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Zhao Wuji's metallic-glinting palms came crashing down like mountains.

Tang San's pupils contracted sharply. Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track flashed beneath his feet as he barely twisted aside to evade.

Even so, the force of the palm wind scraped his cheeks raw.

"Oh? Pretty nimble footwork!"

Zhao Wuji grinned and was about to press the attack when his feet suddenly halted.

Looking down, he saw several dark-red Blue Silver Grass vines had somehow wrapped around his legs. Thorns stood upright along their stalks, trying to pierce his skin.

Unfortunately, under Martial Soul Possession and Immovable Vajra Body, they did not even leave a white mark.

Zhao Wuji casually lifted a leg and pulled, snapping the Blue Silver Grass apart.

But the instant he broke free, a pink figure flashed before him.

"Take this!"

Xiao Wu launched into a spinning kick midair, her toes sweeping straight at Zhao Wuji's face.

Not only did Zhao Wuji not dodge, he actually leaned his face forward.

Bang!

The top of her foot struck his cheekbone solidly. Zhao Wuji's head did not even sway as he chuckled.

"Little girl, did you skip your meal?"

Xiao Wu flipped and landed, only to find the top of her foot numb.

This guy's skin was way too thick!

"My turn."

Zhao Wuji's right palm swept out violently, targeting Xiao Wu, who had only just landed and had yet to steady herself.

Seeing this, Tang San fired several sleeve arrows he had prepared long ago, aiming straight for Zhao Wuji's eyes.

Zhao Wuji shut his eyelids. The sleeve arrows struck them with crisp clangs and were all deflected.

Meanwhile, the sweeping palm wind had already reached Xiao Wu!

Xiao Wu had no time to dodge. The palm wind struck her squarely in the back, and with a pained cry, she was instantly sent flying backward.

And she was headed directly toward Jiang Chen at the edge.

"Oh dear, this is really going to hurt!"

Even in midair, she did not forget to shout at the top of her lungs, though her eyes secretly glanced toward Jiang Chen.

This girl.

Watching Xiao Wu continue her deliberately exaggerated cries in midair, Jiang Chen shook his head helplessly.

Both she and Tang San had undergone preliminary tempering by the Red Lotus Karma Fire. Besides, Zhao Wuji would not deal a killing blow. How could she possibly have been sent flying this far?

But complaints aside, when she was about to land in an embarrassing heap, his body honestly stepped forward. He raised a hand and steadily caught her in his arms.

Xiao Wu naturally leaned against his arm and gave a smug giggle.

"I knew you wouldn't bear to let me fall."

"You really are something."

Jiang Chen helplessly glanced at Xiao Wu, who was clinging to the crook of his arm, then flicked her forehead.

"Putting on an act. You were not hurt at all."

"Ow!"

Xiao Wu covered her forehead and glared at him, though the corners of her lips curled upward slightly.

In the arena, Zhao Wuji brushed the remaining Blue Silver Grass fragments from his body and turned his gaze toward Tang San, the only one still standing.

This kid's Blue Silver Grass was unexpectedly resilient, and his battle awareness was exceptional. He always managed to respond the instant Zhao Wuji made a move.

But he was still only a Soul Grandmaster.

"Kid, you're not bad."

Zhao Wuji grinned. "But next, I'll get a little more serious."

As soon as he spoke, the Fourth Soul Ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Tracking!"

"Second Soul Skill, Great Strength Vajra Palm!"

Zhao Wuji vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was already within three feet behind Tang San!

"It's over."

Alarm bells rang in Tang San's heart. He pushed Purple Demon Eyes to its limit and instantly caught Zhao Wuji's movement.

At the very instant the massive palm was about to strike him, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track activated.

As his body twisted rightward in an unnatural posture, his palms, coated in Jade Hand, thrust out fiercely.

Bang!

The instant fist and palm collided, Zhao Wuji felt as though his punch had struck cotton.

Tang San, meanwhile, used the force of the collision to retreat, swiftly widening the distance between them.

"Hey, aren't we going to help Tang San?"

Watching Tang San struggle to hold on, Xiao Wu could not bear it any longer.

She had always treated Tang San as her little brother. Now that her little brother was getting beaten up, she naturally had to help as his big sister.

Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, merely clenching her fists in silence.

"It's fine. I can hold on for a few more minutes. I should be able to last until time runs out."

Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth as she continuously poured Soul Power into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, maintaining Tang San's enhancement.

But her trembling hands still exposed her condition.

"If you want to fight, that's not impossible."

Green light flowed across Jiang Chen's palm as the Glazed Green Lotus quietly emerged.

Seven-colored light circulated within the Lotus Heart. In the next moment, emerald healing light rippled outward like waves, instantly enveloping the three girls.

Soft radiance wrapped around her body, and Zhu Zhuqing felt the sharp pain in her shoulder rapidly fade.

"This..."

For the first time, obvious astonishment appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's cold face.

She had taken a palm strike from Zhao Wuji earlier. Although Jiang Chen had caught her and dissipated most of the force, her ribs had actually suffered a slight fracture.

Yet now, she could not feel even a trace of pain!

Ning Rongrong was likewise invigorated. Even the Soul Power she had expended had recovered by seventy or eighty percent!

"Hehe, amazing, right?"

Xiao Wu had already witnessed Jiang Chen's healing ability, so she was much calmer. "This guy's healing ability can fully restore you as long as you still have a breath left."

"A Martial Soul like this actually exists in the world?" Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes flickered.

Such comprehensive healing ability far surpassed even the Nine Star Begonia, renowned for healing.

After all, the Nine Star Begonia could only heal injuries; it could not fully restore Soul Power.

Zhu Zhuqing moved the arm whose bone had fractured earlier. After confirming that the pain had completely vanished, her eyes filled with shock.

She bent slightly at the waist, Soul Power gathering beneath her feet. In an instant, she shot out like a black bolt of lightning, lunging straight at Zhao Wuji's side.

Xiao Wu was not about to be outdone. She winked at Jiang Chen, and her pink figure rushed after Zhu Zhuqing.

"Oh? So that kid really is a Support-type Soul Master."

Zhao Wuji naturally noticed their movements, though what surprised him was how a Support-type Soul Master could possess such great strength.

"But that changes nothing. If I can defeat you once, I can defeat you a second time!"

At the same time, Ning Rongrong behind them took a deep breath. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda shone once more as she prepared to chant her Soul Skill incantation and enhance the three of them.

"Wait. Don't rush."

Jiang Chen's voice suddenly sounded beside her ear as one hand gently pressed down on her wrist.

"Huh? Why?" Ning Rongrong looked at him in confusion.

"I want to conduct an experiment."

The Glazed Green Lotus in Jiang Chen's hand slowly rotated, and the light in its Lotus Heart grew brighter.

He did not intend to grant them the First Soul Skill's enhancement, because with that boost, the assessment would become far too easy.

"I have an enhancement Soul Skill. I want to enhance you first, then have you enhance them, and see whether the effects can stack."

Without waiting for Ning Rongrong to react, Jiang Chen's First Soul Ring quietly lit up beneath his feet.

"First Soul Skill: Green Lotus: Holy Radiance!"

With Jiang Chen's low shout, the Glazed Green Lotus bloomed with gentle white light, instantly enveloping Ning Rongrong.