Shrek's Crushing Defeat

"How could this be..."

Tang San's conviction wavered once again.

His Blue Silver Grass was not a trash martial soul; it was the premier control-type martial soul!

Yet why, then, was it being countered so easily?

"First soul skill, Bind!"

Tang San exerted all his strength, driving his only mobile hands to force several Blue Silver Grass vines to erupt from the ground, winding toward Dugu Yan.

"Useless."

Dugu Yan did not even dodge.

Upon touching the Jade Phosphorous Emperor Poison surrounding her body, those vines were like a nemesis met; they instantly dissolved into a puddle of pus.

"Your control is ineffective against me."

"Your poison is ineffective against me."

"Tang San, everything you pride yourself on is worthless before me."

Dugu Yan walked up to Tang San, looking down at him from her superior position.

"Now, the game begins."

"Third soul skill, Jade Phosphorous Purple Poison!"

She extended a finger and tapped it against the center of Tang San's brow.

A wisp of purple poisonous gas followed her fingertip and burrowed into Tang San's body.

"Ugh!"

Tang San let out a muffled groan of agony.

It was not a sharp pain, but a numbness and itching that seeped deep into his marrow.

He felt as if billions of ants were crazily gnawing away inside his meridians and his bones.

He wanted to struggle, but his body could not move.

He wanted to scream, but his throat could not produce a sound.

His consciousness remained incomparably clear.

Just then, a soft white light descended from the sky and landed upon him.

It was Ye Lingling's healing.

That sensation of itching and numbness lessened slightly, granting him a moment to catch his breath.

But at the same time, it ensured he would not faint from the pain.

He was forced to endure everything, fully conscious.

On the other side of the battlefield.

After the Hell White Tiger formed by Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing failed to break through the Basalt Wall despite several consecutive attacks, the duration of their fusion reached its limit.

The two separated, their soul power heavily depleted, their faces pale.

"Damn it!"

Dai Mubai roared, wanting to charge again.

"Your opponents haven't fallen yet."

Shi Mo's voice rang out, dull and heavy.

The tortoise shell shield, covered in cracks, flashed with light and actually restored itself to its original state!

Ye Lingling's group healing had been applied to them.

The Shrek team fell into despair.

They could not break the defense, and they could not penetrate the offense.

Their only control core was being toyed with in the palm of the enemy's hand.

Their support and healing were being completely crushed by the opposition.

How were they supposed to fight this?

"Tang San, how does it feel?"

Dugu Yan watched Tang San's face, twisted by extreme pain, and asked with a smile.

"This is just an appetizer."

"Next, taste this."

"Soul bone skill, Medusa's Gaze!"

Dugu Yan's head soul bone erupted with brilliant light!

A grey-white ray shot from her eyes, striking Tang San square in the chest!

"Crack... crack..."

This time, the petrification effect began to spread from his legs across his entire body!

In Tang San's eyes, endless terror surged.

He could feel his life force rapidly draining away along with the petrification!

Was he going to die?

In such a humiliating, powerless way?

"No!"

Tang San roared in his heart.

He could not die!

He had not yet resurrected Xiao Wu's mother, nor had he found his father!

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Under the extreme stimulation of life and death, Tang San's potential erupted!

"Hum--!"

Eight ferocious spider lances pierced out violently from his back!

External Soul Bone, Eight Spider Lances!

At the same time, the Sea God Trident mark on his forehead also lit up with a faint blue light, resisting the erosion of the petrification.

"Oh? Still have the strength to resist?"

A flash of surprise crossed Dugu Yan's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by excitement.

"That makes it even more interesting."

"Then... I'll just destroy your soul bone along with you!"

Dugu Yan spread her hands, and emerald-green soul power surged wildly.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Snake Hell!"

The ground began to shake violently.

The next moment.

Countless emerald-green venomous snakes, formed from soul power and deadly poison, burst from the ground, surging toward Tang San like a tidal wave!

It was a true ocean of snakes!

Tang San's pupils contracted to the limit.

He brandished his Eight Spider Lances, frantically hacking at the venomous snakes lunging at him.

But the number of snakes was simply too great.

Endless.

Soon, one of his spider lances was tightly coiled by dozens of venomous snakes.

The venom on the spider lance clashed with the Jade Phosphorous Emperor Poison, creating a sizzling sound.

Then, the second, the third...

In the end, Tang San was completely submerged by a massive ball of snakes.

"Third Brother!!!"

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing all let out desperate cries.

They wanted to rush to his rescue, but were held back firmly by the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Pan, unable to take a single step forward.

On the sidelines.

Chen Xuan picked up his teacup and took a light sip.

"It's over."

He said indifferently.

Just as the words fell.

The massive ball of snakes suddenly exploded!

Tang San's figure reappeared.

He knelt on one knee, covered in wounds; six of his eight spider lances were broken, and the remaining two were covered in cracks.

The clothes on his body had long since been corroded away.

His aura had withered to the extreme.

But he had not fallen yet.

He raised his head, his blood-red eyes locked firmly onto Dugu Yan.

In that gaze, there was no more fear, no more pain, only the most primal... madness.

"Kill!"

He roared, using his last ounce of strength to drive his remaining two spider legs toward Dugu Yan!

Mutual destruction!

This was his final thought.

Dugu Yan stood where she was, motionless, watching him quietly.

Just as the spider legs were about to pierce her body.

"Cling."

A soft sound rang out.

The tips of the spider legs stopped three inches in front of Dugu Yan, unable to advance even a fraction further.

A transparent, glass-like barrier enveloped her.

Ning Rongrong's fourth soul skill, Defense Boost.

Tang San's final attack had been blocked with such effortless ease.

The madness in his eyes slowly faded away.

Replacing it was a deathly silence.

A despair... even deeper than yesterday's.

Dugu Yan reached out and gently placed her hand on top of Tang San's head.

"Game over."

"You lost."

Tang San's body could no longer hold up.

His consciousness plunged into boundless darkness.

Before he completely lost consciousness, Chen Xuan's indifferent voice reached his ears.

"Team battle, Blue Silver Academy, victory."

Silence.

A deathly silence.

In the Martial Arts Arena, you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the figure kneeling on the ground, his breath cut off, his consciousness sinking into the dark.

Tang San.

The soul of Shrek Academy's control, had been defeated.

Defeated more thoroughly and more miserably than yesterday.

Yesterday, it was a destruction of the spirit.

Today, it was a crushing of strength.

His pride—his control, his hidden weapons, his poison, and his External Soul Bone—had been dismantled, shattered, and ground into dust before Blue Silver Academy.