiao Wu to approach.

Although Tang San knew from Le Bai's previous words that he was aware of the Tang Sect, hearing him explicitly mention Tang Sect Hidden Weapons and poisons again left him unable to calm his heart.

"Brother, who exactly is this Le Bai, and why does he know about your Hidden Weapons?"

Xiao Wu stared at Tang San with wide eyes: "And the Tang Sect he mentioned, is that your sect?"

"Yes."

Tang San answered briefly, subconsciously recalling his sect from his past life, a tear falling from the corner of his eye: "But I can never go back... I can never go back again."

Seeing Tang San like this, Xiao Wu felt a pang of heartache and hugged him to comfort him: "Brother, you still have me by your side."

"Mm, that's right, I still have you!"

Tang San lowered his head, looked at Xiao Wu, and smiled as he stroked her hair: "Thank you, Xiao Wu, I feel much better. Let me go first."

"Mm."

Xiao Wu nodded obediently and encouraged him: "Brother, go for it! You're the best, you'll definitely pass the assessment!"

"I will!"

Tang San said with a smile.

He then walked to the combat zone and stood face-to-face with Le Bai: "Are the rules the same as before?"

"The same."

Le Bai pointed to a new stick of incense that had just been lit on a tree trunk and said to Tang San: "It seems you aren't planning to use your Tang Sect Hidden Weapons?"

"No."

Tang San took a deep breath, forcing himself to relax and stay calm: "My intuition tells me that if I force you to go all out, I might not pass this assessment even if I use my Hidden Weapons."

"For a guy, your intuition is surprisingly sharp."

Le Bai muttered to himself before raising his voice to a normal level: "Then let's begin."

"First Soul Skill: Entangle!"

Tang San didn't waste any more words this time. He immediately activated his Martial Soul and soul skill, causing a massive amount of Blue Silver Grass to erupt from the ground and surge toward Le Bai.

Le Bai decisively stomped his foot down!

It looked like a heavy blow, but the ground didn't cave in; instead, his Soul Power mixed with the impact to blow all of the Blue Silver Grass Tang San had released away.

Le Bai had anticipated this effect long ago. As his foot landed, he immediately charged toward Tang San. Almost as soon as his front foot cleared the Blue Silver Grass, his back foot followed through.

He's already on guard against my Blue Silver Grass. The speed of Entangle is too slow; it's almost impossible to bind him. I can only hope for my Second Soul Skill!

Tang San solidified his strategy, activating the Purple Demon Eye, Mysterious Jade Hand, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track simultaneously!

The Purple Demon Eye allowed Tang San to keep up with Le Bai's speed;

The Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track allowed Tang San's agility to temporarily surpass Le Bai's, effectively dodging frontal attacks;

The Mysterious Jade Hand ensured his hands wouldn't be grazed by Le Bai's strikes.

Le Bai's attacks were continuous and fierce, seemingly giving Tang San no chance to release his Blue Silver Grass.

But this only confirmed Tang San's theory: "Exactly! He's guarding against my Blue Silver Grass! He said it before—it wasn't that the poison was ineffective, but that he hadn't been pricked by the thorns on the leaves!"

Dodging Le Bai's fist by a hair's breadth, Tang San prepared to counterattack. A strand of Blue Silver Grass appeared in his right hand, but instead of pressing it to the ground, he flicked it toward Le Bai's eyes using a Hidden Weapon technique.

However, Le Bai ignored the strand of grass entirely, letting it fly toward his face until it hit a layer of Soul Power and deflected away.

"I've got it!"

Tang San's Purple Demon Eye captured the situation in that split second. While dodging continuously, he couldn't help but narrate: "You've covered the surface of your body with a layer of Soul Power, protecting yourself like armor! That's why my Blue Silver Grass thorns couldn't pierce you! No wonder I couldn't poison you!"

"Correct."

Le Bai paused for a moment: "But how are you going to deal with this?"

He continued his relentless barrage of attacks against Tang San.

"As long as I know the reason, a solution is easy to find!"

While dodging, Tang San channeled his Mysterious Heaven Skill to its limit, keeping his hands in the state of Mysterious Jade Hand while releasing Blue Silver Grass to wrap around them.

As he evaded Le Bai's attack, he swiftly brushed his Blue Silver Grass-wrapped hands against Le Bai's arms, torso, back, and other areas.

Although the Soul Power covering Le Bai's body surface provided a certain level of defense, it was currently unable to withstand a direct attack. Once Tang San's hands, wrapped in Blue Silver Grass, brushed against Le Bai's skin, the thorns on the Blue Silver Grass finally scratched the skin, infiltrating toxins into Le Bai's body!

Following this, Le Bai's speed dropped rapidly to a degree visible to the naked eye!

"It finally took effect!"

A confident smile appeared on Tang San's face once again: "But this still doesn't guarantee I can beat you. Take this—Second Soul Skill: Parasite!"

The moment his hands brushed against him, Tang San had already stuck the seeds onto Le Bai's skin. Now, he activated them, causing them to sprout directly beneath Le Bai's protective layer of Soul Power!

"Adding First Soul Skill: Entangle!"

The Blue Silver Grass, sprouting directly from Le Bai's skin, immediately bound him. The tiny thorns on the leaves pierced through his skin, releasing even more paralyzing toxins beneath the surface.

To ensure Le Bai could not break free, Tang San poured almost all of his remaining Soul Power into it. The rapidly growing Blue Silver Grass bound Le Bai into a "Blue Silver Grass dumpling" in the blink of an eye, with massive amounts of toxins further reducing Le Bai's mobility.

"Ha, ha, ha..."

Tang San panted heavily. The continuous use of Tang Sect techniques had consumed a vast amount of his stamina, and his final all-or-nothing move of triggering the Second Soul Skill and First Soul Skill in succession had caused his Soul Power consumption to skyrocket, but he had ultimately succeeded in restraining Le Bai.

"In that case, I win, right?"

Tang San panted as he turned his head to look at Zhao Wuji in the spectator area and asked.

Although a quarter of the incense stick on the tree trunk remained, Tang San was confident that it was impossible for Le Bai to detoxify himself and break free within that time.

Zhao Wuji spoke toward the Blue Silver Grass dumpling on the ground: "Le Bai, what do you think?"

Tang San smiled confidently: "Le Bai probably doesn't even have the strength to speak right no..."

"You are fully qualified."

Le Bai's clear and steady voice interrupted Tang San's posturing once again, causing his confident smile to freeze on his face.

Then, under Tang San's incredulous gaze, the Blue Silver Grass instantly loosened. Le Bai stood up as if nothing had happened and brushed the dust off his clothes from when he had fallen: "From every perspective, you have reached the level required by the Dean."

Thanks to [Lost in the Book World] for the tip.